December 1998
SEC 1999 BD-Y2K Independent Public Accountant's Report
As discussed in earlier issues of Notices to Members, and in other National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) publications, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted an amendment to its Rule 17a-5 requiring that broker/dealers file Year 2000 readiness reports (BD-Y2K); the first report was due
Capital Acquisition Brokers (CABs) are firms that engage in a limited range of activities, which can include advising companies and private equity funds on capital raising and corporate restructuring and acting as placement agents for the sale of unregistered securities to institutional investors under limited conditions. CABs are not permitted, among other things, to carry or maintain customer
FINRA has created this page to educate member firms on “Firm Identity Theft”.
I believe it would be a mistake to reduce access to these popular and useful short to medium term trading funds. There is more than enough information in the market web sites on how to use a x3 fund. Extreme risk lies only on a " black swan" event and these events pose similar risks to all investors. I believe that I have benefited from my use of x2 & x3 funds on the SP500. It
We want a greener America right? The best way to get there may be to make it easier for people to buy NRGD.
This is the Big Oil 3x Bear ETF. The Bull is NRGU.
NRGD is about $100/sh, but if the SEC were to allow fractional share purchases for all Americans of any income level, they could buy 1/100th of a share for $1.
Why is this important? Oil is going to peak and then it's going to
SPAC "units" often consist of shares and warrants — or a fraction of a warrant. The terms of these warrants can vary greatly. Be sure you understand the terms of the specific warrants you are considering as well as the risks associated with the offering.
January 1999
Contingency Planning
Although most businesses are working diligently to ensure that their Year 2000-related issues will be resolved in time, everyone must anticipate that some things will be overlooked, ignored, or not completed on or before December 31, 1999. In addition, businesses must realize that there are things beyond their control that could impact various entities in 2000
Effective May 28, 2024, in accordance with the industry-led shortened settlement cycle from two business days (T+2) to one business day (T+1), FINRA will implement its changes for equity trade reporting. Please see DTCC notice for details of the financial industry coordination for this project and FINRA’s initial Technical Notice for this initiative which includes updates to its
FINRA does not regulate mutual funds directly, but regulates the broker-dealers and registered representatives that sell mutual funds. In this capacity, FINRA enforces rules on mutual fund advertising, sales practices, including the sales loads that broker-dealers may charge, the incentives provided to registered representatives and the execution of mutual fund portfolio transactions.
As announced in Regulatory Notice 19-21, FINRA is expanding the summary data relating to over-the-counter (OTC) equity trading that FINRA publishes on its website. This expansion includes:
new monthly aggregate block-size trading data for OTC trades in NMS stocks executed outside an alternative trading system (ATS) on a one-month delayed basis; and
aggregate non-ATS volume for all firms by
