On This PageSection 100: GeneralSection 200: Equity and OptionsSection 300: DebtSection 400: FuturesGeneralQ100.1: What is the Trading Activity Fee?A100.1: The Trading Activity Fee, or TAF, is one of the member regulatory fees FINRA assesses to recover the costs the supervising and regulating firms. This includes costs associated with performing examinations, financial
Summary
FINRA is soliciting comment on a proposal to establish a new trade reporting requirement for transactions in over-the-counter options on securities with terms that are identical or substantially similar to listed options. FINRA is proposing to require firms to report this information to FINRA on a daily basis (end-of-day) for regulatory purposes only.
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(a) Unless the parties agree otherwise, within 60 days from the date a discovery request is received, the party receiving the request must either:
(1) Produce the requested documents or information to all other parties by serving the requested documents or information by first-class mail, overnight mail service, overnight delivery service, hand delivery, email or facsimile;
(2)
Summary
FINRA has adopted amendments to its Codes of Arbitration Procedure (Codes) to modify the process relating to requests to expunge customer dispute information in the FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (DRS) arbitration forum. The amendments impose requirements on expungement requests (a) filed by an associated person during an investment-related, customer-initiated arbitration (customer
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Senior ManagementInternal AuditOperationsTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
On June 30, 1988, the maximum Small Order Execution System (SOES) order size for all Nasdaq National Market System (Nasdaq/NMS) securities was established as follows:
A 1,000-share maximum order size was applied to those Nasdaq/NMS
SEC Approves New Requirements for Alternative Trading Systems
Re: Request for Comment on Day Trading Rules (Regulatory Notice 24-13)To Whom It May Concern:Jake P. Noch Family Office, LLC. (“JPN Family Office” or “we”) appreciates the opportunity to comment on FINRA’s review of the rules governing day trading and pattern day trading (the “Rules”). We commend FINRA for periodically reassessing the Rules in light of evolving market conditions, technological
Investment fraud involving the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise. Increasingly, fraudsters are using generative AI (GenAI) tools to gain access to financial accounts and create new accounts in the names of unsuspecting investors. Learn steps you can take to help protect yourself.
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Internal AuditLegal & ComplianceOperationsTrading
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Treasury recently finalized two amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act (the Act) regulations. One amendment adds a definition of "structuring" to the anti-structuring provision, which prohibits
