Member's use of minimum commissions per trade or per share and the use of standardized commission schedules.
<p>NASD Regulation does not provide interpretive guidance on the appropriateness of a commission or mark-up schedule under Rule 2440, relating to fair prices and commissions, and the related mark-up policy, IM-2440. Further, NASD Regulation does not provide any assurance in the interpretive process that a firm's absolute reliance on a schedule for determining a commission or a mark-up is appropriate.</p>
Staff interpretation of the continuing commissions policy codified in NASD IM-2420.
Staff interpretation of the continuing commissions policy codified in NASD IM-2420.
IM-2420-2, the "Continuing Commissions Policy," does not apply to the receipt by a terminated broker/dealer of commissions generated by its former registered persons after they have transferred to a new firm. Rule 2420 would further apply to prohibit the receipt of the commissions by the non-member broker/dealer.
Continuing Commissions permitted where the safeguards required by the rule have been implemented.
<p>A broker/dealer cannot pay continuing commissions to a former registered representative who is no longer in the securities industry, unless such payments are made in reliance on an SEC no-action position addressing the permissibility of those payments under Section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; under the facts presented, NASD IM-2420-2 did not apply.</p>
<p>A member firm may pay continuing commissions to a former registered representative who is no longer in the securities business provided the conditions of NASD IM-2420-2 are satisfied, and further, that such payments are made in compliance with SEC "no-action" letters addressing the permissibility of those payments under Section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</p>
<p>Member firms may pay retired registered representatives continuing commissions based on contributions to accounts established by the former representatives prior to retirement, provided the conditions of NASD IM-2420-2 are satisfied, and further, that such payments are made in compliance with SEC "no-action" letters addressing the permissibility of those payments under Section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Firms cannot pay retired registered representatives commissions based on activity in accounts established after the representatives' retirement.</p>
IM-2420-2, the "Continuing Commissions Policy," does not apply to the receipt by a terminated broker/dealer of commissions generated by its former registered persons after they have transferred to a new firm. Rule 2420 would further apply to prohibit the receipt of the commissions by the non-member broker/dealer.
