Dear FINRA,
I have no doubt these proposed rule changes are not being taken in order to "protect" the average investor. Instead these rule changes seek to add further restrictions on retail investors in order to protect financial institutions from incuring losses during this period of high volatility. Passing these rule changes would be an injustice to the average American. I
08-48 - Special Allowance to Permit Bulk Exchanges of Shares of Certain Reserve Funds
Summary
Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) at member firms play a vital role. For example, CCOs and their compliance teams help design and implement compliance programs, help educate and train firm personnel, and work in tandem with senior business management and legal departments to foster compliance with regulatory requirements. In this way, CCOs help promote strong compliance practices that
Amendments to FINRA Rules on Trading Pauses Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility and Clearly Erroneous Transactions in Exchange-Listed Securities
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Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
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Rule 6740
SEC Rule 15c2-11
SEC Rule 15c3-3
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Special Notice to Members (Special NTM) to
advise member firms and other interested parties of certain
actions and issues relating to the
FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
Comments: I believe the rules are stringent enoughand most investor traders know these are short term instrumentsleave the rules alone
This proposed rule is not fair to the common people. If you want to make a new rule, target the big banks instead.
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Executive Summary
On February 8, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Rule 1120 of the NASD® Membership and Registration Rules
Writing new rules is equal to nothing but [REDACTED] until such rules are enforced. Collecting data is equal to nothing but an empty action until such data is used in a way to enforce the rules. Regulatory bodies have failed miserably in terms of keeping the market fair and transparent for all participants.
