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On August 23, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to the Code of Arbitration Procedure (Code) clarifying the authority of arbitrators to issue injunctions. The amendments include a new section that permits parties in intra-industry disputes1 to seek emergency relief, called
FINRA Requests Comment on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of its Communications With the Public Rules
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Member firms are required to make reasonable efforts to obtain the name of and contact information for a trusted contact for a non-institutional customer’s account. This Notice summarizes member firms’ regulatory obligations, discusses the benefits of trusted contacts in administering customers’ accounts, highlights customer education resources and shares effective practices member firms
The Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) section of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
No member shall make an offer to buy from or sell to any person any security at a stated price unless such member is prepared to purchase or sell, as the case may be, at such price and under such conditions as are stated at the time of such offer to buy or sell.
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.01 Firmness of Quotations. Members and persons
This data provides comprehensive information on to-be-announced (TBA) securities that traded within the past 10 years. A TBA security is effectively a contract to buy or sell mortgage-backed securities on a specific date.
For purposes of the Rule 11890 Series, the terms of a transaction are “clearly erroneous” when there is an obvious error in any term, such as price, number of shares, or other unit of trading, or identification of the security.
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.01 Refusal to Abide by Rulings. It shall be considered conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles
(a) Transfer Books Open
A certificate in the name of a corporation or an institution, or in a name with official designation shall be a good delivery only if the statement "Proper papers for transfer filed by assignor" is placed on the assignment and signed by the transfer agent.
(b) Transfer Books Closed
Where a certificate, an assignment or a power of attorney is in the
This data provides trade activity for asset-backed securities (ABSs) for up to 10 years. An ABS offers returns based on the repayment of debt owed by a pool of consumers. Access up to three years real-time trade history and seven years end-of-day trade history per individual security. Learn more about ABSs and other bond types.Fixed Income data is compiled from multiple sources, including but not
