Although I do believe 21-19 will be beneficial towards the progression of building a free and fair market structure, I do not have faith in FINRA's ability to self regulate the parties of Wall Street. By just acknowledging these problems, it does not solve them. Action must be taken. For years, these criminal enterprises have operated in tandem with the entities that regulate them, allowing
Please do Not limit me or my financial investment adviser by limiting the use of leveraged products. Granted these are aggressive products, but everything about stock buying or stock shorting, is aggressive. These products are simply tools to be used at the appropriate time. For example, during big market corrections in the past they give you a chance to recover more quickly from a 20% plus
May 9, 2022 Jennifer Piorko Mitchell, JD, MBA Office of the Corporate Secretary FINRA 1735 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Re: FINRA Regulatory Notice 22-08 Dear Ms. Mitchell: Thank you for giving the public an opportunity to comment on the Regulatory Notice 22-08. I am a professor of accounting at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. I oppose the rules proposed in Notice 22-08. These rules
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Variable annuity and variable life insurance products (collectively, “variable insurance products" or “variable products”) are being marketed and sold to a large number of investors. While variable insurance products may be appropriate investments for some investors, concerns have been raised about the sale of these products. This prompted the staffs of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Hello - It has been brought to my attention that FINRA is considering taking action against "complex products" which include leveraged and inverse funds. Leveraged funds are important to my investment strategy. I use them as a limited part of my portfolio with the goal of seeking enhanced returns. It should be my option to choose which investments are right for me and my family. I'
Please do not impose new restrictions on trading leveraged funds that will effect our ability to continue trading the way we are now. For many people like myself and my family, leveraged funds are a very important part of our investment strategy. We do not feel that it is right to be restricted from trading them simply because we do not have a license, passed a test, or have a particular net
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to provide members with additional time to migrate their trade reporting processes to connect to TRACE through a permissible means other than Computer-to-Computer Interface (“CTCI”).
1. Leverage to the extreme has gotten us into a lot of financial problems ... people, companies, cities, states, the country as a whole and the world. Mortgages with no money down (total leverage), 5X and 10X leverage bond products sold prior to the 2008 crash or 3X funds for stocks or commodities.
Often, when these investments break down, the issuers get off with a slap on the hand and the
