Background
FINRA promotes the capital-raising process through appropriately tailored rules that are designed to promote transparency and to establish important standards of conduct for the benefit of all market participants, including investors and issuers participating in offerings.
There have been significant developments recently in the mechanisms companies use to raise capital through
Proposed Rule Change Relating to Reporting and Market Participant Identifier Requirements for Alternative Trading Systems
Proposed Rule Change Relating to FINRA’s Trading Activity Fee Rate for Transactions in Covered Equity Securities
INFORMATIONAL
Release of Disciplinary Information
Implementation Date: September 1, 2002
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KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
IM-8310-2
Release of Disciplinary Information to the Public
Executive Summary
NASD has adopted amendments to NASD Interpretative Material 8310-2 (IM-8310-2), concerning the
This should not be a rule. Regulators should NOT be able to choose the investments that are right for me! I should not be restricted as to what is available to me.
(a) A covered member that engages in distribution or solicitation activities with a government entity on behalf of any investment adviser that provides or is seeking to provide investment advisory services to such government entity shall maintain books and records that pertain to Rule 2030, including a list or other record of:
(1) The names, titles and business and residence addresses of
Short selling of stocks, payment for order flow (PFOF) and Dark Pool trading should be banned completely. Shorting was banned by the SEC during the 2008 financial crisis and it has been banned in several markets worldwide. Shorting has caused promising companies to disappear due to naked shorting, manipulation and corruption that is rampant and obvious with no rule or law enforcement. Full
Reminder to NASD Members - Transactions with NASD and American Stock Exchange Employees
NASD members who carry brokerage accounts for NASD, NASDAQ, or American Stock Exchange employees are reminded of the need to promptly implement employees' instructions calling for duplicate statements to be provided to NASD. This requirement is set forth in NASD Rule 3090(a), which provides that "[w
I dont believe these proposed rules are to the benefit of the average or beginning investor. These would restrict the ability to invest fairly to many.
Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposed change to its current policy relating to the assignment of OTC symbols to unlisted equity securities. Specifically, FINRA is considering whether it should begin assigning OTC symbols to unlisted equity securities that do not have a valid CUSIP identifier, in the limited circumstance where a member firm demonstrates its best efforts to obtain a CUSIP
