Per your request for Regulatory Notice 21-19 regarding Short Positions, please find my comment below. The current requirements for short sale reporting, thorough as they may seem, are woefully inadequate in terms of depth, clarity and public transparency. I'd like to take the time to address what I see as issues that clearly and with immediate care must be addressed when considering short
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend Rule 13606 of the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes (“Industry Code”) to provide that the Director (“Director”) of FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (“DRS”) will provide a copy of the official record of an expungement hearing held pursuant to Rule 13805, and any transcription if the recording is transcribed, to any customers, upon request, who attend and participate in the expungement hearing, or who provide their position on the expungement request in writing.
FINRA Rule 4530 (Reporting Requirements) requires member firms to promptly report to FINRA, and associated persons to promptly report to firms, specified events, including, for example, findings of violations of securities laws and FINRA rules, certain written customer complaints, and certain disciplinary actions the firm takes. Member firms must also promptly report to FINRA certain internal conclusions of violations, and must report quarterly to FINRA statistical and summary information regarding certain written customer complaints. In addition, FINRA Rule 4530 requires member firms to file with FINRA copies of specified criminal actions, civil complaints and arbitration claims.
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Anti-Money Laundering
Effective Date: Transactions After December 30, 2002
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On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed into law
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It's extremely annoying when US Government regulatory agencies think they know what financial products are appropriate for me. The US was founded because a bunch of British citizens didn't approve of their overlord's restrictions. Unfortunately, it seems the 'leaders' of this country have learned nothing from that part of our history.
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A move to block the public from investing in leveraged and inverse investments comes across as yet another disturbing example of moves to give the financial elite greater opportunities than the average person. Rather than making the excuse that you are trying to protect the public from themselves, it gives the financial elite who would continue to have access to these sorts of investments
