January 31, 2012
Dear Executive Representative/Chief Compliance Officer:
FINRA® is publishing its
2012 Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter
to highlight new and continuing areas of significance to our regulatory programs, including topics of heightened importance to FINRA's Member Regulation, Market Regulation and Enforcement Departments, and the
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Call for Candidates for Upcoming FINRA Small Firm Advisory Committee Election
(a) Failure to cooperate in the exchange of documents and information as required under the Code may result in sanctions. The panel may issue sanctions against any party in accordance with Rule 13212(a) for:
• Failing to comply with the discovery provisions of the Code, unless the panel determines that there is substantial justification for the failure to comply; or
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We just want a fair market. Short sellers have been doing illegal practices and the SEC just sits around and does nothing. These big hedge funds manipulation the market daily to make billions on short selling. No one should be allowed to short sell a company to bankruptcy. All retail investor want is a fair market and for the SEC to enforce the rules and stop laying over for big banks,hedge funds
Please, I am asking for a more transparent and up to date form of reporting short interest and dark pool information. All of these ideas listed above are what I want. The fact that large players in the market have info that retail investors do not, creates an unfair advantage. All we are asking for is transparent, accurate, and immediate information, along with the timely enforcement of rule
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