I have been investing a long time and have bought individual stocks, bonds, ETFs. I have shorted the Market through ETFs. I realize the risks involved. Currently we are in a period where the major market indices are falling. Now is the perfect time to protect part of your portfolio with an ETF that shorts the market. It is like insurance on your home. The goal is to protect your investment. I
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I do not think adding additional requirements to the use of leveraged/inverse investments should be used. We have enough regulations now. If an individual wants to use these they already have to agree to various forms required by the brokerage they use.
I don't need to go through any more tests, classes or regulation in my investment decisions.
Let me decide on what I want
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Leveraged Funds are a very important part of my investment which has enabled me to achieve my investment goals that would've been otherwise not possible to achieve. I strongly oppose the proposal by FINRA to restrict the use of Leveraged funds by common investors.
I really don't think the small investors have to go through any special process like passing a test before investing
I am a long term investor. Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment strategy. They are a small, but important vehicle for hedging against dramatic swings in the market and are crucial to balancing my portfolio. I understand and accept the risks inherent to the use of inverse funds and do not need special tests in order to invest in them. I believe the proposed restrictions
I as a tax paying citizen not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for myself and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. The people shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before they can invest in public securities, including cryptocurrency funds such as BITO.I have an
I OPPOSE RESTRICTIONS TO MY RIGHT TO INVEST!
I not regulators 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. I am capable of
I should be able to choose the public investments for me and my family.
I don't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged funds. I understand the risk associated with leveraged funds.
I have been investing since the year 1995 and have a good knowledge of US stock market. I chose leveraged fund because Nasdaq will
Investors don't need these regulations. We understand that investing in financial markets can be risky. They can be appropriate in certain circumstances, and we can decide on our own where we want to invest. Passing a test or any other special process will only favor the "big boys" over individual investors. I use leveraged funds as a small part of my overall
Retail traders should have equal access to complex investments as institutional/professional traders.
Educating investors of risk through simple disclosures is important and a fair requirement before permitting trading. Any threshold test should be minimal and easily met (including for those with English as a second language). Have faith in the investor to understand the risks and manage their
