The SEC, NASAA and FINRA are jointly issuing this Investor Alert to make investors aware of the increase of investment frauds involving the purported use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. Bad actors are using the growing popularity and complexity of AI to lure victims into scams. Here are a few things to look out for to help you keep your money safe from these frauds.
If putting all your financial information online in one place sounds like a good idea, there are many companies ready to help you organize your financial life. However, before you share your financial details with data aggregators, it pays to know how these services operate and how to protect yourself from potential privacy and security risks.
(a) No member that is promoting a day-trading strategy, directly or indirectly, shall open an account for or on behalf of a non-institutional customer, unless, prior to opening the account, the member has furnished to the customer the risk disclosure statement set forth in Rule 2270 and has:
(1) approved the customer's account for a day-trading strategy in accordance with the
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USA PATRIOT Act
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On November 19, 2002, the Department of the Treasury and its bureau the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) advised associations
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
FINRA publishes this quarterly review to provide firms with a summary sampling of recent disciplinary actions involving misconduct by registered representatives. The sample includes settled matters and decisions in litigated cases (National Adjudicatory Council decisions and decisions of the SEC in FINRA cases). These summaries call attention to, and remind registered representatives and firms of, specific conduct that violates FINRA rules and may result in disciplinary action.
1. Real-time TRACE Data (Vendor Agreement)
Firms wishing to subscribe to either the Bond Trade Dissemination Service (BTDS), Agency Trade Dissemination Services (ATDS), Securitized Products Dissemination Service (SPDS), and/or 144A Bond Trade Dissemination Services (144A) must complete and sign the TRACE Vendor Agreement. The executed Agreement should be submitted electronically to:
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The 2002 Renewal Program for the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®)
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Comment Period Expires May 27, 2005
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Regulatory Element Exemptions
Effective Date: April 4, 2005
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On September 27, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) approved amendments to NASD Rule 1120 (
