This is as misguided on the part of FINRA as it gets. The entire regulatory structure is built to support the "long equities all the time" theme. Decades of essentially free money have made publicly traded equities on US exchanges one of the riskiest assets in the world. When the bond market takes the printing press away from the Federal Reserve (it is not a question of if, but when),
I, not regulators, should be able to choose the public investment suitable for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I should not have to go through any special process like passing a test before investing. This is no different from a poll literacy tax. We are intelligent enough to know and understand the risk of any investment.
Finra, thanks for giving us a way to input our thoughts on 22-08. Leveraged etfs offer the retail investor opportunities to take positions, both long and short, that in the past were only available to large asset managers. While warning labels are justified, we should be able to make up our own decisions on when and if to use leverage and or inverse etfs. Taking a monetary loss on a losing trade
After 40+ years of investing the assets my wife and I own, I think I know what investment products We want to own! I am a VIP investor at Fidelity and buy leveraged and inverse funds. We are aware of the risks, so please don't try "save us" I am reminded of of one of the most "Terrifying" statements any American can hear!! "We're from the Goverment, and We'
When you buy or sell stocks, bonds and other types of investments, there are costs associated with doing so. Costs may also come with managing or simply maintaining an investment account. These costs can add up, so it’s important to understand and manage them.
Hello, these investment products are a key tool for my business. Limiting them will limit my capital gains, and your tax revenues. Please leave things as is
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(a) Each member shall maintain the following information:(1) for each account: (A) customer's name and residence;(B) whether customer is of legal age;(C) name(s) of the associated person(s), if any, responsible for the account, and if multiple individuals are assigned responsibility for the account, a record indicating the scope of their responsibilities with respect to the account
It does not make sense to limit leveraged investments as long as I can get a mortgage for 20% or less down payment in an asset which can lose 50% in the matter of months during a recession. How can that be safer than using leveraged and inverse investments? I'll tell you that it's not, in fact is significantly less safer. What harm is it to limit inverse investments when
Dear regulators, Please be advised that I DO NOT WANT any restrictions on these funds. I want to keep the liberty of keeping these funds to invest and trade as freely available as much as any other stocks and ETFs. I completely understand the risk of the market and I do agree of such leveraged and hedge investment ETFs needs to protect as hedged and using as an asset inhancement for my needs for
