How AI Is Supercharging Investment Fraud (And What You Can Do About It)
On this episode of FINRA Unscripted, learn how AI is giving fraudsters powerful new tools—from deepfakes and voice cloning to synthetic iden...
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FINRA Unscripted is the voice of the nation’s largest non-government securities regulator. We bring together FINRA leaders to discuss existing and emerging regulatory topics that impact the...
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20 of 65 episodesFINRA's Intraday Margin Standard: What Investors and Members Need to Know
On this episode of FINRA Unscripted, learn why FINRA replaced the decades-old Pattern Day Trader rule—including the $25,000 minimum equity r...
Inside FINRA's Financial Intelligence Fusion Center
On this episode of FINRA Unscripted, learn what has happened since the launch of FINRA's Financial Intelligence Fusion Center: how it works,...
How FINRA Turns Member Feedback Into Action
On this episode of FINRA Unscripted, learn about the many ways members can engage with FINRA—from advisory committees to CEO roundtables—and...
Inside FINRA Forward: A Conversation with FINRA Board Chair Scott Curtis
On this episode of FINRA Unscripted, FINRA Board Chair Scott Curtis and FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook discuss the organization's strat...
How FINRA Is Enhancing Member Firm Examinations
On this episode of FINRA Unscripted, find out how FINRA is enhancing firm examinations through streamlined first firm exams, extended cycles...
Trading Around the Clock: Inside FINRA's Trade Reporting Enhancements
Every time you check a stock price on your phone or watch a ticker scroll across a screen, you are seeing the result of a complex reporting...
How FINRA Is Streamlining Data Requests
Data is at the heart of everything we do at FINRA—from examining firms to detecting suspicious trading to protecting investors. But the proc...
Financial Security in 2026: Tips for Investors and How Firms Can Help
Financial security is about more than just building wealth: It's about resilience, preparation, and having the tools to weather whatever com...
Investors in the United States: Key Trends and Insights from the National Financial Capability Study
The FINRA Investor Education Foundation’s National Financial Capability Study is an expansive source of data and insights about the financia...
Navigating the 2026 Regulatory Oversight Report: Key Insights from FINRA Leadership
The Annual Regulatory Oversight Report is one of FINRA’s most valued resources for member firms—and this year, we're publishing it earlier t...
Making Your Voice Heard Through FINRA Member Engagement
As a self-regulatory organization, engagement with member firms is vital to FINRA’s success. On this episode, we highlight engagement opport...
Building Cybersecurity Resilience Through FINRA Forward
Today's cybersecurity threats aren't isolated incidents—they are sophisticated operations orchestrated by organized criminals and even natio...
A Conversation with FINRA CEO Robert Cook and Small Firm Advisory Committee Chair Preston Haxo
Small firms face unique challenges. The regulatory landscape is evolving rapidly. And the conversation between regulators and the regulated...
Encore | Investing Wisely in 2025: Avoiding Scams and Achieving Your Financial Goals
This episode originally aired in January 2025. Many of us view January as a time to make a fresh start, and as a time to bid farewell to bad...
Previewing FINRA’s Crypto and Blockchain Education Program
As member firm activity increases in blockchain and crypto assets, FINRA is launching a Crypto and Blockchain Education Program designed to...
National Financial Capability Study: Key Trends and Insights
In 2009, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation launched the first national study of financial capability of adults in the United States. S...
A Conversation With FINRA Chair Scott Curtis
Resources mentioned in this episode: Blog Post: Fee Rebate for FINRA Member Firms Blog Post: FINRA Forward Initiatives to Support Members, M...
Robert Cook on FINRA Forward, and More
FINRA Forward—New Initiatives to Support Members, Markets, and the Investors They Serve FINRA360 Request for Comment on Capital Formation Ru...
Vendor Vigilance: Navigating Third-Party Risk
Third-party risk is the most clicked-on topic in FINRA's 2025 Regulatory Oversight Report. But what is third-party risk and why are people s...