As we observe National Consumer Protection Week amid a changing financial fraud landscape, the time is ripe to talk about the ways in which investors can protect themselves from scams. On this episode, a member of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation team joins us to talk about how we can all become more informed and vigilant in today's complex financial world.
The premise of having public securities is the amount of available information to make an intelligent and informed decision. Leveraged ETFs come with enough information. There are stocks from other countries listed that do not adhere to standard accounting practices or disclosures. Why target Leveraged ETFs and not the other investments?
SummaryThe purpose of this Election Notice is to: (1) notify members of an upcoming election to fill one large firm seat and one small firm seat on the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC); (2) announce the FINRA Nominating & Governance Committee (Nominating Committee) nominees for these vacancies; and (3) describe the procedures to be included as an additional large or small firm
This notification warns member firms of an ongoing phishing campaign that began on or around Oct. 9 that involves fraudulent emails purporting to be from FINRA executives, in some instances containing a PDF attachment. These emails are not from FINRA, and firms should delete them and consider blocking their domains.
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At midnight on September 24, 2001, President Bush issued Executive Order 13224 (Executive Order) freezing the property of and prohibiting transactions with persons
FINRA has observed that bad actors are using sponsored search result ads to impersonate some FINRA member firms’ support centers. When an individual clicks on the ad, instead of being directed to the firm’s page, they’re taken to a fraudulent website. The scammers then attempt to steal funds or personal information from their targets.
Your brokerage firm issues a trade confirmation every time you buy or sell a security. When a single tap or keystroke can make the difference between 100 and 1,000 shares, it’s important to review this information carefully as soon as you receive a confirmation.
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The NASD Market Regulation staff urges firms transmitting order data to OATS via e-mail consider the option of downloading rejected data and resubmitting the file(s) via email. The NASD has established a new feature accessible via the OATS web site that will make the retrieval and resubmission of large volumes of rejected data easier and less time-consuming. On the OATS web
In coordination with the SEC and the CFTC, we are conducting a review of the impact of Hurricane Sandy on firms’ operations and their ability to conduct business at a time when business continuity plans were enacted.
I strongly oppose placing restrictions on what I as an informed investor can invest in. Although not the majority of my investments, leveraged funds are a cornerstone to my investment strategy. If the information is freely available, informative, and not deceptive, I do believe that FINRA should restrict access to what I can invest in. It should be up to the individual to determine the level
