# SEC Approves Broker-Dealer Use of Projected Performance Under Rule 2210

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Author: Sequoia Research
Published: 2026-10-16T22:42:51.180Z
Updated: 2026-10-16T23:16:09.277Z
Original source: [AltsWire](https://altswire.com/sec-approves-broker-dealer-use-of-projected-performance-under-rule-2210/)
Source published: 2026-10-16T00:00:54.000Z
Type: News
Topics: Alternative Investments

An AltsWire legal commentary reports that the SEC approved an amendment to FINRA Rule 2210 on October 15, 2026, permitting certain projected-performance and target-return communications by broker-dealers under specified conditions. The author describes a change from the rule's longstanding general prohibition on projections.

The article says FINRA had yet to announce the effective date in a Regulatory Notice. It connects the new conditions with the framework used for investment advisers' hypothetical performance. The reported approval should therefore be distinguished from an immediately effective or unrestricted permission to use projections.

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