FINRA’s Corporate Internship Program—a paid 12-week program—offers practical “hands-on” experience with the largest self-regulatory organization for securities firms doing business in the United States. Our program offers interns opportunities to build their careers—and supplement what they’ve learned in the classroom—by meeting and working with employees throughout our organization.Our program
FINRA is sharing the following common practices we observed while conducting Reg BI preparedness reviews and other ongoing conversations with firms. We hope this helps firms assess their Reg BI initiatives and continue their work preparing for the compliance date.
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Systems
Trading
Executive Summary
The NASD® is publishing a direct participation program (DPP or limited partnership) directory in anticipation of the quotation of DPP securities on the OTC Bulletin Board® Service (OTCBB®) and the commencement of trade reporting of transactions in DPPs on May 15,
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Corporate Finance
Government Securities
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Municipal
Mutual Fund
Operations
Options
Registration
Research
Syndicate
Trading
Training
Executive Summary
On February 8, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved rules1 submitted
GUIDANCE
Amendments to Rule 6740
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Trading
Form 211
Rule 6740
SEC Rule 15c2-11
Executive Summary
On March 27, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
approved amendments to NASD Rule 6740 relating to submission
of SEC Rule 15c2-11 information to
1 The views and opinions made in this report are those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of FINRA. This report does not express any official FINRA legal position and does not create any new regulatory requirements or suggest any change in any existing regulatory obligations, nor does it provide relief from any existing regulatory obligations. This report summarizes
(a) Definitions
For the purposes of this Rule, the following terms shall have the stated meanings:
(1) Affiliate — when used with respect to a member or sponsor, shall mean any person which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such member or sponsor and includes:
(A) any partner, officer or director (or person performing similar functions) of (i) such member or sponsor,
FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective
With the holiday season upon us and 2023 coming to an end, FINRA’s Cyber and Analytics Unit (CAU) would like to remind member firms to prepare for cyber threats and attacks that may occur around the holidays. Member firms and their vendors should consider reviewing and validating their Written Supervisory Procedures (WSPs), continuing to educate their employees with respect to cybersecurity and effective practices, and testing incident response plans (IRPs) to prepare for, prevent, or recover from an incident.
To conduct securities transactions and business with the investing public in the United States, both firms and individuals must be registered. Those who wish to become registered must file Form BD (the Uniform Application for Broker-Dealer Registration) with the SEC, appropriate self-regulatory organizations (SROs), including FINRA, and jurisdictions.
Form BD must first be submitted
