The Trusted Contact Persons section of the 2022 Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) relevant regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) exam findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
As a retail investor, I firmly believe that the market NEEDS more transparency and regulation. If the FINRA is going to collect information on short interest accounts, arraigned financing agreements, and Failure or To Delivers, they should collect as much information as possible and retail investors should be able to use that information to make informed decisions. A. Publication of Short
Pretexting is a tactic that hinges on telling a compelling—but fake—story. Hackers attempt to deceive their targets by establishing a false sense of trust, using a fabricated story, or pretext, to get you to download malware, send money or share sensitive information, to name a few examples. Here are some of ways you might be targeted—and how you can thwart an attempt to coax you into believing a bogus story.
When securities are listed on a centralized exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq, transaction information such as price and trade history is readily available to investors through the exchange. But how can you get information about bonds and other fixed income securities that are not listed on a national securities exchange? Information about these securities, known as over-the-counter (OTC) debt securities, is provided by TRACE®—the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine®.
(a) In response to a written inquiry, electronic inquiry, or telephonic inquiry via a toll-free telephone listing, FINRA shall release through FINRA BrokerCheck information regarding:
(1) a current or former FINRA member or a current or former member of a registered national securities exchange that uses the Central Registration Depository ("CRD") for registration purposes ("CRD
In observance of Good Friday, FINRA’s Market Transparency Reporting Systems will be closed on Friday, April 18, 2025.
SEC Approves Operations Professional Registration Category and Consolidated FINRA Continuing Education Rule
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INSITE Reporting Requirements
Effective Date: December 10, 2001
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On November 27, 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved proposed National Association of Securities Dealers,
This notification warns member firms of an ongoing phishing campaign that began on or around Oct. 9 that involves fraudulent emails purporting to be from FINRA executives, in some instances containing a PDF attachment. These emails are not from FINRA, and firms should delete them and consider blocking their domains.
In regards to notice 21-19, I feel any and all available information regarding short interest and shares affected be open and publicly available information, ideally on a daily basis. We have the means to update this information in a real time way and thus should do so for all shareholders. The stock market has a lot of untrusting investors currently due to the way hedge funds have handled their
