SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Senior ManagementInternal AuditOperationsTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
On June 30, 1988, the maximum Small Order Execution System (SOES) order size for all Nasdaq National Market System (Nasdaq/NMS) securities was established as follows:
A 1,000-share maximum order size was applied to those Nasdaq/NMS
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management
Corporate Finance
Legal & Compliance
Mutual Fund
Operations
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on proposed amendments to the NASD mutual fund maximum sales charge rule that would subject
FINRA Announces Election Results for District Committees, District Nominating Committees and the National Adjudicatory Council
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Legal & ComplianceOperationsSystemsTrading
As of November 28, 1994, the following 37 issues joined the Nasdaq National Market®, bringing the total number of issues to 3,739:
Symbol
Company
Entry Date
SOES Execution Level
CVTI
Covenant Transport, Inc. (Cl A)
10/28/94
500
LION
Fidelity Southern Corp.
10/31/94
200
BUMM
B.U.M. International, Inc.
Everyone should have the ability to invest in leveraged investments as long as they understand the risks. Placing restrictions on the small investor creates disadvantages while large institutions take advantage of opportunities. Leveraged investments as long as they are not your entire portfolio allows the small investor to maximize profits without placing large amounts of capital at risk. Please
Leveraged and Inverse funds provide an important tool in managing investments. I've utilized these funds during the past several months to hedge my exposure in a challenging market. I've been able to remain invested in strong companies that pay dividends, while reducing my exposure to a substantial loss during market corrections. These funds provide an important tool to
I do not see any good reason for FINRA to restrict an individual investor from buying leveraged and/or inversed funds. Shares of any company can go down to zero so one cannot say that one product is safer than the other. FINRA should focus only on irregularities at Broker-Dealers, Capital Acquisition Brokers and not interfere with the investment choices of individuals.
Thank you
For Your Information
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
October 1989
Three NASD District Offices to Hold Major Conferences This Month
Three NASD offices — Districts 5, 8, and 13 - will sponsor major conferences this month.
District 5
The District 5 annual membership meeting and conference, co-sponsored with Tulane Law School, will be Friday, October 6, at the Windsor Court
I fully believe in the freedom of the capital markets and my choice as a participant in those markets to remain unencumbered. There have been too many instances of the elite class not allowing the everyday person to use these markets. I use leveraged products as part of my trading strategy. It helps me greatly to have these products available to me. I think the current prospectus for these
Ive invested in ProShares leveraged ETFs, particularly SSO, for so many years. These ETFs have provided a lot of flexibilities to me, and in a lot of cases, they helped reduce my investment risk as it freed up my capital and thus lowered my liquidity risk. I wouldnt simply categorize these ETFs as risky investments only because its leveraged, and thus I oppose the proposed investment limitation
