FINRA has launched an online advertising campaign, Get Your Head in the Trade, encouraging new investors to understand investment risks and rewards as well as their own financial goals and risk tolerance before making an investment decision.
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
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend the FINRA Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes (“Customer Code”) to clarify and, in some instances, amend the applicability of the Document Production Lists to simplified customer arbitrations administered under FINRA Rule 12800.
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
To Whom it May Concern,Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Regulatory Notice 24-13, “Effectiveness and Efficiency of [FINRA] Requirements Relating to Day Trading.” I am a strong believer in the benefits of engaging the community in this way, and sincerely appreciate the authority's time and attention. Over the past 20 years I have worked in the equity options
SummaryEffective January 1, 2025, the Prospective CAT Cost Recovery Fee 2024-1 will no longer be in effect for transactions in eligible securities executed by FINRA member CAT executing brokers, and the Prospective CAT Cost Recovery Fee 2025-1 will be in effect.Questions regarding this Notice may be directed to: Amanda Rath, Associate Director, Finance, at (240) 386-
