Limiting access to complex financial instruments makes dangerous assumptions about the general intelligence of the American public. And unlike licensing and restrictions for automobiles or firearms, uneducated decisions regarding financial tools can only hurt the investor themselves. It is not the government's job to protect us from every bad decision we could theoretically make.
Isaac Ray Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
Limiting access to complex financial instruments makes dangerous assumptions about the general intelligence of the American public. And unlike licensing and restrictions for automobiles or firearms, uneducated decisions regarding financial tools can only hurt the investor themselves. It is not the government's job to protect us from every bad decision we could theoretically make.