David Budd is Vice President in Technology with responsibility for technology programs for the Market Regulation, Transparency Services and the National Cause and Financial Crimes Detection Programs business areas.
Mr. Budd joined FINRA in 1999, and has managed technology for several regulatory programs, including external interfaces for the first Alternative Display Facility, and the design and
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The subject matter of various NASD qualification examinations has been affected by the passage of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 (the "Act") as well as by recently adopted amendments to certain SEC and NASD rules. The test items affected by these changes have been deleted from the current test
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Concerns always exist regarding proper identification of candidates who are taking exams and training. A single finger imprint procedure will be added to our sign-in procedure to help address this issue.
Effective February 1, 1996, all candidates taking computerized NASD® exams or Continuing Education Program
Order entry personnel are not required to register under Series 55 as equity traders based solely on the fact that they enter orders into routing systems, which send the orders to clearing firms for execution. Also, not all persons to whom equity traders report need to be Series 55 registered.<br/>
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed New FINRA Rule 3190 to Clarify the Scope of a Firm’s Obligations and Supervisory Responsibilities for Functions or Activities Outsourced to a Third-Party Service Provider
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FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed FINRA Rules Requiring the Identification of Non-Member Broker-Dealers in Order Audit Trail System (OATS) Reports and the Reporting of Additional Order Information by Alternative Trading Systems (ATS)
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Executive Summary
On December 14, 1992, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a series of changes to the NASD® rules governing transaction reporting in Nasdaq National Market,® Nasdaq Small-Cap,SM and exchange-listed securities. These changes eliminate certain inconsistencies among parallel rules covering
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On December 10, 1990, the NASD implemented a new feature for the Small Order Execution System (SOES) Limit-Order File — a matching service. Matching allows an opportunity for customer limit orders, priced
