(a)(1) In any transaction for or with a customer or a customer of another broker-dealer, a member and persons associated with a member shall use reasonable diligence to ascertain the best market for the subject security and buy or sell in such market so that the resultant price to the customer is as favorable as possible under prevailing market conditions. Among the factors that will be
The landscape of types of investment products is quite broad, and extends well beyond stocks, bonds and mutual funds, which are familiar to many investors. We’ll give you an overview of major investment categories—those that have been around for decades and some that are emerging.
(a) Recovery of cost of services. FINRA shall, in accordance with this section, collect member regulatory fees that are designed to recover the costs to FINRA of the supervision and regulation of members, including performing examinations, financial monitoring, and policy, rulemaking, interpretive, and enforcement activities. FINRA shall periodically review these revenues in conjunction with
(a) Hearing Session Fees
(1) Hearing session fees will be charged for each hearing session. The total amount chargeable to the parties for each hearing session is based on the amount in dispute, as specified in the schedule below. In the award, the panel will determine the amount of each hearing session fee that each party must pay.
Hearing Session Fees
Amount of Claim
(a) Fees for Claims Filed by Associated Persons
(1) Associated persons who file a claim, counterclaim, cross claim or third party claim must pay a filing fee in the amount indicated in the schedule below.
Filing Fees for Claims Filed by Associated Persons
Amount of Claim
(exclusive of interest
and expenses)
Filing Fee
$.01 to $1,000
$50
(a) A surcharge in the amount indicated in the schedule below will be assessed against each member that:
(1) Files a claim, counterclaim, cross claim, or third party claim under the Code;
(2) Is named as a respondent in a claim, counterclaim, cross claim, or third party claim filed and served under the Code; or
(3) Employed, at the time the dispute arose, an associated person who is named as a
(a) There shall be a fee imposed for the filing of initial documents relating to any offering filed with FINRA pursuant to the Corporate Financing Rule equal to: (1) $500 plus .015% of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price or other applicable value of all securities registered on an SEC registration statement or included on any other type of offering document (where not filed with the SEC
(a) Each member that is a party to an arbitration in which more than $25,000, exclusive of interest and expenses, is in dispute must pay non-refundable process fee, due at the time the parties are sent arbitrator lists in accordance with Rule 13403(b), as set forth in the schedule below.
Process Fee Schedule
Amount of Claim
(exclusive of interest
and expenses)
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Rubyna Haslani Zito is a Senior Vice President of Technology Operations and Services and the Chief of Staff to the CIO at FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). She manages Technology Operations and Services that include Technology Compliance Office, Training, Communications, Reporting, Space planning and redesign, as well as financial planning and budgeting. Her responsibilities as
