FINRA—the arbitral panel under the Industry Code


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Practice notes

FINRA—the arbitral panel under the Industry Code


Published by a ÑÇÖÞÉ«ÇéÍø Arbitration expert

Practice notes
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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Many arbitral organisations have responded to the coronavirus pandemic with practical guidance and/or changes to their usual procedures and ways of working. For information on how this content and relevant arbitration proceedings may be impacted, see Practice Note: Arbitral organisations and coronavirus (COVID-19)—practical impact. For additional information, see: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and arbitration—overview.

The Financial Industry Regulatory authority (FINRA) is an independent regulatory body overseeing the US securities industry. As part of its role, FINRA operates the largest dispute resolution body in the securities industry. It works to resolve monetary and business disputes between investors, brokerage firms and individual brokers, as well as disputes between and among brokerage firms and individual brokers.

The disputes are dealt with using FINRA’s own arbitration procedure. FINRA has two Codes of Arbitration Procedure:

  1. •

    the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes (the Customer Code or Section 12000 of the FINRA Rules)—which governs arbitration proceedings between investors and industry parties, and

  2. •

    the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes (the Industry Code or Section 13000 of the FINRA

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