TO: All NASD Members And Interested Persons
Attached are amended By-Laws of the Association which are being published at this time for comment by members and interested persons. The proposal is the product of the Association's Committee on Rule and By-Law Amendments which is reviewing and revising all of the Association's By-Laws, Rules and Interpretations. The initial step in the
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IMPORTANT MAIL VOTE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
NASD members are invited to vote on a proposed amendment to Article III,
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To FINRA:
I'm a former member of FINRA, previous holder of multiple securities licenses (for over 20 years) and former registered rep and principle. I'm writing to comment and provide feedback on the proposed limitations in this regulatory notice.
I strongly oppose limitations on my (and other retail investors) ability to utilize both leveraged and inverse ETFs to achieve my
I believe after reviewing the current rules, and revision suggestions made, that it is INCREDIBLY important that FINRA immediately implement the changes as suggested AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. It is apparent that the system of reporting is severely outdated and antiquated relative to the available technology and communication speeds of today. It has become quite clear that the nature of this antiquated
Regulatory Obligations and Related Considerations
Regulatory Obligations:
Exchange Act Rule 15c3-3 (Customer Protection Rule) imposes requirements on firms that are designed to protect customer funds and securities. Firms are obligated to maintain custody of customer securities and safeguard customer cash by segregating these assets from the firm’s proprietary business activities and promptly
Regulatory Obligations and Related Considerations
Regulatory Obligations
Exchange Act Rule 15c3-3 (Customer Protection Rule) imposes certain requirements on firms that are designed to protect customer funds and securities. Firms are obligated to maintain custody of customer securities and safeguard customer cash by segregating these assets from the firm’s proprietary business activities, and
(a) Recusal, Withdrawal of Panelist
If at any time a Panelist of a Hearing Panel or an Extended Hearing Panel determines that he or she has a conflict of interest or bias or circumstances otherwise exist where his or her fairness might reasonably be questioned, the Panelist shall notify the Hearing Officer and the Hearing Officer shall issue and serve on the Parties a notice stating that
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.
I think a free market economy should not need censure of normal accepted commerce activity. Voted against. Here is why:
I think that regulatory overreach ought not occur. It's a free market economy we all participate in, not a private club for special interest groups with an agenda. Anyone with money should be able to transact funds in exchange for securities the market has demonstrated
