This proposal:
-Hurts Investors: It could potentially deny you the freedom to choose investments that could
help you achieve long-term financial security.
Is Arbitrary and Unworkable: FINRAs definition of complex products is so broad, arbitrary
and vague that it could ensnare a vast number of commonly used public securities. Tests or
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Your ability to freely invest
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Executive Summary
On July 1, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an amendment to Schedule H to the NASD By-Laws regarding quotation-size requirements for market makers in over-the-counter (OTC) equity securities. The rule change revises the minimum-size requirements applicable to market makers displaying
Proposed Rule Change Relating to Test Results Information on the Content Outlines of FINRA Qualification Examinations
WASHINGTON — The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) and the Filene Research Institute (Filene) today announced the availability of free resources to help credit unions and employers with turn-key start-up of a small-dollar loan program designed to help workers avoid the high cost of alternative borrowing, establish or repair credit, and begin to save.
The Employer-Sponsored
The FINRA/Nasdaq TRF1 experienced an issue today, Friday, December 1, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. ET through 9:23:22 a.m. ET. The FINRA/Nasdaq TRF was rejecting trade reports for a subset of firms, and the root cause was due to a misconfiguration on Nasdaq’s Post Trade Risk system. The configuration was an update to the Post Trade Risk system in preparation for ACT Risk Management service retirement.
SEC Approval of FINRA Rule 4554 (Alternative Trading Systems—Recording and Reporting Requirements of Order and Execution Information for NMS Stocks)
On October 2, 2023, FINRA will launch the new Fingerprint Program for Transfer Agents and Clearing Agencies (TA/CAs) as the SEC declared FINRA's updated Fingerprint Plan effective September 22, 2023. This Program outsources fingerprint processing to Sterling Identity (Sterling), the same FBI-approved channeler that processes fingerprints for broker-dealers on FINRA’s behalf.
Proposed Rule Change Relating to Over-the-Counter Equity Trade Reporting and OATS Reporting
FINRA’s secure online licensing system, the Central Registration Depository (CRD®), enables entitled users, typically individuals from a firm’s registration or compliance department, to register individuals with FINRA, other self-regulatory organizations and state regulators. In addition to registration and licensing information, the CRD system includes qualification, employment and disciplinary
Beginning in early December 2022, FINRA will introduce changes to the Trade Data Dissemination Service (TDDS 2.0).1 These changes are being made in concert with FINRA’s technical infrastructure upgrade, and TDDS clients should plan to accommodate them.
FINRA has updated the TDDS specification to correspond with these changes and has also included the link to the MOLD/UDP 64 specification in the
