I am deeply saddened by this new proposal, I have several investments in leveraged funds and I fully understand the risks involved.

Please don't put any restrictions and put our current investments at risk

Leveraged and inverse funds should be made available to all investors. Investors should be free to invest in any security that fits their risk tolerance profile. Allowing only specific segments of the market to access these securities creates the opportunity for a wider wealth gap. By opening up investments, such as these kind, to all investors creates a level playing field. Investors should always invest within their risk profile after necessary due diligence.

As an investor I personally oppose any regulations on leveraged and/or inverse funds.

The government should not restrict my investment strategies. Especially when I can only loose my cost bases unlike options.

Government needs to keep it's dirty hands of Americans right to invest. If I want to buy a million inverse efts I have that right. The Government [REDACTED] can't keep your hands off peoples investments that are just trying to pad there retirement. If this is done most people will pull all there money out and the stock market will continue to crash. I promise this will happen only out of pure ignorance from very poor leadership. Leave the investment world alone. Government has already ruined everything it's tried to change. [REDACTED]

Leveraged and inverse funds like those offered by Direxion and Proshares provide individual investors like me the opportunity to take leveraged positions without the need to understand the underlying complex derivatives and options tools used to create the leverage. Please don't add extra restrictions that make the use of the funds more difficult. I already have to regularly sign a statement that I understand the added risks these funds entail.

Why should my investment opportunities be limited?

inverse and leveraged fund is not too complex. normal people understand them and they are tools in investing.

These are very useful tools when used properly

Thank you for your concern for the small investor. Many of us see the investments you are considering for additional regulations and restrictions to be a legitimate means of protecting our hard earned wealth. Life itself is risky. Please consider the impact your decisions will have on those choosing to use these products.