Comments: As a private investor I have utilized ETFs for about 20 years and leveraged/inverse investment vehicles for approx. 12 years or so. These vehicles (specifically leveraged/inverse ETFs/ETNs) have been extremely helpful to enhance the profitability of my investment portfolio/strategy resulting in protecting my investments when these vehicles are used as hedge instruments, and in trading
Comments:leveraged ETFs are investments through legitimate brokers and are described in exquisite detail in their literature. Warnings pop up whenever trying to execute a trade. That should be enough for any investor to be informed completely. Any more is an example of government getting into what should be my private affaires. Please leave the leveraged products alone. Thank You
Comments: I am an investor, an advisor, a father, a son, husband and business owner. I have used these leveraged products in small amounts and I feel there is a lot of warnings, disclaimers, etc on these already. If anything maybe make the warning bigger or more bold but don't limit the access of these. That would in my mind do the following 1-increase risk because it would limit volume and
Comments: Lab raised an inverse ETFs are important for protecting or enhancing a portfolio on short term.
Comments: Limiting access to the L&I funds will be limiting the trading options that investors choose to trade with. The diversity of our culture, race, religions, options,, selections, choices and freedom makes America The great! Why make us less Great?
Comments: I believe that the foundation of a free market is the ability to choose the financial decisions that we as people make. While I understand that regulation is necessary to create a safe market environment with lower risk and less chance of inexperienced losses, there could be no possible way in which new regulations would be fair to all types of investors. A small percentage of investors
Comments:Brokerage Houses already have separate paperwork requirements to invest in 3x leveraged funds. Risks are clearly raid out in terms of decay and volatility.
Comments:Products due provide opportunity to offset market moves. Are not for beginners or risk adverse. Used properly a useful tool.
I do not agree with FINRAs proposed limits that may restrict my access to Leveraged ETFs or disqualify me from trading L&I ETFs or other complex products. I have a strong understanding of the characteristics and risks of L&I Funds, and that their purpose is for short-term active trading, and that they should be monitored regularly. My broker provides me a description of the
