The current safeguards in place to make investors aware of the risk of leveraged investments are currently sufficient. Any requirements to demonstrate a certain net worth or adding additional barriers to the investment process will hurt individuals' ability to invest and create further inequities in terms of who has access to particular securities.
Jenny Wanger Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
The current safeguards in place to make investors aware of the risk of leveraged investments are currently sufficient. Any requirements to demonstrate a certain net worth or adding additional barriers to the investment process will hurt individuals' ability to invest and create further inequities in terms of who has access to particular securities.