It is unfortunate that the system must be an "US vs THEM" system, especially when they don't have to play by the same rules that we, the little guy, the 99%, the "dumb money", the "retail investor, has to follow. Things I would like to see changed: -- There needs to be more transparency. We need to be able to see the shorts. We need to see the FTDs. Short positions
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TO: All NASD Members
The NASDAQ market has over the past several years experienced a sustained period of growth which in many ways is attributable to the use of technologically advanced facilities and systems that have served to enhance the quality of this marketplace. The significant growth and visibility of the NASDAQ market, along with the
TO: All NASD Members
Effective November 13, 1984, all securities designated for inclusion in the NASDAQ National Market System will, as of the date of designation, become immediately marginable. This change is the result of recent amendments adopted by the Federal Reserve Board to its credit regulations governing the extension of credit by broker-dealers (Regulation T), banks (Regulation U), and
Application of registration requirements to persons inquiring about potential clients' present accounts and other firms and current securities trades.
(a) All capital acquisition brokers are subject to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(6), (b)(1), (b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(7), (e) and (f) of FINRA Rule 3110, and Supplementary Materials .01 through .03, .06 through .09, and .11 following FINRA Rule 3110.
(b) A capital acquisition broker must permit the examination and inspection of its premises, systems, platforms, and records by representatives of FINRA
August 2, 2004NASD reminds firms that when an NASD member firm receives or originates an order and electronically routes that order to another member firm, the routing firm must provide a Routed Order ID to the receiving firm. (This requirement does not apply when routing to an ECN or to a non-member.) Both the routing firm and the receiving firm must record and report this Routed Order ID to
I think that the proposed reduction to one minute reporting other than help investor protection will create a lot of problems for member firms, specially small firms. I think (and I am sure will happen more with small firms) that the number of errors in ticket generation will increase tremendously. This will then create delays in matching and settling trades (in addition to TRACE violations for
June 27, 2003NASD is publishing this article to provide guidance to members regarding their Order Audit Trail System (OATS) reporting requirements when using more than one market participant identifier (MPID) to display or execute OATS reportable orders.1 If a firm elects to use more than one MPID, the firm must continue to submit its OATS data to NASD in the format prescribed in both the OATS
The Cyber and Analytics Unit (CAU) within FINRA’s National Cause and Financial Crimes Detection (NCFC) program would like to bring an important cyber-related development to your attention. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a “Shields Up” warning this week regarding potential Russian cyberattacks to target U.S. organizations related to
