I am a private citizen who has been managing my own investment accounts for over 20 years. During those years I studied the markets and investment strategies. Initially I had to convince my brokerage firm, Charles Schwab, that I was qualified to trade options and inverse ETFs as well as futures contracts and manage my own accounts. It is very important to me that I be allowed to determine what
FINRA has created this page to provide information for the small firm community—those firms with 150 or fewer registered representatives. This page contains current and past communications, links of interest to small firms, and other information.
November 1999
Are You Ready For The Year 2000?
As the Year 2000 approaches, most media reports and surveys indicate that businesses are making significant progress and will be well prepared for the century date change. However, there is still work that needs to be done. Organizations should continue to focus on maintaining a high level of readiness. One important way to achieve this is through
I as a private citizen should be allowed to make investment decisions without being regulated, this is part of what makes America great and leads to inovation on many levels.
The Small Firm Conference focuses on small firms’ practices and tips for complying with FINRA rules. Throughout the event, attendees have the opportunity to discuss small firm topics with FINRA senior staff.
Wednesday, November 9
12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Registration
2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.
Welcome Remarks
2:05 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Fireside Chat With FINRA President and CEO
INFORMATIONAL
Continuing Education
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Continuing Education
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Senior Management
Continuing Education
Firm Element
Executive Summary
The Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education (Council) has issued the annual Firm Element Advisory, a guide for firms to use
I am writing to express my opinion about regulating investment choices.
The government has no right to interfere with a person's choice of where to invest. This is a personal and private matter.
No government agency should be telling a citizen where and how to invest their money. This is a massive over reach. Similar to forcing average citizens out of private equity investing.
FINRA provides real-time market trade information for Corporate and Agency bonds, Securitized Products (ABS, CMO, MBS, TBA) and Private Placement (144A) bonds including execution date and time, quantity, price, and yield as reported to TRACE (Trade Reporting And Compliance Engine). Since the bond market is less liquid than most markets for stocks, there may be no trade activity in a security for
SummaryFor the past several years, FINRA has encouraged firms to keep their risk monitoring analyst informed if the firm, or its associated persons or affiliates, engaged, or intended to engage, in activities related to digital assets, including digital assets that are non-securities.1 FINRA appreciates members’ cooperation with this request and is encouraging firms to continue to keep their risk