1021. Foreign Members

(a) prepare all such reports, and maintain a general ledger chart of account and any description thereof, in English and U.S. dollars;

(b) reimburse FINRA for any expenses incurred in connection with examinations of the member to the extent that such expenses exceed the cost of examining a member located within the continental United States in the geographic location most distant from the District Office of appropriate jurisdiction;

(c) ensure the availability of an individual fluent in English and knowledgeable in securities and financial matters to assist representatives of FINRA during examinations; and

(d) utilize, either directly or indirectly, the services of a broker-dealer registered with the SEC, a bank or a clearing agency registered with the SEC located in the United States in clearing all transactions involving members of FINRA, except where both parties to a transaction agree otherwise.