TD Ameritrade has a golden standard disclosure that the investor is required to read and sign before buying and selling Leveraged ETFs. Requiring all brokers to do the same, essentially, solves any problems that may be faced with educating a retail investor that a 2x/3x ETF can gain or lose 2x/3x times what it is measuring. Therefore, the investor knows it's not suitable to hold for any
I strongly disagree with the notion that more "guardrails" are needed for retail investors dealing in so-called "complex products." While some products are truly complex and require an investment of time for an investor to fully understand their risks and rewards, other products you name--particularly options--are not truly complex or difficult to understand with a modicum of
More regs are not necessary except on margin. Leave the small retail trader alone. The market is fixed enough by all the large players. You might want to regulate so called stocks such as DWAC. That is where the criminals are. Leave the traders alone with your rules. Not needed.
Keep your big-brother controlling bull in the guise of protectiveness out of this freedom!
I think the current requirements for self-directed investors are sufficient and there should not be more restriction on people to invest their money. The underlying premise that retail investors do not know what they are doing is flawed. What we need is less control and not more. Retail investors do not want to be forced into taking services from industry professionals and want to develop their
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FINRA has provided transparency to over-the-counter equities (OTCE) trading for years through its public website.
