On October 24, 2022, FINRA announced the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC) election for the New York Region. Eligible small firms in the New York Region were mailed a copy of the Election Notice and a ballot to vote in this election. Ballots must be returned no later than November 23, 2022, and the newly elected SFAC member will take office in January 2023.
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FINRA Firm Grouping Conference is a one-day conference designed to provide financial professionals associated with FINRA member firms the opportunity to engage in key discussions with FINRA staff and connect with industry leaders and peers. The conference includes thoughtful discussions around the future landscape of the financial services industry. In-person attendees have access to breakout
With over 20,000 companies whose shares trade either on a U.S. exchange or in over-the-counter markets, there’s ample room for confusion. Fundamental research and an understanding about the way in which stocks are listed and traded can go a long way toward helping you make sound investment decisions.
The financial world of investing is filled with mathematical complexity, from the quantitative analysis behind certain trading strategies to the calculus used to determine the pricing of derivatives. But investors in most publicly traded companies can rely on one rather simple ratio: 1 to 1.
Trading an option contract with zero days to expiration is a that strategy has become more common as expirations in certain options have expanded to practically every day of the week. But selling and buying options with zero days to expiration can be risky.
The multi-week period following the end of each quarter when most public companies release their earnings reports is known as earnings season. Wall Street analysts, financial media and investors often eagerly anticipate reports from many major firms during earnings season and monitor how they might impact individual stocks and economy-wide narratives.
An investment's performance is more than just the amount a stock, bond or mutual fund has appreciated since you bought it. If you want to make informed investment decisions, you should learn how to calculate your return on investment, or ROI.
Technology has made stock trading more accessible to retail investors in a variety of ways, including the increased availability of extended-hours trading. But while placing an order to trade outside of regular trading hours might seem simple, this market can be complex and risky.
You might know if the stock market is going up or down, but do you know what sectors are driving returns? The use of sectors is one of the most common ways to characterize markets, and the most used system is the Global Industry Classification System (GICS).
Changes in individual stock prices can be due to a specific company or industry event. But major changes in leading U.S. indexes can indicate a wider shift in investor sentiment, which might be driven by broader trends in the domestic or global economy. These changes that can be revealed by economic indicators reported on a periodic basis.
