September 19, 2022FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook and Vice President of Member Relations and Education Kayte Toczylowski are joined by senior staff to discuss the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) and Form CRS.Speakers:Robert Cook, FINRA President and Chief Executive OfficerMeredith Cordisco, Associate General Counsel, Office of General CounselNicole McCafferty, Senior Director,
October 8, 2019FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook and Senior Vice President of Member Relations & Education Chip Jones was joined by Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Bob Colby and Vice President and Associate General Counsel Jim Wrona to discuss the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI).Speakers:Robert Cook, FINRA President and Chief Executive OfficerChip Jones, Senior
March 24, 2008
Dear FINRA Member:
We are writing to highlight new and existing areas that are of particular significance to FINRA's examination program for 2008. We hope you find valuable insights into some of the most important topics regarding FINRA examinations, and that it helps you assess your firm's compliance and supervisory programs.
One change to the examination program that
GUIDANCE
Short Sale Reporting Requirements
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Operations
Trading
ACT Reporting Requirements
IM-6130
Rule 3350
Rule 6130
Short Sale Reporting Requirements
Executive Summary
On May 20, 2004, NASD, through its subsidiary, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ),
ACTION REQUIRED
Electronic Filing Requirements
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Electronic Filing Requirements
NASD Rule 3170
NASD Advises Firms That Certain Notices Required
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Must Be Filed
Electronically Starting on January 1, 2007
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange
Continuing Commissions permitted where the safeguards required by the rule have been implemented.
AAccount StatementsActive Duty Military LeaveAdjudication & DecisionsAdvertising RegulationAdvisory CommitteesAlgorithmic TradingAlternative Display Facility (ADF)Annual AuditAnnual Regulatory and Examination Priorities LetterAnnual ReportsAnnuities and InsuranceAnti-Money LaunderingArbitration & MediationAsset-Backed Securities / Securitized ProductsAutomated Data Delivery System
The OTC Reporting Facility (ORF) is the service provided by FINRA for the reporting of trades in OTC Equity Securities executed other than on or through an exchange and for trades in Restricted Equity Securities effected under Securities Act Rule 144A and dissemination of last sale reports.For those OTC Equity Securities and Restricted Equity Securities that are not eligible for clearance and
The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA) lifted the ban on the trading of futures on single securities and on narrow-based security indices (security futures). Security futures are regulated both as securities and as future contracts, and must be traded on trading facilities and through intermediaries registered with both the SEC and CFTC.
Security futures involve a high
As part of FINRA’s program to monitor firms for compliance with the SEC’s Regulation M, FINRA’s Market Regulation department reviews over-the-counter (OTC) trading and quoting activity for prohibited purchases, bids or attempts to induce bids or purchases during the applicable restricted period, and for prohibited short sales during the five-day period prior to pricing the offering.
