Maria Boikanyo Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
I am a small invest. I would like to trade like you the big traders. So please try your hardest to think about us small traders before you change regulations. Thanks Maria
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I am a small invest. I would like to trade like you the big traders. So please try your hardest to think about us small traders before you change regulations. Thanks Maria
Investors in todays world are much more aware of risks of investing than ever before in the past. Their risk appetite is not a simple measure of what instruments they could invest in as even equities, margin, options, etc allow them to take infinite risk. These regulations seem completely arbitrary and are not in touch with reality. A better and more productive step would be to provide better resources to retail investors for their education instead of such measures.
It is discriminatory to allow certain individuals to invest in some security classes while restricting others. Individual investors should have the freedom to do as they deem appropriate for their own risk tolerances. Leveraged and inverse funds allow all investors to have a diversified risk profile which is important regardless of total net worth.
I would like to maintain my ability to invest in cryptocurrency. Please don't take that away!
TQQQ and similar products are more beneficial me, thus I preferer to be educated and encouraged instead of forcing restriction.
The proposed regulation is a blatant violation of free market principles, i.e. it seeks to coerce conditions on transactions. It also is an egregious violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
I strongly oppose any restrictions to invest in leveraged and inverse securities. This is a fundamental right for any investor. Why would this suddenly become an issue? If I am willing to take the risks for these type of investments why would regulators oppose this?
You are attempting to channel Retail investors into categories in an attempt to regulate their trades. If you would actually regulate the Banks, Brokers and Short Sellers these new regulations against Retail would be unnecessary. It appears that Retail traders have become a threat to your "Status Quo".
I can make my own investment decisions, NOT Big brother regulators. 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, not just the privileged.
As a private investor, we should be able to make our own investment decisions. I/we earned this money, not you. We are entitled to invest our own money however we choose. You let people gamble in Vegas, right? You let people engage in online betting, right? You let people buy cigarettes and alcohol, right? I am fully capable of understanding the risks of leveraged and inverse funds. I'm too smart to smoke or consume excessive alcohol. Leveraged funds are an important tool in protecting my investments and enhancing investment returns at opportune times.