FINRA must require proper reporting of short interest by institutions, for too long have they been able to provide inaccurate self-reported misinformation(see SEC for historical offences of mislabeling Short positions as long) without oversight to push down stock values of companies. To maintain confidence in the market, this will be necessary as global interest will leave the US capital markets
The shorting that takes place in the dark pool should either 1- be eliminated 2- be reported for all to see, or 3- be regulated so that a company cannot trade 50% to 60% of a stock in the dark pool. And if a company has a certain amount of time to cover their short positions, that should be enforced. Not a small fine for missing deadlines. That is how the manipulation continues. SSR should also
Behind every market transaction lies a wealth of data. But how can we harness this information? On this episode, members of the Market Regulation and Transparency Services team discuss periodic aggregate market data sets, including some new data recently added to FINRA's website, and how FINRA makes this information available to the public.
Dear FINRA, As a 64 year old physician who has been investing in stocks since 1998, I feel that I am quite competent to assess the risks of my various investment choices. Aside from stocks, bonds, and similar 'paper' assets, I have investments in both real estate and collectables. As such, I feel very strongly that despite what undoubtedly are good intentions, FINRA should refrain from
I am writing concerning the proposed restricting investors access to complex products such as ProShares inverse funds. I have been using such funds as a hedge on my common stocks, so far with great success. The decline in my stocks has been more than offset by gains on my inverse bond ETFs. As a small investor my only access to derivatives is through such funds and restricting access would
What you are proposing is completely unethical and will only exacerbate the already growing wealth gap in America. A leveraged S&P 500 fund is an excellent vehicle growing wealth. Even people with just a few bucks in their Robinhood account can invest in it. You should drop your support for this bill for the same reason you wouldn't support the government doing this for
I believe that everyone should have the option to trade whatever they desire on the market as long as they understand the risk toward the investment. Simply taking away the options to trade leverage stocks would be too much intervention from the central government. I believe restricting what stock or fund the common people are allowed to trade would violate the idea of a free market. It is
It is none of your business what I choose to invest in, and you are not some god-like incredibly talented people. You are just typical government employees trying and failing to appear smarter than the rest of us. We do NOT need you or your rules to "protect" us from investment risks.
We all understand the stock market has become a casino which the SEC refuses to properly
I believe I have the right to use leveraged or inverse ETFs as part of my investment strategy. Since shorting stocks is not allowed in a retirement fund, inverse ETFs give me the freedom to take advantage of situations where market conditions are unfavorable. Likewise, options can be used at far greater risk than leveraged ETFs. That said, some might enjoy the use of options to hedge a large
I oppose restrictions to my right to invest in leveraged and inverse funds. These instruments should be available to the public, and not just a privileged few. They are an important part of investment strategy that can help me hedge/ protect my stocks investments, and sometimes help me achieve enhanced returns when I use them as a limited part of my overall portfolio. I should not have to go
