It's important for these markets to be driven by real people. As lay investors, we have a right to form our own informed opinion of risk and benefit when investing; we don't need regulators to stop us just because they think a product is too risky.
I support transparency and disclosure of information regarding various investments. However, I believe in an investor's right to choose and do not want to see restrictions on my ability to use leveraged and inverse funds. They can have legitimate uses in, for example, hedging against certain market events.
The FINRA Board of Governors will consider the following rulemaking items at its September 2012 meeting.
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NASD regulatory staff believes that greater industry input into its investigatory process would be particularly valuable in responding to emerging regulatory issues,
I am opposed to changes in my ability to invest in inverse or leveraged securities, because it is an important part of my investment work. I am very well informed about all of this, and these proposed changes would cost me a lot of money. I will take you to court if necessary.
The public needs more transparency and FINRA should put out as much legitimate and accurate information as possible so the “good guys” can at least START to TRY to put an end to the massive corruption and manipulation of our “FAIR & FREE” markets.
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FINRA has adopted new Rule 6439 (Requirements for Member Inter-Dealer Quotation Systems),1 which implements additional requirements for firms that operate systems that regularly disseminate the quotations of identified broker-dealers in OTC Equity Securities (each an “inter-dealer quotation system” or “IDQS”).2 Rule 6439 will become effective on October 1, 2021, except for paragraph (d)(
E.1. The phrase business as such under Exchange Act Rule 17a-4(b)(4) is not defined.34 What questions, concerns or challenges, if any, does this raise with respect to ensuring compliance with the recordkeeping requirements? Are there categories of records that are especially costly or difficult to capture or retain, and which may provide no appreciable regulatory benefit? <EA1: Ambiguity
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Your brokerage firm issues a trade confirmation every time you buy or sell a security. When a single tap or keystroke can make the difference between 100 and 1,000 shares, it’s important to review this information carefully as soon as you receive a confirmation.
