As part of FINRA’s mission to protect investors and promote market integrity, we are focused on addressing the regulatory challenges presented by our member firms’ crypto asset activities. Crypto assets—also known as digital assets—are assets that are issued or transferred using distributed ledger or blockchain technology. They include, but are not limited to, so-called virtual currencies, coins, and tokens. A particular crypto asset may or may not meet the definition of a “security” under the federal securities laws.
This is targeting retail investors and there ability to trade. We are already at a disadvantage to large investment firms as we cannot trade after hours like they can. I personally have hedged myself against a down market. This is a direct attack on my ability to time a down market and change my life. If you decide to take these measures you are making a clear statement to the American people
Short Sale Rule should be changed to state that if a stock is shorted ten percent from the previous day's close,, NO shorting is allowed from that moment until the end of the next trading day. It is rediculous to allow shorting at all beyond that ten percent mark as it solely benefits the wealthy institutions who can afford to continue to drive a price down when retail investors are buying
On January 31, 2022, FINRA introduced the Participant Data Management System (“PDM”) which firms now use to manage access to the FINRA trade reporting facilities, including TRACE, ORF and ADF. PDM also allows firms to add, view, and modify users of the TRAQS web interface. Firms are strongly encouraged to use PDM to review their TRAQS users on a regular basis to ensure that accounts remain valid
As an investor, I feel hedge funds are exploiting some rules and feel somewhat unaffected by them It would be for the most interest, that the short sales were reported hourly, and in case of borrowing shares, that those shares are accounted and tracked, and blocked for trading for a minimum of 15 trading days before being released again
When is the SEC going to stop this fraudulent trading that millions of us see around the world. This is a global problem with the US stock market and making wallstreet a laughing stock of the US AMC and GME are being fradulent traded in fake shares it’s beyond time to fix this problem with citadel and the others in this mess...
The Honorable Gary Gensler
Chair, Securities & Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Proposed changes to Options and Inverse Funds
I am opposed to a wholesale elimination of trading of Options and Inverse funds. These products provide important functions in the market, and should not be eliminated. However, I recognize that these products represent leverage in
Beginning in early December 2022, FINRA will introduce changes to the Trade Data Dissemination Service (TDDS 2.0).1 These changes are being made in concert with FINRA’s technical infrastructure upgrade, and TDDS clients should plan to accommodate them.
FINRA has updated the TDDS specification to correspond with these changes and has also included the link to the MOLD/UDP 64 specification in the
FINRA’s Board of Governors met on December 4-5. The agenda included discussions around FINRA’s 2025 budget, FINRA’s Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions rules, and an overview of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report.
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior ManagementInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceOperationsSystemsTrading
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
As previously reported in Notice to Members 88-104 and 89-17, the NASD requires its members to respond to requests for trading data by using a standardized automated format. This format is
