On Thursday, September 1, 2022, FINRA will begin to collect data on depository institutions’ daily transactions in marketable U.S. Treasury securities and in the debentures and MBS issued by U.S. federal government agencies, including government-sponsored enterprises (agencies), via its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE).
A final production User Acceptance Test (UAT) will occur on
Note, this is an implementation date change.1
Effective Tuesday, August 30, 2022, the FINRA TRACE, ADF and ORF Web API reference data downloads will no longer be accessible using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.1 protocol. FINRA will disable TLS 1.1, and firms using that protocol will not be able to establish connectivity to FINRA’s secure web servers to download the files. To gain access
Subject: Investors ability to trade "complex products" - including leveraged and inverse funds (L&I Funds).
Dear Regulators,
I am Kamala Chandrasekaran, 58 years old and I like to voice my opinion regarding your proposal on limiting access to Leveraged and Inverse ETFs (complex products).
Educated Investor: I like to inform you that I am an educated investor in the
I strongly oppose these proposed regulations! This country was founded on the premise that the average citizen has enough common sense to take care of himself and decide what is appropriate as far as his personal finances are concerned. This is just another example of governmental overreach and the end result will be that only the very wealthy will have access to these investments. In my
For some of us who are young and do not have the financial means to invest meaningfully in the stock market, it is imperative to have access to leverage to smooth out the amount of investable assets throughout our lifetime. If, for example, a recession were to occur shortly before my retirement, when my earnings potential is highest and I likely have the most amount of money invested, I would be
regarding the potential further restriction of leveraged ETFs : an investor does not him/herself borrow money to invest in a leveraged ETF, they simply buy it as they would any other security like a stock or bond. I personally invest in leveraged ETFs that track broad indices such as the S&P 500. Although these will be volatile, as they are levered, it is HIGHLY unlikely that they'd
In observation of the Thanksgiving holiday, the ORF System will be closed on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Please be advised that the ORF system will close early on Friday, November 25, 2022. See the table below for a schedule of modified hours. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please contact FINRA Operations at (866) 776-0800 if you have any questions.
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TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The Securities and Exchange Commission has recently approved amendments to Section 4 of Appendix A, Article III, Section 30 of the Association's Rules of Fair Practice that relates to minimum margin requirements for option contracts on a market or industry index. These amendments which became effective on April 13, 1984 establish minimum
FINRA is publishing its quarterly OTC Equities High Price Dissemination List for the first quarter of 2022. This updated list of OTC equity securities eligible for trade report dissemination for trades of fewer than 100 shares is effective as of July 1, 2022. To view changes, visit the Daily List: Security Attribute Changes page, select the “Unit of Trades” filter and enter June 30, 2022 as the “
Arbitration cases decided by award in the forum operated by FINRA represent a small subset of all cases closed involving customer disputes. The vast majority of customer cases close by settlement – not award.
