Decision Issuance
After considering the application, the membership interview, documents provided by the Applicant, other information, the public interest and the protection of investors, FINRA will issue a decision as to whether membership will be granted, granted with restrictions or denied. The decision will be based upon a determination as to whether the Applicant meets the&
This report illustrates capped average size trading volumes in corporate, agency and structured products reported for the prior month. Volume cap is the amount of tax-exempt financing available for certain types of private companies or developers in a calendar year. A project must obtain an award of volume cap before it can have tax-exempt bonds issued. Learn more about corporate, agency and
This Rule applies to all requests to expunge customer dispute information from the CRD system, except that when a party requests expungement of customer dispute information during a simplified arbitration pursuant to Rule 12800(d), only those sections of this Rule that are specifically referenced in Rule 12800(d) through (f) shall apply. Except as otherwise provided in this Rule, all other
(a) The panel will decide what evidence to admit. The panel is not required to follow state or federal rules of evidence.
(b) Production of documents in discovery does not create a presumption that the documents are admissible at the hearing. A party may state objections to the introduction of any document as evidence at the hearing to the same extent that any other objection may be raised in
Arbitrator Training
Training Module
Arbitrators must complete the Expungement training course and pass the exam with a score of at least 80%. It is available on FINRA’s training platform.
Expungement Training (Module 16)
Enhanced Expungement Training - NEW
The Enhanced Expungement Training provides an overview of revisions to the Codes of Arbitration Procedure to
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Rule, Rule 13800, and Rule 13807(f), FINRA will pay the panel an honorarium, as follows:
(1) $300 to each arbitrator for each hearing session in which he or she participates;
(2) an additional $125 to the chairperson for each prehearing conference in which he or she participates;
(3) an additional $250 per day to the chairperson for each hearing
(a) The Director will not serve any claim that is deficient. The reasons a claim may be deficient include the following:
(1) A Submission Agreement was not filed by each claimant;
(2) The Submission Agreement was not properly signed and dated;
(3) The Submission Agreement does not name all parties named in the claim;
(4) The claim does not specify the claimant's or the claimant's
(a) The Director may decline to permit the use of the FINRA arbitration forum if the Director determines that, given the purposes of FINRA and the intent of the Code, the subject matter of the dispute is inappropriate, or that accepting the matter would pose a risk to the health or safety of arbitrators, staff, or parties or their representatives. Only the Director may exercise the authority
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced that registration is open for a virtual Compliance Outreach Program for municipal market professionals. The free webcast is open to the public and will take place on Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.
