FINRA announced today that it has appointed Bill St. Louis as Head of Enforcement, effective immediately. St. Louis, an Executive Vice President, was most recently head of FINRA’s National Cause and Financial Crimes Detection Program (NCFC). St. Louis will be responsible for the management of approximately 350 enforcement staff in 11 offices across the United States and will report directly to FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook.
I strongly oppose restrictions on the ability to invest in complex funds. I understand that complex funds carry unique risks, but I and other adults are fully capable of performing our own research and analysis. We are capable of coming to our own decisions regarding whether or not to put money into a riskier investment. The ability to choose should belong to individual investors, not regulators
On November 5th, 2022, FINRA will be modifying the Statistics data on the OTC Transparency Data website to enhance the amount of information that is available to its users. Currently, there are two Statistics tabs, one each for ATS and Non-ATS data. Each tab contains aggregated share and trade counts for CTA, UTP and OTCE securities. Moving forward, the two tabs will be combined into one and will
I oppose limitations on leveraged an inverse products.
These products are an important part of my portfolio and are useful tools for securing my long-term financial security.
Furthermore, these don't represent an outsized risk compared to idiosyncratic risk associated with investing in (or short-sellijg) individual stocks -- yet they already carry an *abundantly clear* warning --
What makes free markers is the ability for everyone to invest
on equal basis without discrimination or creating barriers of entry under assumption of complexity or lack of education.
Current disclosure contain sufficient information on risk associated with investing, additionally there are plenty of educational material already available on "complex" investment strategies,
I strongly opposed restrictions on my right to invest in cryptocurrency funds. I understand the concern you may have in protecting people from themselves however you are impeding a fundamental right for individuals which is the right to financial self-determination. To impose restrictions is paternalistic and does not respect the ethical right for individuals to make choices about where and how
With a new year come new financial challenges, resolutions, and investment risks. On this episode, FINRA’s Head of Investor Education shares insights on leveraging market trends and tools to achieve your money goals in 2025.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved two revisions to Form BD, the Uniform Registration Application for Broker-Dealers, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These revisions, which are effective August 1,
To whom it may concern, I am writing to inform you, as an investor that I not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I don't want to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and
I have been using inverse and leveraged funds for at least 15 years, typically as hedges during periods of market decline or high volitality. I invested our portfolio exclusively in stocks for over 15 years on my own, and even though Im now old enough (74) to be mostly invested in funds instead of stocks, I still use inverse and leveraged funds to meet my long term investment goals. Im am
