Notices
FINRA publishes notices to provide firms with timely information on a variety of issues. They are listed below in reverse chronological order.
FINRA also provides a Subject Index of Notices.
Notices published from 1983 to 1996 may be found in the FINRA Manual. To obtain a Notice published prior to 1983, please contact FINRA MediaSource at (240) 386-4200.
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| Feb 10, 2017 | Regulatory Notice 17-06 |
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Communications with the Public
Comment Period Expires: March 27, 2017
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| Feb 1, 2017 | Regulatory Notice 17-05 |
FINRA and ISG Update Certain Electronic Blue Sheet Data Elements
Effective Date: February 6, 2017
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| Jan 24, 2017 | Election Notice – 1/24/17 |
2017 Annual FINRA Election Cycle and Procedures Overview
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| Jan 3, 2017 | Regulatory Notice 17-04 |
SEC Approves Amendments to the Customer and Industry Codes of Arbitration Procedure Broadening Chairperson Eligibility in Arbitration
Effective Date: January 9, 2017
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| Jan 3, 2017 | Regulatory Notice 17-03 |
SEC Approves Amendments to the Customer and Industry Codes of Arbitration Procedure Regarding Required Use of the Dispute Resolution Party Portal
Effective Date: April 3, 2017
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| Jan 3, 2017 | Regulatory Notice 17-02 |
SEC Approves Amendments to the Codes of Arbitration Procedure Regarding Motions to Dismiss
Effective Date: January 23, 2017
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| Jan 3, 2017 | Regulatory Notice 17-01 |
Final Statements for Broker-Dealers, Investment Adviser Firms, Agents and Investment Adviser Representatives, and Branches
Payment Deadline: January 20, 2017
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| Dec 20, 2016 | Election Notice – 12/20/16 |
FINRA Announces Results of SFAB, NAC and District Committee Elections and Appointments
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| Dec 14, 2016 | Information Notice – 12/14/16 |
2017 Holiday Trade Date, Settlement Date and Margin Extensions Schedule
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| Dec 5, 2016 | Information Notice – 12/5/16 |
2017 and First Quarter of 2018 Report Filing Due Dates: Annual Audit; FOCUS; Form Custody; Supplemental Statement of Income (SSOI); Supplemental Schedule for Derivatives and Other Off-Balance Sheet Items (OBS); and Supplemental Inventory Schedule (SIS)
The due dates set forth in this Notice are solely as to the filings that are specified in the Notice and required under SEA Rule 17a-5 or FINRA Rule 4524. These due dates take into account the federal holiday calendar as appropriate. |
| Dec 5, 2016 | Trade Reporting Notice – 12/5/16 |
Reporting of Information Relating to OTC Trades in NMS Stocks
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| Dec 1, 2016 | Regulatory Notice 16-44 |
SEC Approves Amendments to the Customer Code of Arbitration Procedure Regarding Panel Selection in Cases with Three Arbitrators
Effective Date: January 3, 2017
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| Nov 22, 2016 | Information Notice – 11/22/16 |
FINRA Reminds Firms of Exercise Cut-Off Time for Options Expiring on the Friday After Thanksgiving
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| Nov 16, 2016 | Regulatory Notice 16-43 |
SEC Approves Rule Amendment to Create a New Academic Corporate Bond TRACE Data Product
Effective date: February 27, 2017
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| Nov 1, 2016 | Regulatory Notice 16-42 |
Broker-Dealer, Investment Adviser Firm, Agent and Investment Adviser Representative, and Branch Renewals for 2017
Payment Deadline: December 16, 2016
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| Oct 26, 2016 | Regulatory Notice 16-41 |
SEC Approves Amendments to Rules Governing Communications With the Public
Effective Date: January 9, 2017
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| Oct 24, 2016 | Regulatory Notice 16-40 |
SEC Approves FINRA ‘‘Pay-To-Play’’ and Related Rules
Effective Date: August 20, 2017
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| Oct 19, 2016 | Regulatory Notice 16-39 |
SEC Approves Rule Change to Require Reporting of Transactions in U.S. Treasury Securities to the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)
Reporting Implementation Date: July 10, 2017
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| Oct 19, 2016 | Election Notice – 10/19/16 |
Notice of FINRA District Committee Elections and Ballots
Ballots Due: November 18, 2016
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| Oct 17, 2016 | Regulatory Notice 16-38 |
SEC Approves Amendments to Disseminate Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO) Transactions and to Reduce the Reporting Time for CMO Transactions
Effective Date: March 20, 2017
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| Oct 17, 2016 | Regulatory Notice 16-37 |
SEC Approves FINRA’s Capital Acquisition Broker (CAB) Rules
Effective Dates: January 3, 2017 (CAB Member Application and Associated Person Registration Rules) and April 14, 2017 (All Other CAB Rules)
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| Oct 7, 2016 | Trade Reporting Notice – 10/7/16 |
"Trade Match” and “Trade Acceptance” Clearing Submissions on FINRA’s Alternative Display Facility
FINRA is enabling the automatic lock-in functionality on the ADF as of December 5, 2016. |
| Sep 26, 2016 | Regulatory Notice 16-36 |
SEC Approves Amendments to the Codes of Arbitration Procedure Regarding Award Offsets
Effective Date: October 24, 2016
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| Sep 22, 2016 | Regulatory Notice 16-35 |
Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education Issues Firm Element Advisory Update
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| Sep 7, 2016 | Election Notice – 9/7/16 |
FINRA Small Firm Advisory Board Election
Nomination Deadline: October 7, 2016
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