Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend the FINRA Rule 6800 Series, FINRA’s compliance rule (“Compliance Rule”) regarding the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail (the “CAT NMS Plan” or “Plan”) to be consistent with a conditional exemption
SR-FINRA-2009-016 - Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Adoption of FINRA Rule 2080, FINRA Rule 2310, FINRA Rule 4551, and FINRA Rule 2266 in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 11892 (Clearly Erroneous Transactions in Exchange-Listed Securities) to make the current clearly erroneous pilot program permanent and limit the circumstances under which clearly erroneous review would be available.
NASD has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rule 3360 to change references from "SEC Rule 3b-3" to "SEC Rule 200," thereby conforming the rule language in Rule 3360 in light of the SEC’s new short sale regulation, Regulation SHO.
Summary
FINRA has adopted amendments to Rule 2165 (Financial Exploitation of Specified Adults) to permit member firms to: (1) place a hold on a securities transaction (in addition to the already-permitted hold on a disbursement of funds or securities) where there is a reasonable belief of financial exploitation; and (2) extend a temporary hold on a disbursement or transaction for an additional
Proposed Rule Change to Adopt FINRA Rules 0190 (Effective Date of Revocation, Cancellation, Expulsion, Suspension or Resignation) and 2040 (Payments to Unregistered Persons) in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook, and Amend FINRA Rule 8311 (Effect of a Suspension, Revocation, Cancellation, or Bar)
The Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions topic of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
SEC Approval and Effective Date for New Consolidated FINRA Rules
This video series helps firms currently in the Membership Application Program (MAP) process including those who are considering registering a new broker-dealer firm or filing a continuing membership application. The five short videos outline the various stages of the process and highlight key resources.Membership Application Program - MAP TriageThis video addresses the MAP intake process,
SR-FINRA-2008-059 - Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Adoption of FINRA Rule 2080, FINRA Rule 2310, FINRA Rule 4551, and FINRA Rule 2266 in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook
