Bank Notification Used In Conjunction With A Special Reserve Bank Account For The Exclusive Benefit Of Customers
In order to protect customer cash held at a clearing firm, SEC Rule 15c3-3 requires that customer cash and other customer credits be deposited into a Special Reserve Bank Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers (Reserve Account). This requirement serves as a safeguard for
Regulation Form Filing: New Firm Contacts Screen
Regulation Form Filing is a Web-based system for various applications used by member firms to report regulatory information to NASD Regulation. The applications include: FOCUS, Blue Sheets, Customer Complaints, Reg T/15c3-3 Extension Requests, and Short Interest Reporting.
Form Filing Account Administrators will be responsible for providing and
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Filing Due Dates For Web-Based FOCUS, Annual Audits, Customer Complaint Information, And Short Interest Reporting
NASD Regulation, Inc. reminds member firms of their obligation to file the appropriate Web-Based FOCUS reports, Annual Audits, Customer Complaint information, and Short Interest Reporting by the specified due dates. The following schedules outline due dates for
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Check/Wire Payments Reflected In CRD Accounts
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Finance Department has identified the following possible reasons a check or wire payment may not be reflected in a member firm's CRD® account:
If your payment was sent by a parent firm, on behalf of an affiliated firm, it may have been credited to the parent
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Annual Audit Filings
Annual audits submitted to NASD Regulation should be sent to the following address:
NASD Regulation, Inc. Member Regulation Programs/Systems Support Attn: Sherry Lawrence 9509 Key West Avenue, 3rd Floor Rockville, MD 20850
(Please note that the previous Rockville, MD addresses do not have mail facilities. Sending reports to those addresses will
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Decimalization And Qualification Exams
On April 9, 2001, equity securities trading on Nasdaq® will be fully converted to decimals. On that date, test questions on all qualification examinations administered by the NASD® will also be changed to decimals. The purpose of these changes is to conform with the new industry norm. This will not result in substantive changes to the
Filing Due Dates For Web-Based FOCUS, Annual Audits, Customer Complaint Information, And Short Interest Reporting
NASD Regulation, Inc. would like to remind member firms of their obligation to file the appropriate FOCUS reports, Annual Audits, Customer Complaint information, and Short Interest Reporting by their due dates. The following schedule outlines due dates for 2001. Questions regarding
FOCUS Filing Dates
NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) would like to remind members of their obligation to file the appropriate FOCUS reports by their due dates. The following schedule outlines remaining due dates for 2000 reports. Questions regarding the information to be filed can be directed to the appropriate District Office. Business questions as to how to file the FOCUS report,
Series 55 Exam Grace Period Expires May 1, 2000
On April 1, 1998, NASD Regulation, Inc., amended the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Registration Rules regarding the qualification of representatives who trade equity securities in The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. and/or over-thecounter. A new qualification examination was established - the Limited Representative—Equity
Electronic Refiling And Payment Reminders
Form BD Refile- Deadline: Dec. 15, 1999
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has required all broker/dealers to electronically file new information elicited by the revised Form BD and any information that NASD Regulation was unable to convert to the new Web CRDSM format. (NASD Regulation was able to convert some, but not all, of the broker/
