It is Arbitrary and Unworkable: FINRAs definition of complex products is so broad, arbitrary and vague that it could ensnare a vast number of commonly used public securities. It upends Our Regulatory System: Under the long-standing disclosure-based system, investors have the right to decide which public equities, bonds and funds they want to buy. The FINRA plan upends that principle, giving
FINRA Amends Section 13 of Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws to Establish Charges for New Option to File Websites and Web Pages in Native Format
Form U5
Once your employment ends, your firm must, within 30 days of your employment termination, file a Uniform Termination Notice for Securities Industry Registration,
form-u5.pdf
, with FINRA via CRD and provide you with a copy of that filing. The Form U5 indicates the date you terminated employment with the firm and the reason for your
1. What specific FINRA rules should be a focus for modernization based on their economic costs and benefits; changes in markets, products, services, or technology; or otherwise? What groups of FINRA requirements should be a focus? Please include FINRA rules that may be mandated or derived from a statutory or other non-FINRA regulatory requirement applicable to FINRA or its members.FINRA Rule 3210
<p>Application of Rule 2320(g) and Rule 3110(b) to quotations displayed in the Electronic Quotation Service (prior to the adoption of proposed Rule 6630).</p>
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is transforming the financial services industry across the globe. Financial institutions are allocating significant resources to exploring, developing, and deploying AI-based applications to offer innovative new products, increase revenues, cut costs, and improve customer service.1 First developed in the early 1940s, AI technology has gained
SEC Approves Rule to Require Registration of Associated Persons Involved in the Design, Development or Significant Modification of Algorithmic Trading Strategies
Beginning May 15, 2023, the following FINRA TRACE rules changes will take effect:
1. Members must report transactions in TRACE-eligible Corporate debt securities which are part of a portfolio trade with an appropriate modifier. The Sale Condition 4 modifier, available via the TRAQS secure web browser and the TRACE FIX protocol (Tag 22004), will be available for this designation, as described in
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IMPORTANT MAIL VOTE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
NASD members are invited to vote on extensive amendments to Article III, Sections 1
Any investor should be able to choose the public investments that are right for them. Investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged.
I find it offensive that I would have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, similar to leveraged and inverse funds. The reason they are necessary in the first place is
