NASD Clarifies Rules
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Executive Summary
On May 15, 1994, the NASD® issued Special Notice to Members 94-44, , which clarified the applicability of Article III, Section 40 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice to investment advisory activities of registered representatives (
You’re looking for a job in technology, and you’re given a choice between FINRA and a major technology company. Which would you choose? For me, it was easy, I chose FINRA, and I’ve never looked back.
The Office of General Counsel (OGC) of NASD Regulatory Policy and Oversight publishes the Disciplinary Update to provide registered representatives with a summary sampling of recent disciplinary actions involving misconduct by registered representatives. The sample of disciplinary actions includes settled matters and decisions in litigated cases (Hearing Panel and National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) decisions and decisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in NASD cases).
The checks and balances are already in place. The prospectus' already make clear what the risk of leveraged investment or inverse investment tools are. The clearing brokers also ask the right questions before trading in these tools is allowed. The losses suffered by small investors who do not understand the risks they take are a just prize for ignorance. Nothing trains the
The Books and Records topic of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
Upcoming FINRA Board of Governors Election
Short selling, as a tool was intended to hit back at corporations that were found to be cooking the books. Unfortunately, today it is a tool with nefarious intention with no regard for the impact it might have have on an otherwise good company, it's entire employee base and downstream jobs it involves itself in. As one who has managed portfolios and also invests privately it has never been
1. T+0 settlement 2. Market Makers cannot be hedge funds. 3. Stock in hand rule ie short seller must have found and received stock before it can be shorted. 4. Public list of every entity which short sells a stock. 5. Maintenance requirement to short a stock to be cash only with zero marginable securities used as collateral. 6. Fine for Naked Short Selling enhanced to 1000% of stock's value
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MAIL VOTE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
NASD members are invited to vote on a proposed Corporate Financing Rule (the "Rule") that, if adopted, would replace the
