On October 23, 2023, FINRA announced the Regional Committee election. Firms in Districts with contested elections (Districts 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10) will receive ballots via email from [email protected] to vote in this election (hard copy ballots will also be mailed to these firms). Voting concludes on November 22, 2023, and the newly elected Regional Committee members will take
Ladies and Gentlemen,
As a retired RIA and portfolio manager who spent more than 25 years managing assets and advising private clients, I object to FINRA's Notice #22-08 proposing to limit access to leveraged and inverse ETFs. While there will always be a handful of novice and unsophisticated clients who may harm themselves by trading financial instruments they don't fully
During the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis, inverse funds saved my retirement. I also have occasionally used leveraged funds because of a 24-hr shortage of "settled" funds. I do not want or need the protection afforded by the proposed measures. The Fed has routinely created bubbles in various asset classes, incentivizing investors to use leveraged long funds as the bubble expands.
Im 58 years old. I have more than ten years of investing experience and have amassed more than three millions in stock assets, mainly by using leveraged ETFs to take advantage of severe market sell offs such as 2008 financial crisis and Covid-19 pandemic. I have found that the leveraged ETFs are extremely powerful investing tools for experienced and responsible long-term investors like myself who
Dear Sir or Madame, I appreciate you hearing my comments regarding your desire to limit inverse and leveraged funds. First of all, we have a right to participate in the market in this area, since I'm aware that every large brokerage institution (bank) has the ability to short or go long the market. Why would you restrict the ability of the average investor to accomplish the same goals, and
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: MAY 22, 1986
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD), has approved proposed amendments to Schedule E to the NASD By-Laws that are intended to clarify the scope and application of the schedule. Schedule E contains various requirements applicable to the public offering of a member's securities or
Notice of Annual Meeting of FINRA Firms and Proxy
Among the many opportunities available to investors are those involving “crowdfunding.” Crowdfunding generally refers to the use of the internet by small businesses to raise capital through limited investments from a large number of investors. Crowdfunding investments carry significant risk, and you can lose some or all of your investment.
During its March 6 and 7 meeting, the FINRA Board of Governors approved a rule proposal to lower the age at which parties qualify for accelerated arbitration processing and approved the allocation of prior-year fine monies.
The Cyber and Analytics Unit (CAU) within FINRA’s Member Supervision program is highlighting the SEC’s recent amendments to Regulation S-P.[1] On May 15, 2024, the SEC announced the adoption of amendments designed to modernize and enhance the protection of consumer financial information by broadening the scope of information covered by Regulation S-P’s requirements and requiring covered institutions to (1) adopt an incident response program and (2) notify affected individuals whose sensitive customer information was, or is reasonably likely to have been, accessed or used without authorization.
