I am very disappointed how financial regulators are trying to take away power of individual investors to freely invest in public ETFs - leveraged or inversed - which are listed in the public market because they were approved by financial institutions. Yet, the same financial regulators do not place any restrictions on investing "professionals" who short the market or individual stocks without owning a single share for manipulation and their profit. I feel that this move is taking away financial choice of individuals rather than "protecting" us.

I recieved an email today about proposed restrictions on inverse and leveraged funds. I want to express how these funds can be a valuable tool to retail investors

With so many changes in trading in the last few years. No fee and fractional shares. It has opened opportunity to people with less money to invest

Hello Sir,
I would like to tell you that I oppose restrictions on my rights to invest in public investments.
Since investment should be available to all of the public, I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me
and my family .
I dont need to go through special process before I can invest in public securities because I am capable of understanding leverage and inverse funds and their risks, so I dont need those measures imposed on me.

object to this proposal

I oppose restrictions to my right to invest.
I am old enough to handle my investments.

I do not think it is right for regulators to restrict individual investors opportunities to invest in leveraged or inverse products that have been loved by investors for a long time. Anyone can adjust the size of the investment to manage risk. Too paternalistic.

Please do not impose any restrictions on what to buy and how much we can buy

I shouldn't have to g through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds since I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks.

the leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment strategies.

Leveraged and Inverse funds allow investors who are not wealthy enough to participate in hedge funds to manage their portfolio risks. By removing or limiting access to these funds FINRA would hurt us common investors and once again cater to the richest people and large institutions under the charade of protecting the common investor. All that is required is that a warning be provided every time an investor selects a leveraged or inverse fund to trade, that describes the risks and requires confirmation.

I am an individual investor managing my own money for more than 20+ years. As part of my portfolio I do user leveraged and inverse funds/ETFs. These provide the necessary leverage and cushion in down turns to my portfolio. Individual investors like me need access to such funds in order to manage our portfolios more effectively.