The FINRA Board of Governors is holding its final meeting of the year, with Board committees giving consideration to multiple issues.
During its September 13 and 14 meeting, the FINRA Board of Governors reaffirmed FINRA’s Financial Guiding Principles and continued discussions around FINRA’s Regulatory Operations and received an overview of pending and final regulatory initiatives affecting member firms.
FINRA’s Board of Governors met on March 9 and 10, and it approved a proposal to shorten the securities settlement cycle from two business days after the trade date (T+2) to one (T+1) and approved the allocation of 2022 fine monies to various capital initiatives.
As previously communicated, beginning Monday, January 13, 2025, FINRA will require Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) for access to all production API reference data files. Beginning on January 13, 2025, FINRA will no longer support the use of digital certificates to access the Reference data API and only MFA access will be supported. Failure to use MFA starting on that date
Comments on Pattern Day Trader RequirementsA lot has changed since the day trading rule went into effect. Settlement is now one business day, commissions have gone to zero at many firms, volumes have exploded. All these factors are in favor of relaxing the day trading rule and eliminating some of its provisions.There is no evidence to suggest that it is riskier to close a trade in five minutes
Industry Governor (Small Firm Representative)Chief Operations/Compliance Officer, Herold & Lantern Investments, Inc.Governor Since 2020Committees: Finance, Operations & Technology Committee, Nominating & Governance Committee, Regulatory Policy CommitteeProfessional ExperienceChief Operations/Compliance Officer, Herold & Lantern Investments (1993 – present)FINRA
Industry Governor (Small Firm Representative)Chief Compliance Officer, XML Securities, LLCGovernor Since 2024Committee: Regulatory Oversight CommitteeProfessional ExperienceXML Securities, LLCManaging equity member (2022 – Present)Chief Compliance Officer, XML Securities, LLC (2013 – Present)Chief Administrative Officer, XML Securities, LLC (2008 – 2012)XML Financial, LLCManaging equity
Frequently asked questions about private placements.
Changes in individual stock prices can be due to a specific company or industry event. But major changes in leading U.S. indexes can indicate a wider shift in investor sentiment, which might be driven by broader trends in the domestic or global economy. These changes that can be revealed by economic indicators reported on a periodic basis.
Behind every market transaction lies a wealth of data. But how can we harness this information? On this episode, members of the Market Regulation and Transparency Services team discuss periodic aggregate market data sets, including some new data recently added to FINRA's website, and how FINRA makes this information available to the public.
