Summary
Effective September 1, 2021, FINRA is amending its rulebook to eliminate the Order Audit Trail System (OATS) rules in the FINRA Rule 7400 Series and FINRA Rule 4554 (Alternative Trading Systems — Recording and Reporting Requirements of Order and Execution Information for NMS Stocks) (collectively referred to as the “OATS Rules”). FINRA has determined that the accuracy and
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TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a recodification of the NASD By-Laws 1/ and a revised Code of Procedure. 2/ The text of these amendments, which were effective upon approval by the Commission, 3/ is attached.
Over the past several years, the Association's Ad Hoc Committee on
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Temporary Cease and Desist Orders
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Senior Management
Cease and Desist Proceedings and Orders
Executive Summary
On May 23, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an NASD proposed rule change that gives NASD the authority to impose and
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Municipal Fund Securities
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Investment CompaniesMunicipal Fund Securities/529 PlansSales Material
Executive Summary
NASD recognizes that the market for municipal fund securities, particularly Section 529 college savings plan securities,
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Certificates Of Deposit
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Legal & Compliance
Trading
Operations
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Long-Term or Brokered Certificates of Deposit
Executive Summary
Members increasingly have been offering to customers a number of non-traditional certificate of deposit (CD) products. Typically, these products are
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to NASD Rule 2340 to Address Values of Unlisted Direct Participation Programs and Real Estate Investment Trusts
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Arbitration Awards
Effective Date: September 18, 2000
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Arbitration Awards
Motions To Vacate
Nonpayment Of Awards
Suspension Proceedings
Executive Summary
To respond to concerns raised by the General Accounting Office, NASD Dispute Resolution,
FINRA has adopted a short-form membership application process for certain firms that must become FINRA members due to the recent amendments to Rule 15b9-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Firms that are eligible for the short-form membership application process also must have been a member of a national securities exchange with which FINRA has had a regulatory services agreement for the 12-month period prior to August 23, 2023. FINRA has further adopted a partial waiver of the new membership application fee for those firms that apply for FINRA membership through the short-form membership application process. These rule changes became effective on October 30, 2023.
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FINRA Requests Comment on TRACE Dissemination Issues
