As a self-regulatory organization, information sharing is key to FINRA's pursuit of its mission of investor protection and market integrity. The 2025 FINRA Regulatory Oversight Report provides just that. On this episode, FINRA’s regulatory leaders join us to discuss key takeaways from the report.
Have you ever wondered who protects investors—and how? FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is a not-for-profit organization authorized under the federal securities laws and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Alongside the SEC, FINRA oversees U.S. member broker-dealers and their personnel, including individuals who recommend or sell securities products to the public. FINRA’s mission is protecting the investor and ensuring the integrity of our country’s securities markets.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
Following is a list of NASD Notices to Members issued during the first quarter of 1985. Requests for copies of any notice should be accompanied by a self-addressed mailing label and should be directed to: NASD Administrative Services, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20006.
Notice Number
Date
Topic
85-1
January 8, 1985
Martin Luther
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed FINRA Rules Requiring the Identification of Non-Member Broker-Dealers in Order Audit Trail System (OATS) Reports and the Reporting of Additional Order Information by Alternative Trading Systems (ATS)
Definition
The term artificial intelligence broadly refers to applications of technology to perform tasks that resemble human cognitive function and is generally defined as “[t]he capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior.”6 AI typically involves “[t]he theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as
As a private investor, who invests to provide an income and retirement savings for my family the FINRA should not limit my access to public investments.
- You should not restrict access to public investments to those that can pass a test that limits access to public investments.
- You should not set income or net-worth limits on access to public investments.
- You should not provide provide
I am totally opposed to the Proposed Rule #S7-24-15 for the following reasons: 1. I am a small investor that has invested in leverage funds for greater than 20 years and am quite capable of understanding the risks of using leverage funds. In fact, I find it offensive that a regulator would question my knowledge of the market by using some gimmick like passing a special test related to my
Beginning Monday, August 14, 2023, FINRA will increase the bandwidth rate for the Trade Data Dissemination Service 2.1 (TDDS 2.1) vendor feed from 2,500 kilobits per second (Kbps) to 3,000 kilobits per second (Kbps).
TDDS 2.1 subscribers should ensure their systems can accept the higher data rates. The TDDS 2.1 data rate change does not impact any of the ORF reporting applications (FIX and TRAQS
The Communications with the Public 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.
In observation of the Thanksgiving holiday, the ORF System will be closed on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Please be advised that the ORF system will close early on Friday, November 24, 2023 at 1 p.m., E.T. 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.Market
