# Finra on The No Agenda Show

Finra comes up in 5 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from February 2009 to July 2021.

- **Chapters:** 5
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** February 2009 – July 2021
- **Related topics:** [Sec](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sec.md), [Barack Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [Bernie Madoff](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bernie-madoff.md), [Bitcoin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bitcoin.md), [Cbs News](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cbs-news.md), [Cryptocurrency](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cryptocurrency.md), [Financial Crisis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-crisis.md), [Financial Fraud](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-fraud.md), [Jamie Dimon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jamie-dimon.md), [Jp Morgan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jp-morgan.md)

## Chapters 1–5 of 5

### Robinhood FINRA Fine, Customer Suicide Tragedy

- **Episode:** [1360: Magnetofection](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1360-magnetofection.md)
- **Published:** 2021-07-01
- **Time:** 1:34–3:41
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1360-magnetofection/chapter/robinhood-finra-fine-customer-suicide-tragedy.md

CBS reports on FINRA fining Robinhood $70 million for misleading customers. The discussion highlights a tragic case where a young user committed suicide after receiving a mistaken $100,000 margin call. Skepticism is expressed regarding whether the fine money reaches victims or simply enters the U.S. Treasury.

Keywords: [robinhood](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/robinhood.md), [finra](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/finra.md), [cbs news](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cbs-news.md), margin call, [suicide](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/suicide.md)

### Jamie Dimon Bitcoin Critique, FINRA Regulations

- **Episode:** [967: dotard](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/967-dotard.md)
- **Published:** 2017-09-24
- **Time:** 2:34:09–2:40:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/967-dotard/chapter/jamie-dimon-bitcoin-critique-finra-regulations.md

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon criticized Bitcoin as a "fraud" and a "novelty" that will eventually be shut down by governments. He argued that while blockchain technology is useful, cryptocurrencies lack the sovereign backing and legal tender status required for long-term stability.

Keywords: [jamie dimon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jamie-dimon.md), [jp morgan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jp-morgan.md), [bitcoin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bitcoin.md), [cryptocurrency](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cryptocurrency.md), [finra](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/finra.md)

### Mary Schapiro SEC Testimony and Revolving Door Concerns

- **Episode:** [113: Surviving The Swine Flu](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/113-surviving-the-swine-flu.md)
- **Published:** 2009-07-16
- **Time:** 26:07–32:25
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/113-surviving-the-swine-flu/chapter/mary-schapiro-sec-testimony-and-revolving-door-concerns.md

SEC Chair Mary Schapiro faced questioning regarding the agency's failure to detect the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. The testimony highlighted the "revolving door" problem where SEC employees leave for high-paying roles at the financial institutions they previously regulated.

Keywords: mary schapiro, [sec](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sec.md), [bernie madoff](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bernie-madoff.md), [finra](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/finra.md), [revolving door](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/revolving-door.md)

### Mary Shapiro Appointment and Regulatory Failure

- **Episode:** [70: Short Changed](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/70-short-changed.md)
- **Published:** 2009-02-07
- **Time:** 5:42–9:28
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/70-short-changed/chapter/mary-shapiro-appointment-and-regulatory-failure.md

The hosts compare the scale of Martha Stewart's insider trading case to the Madoff scandal, noting a massive disparity in financial impact. John C. Dvorak criticizes President Obama's appointment of Mary Shapiro as SEC Chair, highlighting her previous leadership at FINRA during the Madoff era. The segment characterizes Shapiro as a bureaucratic hack with a history of failing to act on financial warnings.

Keywords: mary shapiro, [sec](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sec.md), [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [martha stewart](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/martha-stewart.md), [finra](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/finra.md), [regulatory capture](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/regulatory-capture.md), [financial crisis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-crisis.md)

### Financial Industry Scams and Taxpayer Liability

- **Episode:** [70: Short Changed](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/70-short-changed.md)
- **Published:** 2009-02-07
- **Time:** 9:29–12:54
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/70-short-changed/chapter/financial-industry-scams-and-taxpayer-liability.md

Adam Curry posits that the financial crisis is a "ponzi on top of a ponzi" designed to stick US taxpayers with a $50 billion bill. The hosts examine Mary Shapiro's appearance on the cover of Equities Magazine and her role in consolidating NYSE regulation into FINRA. They argue that the current financial system is a rigged scam where wealth is extracted and then backstopped by the public.

Keywords: taxpayer bailout, [ponzi scheme](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ponzi-scheme.md), [wall street](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wall-street.md), mary shapiro, [finra](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/finra.md), equities magazine, [financial fraud](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-fraud.md)

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