Establish Regulations on Crypto with a new Standard (not old Howey Test) based on utility and on if they had used an ICO or not! Then once President has been established guidelines and legal actions can be taken. The legal issue taking up with XRP is not just! There is no set standard and to start legal action after 8 years is ridiculous. XRP Never had an ICO, they have all kinds of utility. Each
Exchange-traded products (ETPs) including exchange-traded funds (ETFs), exchange-traded notes (ETNs), and commodity and currency ETPs have surged in popularity over the last decade. Risks vary for each product, with some types of ETPs exposing investors to both complexity and significant danger of losses. Volatility-linked ETPs are one such example.
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Retail investors are already at a distinct dis advantage as far as technology and ability to manipulate like the large investors, short sales should be reported daily and the fines for manipulation should be more than a slap on the wrist where the large investors weigh fines versus profit and laugh as they take the fine Retail investors need a closer fair field of play or you will see the stock
I have been using index Inverse Leveraged ETFs (I-LETFs) as a portfolio hedge, given that my single stock positions can be volatile, and that my portfolio is not correlated with the indices I inverse.
I use I-LETFs in my active trading account, not in my long term investment account.
The I-LETFs are usually under 10% of my portfolio--I rebalance my I-LETF exposure almost daily, to counteract the
The SEC, NASAA and FINRA are jointly issuing this Investor Alert to make investors aware of the increase of investment frauds involving the purported use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. Bad actors are using the growing popularity and complexity of AI to lure victims into scams. Here are a few things to look out for to help you keep your money safe from these frauds.
I was directed here from an advertisement on Reddit. TL/DR: I fully approve of your work (in general) to protect the public from the cesspool of fraudulent "investments". This includes "complex" investments, and (in my own area of higher knowledge), all of the "crypto currency" and NFT and similar investments. The ad on Reddit pretends that they are concerned about
Testimony by Senior Vice President of Investor Education and President of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation Gerri Walsh Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate
The Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions topic of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
