SummaryFINRA seeks comment on a proposed new rule to streamline and reduce unnecessary burdens regarding existing requirements addressing the outside activities of member firms’ associated persons, including registered persons (the Proposal). The Proposal is the result of FINRA's retrospective review of FINRA's rules governing outside business activities (OBAs) and private securities
The Crowdfunding Offerings: Broker-Dealers and Funding Portals topic of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
Stop orders are a type of market order that can limit your exposure if the price of a stock you have an interest in changes beyond the price point that you set. But stop orders can introduce distinct risks of their own, especially during times of market volatility.
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On June 29, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new short-sale rule for Nasdaq National Market® securities traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market™ (Nasdaq). The rule takes effect September 6, 1994, for an 18-month pilot period.
The Nasdaq® short-sale
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On February 15, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked the NASD to alert its members to a possible fraud involving cancelled General Motors Corporation common stock certificates. The certificates involved were issued prior to January 1, 1984.
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Report Reflects New and Evolving Risks, Industry Trends, and Noteworthy Findings
WASHINGTON—FINRA published today its 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program to provide member firms with key insights and observations to use in strengthening their compliance programs.
The comprehensive report from FINRA’s regulatory operations covers 24 topics — including four new topics
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On January 13, 1999,
I have used ProFunds for over 20 years now. Proshares inverse and leveragedlong funds have been around a long time and they give me the flexibility to do what I want and invest how I want and they are neat and beneficial and provide clear and non-dangerous opportunities to invest, hedge, and participate in many indexes and sectors of the market. I have helped run a hedge fund that could use short
The best tool FINRA provides when it comes to firms developing their annual compliance program is now available. On this episode, three Member Supervision senior leaders join us to dig into some of the new and noteworthy regulatory topics in the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program.
This Notice discusses the guidance and other resources available to assist members with their compliance efforts in connection with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI).
