The proposed rules will add more regulations that are not needed. As an individual investor I enjoy access to various products that can be used for any strategy I want to employ. Sometimes a strategy will involve a leveraged or inverse funds, sometimes it maybe about involving cryptocurrency, sometimes it is just about having access to a specific sector.
Before making any investment every
Dear Regulators:
We should not be limiting funds to common investors. I have successfully used them to grow wealth and manage risk at same time. This should be a choice of clear risks mentioned upfront and a choice of investor to understand their risk versus additional processes that could limit common investor growth and investment opportunities.
Sincerely,
Russell Whaley
I do not believe that regulation should restrict the buying and selling of leveraged equities and etf's. It is made completely clear the risks involved in these when they are purchased and we acknowledge those risks prior to the sale. All equities, stocks and other such items are a risk. We are adults and do not need legislation controlling where and how we invest our money.
Public investments should be available to all investors, not just the privileged. I am capable to understanding the risks and making decisions on what is best for my portfolio. All financial decisions have risk, including doing nothing. There is sufficient information presently available in a variety of channels to educate the public of the risks which makes this legislation unnecessary and
I would like to ask that you not restrict investment in leveraged or inverse funds to a select few who meet certain standards.
The United States has opperated for a long time with a free market in which people are able to invest and engage in unrestricted legal activity that accrues to their own benefit or loss. Your goal as regulators should be to protect people from crime by others or from
I have invested in leveraged funds for over 20 years. Although they have risk, I am retired and would like to preserve wealth. I do this through leveraged funds. By investing 50% of my invested cash in a 2x leveraged fund, I get a return that is less than 2X in a given year but over a long period of time, I am likely to get more than 2X due to compounding. I understand these instruments are
Individual investors NEED access to ETFs, and taking access away is against American principles of a free market. ANY investment carries a risk, and by eliminating access to ETFs you are not eliminating risk, you're simply transfering risk to another asset group or to another institution/agent which, by all accounts, is NOT a better solution for the average investor.
Thank you.
FINRA is right to have concerns about leveraged and inverse ETFs for retail investors trading on their own without a broker or advisor. Simple attestation and acknowledgement of risks with education is the answer. Investors are constantly told investing has risks and the primary focus should be on education of those risks without detrimental affects on broker dealers, brokers or advisors.
Investing in leveraged ETFs is a useful tool for retail investors and has clearly communicated risks and returns. I used them in my early investing days when I was very open to risk and as I have aged I phased out of them. Other people should also have the opportunity to take high risk high reward actions in an informed way.
Leveraged and inverse funds are important part of risk management. These funds make it possible to use a small percentage of capital to risk manage the other side of a trade. There are plenty of SEC / FINRA regulation as well as documentation on investments to understand the risk. Should investors ignore reading the documents of any and all investments that is the investors choice.