FINRA should immediately move to require daily short interest reports. More and better information will allow for better price discovery, which is the whole point of markets. FINRA should also consider making rules that punish those who commit FTDs (Failure to Deliver). Market Makers should have their naked short selling exemptions removed or severely limited. Finally, FINRA should move to
Much more transparency is needed in regards to the number of current short sale positions including percentage that have been closed on a daily basis. For far too long retail investors have been dealt a bad hand going against hedge funds who have access to all the detail we do not. Please make the markets what they are supposed to be which is free and fair. Please enforce and intensify the rules
Would you please stop acting like any of your new rules are going to do anything. New penalties, including jail time, need to be implemented. As of now you are being insulting and ignorant. The slap on the wrists continue=the crimes still continue. You are asking the very people breaking the laws to report to you that they are breaking the law, instead they file false report after false report,
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The FINRA Board of Governors will consider the following rulemaking items at its September 2013 meeting.
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IMPORTANT MAIL VOTE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD invites members to vote on a proposed amendment to Article III, Section
It is important for FINRA to adhere with principles-based disclosure regime when promoting rules and regulations. Prohibit retail investors to participate in complex products and options not only violate with the regime, but also reduce the chance for retail investors to manage their risks by using complex products and options. Please noted that majority of complex products, especially exchange-
I strongly oppose the proposed rule changes that would restrict or even block access of certain investments including leveraged and inversed funds.
The decision of choosing investment vehicles can only be made by individual investors, not a small group of regulators. To protect the interest of individual investors, the regulatory should work toward ensuring fairness by enabling equal access to
As a self-regulatory organization, information sharing is key to FINRA's pursuit of its mission of investor protection and market integrity. The 2025 FINRA Regulatory Oversight Report provides just that. On this episode, FINRA’s regulatory leaders join us to discuss key takeaways from the report.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD has adopted an arbitration filing fee and advertising service charge that will be imposed on certain arbitration Submission Agreements, advertisements, sales literature, and other such material received by the NASD on and after February 22, 1988.
The NASD Board of Governors believes the arbitration filing fee and
