Effective October 1, 2007, the fee for processing each set of fingerprints submitted by a member firm to FINRA will decrease from $35 to $30.25.
(a) Content and Timing of Requests
A Respondent who requests that FINRA invoke Rule 8210 to compel the production of Documents or testimony at the hearing shall do so in writing and serve copies on all Parties. Such request shall: be submitted to the Hearing Officer no later than 21 days before the scheduled hearing date; describe with specificity the Documents, the category or type of
Rule 606 of Regulation NMS requires broker-dealers to disclose information regarding the handling of their customers’ orders in NMS stocks and listed options. These disclosures are designed to help customers better understand how their firm routes and handles their orders, assess the quality of order handling services provided by their firm, and ascertain whether the firm is effectively managing potential conflicts of interest that may impact their firm’s routing decisions.
Hi, Having the ability to hedge my retirement funds is essential when there is high volatility in a high volatile world. The easiest way to do this is with a leveraged inverse ETF of the SP500 or Nasdaq. The drift risk in a leveraged inverse ETF is a lot les risky compared to options trading or short selling to hedge a portfolio. Options are complicated, expensive and short-term forms of
Overview – The following is a guide to assist applicants as they prepare and submit information and documentation for FINRA Form New Member Application (NMA) or Form Continuing Member Application (CMA) regarding new private placement business. This checklist is designed to help applicants provide basic information FINRA staff may ask them to submit in order to begin a meaningful review and to aid
The SEC requires that broker-dealers create and maintain certain records so that, among other things, the SEC, self-regulatory organizations ("SROs") and state securities regulators may conduct effective examinations of broker-dealers.
The Cybersecurity section of the 2017 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
FINRA is conducting an assessment of firms’ approaches to managing cyber-security threats. FINRA is conducting this assessment in light of the critical role information technology (IT) plays in the securities industry, the increasing threat to firms’ IT systems from a variety of sources, and the potential harm to investors, firms, and the financial system as a whole that these threats pose.
Verification of Emailed Instructions to Transmit or Withdraw Assets From Customer Accounts