FINRA has implemented Form BR (Uniform Branch Office Registration Form) functionality enhancements for initial Form BR submissions that allow firms to de-select FINRA when establishing a new location designated as an RSL that needs to be registered or notice filed with a jurisdiction, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), or both, as a branch office. Further information on these functionality enhancements and how firms should complete an initial Form BR is available in the Frequently Asked Questions about Residential Supervisory Locations (RSLs).
Trading on securities exchanges and alternative trading systems (ATSs) has evolved to the point that these venues now execute electronically the vast majority of their volume. This increased automation of trading and the popularity of sponsored or direct access arrangements where broker-dealers allow customers to trade in those markets using the broker-dealers' market participant identifiers
(a) For "Cash"In connection with a transaction for "cash," delivery shall be made at the office of the purchaser on the day of the transaction.(b) "Regular Way"In connection with a transaction "regular way," delivery shall be made at the office of the purchaser on, but not before, the first business day following the date of the transaction.(c) "Seller
(a) Each member shall keep and preserve in each office of supervisory jurisdiction either a separate file of all written customer complaints that relate to that office (including complaints that relate to activities supervised from that office) and action taken by the member, if any, or a separate record of such complaints and a clear reference to the files in that office containing the
(a) Consolidation Initiated by Chief Hearing Officer
The Chief Hearing Officer may order the consolidation of two or more disciplinary proceedings, upon his or her own motion, under circumstances where such consolidation would further the efficiency of the disciplinary process, and where the subject complaints involve common questions of law or fact, or one or more of the same Respondents. In
This version was introduced with the filing of SR-FINRA-2020-015, which has been filed for Immediate Effectiveness. This version is temporary and effective from May 8, 2020 through June 15, 2020, pending any future extensions.
Within 21 days after the filing of a notice of appeal or notice of review, or at such later time as the National Adjudicatory Council may designate, the Office of Hearing
(a) Chief Hearing Officer Selection Alternatives
Following a determination of whether a Hearing Panel or an Extended Hearing Panel should be appointed, the Chief Hearing Officer shall determine:
(1) which Regional Committee shall be the Primary Regional Committee from which Panelists may be selected; and
(2) whether one of the Panelists may be selected from the Market Regulation
