SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management Corporate FinanceLegal & ComplianceOperationsTradingTraining
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Congress passed the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988, which became effective on November 19, 1988, and augments enforcement of the securities laws, particularly
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsRegistration
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
State participation in CRD Phase II, the Form BD (Uniform Application for Broker-Dealer Registration) and Form BDW (Uniform Request for Broker-Dealer Withdrawal) processing phase of the CRD system will begin
Proposed Rule Change to Revise the Series 4 Examination Program
On June 30th of this year, a leap second will be added after 23:59:59 GMT.
Proposed Rule Change to Establish the Securities Trader and Securities Trader Principal Registration Categories
Proposed Rule Change Relating to Exemptions from the Order Audit Trail System Recording and Reporting Requirements
Proposed Rule Change to Provide a Web-based Delivery Method for Completing the Regulatory Element of the Continuing Education Requirements
Most bonds make regular interest or "coupon" payments—but not zero coupon bonds. Zeros, as they are sometimes called, are bonds that pay no coupon or interest payment. With a zero, you buy the bond at a discount from the face value of the bond and are paid the face amount when the bond matures.
On June 19, 2015, amendments to SEC Regulation A (Regulation A +) will become effective. Members that anticipate participating in Regulation A + offerings must file them with FINRA using the Public Offering System. FINRA has updated the Public Offering System with six new forms that will be available on June 19, coupled with the associated amendments and two new “Deal Characteristics” specific to
