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TO: All NASD Members, Associated Persons and Other Interested Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
NASD rules and policies consider associated persons of a member to be employees of the member, regardless of their locations or compensation arrangements. The notice addresses regulatory issues that relate to off-site employment of registered persons, including supervisory procedures, private securities transactions, fair dealings with customers and communications with the public.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
ATTN: Direct Participation Programs Department
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This notice examines a number of due diligence reimbursement practices that have arisen in the area of public offerings of direct participation programs and the appropriateness of those practices under the NASD's underwriting compensation guidelines. This notice is a amplification of earlier NASD notices on this subject.
BACKGROUND
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, October 7, 1986, 23 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System, bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 2,580. These 23 issues, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, are entering NASDAQ/NMS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for voluntary designation.
The 23 issues scheduled to join NASDAQ/NMS on Tuesday, October 7, 1986, are:
IMPORTANT MAIL VOTE
OFFICERS, PARTNERS AND PROPRIETORS
TO: All NASD Members
LAST VOTING DATE IS NOVEMBER 3, 1986.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
NASD members are invited to vote on a proposed amendment to the NASD Rules of Fair Practice that would require advertising and sales literature for publicly offered direct participation programs to be filed with the NASD's Advertising Department. The NASD will review the material for conformance with the guidelines contained in Article III, Section 35 of the Rules of Fair Practice.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved amendments to the Board of Governors' Interpretation on Prompt Receipt and Delivery of Securities and Article III, Section 21 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice (SEC Release No. 34-23572). The amendments, which will become effective on October 15, 1986, provide for additional regulation of short selling in the over-the-counter market. The text of the amendments is attached.
ACCEPTING ORDERS
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, October 21, 1986, 12 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System, bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 2,602. These 12 issues, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, are entering NASDAQ/NMS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for voluntary designation.
The 12 issues scheduled to join NASDAQ/NMS on Tuesday, October 21, 1986, are:
TO: All NASD Members and Municipal Securities Bank Dealers
ATTN: All Operations Personnel
TO: All NASD Members
ATTN: Operations Officer, Cashier, Fail-Control Department
On October 14, 1986, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, appointed a SIPC Trustee for the above-captioned firm.
Members may use the "immediate close-out" procedures as provided in Section 59(i)(2) of the NASD's Uniform Practice Code to close out open OTC contracts. Also, MSRB Rule G-12(h)(iii) provides that members may use the above procedures to close out transactions in municipal securities.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Effective with the SEC's approval on September 25, 1986, an amendment to the NASD Board of Governors' Free-Riding Interpretation provides limited exemption for certain persons purchasing "hot issue" securities in connection with the conversion to stock ownership of mutual savings and loan associations, savings banks and certain other organizations.
BACKGROUND
IMPORTANT MAIL VOTE
OFFICERS, PARTNERS AND PROPRIETORS
TO: All NASD Members
LAST VOTING DATE IS NOVEMBER 28, 1986.
••• Executive Summary
NASD members are invited to vote on the following amendments to the NASD Rules of Fair Practice and the NASD By-Laws: