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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On September 15, 1989, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Release No. 34-27249 containing proposed
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), no member that is promoting a day-trading strategy, directly or indirectly, shall open an account for or on behalf of a non-institutional customer unless, prior to opening the account, the member has furnished to each customer, individually, in paper or electronic form, the disclosure statement specified in this paragraph (a). In addition, any member
The Communications with the Public section of the 2021 Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) relevant regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) exam findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
Firms have shared the following ways they have used prior FINRA publications, such as Exam Findings Reports and Priorities Letters (collectively, Reports), to enhance their compliance programs. We encourage firms to consider these practices, if relevant to their business model, and continue to provide feedback on how they use FINRA publications.
Assessment of Applicability – Performed a
Firms have used prior FINRA publications, such as Exam Findings Reports and Priorities Letters (collectively, Reports), to enhance their compliance programs. We encourage firms to consider these practices, if relevant to their business model, and continue to provide feedback on how they use FINRA publications.
Assessment of Applicability – Performed a comprehensive review of the findings,
Beginning September 30, 2009, FINRA will publish on its Web site a Monthly Short Sale Transaction File to provide public access to certain transaction data, including transaction times, price, and number of shares for every short sale transaction in an NMS stock. FINRA also will begin publishing a Daily Short Sale Volume File in the fourth quarter of 2009, which will provide aggregate daily short
At FINRA’s annual conference on May 13, 2025, President and CEO Robert Cook discusses the FINRA Forward initiative and other topics of interest to FINRA member firms and other stakeholders, in conversation with Kayte Toczylowski, VP, Member Relations and Education.
In 2019, FINRA assessed firms’ senior investor protection programs, including their implementation of the FINRA Senior Exploitation Rules. In particular, FINRA evaluated how firms addressed risks relating to senior investors in their policies and procedures; gathered trusted contact person information; developed training relating to senior investors; implemented systems to escalate financial
