Comments: I do believe having transparency is important. Regulators have done great things in the past to clarify concepts that a layman does not interact with regularly. Thanks to regulators, banks have to disclose APR's with clients, ensuring that the risks are fully understood. However, I feel that this level of scrutiny is unwarranted, biased, exclusionary, and has an unfair impact
"However, important regulatory concerns arise when investors trade complex products without understanding their unique characteristics and risks." Like the complex derivatives that the large financial institutions created leading up to the Global Financial Crisis and collapse of the housing bubble? Until you remove the ability of institutional investors to be excessively leveraged with
TO: All NASD Members, NASDAQ Foreign Issuers and Other Interested Persons
The NASD has adopted revisions to Section C of Part II of Schedule D under Article XVI of the By-Laws which contains eligibility and authorization requirements for inclusion of foreign issues on the NASDAQ System. These revisions to the qualification requirements were formulated in response to the strong concern expressed
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved amendments to the Interpretation of the Board of Governors — Forwarding of Proxy and Other Materials, Article III, Section 1 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice to require NASD
FINRA is issuing this Regulatory Notice to provide members an update on regulatory coordination efforts concerning compliance with CAT reporting rules (the “CAT compliance rules”). In particular, FINRA and the national securities exchanges, as CAT NMS Plan Participants, have entered into a Rule 17d-2 Plan and corresponding Regulatory Services Agreements (RSAs) to coordinate regulation of the CAT
As announced by The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) and the national options exchanges, due to the National Day of Mourning on January 9, 2025, the Contrary Exercise Advice (CEA, also known as “Expiring Exercise Declaration” or EED) cut-off time for options that expire on January 9, 2025, will be modified as follows:Option holders will have until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on January 9, 2025
The Reg BI and Form CRS section of the 2022 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.
This Interpretive Material sets forth a membership waive-in process for certain NYSE American LLC ("NYSE American") member organizations to become members of FINRA as part of the acquisition by NYSE Euronext of the Amex Membership Corporation. It applies to any NYSE American member organization that (i) holds a valid 86 Trinity Permit as of the date such firm transfers its equities
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted amendments to certain rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) that apply to transactions in low-priced securities traded in the over-the-counter market. Specifically, the SEC amended Rule 15c2-6, which makes it
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, June 4, 1985, 23 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 1,998. These issues, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, are entering the NASDAQ/NMS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for voluntary
