As announced in Regulatory Notice 19-21, FINRA is expanding the summary data relating to over-the-counter (OTC) equity trading that FINRA publishes on its website. This expansion includes:
new monthly aggregate block-size trading data for OTC trades in NMS stocks executed outside an alternative trading system (ATS) on a one-month delayed basis; and
aggregate non-ATS volume for all firms by
Annual Report; FOCUS; Form Custody; Supplemental Statement of Income (SSOI); Supplemental Schedule for Derivatives and Other Off-Balance Sheet Items (OBS); and Supplemental Inventory Schedule (SIS)
Summary
To assist members in their financial reporting obligations, FINRA is issuing this Notice to provide the due dates for Annual Report, Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single (FOCUS
(a) Quid Pro Quo Allocations
No member or person associated with a member may offer or threaten to withhold shares it allocates of a new issue as consideration or inducement for the receipt of compensation that is excessive in relation to the services provided by the member.
(b) Spinning
(1) No member or person associated with a member may allocate shares of a new issue to any account in which
(a) General Prohibitions
(1) A member or a person associated with a member may not sell, or cause to be sold, a new issue to any account in which a restricted person has a beneficial interest, except as otherwise permitted herein.
(2) A member or a person associated with a member may not purchase a new issue in any account in which such member or person associated with a member has a beneficial
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rules 12100, 12202, 12214, 12309, 12400, 12601, 12702, 12801, and 12900 of the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes (“Customer Code” or “Code”) to expand a customer’s options to withdraw an arbitration claim if a
In observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day, the ORF System will follow the schedule below:
Tuesday, December 24, 2019 Early Close
Wednesday, December 25, 2019 Closed
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 Closed
In observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day, the FINRA Alternative Display Facility (ADF) system will follow the schedule below:
Tuesday, December 24, 2019 Early Close
Wednesday, December 25, 2019 Closed
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Background
FINRA is pleased to announce a new centralized, secure file transfer platform called fileX, which enables firms to programmatically send, track and receive files in one place. fileX significantly streamlines the process for submitting bulk filings to FINRA, provides additional options for downloading files from FINRA, and allows for seamless and secure authentication and authorization
Monthly Disciplinary Actions December 2019
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend the Membership Application Program (“MAP”) rules to help further address the issue of pending arbitration claims, as well as arbitration awards and settlement agreements related to arbitrations that have not been paid in full in
