Broker-Dealer FINRA Requirements. Are there any regulatory (i.e., FINRA) reasons as to why Robinhood would not be able to sell unregistered securities?

I've seen platforms that provide liquidity / help facilitate sale of private company shares such as OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and etc. Unless there's a regulatory reason, I can't see how these platforms can establish a moat when large players can incorporate / work w/ third party brokers that can help facilitate these sales.

Thoughts?

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Short answer: it needs to be on their membership agreement with FINRA, and it's a lot of work and a big regulatory risk.

Thank you!

1. Does your answer include partnerships? For example, Robinhood partners with a third party broker for overnight trading. I assume that your answer doesn't change.

2. Where would you recommend reading on these regulatory requirements and risks? I'm currently interested in a position at one of these platforms - which are more or less start ups, but I am inexperienced as to what regulatory compliance would look like and what I would need to watch out for.

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Try googling
*SEC unregistered securities enforcement*

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