Board Approves Rule Proposals and FINRA’s 2023 Budget, Previews 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program
WASHINGTON—FINRA’s Board of Governors held its fifth and final meeting of the year on Dec. 14-15. During the meeting, the Board approved two rule proposals and FINRA’s 2023 proposed budget, appointed members to the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC) and National
Executive Summary
The purpose of this Election Notice is to notify FINRA small firm members of the distribution of ballots to elect one New York Region representative to the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC). FINRA small firm members1 in the New York Region as of the close of business on Friday, October 21, 2022, are eligible to vote in these elections.
Ballots are due by Wednesday, November
(a) Making Other Discovery Requests
(1) Parties may also request additional documents or information from any party by serving a written request on the party. Requests for information are generally limited to identification of individuals, entities, and time periods related to the dispute; such requests should be reasonable in number and not require narrative answers or fact finding.
November 2022
Background
In August 2021, FINRA launched a targeted exam (sweep) to review firms’ practices and controls related to the opening of options accounts and related areas, including account supervision, communications and diligence. FINRA’s review focuses on a cross-section of retail and diversified firms that offer options trading to their customers.
Below FINRA poses several
You should consider closing any kind of loopholes, also making anybody who is involved a short selling reporter position on a daily basis, and releasing that information to the public immediately. Failure to deliver, should be penalized on a daily basis, and information should be public on a daily basis. Increase penalties for violation of any short and naked shorting violation.
Summary
FINRA is requesting comment on potential enhancements to its short sale reporting program. FINRA is considering: (1) modifications to its short interest reporting requirements (Rule 4560); (2) a new rule to require that participants of a registered clearing agency report to FINRA information on allocations to correspondent firms of fail-to-deliver positions; and (3) other potential
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Effective February 6, 1989, members may obtain disciplinary information on prospective employees either through the Firm Access Query System (FAQS) or by submitting a written request to the NASD. Before
I am retired. I have been saving/investing consistently over the greater portion of my life. I have "various saving/investing buckets" of diversified monies/funds... conservative, moderate, aggressive, et al. My savings/investments are calculated/weighted with consideration to both the upside and downside potentials over a "longer-term-rather-than-shorter-term"
FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
Comments: Please continue to allow me access to these products such as inverse EFT's. The companies providing them have given adequate information, and I further can look up information if needed. I understand they have additional risk, however I would like to take that risk for myself and should have to right to do so. Having these products to chose from helps me to balance my portfolio to
