I am against more regulations that restrict the options of Americans to better themselves. Government over-reach

don't tread on me! let me make my own decisions and don't create ridiculous barriers

Dear FINRA,

I am hereby writing to object to the rule enhancement articulated on Regulatory Notice 22-08, which proposes a restriction on investors' ability to trade complex products and options.

I clearly understand your concern about investors making uninformed investment decisions on options and complex products specifically to leveraged or inverse exchange-traded products. However, a restriction on trading complex products will do more harms than goods.

I oppose any regulations that would restrict the average investor from utilizing ETFs and other products that should be available to the public. Particularly when these products will be restricted to persons of high wealth. This is a blatant attempt at preventing persons of a lower income bracket from generating personal wealth and should be considered segregation of classes.

Individual investors did not blow up the economy in 2008 with the use of leveraged investments they didn't understand, over-leveraged financial institutions (and the credit agencies that bodies like FINRA failed to regulate) did. Are you planning on prohibiting those same financial institutions from using leveraged investment or are you going to once again bend retail over in the guise of "our best interests"?

I oppose the leveraged/inverse ETF restrictions proposed in this regulation, which would disadvantage individual investors and greatly limit investment opportunities.

Leveraged ETFs are very helpful financial tool for retail investors. They are important to my investment approach. It provides investors access to a basket of stocks and in general it has protection against short raids by hedge funds. Please keep these important investment options around. DO not make retail investors even more weaker by taking this tool away from them.

Leveraged fund investment has allowed me to protect my current investment without selling of my current investment. Purchasing leveraged inverse funds hedges my current investment from severe losses without significant capital needs. They are simple and easy to purchase. Limiting access would increase the cost of Government, and allow for only the big players to take advantage of the opportunities they provide. This advantage would make for an even more unfair playing field in securities investment. I beg that Government please keep the markets open for the little guys!

I don't think it's right to limit access to leveraged products. The people should have the ability to make their own decisions with their own money. Creating barriers to entry based off tests or net worth is why there is huge wealth inequality. In the past only the privileged had access to investing in general and now that we've made so much progress in allowing regular people to invest and have access, you all want to take that away and erode years is progress.

Thank you for being useless