CHAPTER 18 FINRA REGISTRATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2025
Securities,regulation,in,the,United,States,include,both,federal,and,state,level,regulations.,The,Un
ited,States,Securities,and,Exchange,Commission,(SEC),holds,primary,resposibbility,for,enforcing,f
ederal,securities,law,and,for,regulating,the,securities,industry,,the,nation's,stock,and,options,exc
hanges,and,other,electronic,securities,markets.,Created,by,the,Securities,Exchange,Act,of,1934,,t
he,SEC,was,also,given,the,power,to,regulate,the,cmpanies,whose,securities,are,listen,on,exchang
es,and,various,OTC,venues.,
Quasi0governmental,organizations,,or,SROs,,also,have,authority,over,the,securities,industry.,The
,Financial,Industry,Regulatory,Authority,(FINRA),was,formed,by,the,merger,of,the,enforcement,d
ivisions,of,the,National,Association,of,Securities,Dealers,(NASD),and,the,New,York,Stock,Exchang
e,(NYSE).,Certain,regulatory,authority,is,delegated,by,the,SEC,to,FINRA,and,other,SROs.,Many,sta
tes,also,regulate,the,securitie,-,ANSWER,
What,is,FINRA?,-
,ANSWER,The,Financial,Industry,Regulatory,Authority,(FINRA),is,the,largest,independent,regulat
or,of,all,securities,firms,doing,business,in,the,United,States.,Its,chief,role,is,to,protect,investors,b
y,maintaining,fairness,in,the,U.S.,capitla,markets.,FINRA,and,other,SROs,,such,as,the,Municipal,S
ecurities,Rulemaking,Board,(MSRB),and,the,Chicago,Board,Options,Exchange,(CBOE),,are,accoun
table,to,the,SEC,for,enforcing,federal,securities,laws,and,supervising,their,members.,FINRA,is,inv
olved,in,realy,every,aspect,of,the,securities,business.,Its,role,include:,
-,registering,and,educating,industry,participants
-,writing,and,enforcing,rules,,while,enforcing,the,rules,of,the,SEC
-,Examining,firms,for,regulatory,compliance
-,Administering,dispute,resolution,forums,for,investors,and,member,firms
-
,Performing,market,regulation,for,various,exchanges,,including,the,Nasdaq,Stock,Market,and,the
,International,Securities,Exchange
,U.S.,broker-
dealers,that,are,engaged,in,investment,banking,and,general,securities,business,in,U.S.,markets,
must,generally,become,FINRA,members,and,are,subject,to,its,regulatory,oversight.
Registration,of,Broker,Dealers,-
,ANSWER,A,firm,that,wishes,to,participate,in,investment,banking,or,general,securities,business,a
s,a,broker-
dealer,must,register,with,the,SEC,and,become,a,FINRA,member.,To,initiate,the,process,,the,firm,
must,submit,to,FINRA,a,New,Member,Agreement,(NMA),,Form,BD,and,a,detailed,business,plan,,
and,pay,the,appropriate,fees.,Registration,with,the,SEC,is,complete,when,FINRA,approves,the,ne
w,member,agreement.,
FINRA's,New,Member,Agreement,memorializes,the,contractual,relationship,betweent,he,applic
ant,and,FINRA.,It,requires,certifications,that,the,applicant,will,comply,with,various,securities,reg
ulations,,as,well,as,maintain,high,standards,of,commercial,honor,and,just,and,equitable,principl
es,of,trade.,It,outlines,the,appliant's,perfmitted,and,prohinited,business,activities,,based,on,its,b
usiness,plan,and,supervisory,procedures.,The,applicant,may,begin,conducting,business,only,whe
n,the,New,Membership,Agreement,has,been,approved.,
If,a,decision,against,the,firm's,membership,has,been,made,,the,firm,may,file,a,written,request,fo
r,review,with,FINRA's,national,adjudicatory,council.,The,request,must,be,filed,within,25,days,aft
er,services,of,the,decision.,
For,purposes,of,FINRA,membership,admission,,the,broker-
dealer,and,its,principals,ar,eonly,required,to,be,registered,in,the,state,in,which,the,firm's,home,
office,is,located.,However,,under,state,law,,hte,broker-
dealer,,prinncipals,and,each,registered,representative,must,be,registered,in,every,state,in,which,
securities,business,will,be,conducted.
KN:,What,does,it,mean,for,a,broker-dealer,to,be,SEC,and,FINRA,registered?,-
,ANSWER,When,a,broker-dealer,is,registered,with,FINRA,and,the,SEC,,it,means,that,the,broker-
dealer,is,authorized,to,do,securities,business.,It,does,not,mean,that,FINRA,and,hte,SEC,are,endo
rsing,the,services,of,the,firm,or,confirming,the,ethical,nature,of,the,firm's,practices.
, SPIC,Registration,(Securities,Investor,Protection,Corporation),-
,ANSWER,SIPC,is,a,nonprofit,corporation,created,by,an,act,of,Congress,and,funded,by,member,a
ssessments,to,protect,the,clients,of,broker-
dealers,that,are,forced,into,bankruptcy.,In,the,event,of,a,firm's,bankruptcy,,SIPC,provides,broker
age,customers,up,to,$500K,coverage,ffor,cash,and,securities,held,by,the,firm,,although,coverage,
of,cash,is,limited,to,$250K
Exempted,from,the,SIPC,requirement,are,firms,that,exclusively,sell,mutual,fund,shares,,variable,
annuities,nad,insurance,and,government,securities,,as,well,as,those,that,furnish,investment,advi
ce,to,investment,or,insurance,companies.
Registration,of,Personnel,-
,ANSWER,After,a,firm's,membership,has,been,approved,by,FINRA,,the,firm,must,submit,form,U4
,,fingerprints,and,fees,for,each,associated,person,who,is,required,to,be,registered,under,FINRA,r
ules.,Registration,requirements,apply,to,any,person,associated,with,a,member,firm,who,is,engag
ed,in,the,securities,business,of,the,firm.,Note,that,individuals,may,registered,with,FINRA,only,if,e
mpoyed,and,sponsored,by,a,FINRA,member,firm.,The,failure,of,any,firm,to,register,an,employee,
could,subject,the,firm,to,disciplinary,action.,
Keep,in,mind,that,an,associated,person,is,one,whose,activities,are,controlled,directly,or,indirectl
y,by,a,member,firm,and,that,not,all,associated,persons,require,registartion.,Also,,only,duly,empl
oyed,personnel,of,a,firm,can,be,sponsored,for,registration.,Also,,only,duly,employed,personnel,o
f,a,firm,can,be,sponsored,for,registration.,It,would,be,a,violation,of,FINRA,regulations,to,sponsor
,someone,who,is,not,employed,by,the,firm,in,a,role,requireing,registration,This,is,referred,ot,as,
parking,a,registration.
The,U4,Form,-
,ANSWER,The,U4,,also,known,as,the,Uniform,Application,for,Security,Industry,Registration,or,Tra
nsfer,,collects,pertinent,background,informatio,about,candidates,for,registration,,and,is,used,as,
a,screening,tool,by,regulators,(e.g.,,FINRA,,the,states,and,exchanges),for,new,or,continued,regist
artion.,It,is,one,of,the,primary,sources,of,informait,for,a,registered,rep's,Centeral,Registration,De
pository,(CRD),record,with,FINRA.,It,contains,personal,information,about,each,broker,or,candida
te,such,as:,
-,Name,