As part of our mission to protect investors and safeguard market integrity, FINRA monitors and assesses FINRA-registered firms and their registered representatives through our Examination and Risk Monitoring programs.How We Do our WorkOur Exam and Risk Monitoring programs are a critical component of FINRA’s regulatory operations and one of the primary means by which we oversee the activities of
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to provide relief relating to specified option transactions under FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements).
FINRA is publishing its quarterly OTC Equities High Price Dissemination List for the fourth quarter of 2023. This updated list of OTC equity securities eligible for trade report dissemination for trades of fewer than 100 shares is effective as of March 22, 2024.
Expungement, as an extraordinary remedy, should be recommended only in circumstances in accordance with FINRA rules to remove clearly inaccurate customer dispute information from the record of an individual broker that is associated with a broker-dealer firm.
FINRA’s Office of Financial Innovation (OFI) is the central point of coordination for issues related to significant financial innovations by FINRA member firms, particularly new uses of financial technology (FinTech).
SEC Regulation Best Interest sets forth the standard of conduct broker-dealers must provide to their retail customers when they make recommendations of securities or investment strategies involving securities. Form CRS is a relationship summary disclosure that broker-dealers and SEC-registered investment advisers must provide retail investors.
This data provides trading volume in U.S. Treasury securities reported to TRACE for the prior day, week or month. The weekly format was discontinued as of February 2023; weekly format history is available.Treasury Daily Aggregate StatisticsTrading volume in US Treasury Securities reported to TRACE for the prior day.Treasury Monthly Aggregate StatisticsTrading volume in US Treasury Securities
(a) Notice of Suspension, Cancellation or Bar(1) If a member, person associated with a member or person subject to FINRA's jurisdiction fails to comply with a temporary or permanent cease and desist order issued under the Rule 9200, 9300 or 9800 Series, FINRA staff, after receiving written authorization from FINRA's Chief Executive Officer or such other senior officer as the Chief
In April 2021, FINRA published Regulatory Notice21-17 seeking feedback on any aspects of our rules, operations and administrative processes that may create unintended barriers to greater diversity and inclusion in the broker-dealer industry or that might have unintended disparate impacts on those within the industry.
