August 28, 2021
1. Do you have one or more online trading or investment accounts?
Yes, I have one or more accounts that I access both online using a computer and 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):
Keep the amount of money I have, while keeping up with inflation
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
Other
If Other, Explain:
I want to feel like I have a chance to win, to escape the mundane and prefer the market to a casino, though I believe the odds are similarly stacked.
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.)
Robinhood others turning off the buy button is market manipulation. I see bad actors in positions of power, rules sidestepped, loopholes exploited. The secret to success in the American markets appears to be crime. I'm just a single mother trying to make the most of my money and time. Please level the playing field for retail investors. Individuals accessing trading accounts via apps or online isn't the problem here. Haven't you all been following superstonk?
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.)
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 : 2-5 Years
Bonds : None
Options : 2-5 Years
Mutual Funds : 5+ Years
ETFs : 1-2 Years
Futures : 1-2 Years
Cryptocurrencies : 5+ Years
Commodities : None
ClosedEnd Funds : None
Money Market Funds : 2-5 Years
Variable Insurance Products : None
Business Development Companies : None
Unit Investment Trusts : None
10. What is your understanding, if any, of the circumstances under which trading or investing in your account can be suspended or restricted?
Great question This is market manipulation Thanks to the leaked audio of a phone including Vlad and Elon many are aware of the backdoor deal made to avoid margin calls due to the idiosyncratic stock GME (GameStop) surging. This will become more public. I'm hopeful that as the truth is revealed via reddit the SEC and CFTC feel the public pressure and make the necessary changes needed to ensure transparency in a fair and free market. That would be great, our children are watching.
11. What else would you like us to know positive or negative - about your experience with online trading and investing?
I love being able to access my account anywhere, anytime and appreciate the personal responsibility of planning for my family's financial future.