TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENT: JANUARY 5, 1987.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on proposed amendments to Article II, Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the NASD By-Laws. The amendments would require controlling persons of a firm liquidated under the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (SIPA) to undergo eligibility proceedings pursuant to the
October 12, 2006
On July 17, 2006, NASDAQ published Head Trader Alert #2006-105 announcing that the SEC had approved NASDAQ's System Integration proposal allowing NASDAQ® to integrate the NASDAQ Market Center®, Brut and INET into a single platform.(http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/TraderNews.aspx?id=hta2006-105). On August 16, 2006, NASDAQ announced in head trader Alert #2006-116 that the single
Summary
FINRA is requesting comment on potential enhancements to its short sale reporting program. FINRA is considering: (1) modifications to its short interest reporting requirements (Rule 4560); (2) a new rule to require that participants of a registered clearing agency report to FINRA information on allocations to correspondent firms of fail-to-deliver positions; and (3) other
At the conclusion of an arbitration, an arbitrator may refer any matter to FINRA for disciplinary investigation that has come to the arbitrator's attention during and in connection with the arbitration.
1. For purposes of the SEC Large Trader Reporting Rule (SEA Rule 13h-1), what is the format of the LTID and the optional suffix?
2. For purposes of the SEC Large Trader Reporting Rule (SEA Rule 13h-1), how should Unidentified Large Traders be designated?
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Some of the key responsibilities of an SAA are to ensure that access is appropriate and required as well as remove access for users who no longer need it—either because of changes in job duties or termination with the firm.
Regulatory Obligations
FINRA Rule 2090 (Know Your Customer) requires member firms and their associated persons to use reasonable diligence to determine the “essential facts” about every customer and “the authority of each person acting on behalf of such customer.” Regulatory Notice 11-02 (SEC Approves Consolidated FINRA Rules Governing Know-Your-Customer and Suitability Obligations) advised that
In 2019, FINRA assessed firms’ senior investor protection programs, including their implementation of the FINRA Senior Exploitation Rules. In particular, FINRA evaluated how firms addressed risks relating to senior investors in their policies and procedures; gathered trusted contact person information; developed training relating to senior investors; implemented systems to escalate financial
Background
On December 20, 2019, the SEC approved an amendment to FINRA Rule 6750 to permit the publication of weekly aggregated transaction information and statistics on U.S. Treasury Securities. Starting today March 10, the new TRACE Treasury aggregates are published on FINRA's website.
Aggregated Reports
The Treasury Aggregate Statistics provide trading volume in U.S. Treasury
FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that there is a systematic flaw in the United States market that if continued, will lead to disaster. A large part of this issue is the outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective reporting, they also leave significant specific
