I am not in favor of any regulation that would take away my ability to use investment devices that are available to others or to throttle or adjust my access.
I use a leveraged ETF (TQQQ) to risk a smaller amount of money and possibly achieve greater returns as part of my comprehensive investment strategy. I am quite pleased with the results and will continue to use it as a portion of my overall
Dear Regulators,
I should be able to make my own investment decisions in publicly traded assets based on my understanding of the risks involved in leveraged, Covered Call, inverse, and non K1 commodity funds without the burden of passing additional tests and the elitist nonsense of minimum asset amounts. My traditional "conservative" stock/bond mix portfolios have all dropped
I, Ronald Foltz object to and oppose your unnecessary and potentially intrusive legislation attempting to regulate, reduce and/or eliminate my ability to choose how, when and where I am able to invest my own money earned and subsequently with taxes removed. Im a blue collar worker (a truck driver). I work hard and a substantial sum of hours for my money. I already devote a fair amount of time to
I am a Financial Advisor with LPL Financial and have been in the business for over 30 years. I have been using Proshare inverse ETFs with client portfolios purely as a hedge in accordance to LPL firm guidelines and limitations. My clients are generally pre-retired or retired folks, none of whom one would categorize as super rich. I comply with firm requirements and limitations related to the
Hi there, I oppose the proposed regulatory enhancements. I especially disagree with tying the ability to trade or invest in leveraged ETFs (or other "complex funds") to net worth. Nothing about having a high net worth guarantees a better understanding of complex funds. Someone with a small portfolio is capable of doing their due diligence before investing in or trading complex funds. I
FINRA Announces Amendments to Make Permanent the Portfolio Margin Pilot Program
During my active registration, I served as a branch, complex, regional, divisional and national Director.. Much of my experience related to the opening and supervision of option transactions. Since my retirement in 2004, I have maintained an active expert witness practice, primarily working from the Plaintiff or Claimant perspective. I have consulted on more than 700 arbitration or court cases (
The Obligation of Firms When Supervising their Registered Representatives' Use of Marketing Materials to Establish Expertise
Executive Summary
FINRA recently held annual elections to fill vacancies on its Regional Committees, Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC), and the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC). Additionally, at its December meeting, the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA Board) also selected individuals to fill several appointed seats on the SFAC and NAC. This Notice lists the individuals recently elected
FINRA Announces SFAB, NAC and District Committee Election Results and Appointments
