I am very concerned about the possibility of regulation of leveraged and inverse funds. These are so important to protecting me as an investor. I am not a large investor and only have $30,000 in the stock market. I am not a wealthy individual. Please don't take my ability as the "little guy" to be able to try to make some much needed money.
These regulations on leveraged products have much less risk then directly shorting an issue or using leverage or futures. To prohibit them indicates that only the wealthiest have access to such vehicles. How about banning stock buybacks instead? They're used to keep the market crashing as dishonest insiders liquidate their fake companies and get rich.
To whom it may concern,
The ability to freely trade with inverse and leveraged ETFs allows me to maintain an active trading portfolio without relying on the volatility of individual stocks. Therefore, if you remove the right of U.S. Citizens to invest in the funds they deem appropriate, they may be left to invest in ways that a bureaucracy feels is safe, but that is not really that safe.
I have invested in leveraged funds for the past several years. I have lost money and I have made money. Same is true in the broader stock market.
My ability to invest in securities should not be regulated. The focus should be on regulating the providers of these funds to make sure they disclose all the information required for me to make sound decisions.
I have been trading Leveraged ETF's for several years and I know the risk. I have had stocks go to zero and ADR's disappear without notice. I feel that I have the right to trade what I want and it should not be regulated for certain individuals. Why is it OK for some and then not for others?
Please let me be the judge of what I want to trade
The ability the hedge my account with leveraged ETFs is invaluable.I am able to manage risk without having to buy puts and or call options which have an expiration and are costly. Also, all stocks are risky these ETFs are no different i.e, Netflix just went from 700 per share down to 209 in a few months!
It's especially important regulators hear from you in your own words. Please use the body of this email to customize your response I do not agree with any restrictions on my right to invest in any fund I choose to invest in . you should not have the right to restrict me from any fund or stock I choose.
I have recently used small inverse funds to help me hedge the terrible fall in my stocks. If not for these funds, I would have considered selling off many more of my holdings at losses rather than take even more risk. Is this really what you want? Please don't add any restrictions.
If regulators were truly concerned with retail investors well being there would be actual transparency when it comes to dark pools. There would be jail time for breaking the law, not fines that are rolled into the cost of doing business.
Dont worry about me and my money. Go after the financial terrorists that manipulate the stock market daily.
I cannot believe in the United States that we would be limited in what we can invest in the stock market. I could believe it if it was Russia but it's not. I have an MBA an engineering degree, a pilot's license and I'm scuba certified. I think I'm smart enough and I should be able to invest my own money the way I want it to be invested
