TO: All NASD Members and Municipal Securities Bank Dealers
ATTN: All Operations Personnel
The schedule of trade dates/settlement dates below reflects the observance by the financial community of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Day, Monday, January 20, 1986. On Monday, January 20, 1986, the NASDAQ System and the exchange markets will be open for trading. However, it will not be a settlement date
TO: All NASD Members and Municipal Securities Bank Dealers
FROM: All Operations Personnel
"Regular-Way" transactions made on Monday, October 10, Columbus Day and the days immediately preceding this day will be subject to the settlement date schedule listed below. The purpose of this schedule is to provide uniformity since, while the NASDAQ System and other securities markets will be
The way the stock market is set up for the larger entities to easily outweigh performance of the average retail trader is completely absurd. With stocks that are being massively shorted, much like Tesla (TSLA) was back a few years ago, and other stocks now like Gamestop (GME), AMC Theater (AMC) , Nokia (NOK) and many more, it allows such a distrust in the system for who can make money FAIRLY. If
FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
(a) Call for Review
(1) Rule 9268 Decision
A decision issued pursuant to Rule 9268 may be subject to a call for review by any member of the National Adjudicatory Council or, pursuant to authority delegated from the National Adjudicatory Council, by any member of the Review Subcommittee. A decision issued pursuant to Rule 9268 shall be subject to a call for review within 45 days after the date
Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a rule change to amend FINRA Rule 5130 (Restrictions on the Purchase and Sale of Initial Equity Public Offerings) and FINRA Rule 5131 (New Issue Allocations and Distributions) to modify the rules to enhance regulatory consistency and address unintended operational impediments.1 These changes become effective on January 1,
Short interest and FTD anomalies need to be have the greatest level of transparency and strictest guidance available to the entire breadth of market participants. We should not a have a market system where by large powerful institutions can dominate trading with a flood of short sales for the purpose of extinguishing any particular company's stock and eventually forcing it in to bankruptcy.
Firm Failed to File Nearly 1,500 Suspicious Activity ReportsWASHINGTON—FINRA announced today that it has fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. $6 million for failing to establish and implement policies, procedures, and internal controls reasonably designed to cause the reporting of suspicious transactions as required by the Bank Secrecy Act. In particular, Merrill Lynch failed
Testimony by Vice Chairman Stephen Luparello Before the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
INFORMATIONAL
Riskless Principal Trade Reporting
Riskless Principal Trade-Reporting Rules Will Be Implemented On February 1, 2001
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