Series 7 registered representatives are not required to register under Series 55 as equity traders based solely on the fact that they perform the clerical function of entering customer phone orders into the same routing system that customers could use to enter orders electronically. The Series 7 representatives, under the facts described in the letter, would not provide any advice to the customers, including advice on possible paths or methods of execution.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
ATTN: Training Directors and Registration Personnel
The purpose of this notice is twofold:
Part I announces the availability in mid-March of study outlines for a revised Series 7 General Securities Representative Qualification Examination. Pending SEC approval, it is expected that this new version of the test will be introduced at the June 1986
As a mostly outside observer who has be diving into the inner workings of the mechanics behind short selling, I've noticed that the lack of transparency effectively makes it impossible to determine the overall value of the short positions that exist, along with a lack of information about how many synthetic shares are created and how positions are opening and closing on a regular basis. This
FINRA is incorporating into its rulebook the rules of New York Stock Exchange LLC ("NYSE") listed below (the "Incorporated NYSE Rules"). The Incorporated NYSE Rules will apply solely to those members of FINRA that are also members of NYSE on or after July 30, 2007 ("Dual Members"), until such time as FINRA adopts a consolidated rulebook applicable to all of its
The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 ("CFMA") lifted the ban on the trading of security futures, i.e., single stock and narrow-based stock index futures ("security futures"). Because they are subject to regulation both as securities and as futures contracts, security futures must be traded on trading facilities and through intermediaries that are registered with
1. For purposes of the SEC Large Trader Reporting Rule (SEA Rule 13h-1), what is the format of the LTID and the optional suffix?
2. For purposes of the SEC Large Trader Reporting Rule (SEA Rule 13h-1), how should Unidentified Large Traders be designated?
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Executive Summary
On February 8, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Rule 1120 (formerly Schedule C, Part XII of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., By-Laws) of the NASD® Membership and Registration Rules, which prescribes requirements for
TO: All NASD Members
The New York Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the NASD to provide members with a notice regarding the activities of Gerald Greenspan outlined below.
Mr. Greenspan was permanently enjoined by the United States District Court (S.D.N.Y.) from further violations of the federal securities laws in 1960, 1975 and 1980. The 1980 injunction requires
The idea of a "fair" market is completely a figment of peoples imagination at this point. The corruption and "loop holes" that exist to allow the Rich to continue to get rich off the backs of the working average citizen is sickening. The stock market and corruption is rampant amongst banks, hedge funds, market makers, and politicians and government departments. The "
FINRA Enforcement works tirelessly on the front lines of investor protection, and this tremendous undertaking demands steadfast leadership. On this episode of FINRA Unscripted, we are reintroduced to Bill St. Louis, FINRA's new Executive Vice President and Head of Enforcement, to learn more about what's on the horizon for Enforcement in the new year.
