The tools of an investor to offset risk through the use of some of the inverse or short funds could substantially impact their ability to mitigate losses. Investors need to understand the risks involved in EVERY product, including publicly traded stocks. ALL investments carry risk, every single one. The Boards ability to define who is knowledgeable or not is overstepping their scope of regulation
This proposal is just another attempt to restrict the options, retail investors have to invest in the market. Large institutions have always had a clear advantage, privy to information first, flash trading etc. Restricting retail investor's ability to short or long the markets using these types of vehicles is, once again giving the institutions the upper hand in playing in a field they
Comments: The leveraged and inverse ETF products offered by Direxion and certain other institutions include complete descriptions of the risks associated with these types of investments and frequent warnings regarding risk in the product descriptions. Direxion even offers comprehensive explanations and educational materials with detailed product information. It is very clear in the fund
Request more transparency. Retail investors should have visibility on all exchanges and they should be immediate. Current technology makes this possible. T+2 system is a relic of an antiquated system. The current system architecture puts all the advantage to large firms that have access to information that is either restricted or delayed to the retail investor. This obviously creates an un-level
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: April 9, 1987.
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The NASD requests comments on proposed amendments to Article IV, Sections 3 and 4 of the NASD By-Laws and Article IV, Section 5 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. The amendments to the By-Laws would codify certain internal procedures presently employed by the NASD in processing terminations
Comments: FREEDOM TO CHOOSE should be the norm. in the market any and all financial products have risk embedded. the ONLY way a trader can make use of those products in a limited risk situation is by having correct and updated information that is really understandable to most, specially pointing extreme risk situations and by educating himself on how to handle risk with those products. so, my
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