To whom it may concern I am an American, and as an American tax paying citizen of this great country. I am saddened and also frustrated by the actions of Wall Street hedge funds, market makers, brokers and the FINRAS . People such as yourself that are willing stoop to such low levels in order to line their pockets with wealth while taking away from others. Does the word freedom mean anything to
Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 6121 (Trading Halts Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility) and FINRA Rule 6272 (Character of Quotations) to Include all NMS Stocks
Public GovernorRetiredGovernor Since 2025Professional ExperiencePrincipal, Gaillard Group LLC (2022 – Present)Managing Director and General Counsel, Citadel Securities (2017 – 2022)Director, Division of Trading & Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2014 – 2017)Partner, WilmerHale (2012—2014)Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (1996 – 2012)Vice
On December 5, 2022, FINRA is introducing changes to the current Trade Data Dissemination Service (TDDS 2.0) protocol and structure. As of December 5, 2022, the current TDDS 2.0 version will no longer be supported as this will be a hot cut change, and only TDDS 2.1 will broadcast FINRA Over-the-Counter Reporting Facility (ORF) data.
TDDS 2.1 will be the first FINRA data product to use
This action is not based on any evidence of misuse of leveraged ETFs. Arguably, this action would push investors into far riskier investments such as cryptocurrencies, margin trading, short term options, and penny stocks - why draw the line at leveraged ETFs? Utilizing a leveraged ETF tracking DOW30 and S&P500 as a small percentage of my portfolio helps me enhance my returns. Leveraged
Triple and double leveraged etfs provide a simple and understandable way to hedge positions, or without personal leverage, create a larger upside position for an investor. Without well managed, liquid etfs, such investors would have to enter into the mysterious derivative and option strategies world that are beyond most everyone's ability to actually understand. Indeed such strategies
Please stop making barriers to the free flow of capital in the USA, which is based in free markets rule. Your political support will loose their power come November 2022.
NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rules 4130A, 4300A, 4613A, 4617A, and 4632A regarding the Alternative Display Facility ("ADF"). Specifically, the proposed rule change expands the prohibition on locking or crossing quotations in NMS stocks to include pre-opening and post-closing
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FINRA alerts member firms to a rising trend in the fraudulent transfer of customer accounts through the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS), an automated system administered by the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), that facilitates the transfer of customer account assets from one firm to another.
This Notice provides an overview of how bad actors effect
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Pursuant to FINRA Rule 4210(f)(8)(A), FINRA is establishing higher strategy-based margin requirements for exchange-traded notes (ETNs) and options on ETNs in light of the complex nature of these products. The new requirements for initial and maintenance margin are detailed below.
In addition, FINRA is clarifying that ETNs and options on ETNs are not eligible for portfolio
