The NASD Office of General Counsel Regulatory Policy and Oversight (OGC) publishes the Disciplinary Update to provide registered representatives with a summary sampling of recent disciplinary actions involving misconduct by registered representatives. The sample of disciplinary actions includes settled matters and decisions in litigated cases (National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) decisions and decisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission in NASD cases).
i as a retail investor believe that institutions have for far too long been able to maneuver the market at a whim and arent beholden to the same type of rules as the average investor. in such a world, whales are able to make big (and sometimes) dumb moves and the average investor is handicapped when looking to make informed trades about such moves. Often the data that we are presented is
Short Sale Rule should be changed to state that if a stock is shorted ten percent from the previous day's close,, NO shorting is allowed from that moment until the end of the next trading day. It is rediculous to allow shorting at all beyond that ten percent mark as it solely benefits the wealthy institutions who can afford to continue to drive a price down when retail investors are buying
(a) Each member shall promptly report to FINRA, but in any event not later than 30 calendar days, after the member knows or should have known of the existence of any of the following:
(1) the member or an associated person of the member:
(A) has been found to have violated any securities-, insurance-, commodities-, financial- or investment-related laws, rules, regulations or standards of conduct
Each registration category has a default base qualification exam. Starting in January 2023, if a registration category was obtained by a passing alternate qualification exam, a “Credit” for the default base exam(s) is added to the individual’s exam information in their CRD record. This information is viewable in their FINRA Gateway profile as well as the Qualifications area in FinPro.
 
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Executive Summary
On February 15, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked the NASD to alert its members to a possible fraud involving cancelled General Motors Corporation common stock certificates. The certificates involved were issued prior to January 1, 1984.
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In accordance with the SEC’s amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15c6-1(a) to shorten the standard settlement cycle from two business days (T+2) to one business day (T+1), FINRA will sponsor a final User Acceptance Test (UAT) to allow clients to test the changes for T+1 Settlement for the Over-The-Counter Reporting Facility (ORF) and the Alternative Display Facility (ADF). The test will
Beginning Monday, November 6, 2023, as described in Regulatory Notice 22-28, FINRA will require firms to report transactions in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign sovereign debt securities to TRACE.
When you buy a stock, you're buying part ownership of a company and an opportunity to partake in its successes (or failures) over time, but it can be hard to compare different stocks. A company’s earnings per share (EPS), price-to equity ratio (P/E) and other ratios can help you compare companies of different sizes.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On June 29; 1992. the SEC approved amendments to Schedule D of the NASD By-Laws regarding confirmation disclosure requirements for Nasdaq Small-Cap stocks. The new rules require members to furnish specific
