I believe leveraged ETF's create an important investment tool for individual investors to both hedge their portfolio and create risk weighted and diversified portfolios that would otherwise be restricted only to clients of expensive financial management firms. Please allow leveraged ETF's to continue to democratize access to these important portfolio management tools.
I am against the passage of Proposed Rule #S7-24-15. I have found leveraged and inverse ETF's easy to understand and trade. The risk involved in high beta stocks can be higher. I prefer to trade long in lieu of short selling and puts. Inverse EFT's are my vehicle for being long but bearish.
I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before you can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. Explain that you are capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. Tell regulators you do not need these measures imposed on you.
The financial markets are undemocratic enough. Please do not restrict investors in favor of professional institutional investors. These instruments are used for risk management, hedging enhancing returns of smaller investors and leveling the playing field given wash sale rules, margin requirements and those who do not want to invest in options.
I am aware of the risks involved in leveraged and inverse funds. I use them to hedge my portfolio, not as my primary investment vehicle. I do not think I should need to take a test, or have a certain amount of assets to invest in these funds. The funds should be available to all investors. Existing disclosures are sufficient.
I currently invest in BITO to diversify my portfolio risk so that I'm not too concentrated in any one asset class. Taking away this ability would only hurt me and countless others.
Investing should be a level playing field for everybody. Requiring certain account balance thresholds is completely unfair.
Comments: As a tool, in the hands of a competent advisor, a point which cannot be stressed enough, inverse funds can be a value component to the management the risk in a portfolio. For taxable accounts, an inverse can also assist with the management of taxes. For IRAs, where shorting an index is not permitted, an inverse can provide for a closely approximated approach.
I use the leveraged and inverse funds as important tools for me to hedge and speculate at the appropriate time to complement my stock portfolio. Over the years, I've learned the risks and rewards of these funds. There should be some minimal restrictions on the usage of public investments to protect new or beginner investors, but not experience investors. Thank you.
Stop another power grab by big banks! Position sizing and trade stops are the main ways to reduce risk. Where is your support on those tools?
All the regulations will do is to give exclusive access to special entities, that could enrich themselves or re-sell the same investments as a "service" to individual investors.
No thanks.
I oppose restrictions on my right to invest in public investments.
I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and your family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged.
I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks and regulators do not need to impose measures on me.