Comments: As an RIA and CFP Professional with over two decades experience I can tell you that retail investors are far more experienced, savvy and informed than when I started in the business. Teenagers invest through their phones, something I never dreamed of at their age. The disclosure and consumer warnings required by leveraged products providers more than addresses the risks involved in
Taking away our own investment choices and control over our investments is wholly contrary to a free market and is against the founding fathers cardinal rule of Govt interfering with our freedoms. We know the risk. We assume the risk. I study the risks intently before investing. Stop government interference in free market capitalism and our freedoms or the snake will strike
I am fully cognizant of the risks and opportunities in investing in leveraged funds. I should retain my ability to choose my risk levels and such choices should be available to the public at large, not only large futures players. Inverse funds are a way of hedging portfolio risk - Do not make me jump through inordinate hurdles to do so or else I may consider withdrawing from US markets
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I strongly disagree with the notion that more "guardrails" are needed for retail investors dealing in so-called "complex products." While some products are truly complex and require an investment of time for an investor to fully understand their risks and rewards, other products you name--particularly options--are not truly complex or difficult to understand with a modicum of
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Comments: I've been using Leveraged and Inverse ETFs for a few years now. While there are risks involved, there are risks with investing with Non-Leveraged and Non-Inverse ETFs, and with stocks. Accepting risks is part of investing. Limiting what I can invest in would do more harm than good and limit opportunities in the market. I don't want to see access limited to Leveraged and
DO NOT RESTRICT OR OTHERWISE HINDER MY ACCESS TO LEVERAGED AND INVERSE ETFs.
I should be able to freely choose my risk tolerance as well as methods of hedging my risks and enhancing my returns. I should not be required to go through any special process to use leveraged or inverse funds. They are valuable tools in my toolbox to adjust my risk based on market conditions and portfolio.
Leveraged ETF/ETN's are used as a short term balanced risk management strategy that should be available to all investors.
Primary uses are (1) offset a short term market index/asset class overbought/oversold condition without risking individual equity positions, (2) Reduce risk of owning an individual stock that could be subject to excessive price fluctuations, and (3) Balance a