(a)(1) Unless otherwise permitted by FINRA, a member shall not enter into an agreement for the carrying, on an omnibus or fully disclosed basis, of any customer account in which securities transactions can be effected ("customer account" or "account"), unless such agreement is with a carrying firm that is a FINRA member. An introducing firm that acts as an intermediary for
401(k) and Other Employer-Sponsored PlansEmployer-sponsored retirement plans are just that: retirement plans offered by an employer to help its employees save for retirement. Plans are named for the section of the tax code where they’re described. Most are salary-deferral plans, meaning a plan in which the employee designates a portion of their salary to be deducted and put into the retirement
If you are thinking about rolling over money from your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) into an IRA, take some time to consider your options—one of which is to stay put in the TSP, or even transfer money from another retirement account into your TSP.
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Continuing Education
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The Suggested Routing function is meant to aid the reader of this document. Each NASD member firm should consider the appropriate distribution in the context of its own organizational structure.
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Executive Summary
The Joint Regulatory Sales Practice Sweep Report recommended that firms should, among other things: adopt stringent procedures for hiring registered representatives; initiate heightened
Comment Period Expires: August 28, 1995
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Executive Summary
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed.) is requesting comments on proposed changes to Regulation T (Reg. T), which covers extensions of credit by and to broker/dealers.
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, December 16, 1986, 26 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System, bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 2,709. These 26 issues, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, are entering NASDAQ/NMS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The Securities and Exchange Commission has amended Rule 15c3-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These amendments, which for the most part, become effective on November 22, 1985, are designed to assure that customer funds and securities held by broker-dealers are protected against misuse or insolvency. It is anticipated that the net
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Executive Summary
On September 29, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to the Corporate Financing Rule, Article III, Section 44 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice relating to rights of first refusal. The amendment continues to permit the use of rights of first refusal, but
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Executive Summary
On June 29, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved several proposed rule changes by the NASD concerning trading in exchange-listed securities by NASD Consolidated Quotation System (CQS) market makers.1 Specifically, the following rules will be effective on October 31, 1994:
All CQS
