On October 12, 2022, the SEC amended Rule 17a-4. FINRA has prepared a chart that summarizes the most significant changes.
Throughout your securities industry career, FINRA, other regulatory organizations and your employer collect and maintain a variety of information. Learn about all phases of your career in the securities industry, from considering becoming registered to taking exams to obligations when you leave the industry.
In observance of Presidents’ Day, FINRA’s Market Transparency Reporting Systems will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025. Affected applications include:Alternative Display Facility (ADF)Over-the-Counter Reporting Facility (ORF)Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)FINRA/Exchange Trade Reporting Facilities (TRFs)As stated in the data feed interface specifications, FINRA may send out
In this second episode of a three-part series covering FINRA's crypto asset-related regulatory work, we hear from FINRA's Crypto Asset Investigations Team. This dedicated group of investigators specialize in conducting complex crypto asset investigations and share more about the crucial role it plays in ensuring compliance with existing rules and regulations in the crypto asset space.
On This PageEligibility CriteriaResponsibilitiesFirm or Identity Provider (IdP)FINRA or Service ProviderIntegration RequirementsCertificate HandlingSupported ProtocolIdP Entity IdEmail DomainAuthentication FlowSAML2 Details SP MetadataNameId FormatBindingsAttributesSP Message Algorithms:GlossaryEligibility CriteriaYou must be a firm or other type of organization approved by FINRA for SSO
Investors looking for different ways to diversify their portfolio by providing access and exposure to illiquid strategies or alternative assets may look to interval funds, but these come with unique risks and characteristics and have a fee structure that may be higher than those charged by other types of funds.
Technology has made stock trading more accessible to retail investors in a variety of ways, including the increased availability of extended-hours trading. But while placing an order to trade outside of regular trading hours might seem simple, this market can be complex and risky.
2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight ReportThe Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) topic of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.SEC Rule 613 requires FINRA
I can’t express how glad I am to know someone is still looking out for the small-account trader…Many others have already stated the most obvious reasons to do away with the financial industry’s antiquated “[Fin.] Crow” laws, b/k/a “Pattern Day Trader (PDT) rules” – discriminatory pay-to-play minimums, forcing traders to take debilitating losses rather than be branded ‘PDT’/closing-orders-only,
