This REEKS of corruption by the FINRA!!! There is no one out there that FULLY understands every aspect of the stock market, Doctorates (multiple) or none. The market is simple principals that work either on an ETF or common stock. There is not a single stock that is 100% guaranteed to make a profit, some are much more riskier than others. The FINRA should not be Wall Street’s thug enforcer, but should protect an open market and the American Dream. If this passes, it will be another chunk of the American Dream lost! It is my investment and should be my choice how I invest.

Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment strategies. Very valuable tool to use leverage and inverse funds, as they help me protect (hedge) your investments or seek enhanced returns, and I use them as a limited part of your overall portfolio.

Stop this bill!

SEC should look into insider trading of some of our elected officials and FED officials, instead of good and sound investment instruments. Please do things you need to do, not random other things.

I oppose adoption and enforcement of SEC Proposed Rule #S7-24-15. It unreasonable resists access to trading instruments.

I oppose limitations on my investments in leveraged and inverse funds. I want to be able to invest freely.

I believe individuals can and should do proper research and use their own abilities to assess risk exposure. The ability to trade inverse and leveraged funds is indispensable and key to holding a balanced portfolio or responding to volatility in the market. Without inverse funds I personally would have to pull my assets out of the market to react to current and possible future market conditions.

I should not have to pass a test before investing in public securities. I have been investing in all kinds of markets for more than 55 years. I am fully aware of what leveraged funds are and what inverse funds are and what their benefits and risks are. I essentially use leveraged and inverse funds to protect my long term investments.

I should be able to invest like any other investor.

SEC proposed rule s7-7-24-15 would create an environment would remove the abilities to protect long term investments through a short term volatile environment. The rule would ultimately create additional volatility in the equities markets by eliminating the open access to inverse funds to the open market. I strongly recommend against adopting this rule.