Remove settlement days on stock held in a broker account. Stop day traders who push and manipulate the market. Penalize "experts" who say one thing and invest the opposite. Where were you guys when Goldman was making recommendations to it clients and betting against them. Clean the game up before you try to limit participation. What big vested interest is causing to to propose this? Who
Why is this happening now? Is the economy about to crash and you do not want the average person have the ability to protect their wealth? This stinks of yet more elitism in a system that is solely designed to protect the ultra rich. The rich already have the ability to invest in companies before an IPO, leaving little value for the average person, as one example, so in an unstable economy you
I'm presently trading options on UVXY a leveraged Index fund and have been for several months. I'm knowledgeable and capable of trading this instrument.
These tools are important to the individual investor who wish to diversify their retirement accounts. If you take away this tool you are hindering free markets.
Investors should have the right to choose investments. With proper disclosure it should not be a burden to choose complex investments
I should be able to decide which investments are right for me and my family without having to jump through hoops. Some of the investments included in this proposed rule are part of my portfolio strategy and will continue to be to help me hedge against risk. Proposals like this hurt the broader population and benefit those already wealthy by reducing the access to beneficial vehicles and
We should all have the equal opportunity to choose public investments that are best for our families. Public investments should be available to everyone, not just the privileged. Like any investment, we are aware of the risks and should have that same privilege to invest how we choose. Additionally, many of these investments are crucial to hedge against other positions and market volatility.
I strongly feel that American investors such as myself should continue to have the right to invest in leveraged & inverse ETF's if we so choose. To have some regulatory body make that decision for us I feel is un-American, un-called for and unnecessary. I have been investing in leveraged & inverse ETF's since 2013 and I continue to invest in them because of the great
Freedom to trade is a huge violation of personal choice. There is risk in the market and that should be the point to drive home.
So only special certain people can invest. Come on. All or nothing!
