To Whom It May Concern:
I am strongly opposed to any restriction to on my ability to invest in leveraged and inverse funds. These funds are great innovations that have been extremely helpful in hedging my regular investments since they became available. Loss of these products would expose me to a higher level of risk. Independent entities are at a disadvantage vis a vis institutions in all social
Central bankers and government deficit spending have created once unimaginable asset bubbles, risk, and volatility.
To navigate these treacherous conditions, you need to have advanced tools and investments, and leveraged and inverse ETFs are part of that toolkit.
These investments are an important part of managing risk for a small investor like myself. I'm able to deploy a smaller
No longer will we settle to graze on fallow investments deemed safe enough for the unwashed sheep that you wish us to be. We know your so called professional investors (hedge funds) are given Carte Blanche to manipulate the markets for the enrichment of the elite. Your worst nightmare is an educated electorate. Youve seen the success retail investors can have to the detriment of the criminal
For the past nine years I've successfully used leveraged ETFs to manage our family's portfolios, paying for college for our children, buying cars, and covering other household expenses.
As with all investment products, we as individual investors have the right to choose what vehicles are best for our needs, not some government entity.
Understanding leveraged ETFs is not
Hello I would like to ask that you not block a path for the righteous to pursue a better life financially because I am one it struggles and lives paycheck-to-paycheck always trying to find a way that I may not suffer but also keep my head above water I'm not a troublemaker for a individual that causes harm to others I am a hopeful entity that my life would get better and things would
Dear Regulators, As an investor, I, not regulators, should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I agree that there should be warning agreements that need to be checked that an investor understands what they are getting into and the risks, JUST AS ALREADY EXISTS. NO
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
ATTN: Direct Participation Programs Department
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This notice examines a number of due diligence reimbursement practices that have arisen in the area of public offerings of direct participation programs and the appropriateness of those practices under the NASD's underwriting compensation guidelines. This notice is a
Direct Purchases and Bank Loans as Alternatives to Public Financing in the Municipal Securities Market
1. What is the Form BR?
Form BR is the Uniform Branch Office Registration form that enables firms to "register" or "notice file" branch offices electronically through FINRA Gateway with FINRA, the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (NYSE) and other participating jurisdictions.
To whom it may concern, Yes, I believe daily or even weekly reporting of short interest positions would be a step in the right direction providing retail investors confidence that the markets can indeed work for them also. I think it would be extremely useful if entities were required to report synthetic short positions if only to make market makers more honest and not let them overleverage thus
