INFORMATIONAL
Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
Voluntary Effective Date: December 23, 2003
Mandatory Effective Date: March 23, 2004
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Corporate Financing
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Syndicate
Trading & Market Making
Training
Free-Riding and
The Best Execution, Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions, Private Placements, and Reg BI and Form CRS sections of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
A member firm may include related performance information in institutional communications concerning Section 3(c)(1) Funds, subject to the stated conditions discussed in the letter.
GUIDANCE
Credit Extension/Day Trading Requirements
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Day Trading
Margin Requirements
Regulation T
Rule 2520
Executive Summary
On March 11, 2004, NASD announced a disciplinary action that resulted in a $10 million fine against three
GUIDANCEEligibility ProceedingsEffective Date: March 7, 2005SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSExecutive RepresentativesRegistered RepresentativesLegal & ComplianceSenior ManagementClerical and Ministerial ActivitiesMC-400 ApplicationRule 9520 SeriesEligibility ProceedingsRule 9522Statutory DisqualificationExecutive SummaryNASD's Rule 9520 Series sets forth NASD's
Decimalization Testing
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Technology
Trading and Market Making
Decimalization
Executive Summary
FINRA's Membership Application Program serves as the entry point to FINRA membership for firms that meet 14 different standards for admission. On this episode, we hear how the group ensures members and would-be members adhere to these standards to safeguard the integrity of the market and ensure Americans can invest with confidence.
This video series helps firms currently in the Membership Application Program (MAP) process including those who are considering registering a new broker-dealer firm or filing a continuing membership application. The five short videos outline the various stages of the process and highlight key resources.Membership Application Program - MAP TriageThis video addresses the MAP intake process,
TO: All NASD Members
Effective November 13, 1984, all securities designated for inclusion in the NASDAQ National Market System will, as of the date of designation, become immediately marginable. This change is the result of recent amendments adopted by the Federal Reserve Board to its credit regulations governing the extension of credit by broker-dealers (Regulation T), banks (Regulation U), and
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceSyndicate
Executive Summary
The NASD and five other securities industry self-regulatory organizations (SROs) have agreed to develop a single continuing education program for all securities industry registered representatives and principals. Furthermore, the NASD has agreed to remain flexible over the question of whether an
