Notices

Regulatory Notice 26-16 (Wed, 26 Aug 2026)
Summary  FINRA has amended its TRACE rules to expand the scope of the principal transaction indicator (previously applicable only to transactions with non-member affiliates) to also include transactions with member affiliates. This change will improve transparency in TRACE-eligible securities by streamlining dissemination of same-priced prints reflecting related transactions between a member and its member affiliate. The effective date of the amendments by which compliance is mandatory is August 2, 2027.
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Information Notice 8/3/26 (Mon, 03 Aug 2026)
Summary FINRA is providing information in this Notice to remind registered persons and firms of the continuing education (CE) requirements, including:
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Regulatory Notice 26-15 (Fri, 24 Jul 2026)
Summary A broker-dealer’s duty of best execution is a key investor protection and safeguard of market integrity. FINRA Rule 5310, together with its related body of interpretive guidance, provides principles-based standards for member firms in connection with their duty to ascertain the best market for their customers’ orders.
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Regulatory Notice 26-14 (Thu, 09 Jul 2026)
Summary  FINRA seeks comment on a proposal to modernize Rule 2210 (Communications with the Public).
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FINRA's Intraday Margin Standard: What Investors and Members Need to Know (Tue, 01 Sep 2026)
If you've ever tried to day trade stocks, you've probably run into the requirement to keep at least $25,000 in your brokerage account just to trade actively. For more than two decades, that threshold, and the Pattern Day Trader rule behind it, governed how investors could access margin for day trading. But markets have changed dramatically since 2001, and earlier this year, FINRA replaced the Pattern Day Trader rule with a modern, risk-based framework under FINRA Rule 4210—the Intraday Margin Standard. On this episode, Racquel Russell, Director of Capital Markets Policy and Head of the Office of Financial and Operational Risk Policy, and James Barry, Senior Director, Credit Regulation, tell the story behind that change: why the old rules existed, why they stopped working, and what the new framework means for investors and member firms. Resources mentioned in this episode: FINRA Rule 4210 Interpretations of Rule 4210 Investor Insights: Know What Triggers a Margin Call Investor Insights: Frequent Intraday Trading: Understanding the Basics Investor Insights: Understanding the New Intraday Margin Requirements Reg. Notice 26-10: FINRA Adopts New Intraday Margin Standards Reg. Notice 24-13: FINRA Requests Comment on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of its Requirements Relating to Day Trading FINRA Forward FINRA Forward: A Year of Progress Blog Post: FINRA Forward’s Rule Modernization—An Update Blog Post: Vendors, Intelligence Sharing and FINRA’s Mission Blog Post: FINRA Forward Initiatives to Support Members, Markets and the Investors They Serve Blog Post: A Progress Update on Rule Modernization Find us: LinkedIn / X / YouTube / Facebook / Instagram / E-mail Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and by RSS.
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Inside FINRA's Financial Intelligence Fusion Center (Tue, 04 Aug 2026)
The threats facing the securities industry are evolving fast—and no single firm or regulator has the full picture alone. That's the idea behind FINRA's Financial Intelligence Fusion Center, or FIFC, launched earlier this year as part of the FINRA Forward initiative to strengthen cybersecurity and fraud prevention across the industry. The FIFC is a bi-directional intelligence sharing hub where FINRA and member firms collaborate to protect investors, members, and the integrity of our capital markets. On this episode, David Ring, Senior Director, Strategic & Threat Intelligence, and Kerri Provenza, Senior Director, Member Firm Experience, discuss why the center was created, what's happened since launch, and how members are already benefiting from timely, actionable intelligence tailored to the broker-dealer landscape. They also share early successes, lessons learned, and what's ahead, including how the FIFC is evolving based on direct feedback from member firms. Resources mentioned in this episode: Financial Intelligence Fusion Center FIFC: How To Get Started FINRA Forward FINRA Forward: A Year of Progress Ep. 180: Building Cybersecurity Resilience Through FINRA Forward Blog Post: FINRA Forward’s Rule Modernization—An Update Blog Post: Vendors, Intelligence Sharing and FINRA’s Mission Blog Post: FINRA Forward Initiatives to Support Members, Markets and the Investors They Serve Find us: LinkedIn / X / YouTube / Facebook / Instagram / E-mail Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and by RSS.
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