I should be able to invest in any public company I choose. I certainly dont want the government telling me what I can invest in, or have to be tested to see if my understanding of leveraged and inverse funds. It is imperative to hedge your investments so when the market crashes again I wont be totally broke.
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Internal AuditOperationsSystemsTrading
As of February 22, 1993, the following 44 issues joined the Nasdaq National Market,® bringing the total number of issues to 2,998:
Symbol
Company
Entry Date
SOES Execution Level
PHSV
Physicians Health Svcs, Inc. (Cl A)
1/22/93
1000
CEGE
Cell Genesys, Inc.
1/26/93
500
BSRF
BioSurface Technology, Inc.
1/27/93
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Legal & ComplianceRegistration
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved an amendment to Schedule A of the NASD® By-Laws that permits the NASD to assess a $50 fee for the registration of each branch office and an annual $50 fee based on the number of registered branch offices or the number of registered persons associated
This is not right. I should be able to choose the public
investments that are right for me and my family.
Public investments should be available to all of the public,
not just the privileged. I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds.
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Options
Trading
Executive Summary
New uniform provisions regarding the automated reporting requirement for Positions Hedging Stock Options will become effective on December 31, 1997.
New uniform provisions regarding the
Government and industry regulators should have no authority to prevent or restrict individual investors from investing in securities that are perfectly legal, regardless of an investor's personal understanding of such products. Informing investors is a great thing, but regulators have no right to require investors to undergo any kind of prerequisite educating or testing prior to trading
Dear Sir or Madam
I have responsibly used leveraged and inverse funds for > 5 years. I know exactly what they are and how they function. I strongly resist having to go through any special process, test, special limitations or any restrictions on my ability to purchase, sell short or otherwise trade these securities.
1. I do not want Government Regulators telling me what to do in deciding my or my family's investments.
2. Why should I pass a test to invest, I am not brokering securities!
3. Leveraged and Inverse Funds are part of my Investment Strategies!
4. What FINRA is proposing is what I would expect from a Communist Government!
I oppose the regulation to disallow trading in leveraged and inverse funds in a brokerage account. I do not have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I understand the risk associated with those investments and I willing to take those risks.
Summary
FINRA has adopted amendments to its Codes of Arbitration Procedure (Codes) to modify the process relating to requests to expunge customer dispute information in the FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (DRS) arbitration forum. The amendments impose requirements on expungement requests (a) filed by an associated person during an investment-related, customer-initiated arbitration (customer
