This is a violation of freedom. This is totally unacceptable in free world market. This is not a communist stock market.

I have been an investor since the 80s. I invest in a variety of stocks in the hope of owning a share of each companys profits. It is a business. Throughout the years, stocks rise, fall, and rise again. At times, the whole market tanks. The only way to protect myself as a small investor, is to be able to hold inverse investments. Like shorting individual stocks, inverse vehicles should stay on the menu!

Please leveraged stocks for trading. They give better yield than individual stocks

I have been trading and investing for more than 20 years. And I am making a living from trading leveraged and inverse funds. For no reason i should give up my options to be expired in the next year. If there is no other choice, please keep my position. And i will transfer my position to a different broker.

Thanks,
Patrick

Really? I've been trading stocks, bonds, currencies, futures and actual treasury bonds since 1966. I've had a Series 7, 24 and 55. And you want to make me do what? This is a stupid regulation that prohibits me from doing what I want as an investor in public securities. I obviously understand risk, leverages and inverse funds. Restricting my ability to invest in these securities will harm my returns.
Ridiculous.

I use leveraged funds as part of my overall strategy for investing. While they only make up a small portion if my investments, I think they are an important tool in achieving my goals. I should be able to purchase these freely without needing to go through special processes. I understand not only the risks associated with these types of investments, but also the rewards. We do not need regulators gatekeeping these leveraged or inverse funds. This is my money and I should be able to invest it as I see fit.

I vehemently oppose restrictions on how I choose to invest my money in public investment of any kind. I am not a child and it's not your role to treat me like one. I shouldn't have to prove anything to anybody regarding the funds I desire to invest in. I know how to plan my investments. Whether they produce the results I desire is NOT your problem. It is mine. I'm an adult and can make my own decisions. Do not restrict my ability to invest in the instruments I see fit.

I strongly object to this idea. It basically deprived the freedom of retail investors to choose their own favorite financial instruments to trade. If the regulators are so concerned about it, why not publish more education resources to remind the investors about those risks?

Stay out of my investing life.

Please do not restrict the ability of retail customers to invest in Complex Products. In a market downturn, inverse ETFs/ETPs are some of the easiest ways to hedge against falling market. Placing what I view to be artificial restrictions on these types of products will hinder retail customers ability to simply survive a large-scale market correction. I am invested in a very small quantity of inverse ETFs, simply to try and survive a broad market downturn.