The proposed limitations on certain purchasers of leveraged and inverse funds appears arbitrarily selected with no rational justification as to how it is meant to protect anyone. It appears the "protection" factor is nothing but a ruse to give an unfair advantage to professional and institutional investors - by given them privileged access to investing options not available to retail or individual investors. Risk is inherent to all investment options.
Trent Kochman Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
The proposed limitations on certain purchasers of leveraged and inverse funds appears arbitrarily selected with no rational justification as to how it is meant to protect anyone. It appears the "protection" factor is nothing but a ruse to give an unfair advantage to professional and institutional investors - by given them privileged access to investing options not available to retail or individual investors. Risk is inherent to all investment options.