NASD Encloses New Guide to Information and Services
With this issue of Notices to Members, NASD members are receiving the new edition of the NASD Guide to Information and Services. The Guide is arranged by subject headings and includes the names and phone numbers for NASD contacts on each subject.
Date Changes for January First Saturday Examination
The date for the January 1991 first Saturday
In the last two years, FINRA has barred more than 730 brokers and associated persons. What was the most prevalent rule violation that resulted in these bars? You might think that the most brokers were barred for violating FINRA’s rule against misuse of customer funds (FINRA Rule 2150) or making fraudulent misrepresentations (Rule 2020) or, perhaps, for excessively trading customer accounts in
SummaryEffective May 14, 2025, the Section 31 fee rate applicable to specified securities transactions on the exchanges and in the over-the-counter markets will decrease from its current rate of $27.80 per million dollars in transactions to a new rate of $0.00 per million dollars in transactions.Finance-related questions should be directed to Amanda Rath, Associate Director, Revenue Management,
FINRA firms must have and enforce policies and procedures governing the withdrawal or transmittal of funds or other
assets from customer accounts.
Todos los días en FINRA protegemos a los inversores contra conductas indebidas, ponemos fin al fraude y proporcionamos indemnización a clientes perjudicados. Y lo logramos en parte porque los clientes y otros miembros del público proporcionan información y pruebas esenciales durante el curso de una investigación.
INFORMATIONAL
Default Decisions
NASD Regulation Modifies Default Decision Procedures
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Default Decisions
Disciplinary Actions
Hearing Officers
The Suggested Routing function is meant to aid the reader of this document. Each NASD member firm should consider the
The Red Flags Rule requires that each "financial institution" or "creditor" --which include most member firms--implement a written program to detect, prevent and mitigate identity theft in connection with the opening or maintenance of "covered accounts."
As announced by The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) and the national options exchanges, due to the National Day of Mourning on January 9, 2025, the Contrary Exercise Advice (CEA, also known as “Expiring Exercise Declaration” or EED) cut-off time for options that expire on January 9, 2025, will be modified as follows:Option holders will have until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on January 9, 2025
SummaryEffective January 1, 2025, the Prospective CAT Cost Recovery Fee 2024-1 will no longer be in effect for transactions in eligible securities executed by FINRA member CAT executing brokers, and the Prospective CAT Cost Recovery Fee 2025-1 will be in effect.Questions regarding this Notice may be directed to: Amanda Rath, Associate Director, Finance, at (240) 386-
SummaryEffective January 1, 2025, Historical CAT Cost Recovery Assessment 1 will no longer be in effect for transactions in eligible securities executed by FINRA member CAT executing brokers.Questions regarding this Notice may be directed to:Amanda Rath, Associate Director, Finance, at (240) 386-6637 or email; orFaisal Sheikh, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel
