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Senior ManagementInstitutionalLegal & ComplianceOperationsSyndicateTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD has taken several actions to eliminate short-sale abuses. Notwithstanding these initiatives, an important segment of market participants, including investors and corporate issuers,
As previously announced in Nasdaq Equity Trader Alert # ETA2018-63, effective September 1, 2018, a new category of participant on the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility (or “FINRA/Nasdaq TRF”)1 was established for purposes of trade reporting fees under FINRA Rule 7620A – the Retail Participant. The Retail Participant Program is designed to better align and tailor retail pricing to the profile
FINRA is aware of the Log4J vulnerability and has taken immediate steps to neutralize the risk. The mitigation tactics deployed by FINRA include defining alerts for exploit attempts, implementing web application firewall (WAF) rules designed to prevent exploitation of the vulnerability, conducting scans to confirm WAF rules are working as expected, and beginning to update Log4J libraries
Proposed Rule Change to Establish An Examination Fee for the Securities Trader Qualification Examination (Series 57)
The SEC has
SR-FINRA-2018-013 - Approval Order
a proposed rule change to establish a new FINRA Trade Reporting Facility in conjunction with Nasdaq (the FINRA/Nasdaq TRF Chicago). The FINRA/Nasdaq TRF Chicago provides FINRA members with another mechanism for reporting over-the-counter trades in NMS stocks and complying with FINRA’s requirements with respect to back-
This request for exemptive relief is granted based on the Firm's representation that the individual did not engage in the solicitation of municipal securities business, as defined by MSRB Rule G-37, the imposition by the Firm of extensive Firm-wide information barriers on certain municipal securities business communications, prohibition of, for a specified period of time, the individual's solicitation of new municipal securities business, a Firm commitment to conduct training or re-training for all Firm MFPs and new hire MFPs, including an on-going annual educational effort, a review of existing Firm procedures and the development of necessary enhancements.
Proposed Rule Change Relating to Fee for the Operations Professional Examination
By Bill St. Louis, Executive Vice President and Head of FINRA EnforcementFINRA Enforcement works on the front lines of investor protection. This blog post discusses some of the key objectives that drive this critical work.First, some brief background about FINRA and the role Enforcement plays as part of a multi-faceted regulatory program.FINRA helps ensure that everyone can participate
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Operations
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved amendments to Article IV, Section 1, and Article VI of the Rules
Proposed Rule Change to Update Certain Cross-References Within Certain FINRA Rules
