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cardmaster114

03/12/19 6:25 PM

#14553 RE: Huggy Bear #14552

As part of its mandate to protect investors and promote market integrity, FINRA enacts rules and publishes guidance in its role as regulator of securities firms and brokers. FINRA involves the securities industry, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators, as well as investors, in its rulemaking deliberations.

FINRA is establishing a consolidated FINRA rulebook that will consist solely of FINRA Rules. Until the completion of the rulebook consolidation process, the FINRA rulebook includes NASD Rules and Incorporated NYSE Rules (together referred to as the "Transitional Rulebook"), in addition to the new consolidated FINRA Rules. As the new FINRA Rules are approved and become effective, the rules in the Transitional Rulebook that address the same subject matter of regulation will be eliminated. When the consolidated rulebook is completed, the Transitional Rulebook will have been eliminated in its entirety.
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cardmaster114

03/12/19 6:28 PM

#14554 RE: Huggy Bear #14552

FINRA is dedicated to investor protection and market integrity through effective and efficient regulation of broker-dealers.

FINRA is not part of the government. We’re a not-for-profit organization authorized by Congress to protect America’s investors by making sure the broker-dealer industry operates fairly and honestly.
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cardmaster114

03/12/19 6:30 PM

#14555 RE: Huggy Bear #14552

Our regulation plays a critical role in America’s financial system—by enforcing high ethical standards, bringing the necessary resources and expertise to regulation and enhancing investor safeguards and market integrity—all at no cost to taxpayers.

Every investor in America relies on one thing: fair financial markets. That's why FINRA works every day to ensure that:

every investor receives the basic protections they deserve;
anyone who sells a securities product has been tested, qualified and licensed;
every securities product advertisement used is truthful, and not misleading;
any securities product sold to an investor is suitable for that investor's needs; and
investors receive complete disclosure about the investment product before purchase.