(a) Filing Requirement
Except as provided in Rule 1013(a)(2), all forms required to be filed by Article IV, Sections 1, 7, and 8, and Article V, Sections 2 and 3, of the FINRA By-Laws shall be filed through an electronic process or such other process FINRA may prescribe to the Central Registration Depository.
(b) Supervisory Requirements
(1) In order to comply with the supervisory procedures
Anti-Intimidation/Coordination—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
48
Backing Away
49
Best Execution—Failure to Comply With Requirements for Best Execution
50
Branch Offices—Failure to Register
39
Cheating, Using an Impostor,
• Disqualified Persons—Failure to Discharge Supervisory Obligations
• Supervision—Failure to Comply With Taping Rule Requirements
• Supervision—Failure to Supervise
• Supervision—Systemic Supervisory Failures
• Supervisory Procedures—Deficient Written Supervisory Procedures
• Borrowing From or Lending to Customers—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
• Churning or Excessive Trading
• Communications With the Public—Late Filing; Failing to File; Failing to Comply With Rule Standards or Use of Misleading Communications
• Customer Account Transfer Contracts—Failure to Comply
• FOCUS Reports—Late Filing; Failing to File; Filing False or Misleading Reports
• Forms U4/U5—Late Filing of Forms or Amendments; Failing to File Forms or Amendments; Filing of False, Misleading or Inaccurate Forms or Amendments
• MSRB Rule G-37 Reporting—Late Filing; Failing to File; Filing False or Misleading Reports
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• Extended Hours Trading Risk Disclosure—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
• Anti-Intimidation/Coordination—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
• Backing Away
• Best Execution—Failure to Comply With Requirements for Best Execution
• ECN Display Rule—Failure to Comply
• Branch Offices—Failure to Register
• Cheating, Using an Impostor, or Possessing Unauthorized Materials in Qualifications Examinations or in the Regulatory Element of Continuing Education
• Continuing Education (Firm Element)—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
• Continuing Education (Regulatory
• Conversion or Improper Use of Funds or Securities
• Forgery, Unauthorized Use of Signatures or Falsification of Records
Conversion or Improper Use of Funds or Securities
FINRA Rules 2010 and 21501
Principal Considerations in Determining Sanctions
Monetary Sanction
Suspension, Bar or Other
• Confidentiality Agreements—Settling With Customer in Exchange for Customer Agreement Not to Cooperate With Regulatory Authorities
• Failure to Respond, Failure to Respond Truthfully or in a Timely Manner, or Providing a Partial but Incomplete Response to Requests Made Pursuant to FINRA Rule 8210
• Settling Customer Complaints