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 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?
Yes
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?
Other.
If Other, Explain:
Periodically
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.)
It's misleading to investors because information from layers 1,2,3 / other data streams must be equally available to all persons without barriers or undue monetary requirements. All trades and options and rules must be explicity available to all investors. Short selling must not be hidden with mismarked trades and penalty should be banned from securities industry for life with one offence as the deciding factor without exceptions.
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 periodically invest and research companies to invest in more often
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 : 5+ Years
Options : None
Mutual Funds : 5+ Years
ETFs : 5+ Years
Futures : None
Cryptocurrencies : 5+ Years
Commodities : None
ClosedEnd Funds : 5+ Years
Money Market Funds : 5+ Years
Variable Insurance Products : 1-2 Years
Business Development Companies : 1-2 Years
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?
Full understanding
11. What else would you like us to know positive or negative - about your experience with online trading and investing?
Payment of order flow should be illegal and not tolerated and always result in being banned from the securities industry for life.
All order flow must be made freely available for the sole purpose of competitive pricing amongst all market participants. No explicit stock information can be retained or processed as the market data must be anonymous so as not to influence any parties.