By Robert Cook, President and CEO, FINRA. The Consolidated Audit Trail, or CAT, is an SEC-mandated reporting system that collects data regarding trading in the U.S. equities and options markets. The SEC first proposed CAT in 2010 when the limitations of pre-CAT reporting facilities were highlighted by the Flash Crash. The final CAT rule was adopted by the SEC in 2012, a more detailed plan for CAT was approved by the SEC in 2016, and reporting into CAT was implemented in phases from 2018 to 2024.
I simply want an open, free market for trade and investment. It is not, and entities such as the SEC and FINRA allow it to be in the favor of hedgefunds and investment firms with large amounts of capital. Everyone should have to trade the same way, on the open market, under the same terms. Same time for the act of sale to transact. Shorting companies shoud be heavily regulated and absolutely have
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT IS JULY 10, 1985
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. is soliciting comments from members and other interested persons on a proposed amendment to Article III, Section 28 of the NASD's Rules of Fair Practice ("Section 28"), 1/ which would impose certain requirements on associated
Options trading carries risk and requires specific approval from an investor’s brokerage firm.
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Publication Date: March 24, 2025Interpretations are marked in blue background beneath the rule text to which they relate.17a-4 Records to be preserved by certain exchange members, brokers and dealers.This section applies to the following types of entities: A member of a national securities exchange who transacts a business in securities directly with others than members of a national
INFORMATIONAL
Investment Companies And Variable Contracts
Effective Date: April 1, 2000
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Mutual Fund
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Training
Variable Contracts
Investment Companies
December 1999
SEC—Year 2000 Recordkeeping Rule
Effective August 31, 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted SEC Rule 17a-9T (the Rule) relative to Year 2000. The Rule, which was originally proposed in March 1999, is intended to assist broker/dealers, the SEC, self-regulatory organizations (SROs), and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) in identifying all
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Senior ManagementCorporate FinanceLegal & ComplianceMutual Fund*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On July 7, 1992, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Article III, Section 26 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice relating to asset-based sales charges by mutual funds.
Sec. 11.7 In the event that any certificate representing shares of capital stock of FINRA Regulation shall be mutilated, FINRA Regulation shall issue a new certificate in place of such mutilated certificate. In the event that any such certificate shall be lost, stolen, or destroyed FINRA Regulation may, in the discretion of the Board or a committee appointed thereby with power so to act
Regulators shouldn't be able to decide what I can and cannot invest in. I am capable of understanding the risks involved with inverse and leveraged funds without going through any special processes. Leveraged and inverse funds provide unique opportunities to grow my capital that other securities cannot provide like hedging and enhancing my portfolio. I'm just a college student
