As an educated & well-researched "retail" investor, I find this legislation incredibly insulting. The condescending essence of the idea that I am not capable of understanding the risks of leveraged and inverse ETFs is disgusting. Such ETFs have allowed me to outperform the major indexes through the bear market we are currently going through, and without access to them retail
The Best Execution, Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions, Private Placements, and Reg BI and Form CRS sections of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
GUIDANCE
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KEY TOPICS
Fixed Income
Trading and Market Making
Sales
Senior Management
Legal and Compliance
Internal Audit
Training
Mark-Ups
Debt Securities
Rule 2440
Pricing of Debt Securities
Mark-Ups on Debt Securities
Executive Summary
On April 16, 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved IM-2440-2, "Additional Mark-Up Policy for Transactions
Summary
FINRA has released an updated Security Futures Risk Disclosure Statement (2020 Statement) to replace the one that was last updated in 2018, and a supplement (2020 Supplement) that reflects the disclosure updates described herein.1 The 2020 Statement incorporates all cumulative changes made to date, which include, among others, conforming changes for updates to the market-wide circuit
SEC Approves Amendments to Rule 1120 to Eliminate Exemptions from the Continuing Education Regulatory Element Requirements; Effective Date: Anticipated April 2005; Specific Date to be Announced in Future Notice to Members
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Regulatory Obligations and Related Considerations
Regulatory Obligations
Exchange Act Rule 15c3-1 (Net Capital Rule) requires that firms must at all times have and maintain net capital at specific levels to protect customers and creditors from monetary losses that can occur when firms fail. Exchange Act Rule 17a-11 requires firms to notify FINRA in the event their net capital falls below the “
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As a not-for-profit, self-regulatory organization (SRO) with an 85-year history, FINRA pursues its mission of promoting investor protection and ensuring market integrity in many ways
