I invest in 3 leveraged index's as a small part of my IRA. I am well aware of their volatility and I manage it by slowly reducing my positions at new market highs and buying back during corrections. My gains on the leveraged indexs have been twice as high in half the time as the regular indexs. Please dont limit investors options in the market place. We are well aware of the risks but
In a free country I should be free to invest my money the way I see fit, not the way the government wants me to invest. I have done very well in leveraged and inverse funds. Markets go down as well as up and you can beat the market without the risk of individual stocks by using leveraged funds. The government has already taken far too many of our rights away in an effort to cater to powerful
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The annual meeting of FINRA firms will take place on or about Friday, August 19, 2022, to elect one Large Firm Governor and one Small Firm Governor to the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA Board). A formal notice of the meeting, including the precise date, time and location, will be mailed to executive representatives on or about Wednesday, July 20, 2022.
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totally not needed. Public investments are public..Period! If I want to invest, it is My Responsibility to understand what I am doing. I am an active user of leveraged and inverse funds for hedging as well as another form of using risk. I also use currency, fixed income products and options. I have lost money as well as made money using these products. Don't impede my ability to use various
Please don't limit my ability to invest in the funds. I am well aware of the risk as well as the benefits of investing in those type of investments. Limiting the ability to invest is deviation from the open market theory and John Adams the "invisible hand" towards a ore intervening by the Government to manipulate the markets and causing a lot of damage than good in the
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I have been investing in leveraged and inverse funds for well over a decade and am very happy with my results. I do not believe I need to take a test so that I can invest in these funds nor do I believe one should have millions of dollars before being allowed to use these instruments. They are important to my overall investment strategy in order to enhance my returns as well as to hedge other
I would like to make sure you consider that many investors outside of 'high net worth' individuals only have the capacity to understand the risks involved with leveraged and inverse type products which ProShares provides. I value the options that these types of products give me when it comes to having a well balanced portfolio in terms of both risk vs reward, protection (often a part of
