It is not the government's role to determine an individual's ability to understand their own finances. Therefore I oppose this notice quite directly. Information about "complex" and inverse financial products is freely available online, and any able minded adult is able to find this information easily. Just because an individual may not fully understand a
SEC Leveraged and inverse funds are used in particular situations to hedge or enhance certain positions I may have. Rather than selling some or all of a position and causing taxes, I can use an inverse fund to protect my investments. Today, my broker provides information to ensure I have the needed information about using these funds. Please don't add increased scrutiny or requirements to
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FINRA 21-19 is something that our "free and fair" markets desperately need. For too long, retail investors like myself have been kept in the dark. It has become more clear than ever that our markets are teetering on a sword's edge due to a lack of transparency and accountability. - Account-level Position Information: Alternatively, FINRA is considering requiring firms to report (
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I am in favor of Notice 21-19 and believe it is imperative that changes be implemented to level the playing field between retail, institutional and large firms concerning available information. Any changes that bring information to retail investors quicker and more accurately, such as short interest and FTD data, cannot come soon enough and is long overdue.
Simplistic answer. Get all the information and in the shortest time frames, ex: in t+1. Consumers make purchases/sales for products based on reviews and the history of reviews. Why would a security be any different? You wouldn't want to transact anything if you had only a small % of information and come to find out 35 days later that the place you transacted with isn't dealing with its
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FINRA is requesting comment on potential enhancements to its short sale reporting program. FINRA is considering: (1) modifications to its short interest reporting requirements (Rule 4560); (2) a new rule to require that participants of a registered clearing agency report to FINRA information on allocations to correspondent firms of fail-to-deliver positions; and (3) other
There was a time where retail investing was uncommon, and markets have become more inclusive. That trend should continue, or at least not move backwards. Regulation should exist where there is information asymmetry and misaligned incentives, such as what CDO crisis that triggered 2008, which was mainly caused by banks not even understanding these assets and rating agencys being captured and
