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(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
FINRA Requests Comment on a Revised Proposal Requiring Confirmation Disclosure of Pricing Information in Corporate and Agency Debt Securities Transactions
FINRA has adopted a short-form membership application process for certain firms that must become FINRA members due to the recent amendments to Rule 15b9-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Firms that are eligible for the short-form membership application process also must have been a member of a national securities exchange with which FINRA has had a regulatory services agreement for the 12-month period prior to August 23, 2023. FINRA has further adopted a partial waiver of the new membership application fee for those firms that apply for FINRA membership through the short-form membership application process. These rule changes became effective on October 30, 2023.
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Comment Period Expires November 27, 1995
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Legal & Compliance
Executive Summary
The NASD® is requesting member comment on a proposed change to the NASD By-Law definition of Gross Revenue for NASD Assessment Purposes to require inclusion of net interest and dividend income (gross income less related interest and dividend expense but not in excess
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceTraining
Executive Summary
On June 23, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an amendment to Section 5(e)(1) of Appendix F to Article III, Section 34 of the Rules of Fair Practice. The amendment raises from $50 to $100 the yearly limit on aggregate non-cash sales incentive compensation that a sponsor
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Senior ManagementLegal & Compliance
Executive Summary
On December 28, 1992, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved and made effective an amendment to Article III, Section 10(a) of the Rules of Fair Practice. The amendment raises from $50 to $100 the maximum value of gifts or gratuities a member or associated person may provide to another
Unless otherwise defined in the Code, terms used in the Code and interpretive material, if defined in the FINRA By-Laws, shall have the meaning as defined in the FINRA By-Laws.
(a) Arbitrator and Mediator Portal
The term "Arbitrator and Mediator Portal" means the web-based system that allows invited arbitrators and mediators to access a secure section of FINRA's website to submit
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
