I'm a former registered investment advisor and was on the board of the National Futures Association as a CTA representative on the self regulatory body for the futures industry. I also served as an arbitrator on cases where clients were suing their futures brokers. In my experience over 45 years of trading, investors in the US have been handicapped in providing themselves strategies and
I very much disagree with the idea that an unelected bureaucracy, however laudable its motives might be, should be telling ME what publicly traded investment I can buy, is outrageous, and totalitarian. One can clearly see that ordinary people are often better able to see value than are so-called experts. And if an ordinary person , like me, screws up based on faulty logic, so be it. On the other
Leveraged and inverse funds allow me to gain exposure to leveraged and short positions without having to take on leverage myself. I use inverse ETFs to hedge my long positions and to express a bearish view on the market. QQQ is down roughly 20% YTD, but I have been able to hedge my long stock positions and profit from this decline through the PSQ, the inverse of QQQ. I do not want to take on
Good evening, I write to explain my frustration with the current market, some market makers as well as bad players. The United States stock market is currently very manipulated and it is becoming so obvious that I feel it is endangering the US stock market. Short selling has become a big problem for a few players out there. I believe they have made a lot of money and when caught the fines have
img.snapshot {
display: block;
margin: 0 auto;
height: auto;
width: 100%;
max-width: 100%;
}
.Report_TOC {
border:1px solid #cccccc;
padding:10px;
}
.Report_TOC ul li {
font-size:.75em;
line-height:1.6em;
margin-bottom:5px;
}
.source,
.notes,
.backtotop {
font-size:.75em;
line-height:1.6em;
}
.notes {
color:#777777;
}
.table-subheading {
The OATS Compliance Report Card is a monthly status report on the number and percentage of:
OATS Late Submissions;
Out of Sequence Events;
Unmatched Execution Reports;
Unmatched Exchange Route Reports;
Unmatched Interfirm Route Reports;
Unmatched Interfirm Routes Received; and
Unrepaired Repairable Rejected Order Events.
Member firms are required to submit Reportable Order
The ways in which people communicate have changed with advancements in technology, and so have the tactics of “cold calling” boiler rooms. Today’s boiler rooms go beyond the telephone to contact potential investors, including pitching through messaging apps and social media. Regardless of the method of contact, the scammer’s goal and many of the red flags are the same.
Industry Governor (Investment Company Affiliate)General Counsel, J.P. MorganGovernor Since 2024Committee: Regulatory Policy CommitteeProfessional ExperienceGeneral Counsel, J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial & Investment Bank (2015 – Present)Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (2004 – 2009 and 2014 – 2015)Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, U.S. Department of
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The following is a list of NASD Notices to Members issued during the first quarter of 1986. Requests for copies of any notice should be accompanied by a self-addressed mailing label and directed to: NASD Administrative Services, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006
Notice Number
Date
Topic
86-1
January 2, 1986
Amendments to Venture
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, February 18, 1986, 22 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System, bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 2,246. These 22 issues, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, are entering the NASDAQ/NMS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for
