September 26, 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?
Once to a few times a week
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
Have fun
Other
If Other, Explain:
Contribute to the reform of the global financial markets through the greatest transfer of wealth in human history. Can't stop. Won't stop. I just like the stock.
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.)
All of the suggested features are fluff. I want accountability restored to the markets. I want the SEC to truly punish predatory short sellers with crippling repercussions, rather than soft \"fines\" (read: SEC taking their cut). I want platforms to engage in fair trading practices, including not turning off the ability to buy or sell securities simply because entities/institutions have overleveraged themselves with carelessly risky moves and now, like screaming children, wish to cry \"TIME OUT\" while they attempt to cheat their way out of the bed they've made for themselves.
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.)
N/A
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 : Less Than 12 Months
Bonds : None
Options : None
Mutual Funds : None
ETFs : None
Futures : None
Cryptocurrencies : Less Than 12 Months
Commodities : None
ClosedEnd Funds : None
Money Market Funds : None
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?
My understanding is that this can occur whenever it benefits the broker, market makers, hedge funds, banks, or regulatory agencies and particularly if retail stands to win big. My understanding is that the entire market system is predicated on crime and predatory naked shorting, so when these fundamentals become jeopardized, the aforementioned parties are able to collude to suspend or restrict trading. Evidence for this is currently circulating the internet.
11. What else would you like us to know positive or negative - about your experience with online trading and investing?
Payment for order flow is a massive conflict of interest, enabling market manipulation and the fleecing of retail investors. Naked shorting in all forms must be severely punished, preferably under the purview of the FBI, analogously to their oversight of counterfeited currency. There must be lifetime restrictions that prevent former regulatory agents from gaining employment with or consulting for banks, market makers, clearing houses, and hedge funds, in any and all forms. Gary, we're watching you closely.