Finra to gain regulatory power from NYSE Euronext

In a bid to improve transparency, responsibility for market surveillance and regulation enforcement of NYSE Euronext will be passed to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra). This role had previously been performed by NYSE Regulation, a not-for-profit subsidiary of Euronext created in 2003.

This agreement significantly expands Finra's regulatory responsibilities, adding the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca and NYSE Amex to a group of markets that already includes the Nasdaq Stock