Limiting investment options, such as leveraged and inverse funds, to those that meet special income or asset tests is clearly discriminatory. These types of restrictions allow for the wealthy to financially gain from certain economic opportunities, while investors who are economically challenged would not be allowed to take advantage. The government would be restricting people who freely desire to purchase a form of investment insurance from doing so. I find that these types of investments are often restricted or removed when they will be needed most. Who are you really protecting?

It's a dumb rule and may push people to more dangerous investments, like the gambling parlor we call the options market. The holdings of these etfs are made known to people and are fairly easy to understand. Instead of buying AAPL and MSFT individually, I can buy TECL with the added bonus of NVDA.

Hello, I wish to keep the ability to use leveraged and inverse ETFs in my trading. I use these to protect my account. For example, I use the 2x leveraged inverse treasury ETF (symbol TBT) to protect bond holdings in my portfolio as interest rates rise. I have used inverse Nasdaq 100 leveraged ETF (symbol SQQQ) to protect my holdings in technology stocks when the market enters a down trend. We need to allow the small investor to have these tools. If they are unavailable to us then we are at a disadvantage to the big banks and brokerages.

I am writing to express my opposition to regulations being considered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), that may prevent me from being able to buy leveraged and inverse funds and other popular investments that may be deemed to be too complex for the average investor. I, as an individual, should have the ability to choose what investments are right for me. Public investments should be available to all of the investing public not just the privileged few. In addition, I should not have to pass some test to be able to invest in these public securities.

I oppose restrictions to my right to invest in public investments. I have utilized leverage and reverse funds as a limited part of my overall portfolio to protect (hedge) my investments and returns. I am against the addition of measures being proposed which will limit public investments to just the priviledged. Thank you.

I am absolutely apposed to the limitations on my investment. I should have the right to choose to invest whether in inverse stocks or not, instead of the regulators attempting to create a stronghold and strongarm to force citizens to do what they want.
We are in a free and democratic republic, and I refute the Marxist, communities agenda, and say NO to their attempt to give the rich more leverage, and defraud the every day hard working American.

If the regulators feel that many are hurt financially from these funds, then the new regulations make sense and are needed. I appreciate them protecting those who are blinded by greed from themselves.

I oppose restrictions to my right to invest

Do not restrict any investors ability to buy leveraged or any other legal fund.

Please let us the investors make decisions to choose the public investments that are right for us and our family.

I believe Public investments should be available to all of the public,
not just the privileged.

Limiting our choices are against equity and good governance and appreciate not putting artificial barriers to our already highly regulated access to all investments.