<p>Applicability of NASD Rule 3070 to the operations of a mutual fund and variable product distributor broker/dealer.<br/></p>
A new question has been added to the Uniform Application for Securities Industry Registration or Transfer (Form U4) to identify Residential Supervisory Locations (RSLs) for purposes of complying with FINRA Rule 3110.19(d), as amended (RSL Question). Firms that have identified a location as a non-registered private residence are required to answer the RSL Question as either “Yes” or “No” by December 26, 2024. The previously announced October 15, 2024 date in Regulatory Notice 24-02 has been replaced by the December 26, 2024 deadline. Further information on Form U4’s new RSL Question and the related deadline is available in File No. SR-FINRA-2024-015 and in the Frequently Asked Questions about Residential Supervisory Locations (RSLs).
Per your consideration of limiting my investment options, I believe this would be an infringement on the publics right of self determination. I have been involved in closely in investment markets for approaching 45 years, studying and actively participating. I find that I am frequently more informed and a better manager than even many professionals. LIMITING the investment vehicles I have at
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Its incumbent upon any investor who so chooses to invest in public securities, to first conduct their own due diligence by researching and becoming informed concerning the potential gains/losses that may be incurred. Therefore I do not feel it is necessary for additional regulations that would curtail, impede or prevent the publics access to their investing pursuits. Understanding the
To whom it may concern, As a private individual investor, I am adamantly opposed to any regulation restricting our access to leveraged and inverse funds. We do not need, nor want, the oversight and binding of regulators to protect us from our investment decisions and choices. Regulators consistently allow unrestricted free-reign to the investment bankers and Wall Street cronies who have captured
I am more than capable of choosing the publicly traded investment that are appropriate for me.
There is an abundance of easily available information on markets and the economy via the internet so that any reasonable adult can make adequate decisions on publicly traded investment funds, including leveraged ETF's.
Investing in ETF's, including leveraged funds is no riskier (and in
This rule is no longer applicable. NASD Rule 1010 Series has been superseded by FINRA Rule 1000 Series. Please consult the appropriate FINRA Rule.
(a) Events Requiring Application
A member shall file an application for approval of any of the following changes to its ownership, control, or business operations:
(1) a merger of the member with another member, unless both are members of the New
Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 8312 (FINRA BrokerCheck Disclosure) to Expand the Categories of Civil Judicial Disclosures that are Permanently Available in BrokerCheck
Executive Summary
The 1995-96 NASD broker/dealer and agent registration renewal cycle begins its second phase this month. The NASD is publishing information in this Notice to help members review, reconcile, and respond to the Final Adjusted Invoice packages that mailed to all member firms in mid-January.
Questions regarding this Notice may be directed to your firm's assigned Quality &
United States citizens are the creators and the product of the democratic systems they make. That's a high responsibility, and one which many American are ill-equipped to make. That doesn't mean they ought to lose it. Likewise in finance, regulators ought to take reasonable action to protect Americans, but Americans are ultimately individually responsible to themselves, their
