I not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I am fully capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. I do not need these measures imposed on me. Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment strategies.

I have been actively trading for for 40 years. I have experience in trading comodity futures as well as stock options. I am fully aware of and accept the risks involved in leveraged and inverse funds.

I oppose any proposed regulations that could limit or restrict my ability to purchase or sell inverse or leveraged funds. I do my own homework, and am aware of the risks involved with these types of investments. It should not be the job of FINRA to protect me from myself.

Thank you.

I should not be asked to pass a test to buy certain securities

I have been trading leveraged stock funds and I dont believe they need any additional education than a regular stock.

As a small time investor leveraged ETFs present one of the safest and most reliable ways for portfolio to have exposure that is leveraged higher than the market value. The risks associated with these assets are made clear and are readily presented before investing. I strongly believe that the money I earn is mine to invest in what I see fit and that regulators have no right or business to restrict access to leveraged assets.

When did it become appropriate to act as a nursemaid to grown-up investors?

Evermore rules and regulations are the lifeblood of the bureaucratic / political world. Little do they know or care that these rules and regulations lead to a less robust economy based on free enterprise and unfettered competion.

We do not appreciate the nanny state trying to "protect" us from ourselves!

Trading leveraged ETFs should be treated as other stocks without limitations. First, trading leveraged ETFs is a way to use less expenses but protect one's assets under risky environment if one doesn't know how to trade options. Secondly, while options require approval and have different levels, leveraged ETFs do not have same attributes as options such as losing all premiums or trading uncovered. I urge that we sustain traders' freedom of choosing stocks under our demoncratic country.

I'm writing in opposition of the proposed restrictions to the right to invest in leveraged ETFs. Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment strategies. I have 20+ years of trading experience and leveraged funds is one strategy I employ as part of my investment plan.

I do not want to have to go through any special process if i want to trade inverse or leveraged instruments. I am capable of understanding these funds and their risks