There is no need for regulators to dictate what investment products I use. Investors have the right to make that decision on their own.

I should be able to invest my money where I want. I understand the risk/reward ratio and play safe. I should not be penalized for others who cannot manage their risk and are vulnerable

Although I am now an accredited investor, there was a time in my early trading life that I traded instruments that you would now consider complex. By putting complex investments behind regulatory walls, I believe you are not trusting in the intelligence of the public to do their research and investigate their investments properly. This is a thinly veiled attempt to domineer over the investing public with an entirely too heavy regulatory hand.

I OPPOSE RESTRICTIONS TO MY RIGHT TO INVEST

I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for you and your family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I should not have to go through special processes to invest in these securities even though I am a CFA. Leveraged and inverse funds are important tools in investment strategies and can even work as risk mitigants.

To the team at FINRA,

I OPPOSE RESTRICTIONS TO MY RIGHT TO INVEST

In times where corporate pension plans are not existent anymore and the future of social security is questionable achieving high returns in up and down markets and the possibility to hedge are becoming even more important. Leveraged funds allow for potentially higher returns after expenses in cyclical bull markets, while inverse funds can offer protection to the downside during corrections and bear markets.

I OPPOSE RESTRICTIONS TO MY RIGHT TO INVEST

Comments: I have traded leveraged and inverse products for 28 years using defined rules and active management. They allow me to enhance my trading gains.