Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposal to require members to publish quarterly order routing disclosure reports for held orders in OTC Equity Securities. The proposed new quarterly reports would be similar to those required for NMS stocks under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Rule 606(a) of Regulation NMS, with certain modifications reflecting the different structure of the
All transactions except "cash" transactions in stocks, bonds or similar evidences of indebtedness shall be "ex" liquidating payments or payments on account of principal in accordance with the formula set forth in Rules 11140 and 11150.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2010-030 eff. Dec. 15, 2010.
Amended by SR-NASD-91-13 eff. Nov. 1, 1991.Selected Notices: 91-63, 10-49.
By Kara Williams and Gargi Sharma
FINRA’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) anticipates continuing our focus on Russia-related sanctions and evasion tactics, as well as other priority threats such as new account fraud, reporting of cyber-events and cyber-enabled fraud, market manipulation and trading-related frauds and Ponzi schemes. While SIU will focus our investigative resources on these
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed FINRA Rules Requiring the Identification of Non-Member Broker-Dealers in Order Audit Trail System (OATS) Reports and the Reporting of Additional Order Information by Alternative Trading Systems (ATS)
NASD Imposes $200 Fee for Form 211 Applications
On January 2, 1992, the SEC approved a proposed rule change by the NASD relating to a fee for Form 211 applications filed with the NASD pursuant to Schedule H, Section 4 of the NASD By-Laws. The rule change is effective immediately and, as a result, a $200 filing fee will be required together with each Form 211 application received on or after
Over the past 6 months I have been investing a relatively small portion of my portfolio in leveraged inverse funds to hedge other portfolio positions.
It is difficult to understand how regulators would presume to require a 'test' or other special requirement to invest in these tools.
Certainly, leverage has risks. Certainly, stocks have risks. If you can't accept that
(a) Any person who proposes to form a member organization and any member organization which proposes to admit therein any approved person shall notify the Exchange in writing before any such formation or admission and shall submit such information as may be required by the Rules of the Exchange. No such member organization shall become or remain a member organization unless all persons required
Any investor should be able to choose the public investments that are right for them. Investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged.
I find it offensive that I would have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, similar to leveraged and inverse funds. The reason they are necessary in the first place is
Over the past 20 years millions of small investors have chosen to make their own investment decisions, and have invested time and money into EDUCATION. It's very clear that wealth has been consolidated .... to an unprecedented level ... and that trend is just continuing. Are leveraged and inverse ETFs risky investments? Surely they are. But with earnings (EPS) at nearly record levels,
I am adamantly against the regulations imposed re: 22-08.
"The availability of complex products and options can potentially expand the investment opportunities for retail investors and, if properly understood, offer favorable investment outcomes (e.g., enhancing returns, limiting losses or improving diversification)."
Why is there any desire to take such an offering away, or
