FINRA has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of FINRA rules; federal securities laws, rules and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
INFORMATIONAL
Series 55 Examination
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Trading & Market Making
Training
Series 55 Examination, Equity Trader
Executive Summary
The requirement for Nasdaq® and/or over-the-
Q1. My firm has been granted an exemption from both the recording and reporting requirements of the OATS Rules and does not currently have an obligation to report to OATS. Does my firm’s OATS exemption extend to the Consolidated Audit Trail (“CAT”) recording and reporting requirements?
A1. No. Neither SEC Rule 613 nor the CAT NMS Plan provide exemptive relief to any class of broker-dealers. As
FINRA Announces Updates of the Interpretations of Financial and Operational Rules
INFORMATIONAL
Underwriting Activity Reports
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KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Technology
Trading and Market Making
Underwriting Activity Reports
Public Offerings
Executive Summary
NASD has amended its rules to require members to request Underwriting Activity Reports (UARs) from NASD's
GUIDANCE
Short Sales
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Trading
Bona Fide Market Making
Short Sales
Rule 5100
IM-5100
Executive Summary
Rule 5100 generally prohibits a member from effecting short sales
in NASDAQ Global Market (NGM) securities1 otherwise than on an
exchange for a customer account, or the
NASD has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rule 1050 to provide for an exemption from the analytical portion of the Research Analyst Qualification Examination (Series 86) for certain applicants who prepare only “technical research reports” and have passed Levels I and II of the Chartered Market Technician (“CMT”)
INFORMATIONAL
Displaying Customer Limit Orders
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Systems
Trading & Market Making
Limit Orders
Order Handling Rules
SEC Rule 11Ac1-4 (Display Rule)
The Suggested Routing function is meant to aid the reader of this document. Each NASD member firm should consider the appropriate distribution in the context
The purpose of this Election Notice is to notify FINRA large and small member firms of contested elections for a large firm seat and a small firm seat on the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) and the distribution of ballots.
