FINRA - I understand that you feel a need to protect investors from some of the potential pitfalls of leveraged ETFs. I urge you to approach this topic with caution, however. Face it, risk is the foundation of investing and the entire field is fraught with potential pitfalls, interpretation, influence and missteps. There are no guarantees and, effectively, no real reliable sources of information
The Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) section of the 2019 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
Y2K Testing Not Required For Legacy CRD And PC FOCUS
Due to the availability of the new Web Central Registration Depository (CRDSM) system and Web-Based FOCUS filing system, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) does not require Year 2000 testing of their predecessor systems - Legacy CRD and PC FOCUSSM. The new systems - Web CRD and Web-Based FOCUS - have successfully
Summary
FINRA has amended its rules to require firms to report time fields in trade reports submitted to a FINRA equity trade reporting facility (or FINRA Facility)1 using the same timestamp granularity that they use when reporting to the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). Once the amendments are effective, firms that report time on CAT order execution events in increments finer than milliseconds
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD Board of Governors has approved service charges for SelectNetSM and the Small Order Execution System (SOES). The fees include a $25 monthly emergency market conditions service charge for each Nasdaq
Hackathons aren’t new. But what about a Buildathon? On this episode, we learn about a unique collaboration between FINRA, the private sector and academia that challenged some of the best technology students to solve common problems faced by everyday investors.
Regulation T and SEA Rule 15c3-3 Extension of Time Requests Under a T+1 Settlement Cycle
FINRA requires firms to report short interest positions in all customer and proprietary accounts in all equity securities twice a month. All short interest positions must be reported by 6 p.m. Eastern Time on the second business day after the reporting settlement date designated by FINRA.See the schedule of reporting dates below.2024 Short Interest Reporting DatesSettlement DateDue Date 1
FINRA Rule 4554 states that if for any reason an ATS uses a NBBO source other than the one that was reported on its ATS OATS data submission, the ATS must notify FINRA via e-mail that an alternative source was used to obtain the NBBO
On September 12, 2016, FINRA added a new ATS Order Type Entry Screen to the OATS Administration Section of the OATS Web Interface.
