The Alternative Display Facility ("ADF") is a facility operated by FINRA for members that choose to quote or effect trades in ADF-eligible securities otherwise than on an exchange. The ADF collects and disseminates quotations and trade reports, and compares trades. Those FINRA members that use ADF systems for quotation or trade reporting activities must comply with the Rule 6200 and
The Manipulative Trading section of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (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.
The purpose of this Election Notice is to notify member firms of the upcoming nomination and election process to fill forthcoming vacancies on FINRA District Committees and District Nominating Committees.
The current District Committee and District Nominating Committee members are included in Attachment A. Information on District Election procedures is included in Attachment B. A candidate
FinPro now offers two optional features that permit users to collaborate with their firms on a draft Form U4:Allow Rep Edits grants individuals the ability to review and modify a draft, andthe E-Signature feature offers reps the option to sign a completed form electronically rather than with a pen.Firms can enable one or both of these optional tools to streamline the work performed while
Summary
In February 2012, pursuant to an SEC order, FINRA established an accounting support fee (GASB Accounting Support Fee) to adequately fund the annual budget of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The GASB Accounting Support Fee is collected on a quarterly basis from member firms that report trades to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB). Each member firm’s
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REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests membership comment on a proposed Corporate Financing Rule that, if
I am an active individual investor who uses leveraged and inverse ETFs as a component of a diversified portfolio, and I vehemently oppose restrictions or other qualification requirements for individual investors trading in publicly traded inverse and leveraged ETFs. I am fully capable of reading the prospectuses and evaluating the risks on my own as well as determining the strategy to implement
The proposed rules will add more regulations that are not needed. As an individual investor I enjoy access to various products that can be used for any strategy I want to employ. Sometimes a strategy will involve a leveraged or inverse funds, sometimes it maybe about involving cryptocurrency, sometimes it is just about having access to a specific sector.
Before making any investment every
Investments in leveraged ETFs gave me the ability to sustain my family in times of our tumultuous economy. I would not have access to them had they been over zealously gatekept by over-regulation. I can only assume that in your position you are hoping to protect the public from investing in securities they do not fully understand or you feel is potentially exploitive. Perhaps issuers of
<p>A wrap fee program in which a registered representative/investment adviser neither receives transaction fees nor is involved with the execution of securities transactions would be subject to NASD Rule 3030, rather than Rule 3040.<br/></p>
