FINRA:
I strongly object to the proposed FINRA regulatory notice 22-08.
The proposed measure is quite simply just another example of arrogant governmental agency overreach hatched under the disingenuous guise of protecting the consumer/investor.
Investor rights and abilities to buy/sell whichever public securities they may choose, whenever they choose, must be preserved without interference or
Retail investors are becoming more and more skilled, even as people have begun to invest from less traditional backgrounds. Requiring testing or other requirements prior to allowing investment in certain investment vehicles and products would effectively shut out many retail investors, particularly investors that are from non-traditional investment backgrounds.
Many investors, particularly
To Whom It May Concern [FINRA Regulators] -
I am the personal investment manager of my retirement accounts for the benefit of myself and family. Over the last decade, I have consistently outperformed professional fund managers.
As a knowledgeable, experienced, and self-reliant investor, I feel I have the right to manage my own investments in public companies that are appropriate for myself and
I do not need any governing body deciding for me how to invest. There didn't seem to be any concern over how retail investors spent their money in the stock market until January of 2021. Institutional investors repeatedly creating systemic risk by their gambling with derivatives are an actual imminent threat to our markets. They are the ones who need significantly more regulation and
Funding and Liquidity Risk Management Practices
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD Board of Governors has approved two additional proposals to curb Small Order Execution System (SOES) abuse — expanding the definition of "day trading" and permitting a short period between
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On November 12, 1991, the NASD activated enhancements to the Firm Access Query System (FAQS) that will enable subscribers to more efficiently process Forms U-5 and access certain registration information about their
On October 2, 2023, FINRA will launch the new Fingerprint Program for Transfer Agents and Clearing Agencies (TA/CAs) as the SEC declared FINRA's updated Fingerprint Plan effective September 22, 2023. This Program outsources fingerprint processing to Sterling Identity (Sterling), the same FBI-approved channeler that processes fingerprints for broker-dealers on FINRA’s behalf.
I think the current system of allowing financial institutions to transfer their short positions is highly ineffective and damaging to the stock market as a whole and must be stopped. If parties involved in shorting companies cannot cover their positions after failing to deliver in the already existing time periods and have passed the fail to deliver threshold list requirements I think they should
SEC Approves Operations Professional Registration Category and Consolidated FINRA Continuing Education Rule
