Re FINRA Notice 22/08
I oppose any proposed restriction on leveraged, inverse of other investments based on:
Net worth
Investment knowledge
Broker approval
Trading frequency

These would be unwarranted and inappropriate interventions into free markets.

Please do not make this change. It will hurt people like me in creating and saving for our our future.

Regulations on investments only allow the already rich to gain wealth. NOT protect the everyday person. I and many people will look into leaving the country for nations who value individual accountability, choice, and financial freedom.

I use inverse bond funds as a speculative tool to profit from a rise in interest rates just like someone who would sell bond futures short. Trading bond futures is more leveraged and riskier than what I am doing so why would you limit what I am doing but not restrict bond futures trading as well. There is no logic to that. I am asking you to NOT take my right to buy and hold inverse and leveraged funds away from me. To do that and continue to let people trade higher leveraged futures contracts would not be fair.

Do not limit my ability to invest in leveraged and inverse funds. Doing so will only further rig the system in the hedge fund and large firm favor.

I oppose these limitations on my investments.

We need more choices not less. I will ask my elected representatives to block this rule.

Investments that I've personally picked have been better performing than those of financial advisors. I have an MBA in Finance and am educated enough to make my own financial decisions.

I dont understand the need for this regulation.

I understand the risk of EVERY investment I make, whether it be real estate, art, stocks, ETFs, etc. Furthermore, I understand leveraged risk, and I gladly risk what I can afford to lose. I dont know why FINRA feels the need to impose restrictions on such public securities. Baffles me.

Furthermore, leveraged and inverse funds are vital to my trading/investing strategy. They allow me to hedge when needed, and I find more comfort in a fund versus a specific stock at times.

Dear FINRA regulators,
I want to make it clear that I am against you deciding what I can invest in and what I cannot. I understand you are considering stopping me from investing in leveraged funds. I understand some people may not understand how these funds work, but I know both the risk and opportunity, and those risks are made clear by the fund owners and by Fidelity through whom I invest in them. Please drop this unnecessary legislation.