TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: AUGUST 22, 1987.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on a proposed amendment to Schedule C to the By-Laws that would establish a new level of registration — below the level of "Representative" — for persons in member firms whose activities are limited to providing current securities quotations and
I have been investing in the stock market for more than twenty-five years. When I invested in individual securities in my early investment years, I wasn't successful at all. After switching to the first ETF, then only leveraged ETFs, my success in investment improved drastically. Eliminating the leveraged ETFs from the choices of investment vehicles is the wrong decision. If the leveraged
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It does not make any sense to create legislation to make investing more exclusive, especially if it rules out the very people you espouse to "protect". The last thing we the people want from FINRA is to make investing yet more of an exclusive club for the elites. It is honestly disgusting that you are pursuing legislation in this domain given the glaring issues which have come
I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for ME and my family.
Public investments should be available to all of the public and not just the privileged.
LIST OF INVESTMENTS THAT MAY BE AT RISK:
Target Date Funds
Non-Traditional Index Funds (Smart Beta + ESG)
Emerging Market Funds
High Yield Bond Funds
Closed-end Funds
Commodity Funds
Cryptocurrency Funds
TO: All NASD Members And Interested Persons
The Association has adopted amendments to its Interpretation on Free-Riding Withholding in order to clarify the application of the Interpretation to offerings in which there is a delay between the commencement of the offering and the beginning of a secondary market. These amendments have been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission on a
The free availability of leveraged and inverse Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) shares are an absolute benefit to average, individual, small-time investors such as myself. The available prospectus of each fund clearly describes the risks and tells us the proper cautions.
Please note that hedging and leverage opportunities were available to us before these ETF's existed. However, small
To whom it may concern, FINRA's current effort to seek restrictions around "Complex Products" appears to fall into the category of "fixing something that isn't broken." This is something the government often appears to excel in and in this instance reads as a rather arbitrary and capricious effort to restrict access to investment choices. As a rule, I vehemently
I could go into a long monologue about why this is wholly unnecessary, and un-American, but I'm a very busy man, a business owner and former Series 7, 6, and 66 SEC license holder, so I know I qualify to invest in this stuff and probably will regardless of whatever ridiculous rules you grifters dream up. I also have been doing business and investing stuff long enough to know that you corrupt
To whom it may concern:
As both a financial advisor and individual investor, I am concerned that rules proposed by FINRA will limit my access to financial tools that are important to my portfolio and investing strategies. This includes leveraged and inverse funds that I use to increase my exposure and potential for gains without risking additional capital. These products are important tools that
