I oppose any restrictions to my right to invest in specialized leveraged and inverse funds. These types of investment products should be available to any individual's investment strategy and not only to the privileged that can meet a set of arbitrary conditions set by regulators. I felt fully informed and understood all risk involved before I started to use these types of leveraged and
Leveraged and inverse funds allow me to hedge my portfolio and generate enhanced returns using derivatives. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand the concept of these funds and everyone should have access to them. Retail investors are capable of doing their own research and coming to a conclusion on whether or not these fit their risk tolerance and strategy without having
No politician should vote to restrict our choices of personal investment especially given the track record of politicians using material non-public information with regularity for years. Politicians did not have the ethical standards to make it illegal all those years, I see no reason why they should try to restrict inverse products in front of a potential recession and stock market drop. I&#
These products need to stay available for an overall portfolio and everyone should have access to these funds. They already disclose enough information for an investor to make a sound decision on the product and be aware of all the good and bad that comes with that product. There is no need to add additional regulations to these products especially requiring the investor to take a test. There are
In no way should regulation restrict my rights to invest as I see fit. Restrictions should only ever be placed upon those in public office who gain insider information. As an engineer, I am more than capable of making my own financial decisions regarding investing in public securities like leveraged and inverse funds. I do not need the government to tell me how to think, vote, invest, or
I would like to oppose this rule. In my opinion, investors who are investing in these complex products know the risks already. Also brokerage companies let us informed of the risks. Whenever i try to buy a leverage fund, my broker shows warnings at multiple places in big bold red letters during the transaction. I suspect if someone "accidentally" bought these leveraged funds. I
FINRA is introducing a new system for FINRA member firms to submit the FINRA Participant agreement and FINRA order form. Beginning January 31, 2022, FINRA Member firms will be required to use the Participant Data Management platform to perform the following functions for the TRACE, ORF or ADF facilities:
Submit, view, and amend the FINRA Participation Agreement;
View and modify access to the
I think individual investors are severely disadvantaged when compared to other market participants when it comes to the issue of access to information. We desperately need more transparency surrounding short selling. I urge you to implement requirements for more frequent reporting of short positions. Anything you can do to get more data in the hands of the public is a step in the right direction.
As a US citizen, I value the right to freely access the entirety of the public securities markets without arbitrary restrictions, and the freedom to access a broad range of investment products that help me build better portfolios. As information on investments is more readily available than ever before, I have become a knowledgable investor without the need for additional restrictive regulatory
For a market to be free and fair all information on a tradeable asset must be disclosed. These updated rules protect all parties but particularly retail investors like myself who do not have access to the same data set as large firms. I support these rule changes, a more transparent market would benefit current investors and protect the confidence of future investors in the US stock market.
