The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has tightened its regulation of highly leveraged ETFs and halted the launch of new products with leverage of 3x to 5x.

Following recent market volatility, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has tightened its oversight of highly leveraged ETFs, issuing warning letters to relevant issuers and effectively halting the launch of new products with leverage of 3 to 5 times.