Completely unfair - the public should be able to take whatever risk they see fit without being subject to excessive requirements. These rules would literally be limiting the public's access to high-risk/high-ROI investments for little reason. There should be tools available to anyone who is interested in going beyond traditional investing (i.e. daytrading, speculation, etc.). Adding literal pay-to-play rules does not make for a healthy market.

i love the use of leveraged etfs. i find them much safer than trading individual stocks that can implode and never recover

I oppose restrictions on public investments to so-called "complex products" including leveraged and inverse funds. Preventing the general public from accessing these types of investments will subvert the ability of non-high-net-worth individuals from offsetting losses during periods of economic retraction as well as capitalizing during times of volatility with calculated risk-taking.

I urge you not to interfere with how I can buy Pro shares.

I am able to handle my investments properly, and it is beyond infuriating to consider that the regulators might interfere in my own decisions. This must not happen! Individual investors must retain the ability to make their own business and personal decisions.

I do not wont to lose my rights to trade stocks etc. I do not need to take a test. This is a free country why should I be restricted to trade ?

I have come to conclude, after so many years of buying and selling securities in my retirement portfolio, that I have developed a set of guidelines borne of my research and experience that provide me with the confidence to continue trading, including in complex products. AND, each trader is different and has developed their own guidelines. Therefore, I don't have confidence that FINRA can provide effective guidelines that would be suitable for all traders of these types of products.

Given the horrible performance of the stock and bond markets this year, it is incredible that the government would attempt to limit, or make more difficult, access to products that can be used to hedge positions. This sends a clear message that individual investors are disadvantaged relative to large, politically powerful market players. This is a terrible idea.

I am a small-account retail trader who frequently makes use of things like index and stock options and leveraged ETFs, and my comments are made from that admittedly limited perspective. A couple points.

I oppose restrictions on my right to invest in public investments. It would be unfair to limit that ability to just the privileged. Public investments should be available to everyone. There should be no requirement to pass a test before being able to buy public funds. It is my obligation to myself to understand the risks involved in leveraged ETFs. Investing in leveraged index funds over the last four years has allowed me to retire and continue to generate a substantial income. These proposed regulations of public funds is unamerican.