The SEC approved rule changes allowing the Options Clearing Corporation to begin clearing "European-style" binary options. The amendments add a margining mechanism for the products to OCC's risk model.

The SEC instituted proceedings to decide whether to approve a FINRA rule amendment that would let member firms project investment performance and advertise targeted returns to the public.

The House Financial Services Committee's Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity, will examine the structure of the Federal Reserve System.

FINRA censured and fined a broker-dealer for a compliance program that was not designed to detect suspicious trading in low-priced securities.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the SEC will solicit public input on how it should respond to recent changes in the exchange-traded fund market, including the emergence of novel products such as event contract ETFs.