I believe as an experienced investor that I should be able to use leveraged funds to enhance returns on my portfolio or in the case of inverse funds to hedge and protect on the downside for my portfolio. If not allowed to choose my only option would be to open a margin account and use leverage open myself to possibility of margin calls or to potentially short a stock that has unlimited risk.

This rule is very unjust

I think I have the ability to select the assets I invest in. I have an MBA in finance which I think gives me the ability to select the investments I make. However, I think public investments should not be limited to which member of the public invests in them. While I have passed several Finra exams, I don't think every member of the public should be required to before investing in leveraged investments, Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment strategy. I use inverse ETF's instead of shorting stocks.

I undertsand the volatility and how they work. IMHO, They are safer then many speculative growth funds, meme stocks, and crypto.

As an investor I think I fully capable of understanding how Levered and Inverse funds work. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. It is paternalistic to assume all retail investors are woo unsophisticated to trade ETFs such as these. Further, I, and other retail investors, frequently trade options, which truthfully are harder to understand and potentially more dangerous to investors .

What I decide to buy/sell is my business not yours. If you want to offer protection that should be MY choice to take, not yours to thrust upon me. I resent regulators doing that.

Buying these funds isn't any different from investing in high beta stocks, and I'd argue it's actually safer than doing so by focusing on a basket of stocks in a certain sector than only one. It's also safer than trading options, which is what people will be forced to do if they can't trade leveraged ETFs.

I oppose any further restrictions on my ability to invest in leveraged funds.

Please don't interrupt and twist the free market, regulators. Stay away.

Good afternoon, I write to you today as a retail investor who is building a small portfolio. I have found leveraged and inverse ETF products to be integral to my trading strategy, as they allow for enhanced returns. When I first began trading and trying to find ways to enhance my returns, I tried options and nearly wiped out my portfolio. I had to start all over again, and vowed never to use options again. I turned to leveraged and inverse ETFs, and now I am finally able to grow my capital.