Sydney Teixeira joined FINRA in 2016 and is a Principal Analyst in the Fixed Income Regulation, Regulatory Policy and Practice department, responsible for monitoring the policy and examination implications of fixed income regulatory matters. As a member of Fixed Income Regulation, Ms. Teixeira has contributed to several of the group’s initiatives, including the response to the COVID-19 impact on
FINRA Announces SEC Approval and Effective Date for New Consolidated FINRA Rules Relating to Warrants, Options and Security Futures
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Publication Date: June 17, 2025Interpretations are marked in blue background beneath the rule text to which they relate. 17a-4 Records to be preserved by certain exchange members, brokers and dealers.This section applies to the following types of entities: A member of a national securities exchange who transacts a business in securities directly with others than members of a
How dare you even think about making it more difficult for the general public to save for retirement. That you lump inverse funds along with leveraged funds is particularly damaging; you want the general public to try shorting stocks, really? You think that's less difficult than buying an inverse fund? Inverse ETFs are extremely important to my own trading, and have saved me more than
To the fine folks at FINRA and the SEC -
Enough is enough. Over the years your efforts to protect investors from predatory industry practices have been nothing but stellar. But at some point in the last 20 years or so, you have jumped the proverbial shark. I have watched as the requirements for disclosure, for the tiny-print that extends to infinity (and beyond), all part of a steady yet woefully
In this highly manipulated market designed to enable the already extremely rich, though 40% of the market's new money the last two years is from peons and plebiscites like myself, it is no surprise to me that the absurd, obscure policies of this abusive regulatory body would do anything other than take advantage of it. To force commom investors to the exposure, the risk of derivatives and
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FINRA has adopted amendments to Rule 2165 (Financial Exploitation of Specified Adults) to permit member firms to: (1) place a hold on a securities transaction (in addition to the already-permitted hold on a disbursement of funds or securities) where there is a reasonable belief of financial exploitation; and (2) extend a temporary hold on a disbursement or transaction for an additional
SEC Approves Amendments Expanding TRACE to Include Agency Debt Securities and Primary Market Transactions
Industry Governor (Large Firm Representative)Managing Partner, Edward JonesGovernor Since 2022Committees: Audit & Risk Committee, Finance, Operations & Technology CommitteeProfessional ExperienceEdward JonesManaging Partner (2019 – present)Principal, Client Strategies Group (2015 – 2019)Principal, Branch and Region Development (2011– 2015)Principal, Branch Office Administrator
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