The Liquidity section of the 2018 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
I have held several leveraged ETFs. They are helping me in my retirement planning
Investors should be able to freely their investments and plan their strategies without burdensome regulations.
August 1999
Broker/Dealer Day Zero Preparation
Over the weekend of January 1 and 2, 2000, broker/dealers will begin assessing the need to invoke their written contingency or disaster recovery plans. These plans should reflect potential scenarios that could be encountered duringthis unique transition. Firms will implement contingency and disaster recovery plans to the degree necessary to ensure
Firms have shared the following ways they have used prior FINRA publications, such as Exam Findings Reports, Priorities Letters and Reports on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program, to enhance their compliance programs. Firms may consider these practices, if relevant to their business model. We welcome feedback on how our firms use FINRA publications.Assessment of Applicability:
Making this change will damage my future retirement plans and set me back indefinetly
We don't need the state meddling in our investments. I suspect this planned regulation is unconstitutional.
Dear Sirs:
I invest via a systematic quarterly plan that utilizes leveraged ETFs. I know what I am doing. Correct use of these leveraged products is a key part of my financial plan.
Leveraged funds are important to me. They improve my performance over the long term. I am not engaged in reckless trading, I understand the effect of daily magnification of an indexs price movement, and benefit from
WASHINGTON—FINRA’s Board of Governors met June 4-5. The Board approved two rule proposals, approved the appointments of new Advisory Committee members, met with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Mark Uyeda, and received updates on FINRA’s long-term financial planning and FINRA’s enterprise risk management and cybersecurity program.
Risk and reward go together in Free Enterprise. The responsibility to understand risk and then willingness to engage are an individual's prerogative. Those of us who are educated, responsible, and recognize the downside should be allowed to invest in leveraged funds. I am somewhat offended that people who don't understand the risk "cry foul" when they don
