FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 15-06 through which they announced their proposal to require associated persons of FINRA member firms who are either (i) primarily responsible for the design, development or significant modification of algorithmic trading strategies, or (ii) responsible for supervising such activities to register as Securities Traders. Read more from Ziliak Law Partner Michelle M. Comella. Update: The comment period ended on May 18, 2015. FINRA published six (6) comment letters, two of which were from law schools, on their website. There have been no further updates as of September 1, 2015.
