August 29, 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):
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 don't use Robinhood which is the one that has gamified trading. I've seen it and it's like a casino app at times. What needs to end is this payment for order flow with all brokers. I would rather pay the fee that they are receiving to pass my order on elsewhere instead of sending it directly to the stock market. The speed that these computers process that info gives an unfair advantage to those processing the trades. Other countries have it outlawed for a reason. Other countries also restricted shorting during the pandemic but not the good ole corrupted USA. The world is watching closely now because of the meme stocks. We have the technology to track the shares and not allow naked shorting which was supposed to be illegal since 08 but we have learned of the loopholes written in to allow it. It's starting to sicken everyone and that's why everyone keeps holding and buying more of the meme stocks. It's time to do the right thing after decades of letting the big boys rip off retail.
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.)
All I can say is that my knowledge of the market and how corrupted it truly is has grown leaps and bounds since Jan. So many conflicts of interest everywhere. Citidel is a cancer that must be cut out
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 :
Bonds : None
Options : None
Mutual Funds : None
ETFs : None
Futures : None
Cryptocurrencies : None
Commodities : None
ClosedEnd Funds : None
Money Market Funds : 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?
I could be restricted if I did more than 3 day trades in a 5 day period before I opened a margin account. Where are the rules on this that you are referring to?
11. What else would you like us to know positive or negative - about your experience with online trading and investing?
It has never been more obvious to me since January that the market is heavily rigged. Heavily. We see the exact same chart movement for several Meme stocks. Within the past 2wks a YouTuber identified the trading algo pattern in two of them. It's undeniable. It's almost like the algo keeps running it's normal course and shorts or sends orders to the dark pools automatically to keep its course running the same at certain times. I'm sure many are day trading these stocks now that the pattern has been exposed. Over 50percent of all daily trades have been in darkpools for AMC and GME for months now. AMC was 68 percent on Friday and has been over 60 percent for at least 2 months now. It's just sickening and the whole game is being exposed to the world that the US markets are fraudulent. Are you even following what some prominent people on LinkedIn are writing about it as of recently? People who have prestigious resumes. They themselves never knew the corruption was this bad. You better reign in it before the whole house of cards fall.