FINRA has 12 advisory committees that provide feedback on rule proposals, regulatory initiatives and industry issues. Approximately 100 industry members and 30 non-industry members serve on these committees. The advisory committees meet in-person or via teleconference typically between two and five times a year.
(a) Events Requiring Application
A member shall file an application for approval of any of the following changes to its ownership, control, or business operations:
(1) a merger of the member with another member, unless both are members of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or the surviving entity will continue to be a member of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.;
(2) a direct or indirect
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
It has come to the NASD's attention that some members are engaging in a practice whereby market making or wholesale dealers pay retail firms to direct those firms' customer orders to the market maker. The Board of Governors has established a special subcommittee of the National Business Conduct Committee to study potential problems
IMPORTANT
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
Over the past several months, some questions have arisen relating to members' procedures when executing transactions for their own accounts while in possession of unexecuted customer limit orders for over-the-counter securities. In May 1984, the NASD Board of Governors appointed an Ad Hoc Committee on Limit Orders to review members
When securities are listed on a centralized exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq, transaction information such as price and trade history is readily available to investors through the exchange. But how can you get information about bonds and other fixed income securities that are not listed on a national securities exchange? Information about these securities, known as over-the-counter (OTC) debt securities, is provided by TRACE®—the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine®.
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Legal & ComplianceOperationsSystemsTrading
The schedule of trade dates-settlement dates below reflects the observance by the financial community of Veterans' Day, Friday, November 11, 1994, and Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 1994. On Friday, November 11, The Nasdaq Stock Market™ and the securities exchanges will be open for trading. However, it
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Internal AuditLegal & ComplianceMunicipalOperationsSyndicateSystemsTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
The schedule of trade dates-settlement dates below reflects the observance by the financial community of Veteran's Day, Wednesday, November 11, 1992, and Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 1992. On
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Volume-Weighted Average Price Transactions
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KEY TOPICS
Capital Markets
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Operations
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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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
Use Of Alias Prohibited During Cold Calling
It has come to the attention of NASD Regulation, Inc., that some registered representatives may be using aliases when making cold calls. Such activity violates National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Rule 2211 and the Federal Communications Commission's telephone solicitation rules, 47 C.F.R. 64.1200(e)(iv) (1997)1, which require
