This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The SEC is the ultimate federal authority overseeing all securities market participants. - FINRA is the primary self-regulatory organization (SRO) that writes and enforces rules for broker-dealers. - A common exam trap is that the MSRB writes rules for municipal securities but has no enforcement power; FINRA and banking regulators enforce its rules. - The Cboe is the specific SRO that creates and enforces rules for the options market. - The Federal Reserve Board sets initial margin requirements for securities purchases under Regulation T. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep