FOCUS Filing Dates
NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) would like to remind members of their obligation to file the appropriate FOCUS reports by their due dates. The following schedule outlines remaining due dates for 2000 reports. Questions regarding the information to be filed can be directed to the appropriate District Office. Business questions as to how to file the FOCUS report,
FINRA Reminds Firms of Their Responsibilities Concerning IRA Rollovers
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
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
FINRA requires firms to file a continuing membership application (CMA) whenever they seek to expand or implement new ways of doing business. Firms also must file an application whenever they seek to modify or remove restrictions previously imposed in a membership agreement (a membership agreement change). This process helps protects investors by ensuring that a firm’s supervisory and compliance
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
Following is a list of NASD Notices to Members issued during the second quarter of 1983. Requests for copies of any notice should be accompanied by a self-addressed label and may be directed to: NASD Administrative Services, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
Notice Number
Date
Topic
83-15
April 8, 1983
Underwriting Compensation
Hello, I believe that this is a really important rule as we all know what can happen when shorts go unchecked. I understand the reason for shorting but when people get carried away, they can harm another company as a whole. I don't see how there could be any trouble making the info transparent to be able to keep a book on how many shorts are out on the market to avoid any issues of naked
INFORMATIONAL
Operations
Effective Date: September 12, 2001
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
ACATS Rules
Uniform Practice Code
Executive Summary
On September 12, 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
It seems that sanction on companies found breaking the rules are not stringent enough and they continue doing it by paying fines from money stolen from scared retail investors. It doesn’t seem fair to me that market makers should have the ability to trade when they have the keys to the algorithms used by super computers allowing themselves to stack the deck and manipulate outcomes in their favor
