As a retail investor, I believe all of the proposed changes should be enacted. Transparency is a requirement for our markets to remain fair and free. Gamestop had a short interest of 140% of the float at one point in December 2020/January 2021 which lead to the WallStreetBets short squeeze and subsequent trading restrictions because of systemic risk. If the short interest had been reported on a
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(a) Reportable System Transactions
Members shall comply with the Rule 7100 Series when reporting transactions to the System, including executions of less than one round lot if those executions are to be compared and locked-in. All trades that are reportable transactions will be processed pursuant to an effective transaction reporting plan. Trades that are not already locked-in trades will be
I am writing to state my opposition to any new rules (Notice #22-08) which would restrict my ability as an individual investor to use many of the investment products available, including leveraged and inverse investment products. I believe that the job of FINRA should be to assure us that the products are soundly constructed and to insure that the risks associated with their use are adequately
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As of November 13, 1989, the following 19 issues joined the NASDAQ National Market, bringing the total number of issues to 2,712
On behalf of our family and relatives we would like to state that leveraged and inverse funds are very important part of our investment portfolio. In particular we use leveraged inverse funds as Hedge against long positions in hi-tech Nasdaq stocks. By prohibiting or overly regulating Leveraged Inverse funds, or creating other barriers, you as regulator will take away our ability to protect our
Please do not stop, block or create hurdles in my rights to be able to invest in Leveraged funds because it allows me and all investors equal access to hedge against down turns and minimize ir recoup losses faster and it also provides market transparency and liquidity and allows increased returns.
As an investor its my right to be able to participate & decide how, when and what to
I do NOT desire any changes by regulators that impeded my ability to invest, especially these listed below that require me to: Pass a regulator-imposed test of my specialized investment knowledge Demonstrate a high net worth Get special approval from my broker Attest to reading certain materials Go through cooling off periods during which you cant invest
It is important that small investors be permitted to use all investment tools, including leveraged and inverse funds. Those tools are the only way small investors can ever hope to compete with the large investors who are allowed to use those tools. Also, the size of one's investments is not an indication of lack of ability. Many small investors have more academic degrees and training than
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