Comments: I am a long time investor of L&I products. For 20 years I have used these products to successfully grow my portfolio. In 2008, after having done extensive research on the impending undermining of off balance sheet investments done by banks with mortgage securities, I successfully grew my portfolio, in spite of the professional advice given by traditional brokers. I specifically
Short selling is legal, fair, and a proper tool to use in the markets to bring down the price of an over-valued security. Why does it feel like institutions have so much power over retail? Why does it feel like I am going up against massive opponents that refuse to lose? Why do they get away with criminal activity to avoid billions in losses to only pay regulators millions in fines? It's
What good is regulation if there is no enforcement? For far too long, market makers and institutions have been playing the game with their own rules whilst stealing money from the American public. How can this possibly be a free market with the lack of transparency and open manipulation that occurs in the stock market every day for the past several decades? There are a number of things that need
This is great and all along with all the new regulations by the SEC, DTCC, FINRA, etc. However, these regulations are toothless in nature and are either not enforced by regulators who look the other way or they impose a very minimal fine that does not affect the institutions violating the law. There are a set of rules for the retail investor then there is a set of rules for market makers and
Firm Failed to File Nearly 1,500 Suspicious Activity ReportsWASHINGTON—FINRA announced today that it has fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. $6 million for failing to establish and implement policies, procedures, and internal controls reasonably designed to cause the reporting of suspicious transactions as required by the Bank Secrecy Act. In particular, Merrill Lynch failed
Definition
The term artificial intelligence broadly refers to applications of technology to perform tasks that resemble human cognitive function and is generally defined as “[t]he capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior.”6 AI typically involves “[t]he theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as
Comments Regarding Effective Methods to Educate New Investors. I think one of the first places to start would be to get an effective basic investor training program as part of every single high school curriculum in this country. Most schools seem to instruct so that the student can pass a test, not necessarily be educated about financial literacy. The last time I was able to present a basic
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
BACKGROUND
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended its customer protection rule (Rule 15c3-3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in connection with repurchase (repo) agreements with customers when the broker-dealer retains custody of any securities subject to these agreements.
The amendments become effective January 31,
In my opinion... All investors from hedge funds, to retail investors to those considering investing in a stock should be able to see the exact same data that hedge funds, and clearing houses and brokers see. It should all be in real time and it should be free. This needs to include Dark Pool data. Short interest should be reported in real time, and the number of shorted shares should never exceed
SEC Approves Consolidated FINRA Customer Order Protection Rule
