I (not regulators) know my financial situation, investment time horizon, and how I want to structure my portfolio to meet my financial goals. I should be able to choose investments that are right for me and my family without government interference.

Leveraged funds are an important component of how my portfolio is structured, and I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities like leveraged funds.

While the leveraged products are controversial as longer-term investments, they are helpful for short-term hedging and trading. The unlevered inverse investments are extremely useful hedging tools for equity investors and don't have any of the drawbacks found with levered products. Restricting their use would be a disservice to the investing public who use occasionally need these tools.

There is already a mountain of disclosures required for these investments and the internet does a good job of educating the public on the basics.

As an individual investor, I will OBJECT too much regulatory requirements on investors. It will NOT protect small investors, instead of creates confusion and overhead (which will be added to investors in some way). Most stocks aren't less risky than leveraged and inverse funds are.
Any proposal that testing specialized investment knowledge, demonstrate a high net worth and go though a cooling off period will just sound great, but in real world, it is NOT to do any help to investor..

I don't think we need more regulations or interferance with goverment pertaining to my investments

Please leave investing to investors. I oppose restrictions to my right to invest.

This is my right

I do not need some bureaucratic agency to tell me what I can and cannot invest in. Public investments should be available to the public.
I understand leveraged and inverse securities and I use them to hedge my portfolio from time to time. I don't need FINRA to decide whether or not I can utilize them.
Go regulate something that needs regulation or even better enforce the regulations already on the books.

Its my interests to decide my own investment portfolio including Leveraged and Inverse Funds etc. to reach my investment target, NOT limited by regulator.

To Whom,
I am of moderate net worth (under $3M). I am retired and have been trading for decades. I started using leveraged ETFs long ago, and the ample warnings made me research the issues. I did, and I traded accordingly. Yes, risks are higher, but so too are the rewards, and the warnings that explain the risk that come along with these products are what is needed.
The proposed regulations are ludicrous. These same people can get set-up to trade futures! Many of the leveraged ETFs are of much lower volatility.

I believe I should be able to trade in any form as anyone else. It is my responsibility to be in control of my own assets, whether that be good or bad for my financial health - it is still my responsibility.