the T2 system on short information needs to be T0 and live or at least updated hourly. FTD submissions should be daily on a T1 system. Large institutions have a huge advantage to see live market data and can act fast, swift, and often negatively affecting the retail investors experience with the stock market. Everyone should have equal opportunity to see live market action and data to make a
While appreciative of the gesture, there must be action behind it. We are in a new era of retail investing and the rules still favor the Goliath's of wall street. Complete transparency and equality in the reporting of data must be enforced. Retail should have the same access to information, data and tools that hedge funds and market makers have access to. More importantly, ACCOUNTABILITY for
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MAIL VOTE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests members to vote on proposed amendments to Article III, Sections 2 and 21 (c) of the
On January 31, 2022, FINRA introduced the Participant Data Management System (“PDM”) which firms now use to manage access to the FINRA trade reporting facilities, including TRACE, ORF and ADF. PDM also allows firms to add, view, and modify users of the TRAQS web interface. Firms are strongly encouraged to use PDM to review their TRAQS users on a regular basis to ensure that accounts remain valid
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REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on a proposed amendment to Article III, Section
Executive Summary
The purpose of this Election Notice is to notify FINRA small firm members of the distribution of ballots to elect one North Region and one West Region representative to the Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC). FINRA small firm members1 in the North and West Regions as of the close of business on October 18, 2021, are eligible to vote in these elections.
Ballots are due by
A. Providing short interest information to the public for free is a requirement to ensure the retail public's trust in the market. Without access to this information, the average retail investor is at a huge disadvantage when it comes to making trading decisions. Finra should take charge and publish this information daily, so retail investors can make timely decisions about their trading
Account Creation1. I am a new user and need to request an enrollment. How do I log into TESS?Please visit our “Enroll for a Series Exam” page and select the appropriate link for the exam you are requesting. Note that before you can enroll as a new user for an exam using TESS, you must register to create a profile. Use the following steps to register:Click on Get Started.Click on “Create Account
To Whomever this concerns, Please institute rules that will help investors in the American marketplace have faith that the system is not corrupt, that there is a level playing field, and that the government works for the people and not just wealthy and well-connected institutions and individuals. In this modern "information" era, the disparity in the available information to retail
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FINRA alerts member firms to a rising trend in the fraudulent transfer of customer accounts through the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS), an automated system administered by the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), that facilitates the transfer of customer account assets from one firm to another.
This Notice provides an overview of how bad actors effect