Washington, DC - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has settled charges with two additional firms relating to the sale of auction rate securities (ARS) that became illiquid when auctions froze in February 2008 - HSBC Securities (USA) and US Bancorp Investments, Inc.
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The NASD® requests comment on a proposed amendment to the Corporate Financing Rule under Article III, Section 44 of the Rules of Fair Practice intended to regulate the anti-dilution provisions of warrants received as underwriting compensation. The amendment would provide that
Heightened Supervision of Complex Products
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The purpose of this Election Notice is to notify members of an upcoming election to fill two large firm seats and one small firm seat on the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC), and to announce the FINRA Nominating & Governance Committee (Nominating Committee) nominees for these vacancies. Eligible individuals not nominated by the Nominating Committee who obtain the requisite
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OTC Equity Securities
Effective Date: October 30, 2002
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NASD Rule 2315
OTC Equity Securities
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On August 22, 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new NASD Rule 2315, Recommendations to Customers in OTC Equity Securities (Recommendation Rule
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NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) requests that members review their compliance procedures with respect to Securities and Exchange (SEC) Rule 15c2-4, which is applicable to public and private offerings of securities distributed on a best-efforts
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) has approved new Article III, Section 44 of the Rules of Fair Practice (Corporate Financing Rule or Rule), for the review of underwriting
Please allow unrestricted availability of leveraged in inverse ETF's. Many private individuals are choosing to manage their own retirement and investment funds. These instruments provide hedging and seasonal positioning according to market conditions. We simply believe that a hired professional would not put as much attention into the changing market environment as we do.
I believe all investments should be available to the public; imposing additional restrictions on leveraged and inverse funds is simply a way to preclude the public from investing in good vehicles, essentially reserving these investments for only the wealthy and privileged, which is contrary to the American ideals of justice and liberty for all. I have no problem understanding the theory, trading
Dear FINRA professionals. Please do not take away my ability to invest in leveraged funds. I have held QLD to my great benefit for many years. Please do not take away my ability to hedge my investments with inverse funds. They are a valuable tool in times of uncertainty.
There are LOTS of really important market to spend your effort fixing -
- Disallow 12b-1 fees
- Make private exchanges disclose