please let us citizens to choose how to trade

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 of the public, not just the privileged.

No citizen should be limited in purchasing these type of investments. It makes sense to insure all investors are given the facts about these investments and should be made to read and agree they understand the investment type. But not to limit them to only special classes of Americans.

I OPPOSE RESTRICTIONS TO MY RIGHT TO INVEST. I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks.

Inverse funds are important to me. It's a huge part of my investment strategies. It helps reduce risks when market goes down. I definitely don't want to lose the ability to access inverse funds. Personally, i understand the risks and how to properly use them. The restriction is unnecessary.

I have been using leveraged investments for years. In a down market they serve as protection for my equity investments. They are safer than options as they have no expiration date. In an up market they provide me with more upside than I could afford witha non-leveraged ETF. They should not be restricted to high net worth investors.

Leveraged and inverse funds are highly valued-liquid trading instruments that I find very useful for quickly getting long and or short the market and are frequently used for hedging purposes. These products provide a very effective means to manage capital at market risk and there are no other inexpensive-scalable alternatives available to retail investors. These leveraged products provide investors the opportunity to achieve similar performance without tying up as much capital which increases precious liquidity for other investments and non-investment needs.

Do not restrict my ability to have the same access to securities purchasing and selling as the "pro's" do. I should have the same access to all trades as anyone else, any restrictions is un-American, anti-business, and just plain wrong. It's my money, I should always have the right to invest as I see fit, regardless of the risks. Any restrictions is wrong!

Don't increase stifling rules on trading. These rules won't help to democratize financial services but make them more elite.

My wife and I not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for our family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. We 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 fully capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks, and we do NOT need these measures imposed on us.