FINRA Adopts Amendments Relating to the Regulation NMS Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility
Beginning Monday, August 20, 2018, FINRA will require a change to all FIX trade reporting related to the processing of execution time during Daylight Savings Time (DST) changes. This update affects firms’ transaction reports for all FINRA Multi Product Platform products (MPP), including TRACE, the OTC Trade Reporting Facility (ORF), and The Alternative Display Facility (ADF).
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In observation of the Thanksgiving holiday, the TRACE system will be closed on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Please be advised that the TRACE system will close early on Friday, November 25, 2022. See the table below for a schedule of modified hours (these hours also apply to BTDS/ATDS/SPDS/144A). Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please contact FINRA Operations at (866) 776-
Hello,I understand that the pattern day trading rule was originally enacted to primarily protect clearing firms from margin overuse/loss mitigation. However, I don’t think you will find many traders agreeing that it has helped to protect them from losses. I don’t think the government should be trying to protect people with blanket rules for some traders and freedom for other traders. Education is
Have you ever thought about how online stock trading works? Once you hit enter on an order to buy or sell a stock, what happens next? There might be more steps in the stock trade process than you realize.
Notice of Election and Ballots for FINRA Small Firm NAC Member Seat
SEC Approves Amendments to FINRA Rules on Reporting Cancellations of Previously Reported OTC Trades in Equity Securities
Let me share a story. I have a small trading account, less than $1,000. I’m working to build it up, and for that, day trades are crucial. Every decision I make now comes with the added question: “Is this trade worth using one of my limited day trades?” That’s mental overhead, and it doesn’t protect my account—it hurts it.We’re in 2024. We have tools like stop orders to manage risk effectively.
Comments on Pattern Day Trader RequirementsA lot has changed since the day trading rule went into effect. Settlement is now one business day, commissions have gone to zero at many firms, volumes have exploded. All these factors are in favor of relaxing the day trading rule and eliminating some of its provisions.There is no evidence to suggest that it is riskier to close a trade in five minutes
