John Gannon Testimony - July 16, 2008: Testimony Before the
Special Committee on Aging
United States Senate
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
Proposed Rule Governing Allocations and Distributions of Shares in Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
Comment Period Expires: January 9, 2004
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KEY TOPICS
Corporate Financing
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Trading & Market Making
IPO Allocations
IPO Pricing
Rule 2710
INFORMATIONAL
Revised Forms U4 and U5
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Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Registration
Senior Management
Training
Central Registration Depository
Form U4
Form U5
Statutory Disqualification
Executive Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC
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Senior ManagementInstitutionalLegal & ComplianceOperationsSystemsTrading
Executive Summary
On June 29, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new short-sale rule for Nasdaq National Market® securities traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market™ (Nasdaq). The rule takes effect September 6, 1994, for an 18-month pilot period.
The Nasdaq® short-sale
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In 1993, the American Stock Exchange (Amex), the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX), endorsed the Report and
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Senior Management
Corporate Finance
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Systems
Trading
As of January 26, 1995, the following 19 issues joined the Nasdaq National Market®, bringing the total number of issues to 3,747:
Symbol
Company
Entry Date
SOES Execution Level
CAFI
Camco Financial Corp.
12/30/94
200
TLMDA
Telemundo
(a) Quid Pro Quo Allocations
No member or person associated with a member may offer or threaten to withhold shares it allocates of a new issue as consideration or inducement for the receipt of compensation that is excessive in relation to the services provided by the member.
(b) Spinning
(1) No member or person associated with a member may allocate shares of a new issue to any account in which
(a) All partnership articles and all amendments thereto shall be submitted and be acceptable to the Exchange prior to becoming effective.
(b) The charter or certificate of incorporation and all amendments thereto, the by-laws and all amendments thereto, forms of stock certificates and any and all agreements or other documents and amendments thereto relating to the business or affairs of the
This rule is no longer applicable. Incorporated NYSE Rules have been superseded by Temporary Dual FINRA-NYSE member Rule Series. Please consult the appropriate FINRA Rule.
(a) All partnership articles and all amendments thereto shall be submitted and be acceptable to the Exchange prior to becoming effective.
(b) The charter or certificate of incorporation and all amendments thereto, the by-laws
(a) Quid Pro Quo AllocationsNo member or person associated with a member may offer or threaten to withhold shares it allocates of a new issue as consideration or inducement for the receipt of compensation that is excessive in relation to the services provided by the member.(b) Spinning(1) No member or person associated with a member may allocate shares of a new issue to any account in which an
