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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceMutual Fund*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on a proposal to rescind the Guidelines and to amend Article III, Section 35 of the Association's Rules of Fair Practice to include items that were contained in the Guidelines regarding
The terms used in this Rule 6700 Series shall have the same meaning as those defined in the FINRA By-Laws and rules unless otherwise specified. For the purposes of this Rule 6700 Series, the following terms have the following meaning:(a) "TRACE-Eligible Security" means a debt security that is United States ("U.S.") dollar-denominated and is: (1) issued by a U
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Executive Summary
The NASD requests comment on proposed amendments to the Free-Riding and Withholding Interpretation under Article III, Section 1 of the Rules of Fair Practice. These amendments would change a number of the Interpretation's provisions. The complete text of the
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REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Board of Governors ("Board") has approved the recommendations of the Special Committee on NASD Structure and Governance ("Special Committee").
TO: All NASD Members
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a number of amendments to Rule 17f-2 concerning the fingerprinting of securities industry personnel. These revisions are intended to simplify the process of claiming exemptions by clarifying existing provisions of the rule and by incorporating in the rule other exemptions previously granted by the Commission on a case-by-
Executive Summary
On November 17, 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Exchange Act Rule 11Ac1-5 ("Rule"), which requires "market centers" that trade national market system securities to make available standardized, monthly reports containing statistical information about "covered order" executions. The Rule is intended to promote visibility
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Executive Summary
On May 18, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter that permits broker/dealers to use optical storage technology(OST) to comply with the records retention requirements of SEC Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4. The letter, which was issued by the SEC
(a) Definitions
For the purposes of this Rule, the following terms shall have the stated meanings:
(1) Affiliate — when used with respect to a member or sponsor, shall mean any person which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such member or sponsor and includes:
(A) any partner, officer or director (or person performing similar functions) of (i) such member or sponsor,
(a) For purposes of this Rule, the term "security future" shall have the definition specified in Section 3(a)(55) of the Exchange Act.
(b) Requirements
(1) General
(A) Applicability — This Rule shall be applicable to the trading of security futures.
(B) Subparagraph (15) shall apply only to security futures carried in securities accounts
