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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The SEC recently adopted Rule 15c2-6, which is effective January 1, 1990. It imposes sales-practice requirements on broker-dealers that recommend transactions in certain low-priced, non-NASDAQ over-the-counter
Effective: Immediately
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Senior Management
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Trading
Executive Summary
On October 22, 1997, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) approved an NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) proposed amendment to National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Rule 2320 (Three
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
Existing Limited Representative Examinations
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts
Direct Participation Programs
Municipal Securities
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Common and Preferred Stock
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Stock Rights and Warrants
Foreign Securities and
In the Showtime television series “Billions,” the ambitious U.S. attorney Chuck Rhoades, played by Paul Giamatti, is certain that a fictional hedge fund manager Bobby Axelrod, played by actor Damien Lewis, is guilty of insider trading.
“What have I done wrong? Really? Except make money. Succeed,” Axelrod says in his defense in an episode.
There isn’t a clear hero and villain in the television
Dear FINRA,
Hi My name is William Alexander.
I just want to write to express my concern over the proposed limitations concerning the trading of leveraged funds in the stock market.
Im a nobody. I started work at a gas station at $7/hour 15 years ago. I literally had zero money in
savings, no car, a small apartment, and 35k in debt!
Did I bemoan my fate? Absolutely not! The great thing about
I cannot state how much I am opposed to excessive regulations taking away my freedom to invest as I so chose. I utilize put options on these types of leveraged funds such as UPRO and TQQQ to acquire shares tied to the S&P and Nasdaq at a very advantageous price and then sell covered calls against the shares once obtained. I can make upwards of 5% on my money each month with
I am strongly opposed any additional regulations to leveraged and inverse securities. All investments have an element of risk; by requiring a list of pre-requisites to trading these securities, you decrease the investor base with access which could add to increased volatility as well as making the acquisition and disposition of said securities much more difficult. Additionally, further
The US Constitution guarantees Americans the right to life, liberty and property. That means Americans have the right to spend or invest their hard-earned after-tax income (property) however they see fit, as long as they do not violate the equal rights of other people. It is not possible to violate the rights of other people by voluntarily buying and selling from them. As a result, American
Summary
Effective September 1, 2021, FINRA is amending its rulebook to eliminate the Order Audit Trail System (OATS) rules in the FINRA Rule 7400 Series and FINRA Rule 4554 (Alternative Trading Systems — Recording and Reporting Requirements of Order and Execution Information for NMS Stocks) (collectively referred to as the “OATS Rules”). FINRA has determined that the accuracy and
TO: All NASD Members
Recently, Norman T. Wilde, Jr., Chairman of the NASD, received a letter from Vice President George Bush advising of the Administration's formation of a Task Group to review the existing system of federal regulation of financial institutions and services.
The Vice President explained in his letter that the Task Group would very much appreciate obtaining the views of
