I oppose any restrictions or limits to the use of leveraged and inverse funds. I use them as a small portion of my portfolios to regulate my risk exposure during difficult markets and make efficient use of my investment capital to enhance returns during good markets. I fully understand how leveraged and inverse funds work and their associated risks. I don't want regulations put in place to limit or control my usage of them.

As a investor we have the right to make investments that work for my family and the genral public investments should be availible to all of the public

Stay out of individual investor decisions please. These are important tools for investors that are not high net worth for hedging and trading. Yes, go ahead and require people to read and understand how they work and the risk but do not restrict access. It's tough enough as it is to compete with wall st and high net worth investors.

How many people have been hurt trading SCO? What problem are you fixing? People assume risk every day in the market. If you think the risk is too high, then restrict access. Else, let folks buy and sell the asset.

You 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 express your views in your own wordsyour comments are more likely to be taken seriously by FINRA if they reflect your own experience and perspective. Not only do you have the right to share your views, but the regulators are required to take your comments into consideration in deciding whether to move forward. Thank you for taking action.

Should be open to all, not just a select few

Please let the investors make their decisions and and evaluate the risks associated. The freedom of the markets is a tremendous right we have and any further degradation of such, is opposed by me and if given the opportunity to vote would vote to oppose this proposed rule.

"Protecting us from ourselves" -- i.e., barring us from choosing to take a on position of high risk and high reward -- has no place in America, especially in an area so obviously volatile as the equity markets. Existing regulations well protect us citizens from being duped.

I use these products primarily to provide short-term protection to achieve my long-term investment goals. Prohibiting them would cause me to deploy even more funds for protection or use options which just as risky in my opinion. Please do not remove this option for me!

Investors should be able to choose their own investments, regardless of the risk. They bear their own responsibility. SEC should not limit an investors ability to choose their own investments. We know every investment bears risks, and there is plenty of research and information available for investors to make their own decisions for themselves and their families.