FINRA publishes data for over-the-counter (OTC) equities, which are securities reported to a FINRA equity trade reporting system, as opposed to on a centralized exchange. An OTC equity issue is generally considered to be any equity issue that is not a national market system (NMS) stock traded on a national issues exchange. Published data includes symbol changes, equity short interest, market statistics, thresholds and trading halts.

The Cross-Market Equities Supervision Manipulation Reports provide firms feedback on exceptions that were generated based on firms' order entries and trading activities in a given surveillance period. These reports are designed to assist firms with monitoring their supervision for trading behaviors that may be designed to manipulate the market.

Report cards are created for firms to monitor timeliness of Corporate Financing filings. These report cards display statistics about late filings submitted to Corporate Financing.

Statistics representing the work FINRA does as a regulator and an overview of the securities industry based on data we capture. Includes statistics on regulatory actions and corporate financing, registered representatives, and member firms.

Investors can file an arbitration claim or request mediation through FINRA when they have a dispute involving the business activities of a brokerage firm or one if its brokers.  FINRA publishes aggregate statistics on dispute resolution including data on  hearings, cases, controversy types, security types, results, awards and more. 

Pursuant to FINRA Rule 4521, FINRA member firms carrying margin accounts for customers are required to submit, on a settlement date basis, as of the last business day of the month, the total of all debit balances in securities margin accounts; and the total of all free credit balances in all cash accounts and all securities margin accounts. FINRA collects the required data via FINRA’s Customer Margin Balance Form. The data is compiled in aggregate form and made available below.

Originally introduced in 2005, the FINRA Fund Analyzer helps investors and financial professionals understand the impact of fees and potentially  available discounts on mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, exchange-traded notes and money market funds. The Fund Analyzer allows individuals to sort through and compare products available to investors today and calculates how a fund's fees, expenses and discounts impact the value of a fund over time.

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation commissions the study of the financial capability of American adults. Financial capability encompasses multiple aspects of behavior relating to how individuals manage their resources and how they make financial decisions (including the factors they consider and the skill sets they use).

The Foundation serves as a repository for data describing the financial capability of American households. It interprets this data and enables research to help decision-makers and practitioners advance financial well-being in communities nationwide.

FINRA disciplinary actions taken against firms and individuals for violations that were issued 2005 or later and are eligible for publication pursuant to FINRA Rule 8313 (Release of Disciplinary Complaints, Decisions and Other Information). Results will also include opinions issued by the SEC and federal appellate courts that relate to FINRA disciplinary actions that have been appealed.