Entitlement Program
The FINRA Entitlement Program provides a secure way for firms to access many of the web-based applications, materials and services they use with a single user ID and password.
FINRA’s 2025 Entitlement User Accounts Certification Process
Entitlement Certification Period—Organizations With Certification Representatives (No SAA)
FINRA's 2025 Entitlement Certification period is scheduled for September 8 – November 10. During this period, a Certification Representative (CRep) for each organization must certify that all authorized users are only entitled to those privileges necessary to perform their job responsibilities on the FINRA Entitlement Platform.
To designate or replace your CRep, complete the FINRA Entitlement Program Certification Representative (CRep) Designation Form. The form must be signed and submitted by an Authorized Signatory.
To learn more about the SAA’s role and responsibilities, please consult the following resources:
Following are links to additional information regarding the FINRA Entitlement Program:
- Announcements
- Password Requirements
- Systems/Applications Information
- FINRA Entitlement Program Terms of Use (Updated February 2025) – Updated to add new language in:
- Section 7 documenting the existing account certification requirement for Subscribers with multiple users
- Section 15(H) clarifying compliance obligations with respect to Subscribers that are authorized recipients of Criminal Justice Information (CJI) (including Criminal History Record Information (CHRI)) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
- Section 15(I) applicable to the optional Single Sign-On (SSO) service for eligible Subscribers
- FINRA Entitlement Program Terms of Use (Updated February 2025) – Updated to add new language in:
Entitlement Agreements & Requests
- SAA Entitlement – Access the New Organization SAA Agreement to designate an SAA for your new firm and review instructions for replacing/updating an SAA, as well as information pertaining to the annual FINRA Entitlement user accounts certification process.
- SAAs are responsible for creating and maintaining account administrator and user accounts for their firms. If you do not know who the SAA is at your firm, log in via the Firm Gateway, click on My Account and view information in the Organization Profiles section.
- FINRA Entitlement Program Certification Representative (CRep) Designation Request – Applies to organizations without an SAA
- Entitlement Information for FTP/IFT Users – Applies to File Transfer Applications
- Entitlement Information for Service Providers – Applies to File Transfer Applications
- Investment Adviser Entitlement Agreement & Information – Applies to the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (IARD) System