During the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis, inverse funds saved my retirement. I also have occasionally used leveraged funds because of a 24-hr shortage of "settled" funds. I do not want or need the protection afforded by the proposed measures. The Fed has routinely created bubbles in various asset classes, incentivizing investors to use leveraged long funds as the bubble expands. Then, when the bubble inevitably pops, investors are incentivized to use short and leveraged short funds. Perhaps, rather than restricting the use of such funds, it would be better to stop blowing bubbles in the first instance. That you for your consideration.
Steven Paine Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
During the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis, inverse funds saved my retirement. I also have occasionally used leveraged funds because of a 24-hr shortage of "settled" funds. I do not want or need the protection afforded by the proposed measures. The Fed has routinely created bubbles in various asset classes, incentivizing investors to use leveraged long funds as the bubble expands. Then, when the bubble inevitably pops, investors are incentivized to use short and leveraged short funds. Perhaps, rather than restricting the use of such funds, it would be better to stop blowing bubbles in the first instance. That you for your consideration.