TO: NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
BACKGROUND
On January 11, 1988, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Order Confirmation Transaction (OCT) service, a new communications enhancement for the NASDAQ System.
The SEC granted approval for a period of 90 days under the accelerated approval provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. During this 90-day period, the SEC
IMPORTANT MAIL VOTE
OFFICERS, PARTNERS AND PROPRIETORS
TO: All NASD Members
LAST VOTING DATE IS AUGUST 6, 1987.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
NASD members are invited to vote on a proposal to amend recently adopted Article III, Section 26(m) of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. (See Notice to Members 86-54, dated July 30, 1986.) The proposed amendment to Section 26(m) would limit the circumstances under
The Anti-Money Laundering, Fraud and Sanctions section of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
February 8, 2011
Dear Executive Representative/Chief Compliance Officer:
FINRA is publishing its 2011 Annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter to highlight new and existing areas of significance to our regulatory programs. This edition of the letter includes topics of heightened importance to FINRA's Member Regulation, Market Regulation and Enforcement Departments, and the
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Executive Summary
Effective June 12, 1995, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is adopting amendments to Form G-405, Report on Finances and Operations of Government Securities Brokers and Dealers (FOGS Report), and to Form G-FIN-4, Disclosure Form for Person
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REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on proposed amendments to the NASD Uniform Practice
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Table of Contents
PART I INTERPRETIVE MATERIAL, DEFINITIONS,
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PART I
I would want all the of these actions implemented and a DAILY accounting of it in both graphing and table form made available for public consumption. I believe that short positions are a part of the market's functionality. However, only 1 level. That is, a true 1-to-1 correspondence of short to stock share. The delivery date MUST be cut down to 1 day without a 'kick-the-can' down
FINRA should provide daily updates on short interest and failure-to-delivers. If that isn't feasible, then at minimum a T+1 timeframe should be implemented. Rampant naked shorting along with a financial toolbox that favors large institutions goes against what a free market is all about. As a retail Investor, I do not have the same means or access to the types of information that larger
