Because it's the right thing to do.
Dear SEC, who gives you the power to impose, block or stop people from investing in the inverse or short position to the market? Before you did not stop Hedge Fund companies to leverage and rig the markets opposite way from traditional markets which always use to make investor money on the way up or just benefiting from dividends. Now that the market is actually starting to shake from over
We can't all afford to miss on calls/puts for commodities, nor can we make tremendous investment decisions with our brokers within 60 seconds of talking to our brother, Senator Richard Burr.
No reason to penalize everyone for a few bad apples. I use inverse ETF's during times when the stock market is going down to balance out (hedge against) losses and so I can hold on to my winners. If the inverse ETF's are subject to special processes beyond the usual rules for all stocks, this would be unfair.
Stop with the over regulation
The ability to invest how ppl want to invest it critical. I use inverse or leveraged inverse funds to mitigate my stock exposure during volatile times without having to sell stocks and pay capital gains. Eliminating my ability will cost me money as well as restrict my freedom. I strongly encourage you to scrap these unnecessary plans.
I - not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for you and your family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged.
I personally believe that investor education and knowledge is key to keeping investors safe. All investments should have risks outlined in simple language for investors to understand. However, restricting certain investment to only a select few basically increases market manipulation and puts such power in the hands of some unscrupulous operators. How many times in the history of our markets has
Leave us alone. We have been doing this for years. I totally disagree with changing the regulation!