How about you guys make sure everyone is square about ethics and close politicians loopholes first. Nancy Pelosi and her husband are better investors than Warren Buffet. Having over 60% returns where Warren has never gotten over 20%. You think that has something to do with their access to inside information?
Why are we being closed off from investing? Who gets to invest then? Should be open to everyone or noone. What you should regulate is foreign investors on our shores.

I can make the decisions about my investments rather than authorities. Also, no tests should be applied to invest in leveraged etc. investments, either!! Its the invest-ors responsibility!!

George McCleskey IV

LEVERAGED ETFs AND INVERSE FUNDS ARE ONE OF THE FEW WAYS AN INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CAN OUTPERFORM THE MARKET (WITH RISKS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. SOME HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR A DECADE OR SO. YOU ALLOW INDIVESTOR TO USE LEVERAGED INVESTMENTS WITH OPTIONS USING "PUTS" AND "CALL" OPTIONS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR DECADES. WHYNOT TRY TO RESTRICT THEM? AND WHY NOW??

Although only a small portion of my investment these options are important and should not be subject to increasing regulation. Although trending in today's society, regulating personal freedom is not needed and represents yet another overstep.

STOP CORRUPTION

Keep your corrupt governments greedy hands out if! A free market means free.

Once again, when the democracts take power all they want to do is take away trading options for the guy. I don't have a pension like you people, us out here have to save and invest to secure our retirements. Now you want to stop the little guy from trading complex products - Proshares. I am currently using these to offset the losses from the market sell offs. Otherwise I have sit back and watch my accounts lose money. Stop taking away are only means of trying to get retirement money.

The fact that members of Congress are able to make investments that are not available to ordinary citizens should be absolutely illegal! Investors should not be barred from legitimate opportunities... PERIOD!!!

I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I understand leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. I do not need these measures imposed on me. Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment strategies.

The elements of your proposed legislation is unfair, arbitrary and capricious.
I opposed it on the grounds that it is discriminatory, and an intrusive overreach of a regulatory agency.

I believe that if banks and large investing institutions such as corporations can invest in a financial instrument then so should a free American have that right as well.

Mitch Naylor