FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective
The following paragraph is copy and pasted, but I whole-heartedly support the message. I believe our markets should be efficient and transparent, not behavioral and speculative. FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of
Good evening FINRA, While these increased reporting requirements around the currently broadly abused short selling practices in the stock market (including naked shorting, mis-reporting longs as shorts, re-hypothecated shares, married puts/calls, and fails to deliver) are a step in the right direction, the proposed changes do not go far enough to provide transparency and fairness to the public. I
As a grown adult living in the United States of America, I believe that everyone should have the freedom to invest as they please, regardless of the privileges afforded to them by the circumstances of their birth or upbringing. Someone who is literate enough to purchase leveraged exchange-traded funds is similarly literate enough to research and understand them. In most cases, these leveraged
The United States was founded on freedom and that is what continues to make us the best country in the world - the country that everyone else in the world wants to be a part of! With freedom comes responsibility. Responsibility for its citizens to make their own choices about what they do for a living, what they eat, how they invest. Do we make bad choices? yes, sometimes! But we also make
On Oct. 16, 2024, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released Cybersecurity Advisory - AA24-290A, which provides threat actors’ tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with Iranian cyber actors. In light of the historical proclivity of Iranian threat actors targeting the financial services industry, FINRA is sharing this information with member firms.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of the Treasury has finalized amendments to the implementing regulations of the Bank Secrecy Act. Also known as the "Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970," these regulations govern the financial recordkeeping and reporting of currency and foreign transactions. The amendments, which
(a) When and How Transactions are Reported
(1) Reports of secondary market transactions in direct participation programs shall be transmitted to the OTC Reporting Facility on the next business day ("T+1") after the date of execution between 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, be designated "as/of" trades to denote their execution on a prior day, and be accompanied by the
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior ManagementMunicipalOperationsSystems
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
On October 31, 1990, the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina appointed a Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) trustee for:
Carolina First Securities Group514 South Stratford RoadWinston-Salem, North
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior ManagementMunicipalOperationsSystems
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
On September 17, 1990, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, appointed a SIPC trustee for:
DFW Clearing, Inc.3200 City Center II301 Commerce StreetFt. Worth, Texas 76102.
Members may use the
