Regulatory Obligations and Related Considerations
Regulatory Obligations:
Exchange Act Rule 15c3-3 (Customer Protection Rule) imposes requirements on firms that are designed to protect customer funds and securities. Firms are obligated to maintain custody of customer securities and safeguard customer cash by segregating these assets from the firm’s proprietary business activities and promptly
FINRA members that trade securities listed on the NYSE ("Tape A"), Amex and regional exchanges ("Tape B"), or Nasdaq ("Tape C") in over-the-counter transactions reported to the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility may receive from the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility transaction credits based on the transactions attributed to them. A transaction is attributed
Summary
FINRA has established a new Supplemental Liquidity Schedule (SLS).1 The new SLS, which members subject to the requirement will need to file as a supplement to the FOCUS Report, is designed to improve FINRA’s ability to monitor for events that signal an adverse change in the liquidity risk of the members with the largest customer and counterparty exposures. FINRA is issuing this
Regulation T and SEA Rule 15c3-3 Extension of Time Requests Under a T+1 Settlement Cycle
The first Annual Meeting of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) members will be October 26, 2007.
The formal notice of the meeting, including the time and location, will be mailed on or about September 21, 2007. The individuals nominated by the former NASD Board of Governors and/or the Board of Directors of NYSE Group, Inc. for election to the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA
Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposal to expand TRACE reporting requirements to collect information on trades in foreign sovereign debt securities that are U.S. dollar-denominated. Issuance activity in these debt securities has accelerated in recent years and FINRA believes the proposal would provide important regulatory information on an increasingly active segment of the market. Under
SummaryFINRA, as a self-regulatory organization, is informed by and benefits from the expertise of industry and other stakeholders. As such, FINRA has multiple committees that facilitate effective engagement with member firms and representatives of the public regarding regulatory and policy initiatives related to FINRA’s mission of promoting market integrity and investor protection. The purpose
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Short Sales
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Rule 5100
Short Sales
Executive Summary
On October 2, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) approved an exemption to NASD Rule 5100 (Short Sale Rule)
for securities included in the NASDAQ-100
We need the rules to actually be enforced and market makers not able to use dark pools for anything other than non-predatory market making functions. Transparency and accountability are really the primary thing. Selling order books that show liquidation prices of individual investors is insider trading. Check every single futures chart and you will find impulse retracing liquidating people at
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: NASD is grateful to the Committee for inviting us to testify about NASD's work to protect senior investors and for allowing us to submit this statement for the record.
