I am fully capable of choosing the investments appropriate for my situation. I should have the right to invest and take risk in anything legal investment that I see fit. It is my risk, no FINRA or anyone else's risk. Anyone investing knows they are taking the risk to lose some or all of their capital. We do not need special processes or tests to take. I already signed documents with my
Not allowing citizens the ability to invest in inverse or leveraged funds based on that person's net worth or specialize skill is unfair and unwise. I would be unable to hedge my investments in rocky times. Rather than protecting investors from potential losses, these rules would subject them to unnecessary losses. These regulations would not help the average investor and more than
Comments: I find the recent discussions about leveraged funds silly. It's been discussed in detail on various online forums how leveraged funds are good for short term trading, and are also fine for long term investment *provided* the investor is sufficiently informed about the rules. See, for example, the famous "hedgefundie adventure." Yes, there is volatility drag,
Comments:I am a long time investor and have used various brokerage houses for my stock portfolio. I have traded both leveraged and inverse ETFs. It has been my experience that major brokerage houses have advised me of the caution that should be taken in trading these Funds. In addition Direxion has excellent tutorials on the use of these Funds. The use of these Funds is no different than the use
It's my business what I invest in. It's up to me to make that choice, for whatever reason I want. It's none of your business what I invest in or what I do w/my money. I shouldn't have to go through a special process like passing a test or reading anything. If you want to apply those rules, why not apply it to yourself. Let's make it that you can't vote on a bill you
FINRA Revises the Effective Date to Collect and Process Certain CRD Numbers in Connection with Regulation T and SEC Rule 15c3-3 Extensions of Time Requests
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