I. IntroductionFINRA, a not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to protecting investors and safeguarding market integrity in a manner that facilitates vibrant capital markets. Authorized by Congress, FINRA works to protect America’s investors by making sure the broker-dealer industry operates fairly and honestly. We oversee more than 624,000 brokers across the country—and analyze billions of
FINRA has been on a hiring spree, working to fill scores of open positions. But given that almost all employees are working remotely as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, how are these new hires getting the equipment to start work from home?The solution: “FINRA in a Box.”That’s what staff call the package FINRA sends to new hires, containing a laptop, onboarding instructions, introductory
Rulemaking topics discussed include:
TRACE - public dissemination of additional securitized products and reduced reporting timeframe;
TRACE - indicator when report does not reflect a commission, mark-up/down, or other fee;
arbitration hearing cancellation fees; and
qualification exam fees.
I. IntroductionFINRA, a not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to protecting investors and safeguarding market integrity in a manner that facilitates vibrant capital markets. Authorized by Congress, FINRA works to protect America’s investors by making sure the broker-dealer industry operates fairly and honestly. We oversee more than 624,000 brokers across the country—and analyze billions of
To date, the helpline has fielded more than 4,200 calls, recovering over $1.3 million in voluntary reimbursements from firms since its launch in April 2015.
On November 8, FINRA, Deloitte and the MIT Fintech Club kicked off an innovative event aimed at leveraging fintech in service of making investors smarter and safer. The Buildathon paired industry technologists and compliance leaders with high performing technology students from MIT, Harvard and other Boston institutions for a hackathon-style competition. Teams competed in one of four challenge
FINRA is publishing its quarterly OTC Equities High Price Dissemination List for the third quarter of 2024. This updated list of OTC equity securities eligible for trade report dissemination for trades of fewer than 100 shares is effective as of December 13, 2024. To view changes, visit the Daily List: Security Attribute Changes page, select the “Unit of Trades” filter and enter December
I have been a Financial Advisor for 12 years and a day trader for the last 3 years. I understand that the PDT rule was put in place to help limit the risk of loss for individual investors however I do not believe it accomplishes that. Most brokerage houses will allow 4X margin to be applied to a brokerage account for investing/trading. By requiring $25,000 minimum equity to be a day trader this
FINRA CEO Robert Cook, Board members and FINRA staff provide updates from the February/March 2019 FINRA Board of Governors meeting.
FINRA CEO Robert Cook, members of the FINRA Board of Governors and FINRA staff provide updates from the December 2019 FINRA Board of Governors meeting.
