I buy leveraged and inversed funds as part of my investment strategy and would be very negatively impacted by any change. I buy these funds as a hedge so I can hold my regular stocks in a down market to held for long term gains. For example, I am holding AAPL, AMZN, MSFT, NVDA,SOXL AND OTHERS. I want to hold these stocks for long term gains. I can keep the stocks and hedge by buying SQQQ, the
SEC Approves New Requirements for Alternative Trading Systems
FINRA announced today that it has fined Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC $1.6 million for the firm’s repeated failures to timely close out failed inter-dealer municipal securities transactions and to take prompt steps to obtain physical possession or control of municipal security positions that are short more than 30 calendar days, and related supervisory failures.
NEW FOR 2023
Regulatory Obligations and Related Considerations
Regulatory Obligations
Rules 203(b) (Short sales) and 204 (Close-out requirement) of Regulation SHO provide exceptions for bona fide market making activity. The SEC has provided guidance on what constitutes “bona fide market making activities” as well as examples of what does not; member firms must also confirm and be able to
Any member of FINRA that is also a member of the New York Stock Exchange LLC ("NYSE") ("Dual Member") (including any persons affiliated with such member) may be subject to a fine under Rule 9216(b) with respect to any rule or By-Law provision listed in this Rule that applies to such member or person. However, any Dual Member that was not also a member of NASD as of July 30,
Any member of FINRA that is also a member of the New York Stock Exchange LLC ("NYSE") ("Dual Member") (including any persons affiliated with such member) may be subject to a fine under Rule 9216(b) with respect to any rule or By-Law provision listed in this Rule that applies to such member or person. However, any Dual Member that was not also a member of NASD as of July 30,
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The work of the NASD's Board of Governors standing committees is essential to
SummaryThe purpose of this Election Notice is to notify FINRA mid-size firms of a contested election for a mid-size firm seat on the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) and the distribution of ballots. The two open large firm NAC member seats are not contested; therefore, no election will be held for the large firm seats.Voting concludes in the NAC mid-size firm seat election on December 15, 2023
Dark pool should go away permanently. Naked shorts should be fined 100% of current value at time of shorting. When market confidence erodes to a critical level, foreign investors and all retail investors will pull their money from the shady operations on Wall Street…we are approaching the critical level. If all of the corruption is allowed unchecked, there will be consequences eventually.
Just want transparency in the stock market. I've only been in the stock market for 6 months but have learned so much by paying attention. Please address the use of dark pools by these market makers as they are possibly being used to funnel our share purchases so there's no impact on the price of the stock. I think we need new leadership in the SEC, also. Thanks for listening
