REQUEST FOR COMMENTFairness Opinions Issued by MembersComment Period Expires: January 10, 2005Note: The comment period was extended to February 1, 2005.SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementFairness OpinionsInvestment Banks Mergers and AcquisitionsProxy StatementsExecutive SummaryNASD is requesting comment on whether it should propose a new rule
GUIDANCEInvestment Analysis ToolsEffective Date: February 14, 2005SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSExecutive RepresentativesLegal & ComplianceSenior ManagementIM-2210-6Investment Analysis ToolsPredictions or ProjectionsExecutive SummaryOn September 28, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an NASD Interpretative Material (IM) to Rule 2210, designated as IM-2210-6,
GUIDANCELiquefied Home EquitySUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal and ComplianceRegistered RepresentativesSenior ManagementCommunications with the PublicHome Equity Lines of CreditLeverageLiquefied Home EquityMarginMortgagesExecutive SummaryThe rapid increase in home prices over the past several years, in combination with refinancing activity by homeowners, has lead to increasing investment activity
Executive SummaryOn October 1, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) approved an NASD rule filing amending the Trading Activity Fee (TAF) to reduce the TAF rate for covered equity securities, reduce the maximum per trade charge on covered equity securities, and assess the TAF on corporate debt securities that, under the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)
INFORMATIONALSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSExecutive RepresentativesBoard ElectionsExecutive SummaryThe Annual Meeting of Members of NASD will be held on January 4, 2005, at 11:00 am, at the NASD Visitors Center, 1735 K Street, NW, in Washington, DC. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct the election of Governors to the NASD Board. Members can raise other topics for discussion by properly
GUIDANCECorporate Debt SecuritiesSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSCorporate FinanceLegal and ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementTechnologyTrading and Market MakingTrainingDebt SecuritiesOperationsRule 6200 SeriesTRACE RulesTransaction Reporting Executive SummaryNASD provides interpretive guidance on the meaning of the terms "foreign private issuer" and "issue date
GUIDANCEOATS Reporting RequirementsEffective Date: February 14, 2005SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementSystemsTradingOATSRule 6954(c)Executive SummaryOn September 17, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Rule 6954(c) to require that electronic communication networks (ECNs) that electronically receive
INFORMATIONALTrade DateSettlement DateThis version corrects the Trade Dates and Settlement Dates for Columbus Day 2005.SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSInternal AuditLegal and ComplianceMunicipal/Government SecuritiesOperationsTrading and Market Making Holiday Trade DateSettlement Date Schedule Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:Trade DateSettlement Date ScheduleThe Nasdaq Stock Market®
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FINRA has adopted amendments to its Codes of Arbitration Procedure (Codes) to modify the process relating to requests to expunge customer dispute information in the FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (DRS) arbitration forum. The amendments impose requirements on expungement requests (a) filed by an associated person during an investment-related, customer-initiated arbitration (customer
1 This report is not intended to express any legal position and does not create any new regulatory requirements or suggest any change in any existing regulatory obligations, nor does it provide relief from any existing regulatory obligations. This report summarizes key findings from FINRA’s outreach and research on the use of quantum computing in the financial
