Expungement, as an extraordinary remedy, should be recommended only in circumstances in accordance with FINRA rules to remove clearly inaccurate customer dispute information from the record of an individual broker that is associated with a broker-dealer firm.
Proposed Rule Change to Adopt the Capital Acquisition Broker Rules
In the Showtime television series “Billions,” the ambitious U.S. attorney Chuck Rhoades, played by Paul Giamatti, is certain that a fictional hedge fund manager Bobby Axelrod, played by actor Damien Lewis, is guilty of insider trading.
“What have I done wrong? Really? Except make money. Succeed,” Axelrod says in his defense in an episode.
There isn’t a clear hero and villain in the television
The Liquidity Risk Management 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.
ACTION REQUIRED
Deficits in Introduced Accounts
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Senior Management
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Clearing Firms
Deficits in Introduced Accounts
Introducing Firms
Executive Summary
NASD is concerned that clearing firms and introducing firms are frequently
The 2022 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) provides firms with information that may help inform their compliance programs. For each topical area covered, the Report identifies the relevant rule(s), highlights key considerations for member firms’ compliance programs, summarizes noteworthy findings from recent examinations, outlines effective practices that FINRA observed during its oversight, and provides additional resources that may be helpful to member firms in reviewing their supervisory procedures and controls and fulfilling their compliance obligations.
It is my right to be able to purchase whatever financial assets I choose. My lack of money should not prevent me from participating in the same market as institutional investors. Institutional investors already face minimal regulation and are free to do whatever they would like, while retail investors are banned from day trading. Payment for order flow makes the issue even worse as only big
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior ManagementCorporate FinanceSyndicateTrading
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD Board of Governors has approved and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to Schedule D of the By-Laws that increase the initial and continued inclusion criteria for securities traded in the
A self-directed individual retirement account (IRA) is an IRA held by a custodian that allows investment in a broader set of assets than most IRA custodians permit. Custodians for self-directed IRAs may allow investors to invest retirement funds in “alternative assets” that have unique risks, including a lack of information and liquidity—and the risk of fraud.
In 2019, FINRA assessed firms’ senior investor protection programs, including their implementation of the FINRA Senior Exploitation Rules. In particular, FINRA evaluated how firms addressed risks relating to senior investors in their policies and procedures; gathered trusted contact person information; developed training relating to senior investors; implemented systems to escalate financial
