September 11, 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?
Yes
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?
Daily/more than once a day.
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 had a pre-existing account and downloaded an app or visited a website to access my account
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
Have fun
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 want to see greater risk management tools and warnings I want to see greater ease of portfolio performance tracking against goals...
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 : 5+ Years
Bonds :
Options : 5+ Years
Mutual Funds : 5+ Years
ETFs : 5+ Years
Futures :
Cryptocurrencies :
Commodities : 5+ Years
ClosedEnd Funds : 5+ Years
Money Market Funds : 5+ Years
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?
If high risk activities are undertaken that do not pan out, then margin calls result
11. What else would you like us to know positive or negative - about your experience with online trading and investing?
The financial system is rigged and unequal against the retail trader/investor. When Hedge Funds and/or Banks have the ability to do what retail does not the equal capability or access to do then this needs regulatory fixes. Examples are Payment for Order Flow shut down, redirected transaction flow to off Exchange markets or 'dark pools' i.e. MEMx restricted to give accurate pricing, synthetic shares not created or settled within 3 days, loaning shares not owned should be forbidden, etc. Also, regulatory wise stop biasing towards the Institutions and give equality to retail investors - you are not doing your job as a Fed watchdog