FINRA Reminds Firms of Sales Practice Obligations for Volatility-Linked Exchange-Traded Products
INFORMATIONAL
Alternative Trading Systems that Trade Security Futures
Effective Date: March 31, 2003
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & ComplianceOperationsRegistered RepresentativesSenior ManagementTrading
Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs)Security Futures
Executive Summary
On January 27, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved rule
NASD has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rules 1014 and 1017. The proposed amendments to Rule 1014 would clarify the current standards of membership admission by specifically identifying as a decisional criteria the existence of unpaid arbitration awards or other adjudicated customer awards, as well as pending arbitration claims, and expand the application of Rule 1014 to
Mr. Chairman, Senator Thompson, Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify.
INFORMATIONAL
Trade Date—Settlement Date
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KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Municipal/Government Securities
Operations
Trading & Market Making
Holiday Trade Date—Settlement Date Schedule
Good Friday: Trade Date—Settlement Date Schedule
The Nasdaq Stock Market and the securities exchanges will be closed on Good Friday,
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Summary Arbitration Statistics December 2012
New Case Filings through December:
2010
5,680
2011
4,729
2012
4,299
2012 vs 2011
-9%
Number of Cases Closed through December:
2010
6,241
2011
6,099
2012
4,877
2012 vs 2011
-20%
Turnaround Time1 (in months) through December:
Year
INFORMATIONAL
Trade Date — Settlement Date
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Municipal/Government Securities
Operations
Trading & Market Making
Holiday Trade Date — Settlement Date Schedule
Labor Day: Trade Date — Settlement Date Schedule
The Nasdaq Stock Market® and the securities exchanges will be closed on Monday,
INFORMATIONAL
Trade Date — Settlement Date
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Municipal/Government Securities
Operations
Trading & Market Making
Holiday Trade Date — Settlement Date Schedule
Memorial Day: Trade Date — Settlement Date Schedule
The Nasdaq Stock Market® and the securities exchanges will be closed on Monday, May
INFORMATIONAL
Trade Date — Settlement Date
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPIC
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Municipal/Government Securities
Operations
Trading & Market Making
Holiday Trade Date — Settlement Date Schedule
Thanksgiving Day: Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule
The Nasdaq Stock Market® and the securities exchanges will be closed on Thursday,