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Registered representatives with an established customer base
may, from time to time,
As a CPA and investor for over 40 years, Im writing to express my deep concern that proposed rules being considered by FINRA will limit my access to leveraged and inverse funds. These products are an important part of my investment strategy that help me mitigate risk and protect my long-term investments during market downturns.
Balancing my long-term holdings with inverse funds allow me to hold
To The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), I want to continue having the ability to freely invest in a broad range of public securities designated as complex productsincluding the leveraged and inverse funds offered by ProShares. These "complex products" have enabled me to protect my retirement portfolio from severe financial losses. Perfect example: The current "
On April 20, 2015, FINRA launched a significant new initiative—the FINRA Securities Helpline for Seniors (HELPSTM)—to broaden its investor protection efforts. As part of FINRA’s commitment to the protection of senior investors, the Helpline is intended to be the “go-to” resource for senior investors with securities-related questions and concerns. FINRA’s focus on senior investors has steadily
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to the Quantitative Suitability Obligation Under FINRA Rule 2111
I fully support this effort to improve short interest enhancements. When bad actors are allowed to create a synthetic share out of thin air through dishonesty and illegal activity, they pose the potential to put the entire financial system at risk. If "market makers" are allowed to break rules, including the creation of millions of fake shares, they are given the power to destroy
FINRA has a scaling problem. A problem that is observed in FINRA's inability to provide oversight and accurately regulate institutions as global markets expand and overlap. Transparency in our markets is essential. Transparency with respect to short interest reporting is severely lacking. Not only just the typical direct borrow and short transaction but also the use of derivatives and other
I'm writing to request more transparency, fairness and accountability in our financial markets, as all of us rely on our regulatory entities for that assurance. There are some things that are of particular interest to me: 1. Transparency of Buy/Sell orders in the market as a whole, including but not limited to OTC/ATS off market trading. 2. Information market makers have when it comes to
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As of January 11, 1991, the following 11 issues joined Nasdaq/NMS, bringing the total number of issues to 2,573:
Symbol
Company
Entry Date
SOES Execution Level
FBII
First Bancorp Indiana, Inc.
12/13/90
500
CATY
Cathay Bancorp, Inc.
12/14/
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to revise and restate the qualifications for representatives in arbitrations and mediations.
