Good morning, Mr. Chairman, Senator Gramm, Members of the Committee. On behalf of the NASD, I want to thank the Committee for this opportunity to testify – and to commend you for holding a timely hearing on a vital subject.
(a) Definitions
(1) For purposes of this Rule, the term “Specified Adult” shall mean: (A) a natural person age 65 and older; or (B) a natural person age 18 and older who the member reasonably believes has a mental or physical impairment that renders the individual unable to protect his or her own interests.
(2) For purposes of this Rule, the term “Account” shall mean any account of a member for
(a) Filing by Applicant or Service by FINRA
(1) An Applicant for membership shall file an application in the manner prescribed in Rule 1013, including the timely submission of an application fee pursuant to Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws.
(2) An Applicant seeking approval of a change of ownership, control, or business operations shall file an application in the manner prescribed in Rule 1017,
<p>Application of Rule 2210 to the use of investment projections and marketing material when registered persons are conducting advisory services.</p>
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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved an amendment to Article III, Section 35(d)(2)(D) of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice relating to testimonials used in members' communications with the public. The rule amendment limits application of the rule
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, April 19, 1988, the following 11 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System, bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 2,994:
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Dear FINRA: I'm a long term buy & hold retail investor of leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs.) I am a significant shareholder of ProShare's ETF "UPRO" at owning 0.01% of all outstanding shares, and of Direxion's "TMF" owning 0.07% of all outstanding shares. If you were to consider me an institution, I'd be rank #12 of ownership in terms of shares
A clearing member may use negative response letters to assign orphan accounts to an introducing broker-dealer on the clearing member’s platform.
Dear Ms. Dyer:
I am responding to your letter dated March 10, 2023, as supplemented by conversations with the staff, in which you seek interpretive guidance regarding the use of negative response letters by National Financial Services LLC (“NFS”) to
Financial planners can come from a variety of backgrounds and offer a variety of services. They might be brokers or investment advisers, insurance agents or practicing accountants—or they might have no financial credentials at all.
(a) Alternative Trading Systems' Recording Requirements
(1) Each alternative trading system that accepts orders for security futures (as defined in Section 3(a)(55) of the Exchange Act) shall record each item of information described in paragraph (b) of this Rule. For purposes of this Rule, the term "order" includes a broker-dealer's proprietary quotes that are
