The current practice of short interest reporting is flawed, as Market Makers are legally allowed to naked short for the sake of liquidity, and have means to "clear" FTD's without needing to buy the underlying stock. The enhancements proposed by FINRA would greatly enhance the visibility of short interest in the market, and allow investors to choose stocks wisely while being able to
Wow. Looks like if you enact all of these, you might have some idea of how much you colossally failed to do your job. The total inadequacy of security regulation in the USA should make every past and present employee of these organizations embarrassed. People saw this before and had to just take it... one man against the population. Now, you cannot silence us and we ll expose every corrupt member
The lack of transparency with short interest is triggering a crisis of confidence in the US markets. The uncertainty regarding systemic risk is creating a systemic risk in and of itself. The crisis is just beginning.
FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective
FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective
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Several member firms recently notified FINRA that they have experienced email account takeovers (ATOs) while using cloud-based email platforms, including Microsoft Office 365 (O365). Attackers used compromised email accounts to defraud member firms by requesting fraudulent wire requests or stealing confidential firm information or non-public personally identifiable information (PII).
Statistical Overview of Brokerage Firms, Registered Representatives and Trading Activity
WASHINGTON—FINRA today published the 2019 FINRA Industry Snapshot, its second annual statistical report on the brokerage firms, registered representatives and market activity that FINRA regulates.
The latest edition includes data ranging from the size and geographic distribution of the firms FINRA regulates
Firm Inaccurately Represented the Tax Status of Thousands of Interest Payments to Customers; Restitution Ordered
WASHINGTON—FINRA today announced it has censured and fined UBS Financial Services Inc. (UBS) $2 million for the firm’s repeated failures in timely addressing municipal short positions and in inaccurately representing the tax status of thousands of interest payments to customers. FINRA
This article highlights some of the common cybersecurity threats faced by broker-dealers. In a number of cases, FINRA has observed that different types of attacks were coordinated and overlapped.
Phishing – Social engineering or “phishing” attacks remain one of the most common cybersecurity threats firms have discussed with FINRA. Many firms experienced situations where employees provided