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.
WASHINGTON— FINRA and NFA recently held a special summit focused on crypto assets and agreed to expand their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address crypto activities that fall within their respective regulatory mandates.
On March 20, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) issued an order that, among other things, provided a temporary exemption until May 30, 2020, from the fingerprinting requirements of Securities Exchange Act Rule 17f-2 for FINRA members and transfer agents registered with the Commission (“March 20 Order”). On May 27, 2020, the Commission issued an order extending the
With the holiday season upon us and 2023 coming to an end, FINRA’s Cyber and Analytics Unit (CAU) would like to remind member firms to prepare for cyber threats and attacks that may occur around the holidays. Member firms and their vendors should consider reviewing and validating their Written Supervisory Procedures (WSPs), continuing to educate their employees with respect to cybersecurity and effective practices, and testing incident response plans (IRPs) to prepare for, prevent, or recover from an incident.
I don't believe there is any need to enhance current rules for "complex products" as I don't believe leveraged and inverse funds are complex. The information provided by brokerages are enough information.
I don't believe there is any need to enhance current rules for "complex products" as I don't believe leveraged and inverse funds are complex. The information provided by brokerages are enough information.
(a) In response to a written inquiry, electronic inquiry, or telephonic inquiry via a toll-free telephone listing, FINRA shall release through FINRA BrokerCheck information regarding:
(1) a current or former FINRA member or a current or former member of a registered national securities exchange that uses the Central Registration Depository ("CRD") for registration
information needs to be accurately and timely reported-- period. That information is lagging is a joke-- that people charge to provide this lagging information is shameful. There should be no platform one has over another. That there is-- is evidence money buys influence -- this is a country of laws.. unless it is in the financial world. The markets are a free for all for those that control,
Brokerage firms are typically paid transaction-based compensation, which means the firm might have an incentive to encourage you to trade often. If you notice a seemingly high level of activity in your brokerage account, this could be a sign of a type of misconduct known as “excessive trading.”
I believe inverse and leveraged funds already carry appropriate warnings from both the market makers and brokers of these funds. The information is already out there with adequate risk analysis information.
