I am here today to tell you about the NASD’s recently proposed rules governing analyst recommendations. In light of what we have heard today and in the weeks following the Enron revelations, I think you will agree that these rules will help American investors.
The use of dark pools as a tool for price suppression is overwhelmingly clear. Market manipulation is actively taking place and the free reign of large organizations to process transactions off-exchange is essentially cheating the system. Additionally, there is basically no real, enforceable regulation on the shorting of stocks. Through aggressive shorting, powerful entities can drive many
Remarks by Chairman and CEO Rick Ketchum at the IRI Government, Legal and Regulatory Conference
Naked short selling and the black market should be illegal. Every share should have a specific number assigned, tracked and allocated for daily. Each share should only be borrowed for a short position one time, using the specific number assigned. Once the borrower share is returned, only then can it be used again. Short positions should never exceed the actual number of shares that exist for any
I feel that the current system of allowing Hedge funds, and wealthy investors to run rampant on Wall Street shorting stocks into oblivion only to slight the retail investor. Overleveraging themselves into positions based on pride and ego and then expecting the American Taxpayer to foot the bill when they go bankrupt and lose people's retirement and 401k is absolutely appalling. Selling
INFORMATIONALDistrict ElectionsSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal and ComplianceOperationsRegistrationSenior ManagementDistrict ElectionsExecutive SummaryThrough this Notice, NASD announces the election results for the District Committees and the District Nominating Committees. The newly elected District Committee members will serve until January 2007.1District 10 (New York) had an additional
Effective December 13, 2007, "Derivative-Related Transactions" are exempt from the TRACE reporting requirements.
The fact this is even being proposed with any legitimacy surmounting it is an absolute disgrace to the common folk of this country. It is easily understood that if we pass something like this, many other countries' governmental systems will follow which would be absolutely devastating to the low, middle and even high class members of any society. Disgusted would be the least I could say
