Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposal to provide additional transparency into delayed Treasury spot trades in corporate debt securities—i.e., corporate bond trades where the dollar price of the trade is based on a spread to a benchmark U.S. Treasury security that was agreed upon at an earlier time on the same day. The proposed changes would provide for immediate transparency into the size
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
IMPORTANT
OFFICERS, PARTNERS AND PROPRIETORS
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a recodification of the NASD By-Laws 1/ and a revised Code of Procedure. 2/ The text of these amendments, which were effective upon approval by the Commission, 3/ is attached.
Over the past several years, the Association's Ad Hoc Committee on
*In response to requests for an extension, the comment period has been extended to February 21, 2023.
Summary
FINRA has begun developing a machine-readable rulebook to assist users to more readily analyze and search FINRA’s rules. As part of this initiative, FINRA is creating an embedded taxonomy (which is a method of classifying and categorizing a hierarchy of key terms and concepts) within
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Corporate Finance
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Syndicate
Trading
Training
Executive Summary
As a result of recent amendments to the Free-Riding and Withholding Interpretation of the NASD Board of Governors under Article III, Section 1 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice, the NASD revised the questionnaire that is used to review
SummaryLow-priced securities1 tend to be volatile and trade in low volumes. It may be difficult to find accurate information about them. There is a long history of bad actors exploiting these features to engage in fraudulent manipulations of low-priced securities. Frequently, these actors take advantage of trends and major events—such as the growth in cannabis-related businesses or the ongoing
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Transforming the Securities Industry CE Program
FINRA has adopted important changes to its continuing education (CE) and registration rules to train registered persons more effectively while accommodating registered persons whose personal circumstances take them away from the industry for a
FINRA Dispute Resolution (FINRA) had a busy year in 2009. In addition to the
large increase in case filings, we implemented several new rules resulting in
additional training for arbitrators.
NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD Regulation)
has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of NASD rules; federal securities laws, rules, and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board.
