On March 16, 2023, FINRA published responses to frequently asked questions concerning the MMTLP corporate action and trading halt (March 16, 2023, MMTLP FAQ). In that corporate action, the issuer decided that MMTLP shares would be cancelled and investors in those shares would receive a distribution of shares of Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc. (Next Bridge). FINRA has continued to receive questions regarding the circumstances surrounding these events. In particular, some have questioned the level of short selling in MMTLP and suggested that there was a substantial amount of “counterfeit shares.” Although it is not clear what is meant by the term “counterfeit shares,” it has been used in social media when discussing “naked” short selling in a security and failures-to-deliver (FTDs). Some investors have expressed concern that, even though their brokerage account statements include shares of Next Bridge in their account, these shares may not have actually been delivered to their broker-dealer.
FINRA’s Revolving Door provisions include Rules 9141(c), 9242(b) and 9910. These provisions limit or prohibit former FINRA officers or employees from making communications to, or appearances before, FINRA on behalf of another person when the purpose of the communication or appearance is to influence FINRA and codify existing confidentiality obligations of current and former FINRA officers and
SummaryFor the past two years, FINRA has encouraged firms to keep their Risk Monitoring Analyst (formerly known as a “Regulatory Coordinator”) informed if the firm, or its associated persons or affiliates, engaged, or intended to engage, in activities related to digital assets, including digital assets that are non-securities.1 FINRA appreciates members’ cooperation with this request and
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For purposes of this Rule, the following terms shall be defined as provided.
(1) "Debt research analyst" means an associated person who is primarily responsible for, and any associated person who reports directly or indirectly to a debt research analyst in connection with, the preparation of the substance of a debt research report, whether or not any such
America is founded on the principal of education and independence. As an investor, I 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.
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FINRA previously announced plans to update the TRACE for Treasuries FIX acknowledgement messages on Monday, July 10, 2023. In order to align this change with FINRA Regulatory Notice 22-27, which specifies timestamp granularity, the change for TRACE for Treasuries FIX receipt messages, including acknowledgments, will now go into effect on Monday, November 6, 2023.
Currently, the TRACE for
Following are "Frequently Asked Questions" regarding the Order Audit Trail System (OATS).
I wish that I could say how surprised I am that financial and/or governmental bodies are once again displaying bad behavior in terms of how they treat American retail investors, but Im not. The current practice of displaying a warning on risky financial instruments is QUITE sufficient. I can read, thank you VERY much. This has nothing to do with protecting individual investors from themselves and
Email: [email protected] Subject: Regulatory Notice 22-08 05/08/2022 Please allow leveraged and inverse funds to continue. Public investments should be available to all of the public and should not be restricted to only certain groups or individuals. I have a hard time understanding why restrictions are being considered for leveraged and inverse ETFs such as index funds while high risk stocks
(a) Pursuant to the Rule 9600 Series, the staff for good cause shown after taking into consideration all relevant factors, may exempt, upon application and subject to specified terms and conditions, a member alternative trading system ("ATS") from the trade reporting obligation under paragraph (b) of Rule 6622, if such exemption is consistent with the protection of investors and the
