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Anonymous Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08

I am a financial professional. I used to work for market dealer and I was not allowed to trade options. Leveraged ETFs gave me the opportunity to get some leverage and get a piece of the returns reserved only for big players like Hedge funds and Investment banks. I started trading options after I left the broker dealer. I was fully educated and knowledgeable of how to manage risk. Good market returns should be available to all retail investors. They should not be reserved to Hedge funds and other market dealers.

Vincent Manopoli Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08

While I fully understand the need to have informed investors by placing common investment vehicles such as ESG funds , CEFs, ETF etc. on the list only serves to limit investments from the "common citizen".

In addition artifical barriers such as " broker approval" and tests seem to tilt the landscape toward forcing individuals to use "advisors" who charge fees. We know how well that works with products like annuities which are often hawked to investors based on the fear of loss.