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Sep 1
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FINRA's Intraday Margin Standard: What I...

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On this episode of FINRA Unscripted, learn why FINRA replaced the decades-old Pattern Day Trader rule—including the $25,000 minimum equity requirement—with a modern, risk-based intraday margin standard, and what the change means for investors and member firms. 
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