NASD has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to establish May 5, 2003 as the effective date for Rules 2711(b) and (c) for members that over the previous three years, on average per year, have participated in 10 or fewer investment banking transactions as manager or co-manager and generated $5 million or less in gross investment banking revenues from those transactions. Rules 2711(b) and (c
Reminder to NASD Members – Transactions with NASD and American Stock Exchange Employees; Filing of Annual Attestation Required by Rule 2711 – Research Analysts and Research Reports
Mr. Chairman, Senator Thompson, Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify.
FINRA Rule 8210 (Provision of Information and Testimony and Inspection and Copying of Books) grants FINRA staff and adjudicators authority to inspect and copy the books, records and accounts of member firms, associated persons and other persons over whom FINRA has jurisdiction relating to investigations, complaints, examinations or proceedings.
Three FINRA rules form a regulatory scheme addressing the supervision of firms and their associated persons.FINRA Rule 3110 (Supervision)FINRA Rule 3110 requires a firm to establish and maintain a system to supervise the activities of its associated persons that is reasonably designed to achieve compliance with the applicable securities laws and regulations and FINRA rules.The rule details
FINRA uses a combination of tools to reduce the risk of harm to investors by member firms and brokers they may hire that have a history of misconduct.
Broker-dealers that recommend or sell private placements have additional requirements under FINRA and SEC rules. These requirements include:Filing certain offering documentsEnsuring the suitability of any investments they recommendFiling RequirementsTwo FINRA rules require firms to file certain offering documents and information about the issuer, the offering terms, and the firms selling the
2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight ReportThe Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) topic of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.SEC Rule 613 requires FINRA
FINRA Rule 2360(b)(2) provides that “[t]he position and exercise limits for FLEX Equity Options for members that are not also members of the exchange on which FLEX Equity Options trade shall be the same as the position and exercise limits as applicable to members of the exchange on which such FLEX Equity Options are traded.”
Changes to an exchange rule regarding FLEX Equity Options position and
