I am a 79yo conservative investor that uses SH & DOG to hedge my long positions. This enabled me to lose only 7% when the market dropped 31% in early 2020. Please do not take away my ability to do this Thank you.

I am not in favor of limiting investor choice when it comes to these types of funds, which allow investors an element of diversification with reduced committment of funds, which is especially useful given the high degree of correlation of all common stocks and bonds in the current Fed-related stock market correction. It may allow investors the ability to confiently hold core portfolios long term (it does in my case).

Leveraged ETFs are a critical tool for investors. Lifecycle investing studies show that in the absence of funding constraints, young investors are best served by the use of leverage. 100% equity is too low a number for investors in their 20s and 30s. Do not interfere with my choice.

The government should not impede a citizens right to invest their money.
An individual knows their finances better than the govenrment.

For the past decade I have invested a small fraction of my portfolio (between 1 and 4%) in leveraged mutual funds and ETFs. I realize that these are quite risky and that rebalancing is required. But a careful investor who is mathematically inclined is capable of handling them. The people you propose to prohibit from trading leverages funds are exactly those who should be able to continue doing so, with their own money.

I have my own investment strategy using proshares with mix of other shares, i already hold many proshares that are in deep loss due to markets now and i hope i will have flexibility on when to buy/sell .

I really wish the government would butt out. If I want to gamble my rent money you have nothing to say, but you want to regulate trading. Then you look the other way when banks and hedge funds break the law. Do us all a favor and spend your time [REDACTED], you are just going to screw things up.

I oppose restrictions to my right to invest. Public investments should be available to all not just a few.

Comments: Stop thinking retail investors are too stupid to use financial products.

Its absolutely ridiculous to think that, with the current alerts and warnings on retail brokerage software, we(retail) are unable to understand the risk in its plainest definition.

These types of regulations are boots on the neck of the middle class as they try to climb this great ladder of capitalism.

Dont limit the ability for us to participate in our economy. Please.

WE SHOULD NEVER BE IMPOSED THE KIND OF RESTRICTIONS BEING PRESENTED WHEN IT IS OUR MONEY, OUR INVESTMENTS. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR, AS WELL AS RESEARCH TOPICS SUCH AS THESE TO UNDERSTAND AND MAKE EDUCATED, QUALIFIED, INTELLIGENT DECISIONS. STOP PUTTING YOURSELVES IN AS THE 'EXPERTS' BECAUSE YOU CLEARLY ARE NOT.