WASHINGTON—The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that its Board of Governors approved proposed changes to FINRA's Communications With the Public Rules, as well as amendments to the Trading Activity Fee for firms with no customers that are engaged solely in proprietary trading activity for their own accounts.
The changes to the Communications With the Public Rules
It is most imperative that action to restrict my right to invest be stopped now. I should have the right to choose the public investments for myself and my family. I should not have to pass a test nor get any kind of special approval. I am perfectly capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. It is important I continue to have the right to make my own decisions on how to
Hi FINRA,
Regarding Regulatory Notice #22-08: Please let individual investors choose what amount of risk they are willing to take for themselves and their families. Leveraged and inverse funds may become more specialized to the ultra-rich investor if more hurdles are put in place for those who wish to invest their money in such vehicles.
Please allow the people to govern their own investments
GUIDANCE
Bond Mutual Fund Volatility Ratings
Effective Date: December 27, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Advertising/Investment Companies
Executive Representatives
Legal and Compliance
Mutual Fund
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Bond Mutual Fund Volatility RatingsIM-2210-5Rule 2210
Executive Summary
On December 27, 2005, the Securities
Changes to Qualification Examination Fees and New Service Charge for Regulatory Element Continuing Education Sessions Taken Outside the United States
The ability to invest in these types of products is what makes our market so great, having that ability taken away isn't right or in the best interest of investors. Every day investors need to learn and have experiences of investing in these complex products with learning about them through experience while understanding the potential risks of doing so. I OPPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON MY RIGHT
Qualified investors (current status) should be allowed to invest in a variety of products including inverse and leveraged funds -- This is like call or put options--to maximize their opportunity. We should be made aware of the risks (current status), and enjoy the gains or suffer the losses.
You need to end Congressional exemption from insider trader rules before addressing inverse and leveraged
I not regulators should be able to choose the public
investments that are right for me. 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. I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their
I respectfully request that individual investors such as myself be continued to be provided with the opportunity to invest the leveraged investment products, inverse or otherwise. I understand that long term investment in leveraged inverse products are very risky. However, I use these products for short term hedging purposes, and without them my investment portfolio would be subject to an
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, like leveraged and inverse funds. I am capable of understanding leveraged