Preventing average retail investors like myself from leverge and inverse equities causes both great harm and disadvantage. Prevent the smaller players in the market from maximizing profits and hedging to balance out losses. Doing so would force greater risk trades by leaving investors such as myself with dangerous decisions such as shorting equities which can easily cause greater losses than total. It is much safer to long and inverse equity.

I oppose restrictions to my rights to invest. The game is already stacked against the small investors and these proposed rules will only make it more difficult for us. You are only creating a barrier to entry for individuals to protected the walled garden of the ultra-rich. Leveraged and inverse products give an opportunity to hedge and protect our investments and you are effectively taking away the ability to do so for many, many people by implementing this plan. Please don't do it.

As an investor I am aware of the risks and practice due diligence when investing. Inverse funds play an important role in my personal investment strategies. I hedge the markets during times of volatility with Proshares "VIXY" and earn a constant flow of income with options of this instrument. With all investments there is risk, I have been investing for over 30 years and I accept the risk involved. I ask that you please do not add restrictions to how I personally invest.

I have a high (I guess net worth) and have a lot of experience in trading stocks and options. Leveraged ETF's are very valuable to me. They are no more dangerous than any stock or etf . Thank YOU

It feels like all these additional hurdles and restrictions are being considered to benefit the larger hedge funds and money managers and restrict individual investors from access. I have always been able to choose the type of investments that are right for me and my family, I understand the risks as well as benefits to investing. I am an adult and would like to continue the freedom of choice in making adult decisions without the need for regulators to inform me.

I oppose restrictions on my right to invest. All investments carry both risk and reward. A healthy market has abundance of both, best left to each individual investor to analyze, not gate-kept by an overseer. I don't want my market investments funneled through and likely excluded by regulators. I use leveraged funds to hedge my investments and should not have to pass a wealth-hurdle to do so.

I oppose any legislation restricting my right to invest in any public investments. I, not regulators, should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I am perfectly capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. I shouldn't have to go through any special process before investing in public securities.

It is absolutely unfair that you would limit the ability of people to invest in an inverse fund or any stocks in general. This country was built on freedom. Dont restrict the people!

I've invested in funds in question periodically over the past 15 years. They have provided a steady and comfortable addition to my portfolio without fail. The choice was always mine whether through personal research or following due diligence of a recommendation. Leveraged funds allowed me to pay off our home and to buy a car for cash... something not possible to do rapidly with regular growth. Most importantly, investors are not stupid. It's our money and in order to have that money to invest requires intelligence and discipline.

These types of securities are no more complex than calls & puts that have been a mainstay of public markets for decades. I have been in the investment & private equity businesses for about 4 decades and these should be allowed to be purchased by the general public just the same way SPAC's (blind pools) have been able to purchased by small investors.