You not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for you and your family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. Leveraged and inverse funds are important to your investment strategies. Consider explaining ways you use leverage and inverse funds, including that they help you protect (hedge) your investments or seek enhanced returns, and if you use them as a limited part of your overall portfolio

I oppose your attempt to prevent investors from making personal choices as to what public investments I and my family can make. Naturally, you are opposing inverse funds just as the markets have entered a new regime and likely prolonged bear market. Inverse and leveraged ETFs play an important role and allow individual investors advantages similar to hedge funds in providing return opportunities, regardless of market direction. The ability to hedge and outright profit during a market decline is extremely important.

To whom it may concern,

I am alarmed at the new regs that I understand you are considering re: leveraged and inverse funds.

I use them for a hedge not a ridiculous amount of leverage.

I appreciate you looking out for me but I've been licensed several times, I majored in finance in college, and I've taught financial info for over 30 years.

Please, reconsider this action. If you look closely, you'll see that I and my brethren are usually an extremely sharp lot and don't need any help from the government.

I am deeply concerned with proposed increase regulation and oversight of leveraged and inverse funds. I have spent years reviewing and learning about leveraged funds, watched their performance and understand their risks. With careful measures, I have had success using them to increase my portfolio considering in excess of the market (eg SPY). And have steps to cover losses in bear markets.

I have held and trade the leveraged Proshares such as TQQQ and UPRO since 2009. They have been important investment vehicle for me and my family. To restrict my right to trade such ETFs is going to great harm to my financial well being. I urge the regulators not to restrict my right to trade these ETFs.

We do not need more babysitting from government, allow me to decide how will I risk my own money

The United States is a free capitalist country where people have freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. This should reflect from the freedom of investing too--people should have their freedom to choose what and how to invest their money. We save and invest to better our future lives. I diversify in my investments. Leveraged and inverse funds, though by no means of a large portion, are important part of my portfolios. Adding special requirements before one can invest in these public securities will tie investors' hands and impact our freedom to make decisions for our own interests.

I assume all risk as I invest.

After working in the financial industry for over 20 years and now hearing that regulators are wanting to restrict investors on what they can invest in, specifically crypto investments, makes me question the integrity of our regulatory bodies. All investors should have the right to invest in whatever they believe serves their financial goals and future. Is the US becoming communistic like china? It is our right to choose our investments without asking for permission.

It is outrageous that i on a self directed account should not be able to purchase leveraged or inverse securities because someone else wants to babysit me. I should not have a barrier to entry by demonstrating net worth or any other restraints. This is a violation of my freedom to do what i please in the income and money that i have. Seems like a guarding of this assets to be for the most benefited players in the industry to regulate further these securities.