Wednesday, March 20, 2013

What is FINRA?

As defined by FINRA, "The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States. FINRA's mission is to protect America's investors by making sure the securities industry operates fairly and honestly. All told, FINRA oversees about 4,275 brokerage firms, about 161,550 branch offices and approximately 629,980 registered securities representatives.

FINRA has approximately 3,440 employees and operates from Washington, DC, and New York, NY, with 20 regional offices around the country."

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