Amendments to FINRA Rule 4210: Covered Agency Transactions

In late May, certain amendments to FINRA's margin rule, Rule 4210, went into effect to address a significant source of potential systemic risk and risk to FINRA member firms. The amendments introduced specific margin requirements related to covered agency transactions.

On this episode, we talk to David Aman, senior advisor, and James Barry, director of Credit Regulation, both with FINRA's Office of Financial and Operational Risk Policy, and with Michael MacPherson, a senior advisor with Member Supervision’s Risk Monitoring team, to learn more about the purpose of the rule, which firms might be impacted by the change and what those firms need to think about to ensure compliance with the amended rule.

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Key Topics: Margin

FAQs Regarding Covered Agency Transaction Margin under FINRA Rule 4210

Reg Notice 23-14: Amendments to Covered Agency Transaction Requirements Under FINRA Rule 4210

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