TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, February 5, 1985, 100 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 1,374. These 100 issues, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, are entering the NASDAQ/NMS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for voluntary
WASHINGTON—The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that its Board of Governors approved a series of proposed rule changes regarding high-speed and algorithmic trading.
The proposals follow FINRA's meeting today, where much of the agenda focused on high-frequency trading and equity-market transparency. The Board also approved initiatives to enhance transparency and
WASHINGTON — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Citigroup Global Markets Inc. $1.85 million for failing to provide best execution in approximately 22,000 customer transactions involving non-convertible preferred securities, and for related supervisory deficiencies for more than three years. FINRA also ordered Citigroup to pay more than $638,000
Rulemaking topics discussed include:
BrokerCheck link in online retail communications with the public;
definitions of public and non-public arbitrators;
expungement of customer dispute information; and
temporary cease and desist orders, expedited proceedings.
Summary
FINRA has received an increasing number of reports regarding customer account takeover (ATO) incidents, which involve bad actors using compromised customer information, such as login credentials (i.e., username and password), to gain unauthorized entry to customers’ online brokerage accounts.
To help firms prevent, detect and respond to such attacks, FINRA recently organized roundtable
Individual investors deserve the ability to manage their own risk and make their own investment decisions. It is preposterous to suggest that there are any real systemic threats to the financial system arising from these funds. If institutions can regularly take on risks that actually affect the broader financial system then individuals should be able to take risks that largely only impact
In a capitalist system, no one should be denied any investment opportunity. As many are aware, the World Economic Forum's agenda in part is to collapse the current system, then "build back better" anew, that claims to be a "stakeholder capitalist" system, but the goal is with the exception of a handful of elitists, for most people on earth "to
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Investor trust and confidence have plummeted to historic lows. But if there is a silver lining amidst these dark clouds, it is that the turmoil creates an opportunity to “fix the plumbing” of the U.S., and global, regulatory architecture – patching the leaks, but also modernizing the piping in such a way to promote market stability and investor confidence, and lay the groundwork for renewed growth and stability.
