My opinion is options contracts are far more inherently dangerous for inexperienced investors. I believe leverage funds have gone to great length to explain their products and cost and inverse funds can help mitigate downside risks in a portfolio. Neither leverage nor inverse inhibit what the market is designed to do: price discovery. Index funds also skew the market but are fantastic investment
To All elected officials-
Investing in funds that I believe is in my best interest is very important for me. Please do not tie my hands on my money that I worked very hard for. My investments are my business. This is a free country that I fought for. Lets make sure it stays that way. This needs to be treated like any other stock. All investors know that all stocks are a risk. To make it clear
Individual investors do NOT need additional protections on complex products. Brokers offer sufficient warnings on these products. Additionally, FINRA and the SEC provide educational resources for individual investors regarding complex products. It is the responsibility of individual investors to educate themselves and manage risk appropriately. FINRA can't protect an individual investor who
I OPPOSE RESTRICTIONS TO MY RIGHT TO INVEST.
I have used both leveraged and inverse funds in the past. They have been especially useful as a hedge against adverse market conditions as well as an enhancement to favorable conditions. I am aware of both their risks and rewards. I view Inverse funds as a type of 'health insurance' for the portfolio in uncertain times; you hope you
Numerous retail investors, including myself, responsibly use leveraged ETFs in a holistic investing strategy while understanding the risks. Leveraged ETFs aren't the only ETF that could be dangerous to an uninformed investor, yet we shouldn't limit every ETF that presents volatility. There is no need to punish the informed investor to protect uninformed investors who may decide to pick
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Consolidated FINRA Rule Governing Reporting Requirements; Comment Period Expired: January 16, 2009
GUIDANCEUniform Branch Office DefinitionExtension of Effective Date of NASD Uniform Branch Office Definition and Certain Form BR and Form U4 Filing Requirements from May 1, 2006 to July 3, 2006Joint Interpretive Guidance from NASD and the NYSE Relating to Uniform Branch Office Definition Under NASD Rule 3010(g)(2) and NYSE Rule 342.10Effective Date of Uniform Definition:NASD: July 3, 2006; NYSE:
Is this not a free country? I should be able to choose what investments are suitable for my portfolio. Why should this investment only be reserved for a chosen few? I shouldn't have to prove myself to regulators that I am perfectly capable of making investment decisions that are in my best interest. While I've utilized these products for years, they are not my complete strategy, but a
I think it is important for investors to know what they are getting into. But more importantly, you have to let people learn from their mistakes and their successes without micro-managing every possible risk. There are all ready far too many regulatory hurdles and hoops that choke the ability to do almost anything and people still make dumb choices. Please do not restrict the ability of everyday
I strongly oppose restrictions on my right to invest in public investments. Public investments should be available to everybody, not just the 1% and other elites. I am an adult and am capable of understanding the risks involved with investments, and should be free to place my money in investments if I so choose - there should be no special hoops or processes like passing a financial literacy test