Please DO NOT STEAL MY FREEDOM TO CHOOSE !!! Allow small investors the freedom to play in the big sandbox with institutional traders without leveraging their accounts . Little fish are part of the ecosystem too . MUST YOU TAKE ALL OF OUR FREEDOMS AWAY IN THIS LAND OF THE FREE AND HOME OF THE BRAVE .

Hello, I am a retail investor who regularly buys and sells leveraged index fund products. I trade these funds based on a strategy I have developed with great research and care, and know full well the risks involved. Leveraged index funds provide retail investors access to position-sizing and diversification strategies that would be too onerous for such investors to implement themselves.

Retail Investors, not regulators , should decide what public investments are right for them and their family without discrimination.

Public investments should be available to all of the public,
not just the privileged, i.e. high net worth investors.

If public investments are restricted or heavily burdened
by various barriers such as subjective tests, permissions, then this is the first step to end public free markets, and end many financial services. Current disclosures and education are sufficient.
Thanks

Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment strategies. This is only way for me to protect my portfolio during down trend without futures or options. I totally need that

Regulators should not be involved in the decision of what I can invest in and what I can't invest in. It is not the job of ANY government agency to determine what I do with my hard earned money. There should not be any "special process" that I must follow, such as passing a test, before I can make my own investment choice.
I do not want or need these or any other government measures imposed on me.
The thought that a government agency should be able to dictate whether I am competent enough to make my own decisions is completely ludicrous!

I am a self-directed and self-educated investor who got a late start building wealth due to many years of school. The use of leveraged ETFs has helped me and my family to build significant wealth, especially coming out of the pandemic, and has helped me become closer to financial security. It is no understatement to say that leveraged ETFs have taken a huge burden off my shoulders. I am aware of the risks of these types of investments and have learned the appropriate times to buy, or to sell the profits.

Inverse and leveraged etf's allow average investors to utilize options (calls or puts) in a simple and straight forward way (simple buy or sell orders). Option strategies can be quite complicated, even in their simplest forms, and prevent average retail investors from participating in these very important market-moving investments. Levereged and inverse etf's remove the time-consuming complexities allowing the average retail investor to participate in market movements that would otherwise be dominated and controlled by professional traders and hedge fund managers.

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.

Regulation should be used to monitor and safeguard against illegal activities. Restricting investment options doesnt achieve this goal. I want to maintain my current freedom to invest in public securities of my choosing.

It's very important to me that I have the ability to hedge against big swings in the market. I use the leverages and inversed funds to be able to limit my risk.
I have extensive experience in this field and it should be up to me, and me only, how I invest my money.
Why would people be able to invest in crypto if not in leveraged funds.
What's next? Will the government tell me if I can buy expensive cars or not?