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Notices

FINRA publishes Notices to provide firms with timely information on a variety of issues.  To obtain a Notice published prior to 1995, please contact FINRA MediaSource at (240) 386-4200.

Publication Date Title Description
Regulatory Notice 23-19
FINRA Adopts a Short-Form Membership Application Process for Certain Firms That Must Become FINRA Members due to Amended SEA Rule 15b9-1
Effective Date: October 30, 2023
Information Notice 11/2/23
FINRA Reminds Firms of Continuing Education Firm Element Rule Changes
Information Notice 11/1/23
2024 and First Quarter of 2025 Report Filing Due Dates
Annual Report; FOCUS; Form Custody; Supplemental Statement of Income (SSOI); Supplemental Schedule for Derivatives and Other Off-Balance Sheet Items (OBS); Supplemental Inventory Schedule (SIS); and Supplemental Liquidity Schedule (SLS)
Regulatory Notice 23-18
Broker-Dealer, Investment Adviser Firm, Agent and Investment Adviser Representative, and Branch Renewals for 2024
Payment Deadline: December 11, 2023
Regulatory Notice 23-17
FINRA Discontinues Collection of INSITE Data From Clearing Firms
Effective Date: November 30, 2023
Election Notice - 10/23/2023
Notice of SFAC Election and Mailing of Ballots
Ballot Due Date: November 22, 2023
Election Notice - 10/23/2023
Notice of FINRA Regional Committee Elections and Mailing of Ballots
Ballots Due: November 22, 2023

This Notice was updated on November 3, 2023, to update the District 4 candidates for Midwest Region Committee.

Regulatory Notice 23-16
FINRA Adopts TAF Exemption for Proprietary Trading Firms
Effective Date: November 6, 2023
Election Notice - 9/25/2023
FINRA Announces Process to Fill Upcoming Vacancies on the National Adjudicatory Council
Petitions for Candidacy Due: November 9, 2023
Election Notice – 9/11/23
Call for Candidates for Upcoming FINRA Regional Committee Elections
Nomination Deadline: October 11, 2023
Election Notice – 9/11/23
Call for Candidates for Upcoming FINRA Small Firm Advisory Committee Election
Nomination Deadline: October 11, 2023
Regulatory Notice 23-15
Regulation T and SEA Rule 15c3-3 Extension of Time Requests Under a T+1 Settlement Cycle
Regulatory Notice 23-14
Amendments to Covered Agency Transaction Requirements under FINRA Rule 4210; Announcement of Effective Date
Effective Date: May 22, 2024
Regulatory Notice 23-13
FINRA Amends Its Rules to Allow Video Conference Hearings Before the Office of Hearing Officers and the National Adjudicatory Council Under Specified Conditions
Effective Date: August 23, 2023
Regulatory Notice 23-12
FINRA Adopts Amendments to the Codes of Arbitration Procedure to Modify the Process Relating to the Expungement of Customer Dispute Information
Effective Date: October 16, 2023
Election Notice - 8/7/2023
Notice of Annual Meeting of FINRA Firms and Election Proxy
Information Notice 7/26/23
FINRA Reminds Registered Persons and Firms of Continuing Education Regulatory Element Annual Deadline
Regulatory Notice 23-11
FINRA Seeks Comment on Concept Proposal for a Liquidity Risk Management Rule
Comment Period Expires: August 11, 2023
Regulatory Notice 23-10
FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposal to Require Members to Provide Rule 605 Order Execution Quality Reports to FINRA for Centralized Publication
Comment Period Expires: July 31, 2023
Election Notice - 05/31/2023
Nominee for Upcoming FINRA Board of Governors Election
Petitions for Candidacy Due: Monday, July 17, 2023
Regulatory Notice 23-09
FINRA Requests Comment on FINRA Rules Impacting Capital Formation
Comment Period Expires: August 7, 2023
Regulatory Notice 23-08
FINRA Reminds Members of Their Obligations When Selling Private Placements
Regulatory Notice 23-07
FINRA Adopts Amendments to FINRA Rule 8312 to Release Information on BrokerCheck Relating to Designation as a Restricted Firm
Effective Date: June 1, 2023
Information Notice - 4/27/23
March 2023 Options Disclosure Document
Special Notice - 4/25/23
2023 Election Process Overview
Special Notice - 3/29/23
FINRA Encourages Engagement in Advisory Committees
Regulatory Notice 23-06
FINRA Shares Effective Practices to Address Risks of Fraudulent Transfers of Accounts Through ACATS
Regulatory Notice 23-05
FINRA Revises the Research Analyst (Series 86/87) Exam Program
Effective Date: May 15, 2023
Information Notice - 3/15/23
FINRA Opens a Second Enrollment Period for the Maintaining Qualifications Program
Regulatory Notice 23-04
FINRA Issues Guidance in Connection With Failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank
SEA Rule 15c3-1 (Net Capital Requirements) and SEA Rule 15c3-3 (Customer Protection – Reserves and Custody of Securities)
Regulatory Notice 23-03
2023 GASB Accounting Support Fee to Fund the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Information Notice 2/14/23
New Rate for Fees Paid Under Section 31 of the Exchange Act
Effective Date: February 27, 2023
Regulatory Notice 23-02
FINRA Amends FINRA Rule 2231
Effective Date: January 1, 2024
Regulatory Notice 23-01
Final Statements for Broker-Dealers, Investment Adviser Firms, Agents and Investment Adviser Representatives, and Branches
Election Notice - 12/16/2022
FINRA Announces SFAC, Regional Committee and NAC Election Results and Appointments
Regulatory Notice 22-31
FINRA Shares Practices for Obtaining Customers’ Trusted Contacts
Regulatory Notice 22-30
FINRA Re-opens Comment Period for Regulatory Notice 15-13 Seeking Comment on TAF Exemption for Proprietary Trading Firms
Comment Period Expires: March 17, 2023
Regulatory Notice 22-29
FINRA Alerts Firms to Increased Ransomware Risks
Regulatory Notice 22-28
FINRA Adopts Amendments to Require Reporting of Transactions in U.S. Dollar-Denominated Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities to TRACE
Effective Date: November 6, 2023
Regulatory Notice 22-27
FINRA Adopts Enhancements to TRACE Reporting for U.S. Treasury Securities
Effective Dates: May 15, 2023 (Rule 6730(a)(4)) and November 6, 2023 (Rule 6730.04)
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