Hello, To whom it may concern, I request that with diligence and haste we implement blockchain technology to ensure a free market. In regards to voting on market practice and for t-0 trade transactions, a fundamental blockchain system would give us a streamlined and sufficient order flow to close the trading gap between market makers and retail. We are recklessly headed toward more financial
Hard working Americans, Retail Investors and those who were not born with a silver spoon only want two things: Transparency in the Stock Market and accountability. We need regulation bodies to hold those who perform malicious activity in the Stock Market accountable to their actions. Help restructure the system for a better and fair market! We are the people and we demand change! These past few
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NASD members are invited to vote on extensive amendments to Article III, Sections 1
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to adopt: (1) temporary Supplementary Material .12 (Temporary Extension of the Limited Period for Registered Persons to Function as Principals) under FINRA Rule 1210 (Registration Requirements); and (2) temporary Supplementary Material .07 (
FINRA Announces Recently Elected and Appointed National Adjudicatory Council and Small Firm Advisory Board Members
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend: (1) Section 8.2 (Position Limits and Large Trader Reporting) of the Security Futures Risk Disclosure Statement (“2018 Statement” or “Statement”) to reflect the higher position limits for security futures contracts and changes to the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 5130 (Restrictions on the Purchase and Sale of Initial Equity Public Offerings) and FINRA Rule 5131 (New Issue Allocations and Distributions) to exempt additional persons from the scope of the rules, modify current
Anyone who has looked at the derivates market for $AMC and $GME knows that short interest is being aritfically brought down by the use of these options strategies. If the short interest was really as low as being reported by FINRA and others, we would not have outrageous borrow rates and a continuing avalanche of FTD's. When will we have transparency in our financial markets? "Synthetic
This article highlights some of the common cybersecurity threats faced by broker-dealers. In a number of cases, FINRA has observed that different types of attacks were coordinated and overlapped.
Phishing – Social engineering or “phishing” attacks remain one of the most common cybersecurity threats firms have discussed with FINRA. Many firms experienced situations where employees provided
Limited use of leveraged and leveraged inverse ETFs serve an important part of our family's investment portfolio; the risks associated with these products -- the impact of volatility on returns, tracking errors associated with holding leveraged ETPs longer than 1 day, etc. are *very* clearly spelled out in each ETP's prospectus, with most going so far as to provide tables to
