(a) No member that is promoting a day-trading strategy, directly or indirectly, shall open an account for or on behalf of a non-institutional customer, unless, prior to opening the account, the member has furnished to the customer the risk disclosure statement set forth in Rule 2270 and has:
(1) approved the customer's account for a day-trading strategy in accordance with the
Agenda is subject to change.Wednesday, October 910:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Limited Capacity Pre-event Workshop—Registration RequiredCybersecurity Incident Management WorkshopJoin us for a Cybersecurity Incident Management Workshop! As the complexity and prevalence of cyber threats grow, it is more essential than ever for CCOs and firm leaders to understand how to prepare for and respond to cyber-
SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Internal AuditLegal & ComplianceMunicipalOperationsSyndicateSystemsTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
New Year's Day: Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule
Securities exchanges and The Nasdaq Stock MarketSM will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 1992, in observance of New Year's Day. "Regular
Addressed to Yvonne Huber & Racquel Russel. Thank you both for requesting comment on Short Interest Position Reporting. I find it hopeful and positive that FINRA has acknowledged a gap in their ability to oversee Short Interest and Fail-To-Deliver Positions. In order to protect American investors (many of whom rely on equity positions ins 401Ks and IRAs to have a hope of retirement) FINRA
Beginning June 26, 2008, all applicants for FINRA membership must use the revised online Form NMA and comply with NASD Rule 1013 (New Member Application and Interview) as amended.
Summary
FINRA warns member firms of a widespread, ongoing phishing campaign that involves fraudulent emails purporting to be from FINRA officers, including Bill Wollman and Josh Drobnyk (see Attachment A). These emails have a source domain name “@broker-finra.org” and request immediate attention to an attachment relating to your firm. In at least in some cases, the emails do not actually include
<p>A partnership registering as a broker/dealer, which will be trading only for its own account, has no customers for purposes of Rule 2330(f).</p>
SEC Reporting Requirement
In July of this year, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) issued Special Notice to Members 98-63alerting members to a new reporting requirement imposed by an amendment to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 17a-5. The SEC rule amendment requires broker/dealers to file two Year 2000 reports using the new BD-Y2K Form. The first report
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Trading
Executive Summary
The Department of the Treasury's (Treasury) amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), which facilitate tracing funds through the funds transmittal process, became effective May 28, 1996. For transmittals of funds of $3,000 or more, broker/dealers are
The FINRA Institute CRCP Scholarship Program provides small firms-those with less than 150 registered representatives-with a financial grant covering full tuition for the entire program, including room and board for the residential courses at Wharton.
