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Comment Period Expires: September 20, 2002
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CRD
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Rule Modernization
Rule 3010(g)(2)
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NASD requests comment from members, investors, and other interested parties on proposed
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Deficits in Introduced Accounts
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Clearing Firms
Deficits in Introduced Accounts
Introducing Firms
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NASD is concerned that clearing firms and introducing firms are frequently
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. — 1735 K Street, NW — Washington, DC 20006 — 202-728-8000
November 15, 1997
Dear Member:
We are in the process of planning for the 1998 Annual Meeting of Members where Members will be asked to elect 22 Governors. The Members and the SEC just approved changes to the NASD By-Laws designed to improve our corporate governance structure so that
I am pleased to be able to participate in these important public hearings on micro-cap stock fraud. As head of NASD Regulation’s Enforcement Department, my staff and I have had numerous opportunities to work with Andrew Kandel and the fine staff of the New York Attorney General’s Bureau of Investor Protection & Securities.
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Effective Date: September 12, 2001
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ACATS Rules
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On September 12, 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
<p>Electronic Batch Approval of New Customer Accounts.</p>
Last Voting Date: May 31, 1994
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The NASD invites members to vote on proposed amendments to Article III of the NASD By-Laws and to Part I of Schedule C to the By-Laws to require that initial application for NASD membership be reviewed by a Subcommittee designated by the District Committee, with right of appeal
SEC Approves Consolidated FINRA Rule Regarding Background Checks on Registration Applicants
Comment Period Expires January 31, 1995
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The NASD requests comments on proposed amendments to Article in, Section 45 of the Rules of Fair Practice that would require certain disclosures and reporting of Direct Participation Program (DPP) securities on customer account statements.
Beginning June 26, 2008, all applicants for FINRA membership must use the revised online Form NMA and comply with NASD Rule 1013 (New Member Application and Interview) as amended.