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Investor News May 26, 2005

Smart Investing

New Bond Learning Center Launched


NASD launched Smart Bond Investing, an online learning center that provides a wealth of information about bonds and bond investing.


In addition to covering the basics of bond maturity, yield and pricing, this resource offers sections on dealing with risk; how bonds are bought and sold; an overview of the corporate, municipal and government bond markets, and a look at the various types of individual bonds and bond mutual funds.


Read the news release.



Special Features

Smart Bond Investing is full of valuable features that help investors understand bonds and bond mutual funds. Check out:



Real-Time Bond Quotes and Corporate Bond Data


Individual investors now have access to real-time corporate bond transaction data free of charge at: www.nasdbondinfo.com.


NASD disseminates real-time transaction and price data on the entire universe of more than 29,000 corporate bonds through TRACE - the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine.


Smart Bond Investing includes a brief tutorial on using NASD BondInfo.

News Dispatch

NASD Expands Reach of Dispute Resolution Forum to All 50 States


NASD announced that its Dispute Resolution division has established 10 new hearing locations for arbitration and mediation hearings to better serve the needs of NASD's customers. NASD now hosts hearing locations in all 50 states, giving investors greater access to arbitration and mediation services nationwide.


The new hearing locations are in: Montpelier, VT; Augusta, ME; Manchester, NH; Charleston, WV; Helena, MT; Cheyenne, WY; Boise, ID; Bismarck, ND; Rapid City, SD; and Jackson, MS. In the last year, NASD also added hearing locations in Wilmington, DE; Wichita, KS, Birmingham, AL; Columbia, SC; Des Moines, IA; Providence, RI; and Hartford, CT.


View the NASD Dispute Resolution map of regional offices and hearing locations.


NASD is actively recruiting arbitrators and mediators for these locations. Information about how to become an arbitrator or mediator can be found on this site.


Read the news release.



Past Issues of Investor News Available

In response to numerous requests, previous issues of Investor News are now available.



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