Executive Summary
The purpose of this Election Notice is to notify firms of the upcoming elections to fill vacancies on the FINRA Regional Committees, and the mailing of ballots to eligible firms.
Firms that are members of FINRA as of the close of business on Friday, October 18, 2019, are eligible to vote for the contested seats on the Regional Committee corresponding to the district in which
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsRegistrationTraining
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved, effective immediately, an amendment to Schedule C of the NASD By-Laws that would allow persons registered with The Securities Association of
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Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registration
Training
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
On May 1, 1990, the NASD and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), subject to resolving certain contract language, will begin computer administration of the (Series 7) General Securities
The Best Execution, Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions, Private Placements, and Reg BI and Form CRS sections of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
TO: All NASD Members and Municipal Securities Bank Dealers
ATTN: All Operations Personnel
Transactions made on Monday, October 8, Columbus Day; Tuesday, November 6, Election Day; and Monday, November 12, Veterans Day, and the days immediately preceding these days, will be subject to the schedule below. The purpose of this schedule is to provide uniformity since, while the NASDAQ System and other
Laura is a single mother who earns less than $40,000 per year. In 2016, Laura, who had little investing experience, decided to invest in the stock market. She met with a broker and, at his suggestion, opened a brokerage account and deposited approximately $13,500—which constituted almost all of her savings. Less than a year later, Laura’s account had lost more than $9,000. Yet, Laura’s broker had
ACTION REQUIRED
Volume-Weighted Average Price Transactions
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Capital Markets
Executive Representatives
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Senior Management
Trading
Conflicts of Interest
Order Handling
Supervision
Executive Summary
NASD reminds members that when executing a volume-
GUIDANCE
Options Position and Exercise Limits
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Institutional
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Options
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Trading
Training
Exercise Limits
Hedge Exemption
Options
Position Limits
Rule 2860
Executive Summary
On March 30, 2005, NASD filed for immediate effectiveness with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amendments to
(a) The term "ADF-eligible security" means an NMS stock as defined in Rule 600(b) of SEC Regulation NMS.(b) The term "Clearing Broker-Dealer" or "Clearing Broker" shall mean the member firm that has been identified in the ADF as principal for clearing and settling a trade, whether for its own account or for a correspondent firm.(c) The term "Correspondent
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Senior Management
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Operations
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish three business days, instead of five, as the standard settlement time-frame
