FINRA announced today that it has fined Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC $1.6 million for the firm’s repeated failures to timely close out failed inter-dealer municipal securities transactions and to take prompt steps to obtain physical possession or control of municipal security positions that are short more than 30 calendar days, and related supervisory failures.
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Rule to Establish a Leverage Limitation for Retail Forex
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Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
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Trading
Columbus Day: Trade Date — Settlement Date Schedule
The schedule of trade dates-settlement dates below reflects the observance by the financial community of Columbus Day, Monday, October 13, 1997. On this day, The Nasdaq Stock MarketSM and the
TO: All NASD Members and Municipal Securities Dealers
ATTN: All Operations Personnel
Securities markets and the NASDAQ System will be closed on Thursday, November 28, 1985, in observance of Thanksgiving Day. "Regular-way" transactions made on the preceding business days will be subject to the settlement date schedule listed below.
Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule For "Regular-
Amendments to NASD Rule 3210 to Conform with Amendments to the SEC's Regulation SHO Delivery Requirements
TO: All NASD Members and Municipal Securities Bank Dealers
FROM: All Operations Personnel
"Regular-Way" transactions made on Monday, October 10, Columbus Day and the days immediately preceding this day will be subject to the settlement date schedule listed below. The purpose of this schedule is to provide uniformity since, while the NASDAQ System and other securities markets will be
In April 2021, FINRA published Regulatory Notice21-17 seeking feedback on any aspects of our rules, operations and administrative processes that may create unintended barriers to greater diversity and inclusion in the broker-dealer industry or that might have unintended disparate impacts on those within the industry.
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Senior Management
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Municipal
Operations
Syndicate
Systems
Trading
Executive Summary
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 15c6-1, which establishes three business days as the standard time period for settling transactions in most securities (T+3), is effective June 7,
SummaryEffective May 14, 2025, the Section 31 fee rate applicable to specified securities transactions on the exchanges and in the over-the-counter markets will decrease from its current rate of $27.80 per million dollars in transactions to a new rate of $0.00 per million dollars in transactions.Finance-related questions should be directed to Amanda Rath, Associate Director, Revenue Management,
FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposed Rule to Require Delivery of an Educational Communication to Customers of a Transferring Representative
