Please note my concerns about proposals to limit my access to various publicly traded investments. The bulk of my investments are either individual stocks or ETFs and mutual funds (either stocks, bonds or various alternatives like REITs or commodities). Occasionally, especially in times of market stress or at highs, I will take very modest positions in inverse products to offer some downside protection. I do this quite often to maintain my general strategy without having to sell assets and incur costs including realising capital gains and taxes.

The ability to use leveraged funds allows investors to reduce risk and achieve decent growth results. If I use 33% of my portfolio to purchase a 3X fund and leave the rest in CD's or an interest bearing account, total money grows at 1X the market and provides a safety net to 67% of the rest of the portfolio if the market tanks. It is for this reason I support the use of leveraged funds to all investors.

It is none of the government's buisness what I do.

The little guy should be able to play the same game big financial institutions play. Don't make equality worse, level the playing field.

I am writing to share my reasons for opposing any FINRA measures that would limit my ability to invest and trade in exchange-traded funds deemed by regulators to be "complex". Limiting members of the public from investing in funds deemed by Regulators to be "complex" is contrary to the most fundamental bedrock of the US Constitution - Government must treat all citizens equally. I believe every investor must be responsible for themselves in choosing the best investment vehicles for their own savings.

There should not be any special process, tests or other to be able to invest in public investments. Leveraged investments are part of an overall strategy that will enable retirement. There is no reason to have any type of regulation on these funds.

I strongly disagree with the regulations on leveraged products that FINRA is proposing. As a retail investor, I should be able to choose my investments and make decisions as to what is right for me and my family, without having to go through some special process, be it passing tests, or meeting some net worth that only privileges those with higher net worths.. who are already advantaged with leveraged products in the first place.

I am against this thought of regulation. Why would you create an industry where it will cost the little guy more to invest. I use inverse funds to slow my losses when I dont want to get out of my base investments. These funds are used to enhance my returns they are not long term investments. Thanks

I have been investing for about 50 years, during that time I have seen a growing manipulation of the equity markets by bankers at the Federal Reserve. They have fattened there own trading accounts by creating excessive liquidity and pushing markets well beyond rational levels (creating a wealth effect). There is no longer value on the "long" side. Inverse ETFs provide a means for value investors to offset the risks of markets returning to "normal".

Leveraged index ETFs such as QLD and QID are an important part of my portfolio. Unlike regular stocks, one has to only track market level for buying and selling these funds and therefore do not need a lot of analysis before investing in them in order to achieve enhanced returns. I believe they should be freely available for trading to the investing public without unnecessary regulations. Thank you!