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Retail traders should have equal access to complex investments as institutional/professional traders.
Educating investors of risk through simple disclosures is important and a fair requirement before permitting trading. Any threshold test should be minimal and easily met (including for those with English as a second language). Have faith in the investor to understand the risks and manage their
They provide a valuable tool to improve market returns . ANybody who invests should be aware of the risks involved. It is a very valuable tool available for ordinary investors so as to level the playing field . I believe is democratizing investment. A portfolio investing say around 30% in triple leveraged index fund and rest of the money in a bond fund to hedge against significant market risk is
I am a young investor with a growing income but not a lot to invest right now. I use leveraged ETFs as part of a long-term strategy to gain more exposure to the US stock market now, when I don't have a lot to invest.
This allows me to, in the long term, reduce my risk from Sequence of Returns risk. This is a considered strategy I am pursuing, not a short-sighted gamble. Please allow low
I oppose restrictions on my right to invest my own monies in any of the publicly traded securities which I choose. I do my research and if a security fits my investment and risk criteria, then I should be able to invest in it. Leveraged and inverse funds can be an important part of an individual's investment portfolio, providing enhanced potential returns without the risk of margin
As an individual investor, I should be able to evaluate risk and choose the investment/trading options which I believe is best. All investment options should be available to individual investors, not just accredited investors. Individual investors are fully capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and properly evaluating their risks. Inverse funds and leveraged funds are and
I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Leveraged and inverse funds are in the public domain and should remain there. Any effort to restrict or hinder my access to use these funds would be unfair and viewed by me as an attempt to keep the benefits of these funds to others. I understand the risks of leveraged and inverse funds, as I do the risks of
I believe that everyone should have the option to trade whatever they desire on the market as long as they understand the risk toward the investment. Simply taking away the options to trade leverage stocks would be too much intervention from the central government. I believe restricting what stock or fund the common people are allowed to trade would violate the idea of a free market. It is
I am opposed to regulation restricting the access to leveraged and specialty investment products by retail investors. I invest in leveraged, inverse, and commodity funds as they suit my needs. They are important hedges against market movements and inflation. I should not have to jump through hoops to access these products. Prospectuses are there for a reason and it is up to the individual to