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1997 Notices to Members

Notices to Members provide timely regulatory information about NASD and NASD rules, including notice of recently approved rules and rule amendments, proposed rules on which NASD is soliciting comment, and legal interpretations and compliance guidelines relating to existing rules. From time to time, Notices to Members may provide information relating to rules or interpretations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or other governmental agencies.

 

Executive Summaries are provided for each notice. Those interested in a particular topic described in an executive summary are encouraged to read the entire related Notice to Members.

 

Contents listed in reverse chronological order.


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January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
 
December 1997
97-97 Mail Vote NASD Solicits Member Vote On Amendments To NASD By-Laws To Require Members To Update Information Electronically And Maintain Electronic Mail Accounts; And For Other Purposes; Last Voting Date: January 30, 1998
97-96 Member Requirement: NASD Members Must Complete Year 2000 Compliance Survey
97-95 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, and Deletions as of November 21, 1997
97-94 NASD 1998 Holiday Schedule
97-93 Trade Date Settlement Date Schedule for 1998
97-92 NASD Regulation Requests Comment On Proposal To Discontinue Complimentary Hard Copy Distribution Of Notices to Members And Regulatory & Compliance Alert; Comment Period Expired January 31, 1998
97-91 NASD Reminds Members Of Obligations Under Free-Riding And Withholding Interpretation
97-90 SOES Tier-Size Levels Set To Change January 1, 1998
97-89 SEC Approves Bank Broker/Dealer Rule; Effective February 15, 1998
97-88 SEC Approves Amendment To Three Quote Rule Granting Staff Exemptive Authority; Effective Immediately
97-87 Treasury Updates List of Specially Designated Persons and Entities
Disciplinary and Other NASD Actions
For Your Information
Survey
 
November 1997
97-86 Nominees for NASD Board of Governors
97-85 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, and Deletions as of October 24, 1997
97-84 Christmas Day And New Years Day: Trade Date Settlement Date Schedule
97-83 Exemption from SEC Rule 15c2-11 for Certain Securities Delisted from Nasdaq
97-82 SEC Approves Amendments To Conduct Rules 2710 And 2720 Regarding Mergers, Acquisitions, And Exchange Offers; Effective December 15, 1997
97-81 NASD Regulation Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments Relating to Compensation for Sale of Public Offerings of Direct Participation Programs; Comment Period Expired January 9, 1998
97-80 SEC Approves Amendments To Syndicate Short Covering Requirements And Other Related Amendments; Effective Immediately
97-79 NASD Regulation Requests Comment On Proposed Amendment To Rule Governing Clearing Agreements; Comment Period Expired December 1, 1997
97-78 SEC Approves Rule Relating To Distribution Of Information Concerning NASD's Public Disclosure Program
97-77 NASD Regulation Requests Comment On Proposed Rule Regarding Forms U-4 and U-5, Qualified Immunity, And Advance Employee Notice; Comment Period Expired December 31, 1997
97-76 Nasdaq Eliminates Excess Spread Rule For Nasdaq Securities
Disciplinary and Other NASD Actions
For Your Information
 
October 1997
97-75 Mail Vote-NASD Solicits Member Vote On Amendments To NASD By-Laws To Reconfigure NASD Board; Last Voting Date: November 13, 19971 (Note: voting by NASD member executive representatives only through mail ballots distributed with print version of this Notice.)
97-74 SEC Approves Amendments To Legal Definition Of Short Sale
97-73 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, And Deletions As Of September 23, 1997
97-72 Veterans Day And Thanksgiving Day: Trade Date Settlement Date Schedule
97-71 NASD To Deduct Unpaid Arbitration Fees From Member Deposit Accounts
97-70 Broker-Dealer And Agent Renewals For 1998
97-69 No Notice has been designated as 97-69
97-68 SEC Approves Amendment To Definition Of Qualified Independent Underwriter In Conduct Rule 2720; Effective September 4, 1997
97-67 NASD Regulation Institutes Firm Quote Compliance
Disciplinary and Other NASD Actions
For Your Information
 
September 1997
97-66 Industry/Regulatory Council On Continuing Education Publishes Firm Element Practices And Council Commentary
97-65 Administrative Termination Of Registrations Inactive For Two Years For Failing To Comply With Continuing Education Regulatory Element Requirements; CRD To Provide Firms With Advisory Messages
97-64 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, and Deletions as of August 22, 1997
97-63 Columbus Day: Trade Date Settlement Date Schedule
97-62 SEC Transaction Fees For Off-Exchange Transactions In Exchange-Registered Securities; Refinement of SEC Fee Rate Algorithm
97-61 SOES Tier Size Levels Set to Change October 1, 1997
97-60 SEC Approves New Procedures for Granting Exemptions to NASD Rules
97-59 NASD Regulation Requests Comment on Injunctive Relief and Expedited Proceedings; Comment Period Expired October 31, 1997
97-58 NASD Regulation Requests Comment on Proposed Interpretive Material 1031 Regarding Cold Calling Activity; Comment Period Expired October 31, 1997
97-57 NASD Interpretations Of SEC Order Handling Rules, NASD Limit Order Protection Rules, And Member Best Execution Responsibilities
97-56 Intermarket Surveillance Group Issues New Automated Reporting Requirements
Disciplinary and Other NASD Actions
For Your Information
 
August 1997
97-55 New Membership Application Rules, New Code of Procedure, and Other New Disciplinary Rules
97-54 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, and Deletions as of July 25, 1997
97-53 Labor Day: Trade Date Settlement Date Schedule
97-52 SEC Approves Amendments Relating to Market Maker Registration and Primary Market Maker Eligibility by Managers And Co-Managers of Secondary Offerings
97-51 NASD Regulation Grants Two Conditional Exemptions Under MSRB Rule G-37
97-50 NASD Regulation Requests Comment on Regulation of Payment and Receipt of Cash Compensation Incentives; Comment Period Expired October 15, 1997
97-49 Compliance with SEC Order Handling Rules and Nasdaq Trading Rules
97-48 NASD Regulation Requests Comment on Amendments to Rules Governing Sale and Distribution of Investment Company Shares and Variable Insurance Products; Comment Period Expired September 29, 1997
97-47 NASD Regulation Requests Comment on Presentation of Related Performance Information; Comment Period Expired September 29, 1997
97-46 SEC Approves Rule Prohibiting Payments for Market Making
97-45 Corrected List of SOES Tier Size Levels Effective July 1, 1997
Disciplinary and Other NASD Actions
For Your Information
 
July 1997
97-44 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, and Deletions as of June 20, 1997
97-43 SEC Amends Broker/Dealer Record Retention Rule
97-42 SEC Approves Amendments Relating To The Release Of Disciplinary Information
Disciplinary and Other NASD Actions
 
June 1997
97-41 NASD Requests Comment On Use Of Decimal Pricing In The Nasdaq Stock Market; Comment Period Expired July 15, 1997
97-40 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions,Changes, And Deletions As Of May 22, 1997
97-39 Independence Day: Trade Date Settlement Date Schedule
97-38 SOES Tier Levels Set to Change July 1, 1997
97-37 NASD Regulation Requests Comment on Proposed Definition of Correspondence for Rules Regarding Communications with the Public; Comment Period Expired July 15, 1997
97-36 NASD Interpretive Letters
97-35 Treasury's Foreign Assets Control Office Updates List of Specially Designated Persons and Entities
97-34 Depository Trust Company to Launch Initial Public Offering Tracking System
Disciplinary and Other NASD Actions
For Your Information
 
May 1997
97-33 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, and Deletions as of April 24, 1997
97-32 NASD Regulation Files Proposed Changes to Disciplinary, Election, and Membership Procedures with the SEC
97-31 NASD Reminds Registered Persons of Continuing Obligation to Update NASD Records
97-30 NASD Regulation Requests Comments on Amendments to the Free-Riding and Withholding Interpretation; Comment Period Expired June 16, 1997
97-29 NASD Regulation Discusses Member Disclosure Obligations and Requests Comment on the Appropriateness of Adopting a Rule Governing Risk Disclosure; Comment Period Expired June 30, 1997
97-28 Approval f Investment Company Rankings Amendments
97-27 Application of NASD Conduct Rules to Group Variable Contracts and Other Exempted Securities
97-26 NASD Regulation Files Amendments to Bank Broker/Dealer Rule with the SEC
97-25 NASD Interpretive Position NASD Rule 3050 Transactions for or By Associated Persons
97-24 "Limited Edition" Treasury Securities
97-23 1997 Direct Participation Program Directory
Disciplinary and Other NASD Actions
For Your Information
 
April 1997
97-22 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, and Deletions as of March 24, 1997
97-21 Memorial Day: Trade Date Settlement Date Schedule
97-20 Members Reminded to Report Executive Representative and Address Changes
97-19 NASD Regulation and New York Stock Exchange Memorandum Discusses Sweep Report and Provides Guidance on Heightened Supervision Recommendations
Disciplinary and Other NASD Actions
 
March 1997
97-18 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, and Deletions as of February 21, 1997
97-17 SOES Tier Levels Set to Change April 1, 1997
97-16 NASD Updates Year 2000 Activities and Advises Members
97-15 SEC Approves Amendments to ACT Rules to Require Market Makers to Denote When They Have Effected an Exempt Short-Sale
97-14 NASD Files with the SEC Proposed Amendment to Regulate the Disclosure of Values for Illiquid Direct Participation Program and Real Estate Investment Trust Securities on Customer Account Statements
97-13 Bank Secrecy Act Recordkeeping Rule for Funds Transfers and Transmittals of Funds
97-12 NASD Regulation Requests Comment on Proposed Rule Governing Use and Release of Customer Confidential Financial Information; Comment Period Expired April 30, 1997
97-11 NASD Regulation Requests Comment on Proposed Rule Restricting Payment of Referral Fees by NASD Members; Comment Period Expired April 30, 1997
97-10 SEC to Approve Amendments to NASD Rules to Facilitate Compliance with SEC Regulation M
97-09 Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education Issues Continuing Education Program Firm Element Advisory
97-08 SEC Approves Quotation and Transaction Reporting of Direct Participation Programs
Disciplinary and Other NASD Actions
For Your Information
 
February 1997
97-07 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, and Deletions as of January 24, 1997
97-06 Good Friday: Trade Date Settlement Date Schedule
97-05 Annual Check List of NASD Notices to Members
97-04 NASD Reminds Members About Treasury's Foreign Assets Control Regulations
Disciplinary and Other NASD Actions
For Your Information
 
January 1997
97-03 Fixed Income Pricing System Additions, Changes, and Deletions as of December 23, 1996
97-02 Presidents' Day Trade Date Settlement Date
97-01 Approval of Telemarketing Amendments
Disciplinary and Other NASD Actions
For Your Information