Limiting choices for active investors, especially leveraged instruments like options, futures and leveraged ETFs, is quite non American, and a sure fire way to create significant funds outflowing the markets. Allow investors and traders to make their own choices, based on their individual risk tolerance and willingness to diversify as they see fit. Contrary to common belief, leveraged instruments
I oppose what is being planned to limit my ability to invest MY money public investments. As we all know there is a level of risk in making any investment and that is a risk I as an individual make a choice on - Not you. Leveraged and inverse funds are important part of my investment portfolio limiting my access to these investment vehicles appears to be discriminatory and tyrannical actions.
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Everyone should be free to invest and take risks. I'm all for full disclosure. For example, disclose Point by point:
1, These are high risk investments.
2. The stock market goes up most of the time. Betting against it is risky.
3. They (some) lose value if held overnight.
I have made over 25% this year using these type of funds and wish to be able to continue. I own a
I use leverage funds to provide upside exposure without taking on the added risk of buying on margin. When I buy a leveraged ETF I can only lose the amount I've invested in that ETF. I do not open myself up to the risk of a margin call. I should be able to assess my own risk and make my own investment decisions. I have been investing for 3 decades and been through many market cycles most
What makes this country great is freedom! Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom to invest your money as you see fit. While I agree that an investor needs to understand the potential risks associated with investing (be that real estate, stocks, bonds, leveraged or inverse funds) the government SHOULD NOT regulate who can take these risks and who cannot. Leave our investing options
I oppose any burdensome regulation on leveraged funds. I have no objection if you want to require potential investors to read information about a fund's risk and pass a test based on that reading before allowing the investor to invest in a high-risk fund. But I have invested in a leveraged fund where I can lose all my investment, and I accept that risk based on market factors. However,
"However, important regulatory concerns arise when investors trade complex products without understanding their unique characteristics and risks." Like the complex derivatives that the large financial institutions created leading up to the Global Financial Crisis and collapse of the housing bubble? Until you remove the ability of institutional investors to be excessively leveraged with
We believe in free markets and grown people does not have to be babysit. As an investor if I loose money or gain is only my responsibility and I understand that. Trading with leverage products is like any other bet in life, more risk more possible rewards. I just try to keep my allocation small. I think rather than limiting, you guys should focus on making sure anyone read and sign waivers of the
I am outraged that you call Structured Product "complex investments." How can you paint these products with such a broad brush? Frequently companies use futures to hedge against many risks. Why not call their stocks complex investments as well? I believe simply informing clients of the risks, as our firm does with all the investments we sell, should suffice with any risk disclosure. We
It is your duty to know your risk when you make an investment. The investor needs to be provided with the benefit of doubt that sufficient due diligence is completed, before the investment is made. Opportunity and risk must go hand in hand. The risk in opening a business is significantly greater than these investments and anyone can open a business with minimal restrictions. A person opening