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FINRA has multiple committees that facilitate effective engagement with its member firms and representatives of the public regarding regulatory and policy initiatives related to FINRA’s mission of promoting market integrity and investor protection in a manner that facilitates vibrant capital markets. The purpose of this Notice is to:
encourage member firms and other interested parties
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NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) requests comment on new NASD® Rule 3121 that would govern a member's use and release of customer
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Notice of FINRA Small Firm Advisory Board Election and Ballots
FINRA is highlighting a recent joint Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Cybersecurity Advisory published on August 30, 2023, which may be updated as new intelligence is uncovered.
FINRA announced today the results of its election of three Governors to its Board of Governors during the annual meeting of FINRA member firms on Wednesday. The elected Governors include: Large Firm Governor — John Vaccaro, Chair and CEO, MML Investors Services; Head of MassMutual Financial Advisors; Mid-Size Firm Governor — James Crowley, CEO, Pershing Advisor Solutions; Senior Executive Vice President, Global Head of BNY Pershing Small Firm Governor — Jennifer Szaro, Chief Compliance Officer, XML Securities
May 9, 2001
Mr. John W. Marcus
Chairman
PIBC Securities LLC
640 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Re: Exemption Request from Fidelity Bonding Requirements
Dear Mr. Marcus:
I am responding to your letter of November 21, 2000, in which you request that PIBC Securities LLC ("PIBC") be exempt from the requirement to maintain a fidelity bond under NASD Rule 3020. Specifically, your
I'm contacting you to oppose the potential additional regulation applied to certain "complex" investments.
First, what I choose to invest in, public or private securities or other instruments, is my sovereign choice. I educated myself on e.g. leveraged and inverse funds, and have an understanding in how they work and their risk/benefit equation as it applies to me.
Let me ask you, who gives you the authority to determine if any investments are too complex for me? You're supposed to protect me from unscrupulous brokers. So now you're protecting me from myself? I am an individual investor.
So now I'm too stupid to not educate myself on investing? I need you to make me:
1. Pass a regulator-imposed test of your specialized investment
Taking away my ability to purchase inverse and leveraged ETFs is insulting to the retail investor. The current tools available to today's investors have leveled the playing field, with retail having the ability to use tools unavailable in the past. These tools allow me to offset my core positions without having to sell the underlying securities. They also allow me to participate in the
