Self-Regulatory Organization Rule Alert! FINRA Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 1011(p) ("Specified Risk Event") (Release No. 34-92710; File No. SR-FINRA-2021-011)

Background: National securities exchanges (“exchanges”) that trade NMS stocks maintain pricing schedules that set forth the transaction pricing they apply to their broker-dealer members that execute orders on their trading platforms. As self-regulatory organizations under the Exchange Act, exchanges are subject to unique principles and processes that do not apply

Wut Mean? * Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 71 million Americans will increase 3.2 percent in 2024. * The 3.2 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 66 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2024. Increased payments to approximately

Highlights: * "I am squarely focused on our dual mandate to promote maximum employment and stable prices for the American people. I strongly agree with the point that Chair Powell has made often, which is that without price stability, the economy does not work for anyone. Price stability is crucial to