Many individuals contact the Office of the Ombuds about fraudulent schemes. Some of the schemes are imposter scams that involve people fraudulently pretending to be FINRA staff in order to obtain account or other sensitive information.
La confidencialidad es la piedra angular de la práctica del Ombuds. Su identidad - y los asuntos que nos comunique - están protegidos. Cuando se ponga en contacto con la Oficina del Ombuds de FINRA, puede esperar hablar con alguien que escuchará atentamente sus preocupaciones.
La Oficina del Ombuds trabaja independientemente de otros departamentos y de la dirección de FINRA. Rinde cuentas directamente al Comité de Auditoría de la Junta Directiva de FINRA.
As FINRA’s Ombuds, Sarah Gill serves as an independent, neutral and confidential resource for investors, brokerage firms, individual brokers, FINRA staff and other stakeholders who have questions or concerns regarding activities of FINRA and its employees. She advocates for fair processes and the fair administration of FINRA’s processes.
Ms. Gill previously led FINRA’s State
Exchange-traded products (ETPs) including exchange-traded funds (ETFs), exchange-traded notes (ETNs), and commodity and currency ETPs have surged in popularity over the last decade. Risks vary for each product, with some types of ETPs exposing investors to both complexity and significant danger of losses. Volatility-linked ETPs are one such example.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend the requirements for Covered Agency Transactions under FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) as approved by the SEC pursuant to SR-FINRA-2015-036. The proposed rule change would amend, under FINRA Rule 4210, paragraphs (e)(
Anyone who follows the stock market knows that some days market indexes and stock prices move up, and other days they move down. This is called volatility. The more dramatic the swings, the higher the level of volatility—and potential risk.
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FINRA has adopted changes to its rules to allow for video conference hearings before the Office of Hearing Officers and the National Adjudicatory Council under specified conditions. These amendments will become effective August 23, 2023.
Questions concerning this Notice should be directed to:
Philip Shaikun, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel (OGC
The documents below are intended for use by those participating in Web EFT user testing and should be used solely in conjunction with the fileX QA environment. These documents are draft versions of the schemas which will be updated as part of a future CRED release. Please note that current versions of the Web EFT schema files must be used when submitting form filings in our production
