NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to make certain amendments to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NASD (the “Certificate”) to reflect the governance and related changes to accommodate the consolidation of the member firm regulatory functions of NASD and NYSE Regulation, Inc. and to conform the Certificate to the
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Rule Modernization Project
Comment Period Expires: July 2, 2001
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Over the past several years, NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD Regulation) has conducted a comprehensive review of many of the National
I am totally opposed to the Proposed Rule #S7-24-15 for the following reasons: 1. I am a small investor that has invested in leverage funds for greater than 20 years and am quite capable of understanding the risks of using leverage funds. In fact, I find it offensive that a regulator would question my knowledge of the market by using some gimmick like passing a special test related to my
This proposed rule is clearly an attempt by elites to keep the individual investor from taking advantage of their terrible public policy. If this investor were to see that the government was spending too much money and going to cause inflation, how are they to protect their portfolio or actually take advantage of this mismanagement. Betting against Treasuries, like using TBT, would provide that
As an investor who has made use of inverse funds, including leveraged funds, over a period of approximately 20 years, I strongly oppose the restrictions and regulation described in this rule with respect to such funds. I am a seasoned investor and am fully capable of evaluating the characteristics, risks, advantages and disadvantages of inverse funds, leveraged or otherwise. I do need a nanny
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) proposed amendments to FINRA Rules 5122 (Private Placements of Securities Issued by Members) and 5123 (Private Placements of Securities) that would require members to file retail communications concerning private placement offerings that are subject to those rules
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MSRB Rule G-37 Exemptive Relief
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Since May 1999, NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) has considered three requests for exemptive relief
It is Beech Hill Securities (BHS) opinion, that FINRA’s proposal to amend Rule 6730 to reduce TRACE reporting timelines to 1-minute will adversely affect the ability of small to mid-sized firms to participate in Fixed Income reportable securities. Given it is cost prohibitive, most small to mid-size firms do not utilize automated trade reporting systems (E.g., Bloomberg TOMS). Rule 6730 proposal
A total of 741 member firms volunteered to participate in FINRA’s Remote Inspections Pilot Program, FINRA announced today in a blog post.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or "the Commission") has issued Release No. 34-28927, adopting amendments to Rule 15c3-1 (the "Rule") with respect to withdrawals of net capital. The
