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Each year, FINRA publishes its Annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter to highlight issues of importance to FINRA's regulatory programs.
Cover Letter From FINRA President and CEO, Robert Cook
January 8, 2018
As is our practice, we are marking the start of the new year by publishing our
Bank Notification Used In Conjunction With A Special Reserve Bank Account For The Exclusive Benefit Of Customers
In order to protect customer cash held at a clearing firm, SEC Rule 15c3-3 requires that customer cash and other customer credits be deposited into a Special Reserve Bank Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers (Reserve Account). This requirement serves as a safeguard for
(a) Definition of Due-Bills
The term "due-bill" as used in this Rule means an instrument employed for the purpose of evidencing the transfer of title to any security or rights pertaining to any security contracted for or evidencing the obligation of a seller to deliver such to a subsequent purchaser. A due-bill shall not be transferable or assignable by the purchaser.
(b)
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Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved
Neutral Corner - January 2008
Gamestop and many other stocks have been and continue to be a target to illegal naked short selling that needs to stop, protect the retail investors and companies from crooks and cheats that use illegal practices to stay rich and keep the poor broke as well as drive companies that do good in the world into the ground. Get rid of PFOF, insider trading, politicians having any part of trading, dark
Short selling and rehypothecation has been used to the detriment of retail investors and is threatening to destroy the entire market structure if left unchecked. Stricter reporting of positions, including naked shorts should be happening already. Brokerage firms, market makers, and other financial institutions were never meant to have as much control over the financial markets as they currently
On the Front Lines of Investor Protection
(a) Direction by Executive Committee
Notwithstanding Rules 9524 and 9525, the FINRA Board Executive Committee, upon request of the Statutory Disqualification Committee, may direct an expedited review of a recommended written decision of the Statutory Disqualification Committee if the FINRA Board Executive Committee determines that expedited review is necessary for the protection of
(a) Filing Claim with the Director
To initiate an arbitration, a claimant must file the following with the Director:
(1) Signed and dated Submission Agreement; and
(2) A statement of claim specifying the relevant facts and remedies requested.
The claimant may include any additional documents supporting the statement of claim.
(b) Fees
At the time the
