Short Sale Rule should be changed to state that if a stock is shorted ten percent from the previous day's close,, NO shorting is allowed from that moment until the end of the next trading day. It is rediculous to allow shorting at all beyond that ten percent mark as it solely benefits the wealthy institutions who can afford to continue to drive a price down when retail investors are buying
i as a retail investor believe that institutions have for far too long been able to maneuver the market at a whim and arent beholden to the same type of rules as the average investor. in such a world, whales are able to make big (and sometimes) dumb moves and the average investor is handicapped when looking to make informed trades about such moves. Often the data that we are presented is
At the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), NASD convened and led a Joint NASD/Industry Breakpoint Task Force, with representatives from, among others, Investment Company Institute ("ICI"), Securities Industry Association ("SIA"), National Security Clearing Corporation ("NSCC"), broker/dealers, mutual funds, and transfer agents, to examine the difficulties that the financial industry experienced delivering breakpoint discounts on Class A mutual fund share sales and to develop recommendations to facilitate the complete and accurate delivery of breakpoint discounts in the future.
FINRA Reminds Firms of Their Obligations When Reporting Large Options Positions
The NASD Office of General Counsel Regulatory Policy and Oversight (OGC) 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 (National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) decisions and decisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission in NASD cases).
Remarks from the CCOutreach BD National Seminar, as prepared for delivery.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved amendments to the Board of Governors' Interpretation on Prompt Receipt and Delivery of Securities and Article III, Section 21 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice (SEC Release No. 34-23572). The amendments, which will become effective on October 15, 1986,
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: MAY 22, 1986
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD), has approved proposed amendments to Schedule E to the NASD By-Laws that are intended to clarify the scope and application of the schedule. Schedule E contains various requirements applicable to the public offering of a member's securities or
As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiatives FINRA will re- platform the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF) to a new Linux-based operating system. These changes will include Trade Data Dissemination Service (TDDS) protocol changes, and ORF will begin supporting timestamps up to nanosecond granularity (HH:MM:SS.sssssssss) in accordance with amendments to FINRA’s equity trade reporting
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On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (PATRIOT
