TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: JUNE 30, 1987.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on a proposed amendment to Schedule D to the NASD By-Laws that would make an issuer ineligible for initial or continued inclusion in the NASDAQ System if it issues securities or takes corporate action that would have the effect of nullifying, restricting, or
October 3, 2022 Ronald W. Smith Jennifer Piorko Mitchell Corporate Secretary Office of the Corporate Secretary Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board FINRA 1300 I Street NW 1735 K Street NW Washington, DC 20005 Washington, DC 20006-1506 Dear Mr. Smith and Ms. Mitchell: I am the General Counsel of Colliers Securities LLC. I am writing you this letter relating to The Municipal Securities Rulemaking
To whom it may concern,
Good evening,
It has been brought to my attention that there have been discussions of limitations and extreme regulations when investing in leveraged funds.
I believe strongly that this limitation goes against the nature of the free market which has been established in this country for many years. Any market participant has come to an understanding that there exists
What happened to FREEDOM?
Why is my FREEDOM so regulated?
These rules are not that of a free market.
I understand leveraged funds are more risk and with that risk comes responsibility, just like alcohol. Like alcohol you can do one drunk mistake that could upheave your life, people can lose all their savings in the stock market; Anyone trading and investing in the market fully understands this,
I am not in the investment industry, nor have I ever been. I have worked hard for my money all my life and believe it belongs to me, and I should be able to invest it as I see fit without some bureaucrat in DC telling me I'm too stupid to handle my own affairs.
If these public investments are so dangerous that they need to be reserved only to the "rich big shots" then
Whether or not I am investing at this time is inconsequential. What is important is my rights under the constitution. You have no right to violate my constitutional rights. To insult my intelligence, is unexceptable. To limit my rights to protect myself and/or my family's livelyhood with financial security is unforgivable and a violation of my rights. We do not live in a society where
I know for sure that having specialized rules and red tape for complex leveraged and inverse products does not actually reduce the risk faced by retail investors. Access to leverage can even be used to reduce risk in an overall portfolio, as numerous other commenters have noticed. When implemented as part of a well planned strategy, leveraged and inverse products can provide crucial diversifying
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved an amendment to Section 59 of the NASD's Uniform Practice
Comments: To whom it may concern: I am writing to provide input concerning the issue of FINRA proposed rules to limit access to leveraged and inverse ETFs and "complex products". I use leveraged and inverse ETFs regularly as a hedge against market volatility. This has been a very valuable and successful tool for me. I fully understand that uneducated investors may use them incorrectly
