All capital acquisition brokers are subject to FINRA Rule 5122.
Adopted by SR-FINRA-2015-054 eff. April 14, 2017.
Selected Notice: 16-37.
The difference between the yields of two different bonds, called a bond spread, can help you understand the potential risks and rewards for investing in a particular bond. Corporate bonds are often measured against relatively risk-free Treasury bonds. Bond spreads can also help you evaluate the overall health of the economy.
The landscape of types of investment products is quite broad, and extends well beyond stocks, bonds and mutual funds, which are familiar to many investors. We’ll give you an overview of major investment categories—those that have been around for decades and some that are emerging.
Frequently asked questions about private placements.
Many consumers have shifted their banking and investment transactions to the time-saving apps on their phones. But along with convenience, a reliance on mobile devices has attracted scammers looking to steal information and assets. A growing type of fraud exploiting mobile phone usage is known as SIM swapping.
Technology has made stock trading more accessible to retail investors in a variety of ways, including the increased availability of extended-hours trading. But while placing an order to trade outside of regular trading hours might seem simple, this market can be complex and risky.
Keeping crypto assets safe involves a different set of challenges than keeping your cash, stocks or bonds secure. It’s important to learn about the different ways to store crypto assets.
Options are complex instruments that can play a number of different roles within an investment portfolio, but buying and selling options can be risky, and trading the products requires specific approval from an investor’s brokerage firm. Equity options are derivative contracts that give the purchaser the right, and the seller the obligation, to buy or sell, a security at a fixed price within a specific period of time.
If you graduated with a sizable amount of debt, you aren't alone. The high costs of college mean it’s common to finish school with thousands of dollars in student loans. Though repaying student loans might feel overwhelming, educating yourself about your obligations and options can help you develop a plan to tackle your debt.
The Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions section of the 2017 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
