FINRA Announces Approval of and Implementation Date for Securities Trader and Securities Trader Principal Registration Categories and Related Qualification Examination, Fee and Continuing Education Requirements
Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rule 7620A Relating to FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility Fees
FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
FINRA announced today that it fined Scottrade, Inc. $2.6 million for failing to retain a large number of securities-related electronic records in the required format, and for failing to retain certain categories of outgoing emails.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA") is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to adopt FINRA Rule 6191 and amend Rule 7440 to implement the Regulation NMS Plan to Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program (Plan).
Proposed Rule Change to Adopt FINRA Rule 6191(a) to Implement the Quoting and Trading Requirements of the Regulation NMS Plan to Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program
James Gonedes served two combat tours in Iraq as a Marine. While there, he formed many enduring bonds and friendships, including with fellow Marine Clayton Cohn. So when Clayton started working as an investment adviser in Chicago after their discharge, James gladly invested in his hedge fund business. He eventually gave Cohn almost $400,000—money James had inherited from his late father.
FINRA and ISG Extend Effective Date for Certain Electronic Blue Sheet Data Elements
FINRA today issued a new Investor Alert—Tools of the Fraud Trade: Phones and Emotions—to warn investors not to send money or provide personal information associated with a widespread Internal Revenue Service impersonation scam that is timed to coincide with the recent deadline for anyone who filed a federal tax extension this past April.
