Markets go up and down. There should be easily accessible options to invest in both trends. Walling off "short" products or creating a maze of (additional) regulation does not help the average investor, it hinders them. As a matter of fact, an argument can be made that some of the more liquid, unleveraged short products should be offered in 401k platforms, giving participants maximum
FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposed Rule to Require Delivery of an Educational Communication to Customers of a Transferring Representative
SEC Approves New FINRA Rule to Address Abuses in the Allocation and Distribution of New Issues
INFORMATIONAL
INSITE Reporting Requirements
Effective Date: December 10, 2001
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
INSITE
Reporting Requirements
Executive Summary
On November 27, 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved proposed National Association of Securities Dealers,
(a) Quid Pro Quo AllocationsNo member or person associated with a member may offer or threaten to withhold shares it allocates of a new issue as consideration or inducement for the receipt of compensation that is excessive in relation to the services provided by the member.(b) Spinning(1) No member or person associated with a member may allocate shares of a new issue to any account in which an
GUIDANCE
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Systems
Trading
Training
IM-5100
IM-6130
Rule 3360
Rule 4632
Rule 5100
Rule 6130
Rule 9610
Short Exempt Marking Requirements
Short Sales
TRF Trade Reporting
Short Sale Requirements
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Notice to advise firms and other
Each FINRA Trade Reporting Facility (TRF) provides FINRA members with a mechanism for the reporting of transactions effected otherwise than on an exchange. While each FINRA TRF is affiliated with a registered national securities exchange, each FINRA TRF is a FINRA facility and is subject to FINRA's registration as a national securities association.
Trades by FINRA members in Nasdaq-listed
The Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions topic of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
The Customer Order Handling: Best Execution and Order Routing Disclosures topic of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
GUIDANCE
Sanction Guidelines
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KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
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Operations
Senior Management
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NASD Sanction Guidelines
Executive Summary
This Notice advises NASD members of modifications to the NASD
Sanction Guidelines (Guidelines). NASD is amending the quality of
markets guidelines and the guidelines for violations of
