I oppose the proposed rule that would restrict my ability to use public instruments in my investing. I have been using leveraged and inverse funds for about 20 years. I follow my investments quite closely and before starting to use these funds, I examined their pros and cons. Since then, I have come to the conclusion that leveraged funds are simply volatile instruments, of which there are many
We consider it critical in this nation, that we, the public, have full ability, without any controls/restrictions on how and what we invest. This is a founding freedom of our country.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend Rule 8312 (FINRA BrokerCheck Disclosure) to release information on BrokerCheck® as to whether a particular member firm or former member firm is currently designated as a “Restricted Firm” pursuant to Rule 4111 (Restricted Firm
Me not regulators should be able to choose the public
investments that are right for you and your family.
Public investments should be available to all of the public,
not just the privileged.
FINRA’s National Cause and Financial Crimes Detection (NCFC) Cyber and Analytics Unit (CAU) has noted a recent alert issued by Microsoft on May 30, 2022.
The Microsoft alert describes a remote code execution vulnerability, named “Follina” by security analysts, related to the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) that can be used by a threat actor to run malicious code. As a result, a threat
restricting the buying of Crypto ETF funds would seriously [REDACTED] investors cash flow & not would be a major violation of the Fair trade act
Summary
FINRA alerts member firms to a rising trend in the fraudulent transfer of customer accounts through the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS), an automated system administered by the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), that facilitates the transfer of customer account assets from one firm to another.
This Notice provides an overview of how bad actors effect
Summary
FINRA will conduct a Special Meeting of large firms on Monday, October 31, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. ET in the FINRA Visitors Center at 1735 K Street, NW, in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the meeting is to elect one individual to fill a Large Firm Governor seat on the FINRA Board of Governors (Board).1
It is important that all eligible large firms be represented by proxy or in person at the
