You must be registered with FINRA if you’re engaged in the securities business of your firm, which includes salespersons, branch managers, department supervisors, partners, officers and directors.
Most of us know someone who has been a victim of a financial scam, or we may have been a target ourselves. If you’ve been impacted by this type of crime, there are ways you can get assistance. These six steps can help you reclaim power from the fraudsters and begin to move forward.
Offers from people or organizations who claim they can help you recover money lost from previous fraud can be tempting. But these offers, which want you to pay money up front for the recovery “services,” are almost always fraudulent themselves. Learn to spot fraudulent recovery scams and avoid further losses.
Background
A critical part of the registration process in the securities industry is the background investigation of applicants for registration and the timely and accurate reporting of information to the Central Registration Depository (CRD) system via the Form U4 (Uniform Application for Securities Industry Registration or Transfer).
When a firm wants to hire a registered representative, it
<p>Rule 11210(a)(3) does not prohibit a firm from effecting the requirements of the provision electronically, but the firm is responsible for the accuracy and proper functioning of the computer program.</p>
Testimony by Senior Vice President of Investor Education and President of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation Gerri Walsh Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate
FINRA's John Brennan dispels the "rigged markets" myth, touts tech's benefits for investors and advocates transparency and simple fixes for market challenges.
FINRA is a not-for-profit, self-regulatory organization (SRO) dedicated to promoting investor protection and market integrity in a manner that facilitates vibrant capital markets. One of FINRA’s tools for achieving this objective is fair and effective enforcement of member firms’ compliance with securities laws and regulations.
FINRA’s highest priority when it identifies misconduct is to seek
As a self-regulatory organization, information sharing is key to FINRA's pursuit of its mission of investor protection and market integrity. The 2025 FINRA Regulatory Oversight Report provides just that. On this episode, FINRA’s regulatory leaders join us to discuss key takeaways from the report.
A clearing member may use negative response letters to assign orphan accounts to an introducing broker-dealer on the clearing member’s platform.
Dear Ms. Dyer:
I am responding to your letter dated March 10, 2023, as supplemented by conversations with the staff, in which you seek interpretive guidance regarding the use of negative response letters by National Financial Services LLC (“NFS”) to
