SEC Approves New FINRA Rule to Address Abuses in the Allocation and Distribution of New Issues
I am Richard Ketchum, Chairman and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. On behalf of FINRA, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today.
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On May 28, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Article II, Section 10 of the NASD® Code of Procedure (Code) to provide for a Minor Rule Violations Plan (Plan). The Plan will permit the NASD to dispose of certain minor rule violations expeditiously and to report the
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On March 6, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD® or Association) Rules 6950 through 6957 (Rules), which establish an Order Audit Trail SystemSM (
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: NASD is grateful for the invitation to testify regarding self-regulation in the securities industry. NASD commends the Committee's efforts in reviewing the self-regulatory system.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: NASD would like to thank the committee for the invitation to submit this written statement for the record.
Thank you for that introduction, and thank you all for coming. As all of you know, we are at an important moment in the debate over financial regulation and the future profile of financial markets in the United States, and throughout the world. So I am pleased to have this opportunity to share some of my thoughts about where we've been and where we can hopefully go.
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The Securities
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, June 21, 1988, the following 14 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System (NASDAQ/NMS), bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 2,954:
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IMPORTANT MAIL VOTE
OFFICERS, PARTNERS, PROPRIETORS
TO: All NASD Members
LAST VOTING DATE IS JULY 1, 1988.
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NASD members are invited to vote on a proposed amendment to Article III, Section 21 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. The amendment would require the marking of customer order tickets to reflect the dealers contacted by members and the quotations received to determine