(a) Authority to Initiate Halts In Trading Otherwise Than on an Exchange in NMS Stocks and Facility ClosuresFINRA, pursuant to the procedures set forth in paragraph (b):(1) shall halt trading otherwise than on an exchange in any NMS stock, as defined in Rule 600(b) of SEC Regulation NMS, whenever a Primary Listing Market declares a Regulatory Halt in the security.(2) shall halt trading otherwise
Sec. 3. (a) No registered broker, dealer, municipal securities broker or dealer, or government securities broker or dealer shall be admitted to membership, and no member shall be continued in membership, if such broker, dealer, municipal securities broker or dealer, government securities broker or dealer, or member fails or ceases to satisfy the qualification requirements established
This interpretive material concerns the types of business expansions that will not require a member to submit a Rule 1017 application to obtain FINRA's approval of the expansion. This safe harbor applies to: (1) firms that do not have a membership agreement, and (2) firms that have a membership agreement that does not contain a restriction on the factors listed below.
The safe harbor is not
FINRA has adopted a short-form membership application process for certain firms that must become FINRA members due to the recent amendments to Rule 15b9-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Firms that are eligible for the short-form membership application process also must have been a member of a national securities exchange with which FINRA has had a regulatory services agreement for the 12-month period prior to August 23, 2023. FINRA has further adopted a partial waiver of the new membership application fee for those firms that apply for FINRA membership through the short-form membership application process. These rule changes became effective on October 30, 2023.
New Large Options Positions Report (LOPR) Requirements Due to Implementation of Options Symbology Initiative
Firm culture has a profound influence on how a broker-dealer conducts its business, including how it manages conflicts of interest.
Thank you, Kayte [Toczylowski, FINRA’s head of Member Relations and Education], and good morning, everyone. It is so wonderful to see you. I am delighted to join Kayte in welcoming you to the 2023 FINRA Annual Conference.
INFORMATIONAL
Disclosure Of Order Routing
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Exchange Act Rule 11Ac1-6
Disclosure of Order Routing
Executive Summary
Rule 11Ac1-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) requires all broker/dealers that route customer orders in equity and option
Yield is a general term that relates to the return on the capital you invest in a bond. Price and yield are inversely related: As the price of a bond goes up, its yield goes down, and vice versa. There are several definitions that are important to understand when talking about yield as it relates to bonds: coupon yield, current yield, yield-to-maturity, yield-to-call and yield-to-worst.
Exemption from lock-up provisions in Rule 2710(g) for shares to be issued upon the split of common stock that takes place within 180 days of the required filing of the offering with NASD when the pre-split shares were acquired prior to the 180 day timeframe.
