GUIDANCE
Trade Shredding
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Trading
Market Orders
Rule 3380
Trade Shredding
Executive Summary
On February 24, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) approved new Rule 3380, Order Entry and Execution Practices,
which prohibits conduct known as "trade shredding."1 Specifically,
under
SummaryFINRA is providing information in this Notice to remind registered persons and firms of the new requirements regarding the Continuing Education (CE) Regulatory Element, including:this year’s training assignments and completion deadline of December 31, 2023;the consequences of not completing required annual training and CE inactive status; andresources available to firms for facilitating
This is a reminder that the FINRA test region (NTF) is now available for access to TRAQS using FINRA’s new Multi Factor Authorization (MFA) entitlement method. As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiatives, FINRA is introducing a new method for users to gain secure access to the TRAQS website and will be introducing a new system infrastructure.
Beginning in January 2021, FINRA
Calculation of days of suspension. When imposing suspensions, Adjudicators should consult the suspension range listed in the specific guideline applicable to the violation to determine whether the length of the suspension should be measured in business days or calendar days. When imposing a suspension that is measured in days, Adjudicators should specify business or calendar days.
Censures
Sec. 2. (a) The Board shall have authority, upon notice and opportunity for a hearing, to cancel or suspend the membership of any member or suspend the association of any person associated with a member for failure to file, or to submit on request, any report, document, or other information required to be filed with or requested by the Corporation pursuant to these By-Laws or the Rules
Jeffrey Kalinowski is Senior Vice President, Enterprise & Financial Solutions. In this capacity, he is responsible for the direction and oversight of FINRA’s Financial Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis; Accounts Payable; Cash Management; Travel, Meetings & Conferences, and Investments & Treasury functions. Mr. Kalinowski joined FINRA in 2018, and
SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Senior ManagementCorporate FinanceRegistrationSyndicate*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On March 4, 1992, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Parts II and III of Schedule C to the NASD's By-Laws permitting Direct Participation Program (DPP) Limited Principals and
Executive Summary
FINRA has adopted new rules to address brokers with a significant history of misconduct and the broker-dealers that employ them.1 The new rules:
allow a Hearing Officer to impose conditions or restrictions on the activities of a Respondent member firm or Respondent associated person, and require the member firm employing a Respondent associated person to
INFORMATIONAL
Continuing Education
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Continuing Education
Legal & Compliance
Registration Department
Senior Management
Regulatory Element
General Program (S101)
Series 6 Program (S106)
Executive Summary
NASD Rule 1120 (Continuing Education Requirements) permits the NASD, as appropriate, to designate specific Continuing Education
Important Year 2000 Information
Based on milestones published by the Securities Industry Association (SIA), securities firms at this time should have a comprehensive Year 2000 program plan in place and be actively certifying third-party products and service providers for Year 2000 readiness. Firms also need to begin completing the repairs to any of their internal applications and testing these
