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Did Your Broker Sell You Unregistered Barclays VXX Exchange-Traded Notes? Our Experienced ETN Loss Attorneys Can Help You Explore Your Legal Options

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas ETN Loss Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) is investigating claims of losses involving the sale of $17.7B in unregistered exchange-traded notes (ETNs) that were issued by Barclays. Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) was the trustee for these Barclays ETNs.

These synthetic debt instruments were connected to futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). They were meant to offer short-term exposure to equity market volatility and would not have been suitable for retail investors.

When Leveraged And Inverse ETFs Lead To Serious Investor Losses. Our Trusted ETF Attorneys Can Help You Determine What Happened

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas ETF Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) represents clients who have suffered losses from all kinds of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including leveraged ETFs and inverse ETFs. These are complex investments, and you want to retain a knowledgeable securities firm that understands these products and why they can warrant grounds for a FINRA lawsuit against your broker-dealer.

ETFs are a kind of security that tracks a financial instrument, like an index or a security. They trade on exchanges and have a price that is impacted by what it is tracking.

Denver, Colorado Failure To Supervise Lawyers

Working With Investors Throughout Colorado Who Have Loss Claims Against Brokers and Investment Advisers

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas, Colorado Failure To Supervise Lawyers (investorlawyers.com) represent investors who have sustained losses because of financial advisor misconduct or negligence. This can include a failure to supervise by the broker-dealer or investment adviser where the registered representative is affiliated.

For Investors, T-Rex 2X Inverse Nvidia Daily Target ETF Losses May Be Significant. Contact our ETF Fraud Law Firm Today To Explore Your Legal Options

The ETF Fraud Law Firm of Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is continuing to speak to investors who sustained serious losses after their broker promoted and sold the T-Rex 2X Inverse Nvidia Daily Target ETF to them. This leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) was always a high-risk, very speculative, volatile investment and would have likely been unsuitable for inexperienced, retail investors from the start. That doesn’t mean it would have been an appropriate investment recommendation for every accredited or sophisticated investor either.

Unfortunately, not too long T-Rex 2X Inverse Nvidia Daily Target ETF’s share price dropped by 96% when Nvidia Corp’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock went up by 221.08%, which may have resulted in significant investor losses. If you speak with one of our skilled ETF loss attorneys, we can help you explore your legal options during your free, initial case assessment.

Did Investors Lose Money In T-Rex 2X Inverse Nvidia Daily Target ETF’s Stock Drop? Our ETF Loss Recovery Attorneys Are Investigating

If you sustained losses after your financial advisor marketed and sold the T-Rex 2X Inverse Nvidia Daily Target ETF (BATS:NVDQ) to you, contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) today. This exchange-traded fund (ETF) experienced a decline after Nvidia Corp’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock rise of 221.08%. Inversely, T-Rex 2X Inverse Nvidia Daily Target ETF share price went down by 96%.

This exchange-traded fund is meant to correspond to twice the inverse performance of Nvidia Corporation’s stock. It lets investors bet against Nvidia stock’s performance or hedge to existing long positions in Nvidia.  The T-Rex 2X Inverse Nvidia Daily Target ETF is supposed to rise in value when Nvidia’s stock price goes down. The ETF is supposed to lose value when Nvidia’s stock price goes up. Derivatives are used by the leveraged ETF to bet against Nvidia’s performance.

Our Experienced ETF Investor Loss Lawyers Represent Retail Investors, Retirees, and Sophisticated Investors

Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Ranked Among The “10 Worst” of 2022

According to FinancialPlanning, actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) made its list of the “10 worst-performing US ETFs of 2022.” The compilation is based on year-to-date returns as of December 27, 2022 with data coming from Morningstar Direct:

Our Skilled ETF Fund Investor Loss Attorneys Continue to Investigate Brokers Over Alerian MLP And Others

Morningstar Lists 15 Funds as “Wealth Destroyers” 

Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP Investor Loss Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) remains hard at work investigating the brokerage firms that may have unsuitably sold investments in Alerian MLP ETF (AMPL) to investors leading to significant losses in their portfolios. Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas Investor Loss Attorneys has already represented a number of investors who lost substantial savings in AMPL and similar risky/poor-performing funds.

Should You Call an ETF Investor Loss Lawyer You Suffered Investor Losses in Ark Innovation ETF

Cetera and Other Broker-Dealers Now Facing ETF Investor Loss Claims From Customers

Many investors of the Ark Innovation Exchange-Traded Fund (ARKK) have been blindsided by their losses. According to sources, the ETF has lost more than 55% year-to-date and has seriously underperformed in the broad market. This is a complex structured note that has proven to be incredibly risky and volatile. It is also non-diversified, with nearly 50% of its total assets invested in just 10 companies.

Brokers Allegedly Involved Were Also Harvest Group Wealth Management Investment Advisers 

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin has filed a complaint against Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments (PKS Investments), accusing the broker-dealer of failing to supervise its financial advisors. These advisors who were dually registered through another financial firm allegedly sold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that were unsuitable for customers. 

This other firm was Waltham-based investment advisor Harvest Group Wealth Management. As a result, the state securities regulator contends that investors suffered $2.3M in losses.

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