This page provides general guidance regarding municipal advisor regulation. Please refer to the SEC Office of Municipal Securities web page and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board website for complete information.The SEC's final municipal advisor registration and recordkeeping Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8 and 15Bc4-1 were effective July 1, 2014. Firms that are engaged, or plan to
As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiative, beginning Monday, May 19, 2025, FINRA will re-platform TRACE Securitized Products to a new Linux-based operating system. FINRA requires client testing participation for this project.Trade Reporting:TRACE clients who utilize FIX for SP trade entry and other transactions should test all FIX Tags to ensure they are properly being processed
Municipal securities fall into two categories: 1) municipal bonds issued by states, cities, counties and other governmental entities to raise money to build roads, schools and a host of other projects for the public good; and 2) municipal fund securities. Municipal bonds are typically sold in minimum increments of $5,000, pay interest on a semi-annual basis, and have maturities that range from
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Brokerage firms are typically paid transaction-based compensation, which means the firm might have an incentive to encourage you to trade often. If you notice a seemingly high level of activity in your brokerage account, this could be a sign of a type of misconduct known as “excessive trading.”
(a) Permissible Lending Arrangements; ConditionsNo person associated with a member in any registered capacity may borrow money from or lend money to any customer of such person unless:(1) the member has written procedures allowing the borrowing and lending of money between such registered persons and customers of the member; (2) the borrowing or lending arrangement meets one of the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to adjust FINRA fees to provide sustainable funding for FINRA’s regulatory mission.
