Firms involved in mergers, acquisitions, asset transfers (which may include but is not limited to registered representatives and customer accounts) and other operational changes must attend to various regulatory and investor-protection obligations.
FINRA encourages firms, and in some cases requires them, to notify their FINRA coordinator when planning these changes. By discussing these proposals
The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA) lifted the ban on the trading of futures on single securities and on narrow-based security indices (security futures). Security futures are regulated both as securities and as future contracts, and must be traded on trading facilities and through intermediaries registered with both the SEC and CFTC.
Security futures involve a high
Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, enacted in 2012, contains key provisions relating to securities offered or sold through crowdfunding.
This page provides information and resources for crowdfunding intermediaries that, pursuant to Title III of the JOBS Act, the SEC's Regulation Crowdfunding and FINRA's rules for funding portals, register with the SEC as
Parties must arbitrate a dispute under the Code if:
• Arbitration under the Code is either:
(1) Required by a written agreement, or
(2) Requested by the customer;
• The dispute is between a customer and a member or associated person of a member; and
• The dispute arises in connection with the business
All persons that have been approved for membership in FINRA as a capital acquisition broker and persons associated with capital acquisition brokers shall be subject to the FINRA By-Laws (including the schedules thereto), unless the context requires otherwise, and the Capital Acquisition Broker Rules. Persons associated with a capital acquisition broker shall have the same duties and
SummaryFor the past several years, FINRA has encouraged firms to keep their risk monitoring analyst informed if the firm, or its associated persons or affiliates, engaged, or intended to engage, in activities related to digital assets, including digital assets that are non-securities.1 FINRA appreciates members’ cooperation with this request and is encouraging firms to continue to keep
Summary
The SEC has issued an Order1 that permits specified FINRA members an additional 30 calendar days for filing their annual reports as required pursuant to SEA Rule 17a-5(d), subject to certain conditions. The SEC’s Order is in response to a request by FINRA that is designed to ease potential burdens that smaller members may face in obtaining audit services. Members that meet the
December
Total Trades
Total Par Value (000s)
Average
Daily Trades
Average Daily
Par Value (000s)
CORP
1,256,831
559,829,535
59,849
26,658,549
CONV
26,011
22,214,350
1,239
1,057,826
CHRC
1,337
25,015
64
1,191
ELN
15,226
1,893,991
725
90,190
AGCY
40,445
85,
TRACE Monthly Volume Report for 2015
FINRA is responsible for the Central Registration Depository (CRD®) program, which supports the licensing and registration filing requirements of the U.S. securities industry and its regulators. The CRD program covers the registration records of broker-dealer firms, branch offices and their associated individuals, including their qualification, employment and disclosure histories; it also directs the processing of form filings, fingerprint submissions, collection and disbursement of registration-related fees, qualification exams and continuing education sessions. The registration filing requirements of the CRD program are being integrated into the new FINRA Gateway system.
