Firms applying for FINRA membership, with the exception of sole proprietorships, must have at least two registered principals and one Financial and Operations Principal (FinOp), according to FINRA Rule 1010 Series. Applicant firms, however, may request a waiver or exemption from the two principal requirement in accordance with FINRA Rule 9610 if the firm will be conducting a very limited scope of
This rule is no longer applicable. NASD Rule 1010 Series has been superseded by FINRA Rule 1000 Series. Please consult the appropriate FINRA Rule.
This Interpretive Material sets forth a membership waive-in process for certain New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") member organizations to become members of FINRA as part of the consolidation of the member firm regulatory functions of NASD and
(a) The following Ground Rules govern the mediation of a matter. The parties to a mediation may agree to amend any or all of the Ground Rules at any time. The Ground Rules are intended to be standards of conduct for the parties and the mediator.
(b) Mediation is voluntary and any party may withdraw from mediation at any time prior to the execution of a written settlement agreement by
In an effort to streamline the processing of information requests, FINRA is consolidating the number of request types that are sent to member firms from Member Supervision. The five new categories are: Firm Exam Request, Cause Exam Request, Trading and Financial Compliance Examinations (TFCE) Firm Exam Request, TFCE Cause Exam Request, and Statutory Disqualification. This change to Member
This Interpretive Material sets forth a membership waive-in process for certain New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") member organizations to become members of FINRA as part of the consolidation of the member firm regulatory functions of NASD and NYSE Regulation, Inc. ("NYSE Regulation"). It applies to firms that, as of July 25, 2007, (1) are approved NYSE member organizations or (
View detailed course information and launch dates below. To prepare, firms can sign up for FINRA’s Financial Learning Experience™ (FLEX™) platform, where courses will be available in addition to other e-learning providers. Individuals who are interested should work with your firm’s continuing education contact to express interest internally.Our self-paced e-learning courses develop and expand
TRACE for Securitized Products CTCI (v1.2)
2021 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (February 2, 2021)
This Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) is designed to inform member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations. For selected regulatory obligations, the Report: (1) identifies the applicable rule and key related
Unless otherwise defined in the Code, terms used in the Code and interpretive material, if defined in the FINRA By-Laws, shall have the meaning as defined in the FINRA By-Laws.
(a) Arbitrator and Mediator Portal
The term "Arbitrator and Mediator Portal" means the web-based system that allows invited arbitrators and mediators to access a secure section of FINRA's website to submit
(a) A mediator may be selected:
(1) By the parties from a list supplied by the Director;
(2) With the Director's approval upon receipt of the parties' joint request, from a list or other source the parties choose; or
(3) By the Director if the parties do not select a mediator after submitting a matter to mediation.
(b) For any mediator assigned or selected from a list provided by
