Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposed change to its current policy relating to the assignment of OTC symbols to unlisted equity securities. Specifically, FINRA is considering whether it should begin assigning OTC symbols to unlisted equity securities that do not have a valid CUSIP identifier, in the limited circumstance where a member firm demonstrates its best efforts to obtain a CUSIP
Executive SummaryThe purpose of this Election Notice is to notify firms of the upcoming elections to fill vacancies on the FINRA Regional Committees, and the mailing of ballots to eligible firms.As detailed below, the following seats are contested:Midwest Region Committee, District 4 representativeMidwest Region Committee, District 8 representativeNew York Region Committee, District 10
With the holiday season upon us and 2023 coming to an end, FINRA’s Cyber and Analytics Unit (CAU) would like to remind member firms to prepare for cyber threats and attacks that may occur around the holidays. Member firms and their vendors should consider reviewing and validating their Written Supervisory Procedures (WSPs), continuing to educate their employees with respect to cybersecurity and effective practices, and testing incident response plans (IRPs) to prepare for, prevent, or recover from an incident.
How dare you even think about making it more difficult for the general public to save for retirement. That you lump inverse funds along with leveraged funds is particularly damaging; you want the general public to try shorting stocks, really? You think that's less difficult than buying an inverse fund? Inverse ETFs are extremely important to my own trading, and have saved me more than
Summary
The protection of senior investors is a top priority for FINRA. In August 2019, FINRA launched a retrospective review to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of its rules and administrative processes that help protect senior investors from financial exploitation. The review indicated that FINRA’s steps to protect seniors have provided helpful and effective tools in the fight against
"However, important regulatory concerns arise when investors trade complex products without understanding their unique characteristics and risks." Like the complex derivatives that the large financial institutions created leading up to the Global Financial Crisis and collapse of the housing bubble? Until you remove the ability of institutional investors to be excessively leveraged with
Gentlemen: People that enter the investment market MUST understand that this is environment that can make money as well as lose money. If you are not an adult enough to understand this, you should not enter the market. Being an adult brings with it responsibilities. Adults do not need the Federal Government looking after them like children. Your regulations could not only prohibit adults for
Background
Since we introduced our FINRA360 initiative, FINRA has taken a series of actions to enhance support for small firms, including providing small firms with tools and resources to help them comply with regulations.
A consistent comment that FINRA has heard is a desire on the part of small firms for a tool to allow them to get answers to general questions that
FINRA Provides Guidance on Pandemic Preparedness
Last Voting Date: January 12, 1996
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Executive Summary
The NASD® invites members to vote to approve amendments to Articles VII and X and to delete Article V of the NASD By-Laws. The last voting date is January 12, 1996. The text of the proposed amendments follows this Notice.
Background
The proposed amendments to
