To whom it may concern!
This is very unfair for most individual investors like me who wants to invest on my own at my own convenience and perform it quickly without having to go through financial advisers and wait on the phone forever to talk to financial advisers to get any transactions done. Public investments options should be available to the public, not just the privileged fews. That is
The FINRA is a non-governmental agency designed to insure Brokers are acting in good faith to all their clients. It is not a governmental agency their to regulate the clients! And if you were a government agency attempting such a non-ethical proposal I would feel the same as I do with this agency. You are not their to protect client interests regarding investing. You are their to enforce the
I strongly support FINRA's mission to protect investors from ensuring an open, honest, and fair securities market, a key piece of which is striving to align investor needs and goals with product choice. It is probably or even likely that "complex" products are not appropriate for most investors, and to that end these products are broadly not used by most investors. Few defined
I appreciate FINRAs concern regarding complex products. In this case, I think it is entirely inappropriate to place any restrictions them buying these types of products, but warnings would be helpful. I believe this for a number of reasons:
1.Restrictions hurt investors by taking away options. For me in particular, restricting access to purchase these products may ruin 10 years of work and a
The Reporting Firm 10 Second Compliance Report Card are monthly status reports for market participant that contain counts of properly modified late trades, late trades that were not modified, and improperly modified trades.
Reporting Firm is defined as the firm that reported the Executing Party of the trade.
Member firms are required to report trades in accordance with established FINRA rules
The Executing Firm 10 Second Compliance Report Card is a monthly status report for trades that another firm reported on behalf of the market participant. The report contains counts of properly modified late trades, late trades that were not modified, and improperly modified trades.
Executing Firm is defined as the member that receives an order for handling or
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REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on proposed amendments to the NASD mutual fund maximum sales charge rule that would subject
By Kara Williams and Gargi Sharma
Here is a look back at a few key topics related to anti-money laundering (AML) obligations that rose to the level of being included in FINRA’s 2023 Examination and Risk Monitoring Report. These threats continue to be prevalent today and remain as areas of focus for FINRA’s Complex Investigations and Intelligence (CII) section.
One was manipulative trading in
Executive Summary
FINRA recently held annual elections to fill vacancies on the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC) and the Regional Committees.1 Additionally, at its December meeting, the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA Board) appointed several individuals to fill other vacancies on the SFAC and the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC). This Notice lists the individuals recently elected and
Changes Effective: Immediately
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NASD Rule 11890
Executive Summary
On January 22, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved changes to NASD Rule 11890 regarding the handling of clearly erroneous transactions. The changes, which take effect immediately, are intended
