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Beginning October 1, 2018
FINRA is restructuring its representative-level qualification exam program by creating the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE or Essentials) exam and revising the representative-level qualification exams.
The program is being restructured to:
Reduce duplicative testing of general knowledge when taking exams to register in multiple categories, and
Make it
FINRA senior staff host this one-hour webinar to discuss the Remote Inspections Pilot Program. This session reviews frequently asked questions we’ve received, the open enrollment and opt-out periods, and the data and information requirement for the program.This event is open to FINRA member firms only and registration is required for each webinar. Participants must provide their firm's
Frequently asked questions regarding Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and FINRA Rule 4370.
1 This paper is not intended to express any legal position and does not create any new requirements or suggest any change in any existing regulatory obligations, nor does it provide relief from any regulatory obligations. While this paper summarizes key findings from FINRA’s outreach and research on the use of cloud computing in the securities industry, it does not endorse or validate the use
INFORMATIONAL
Decimalization Testing
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Technology
Trading & Market Making
Decimalization
Executive Summary
Recently the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) announced that selected NASD member firms must participate in decimalization testing.
As of August 1, 2016 firms will no longer be able to download the SOD and EOD files via FTP. Rather, the Start of Day (SOD) and End of Day (EOD) reportable securities lists may be downloaded either by typing the URL(s) for the associated list in one of the supported browsers or via command line.
• Extended Hours Trading Risk Disclosure—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
• Anti-Intimidation/Coordination—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
• Backing Away
• Best Execution—Failure to Comply With Requirements for Best Execution
• ECN Display Rule—Failure to Comply With Rule Requirements
• Failure to Display Minimum Size in NASDAQ Securities, CQS
FINRA Registration Systems Foundation Virtual Training Schedule & How to Register
FINRA may, upon notice, terminate access to the trade reporting service of the System as to a Participant in the event that a Participant fails to abide by any of the rules or operating procedures of the trade reporting service of the System or FINRA, or fails to honor contractual agreements entered into with FINRA or its subsidiaries, or fails to pay promptly for services rendered by the trade
