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Regulatory Obligations and Related Considerations
Regulatory Obligations
Rules 203(b) (Short sales) and 204 (Close-out requirement) of Regulation SHO provide exceptions for bona fide market making activity. The SEC has provided guidance on what constitutes “bona fide market making activities” as well as examples of what does not; member firms must also confirm and be able to
As noted in Regulatory Notice 10-22 (Obligations of Broker-Dealers to Conduct Reasonable Investigations in Regulation D Offerings), as part of their obligations under FINRA Rule 2111 (Suitability) and supervisory requirements under FINRA Rule 3110 (Supervision), firms must conduct a “reasonable investigation” by evaluating “the issuer and its management; the business prospects of the issuer; the assets held by or to be acquired by the issuer; the claims being made; and the intended use of proceeds of the offering.”
I believe that inverse funds are necessary to effectively manage my portfolio. As an individual investor it can be very challenging to hedge against market volatility and large draw-downs in the market. Inside retirement accounts, I have very few tools to hedge my portfolio, shorting and options are generally not allowed. That leaves buying of inverse ETFs as one of the few options to provide
I'd like to share my comments concerning your contemplation of requiring certain restrictions, limitations and/or abolition of certain inverse, levered investment products. I have been using both of these types of products for years and feel they are important tools that individuals, like myself, can utilize to manage our financial assets in the stock markets. Both these tools, when
Executive Summary
FINRA is making available updates to interpretations in the Interpretations of Financial and Operational Rules that have been communicated to FINRA by the staff of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets (SEC staff). The updated interpretations are with respect to Securities Exchange Act (SEA) Rules 15c3-1 and 15c3-3.
Questions concerning this Notice should be
1. T+0 settlement 2. Market Makers cannot be hedge funds. 3. Stock in hand rule ie short seller must have found and received stock before it can be shorted. 4. Public list of every entity which short sells a stock. 5. Maintenance requirement to short a stock to be cash only with zero marginable securities used as collateral. 6. Fine for Naked Short Selling enhanced to 1000% of stock's value
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Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Regulation M, which regulates the market
The 2021 Compliance Outreach Program for Municipal Advisors is a free webcast program designed to provide municipal advisors and other municipal market participants an opportunity to hear from SEC, MSRB and FINRA staff on timely regulatory and compliance matters. Topics of discussion include managing conflicts of interest disclosures; operational considerations for registered municipal advisors;
The terms used in this Rule 6700 Series shall have the same meaning as those defined in the FINRA By-Laws and rules unless otherwise specified. For the purposes of this Rule 6700 Series, the following terms have the following meaning:(a) "TRACE-Eligible Security" means a debt security that is United States ("U.S.") dollar-denominated and is: (1) issued by a U
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
On June 2, 1983, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved amendments to Schedule E to Article IV, Section 2 of the Association's By-Laws ("Schedule E") which relates to the distribution of members' own securities and those of affiliates. The amendments became effective upon approval and are applicable
