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The NASD will soon file its proposed revision of the NASD Manual with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for approval, which is expected later this year. Following SEC approval, the NASD will direct the Commerce Clearing House and vendors providing electronic versions of the NASD Manual
Below are links to the central web sites that provide copies of each of the three NMS Plans in which FINRA participates.
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NASD is issuing this Notice to replace and
See Nasdaq Head Trader Alert 2003-140 at: www.nasdaqtrader.com/dynamic/newsindex/headtraderalerts_2003.stm
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I'm writing to let you know that I find it unconscionable that you would pass rules that prevent the public from making their own investment choices. There is no reason that those who have more money would have a right to invest in things that others would not. This sounds like a set up to make the rich, richer and the poor poorer. I and others are capable of working out the risks and
This is ridiculous.
In the finance world, first I found the Pattern Day Trader (PDT) rule is ridiculous. If this is risky: when you don't have money (< $25,000), you cannot do it; when you have more money (> $25,000), you can lose them more quickly. It means you have a higher trial and error cost.
Now, the new rule is even more ridiculous, similar to PDT. People
I am opposed to regulation restricting the access to leveraged and specialty investment products by retail investors. I invest in leveraged, inverse, and commodity funds as they suit my needs. They are important hedges against market movements and inflation. I should not have to jump through hoops to access these products. Prospectuses are there for a reason and it is up to the individual to
I oppose new rule making that would make leveraged and inverse ETFs difficult or impossible for normal investors to buy. I have used these sorts of ETFs in the past profitably for both hedging risks and investment purposes. I believe these products are both understandable and useful to the average investor.
Given the recent blow-up of so-called qualified investors and family offices like Bill
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On March 2, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Article III, Section 44 of the Rules of Fair Practice (Corporate Financing Rule) to exempt modified guaranteed annuity contracts and modified guaranteed life insurance contracts from
This feels a lot like A: nanny states attempting to protect us from ourselves in ways said nanny states don't succeed in protecting *themselves* - I think a government with as much debt as the US govt has has no business telling anyone how to run their money B: a set of rules which advantage the rich while screwing over the rest of us - as per usual, rules for thee, not for me, since I bet