FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
NASD has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend Rule 2860 to: (a) revise the definition of the term "underlying index" to include all indexes underlying standardized index options and other indexes that meet certain specified criteria; and (b) allow members to calculate the position limits,
Arbitration Panel Composition for Promissory Note Disputes
NASD has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to add new NASD Rule 3380 to prohibit members and associated persons from splitting any order into multiple smaller orders for execution or any execution into multiple smaller executions for transaction reporting for the primary purpose of maximizing a monetary or in-kind
Proposed Rule Change to Extend a TRACE Pilot Program
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is requesting comment on proposed amendments to Rule 15c3-1, the Net Capital Rule. The SEC proposes to create a new category of broker/dealer for affiliates conducting an OTC derivatives business that would have
<p>NASD Regulation does not provide interpretive guidance on the appropriateness of a commission or mark-up schedule under Rule 2440, relating to fair prices and commissions, and the related mark-up policy, IM-2440. Further, NASD Regulation does not provide any assurance in the interpretive process that a firm's absolute reliance on a schedule for determining a commission or a mark-up is appropriate.</p>
FINRA is advising member firms that the Options Clearing Corporation has issued the March 2023 Options Disclosure Document (ODD). The ODD contains general disclosures on the characteristics and risks of trading standardized options. The March 2023 ODD contains new language to (i) accommodate cash-settled flexibly structured options on certain fund shares that meet specified criteria as defined in
TLDR. I got an idea, instead of pretending the stock market is not a casino under house rules FINRA should explain the house rules in a 1 page document that everyone can read. The rules should include which parties can naked short sale with ridiculous margin on which stocks, which stocks will permanently cyclically fail to deliver and why, and why the DTCC has an obligation warehouse that the
