High net worth requirements are a horrible restriction to place on leveraged securities. A regulator imposed test , and attesting to reading certain materials is fine because anyone has the capabilities to do this, many individuals have been investing their entire lives and have a plethora of knowledge and would not be able to meet this high net worth requirement. Leverage and inverse securities
I believe that retail leveraged funds, accessible to the public, are important to keep alive and available without additional regulation. If we take these away, normal citizens will be at a disadvantage compared with institutional investors (who will still have access to these, even if in different ways).
I do not believe that we should impose additional tests or hurdles for public citizens to
I am an ordinary investor, with a regular day job. I do not have time to take classes or tests or extra regulatory hoops in order to manage my portfolio, and yet I am perfectly capable of understanding that some investment vehicles are more risky than others.
As a regulatory organization, you are stepping over the line if you are stopping me from taking part in a legitimate investment fund
As someone who regularly and frequently invests in publicly traded securities it is my view that the federal government and its agencies do not have the right to tell individual investors what we can and cannot invest our money in. How or when I invest my assets is my decision and should not be limited by anyone. Federal regulators cannot know or understand the individual investors risk tolerance
I oppose restrictions on my right to invest in public investments such as leveraged and inverse funds.
I, not regulators, should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me. Public investments should be available everyone, not just the privileged, or those regulators deem suitable enough.
I do not agree that I should have to go through any special process or pass a test before
I, not dubiously motivated regulators should be able to choose investments that are right for my strategy. The majority of investment vehicles should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged considerating there are already plenty of investment products off limits to the public. I shouldn't have to go through any special processlike passing a test before I can invest in
You not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for you and your family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse
It's just come to my attention that there is a proposal to impose restrictions on my ability to trade publicly traded securities that may come in the form of testing, having a certain net worth, getting special approval from my broker, having read certain materials or being subject to "cooling off periods" while investing.
I am an intelligent, volitional human being who
Why does FINRA contemplate taking up a "mother hen" position with respect to "complex products" such as leveraged ETFs? There are no guarantees with respect to any investment strategy, and it is easy to lose a fortune in any number of market instruments -- including standard stock and mutual fund trades.
If an investor does not have the knowledge or
To Regulators,
Restricting investments to people who do not meet your income or asset requirements is again a way to try to control the average retail investor. Just because you think you are doing something good by preventing average investors for making risking decisions that may or may not result in profitable outcomes does not mean you are doing something that is right. Adults should be