SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Corporate Finance
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Municipal
Operations
Systems
Trading
Executive Summary
On April 11, 1994, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., began operation of the Fixed Income Pricing SystemSM (FIPS®) for members trading highyield bonds. FIPS was created to facilitate the over-the-counter (OTC) trading of high
An exemption is granted based on the following: First, the Firm took prompt remedial action by placing Name in an "inactive status" and directing him to not engage in any work for the Firm. Second, you have represented that Name, prior to being hired by the Firm, was not engaged in the solicitation of municipal securities business, as defined in the Rule, and during his Firm employment as an MFP Name did not engage in municipal securities representative activities and did not solicit municipal business. Third, you have represented that the Firm has a long relationship as an underwriter of municipal securities for County #1 and County #2, and the State and neither the hiring of Name nor his Contributions were necessary to obtain municipal securities business from such issuers. Fourth, the Firm has agreed to undertake an education initiative, as described below, for all employees of the Firm's Municipal Securities Group.
SummaryOver the past 18 months, U.S. securities markets have experienced dramatic volatility. At the same time, individual investors entered the markets in unprecedented numbers—often through self-directed accounts at online brokers—drawn in part by reduced barriers to entry, such as low- and no-commission trading and the ability to purchase fractional shares. Increased retail market
Regulatory Notice
Notice Type
Guidance
Referenced Rules & Notices
FINRA Rule 3110
FINRA Rule 5310
MSRB Regulatory Notice 2014-02
Notice to Members 06-58
Notice to Members 01-22
Notice to Members 99-12
Notice to Members 97-57
Rule 605 of SEC Regulation NMS
Rule 606
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about RSL designations, including, among others, reporting and compliance, conditions and recordkeeping.
INFORMATIONAL
Compensation and Mixed Capacity Trading
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Training
Disciplinary Information
Executive Summary
The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq®) and NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD Regulation) believe that market rules should enhance investor
FINRA Reminds Firms of Their Sales Practice and Due Diligence Obligations When Selling Municipal Securities in the Secondary Market
Comment Period Expires April 24, 1995
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Government Securities
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Trading
Executive Summary
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) recently issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) under the Government Securities Act of 1986 (GSA). Treasury intends to implement rules to require persons
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsSystemsTrading
Executive Summary
On January 6, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an amendment adding a new Section 46 to the NASD Rules of Fair Practice that requires members holding open orders to adjust the price and the size, if necessary, of the order by the amount of any dividend, payment
FINRA Announces Recently Elected and Appointed National Adjudicatory Council and Small Firm Advisory Board Members
