SEC Alert! SEC proposing new rules (386 pages) relating to a broker-dealer’s duty of best execution. Enhances the existing regulatory framework calling for more robust policies and procedures for broker-dealers engaging in certain conflicted transactions with retail customers.

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-27644.pdf https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-27644.pdf While the Commission believes the existing regulatory framework concerning the duty of best execution has helped broker-dealers fulfill their duty to their customers, the Commission believes this regulatory framework can be made more effective. In particular, …

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German broker Comdirect says that the DTCC told told their despository (aka Clearstream) that the splividend should not be treated as a dividend but as a regular stock split. (More inside)

by ronk99 This info comes from the following thread in Comdirect support forums: https://community.comdirect.de/t5/Wertpapiere-Anlage/GameStop-Dividend-Split/m-p/245619/ First of all, as a cherry on top, this quote from earlier in the same thread: “Der Aktiensplit in dieser Gattung ist so richtig und es wird …

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Top 3 Futures Broker In 2022

If you’re considering joining the financial markets for portfolio expansion, it’s best to review the brokers and the trading platforms they provide for investors. It enlightens you about the forex trading landscape, helping you protect yourself from losses that are …

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Tips for choosing a Forex broker

Forex is one of the most prominent financial markets in the world. This lucrative market generates $ 5 trillion per day and attracts many investors, including those with little capital. To invest in Forex, you must seek the service of …

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3 Broker Reviews Platforms to Follow in 2021

  Source: Pixabay Despite the pandemic-driven recession, the bullish global stock markets have incentivized many people to try their hand at stock trading. The apparent disconnect between the stock markets and macroeconomic conditions over the past year accelerated equity investments.  …

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The Bond Fund Risks Your Broker Won’t Tell You

by Dennis Miller Historically, funds holding investment-grade bonds have been considered a safe investment. Lending money to hundreds of well-known companies had little chance of major default and provided interest income. Has your broker mentioned new risks emerging? Bonds ratings fall …

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The Real Deal On Broker Stocks

by Dana Lyons Battered broker-dealer stocks are testing a potentially key line of support. Entering 2018, one of the hottest – and one of our favorite – industries was the broker-dealer space. That mantle of relative strength was further reinforced by …

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SYRIA-BOMBER MACRON NOW WANTS TO PLAY HONEST BROKER IN A ‘POLITICAL SOLUTION’

by John Ward French President Emmanuel Macron spent yesterday reconfiguring the meaning of words like ‘war’, ‘retaliation’, ‘Syrian People’, ‘political solution’, ‘even-handed’, ‘proof’, ‘stalemate’, ‘international legitimacy’ and ‘peaceful diplomacy’. As a fully paid-up MIC creation, he is Our Macron – A …

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Why Your Broker May Break You

Authored by Jeff Thomas via InternationalMan.com, As a perennial holder of precious metals, I’ve often been laughed at (literally) by my associates who are senior bankers, trust officers and brokers. But, to be fair, I should say that, on occasion, one …

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