Leveraged ETF's and crypto ETN's are part of my broader strategy in hedging and incrementally fine tuning my use of leverage. Retail investors and traders like myself accept the risk that come with leveraged ETF's, and it's not up to regulators to decide how much risk retail investors should take. Retail investors are capable of understanding the risks
I strongly oppose restricting trading. Everyone has the right to pursuit of happiness per the law. Public investments are public and not private/for privileged/rich that can be assessed with a simple test that some people design who themselves may fail when assessed by people with different mindset. Similar to an education degree does not guarantee that they will become Einstein's or
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Legal & ComplianceSystems
Executive Summary
On March 14, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an amendment to Section 4 of the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB®) rules that requires OTCBB market makers to indicate, by a fifth-character geographic indicator appended to their market-maker identifier (MMID), that the firm's trading desk for a
I am a successful investor with many decades' experience. Every investment I ever made required me to analyze the risks. Some worked and some failed. I will make my own decisions. The notion of passing a regulator designed test of risk sophistication is ridiculous, frankly insulting. The entire lot of your staff has no more - and probably less - risk assessment expertise. Why should I submit
Imagine a new age of regulation in which compliance efforts were highly effective, and were also inexpensive. This seeming alchemy is coming to financial services in the form of new-generation “regtech.”
I find it disturbing that your agency wants to take away my ability to pick investments based on my research and ability to decide how much or little to risk in very common market instruments. Why should I have to take a test to prove to you - unnamed bureaucrats - that I understand the risks and potential rewards of these instruments and what I do with my money.+ What tests can predict the
Executive Summary
The Central Registration Depository (CRDSM) Redesign will require several action items from members. A Membership On Your Side will be mailed to the CRD contact in each member firm in the next couple of weeks that contains several items on which members must take action, CRD system pricing information, a list of service bureaus, and a Site Preparation Guide.
Questions
Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 8312 (FINRA BrokerCheck Disclosure) to Include Information About Members and Their Associated Persons of Any Registered National Securities Exchange that Uses the CRD System for Registration Purposes
The Private Placements topic of the 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
FIPS Changes
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KEY TOPICS
Corporate Finance
Legal & Compliance
Municipal/Government Securities
Operations
Senior Management
Trading & Market Making
FIPS
As of July 20, 2001, the following bonds were added to the Fixed Income Pricing System (FIPSSM).
Symbol
Name
Coupon
Maturity
ASTR.GA
All Star Gas Corp
11.000
08/14/01
AIQ.GA
