SummaryDay trading broadly refers to an overall trading strategy where a customer effects both buy and sell transactions in the same security in the same day to profit from movements in the price of the security. FINRA has had longstanding rules designed to limit the potential losses from day trading for both customers and members, and to ensure the risks of day trading are disclosed to customers
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The Communications with the Public topic of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to Its Membership Application Program to Incentivize Payment of Arbitration Awards
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Money laundering is not a new issue for the securities industry. In fact, it has been listed in every FINRA annual regulatory priorities letter issued over the past 11 years. Many of the issues we've focused on over the years remain areas of focus in 2016. For example, we've addressed risk on many occasions. In 2009, we reminded firms to ensure
While the day trading orule may have been intended to protect traders, it has become a significant barrier for smaller retail investors, exposing them to greater risks rather than providing true protection.1. Lower the Minimum Balance RequirementThe $25,000 minimum balance is prohibitive for many retail investors, effectively excluding them from the benefits of day trading and creating an uneven
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Advances in technology have transformed the workplace for members and their associated persons. These advances have changed how members and their associated persons conduct business and interact with customers, expanded customers’ choices in engaging with members and the securities markets, and created opportunities for different workplace arrangements for members and associated persons. Members also increasingly leverage digital innovations to create operational efficiencies and optimize decision-making, and to respond to investor demand for digital platforms.
Recently, FINRA's Market Regulation and Transparency Services (MRTS) team realigned its structure around specific functions, rather than around specific rules or products. On this episode, we hear from three of the group's senior leaders to learn how the change allows MRTS to be more nimble in addressing and anticipating risks, to better leverage its data and more.
FINRA Reminds Firms of Sales Practice Obligations for Volatility-Linked Exchange-Traded Products