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Executive Summary
The NASD® requests member comment on proposed amendments to Section 2 of Schedule E to the NASD By-Laws to amend the exception from the qualified independent underwriter requirement for offerings of securities with a bona fide
Summary
FINRA has amended its Rule 5110 (Corporate Financing Rule - Underwriting Terms and Arrangements) to make substantive, organizational and terminology changes to the rule.1 The amendments to Rule 5110 modernize, simplify and clarify its provisions while maintaining important protections for market participants, including issuers and investors participating in public offerings. The
<p>In an order settling an enforcement action by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, an undertaking not to apply for registration for period of three years operates as the functional equivalent of an order suspending registration. One who consents to such an undertaking is statutorily disqualified from registration under Article III, Section 4 of the NASD By-Laws.<br />
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(a) Initiation by FINRA
(1) Issuance of Notice of Disqualification or Ineligibility
If FINRA staff has reason to believe that a disqualification exists or that a member or person associated with a member otherwise fails to meet the eligibility requirements of FINRA, FINRA staff shall issue a written notice to the member. The notice shall specify the grounds for such disqualification or
" Publication of Short Interest for Exchange-listed Equity Securities" Why are firms are currently allowed to hold any unreported open short positions? In the OTC market, one firm's large short position could potentially destroy a company. " Content of Short Interest Data" The more data points you collect and publish, the better. A free and fair market means transparency
October 1999
Contingency Planning Activities
Although most businesses have worked, and are continuing to work, diligently to ensure that their Year 2000-related issues will be resolved in time, everyone must anticipate that some things may be overlooked, ignored, or not completed on or before December 31, 1999. In addition, businesses should consider events beyond their control that could
On March 16, 2023, FINRA published responses to frequently asked questions concerning the MMTLP corporate action and trading halt (March 16, 2023, MMTLP FAQ). In that corporate action, the issuer decided that MMTLP shares would be cancelled and investors in those shares would receive a distribution of shares of Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc. (Next Bridge). FINRA has continued to receive questions regarding the circumstances surrounding these events. In particular, some have questioned the level of short selling in MMTLP and suggested that there was a substantial amount of “counterfeit shares.” Although it is not clear what is meant by the term “counterfeit shares,” it has been used in social media when discussing “naked” short selling in a security and failures-to-deliver (FTDs). Some investors have expressed concern that, even though their brokerage account statements include shares of Next Bridge in their account, these shares may not have actually been delivered to their broker-dealer.
Overview
The Broker-Dealer Written Supervisory Procedures Checklist ("WSP Checklist") is an outline of selected key topics representative of the range of business activities typically proposed by applicants seeking approval to become FINRA members or to expand their existing securities business under FINRA Membership and Registration Rules.
As part of the new member application
Guidance on Donations Due to Federally Declared Major DisastersQ: Would it be consistent with FINRA Rule 3220 (Influencing or Rewarding Employees of Others) for a member or an associated person to donate goods or money (either directly or through a fundraising platform) to employees of an institutional customer for losses sustained due to a federally declared major disaster? NEWA:&
FINRA publishes information about the Order Audit Trail System (OATS) on a regular basis via an online newsletter titled The OATS Report.
