It has come to my attention that there maybe regulations imposed on investors who invest in Inverse ETF's. I am a very small investor. My account size is less than $50,000. However, I use these ETF funds as a counterweight to my 401k investment accounts and other investments.
I am not an uneducated investor, and am well aware of the risks of investing, having traded both Futures
The stock market should be open, transparent, and only minimally regulated to prevent predatory or scam-like investments. People should be generally free to invest in whatever they choose whether that be bitcoin, inverse funds, "traditional" funds, individual stocks and bonds etc... etc... Why don't you spend more time investigating, or regulating, why and how nearly
FINRA announced today that Derrick Roman, former partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), and Gus Sauter, current member of FINRA’s Investment Committee, have been appointed as public governors on its Board of Governors. In addition, Naureen Hassan, President of UBS Americas and CEO of UBS Holdings, has been appointed as an industry governor to the Floor Member Governor seat.
I have been investing for myself for many years now, and I believe it is MY RESPONSIBILITY to understand the risks of investing. Let's be honest here - anyone who invests or even paper trades knows they can lose money, it's the first rule learned. Please stop trying to pretend you are acting on our best interests by restricting our access to important tools needed to manage risk
I oppose these proposed rules because I, not regulators, should be able to choose the investments that are right for me and my familys future.
Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged elite.
I should not have to go through any special processes to allow me to invest my hard earned money how I see fit to best achieve my personal financial goals. I am
I am an adult who should not be treated as a child. I should have the sole right to decide what investments I take part in and not regulators. I have started trading from scratch and educated myself very easily from the resources available to from my broker. I fully understand the risks I am taking and should have the right to take them without regulator permission or requirements. The PDT rule
We appreciate you bringing the inverse and leveraged funds to our attention. We only use them occasionally because markets are up 2/3 of the time.
For short downtrends it is often best to wait until they are over, but in longer downtrends some money can be made.
Public securities traded should not have any special requirements for investing. These are public securities, after all. The proposed
To Whom it may concern,
I have concerns about proposed rule #22-08. I am private individual who has been buying and selling stocks, futures, and options for several years, and who greatly appreciates my ability to add to and hedge my portfolio in any way that the market offers. For example, buying a small amount of an inverse ETF is a quick and easy way to hedge an overly long portfolio during a
The proposed rule would be a huge misstep. Investing strategies which use leverage, especially leveraged exchange-traded funds should not be restricted to the rich, they should be available for every investor. Decades of investment research show that maximizing the efficient frontier using a diversified portfolio, such as stocks and bond funds, and applying leverage is superior to individually
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On May 5, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to the Interpretation of the Board of Governors—Forwarding of Proxy and Other Materials under Article III, Section 1 of the NASD® Rules of Fair Practice1 (Interpretation). The
