The FINRA Board of Governors will hold its first meeting of the year next week. As the capital markets landscape continues to evolve through new products, new technologies and new services being offered to investors, the Board will discuss how FINRA should evolve as well to support innovative and vibrant markets and capital formation while protecting investors and safeguarding market integrity.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: FEBRUARY 20, 1988.
BACKGROUND AND EXPLANATION OF AMENDMENTS
Under current NASD procedure, the Executive Committee of the NASD Board of Governors has been delegated the authority, pursuant to Article XI, Section 4 of the NASD By-Laws, to exercise the powers of the Board of Governors between meetings of the Board. Typically,
FINRA has resolved the issue with ORF transaction messages delivered via FIX and TRAQS. The issue was caused by a trade processor experiencing systemic disruption, resulting in queueing of transaction reports in certain symbols. All queued messages have been processed, and no further action is needed from firms.
Contact FINRA Market Operations with questions regarding this notice.
Last Voting Date: April 23, 1993"
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Senior ManagementLegal & Compliance
Executive Summary
The NASD invites members to vote on a proposed amendment to the NASD By-Laws and Rules of Fair Practice to make all rule approval procedures under the NASD's By-Laws uniform (presently some need only Board approval; others need full membership approval) and to
Older Americans are frequently targeted by financial exploitation efforts, making investor protection and education of particular importance to this population. FINRA offers several services, including a dedicated helpline, that can help senior investors with their concerns.
GUIDANCE
Corporate Debt Securities
Effective Date: June 1, 2005
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KEY TOPICS
Corporate Finance
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Technology
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Training
Debt Securities
Dissemination of Transaction
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Rule 6200 Series
TRACE Rules
FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposal to Identify and Manage Conflicts Involving the Preparation and Distribution of Debt Research Reports
Retail investors deserve proper and timely disclosure of information, the amount of Information that is misreported is incredibly misleading. Please do something about this broken system, institute changes that bring positive outlook to the future of the stock market, for all participants.
Hello i would just like to comment on how unfair it is to individual investors that market makers and hedge funds can route trades through the dark pools as they see fit with no oversight. I would suggest that you eliminate dark pools and make the fines greater than the profit hedge made from the illegal the illegal trading activity. Jail time is needed for market manipulation and short positions
This is totally unfair and discriminatory against people with lower net worth and totally favors the well off and rich investment firms. Another far reaching restrictive proposal geared to keep the 1 percent in control of the financial system and its ability to generate wealth.
I am totally against this proposal.
