I oppose restrictions to my right to invest. Public investments should be available to all of us. I do not want any regulations to prevent me from investing in leveraged or inverse funds. My decisions are critical to the health of my portfolio. I have been trading many years. There are already enough regulations in every part of my life. More regulation takes away my freedom to trade as I see for
WASHINGTON—FINRA has ordered Robinhood Financial to pay $3.75 million to its customers, and fined Robinhood Financial and Robinhood Securities $26 million for violating numerous FINRA rules, including failing to respond to red flags of potential misconduct.“In recent years, the brokerage industry has continued to evolve and develop innovative services and technologies that have allowed millions
I should not have to go through a special process in order to invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. We are capable of understanding the risk and do not need special treatment. Leverage and Inverse funds have helped protect my investments, but are a limited portion of overall portfolio. Please consider your important service to the health of the financial market through
To Whom it May Concern:
I am very concerned about potential regulation of leveraged and inverse funds since this is my primary investment strategy. Any restriction of my right to invest as I deem appropriate will significantly impact my financial life, and provide no benefit to me, and potentially cause great harm. Freedom of choice is especially important in these turbulent times. This is as
In April 2009, the FINRA Board of Governors established a special review committee to review FINRA’s examination program, with particular emphasis on the examinations of firms associated with R. Allen Stanford and Bernard L. Madoff. The committee was asked to “recommend ... changes in the examination program, where appropriate, to improve member oversight and FINRA’s fraud detection capability,” and to consider management’s “monitoring [of] compliance with examination program policies.”
Board Approves Rule Proposal to Shorten the Securities Settlement Cycle to T+1 Consistent with Recent SEC Rule Changes, and Allocation of 2022 Fine Monies
WASHINGTON—FINRA’s Board of Governors met on March 9-10 for the first time in 2023. The board approved a rule proposal to amend FINRA rules to conform to the SEC’s rule changes to shorten the securities settlement cycle and discussed a variety
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As of December 13, 1988, the following four issues joined the NASDAQ National Market System, bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 2,
TO: All NASD Members and NASDAQ Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
An additional 50 issues will voluntarily join the NASDAQ National Market System on October 18, bringing the total number of NMS securities to 571. These 50 issues meet the SEC's criteria for voluntary designation, which include average monthly trading volume of 100,000 shares and a minimum bid price of $5.
The 50
TO: All NASD Members and NASDAQ Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
An additional 50 issues will voluntarily join NASDAQ's National Market System on July 19, bringing the total number of NMS securities to 378. These 50 securities meet the SEC's criteria for voluntary designation, which include average monthly trading volume of 100,000 shares and a minimum bid price of $5.
The 50
TO: All NASD Members and NASDAQ Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
The National Market System will expand to 329 securities on June 21 when 50 more NASDAQ issues are voluntarily added to the 279 securities already trading on the System.
These 50 securities meet the SEC's criteria for voluntary designation, which include an average monthly trading volume of 100,000 shares and a minimum bid
