As a layman, I find the practice of share lending to be disappointing. Many people trust their brokers and relevant institutions to act in ways that aren't detrimental to their portfolio. Lending shares (even from ETFs) to satisfy the borrowing needs of short sellers? This needs to end. Retail's confidence in US capital markets has all but evaporated at this point. So really, things
information needs to be accurately and timely reported-- period. That information is lagging is a joke-- that people charge to provide this lagging information is shameful. There should be no platform one has over another. That there is-- is evidence money buys influence -- this is a country of laws.. unless it is in the financial world. The markets are a free for all for those that control,
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Members are invited to vote on proposed amendments to Article III, Section 5(b) and Article IV, Sections 3 and 4 of the NASD By-Laws, and Article IV, Section 5 and Article V, Sections 1 and 3 of the NASD
I am in favor of these proposed rule changes. Specifically the disclosing of synthetic positions. It is vital that this information be made available to combat predatory trading practices. Practices that artificially destroy businesses and lives. If we cannot eliminate the loophole that allows for synthetic naked shorting, getting as much information made public is the next best thing. Perhaps it
SEC Approves Proposed Rule Change to Amend the Submission Agreement and Related Rules in the Arbitration Codes for Customer and Industry Disputes
This Notice discusses the guidance and other resources available to assist members with their compliance efforts in connection with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI).
The record-keeping requirements of Rule 2360(b)(17)(A) concerning the receipt and handling of customer complaints relating to options shall also apply to customer complaints relating to index warrants, currency index warrants, or currency warrants and the required records of such complaints shall be maintained together with the records pertaining to options related complaints, provided that
FINRA may, upon notice, terminate access to the trade reporting service of the System as to a Participant in the event that a Participant fails to abide by any of the rules or operating procedures of the trade reporting service of the System or FINRA, or fails to honor contractual agreements entered into with FINRA or FINRA Regulation or the Participant Application Agreement, or fails to pay
Pursuant to applicable trade reporting rules, members must indicate on trade reports submitted to FINRA whether a transaction is a short sale transaction ("short sale reporting requirements"). The short sale reporting requirements apply to transactions in all OTC Equity Securities, as defined in Rule 6420. Thus, all short sale transactions in these securities reported to FINRA must
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All capital acquisition brokers and applicants for membership in FINRA as a capital acquisition broker are subject to FINRA Rule 1011.
(b) Safe Harbor for Business Expansions
All capital acquisition brokers are subject to FINRA IM-1011-1, IM-1011-2 and IM-1011-3.
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All capital acquisition brokers and applicants for membership in FINRA as a capital
