Why would you prevent me from making investments of my own choosing. Markets go up and down. Inverse ETFs provide a way for my self-directed IRA to make gains when the market is going down. This year alone, my IRA is up while the general market (s&p, Nasdaq, Russel) are down. I couldn't have that performance without using inverse ETFs. I understand the risk of inverse and leveraged ETFs but also only invest a smaller percentage of my portfolio in such instruments.

I find the inverse funds a valuable tool for a small investor that also trades options. In time like now with a lot of volatility they open up alot of investing options that a long only investor does not even know about. Keep your trading limited to what know and pick good stocks and inverse funds that you understand and a small investor will do just fine. I disagree with the use of naked shorts used by many large investors and feel the SEC should regulate that side of the market.

This is highly constricting and counterproductive to a market that is already under threat!!

Dear regulators: I oppose restrictions to my right to invest. I should have right to choose the public investments.

I have just been made aware of FINRA's proposal to limit investing in certain securities by the general public. I understand the concern that uninformed investors could be harmed financially by making ill-informed decisions on these trades. I myself went through something of a learning curve, and lost a bit at first. I also never invested more than I could afford to lose, either on inverse funds or more traditional investments. This should be the guideline for retail investors. Any investment can go bad, not just inverse and leveraged funds.

I disagree with the idea that these leveraged/inverse funds should be disallowed for purchase by individual investors. The risks are reasonably well-known and the information about them is available for anyone to read. The fund which I am invested in allows me to hedge my portfolio in a way that would not be possible without it. Please allow me to continue to trade these funds.

It is troubling that regulators are trying to limit or stop trading this stock.

I am an individual trader with speculative positions in leveraged, reverse, index ETF's, which were established and are maintained through my retail brokerage account. I am extremely concerned about your proposed new regulations that would require brokers to qualify investors before allowing them to trade these instruments. I was well aware of the risks associated with trades of this type before I entered them, but if I am now to be denied the freedom to make my own strategic decisions, then my risk of loss rises substantially.

Let individuals decide how and where to invest their money.

The current information safeguards for investors appears responsible and appropriate. Absent hard evidence of abuse, misunderstanding or the like, there does not appear to be a compelling need for increased regulatory involvement in this type of vehicle.