Hello, I would like to see more transparency and effective regulation (and enforcement) on Short Sale Reporting. As a retail investor, my confidence in our American stock market is very low and leaves me feeling cheated due to these "behind the scenes" loop holes that large corporations and institutions can utilize to benefit themselves through bending the rules through clever exploits
I recently became interest in investing. I am self employed with no retirement. I am afraid to put money in because I feel like large market maker hedge funds have an advantage by controlling the market. It is obvious that they trade in dark pools to drive the price down, short viable businesses into bankruptcy by making up millions of shares, while controlling the media. It’s pathetic, I have to
NASD Creates Two New Exams—Equity Trading And Government Securities
The NASD® Board of Governors has approved the creation of two new qualification exams for securities industry personnel. The new exams, one for Equity Securities Traders and the other for Government Securities Representatives, join an existing battery of tests that NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) administers to qualify
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Introduction: Guidance for Arbitrators on Requests to Produce Suspicious Activity Report Information
By Judith R. Starr *
Introduction by Alma Angotti **
Introduction
On October 26, 2001, President George W. Bush signed into law the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act). Title III of the Patriot Act, entitled "International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001,
A Member's Responsibilities Regarding the Outsourcing of Certain Activities
Testimony by Senior Vice President of Investor Education and President of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation Gerri Walsh Before the Senate Special Committee on Aging
FINRA Issues Guidance Regarding the Use of Stop Orders During Volatile Market Conditions
With a new year come new financial challenges, resolutions, and investment risks. On this episode, FINRA’s Head of Investor Education shares insights on leveraging market trends and tools to achieve your money goals in 2025.
On November 15, 2021, FINRA’s Alternative Display Facility (ADF) will begin supporting timestamps up to nanosecond granularity (HH:MM:SS.sssssssss) in accordance with amendments to FINRA’s equity trade reporting rules. Please refer to FINRA Regulatory Notice 20-41 for additional information on firms’ reporting obligations under these amendments.
ADF currently supports timestamps up to