Comments: i understand that leveraged products are for short term trading and have increased volatility. If used correctly within a portfolio they can actually reduce risk. Limiting access to these products would damage my ability to create a well doversified portfolio
I am an investors that uses leveraged and inverse funds to meet my investment objectives and am fully aware of the unique risks and benefits that they pose. Please do not limit my access to the investments, or require that I take any special tests to gain access.
I am a current investor in leveraged ETFs. I understand the risks fully and do not wish to have this investment vehicle taken away from me. Retail investors are already at huge disadvantages before taking them away and this would only make it worse.
Please do not limit my ability to buy investment products that are leveraged or inverse funds as these products allow me to put my portfolio in neutral much more easily that selling everything and then buying it back. I am fully aware of the risks and benefits.
Stop treating the public like theyre stupid and restricting them from investments. The real solution is to require those offering more complex investments to provide better education around them and potential risks upfront. Not just restricting them outright.
Investing in Leveraged funds boosted the returns and at the same time helped me invest only portion of the Retirement corpus (thus limiting my risk) and still was able to beat S&P500 and Nasdaq returns.
Please do not restrict Leveraged investments.
I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for you and your family. Public investments should be available to all of the public.
I am knowledgably & understand leveraged and inverse funds and their risks.
Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment strategies.
Please don't add burdensome regulations. Informed investors are capable of making intelligent investments after weighing the risks. Uninformed investors will soon learn the hard way why they should avoid risky investments they don't really understand and will be better for the lesson.
This well intended proposed regulation will force small investors into trading futures contracts in able to hedge or short the market, creating even more risk for the average investor.
Stop this silliness now. This proposed regulation does more harm than good.
It is a free market, and people can protect themselves. Anyone in the market should understand the risk and accept the consequences. The regulator only needs to ensure the ground is level and rules are followed. It sounds like the rule is to benefit Wall Street at the right time.