Recent FINRA Rule Filings

When FINRA decides to change or modify any of its rules, or to add a new rule, it is required to provide notice to its members and the general public regarding the modification or addition and to allow for comment. It does this by a Notice of Rule Filing, which is published on its website. Here are the most recent Rule Filings,

If you have a question about these rule filings, email Mark Astarita. Mark has been dealing with FINRA and its rules and regulations for over 30 years. He has represented over 60 brokerage and trading firms, hedge funds, investment advisors, and individual investors across the country.

SR-FINRA-2025-002

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to adopt FINRA Rule 6152 (Disclosure of Order Execution Information for NMS Stocks) to require members to submit their order execution reports for NMS stocks to FINRA for publication on the FINRA website. 

Author: SR-FINRA-2025-002
Posted: January 1, 1970, 12:00 am

SR-FINRA-2024-024

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 6897(b) (CAT Cost Recovery Fees) to implement a Consolidated Audit Trail (“CAT”) cost recovery fee designed to permit FINRA to recoup its designated portion of the reasonably budgeted CAT costs of the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail (the “CAT NMS Plan” or “Plan”) for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.

Author: SR-FINRA-2024-024
Posted: January 1, 1970, 12:00 am

SR-FINRA-2024-015

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to: (1) amend Section 1 (General Information) of the Uniform Application for Securities Industry Registration or Transfer (“Form U4”) to add a new question eliciting information to identify locations as residential supervisory locations (“RSLs”); (2) amend FINRA Rule 3110.19(d) (Obligation to Provide List of RSLs to FINRA) to remove the reference to a list of RSLs and the quarterly timeframe for member firms to provide the list to FINRA and replace it with the requirement that member firms provide current information identifying all locations designated as RSLs in the frequency, manner and format as FINRA may prescribe; and (3) make conforming changes to Section 6 (Registration Requests with Affiliated Firms) of the Form U4 and amend the Form U4 Instructions to account for the new question soliciting RSL information (“RSL Question”).
Author: SR-FINRA-2024-015
Posted: January 1, 1970, 12:00 am

SR-FINRA-2024-019

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to adjust FINRA fees to provide sustainable funding for FINRA’s regulatory mission.  

Author: SR-FINRA-2024-019
Posted: January 1, 1970, 12:00 am

SR-FINRA-2024-012

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to adopt FINRA Rule 6897(b) (CAT Cost Recovery Fees) to implement a Consolidated Audit Trail (“CAT”) cost recovery fee designed to permit FINRA substantially to recoup its designated portion of the reasonably budgeted CAT costs of the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail (the “CAT NMS Plan” or “Plan”) for the period of July 16, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
Author: SR-FINRA-2024-012
Posted: January 1, 1970, 12:00 am

SR-FINRA-2024-004

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 6730 to reduce the 15-minute TRACE reporting timeframe to one minute, with exceptions for member firms with de minimis reporting activity and for manual trades.
Author: SR-FINRA-2024-004
Posted: January 1, 1970, 12:00 am

SR-FINRA-2023-016

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to permit projections of performance in institutional communications and specified communications to qualified purchasers.

Author: SR-FINRA-2023-016
Posted: January 1, 1970, 12:00 am

SR-FINRA-2023-007

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to adopt Supplementary Material .18 (Remote Inspections Pilot Program) under FINRA Rule 3110 (Supervision).

Author: SR-FINRA-2023-007
Posted: January 1, 1970, 12:00 am

SR-FINRA-2023-013

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to revise and restate the qualifications for representatives in arbitrations and mediations.

Author: SR-FINRA-2023-013
Posted: January 1, 1970, 12:00 am

SR-FINRA-2023-010

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to provide relief relating to specified option transactions under FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements).

Author: SR-FINRA-2023-010
Posted: January 1, 1970, 12:00 am

A complete list of all FINRA rule filings, with the status of each, is available at FINRA’s website.

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