TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
With the 40 issues joining NASDAQ's National Market System on Tuesday, August 14, there will be over 1,053 issues trading under real-time trading reporting. These 40 issues meet the SEC's voluntary designation criteria.
The securities scheduled to join NMS on Tuesday, August 14, are:
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Direxion put out a request for investors in their products to comment on this proposed action. I figure it would be better to avoid going through their portal. The consensus seems to be that the proposed action, in its details, would ban most investors from purchasing inverse and leveraged funds. These comments apply to exchange traded inverse and leveraged funds, and not similar products that
FINRA Filing Requirements and Review of Regulation A Offerings
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Input from our stakeholders indicated that they would welcome greater transparency regarding FINRA's budget, especially its financial projections and potential use of fines. FINRA for many years has published an Annual Financial Report that is prepared and audited in accordance with GAAP6 that describes the prior year's finances and operations. In the interest of promoting
(a) For purposes of the Rule 6300B Series, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) "Exchange Act" or "SEA" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.(2) "Designated securities" means all NMS stocks as defined in Rule 600(b) of SEC Regulation NMS.(3) "Member" means a broker or dealer admitted to FINRA membership.(4) "Market Maker" means
(a) For purposes of the Rule 6300A Series, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) "Exchange Act" or "SEA" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.(2) "Designated securities" means all NMS stocks as defined in Rule 600(b) of SEC Regulation NMS.(3) "Member" means a broker or dealer admitted to FINRA membership.(4) "Market Maker" means
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The Fixed Income Mark-up Disclosure section of the 2019 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
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