INFORMATIONALMarginSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSExecutive RepresentativesLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementCustomer DisclosuresMargin Executive SummaryOn September 5, 2000, NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a rule proposal that would require members to deliver to non-institutional customers a specified
In light of the ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, FINRA recently launched an online testing service for candidates seeking to take qualification exams remotely.
There is no higher priority for FINRA than protecting senior investors from financial exploitation. Thus, every year we bring dozens of enforcement actions against brokers who harm senior investors, either through fraud schemes, conversion, churning of accounts, or otherwise. In this post, I want to highlight one pattern we have seen with increasing frequency in which certain brokers have
Inverse and leveraged funds are a very important part of my investing. I have been able to weather the lows by using those funds and have gone beyond just preserving my initial capital. I am fully capable of using this type of strategy to manage my money when needed, and do not believe I should be regulated more than any other member of the public. This should not be another case of just the
Public GovernorFormer CEO, CalSTRSGovernor Since 2018Committees: Compensation & Human Capital Committee, Conflicts Committee, Finance, Operations & Technology Committee, Investment Committee (Chair), Regulatory Policy CommitteeProfessional ExperienceCEO, CalSTRS (2002 – 2021)Vice President, Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company (2000 – 2002)Colorado Public Employees
FINRA has begun disseminating individual transactions in active U.S. Treasury securities at the end of the day, raising the level of transparency in the market for these benchmark securities.
The Neutral Corner – Volume 1—2024
TRACE Reporting Timeframes and Transparency Protocols1Type of TRACE-Eligible SecurityOther Transactions - Reporting TimeframesList or Fixed Offering Price Transaction (as defined in FINRA Rule 6710(q)), or Takedown Transaction (as defined in FINRA Rule 6710(r))- Reporting TimeframeTransparency2Corporate Bond (see FINRA Rule 6710(a))Within 15 minutes of time of execution (see
A firm is under a continuing obligation to update changes to information about the firm. Broker-dealer firms must file a Form BD amendment and/or a Continuing Membership Application (Form CMA) depending on the type of registration information that requires updating.On This PageWhen to File a CMAWhat to include in a CMARemoval or Modification of a Restriction on a Membership AgreementAfter Filing
Data Definitions for Treasury Securities Trade Activity. Data fieldDefinitionAggregate Indicator Aggregate Indicator field identifies if a transaction is eligible for the Treasury aggregate statisticsY - Aggregate EligibleN - Not eligible for the Aggregates As Of IndicatorThis field will be populated if the transaction being reported is an As/Of trade, Reversal, Cancel
