Dear FINRA: I'm a long term buy & hold retail investor of leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs.) I am a significant shareholder of ProShare's ETF "UPRO" at owning 0.01% of all outstanding shares, and of Direxion's "TMF" owning 0.07% of all outstanding shares. If you were to consider me an institution, I'd be rank #12 of ownership in terms of shares
FINRA has assembled a list of resources that firms may use to manage their cybersecurity risk. These resources include: news and analysis; effective practices and guidance; and free diagnostic tools...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved amendments to the NASD By-Laws and Schedule B thereof that restructure the size and
On April 20, 2015, FINRA launched a significant new initiative—the FINRA Securities Helpline for Seniors (HELPSTM)—to broaden its investor protection efforts. As part of FINRA’s commitment to the protection of senior investors, the Helpline is intended to be the “go-to” resource for senior investors with securities-related questions and concerns. FINRA’s focus on senior investors has steadily
I apologize for the undoubtedly large number of submissions you are likely receiving from those simply looking to vent rather than actually comment on the specific matters in this notice. The scope of volume seen in trading is absolutely daunting, and I think the first question that should be asked regarding any information being collected is whether it is purely self-reported, or if there is
API tests provide quick feedback, resilience against brittleness in tests compared to UI end-end tests, and provide consistent results. The business logic implemented in the server-side as an API does not need to be tested from the UI/presentation layer.
FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
AWS makes it easy to set up a REST service with authentication using Lambda, the AWS API Gateway, and IAM. Using these technologies through AWS doesn’t require hosting cost for the Lambda and API Gateway service and you pay per Lambda call. You also benefit from Lambda auto-scaling depending on the request volume and concurrency.
Guidance on Implementing Effective Heightened Supervisory Procedures for Associated Persons With a History of Past Misconduct
