I am in favor of these proposed rule changes. Specifically the disclosing of synthetic positions. It is vital that this information be made available to combat predatory trading practices. Practices that artificially destroy businesses and lives. If we cannot eliminate the loophole that allows for synthetic naked shorting, getting as much information made public is the next best thing. Perhaps it
I wanted to voice my opposition to SEC Proposed Rule #S7-24-15. As a consumer and investorI feel it is might right to choose investments that I have researched and vetted while being free of regulatory restrictions. The SEC needs to understand that with the Internet people are more informed than in the history of investing in the United States and are able to make informed decisions without
FINRA is committed to ensuring that all respondents are treated fairly in expedited proceedings. Below, you will find brief answers to a number of questions frequently asked by respondents. We hope these answers will be helpful in orienting you to the process for expedited proceedings.
FINRA’s expedited proceedings are governed by the Rule 9550 series of FINRA’s Code of Procedure and FINRA Rule
The companies reporting short interest have been shown to not follow the rules and hide their short positions in various ways. There is no good reason that any information related to the financial system should be left up to self reporting. All information should be submitted and stored automatically as transactions are carried out and it should all be of public record. This record should be
Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)
Background
On December 20, 2019, the SEC approved an amendment to FINRA Rule 6750 to permit the publication of weekly aggregated transaction information and statistics on U.S. Treasury Securities. Starting Tuesday March 10, the new TRACE data aggregates will be published on FINRA’s website (www.finra.org).
Aggregated Reports
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A self-directed individual retirement account (IRA) is an IRA held by a custodian that allows investment in a broader set of assets than most IRA custodians permit. Custodians for self-directed IRAs may allow investors to invest retirement funds in “alternative assets” that have unique risks, including a lack of information and liquidity—and the risk of fraud.
Please, I am asking for a more transparent and up to date form of reporting short interest and dark pool information. All of these ideas listed above are what I want. The fact that large players in the market have info that retail investors do not, creates an unfair advantage. All we are asking for is transparent, accurate, and immediate information, along with the timely enforcement of rule
1. Open institutional short positions should be disclosed after the end of every market close. 2. Shares in an institutional short position should be serialized in order to attempt to prevent rehypothication and to confirm the shares exist. 3. Failure to delivers should be disclosed within 1 day after the settlement date. 4. The penalty for not reporting information on open short positions or
FINRA has implemented Form BR (Uniform Branch Office Registration Form) functionality enhancements for initial Form BR submissions that allow firms to de-select FINRA when establishing a new location designated as an RSL that needs to be registered or notice filed with a jurisdiction, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), or both, as a branch office. Further information on these functionality enhancements and how firms should complete an initial Form BR is available in the Frequently Asked Questions about Residential Supervisory Locations (RSLs).
During its July 12 and 13 meeting, the FINRA Board of Governors Re-elected Eric Noll as chair, re-appointed public governors Deborah Bailey, Lisa Fairfax and Maureen Jensen, and approved three rulemaking items.
