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Legal & ComplianceRegistration*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved changes to Form BD, the Uniform Application for Broker/Dealer Registration. The amendments, developed in consultation with the NASD, North American Securities Administrators
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, October 1, 1985, 31 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System, bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 2,143. These 31 issues, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, are entering the NASDAQ/NMS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for voluntary
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, September 17, 1985, 21 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System, bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/ NMS to 2,118. These 21 issues, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, are entering the NASDAQ/NMS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for
ATS Supervision Obligations
Regulatory Notice
Notice Type
Guidance
Referenced Rules & Notices
FINRA Rule 2020
FINRA Rule 3110
FINRA Rule 4370
FINRA Rule 5210
FINRA Rule 6190
FINRA Rule 6191
Regulatory Notice 14-10
Regulatory Notice 17-22
SEA Rule 15c3-5
Leveraged and Inverse funds play an important role in managing my clients aum. I use them to hedge in down markets like the one we are currently experiencing. I understand their role in an overall investment approach. I use these funds only under specific circumstances and only with high networth clients.
I need these alternatives in order to provide the most complete range of services to help my
To whom it may concern, I oppose this regulation. On the surface this sounds like government overreach. If I understand anything about the purpose of the SEC, it is not to protect individual investors, it is to protect the system. This would prevent individual investors from easily hedging against a market downturn, but allow "high net worth" individuals who can afford to have money
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend Rule 7470 (Exemption to the Order Recording and Data Transmission Requirements) to extend for three years FINRA’s ability to exempt certain members from the recording and reporting requirements of the Order Audit Trail System (“OATS
NASD has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to establish October 4, 2004 as the effective date of the amendments to Rule 6954(d) that the SEC approved in April 2004. The amendments require that members record and report the execution price and firm capacity in Order Audit Trail Systems ("OATS") Execution Reports.
FINRA released a new edition of the OATS Reporting Technical Specifications dated March 15, 2010. The changes described in this edition of the OATS Reporting Technical Specifications will be available in the OATS Production environment on April 26, 2010 and will be available in the OATS Certificate Test environment on April 12, 2010.
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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsSystemsTrading
Executive Summary
Since December 1, 1990, market makers in Nasdaq Small-Cap MarketSM securities that also make markets in the Small Order Execution System (SOESSM) have had to display size in their quotations of at least 500 shares. Effective February 1, 1993, this requirement will apply to all
