I am a retail investor and have been trading various of these “complex” products for well over a decade (leveraged/inverse ETF’s and options). I find the premise of this Regulatory notice to be highly suspect – that retail investors are not sophisticated enough to be able to trade these PUBLIC instruments and should have sufficiently high impediments put in place to discourage or bar their use (
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
BACKGROUND
The securities industry, in late 1983, asked the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) to review the registration delays resulting from agent transfers between broker-dealers. After extensive deliberations by the NASAA/CRD Committee and its NASD advisors, a Temporary Agent Transfer program was developed by the
INFORMATIONAL
OTCBB Trading Halts
Effective Date: June 26, 2000
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Trading & Market Making
Training
OTC Bulletin Board
Trading Halts
Executive Summary
On May 22, 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a rule change that allows The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (The Nasdaq Stock
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
Proposed Amendments to Rule 2720
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KEY TOPICS
Corporate Financing
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Trading & Market Making
Affiliate
Conflicts of Interest
Equity & Debt Offerings
Investment Banking
Qualified Independent Underwriter
Rule 2710
Rule 2720
Underwriting Compensation
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsRegistration*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The 1990-91 NASD broker-dealer and agent registration renewal cycle begins its second phase this month. The NASD is publishing information in this notice to assist members in reviewing, reconciling, and
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsRegistration
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The 1989-90 NASD broker-dealer and agent registration renewal cycle begins its second phase this month. Information in this notice is published to assist members in reviewing, reconciling, and responding to the
SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceMutual Fund*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
The NASD has recently received information about the increasing use of so-called "negative response" letters. These letters are used to facilitate members' recommendations that customers switch from one mutual fund to
Will I be able to log in to FINRA Gateway with my existing Firm Gateway credentials?
Yes, Firm Gateway users will be able to log in to FINRA Gateway using their existing Firm Gateway credentials.
Can I customize my experience in FINRA Gateway?
Yes. As of April 7, 2020, you can:
customize lists of registered individuals, branches, and related action items using the
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Systems
Trading
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Effective August 1, 1989, the requirement to report daily price
The Best Execution topic of the 2024 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 and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
