There are currently many attractive, high return products in private markets that are not made accessible to public market investors. Further limiting trading of complex securities makes these unfair advantages even greater. I believe it is important to recognize and accept the associated risks, but regulators should not prohibit investment in such securities.
I currently use leveraged securities as a part of my portfolio for hedging as well as opportunistic investments. Despite significant drops in the market recently, I understand the risks. There are many ways of using different leverage levels and inverse products to made my portfolio well rounded. Restrictions on such products will be a barrier to having a well constructed portfolio
Shirley Zheng Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
There are currently many attractive, high return products in private markets that are not made accessible to public market investors. Further limiting trading of complex securities makes these unfair advantages even greater. I believe it is important to recognize and accept the associated risks, but regulators should not prohibit investment in such securities.
I currently use leveraged securities as a part of my portfolio for hedging as well as opportunistic investments. Despite significant drops in the market recently, I understand the risks. There are many ways of using different leverage levels and inverse products to made my portfolio well rounded. Restrictions on such products will be a barrier to having a well constructed portfolio