To Establish Effective Date for NASD Rule 3370, Affirmative Determination Requirements
Remarks by Chairman and CEO Rick Ketchum at the Security Traders Association Annual Conference
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SummaryFINRA has amended FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) to establish a specified exception under the margin rules with respect to certain short option or warrant positions on indexes that are written against products that track the same underlying index. Referred to as “protected” option or warrant positions, the new exception conforms with similar provisions Cboe recently adopted. The
Momentum investing is a trading strategy that involves trading stocks that are moving rapidly and then exiting positions before the prices begin to move in the opposite direction. But stock prices can quickly shift, so trying to figure out when a stock is nearing its peak—or trough—is challenging.
<p>Adequate documentation of reasonable efforts to borrow, standing alone, would not constitute a circumstance sufficient to mitigate the inability to deliver securities on settlement date where a member has relied upon an "Easy to Borrow" or "Hard to Borrow" list.<br />
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NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend Rule 2860 (Options) to (1) require that a copy of each amendment to the options disclosure document, Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options, be distributed to each customer not later than the time of the delivery of a confirmation of a transaction in
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).
There are five major suggestions I have: 1. All short interest data be updated daily; 2. No longer allowing the synthetic long loophole to short; 3. No longer allowing shorting in dark pools so the activity can be fully traceable; 4. If a firm FTD, for any reason, they are prohibited from shorting until they cover; and 5. Using blockchain to track every short order executed to ensure a complete
The following are rulemaking items the FINRA Board of Governors will consider at its December 2010 meeting - this information is being published to provide additional transparency in the rulemaking process.
