No politician should vote to restrict our choices of personal investment especially given the track record of politicians using material non-public information with regularity for years. Politicians did not have the ethical standards to make it illegal all those years, I see no reason why they should try to restrict inverse products in front of a potential recession and stock market drop. I'm sure they will be excluded from these restrictions and the imbalance it will likely cause. This is pretty outrageous.

This would be incredibly unfair and certainly not in line with our constitutional rights. We aren't in grade school and if we work and earn our OWN money then we should have a protected right to invest it any way we feel is best for us.

Regulators need to keep their noses out of investor's business. We should be free to choose which investments we purchase, or ignore. Not only does making regulations more strict go against the very nature of the United States, it could greatly endanger those holding positions in those securities as holders could be forced out at inopportune times leading to forced losses BY THE REGULATORS. This would be the biggest tragedy of all, regulators CAUSING LOSSES to protect the public!

Please don't restrict my ability to trade "complex productswhich could include the leveraged and inverse funds. My net worth is relatively low, but I am perfectly capable of reading pertinent documents and I fully understand what my risk are when trading. I have been trading leveraged and inverse funds for years and want to continue doing so.

We DO NOT need more government intervention or regulation of my /our money!!
Its bad enough Wall Street is manipulated by the few and effects the many. ENOUGH!

This is over-regulation. It is unnecessary regulation.
Why treat investors as if we are children? Please give us some credit.
Frankly, this is infuriating!
Take a deep breathe and stop parenting for goodness sakes!

where is my freedom of investment.

We, not regulators should be able to choose what we invest in. No special process such as an exam should be required. We understand and trade at our own risk. No test can change that. Leveraged & inverse funds are needed in my portfolio. They require less cash and are not subject to earnings volatility or principle changes.

Regarding my right to invest in leveraged and inverse funds.........................I oppose any further restrictions and / or requirements regarding my right to invest in any products in which I choose to invest. I have invested in leveraged and inverse funds for over 20 years and I do not believe that these products need to be regulated any further. I understand the risks and I believe that most people who invest in these types of funds also understand the risks. In fact, inverse funds act as a good hedge for market corrections and bear market as an alternative to cash.

Thank You for your consideration of notice 22-08! While education of shareholders is an important role of Finra's to help protect investors, I feel it is equally important that this education doesn't cross the line into regulatory controls or restrictions of those investors. Thanks again for your consideration!