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Sep 07
CFTC Charges Former Trader for Engaging in a Fraudulent Scheme to Mismark U.S. Dollar Interest Rate Derivatives

September 06, 2022 Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and settling charges against Blaise Brochard of New York, New York, a former trader at a global bank, for engaging in a scheme to mismark positions on the bank’s U.S. dollar interest rate derivatives desk (IRD Desk). The order […]

Sep 07
CFTC Charges Swap Dealer for Failure to Supervise Valuation Activities on Two Derivatives Trading Desks

Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and settling charges against Natixis, a global bank and swap dealer, for failure to diligently supervise traders on the bank’s New York-based Interest Rate Derivatives Desk (IRD Desk) and its Equity Derivatives Flow and Solution Trading Desk (FAST Desk). The traders on […]

Sep 06
E-mini Russell 2000 Futures(RTY1!),H4 Potential For Bearish Drop

Type: Bearish Drop Key Levels:Resistance: 1846.4Pivot: 1794.6Support: 1681.1 Preferred Case:On the H4, with price breaking the ascending trendline and moving below the ichimoku indicator, we have a bearish bias that price will drop to the pivot at 1794.6 where the pullback support and 61.8% fibonacci retracement are. Once there is downside confirmation of price breaking […]

Sep 06
E-mini Dow Jones Futures (YM1!), H4 Potential For Bearish Drop

Type: Bearish Drop Key Levels:Resistance: 31860Pivot: 31240Support: 30417 Preferred Case:On the H4, with price breaking the ascending trendline and moving below the ichimoku indicator, we have a bearish bias that price will drop to pivot at 31240 where the swing low support and 78.6% fibonacci projection are. Once there is downside confirmation that price has […]

Sep 06
Election Notice – 9/6/2022

Notice Comments Summary The purpose of this Notice is to notify member firms of the upcoming nomination and election process to fill vacancies on FINRA’s Regional Committees. The Regional Committees play an important part of informing FINRA’s regulatory programs by, among other things, alerting FINRA to industry trends that could present regulatory concerns, and consulting […]

Sep 06
Election Notice – 9/6/22

Notice Comments Summary The purpose of this Notice is to inform small FINRA member firms1 of the upcoming Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC) election. One seat on the SFAC is up for election, representing the New York region. The SFAC provides guidance to FINRA staff, particularly regarding the potential impact of proposed regulatory initiatives on […]