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Michael Basso Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08

I oppose restrictions to limit my right to invest in leveraged or Inverse funds. I should be the one to decide if I use these funds and not the regulators. Leverage and Inverse funds are very important part of my Portfolio strategy and by limiting them will adversely affect my investment options. I have used both leveraged and Inverse funds for many years and understand their usage.

Gail Joseph Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08

Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. It is very important that I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities. I am capable of understanding investments and their risks. As such, I should be allowed to invest in any securities as it is my right to free choice as a citizen of this great country.

Oscar Jennings Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08

To whom it may concern: It should be my choice as to where I invest my hard earned money. I should not have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, or leveraged and inverse funds. I am perfectly capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. I do not want nor need these measures imposed on me. Thank you.

Mark Lynch Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08

Gentlemen, I am a fully accredited investor who selects from wide body of publicly available investments, including currencies, commodities, equities, and fixed income, both long and inverse, predominantly through ETF's. I fully understand the risks inherent in investing, especially the ramifications of investing in inverse funds, which reset daily. I use inverse ETF's to hedge and protect my investments, especially in markets that are trending lower.

Kenneth Fry Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08

I would call myself a KNOWLEDGEABLE investor. I use a SMALL PERCENTAGE of my investable funds to sometimes buy inverse (or bear market) funds that are leveraged, as these leveraged funds are often the only ones available. I current own shares of SCO (a 2X leveraged bear fund based on the price of oil). While these funds are certainly not for everyone, my ability to invest in them should NOT be restricted. I am all for financial regulation. Let us NOT repeat the financial crisis of 2008.

Rolin Blake Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08

This act is another form of financial oppression. The motives for why these ETF's are having access revoked is because the retail investor/general public can make too much money in eyes of the financial industry. They are not revoking access to protect us, the retail investors. They are revoking access to protect themselves, the financial institutions, from losing too much to retail investors. These inverse and levered products should remain available if America is in fact the land of the free.