SR-FINRA-2008-067 - Proposed Rule Change to Adopt Rules Governing Financial Responsibility in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook
I have been contacted by a website called "Let Everyone Invest" that says under the regulations being considered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), if these public securities are deemed to be complex, you may not be able to buy them unless you: Pass a regulator-imposed test of your specialized investment knowledge Demonstrate a high net worth Get special approval
SummaryDay trading broadly refers to an overall trading strategy where a customer effects both buy and sell transactions in the same security in the same day to profit from movements in the price of the security. FINRA has had longstanding rules designed to limit the potential losses from day trading for both customers and members, and to ensure the risks of day trading are disclosed to customers
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend the Codes of Arbitration Procedure to add new FINRA Rules 12808 and 13808 (Accelerated Processing) to accelerate the processing of arbitration proceedings for parties who qualify based on their age or health condition.
As a former complex product supervisor for one of the largest broker-dealers in the nation and which is probably the highest producing structured product firm, I would like to make some comments on the practices employed by them and in the industry by general. First of all the process in getting an account approved for structured notes and options is largely a joke. Anyone from an 18 year old
FINRA Rule 2359(a) provides that “…no member shall effect for any account in which such member has an interest, or for the account of any partner, officer, director or employee thereof, or for the account of any customer, a purchase or sale transaction in an index warrant listed on a national securities exchange if the member has reason to believe that as a result of such transaction the member,
Continuing Membership Guide - Frequently Asked Questions
Hello,
I am a retail investor with a working knowledge of markets and the economy. I take it upon myself to be educated and enjoy the freedom that provides me to handle my own financial affairs. While I do understand the need for basic regulation of the market and its professional participants, I summarily reject the premise of restricting my ability to succeed, or fail, based upon my own
Regulating what assets a person can buy is not capitalism. The regulators aka central planners are intentionally or unintentionally turning the stock market into a place where only the wealthy can invest and expect great returns. Instead of regulating the 100's of millions of individual investors your energy would be better used regulating the trades of our congress men and women who
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