I do not approve of further restrictions on trading leveraged/ inverse funds. They have been extremely important as hedges for protecting my retirement savings in highly volatile market episodes. This is especially true for the 401k/IRA investor who is restricted from margin and short-selling. The answer should be training investors in how to use these funds prudently, not restricting them.

If you are going to change rules -- do it at a point where the commodity is at a neutral point -- say nat gas at $3.00 that way you do not hurt investors who need the inverse to recover a position affected by a parabolic run up -- do it -- but not at a point that seriously hurts some investors

The last time I checked FINRA wasn't putting any money into my brokerage accounts. That being the case I respectfully request that you refrain from putting restrictions on how I invest the money that I have made (what's left of it after taxes). I do not invest in a great number of leveraged or inverse funds. I do, however, use these types of investments on occasion and I fully understand the risks involved. Thank you for treating investors with respect.

As a retail investor, the broad availability of investment products in securities and other asset classes is invaluable. Products such as leveraged and inverse funds are a definite value to retail investors such as myself, and any regulatory actions that limits or removes the ability to invest in leveraged and inverse funds is not appropriate nor wanted.

I oppose regulations restrictions on my right to invest in funds I choose, including leveraged funds.

I have used ETF's that allow me to invest in movements in the to corn, soybeans, and oil for years. These allow a traditional investor to invest in a commodity without having to be a commodity trader or a holder of the actual commodity.

I LOVE funds that allow me to invest in LONG or SHORT positions against the DOW or Nasdaq indexes. This allows me to make money in any market condition.

Why would you limit my ability to make money under any market condition and with any commodity? The risk is the same when investing on stocks or other funds.

I am fully capable of choosing the investments appropriate for my situation. I should have the right to invest and take risk in anything legal investment that I see fit. It is my risk, no FINRA or anyone else's risk. Anyone investing knows they are taking the risk to lose some or all of their capital. We do not need special processes or tests to take. I already signed documents with my broker indicating an understanding of the risks involved. Stop stacking the deck against the retail investor with rules like limiting investments vehicles or day trading limits.

I strongly oppose restrictions to "MY RIGHT TO INVEST" !!!!!

I currently use a leveraged inverse fund to protect my portfolio. As it does not pay dividends, I'm not heavily in it, it only serves to protect my capital. While you should protect investors from fraud, this is simply not fraud. I have a right to invest any way I choose! If these types of investments didn't work, the market would take care of them. My portfolio would be much more vulnerable to large market shifts without these funds. I expect to continue to have unrestricted access to invest in these funds.

These proposed regulations are outrageous. In a time when markets are posed to melt down, what other hedge does the average investor have but leveraged and inverse funds? These funds are not difficult to understand, certainly no more difficult than the average vastly overvalued equity or byzantine mutual fund.

This seems like a way of preventing normal investors from protecting ourselves in tumultuous times, not a way of protecting normal investors.