Limiting small investors from open areas of the market is not support a fair market. Allowing only those with excess funds to access various securities is not a fair market. What you are considering by not allowing all persons all access to all public funds is really manipulating the market for the benefit of the few; that is not a fair market.

I am not an expert in investments, but I understand how the stock market works. It is my decision to invest a part of my savings in the stock market, I think its one of the liberties of this beautiful country. Plus, I think I will gain more money in the long run than what the banks can offer me. Surely my money in the bank will lose value everyday with inflation. I hope these restrictions are not established, BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT!!!!!!!! Not just the privileged.

Under the current and long-standing disclosure-based system, I as an investor should have the right to decide which public equities, bonds and funds I want to buy. The newly announced changes suggested by FINRA will upend that principle, giving regulators and not me, the investor the decision making opportunity to decide what public securities I can and cannot invest in. This is not acceptable and should not be pursued.

The use of inverse and leveraged funds are a part of my investment strategy. Current regulations and requirements that are in place are proper and necessary. The brokerages are required to warn of the inherent risks as well as obtain written statements from clients that these risks are understood and accepted. LEAVE THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE. STOP TRYING TO SQUASH THE INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR. The ability to short in down markets is critical to an individual investor's success. How else can I hedge my portfolio in down markets?

Please, do not impose restrictions or limit the options for the general public to invest.
You may have good intention by restricting access to certain type of investments; however, that is part of the risk and due diligence that everyone is willing and entitled to take.

Following this logic, we may end one day also restricting the right to start your very own small business, since many of then fail within the first two years.

I oppose any regulation, other restrictions, or complications for me to invest in leveraged and inverse funds. I sometimes use these products for a limited part of my investment portfolio, to hedge the portfolio and increase my overall return.
Sincerely,
Mats Andersson
San Francisco

I strongly oppose any regulations of restriction on buying TQQQ or SQQQ, its our right to purchase any stocks or ETFs, this is call free market . Thank you!

Let the investors decide what to do

I like to continue to invest in leverage equity

I am a sophisticated investor with 45 years experience in investing in the stock market I have mutual funds, bond funds, and stocks in my portfolio. It is an investment built over the years to its current value of 2.2 million dollars. I could net have done this without the Leveraged funds I have invested in. I use the them as a long term investment and I use the inverse funds like TQQQ as a hedging device for long positions in the market. They are critical in my portfolio.

I believe it is my right to invest in any publicly held stock.