FINRA Gateway Reports, previously referred to as Dynamic Reporting, helps firm staff answer common questions and make informed decisions using FINRA data. Choose from templates for firm, branch, individual, or filing data to create your own custom reports.
A diversified portfolio tends to be harder to achieve than simply following the mantra to avoid putting all of your investment eggs in one basket. This basic strategy can help, but it is often not enough to avoid concentration risk—the risk of amplified losses that may occur from having a large portion of your holdings in a particular investment, asset class or market segment relative to your overall portfolio. Learn more about concentration risk and read tips on how to manage it.
The Books and Records 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.
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsOptions
Executive Summary
New uniform provisions regarding the exercise cut-off rules for expiring equity options will become effective commencing with the February 1995 expiration at each of the five registered national options exchanges and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc, (the SROs).1 This
Executive Summary
FINRA is making available updates to interpretations in the Interpretations of Financial and Operational Rules that have been communicated to FINRA by the staff of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets (SEC staff). The updated interpretations are with respect to Securities Exchange Act (SEA) Rules 15c3-1 and 15c3-3.
Questions concerning this Notice should be
This article highlights some of the common cybersecurity threats faced by broker-dealers. In a number of cases, FINRA has observed that different types of attacks were coordinated and overlapped.
Phishing – Social engineering or “phishing” attacks remain one of the most common cybersecurity threats firms have discussed with FINRA. Many firms experienced situations where employees provided
INFORMATIONAL
Annual Compliance Certification and Designation of Chief Compliance Officer
Compliance Date: December 1, 2004
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KEY TOPICS
Continuing Education
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Training
CCO
CEO
Certification
Compliance
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On March 1, 1991, the SEC approved an NASD proposal to amend Schedule H to the NASD By-Laws to eliminate the current reporting thresholds of $10,000 or 50,000 shares so that the reporting requirements of Schedule
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Training
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved amendments to Article IV, Section 3, of the
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Internal AuditLegal & ComplianceTrading
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of the Treasury recently established a toll-free number, 800-BSA-CTRS, as a hotline for reporting suspicious currency transactions. Broker-dealers can use the hotline to refer information on transactions that
