NASD would like to remind members of their obligation to file the appropriate FOCUS reports, Schedule I filings, Annual Audits, Customer Complaints and Short Interest reports by their due dates.
GUIDANCE
Market Order Protection
Effective Date: January 9, 2006
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Systems
Trading
IM-2110-2
Manning Rule
Market OrdersRule 2111
Executive Summary
In October 2005, NASD issued Notice to Members (NTM) 05-69
informing members of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
approval of new Rule
ACTION REQUIRED
2006 Final Renewal Statements and Reports
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representative
Registration
Senior Management
IARDSM
Maintenance Fees
Registration
Renewals
Web CRD®
Executive Summary
The 2006 NASD Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Renewal
GUIDANCE
Corporate Debt Securities
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Corporate Finance
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Technology
Trading and Market Making
Training
Debt Securities
Dissemination of Transaction
Information
OperationsRule 6200 Series
TRACE Rules
Transaction Reporting
Executive Summary
On December 28, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC or
GUIDANCE
NASD Code of Arbitration Procedure
Mediation Rules
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Code of Arbitration Procedure
Mediation
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a
proposed rule change to revise the mediation rules of the NASD
Code of Arbitration Procedure (Code) to simplify the language and
to reorganize these rules into a
INFORMATIONAL
District Elections
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registration
Senior Management
District Elections
Executive Summary
Through this Notice, NASD announces the results of the contested
election for membership on the District Committee for District 7. Six
candidates were seeking to fill the three open seats on the District
Committee for
INFORMATIONAL
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Board Elections
Executive Summary
The Annual Meeting of Members of NASD will be held on February
3, 2006 at 10 am in the NASD Visitors Center, 1735 K Street, NW,
in Washington, DC. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct the
election of Governors to the NASD Board. Members can raise other
topics for discussion by
INFORMATIONAL
Statutory Employment Discrimination
Arbitration Fees
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Arbitration Fees
Executive Summary
On October 24, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
approved an amendment to the fee schedule for certain statutory
employment discrimination claims.1 Under the new fee schedule,
a current or former associated person
INFORMATIONAL
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal and Compliance
Municipal/Government Securities
Operations
Trading and Market Making
Holiday Trade Date—Settlement
Date Schedule
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:
Trade Date—Settlement Date Schedule
The NASDAQ Stock Market® and the securities exchanges will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2006
GUIDANCE
Publication of National Adjudicatory
Council Membership Decisions
Pursuant to NASD Rule 1015
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
IM-8310-2
Publication of NAC Membership
DecisionsRule 1014Rule 1017Rule 1015
Executive Summary
On October 28, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) approved amendments to IM-8310-2 to authorize the NAC