<p>NASD members must make an affirmative determination for all short sales prior to executing the sale (absent an exemption), including short positions not carried overnight.</p>
NASD has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rule 3360 to change references from "SEC Rule 3b-3" to "SEC Rule 200," thereby conforming the rule language in Rule 3360 in light of the SEC’s new short sale regulation, Regulation SHO.
Proposed Rule Change to Adopt FINRA Rule 4320 (Short Sale Delivery Requirements) in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook
I am a small-account retail trader who frequently makes use of things like index and stock options and leveraged ETFs, and my comments are made from that admittedly limited perspective. A couple points.
1) Capital requirements are undemocratic and unjustifiable. Despite FINRA's attempts to close as many doors to the small retail trader as possible, trading remains a means to financial
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA") (f/k/a National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD")) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rule 3210 (Short Sale Delivery Requirements) in light of the amendments to Rule 203 of Regulation SHO under the Act.
GUIDANCEShort Sale RequirementsSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceOperationsRegistered RepresentativesSenior ManagementSystemsTradingTrainingOATSRule 3110Rule 3210Rule 3350Rule 3370Rule 11830Rules 6950–6957Short SalesExecutive SummaryOn June 23, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted certain provisions of a new short sale regulation, designated
Treatment of Non-Margin Eligible Equity Securities
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This Notice announces, effective immediately, clarifications of interpretations of FINRA margin requirements regarding day trading (Rule 4210(f)(8)(B)(ii)).
Questions concerning this Notice should be directed to:
James Barry, Director, Credit Regulation, Office of Financial and Operational Risk Policy, at (646) 315-8347 or by email;
Joseph David, Principal Specialist, Credit
Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Publication of Certain Daily and Monthly Short Sale Data on the FINRA Web
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SR-FINRA-2008-033 - Proposed Rule Change to Adopt FINRA Rule 4560 (Short-Interest Reporting) in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook
