GUIDANCE
"New Issue" Rule
Effective Date: November 2, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Corporate Financing
Executive Representatives
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Syndicate
Trading & Market Making
Training
Business Development Company
Direct Participation Program
Foreign Investment Company
IPO Distribution Manager
IPOs
New Issue
Summary
FINRA has adopted new rules to address firms with a significant history of misconduct.1 New Rule 4111 (Restricted Firm Obligations) requires member firms that are identified as “Restricted Firms” to deposit cash or qualified securities in a segregated, restricted account; adhere to specified conditions or restrictions; or comply with a combination of such obligations. New Rule
Jennifer Piorko Mitchell Office of the Corporate Secretary FINRA 1735 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-1506 To Whom It May Concern, Hi there. I’m Dave Nadig, Financial Futurist for ETF Trends and ETF Database. For most of the last 25 years, my job has been to help asset managers understand investors and help investors understand the products that asset managers build. Since 1993, I’ve been in
By Kara Williams and Gargi Sharma
Here is a look back at a few key topics related to anti-money laundering (AML) obligations that rose to the level of being included in FINRA’s 2023 Examination and Risk Monitoring Report. These threats continue to be prevalent today and remain as areas of focus for FINRA’s Complex Investigations and Intelligence (CII) section.
One was manipulative trading in
I strongly oppose the government to regulate and/or restrict my right to invest in financial instruments in whatever form. Freedom in capitalism, the right to put my money in public investment without impediment is a fundamental personal right. I have been investing in stocks since I earned my first dollar. I want to continue to have the freedom to exercise that financial option without
I have the right to invest the same as anyone else. Why do you not put the same restrictions on people playing the lottery as you do those who invest? Playing the lottery is a sure fire way for 99.99 percent of the people to lose their money and yet that is supported in almost every state. Do not restrict investment into real assets for the rich and privileged class. We all have the right to
As someone who regularly and frequently invests in publicly traded securities it is my view that the federal government and its agencies do not have the right to tell individual investors what we can and cannot invest our money in. How or when I invest my assets is my decision and should not be limited by anyone. Federal regulators cannot know or understand the individual investors risk tolerance
Taking away investor rights to risk management assets like leveraged and inverse funds is robbing investors of income and simple tools which can only be emulated with complex options transactions if at all. Such regulation Hurts Investors: It could potentially deny us the freedom to choose investments that could help us achieve long-term financial security. Is Arbitrary and Unworkable: FINRAs
As a not-for-profit membership organization, we are committed to transparency and engagement with our members regarding our finances. Accordingly, we want to update you on FINRA’s plans over the next several years for funding our mission of protecting investors and promoting market integrity in a manner that facilitates vibrant capital markets.
As a college student who works for near minimum wage, saving for my future, no matter how frugal, amounts to very little. Since investing, leveraged stocks have given my capital a turnover that puts my financial goals on track, given due diligence. Banning leveraged stocks would be another financial avenue closed to the working class, who simply want to save for their own home.
