New FINRA Aribrator Selection Process Improves Arbitrator Selection

Effective January 3, 2017, the arbitrator selection process administered by FINRA changed to give parties greater choice in arbitrator selection and, by extension, a better likelihood of selecting higher ranked arbitrators.   The number of candidate arbitrators on the "public list" is increased from ten to fifteen and the number of strikes rises to six from four.   FINRA explains more about this update in Regulatory Notice 16-44, available here.