(a) Filing Requirements
Each member that sells a security in a non-public offering in reliance on an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act ("private placement") must: (i) submit to FINRA, or have submitted on its behalf by a designated member, a copy of any private placement memorandum, term sheet or other offering document, and any retail communication (as
To conduct securities transactions and business with the investing public in the United States, firms must file Form BD with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, appropriate self-regulatory organizations (SROs), including FINRA, and jurisdictions. Firms can file full or partial withdrawals of registration by submitting Form BDW (Uniform Request for Broker-Dealer Withdrawal).Applicant
i as a retail investor believe that institutions have for far too long been able to maneuver the market at a whim and arent beholden to the same type of rules as the average investor. in such a world, whales are able to make big (and sometimes) dumb moves and the average investor is handicapped when looking to make informed trades about such moves. Often the data that we are presented is
Short Sale Rule should be changed to state that if a stock is shorted ten percent from the previous day's close,, NO shorting is allowed from that moment until the end of the next trading day. It is rediculous to allow shorting at all beyond that ten percent mark as it solely benefits the wealthy institutions who can afford to continue to drive a price down when retail investors are buying
As part of Transparency Services improvement initiatives, beginning on December 5, 2022, FINRA will re- platform the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF) to a new Linux-based operating system.
FINRA will offer ORF Clearing function testing in the test system (NTF) beginning Monday, October 31, 2022. This testing will allow ORF clients to view clearing transactions in TRAQS as well as
This version was introduced with the filing of SR-FINRA-2020-015, which has been filed for Immediate Effectiveness. This version is temporary and effective from May 8, 2020 through June 15, 2020, pending any future extensions.
(a) General
(1) In furtherance of FINRA's obligations to foster cooperation and coordination of the clearing, settling and processing of transactions in equity and
As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiative, FINRA will re-platform the TRACE Corporate and Agency product to a new Linux-based operating system. FINRA will extend the testing period for this project and has modified the implementation date to Monday, October 21, 2024; previously this was scheduled for September 9, 2024. Specific testing protocols and information are listed in the
As a self-regulatory organization, information sharing is key to FINRA's pursuit of its mission of investor protection and market integrity, and no single resource is a better example of that than FINRA's Annual Regulatory Oversight Report. On this episode, we hear from four leaders within FINRA's Member Supervision department to discuss highlights from the 2024 report.
FINRA regulates a critical part of the securities industry – member brokerage firms doing business in the U.S. In an effort to increase public awareness and understanding about the broad range of FINRA-registered firms and individuals, FINRA shares an annual snapshot of some of the data collected in the course of its work.
The NASD would like to thank the Subcommittee for this opportunity to testify on micro-cap fraud in the U.S. markets, the nature of the problem and our efforts to address it.
