FINRA has published the latest monthly batch of statistics about its Dispute Resolution operations. We all use these statistics for our own purposes; likely,


Remember in August, case filings suddenly shot up to 501 for the month, from an average of about 300 during the first seven months?

Here’s the difference we’re seeing: back in January of this year, FINRA’s Office of Dispute Resolution reported in its monthly statistical disclosures that 336 cases had been filed,

At the half-year mark, FINRA’s Office of Dispute Resolution is on track to receive about 3,600 case filings for 2019. With 1,799 new case submissions through June,

Broker-dealers who engage with customers as “introducing broker-dealers” don’t perform the “back office” tasks needed to clear and settle transactions. Rather, they rely on specialized clearing broker-dealers to perform those functions for the introducing BDs,

The Neutral Corner, the FINRA Office of Dispute Resolution’s newsletter for neutrals serving its dispute resolution forum, issues now on a quarterly basis;