SUGGESTED ROUTING
Legal & ComplianceOperationsSystemsTrading
Executive Summary
Effective February 1, 1993, market makers in Nasdaq Small-Cap MarketSM securities had to display size in their quotations of at least 500 shares, unless the issues are priced at $10 or more and trade less than 1,000 shares per day. Those issues will remain at the 100 share-display requirement. The
SEC Extends Time Period For Commenting On Proposed Changes To Rules 17a-3 And 17a-4 On January 17, 1997, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it is extending, until March 31, 1997, the comment period for proposed changes to Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4. The proposed amendments clarify, modify, and expand broker/dealer recordkeeping requirements for purchase and sale memoranda,
• Borrowing From or Lending to Customers—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
• Churning or Excessive Trading
• Communications With the Public—Late Filing; Failing to File; Failing to Comply With Rule Standards or Use of Misleading Communications
• Customer Account Transfer Contracts—Failure to Comply
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Trading
Training
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
IMPORTANT MAIL VOTE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Members are invited to vote on a proposed new Section 45 to
A self-directed individual retirement account (IRA) is an IRA held by a custodian that allows investment in a broader set of assets than most IRA custodians permit. Custodians for self-directed IRAs may allow investors to invest retirement funds in “alternative assets” that have unique risks, including a lack of information and liquidity—and the risk of fraud.
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Internal Audit
Legal&Compliance
Operations
Registration
Trading
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
The phone number of the Rockville, Maryland office will change effective October 14, 1988. The change in the
I am opposed to FINRA interfering with my right to invest in funds such as BITO. I am opposed having to get special approval from my broker to invest in any security they are licensed to trade, I am opposed to having to attest to having read an materials. I am opposed to being required to go through and cooling off period, l am opposed to being required to taking a test imposed by a regulated of
I am writing today to express my opposition to restricting investors on what I consider is the right to invest in a publicly traded investment instrument. I don't agree that obstacles or a "special process" be put in place to discriminate who can and cannot invest. All public investments should be available to all of the public, and not just wealthy people. Personally,
Leveraged/Inverse Products ... like other investment products, leveraged and inverse funds or ETFs have a useful purpose for those who have some understanding of the terms "leveraged" and "inverse"...
All a person has to do to understand what "leveraged" or "inverse" means is some MINIMAL research on their broker's
I used to day trade, buying and selling options and penny stocks. I specifically quit those risky behaviors because I saw a more stable opportunity in leveraged ETFs. It allows me to gain the most out of my investments, which I make with my hard-earned money.
I always thought that this country was built on the principle that *anyone* could work hard and live free. I'm a grown adult who
