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Frequently asked questions related to OATS reporting requirements to OTC NMS Stocks.
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to the FINRA Corporate Financing Rule
FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposed Rule to Require Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Relating to Recruitment Compensation Practices
September 26, 1995;
Executive Summary
On September 8, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new rule under Article III, Section 50 of the Rules of Fair Practice (Rules) for reporting customer complaint information and other specified events to the NASD. The new rule requires members to report to the NASD the occurrence of 10 specified events and quarterly summary
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Executive Summary
The NASD is publishing this Notice to remind members that new Section 46 of Article III of the Rules of Fair Practice requiring members holding open orders to adjust the price and size of such orders by the amount of any dividend, payment, or distribution on
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Executive Summary
On September 28, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved proposed changes to NASD® rules governing index, currency, and currency index warrants. The amended rules:
revise the listing criteria for stock index warrants;
specify the customer margin
Unless otherwise indicated, suspensions will begin with the opening of business on Monday, June 17, 1996. The information relating to matters contained in this section is current as of June 5, 1996. Information received subsequent to June 5, 1996, is not reflected in this section.
Firm Fined, Individual Sanctioned
Litwin Securities, Inc. (Miami Beach, Florida) and Harold A. Litwin (Registered
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Executive Summary
On January 5, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an NASD rule change codifying existing requirements for access to and use of the OTC Bulletin Board® service (OTCBB).1 This codification will provide a ready reference to OTCBB rules and operational requirements in a discrete section of
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD, on the recommendation of its Legal Advisory Board (LAB), has undertaken a reorganization of the NASD Manual in order to make the Manual easier to use. As a first step in the Manual revision project, the LAB proposed an
