I'm troubled to learn that my access to invest in leveraged funds me be significantly hindered, if not outright prohibited. Those who are investing directly in the market can see for themselves how certain assets are performing and can put protections in place to guard against significant losses. It should be up to the the investor, not a bureaucrat what risks he or she wants to take. Please
(a) Any predispute arbitration clause shall be highlighted and shall be immediately preceded by the following language in outline form.
This agreement contains a predispute arbitration clause. By signing an arbitration agreement the parties agree as follows:
(1) All parties to this agreement are giving up the right to sue each other in court, including the right to a trial by jury,
Regulatory Obligations and Related Considerations
Regulatory Obligations
Exchange Act Rule 15c3-3 (Customer Protection Rule) imposes certain requirements on firms that are designed to protect customer funds and securities. Firms are obligated to maintain custody of customer securities and safeguard customer cash by segregating these assets from the firm’s proprietary business activities, and
(a) Scope of Review
Except as otherwise set forth in this paragraph, the National Adjudicatory Council's review shall be limited to consideration of:
(1)
the record, as defined in Rule 9267, supplemented by briefs and other papers submitted to the Subcommittee or, if applicable, the Extended Proceeding Committee, and the National Adjudicatory Council; and
(2)
any oral argument
FINRA’s Membership Application Program Group (MAP) serves as the entry point to the securities industry by ensuring that prospective and current FINRA members meet FINRA’s Standards for Admission (Standards). Prospective FINRA members must seek approval for membership through the submission of a New Member Application (NMA). Existing FINRA members must file a continuing membership
(a) Allocation Procedures and Customer Notice
Each member that has in its possession or under its control any security which, by its terms, may be called or redeemed prior to maturity, shall:
(1) establish and make available on the member's website procedures by which it will allocate among its customers, on a fair and impartial basis, the securities to be redeemed or selected as
(a) General
(1) Applicability — This Rule 2350 Series shall be applicable to the extent appropriate unless otherwise stated herein, to the conduct of accounts, the execution of transactions, and the handling of orders in exchange-listed stock index warrants, currency index warrants, and currency warrants by members who are not members of the exchange on which the warrant is listed or
(a) Motions
(1) A party may make motions in writing, or orally during any hearing session. Before making a motion, a party must make an effort to resolve the matter that is the subject of the motion with the other parties. Every motion, whether written or oral, must include a description of the efforts made by the moving party to resolve the matter before making the motion.
(2) Written
(a) Motions
(1) A party may make motions in writing, or orally during any hearing session. Before making a motion, a party must make an effort to resolve the matter that is the subject of the motion with the other parties. Every motion, whether written or oral, must include a description of the efforts made by the moving party to resolve the matter before making the motion.
(2) Written
In April 2021, FINRA published Regulatory Notice21-17 seeking feedback on any aspects of our rules, operations and administrative processes that may create unintended barriers to greater diversity and inclusion in the broker-dealer industry or that might have unintended disparate impacts on those within the industry.
