If you know how to invest in these larger funds and heavily traded indexes, you probably have learned enough to know the risks and rewards from doing such. There is already many mentions if you're getting into a riskier investment. The focus for FINRA should be maybe helping high school students learn about investments. Not helping people that already have a good knowledge of it be
To Whom It May Concern:
I have recently become aware that regulations being considered by you will make it not able for investors like myself to buy leveraged and inverse funds and dozens of other popular investments without taking classes or jumping through some other such hoops. I believe I myself should be the one to make those decisions. I have been investing for well over twenty years
Hello, As a person who has personally traded leveraged funds for years it would be detrimental to both myself and my family to be restricted from doing so. I do not feel that it is appropriate for you to restrict us from trading these funds. Leveraged funds are a key part of our investment strategy and we understand the risks associated with them. We feel that if we choose to invest our money
Please do not interfere in my ability to chose what I invest in. If you want to stress or emphasize investor education on the various risks of different products then so be it but to try and interfere or prohibit everyone except the wealthiest individuals from investing in them is completely wrong and unacceptable. Leveraged and inverse funds are important to different peoples investment
To Whom It May Concern:
I manage a number of family investment portfolios. I am a CPA, Attorney and Computer Scientist. I have been investing in stocks and bonds for approximately 56 years.
I prefer leveraged inverse funds (LIFs) to Stock Options to hedge short-term market volatility.
1. They are liquid
2. I can match a group of equity holdings needed to be hedged.
3. Less risky than Stock
I should be able to freely choose the public investments that are right for me. Not regulators. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged.
I have been managing my own investments for 30 years, and I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities like leveraged and inverse funds. I
I 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.
Restricting this will encourage my to not invest into the market.
I shouldn't have to go through any special process
like passing a test before you can invest in public securities,
like leveraged and inverse funds.
Background
Examinations are central to FINRA's regulatory operations, and they are one of the principal means by which the organization protects investors and promotes market integrity. FINRA's examinations also aim to provide valuable feedback to firms on areas for improvement and best practices based on insights we have gathered from examining others in the industry.
FINRA has
For many years I have been investing in leveraged and inverse funds for many years. Throughout this time I have never considered such funds to be "the way to easy money". I have been cognizant of the risks involved and have been properly informed by my broker (Fidelity Investments) regarding the special characteristics of leveraged and inverse investing. I have never received
Investors take risks of all types based on their own assessments. Regulators have no business deciding how this assessment should be carried out since it's a personal decision. Only the investor can make this decision based on their own knowledge and wisdom of market behavior and how each investment tool functions. This is another step to limiting investment options for the little guy