What personal trading restrictions are there within ER? I get not trading anything within your sector but what about futures? I have done pretty well day trading futures on the side
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It requires pre approval from compliance and at some firms a minimum holding period (30, 60, 90 days, etc.)
Usually it’s just single stocks in your sector/coverage that are the issue, not ETFs, Futures, etc.
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