As an individual investor, I should have the flexibility to invest as I choose in the same financial instruments - as, for example, inverse funds - as hedge funds or those of "extreme" wealth. It seems that FINRA seeks to award advantages and privileges to the few (and insiders) and shut out individual investors. I accept market risk. Participating in the market - by definition -
I do not appreciate regulators restricting my choices of what I can invest in by making arbitrary rules.
As an individual, I learned that prior to investing in securities, I had to invest in my own financial education first, including risks associated with leveraged and inverse funds. Instead of making it more cumbersome to invest, consider helping and making it easier so younger generations may
Freedom and self-determination are essential to a better life for me and my family. I have spent much time and dollars to equip myself for trading options and futures to which I have been able to better my returns and hedge my accounts from future declines. Therefore, I say that I should have the freedom to engage with these instruments without interference to achieve my financial objectives.
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Dear FINRA, please do not begin gatekeeping access to complex financial instruments based on an assessment or net worth basis. This jeopardizes personal freedom and creates artificial and unnecessary barriers in the market for individual investors to participate. This compromises liquidity, price finding, and is an infringement of liberty.
A focus on risk disclosure and awareness is
Greetings FINRA Principals,
This message is to implore your body to please NOT pass new, highly-restrictive rules/regulations on leveraged securities. I am a retail, middle-class trader/investor who uses these vehicles very judiciously - fully understanding the time decay factor and that they are not meant to be long-term holdings but instead, utilized for short-term swings only. These ETF
It is not the government's role to determine an individual's ability to understand their own finances. Therefore I oppose this notice quite directly. Information about "complex" and inverse financial products is freely available online, and any able minded adult is able to find this information easily. Just because an individual may not fully understand a
Another invasion of Americans personal freedom. Leveraged and inverse funds are publicly traded and have been approved
for the public to trade. I understand the risks and have an understanding of these entities. There is no need to impose any kind of regulations or added requirements to any tools I use in my investment strategies.
How about the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority employees
Dear Mr./Mrs.,
It would be a grave mistake to limit leveraged funds to only a select few. Such practice would simply push individuals to trade on margin in a more risky/less controlled manner. By only allowing leveraged funds for professional traders or wealthy individuals you take financial tools out of the hands of the common person. This will make it even more difficult to provide
I have 10 years of experience as a Financial Advisor and 5 years as a CFP. I have the knowledge and experience to select my own investments and I dont want to be directed by a regulator who doesnt know me. Leverage and inverse funds are very important to me to hedge other investments from adverse market moves. Leave it up to the individual broker and the investment firm to help the client what
Many, many people buy and sell many forms of stocks. For both monthly income, and long term investments.
Further regulating how we can invest will add a financial strain to an already unstable economy. Not to mention raise the number of unemployed.
Government agencies should not have any authority over how we invest our money. Especially with a poor track record of properly managing anything.
