Heightened Supervision of Complex Products
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Executive Summary
NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) requests that members review their compliance procedures with respect to Securities and Exchange (SEC) Rule 15c2-4, which is applicable to public and private
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INFORMATIONAL
OTC Equity Securities
Effective Date: October 30, 2002
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NASD Rule 2315
OTC Equity Securities
Executive Summary
On August 22, 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new NASD Rule 2315, Recommendations to Customers in OTC Equity Securities (
Ladies and Gentlemen,
As a retired RIA and portfolio manager who spent more than 25 years managing assets and advising private clients, I object to FINRA's Notice #22-08 proposing to limit access to leveraged and inverse ETFs. While there will always be a handful of novice and unsophisticated clients who may harm themselves by trading financial instruments they don't fully
I am THE only person that should be able to choose investments that are right for me and my family. I do not want or need YOUR decisions imposed on me. I use leveraged and inverse funds to help me protect my investments or enhance my returns depending on market conditions. Restricting me to do so while allowing so called "professionals" to use the same techniques is abhorrent
This letter is to oppose each and every one of the extensive restrictions being contemplated in Regulatory Notice 22-08. The proposed rule should be revoked. It is the latest open attack on the common man’s access to the new class of leveraged products, and in so doing, it is illegal.
The original attack came from the SEC in late 2019. That proposed rule, File No. S7-24-15, which limited
As prepared for delivery.
I would like to discuss with you today the important question of the appropriate standard of care for brokers and dealers or, more directly, whether the time has come to require broker-dealers, when recommending a security or strategy to retail investors, to ensure that the recommendation is in the “best interest” of the investor.
A “best interest” or “fiduciary”
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Executive Summary
The NASD® requests comment on a proposed amendment to the Corporate Financing Rule under Article III, Section 44 of the Rules of Fair Practice intended to regulate the anti-dilution provisions of warrants received as underwriting compensation. The amendment would provide
Similar to other fixed-income securities with a specified maturity rate and a schedule of interest payments, baby bonds are available for a much lower investment than most other types of corporate bonds. While this can make them more accessible to individual investors, a lower investment minimum doesn’t mean lower risks.
