I am a small investor who would like to continue to choose my own investments, including the ones that this FINRA rule would restrict as too "complex". I've spent considerable time educating myself on investment theory and the value of a diversified portfolio, and I use a mix of "complex" and conservative investments to match my goals and risk tolerance. If the new rule is approved, I would lose the flexibility to use these investments.

My husband and I invest casually in video games, automotive, and TQQQ. I feel everyone should have access to public investments. To invest in any stock or fund involves some risk. That is the nature of it. My family should have the same access to investments that we have always had. If we were restricted from trading TQQQ, wouldnt that take the free out of free market?

I strongly oppose any regulator telling me that I cannot invest in public investments! Don't need to jump through hoops and complete all the bureaucratic red tape in order to participate in the investment of public securities like leveraged and inverse funds. Without access to these investment tools it will severely
impact my ability to protect and balance my portfolio. Please vote no to place any restrictions or regulations on the above mentioned investments!

Thank you for your consideration.

We need to have a say in our own investments

I fully understand how these leverage funds work, so please let us continue trading these funds as we always have. Thanks.

I am capable of determining my risk and making my own financial decisions. When you contribute to my investments I'll seek your opinions.

It has come to my attention that there maybe regulations imposed on investors who invest in Inverse ETF's. I am a very small investor. My account size is less than $50,000. However, I use these ETF funds as a counterweight to my 401k investment accounts and other investments.

I an a average Joe Trader and Have been trading for over 40 years. I don't need the government telling me what I can or cannot trade. the governments job is to keep things fair for everyone also make sure the the average trader has the same data and info as the professional traders.

Thank you for your time

Leveraged products are a useful, and even vital, tool in creating a portfolio to weather volatile markets in a high inflation economy. Restricting access to them, especially now, and reducing investor choices only makes the environment for investors worse. If such leveraged ETFs are unavailable, investors may have no choice but to take on significantly more risk (and at higher expense) by creating their own equivalent synthetic positions with puts and calls. Most passive investors have neither the time, resources, nor expertise for that, but they will try anyway.

It's absolutely ludicrous to try and take away from the individual investor the ability to access leverage in (arguably) a safer way than using margin loans. If institutional investors have access to total return swaps, retail investors should have access to leveraged ETFs. If people make bad decisions and lose money, at least they're only damaging one life. Not the millions that institutions damage when they borrow money and make bad choices.