Good morning, I believe this proposal is wrong! People investing should be able to invest in the funds/stocks that they would like. Having more regulations on things like this would help to keep the smaller man down. There should be no reason for someone that understands trading to do as they fell is right for themselves.

I opposed the investment freedom. I OPPOSE RESTRICTIONS TO MY RIGHT TO INVEST

I should be able to choose what type of investments I want to invest in for me and my family. This should not be restricted by regulations or to whom regulators feel should be allowed to trade. If it's a public investment, it should be open to the public. I have used inverse and leveraged funds to hedge against the huge market crash on 2020. This kept me from losing a significant amount of money in the market when the rest of my portfolio dropped. I am perfectly capable of understanding how these leveraged and inverse funds work and what their risks are.

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. It is very important that you preserve this right for me.

Unless you can guarantee my required return on investments, I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me - not you. I have been investing in leveraged and inverse funds for three years without your assistance. These are valuable tools which help me meet my investment goals and are an important part of my portfolio strategy. PLEASE do not erect barriers between investors and their ability to use these types of funds. We need ongoing access to hedge against losses and to keep our investment goals on track.

What makes the American Financial Markets so exceptional is they are the most innovative markets on earth. What this means is anyone with sound knowledge about a product is willing to take the risk only because such products are available and they trust the provider of those products to do the right thing to closely mirror the benchmark index as much as possible.

This is severe over-reach by regulators in limiting investors options to invest or hedge their portfolios efficiently.

Markets go up and down. There should be easily accessible options to invest in both trends. Walling off "short" products or creating a maze of (additional) regulation does not help the average investor, it hinders them. As a matter of fact, an argument can be made that some of the more liquid, unleveraged short products should be offered in 401k platforms, giving participants maximum choice.

Instead of focusing on restricting retail investors, organizations and bureaucracies should be focused on helping individuals become better investors. Restricting access to these investment classes is not only patronizing, it restricts individual ability to access tools that make meaningful contributions to ones portfolio. This is, frankly, a classist proposal and should be rejected.

It is a "free market", and hence I not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all the public, not just the privileged. I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I have sat for Chartered Financial Analyst examinations, and I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. I do not need these measures imposed on me.