Arbitrator's Guide

The Arbitrator's Guide provides arbitrators important information and access to the forms necessary to complete their assignments.

 

This guide contains general information about FINRA, tips for contacting staff in the four regional offices by email and important information about an arbitrator's duties and obligations. The Arbitrator's Guide also contains resources to help you learn about "special procedures" for arbitrations conducted in California, Florida and New Jersey. These states have unique laws that govern proceedings conducted or decided within their boundaries.

 

The Arbitrator's Guide is available in PDF format. We encourage you to review the Arbitrator's Guide, and refer to it frequently during your service in our forum.

 

• The Arbitrator's Guide  (PDF 363 KB)
  FINRA developed the new Arbitrator's Guide (Guide) to provide arbitrators with a single resource for case guidance. It replaces the Arbitrator's Reference Guide and the SICA Arbitrator's Manual and focuses on the procedures specific to arbitrations administered by FINRA.
   
  • Simplified Cases
    Because the rules that govern simplified (paper or small claims) proceedings are different from those that govern other cases, FINRA designed a special frequently asked questions section within the Arbitrator's Guide to address issues specific to simplified cases.