August 31, 2021
1. Do you have one or more online trading or investment accounts?
Yes, I have one or more accounts that I access online, either using a computer or a mobile app but I also access the account(s) in other ways (e.g., by calling or visiting in person).
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?
Once to a few times per month
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 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.)
Gamification isnt a problem, ignorance and Payment for order flow are the real problems
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 studied before opening an account
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 : Less Than 12 Months
Options : None
Mutual Funds : 1-2 Years
ETFs : 1-2 Years
Futures : Less Than 12 Months
Cryptocurrencies : 1-2 Years
Commodities : 1-2 Years
ClosedEnd Funds : None
Money Market Funds : None
Variable Insurance Products : 1-2 Years
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?
When a stock rises or goes down quickly there can be a restriction for some minutes. Another way of restriction can happen when Apps like Robin Hood restrict buying and let everyone sell their stocks just because their patrons got into an unfavorable position.
11. What else would you like us to know positive or negative - about your experience with online trading and investing?
American stock market is a joke it lost credibility in less than a year. Fundamentals aren't important anymore