The Series 39 exam — the Direct Participation Programs Principal Qualification Exam (DP) — assesses the competency of an entry-level principal to perform their job as a direct participation programs principal.
We publish The Neutral Corner to provide arbitrators and mediators with current updates on important rules and procedures within securities dispute resolution. FINRA believes this newsletter provides its dedicated neutrals with a valuable learning tool that enables them to better serve parties and other participants in the FINRA forum.
The Neutral Corner Volume 2 - 2016
Web API/User Guide Specifications and Production Test Scripts Archive
This Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) is designed to inform member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations. For selected regulatory obligations, the Report: (1) identifies the applicable rule and key related considerations for member firm compliance programs, (2) summarizes noteworthy findings from recent examinations and outlines effective practices that FINRA observed during its oversight, and (3) provides additional resources that may be helpful to member firms.
General overview of the rule making process.
As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiative, beginning Monday, September 9, 2024, FINRA will re-platform the TRACE Corporate and Agency product to a new Linux-based operating system.FINRA will sponsor a third production User Acceptance Test (UAT) on Saturday, August 24, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. TRACE clients are strongly encouraged to participate in this test to ensure
This video series helps firms currently in the Membership Application Program (MAP) process including those who are considering registering a new broker-dealer firm or filing a continuing membership application. The five short videos outline the various stages of the process and highlight key resources.Membership Application Program - MAP TriageThis video addresses the MAP intake process,
FinPro now offers two optional features that permit users to collaborate with their firms on a draft Form U4:Allow Rep Edits grants individuals the ability to review and modify a draft, andthe E-Signature feature offers reps the option to sign a completed form electronically rather than with a pen.Firms can enable one or both of these optional tools to streamline the work performed while
FINRA experienced TRAQS issues on display screens for TRACE Corporate/Agency of prior day transactions only (all other facilities were operating normally). Reporting trades via TRAQS and FIX was not impacted. This display issue has been resolved.
