REQUEST FOR COMMENTSubordination AgreementsComment Period Expires November 26, 2004SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementAppendix D to the Net Capital RuleNet CapitalSEC Rule 15c3-1Subordination AgreementsSubordinated LoansExecutive SummaryIn 2002, NASD adopted a requirement that firms submitting subordination agreements to NASD staff for approval provide
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OATS Reporting Requirements
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Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
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OATS
Rule 6950 Series
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Given the recent significant increase in Order Audit Trail System (OATS) volume, NASD is implementing several changes to the OATS
NASD is publishing this article to provide guidance to firms on how to report order events to OATS when using an "intelligent" order routing system.
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Trading Activity Fee
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NASD By-Laws
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On May 30, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") approved revisions to NASD By-Laws, eliminating the current
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Arbitration Statistics Through December
Historical Statistics for Cases Filed and Closed
Top 15 Controversy Types in Customer Arbitrations
Top 15 Security Types in Customer Arbitrations
Top 15 Controversy Types in Intra-Industry Arbitrations
How Arbitration Cases Close
Results of Customer Claimant Arbitration Award Cases
Results of All-Public Panels and Majority
The NASD Office of General Counsel Regulatory Policy and Oversight (OGC) publishes the Disciplinary Update to provide registered representatives with a summary sampling of recent disciplinary actions involving misconduct by registered representatives. The sample of disciplinary actions includes settled matters and decisions in litigated cases (National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) decisions and decisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission in NASD cases).
<p>Payments by an investment adviser to broker-dealers in the form of rights to receive cash compensation upon the occurrence of specific corporate events (e.g., initial public offering of shares of the adviser) do not constitute "non-cash compensation" under NASD Rule 2830(l).<br/></p>
Members Reminded To Update PC FOCUS PINs
Members are reminded of their obligation to keep their PC FOCUS Personal Identification Number (PIN) information current. FOCUS filings that are submitted with the PIN of an individual who is no longer registered as a principal of the submitting firm are not considered complete filings.
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Each member designated to the National Association of
<p>Clarification of <i>NASD Notice to Members 96-33</i>: application of Rule 3040 to registered representatives of a distributor who also are employed by investment advisers to manage the portfolios of investment companies.<br/></p>
