Interactive Brokers fined $3.5M in FINRA action
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Kyle Brasseur2023-12-27T18:24:00
Electronic trading platform Interactive Brokers received a $3.5 million penalty from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for multiple alleged violations of the self-regulatory organization’s rules regarding execution and supervision.
FINRA’s disciplinary action published Dec. 22 cited Interactive Brokers for rule violations ranging from January 2014 to February 2023. The firm neither admitted nor denied FINRA’s findings in resolving the matter.
At varying times during the relevant period, Interactive Brokers allegedly failed to:
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