Year 2000 Program Addresses Challenges Faced By Automated Systems
Members Be Advised: The year 2000 will be upon us in less than two and a half years, and, to be ready, all National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) member firms must take action now to ensure that their automated systems will continue to operate successfully. The NASD has instituted a Year 2000 (Y2K) Program to
I do not need a regulator to tell me when and how I can invest in leveraged or inverse funds. They are easy products to understand and much less complicated than options. Inverse leveraged ETFs in particular, provide vital hedges against market volatility when one wishes to hold positions in common stocks they believe in, but understand market sentiment is going in a negative direction. This kind
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The NASD requests comments on a proposed concept for the continuing
NASD Regulation, Inc., has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to adopt new Rule 3011. As further discussed below, the USA PATRIOT Act requires financial institutions, including broker/dealers, by April 24, 2002, to establish and implement anti-money laundering compliance programs designed to ensure ongoing compliance with the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act and the regulations
Each registration category has a default base qualification exam. Starting in January 2023, if a registration category was obtained by a passing alternate qualification exam, a “Credit” for the default base exam(s) is added to the individual’s exam information in their CRD record. This information is viewable in their FINRA Gateway profile as well as the Qualifications area in FinPro.
 
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FINRA360 is an effort through which FINRA is conducting a comprehensive self-evaluation and organizational improvement initiative to ensure that FINRA is operating as the most effective self-regulatory organization (SRO) it can be, working to protect investors and promote market integrity in a manner that supports strong and vibrant capital markets. In March 2017, as part of the FINRA360
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The NASD® requests comment on a proposal to require the use of Standard Transferor and Transferee Applications for Transfer of Direct Participation Programs (DPP) Securities, Standard Registration Confirmation Form,
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The purpose of this Special Notice to Members is to inform members of the upcoming nomination and election process to fill forthcoming vacancies on the District Committees and the District Nominating
Julie Glynn is the Senior Vice President of Enforcement Legal. In this role, Ms. Glynn is a senior legal advisor to the Executive Vice President and Head of Enforcement. She is responsible for monitoring and advising on high-impact and noteworthy investigations and disciplinary actions, including litigation, across the Enforcement department and in coordination with FINRA’s Regulatory Operations
As announced in Regulatory Notice 19-21, FINRA is expanding the summary data relating to over-the-counter (OTC) equity trading that FINRA publishes on its website. This expansion includes:
new monthly aggregate block-size trading data for OTC trades in NMS stocks executed outside an alternative trading system (ATS) on a one-month delayed basis; and
aggregate non-ATS volume for all firms by
