What good is regulation if there is no enforcement? For far too long, market makers and institutions have been playing the game with their own rules whilst stealing money from the American public. How can this possibly be a free market with the lack of transparency and open manipulation that occurs in the stock market every day for the past several decades? There are a number of things that need
FINRA Amends Rule 3310 to Conform to FinCEN’s Final Rule on Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions
When used in the Capital Acquisition Broker Rules, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Associated person of a capital acquisition broker" or "person associated with a capital acquisition broker"
The term "associated person of a capital acquisition broker" or "person associated with a capital acquisition broker" means: (1) a natural person
When used in these By-Laws, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:
(a) "Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
(b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of FINRA Regulation;
(c) "broker" shall have the same meaning as in Section 3(a)(4) of the Act;
(d) "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(e) "
GUIDANCE
Options Position and Exercise Limits
Effective Date: February 28, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Options
Senior Management
Trading
Training
Delta Hedging
Exercise Limits
Hedge Exemption
INFORMATIONAL
Bond Mutual Fund Volatility Ratings
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Advertising/Investment Companies
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Mutual Fund
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Bond Mutual Fund Volatility Ratings
NASD IM-2210-5
NASD Rule 2210
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) provides investor education content, security-specific product data (described below) and publicly disseminated trade report on transactions in TRACE-eligible, fixed income securities through the bond facts tool. The data accessed through the tool and the bond facts tool are herein after referred to as the “Bond Facts Tool".
By Robert Cook, President and CEO, FINRA. Last month, the SEC issued an exemptive order providing significant relief from the personally identifiable information (PII) reporting requirements of CAT (the Exemptive Order). This was an important step towards reducing unnecessary PII risk associated with CAT, and was directionally consistent with a blog I previously wrote calling for CAT to stop collecting and storing investors’ PII. As discussed below, however, the Exemptive Order did not eliminate all PII from CAT.
Answers to frequently asked questions regarding FINRA Rule 3310 and AML program requirements.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: JANUARY 30, 1988.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD is requesting comments on proposed amendments to Schedule E to the NASD By-Laws relating to the definition of a qualified independent underwriter. A qualified independent underwriter is required by Schedule E to establish the price and conduct due diligence in public offerings of
