In the last two years, FINRA has barred more than 730 brokers and associated persons. What was the most prevalent rule violation that resulted in these bars? You might think that the most brokers were barred for violating FINRA’s rule against misuse of customer funds (FINRA Rule 2150) or making fraudulent misrepresentations (Rule 2020) or, perhaps, for excessively trading customer accounts in
(a) Each member must create and maintain a written business continuity plan identifying procedures relating to an emergency or significant business disruption. Such procedures must be reasonably designed to enable the member to meet its existing obligations to customers. In addition, such procedures must address the member's existing relationships with other broker-dealers and counter-
Todos los días en FINRA protegemos a los inversores contra conductas indebidas, ponemos fin al fraude y proporcionamos indemnización a clientes perjudicados. Y lo logramos en parte porque los clientes y otros miembros del público proporcionan información y pruebas esenciales durante el curso de una investigación.
NASD Encloses New Guide to Information and Services
With this issue of Notices to Members, NASD members are receiving the new edition of the NASD Guide to Information and Services. The Guide is arranged by subject headings and includes the names and phone numbers for NASD contacts on each subject.
Date Changes for January First Saturday Examination
The date for the January 1991 first Saturday
Si bien FINRA nunca le pedirá dinero, existen estafadores que podrían intentar convencerle de lo contrario. Estos estafadores financieros se hacen pasar por reguladores, solicitando cuotas para transferir fondos u ofreciendo falsas "garantías" de inversión que solo servirán para separarle de sus ahorros.Las comunicaciones de estos estafadores pueden ser convincentes, pero no muerda el
As announced by The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) and the national options exchanges, due to the National Day of Mourning on January 9, 2025, the Contrary Exercise Advice (CEA, also known as “Expiring Exercise Declaration” or EED) cut-off time for options that expire on January 9, 2025, will be modified as follows:Option holders will have until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on January 9, 2025
SummaryEffective January 1, 2025, the Prospective CAT Cost Recovery Fee 2024-1 will no longer be in effect for transactions in eligible securities executed by FINRA member CAT executing brokers, and the Prospective CAT Cost Recovery Fee 2025-1 will be in effect.Questions regarding this Notice may be directed to: Amanda Rath, Associate Director, Finance, at (240) 386-
SummaryEffective January 1, 2025, Historical CAT Cost Recovery Assessment 1 will no longer be in effect for transactions in eligible securities executed by FINRA member CAT executing brokers.Questions regarding this Notice may be directed to:Amanda Rath, Associate Director, Finance, at (240) 386-6637 or email; orFaisal Sheikh, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel
Hi, Having the ability to hedge my retirement funds is essential when there is high volatility in a high volatile world. The easiest way to do this is with a leveraged inverse ETF of the SP500 or Nasdaq. The drift risk in a leveraged inverse ETF is a lot les risky compared to options trading or short selling to hedge a portfolio. Options are complicated, expensive and short-term forms of
