August 27, 2021
1. Do you have one or more online trading or investment accounts?
Yes, I have one or more accounts that I access using a mobile app.
2. If your response to Question 1 is Yes, do you think you would trade or invest if you could not do so online using a computer or using a mobile app?
No
3. On average, how often do you access your online account?
Daily/more than once a day
4. On average, how often are trades made in your online account, whether by you or someone else?
Once to a few times per month.
5. If you access your account online, did you have the account first, and only began to access it electronically later? Or did you open the account with the idea that you would access it electronically immediately?
I downloaded an app or visited a website first, and then opened up an account with the company
6. My goals for trading or investing in my online account are (check all that apply):
Save and grow my money for short-term goals (in the next year or two)
Save and grow my money for medium- to long-term goals
7. What would you like us to know about your experience with the features of your online trading or investment platform? (Examples of features are: social networking tools games, streaks, or contests with prizes points, badges, and leaderboards notifications celebrations for trading visual cues, like changing colors ideas presented at order placement or other curated lists or features subscription and membership tiers or chatbots.)
I have little to no faith in the online trading platforms with their relationship to the market as a whole. I do not believe that they as companies work with my best interests at heart in obtaining a best price. I do not trust the entities the route my orders in a way that would allow the market to accurately reflect the true value of a stock price. i believe that their is too mcuh close relations between hedge funds, market makers and the companies who allow trades on their platforms in a sense that trading platforms will throw retail investors under the bus to prevent buy/ sell orders to protect institutional investors. I firmly believe that there is blatant corruption at the heart of wall street and that, despite my goals as listed in question 6, i would be lucky to be able to keep up with inflation whilst multi national corporations milk retail investors dry.
I also believe that the SEC are not working hard enough to combat any of the concerns that i may have and that polls such as this are merely a lip service to act as though work is being done or to pretend that concerns are shared.
8. If you were trading or investing prior to using an online account, how have your investing and trading behaviors changed since you started using your online account? (For example, the amount of money you have invested, your interest in learning about investing and saving for retirement, the amount of time you have spent trading, your knowledge of financial products, the number of trades you have made, the amount of money you have made in trading, your knowledge of the markets, the number of different types of financial products you have traded, or your use of margin.)
I have little to no faith in the online trading platforms with their relationship to the market as a whole. I do not believe that they as companies work with my best interests at heart in obtaining a best price. I do not trust the entities the route my orders in a way that would allow the market to accurately reflect the true value of a stock price. i believe that their is too mcuh close relations between hedge funds, market makers and the companies who allow trades on their platforms in a sense that trading platforms will throw retail investors under the bus to prevent buy/ sell orders to protect institutional investors. I firmly believe that there is blatant corruption at the heart of wall street and that, despite my goals as listed in question 6, i would be lucky to be able to keep up with inflation whilst multi national corporations milk retail investors dry.
I also believe that the SEC are not working hard enough to combat any of the concerns that i may have and that polls such as this are merely a lip service to act as though work is being done or to pretend that concerns are shared.
9. How much experience do you have trading or investing in the following products (None, 12 months, 1-2 years, 2-5 years, 5+ years):
Stocks : 1-2 Years
Bonds :
Options :
Mutual Funds : 1-2 Years
ETFs :
Futures :
Cryptocurrencies :
Commodities :
ClosedEnd Funds :
Money Market Funds :
Variable Insurance Products :
Business Development Companies :
Unit Investment Trusts :
10. What is your understanding, if any, of the circumstances under which trading or investing in your account can be suspended or restricted?
I have little to no faith in the online trading platforms with their relationship to the market as a whole. I do not believe that they as companies work with my best interests at heart in obtaining a best price. I do not trust the entities the route my orders in a way that would allow the market to accurately reflect the true value of a stock price. i believe that their is too mcuh close relations between hedge funds, market makers and the companies who allow trades on their platforms in a sense that trading platforms will throw retail investors under the bus to prevent buy/ sell orders to protect institutional investors. I firmly believe that there is blatant corruption at the heart of wall street and that, despite my goals as listed in question 6, i would be lucky to be able to keep up with inflation whilst multi national corporations milk retail investors dry.
I also believe that the SEC are not working hard enough to combat any of the concerns that i may have and that polls such as this are merely a lip service to act as though work is being done or to pretend that concerns are shared.
11. What else would you like us to know positive or negative - about your experience with online trading and investing?
I have little to no faith in the online trading platforms with their relationship to the market as a whole. I do not believe that they as companies work with my best interests at heart in obtaining a best price. I do not trust the entities the route my orders in a way that would allow the market to accurately reflect the true value of a stock price. i believe that their is too mcuh close relations between hedge funds, market makers and the companies who allow trades on their platforms in a sense that trading platforms will throw retail investors under the bus to prevent buy/ sell orders to protect institutional investors. I firmly believe that there is blatant corruption at the heart of wall street and that, despite my goals as listed in question 6, i would be lucky to be able to keep up with inflation whilst multi national corporations milk retail investors dry.
I also believe that the SEC are not working hard enough to combat any of the concerns that i may have and that polls such as this are merely a lip service to act as though work is being done or to pretend that concerns are shared.