As an individual investor, I should have the flexibility to invest as I choose in the same financial instruments - as, for example, inverse funds - as hedge funds or those of "extreme" wealth. It seems that FINRA seeks to award advantages and privileges to the few (and insiders) and shut out individual investors. I accept market risk. Participating in the market - by definition - signifies the acceptance of this risk. The greatest tool to control extraordinary risky behavior already exists: margin requirements.
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David Thompson Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
As an individual investor, I should have the flexibility to invest as I choose in the same financial instruments - as, for example, inverse funds - as hedge funds or those of "extreme" wealth. It seems that FINRA seeks to award advantages and privileges to the few (and insiders) and shut out individual investors. I accept market risk. Participating in the market - by definition - signifies the acceptance of this risk. The greatest tool to control extraordinary risky behavior already exists: margin requirements.