In April 2009, the FINRA Board of Governors established a special review committee to review FINRA’s examination program, with particular emphasis on the examinations of firms associated with R. Allen Stanford and Bernard L. Madoff. The committee was asked to “recommend ... changes in the examination program, where appropriate, to improve member oversight and FINRA’s fraud detection capability,” and to consider management’s “monitoring [of] compliance with examination program policies.”
The purpose of this notice is to make sure you understand and agree to the Qualification Examinations Rules of Conduct for examinations administered in test centers or remotely. You are required to agree to all of the following Rules of Conduct before starting your examination.
Testing personnel are NOT authorized to grant exceptions to any of these rules.
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On This PageOverview of Margin RequirementsExtensions of TimeInterpretations of FINRA's Margin RuleCustomer Margin Balance Reporting and Margin StatisticsPortfolio MarginCovered Agency Transaction MarginMargin Disclosure StatementsExternal ResourcesContact OGCOverview of Margin RequirementsThe terms on which FINRA member firms (brokers) can extend credit for securities transactions are
Different investment products and strategies involve different degrees of risk. So what level of risk is too much? This depends on your risk tolerance—the amount of investment risk you’re willing and able to accept—which is impacted by a variety of factors and is unique to you.
Read the frequently asked questions for information on filling out each section of the SSOI.
(a) Improper Use
No member or person associated with a member shall make improper use of a customer's securities or funds.
(b) Prohibition Against Guarantees
No member or person associated with a member shall guarantee a customer against loss in connection with any securities transaction or in any securities account of such customer.
(c) Sharing in Accounts; Extent
