I have held these type of investments in my portfolio for many years.These funds are a limited percentage of my portfolio. However, they have enhanced my bottom line significantly. Regulators have absolutely no business restricting me on my investment decisions. What makes you think that you can make better financial decisions than I can? Further, I make all of my own investment choices and before I make an investment choice I do research, and I certainly do not need to take any kind of test. Please stay out of investment plan and choices

I have been using leveraged funds for years. People should have the freedom to choose their investment vehicles. Risks are on their shoulders. You learn from both good and bad experiences when investing. Please don't limit the options available to the every day investor.

ProShares ETFs have provided me a simple mechanism to hedge some assets to my best expectation of market behavior. In the 3 years Ive used them they have accurately tracked what they are supposed to, and Ive been able to make adjustments as needed. There are far more complicated and risky choices that I would take if these werent available. Please dont limit my access to these in the effort to protect me. Thank you for your consideration.

Comments: I regularly trade inverse funds. I don't find them "complex" at all. Inverse funds are short which ever index they cover and go up when that index goes down. As I am a very small trader it is the safest and easiest way to short the market. If you take this away from me I will have to short individual stocks which is much more risky due to factors involved in individual companies.

I know that inverse funds "degrade" when the market is going up therefore I avoid them. My brokerage gives full disclosure regarding this.

It is unfair to take away these investment products from retail investors and traders while the institutions enjoy the access to plethora of information and sophisticated tools and algorithms to profit from the market.

Anyone that has a brokerage account should be able to buy and sell any public traded stock or etf. It is up to the investor to evaluate the risk not up to regulatory groups. Please continue to allow personal trading as a person sees fit to do for their own situations.

Limiting someones ability to invest in any public securities should only be limited to what they can buy in cash and margin should not be used.

I oppose restrictions on my right to invest in leveraged and inverse funds - funds that are already approved and trading, and which comprise a relatively small share of my portfolio. I understand the risks that are involved, and I have had to express my views on risk regarding investment strategies to my online broker to be able to trade in the first place.

I am a user of the referenced types of funds. I think strong and simple warnings (perhaps enhanced, with some check-off from a user), at most, are adequate to support informed and free choices, and handle the concerns here.

Hi,
I believe the ability to buy leveraged and inverse funds are important part of investing. It is a great way to hedge when used responsibly as limited part of my overall portfolio. It is imperative to have access as this type of investment allows me to invest peacefully during chaotic times as I know I have protection.
Please allow us to continue to have access!