The ability to invest how ppl want to invest it critical. I use inverse or leveraged inverse funds to mitigate my stock exposure during volatile times without having to sell stocks and pay capital gains. Eliminating my ability will cost me money as well as restrict my freedom. I strongly encourage you to scrap these unnecessary plans.

I - not regulators 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 personally believe that investor education and knowledge is key to keeping investors safe. All investments should have risks outlined in simple language for investors to understand. However, restricting certain investment to only a select few basically increases market manipulation and puts such power in the hands of some unscrupulous operators. How many times in the history of our markets has a small investor been responsible for a market meltdown or fraud ? Please do not make another tool for the select few. Enact legislation to improve transparency, not decrease access.

Leave us alone. We have been doing this for years. I totally disagree with changing the regulation!

SEC Leveraged and inverse funds are used in particular situations to hedge or enhance certain positions I may have. Rather than selling some or all of a position and causing taxes, I can use an inverse fund to protect my investments. Today, my broker provides information to ensure I have the needed information about using these funds. Please don't add increased scrutiny or requirements to use these instruments.

I greatly oppose this new Rule. As a New investor the ability to pick securities is a privileges I have residing in the U.S. It is my responsibility to research what I am purchasing. Not FINRA's to tell me what I can and cannot purchase.

The only people that should be regulated is those politicians that make and break the rules and then profit from them!

I object to restrictions allowing me to purchase inverse equities

You shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before you can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. We are perfectly capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. Don't limit our free options.

Investments have many safeguards to prevent individuals from investing in products they don't understand. These range from a formal prospectus all the way to a (highly) informal google search (which will readily enumerate the risks involved in investing in leveraged ETFs. That information is easily accessible to anyone who might choose to invest in these products. As a result, regulating these products further takes choice away from investors who have every opportunity to ensure that they are fully informed.