The first Annual Meeting of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) members will be October 26, 2007.
The formal notice of the meeting, including the time and location, will be mailed on or about September 21, 2007. The individuals nominated by the former NASD Board of Governors and/or the Board of Directors of NYSE Group, Inc. for election to the FINRA Board of Governors (FINRA
Update to Security Futures Risk Disclosure Statement and Supplement
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: NASD is grateful to the Committee for inviting us to testify about NASD's work to protect senior investors and for allowing us to submit this statement for the record.
Comment Period Expired: March 31, 2017
Last Voting Date: January 31, 1994
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Executive Summary
The NASD invites members to vote on a revised proposed amendment to Article III, Section 26(d)(4) of the Rules of Fair Practice to exempt money market mutual funds with asset-based sales charges equal to or less than .25 of 1% of net assets (or 25 basis
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The National Association of Securities Dealers ("Association" or "NASD") is publishing for comment by members and all other interested persons a proposed rule which would establish new requirements for the private securities transactions of persons associated with member firms. The rule would replace in its entirety the
What is the purpose of this change? It seems that this change is to benefit institutional investors by restricting retail investors access to complex products. Leveraged and inverse ETFs are incredibly important to my trading strategy and would be detrimental to my portfolio to remove or limit my access to these products. These are important protections and funds available to continue growing my
I should be able to invest in the public investments that are available. There should be not any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities.
I use leveraged and inverse funds to hedge my portfolio in volatile market. It is very important to me to have the leveraged and inverse funds available to investors like me. I do not want to sell all the stocks in my
I feel strongly that FINRA's proposed rule (#22-08) is incorrectly applies 'investor protection' as FINRA's stated purpose is, specifically with regard to leveraged and inverse products. As a user of such products, were these rules implemented, I would be forced to potentially re-create the same sort of exposure on my own which is a far greater risk to my own
Comments: As a retail trader, I find that L&I funds provide adequate exposure to investment instruments of which I am seeking to trade. Traders exposed to these instruments understand and accept the risks L&I funds provide: understanding whether the fund is optioned short or long and as to how much exposure (1x, 2x, 3x). Utilizing these trading instruments are no different than
