Supplementary Material .15 is effective from Apr 24, 2014 through Dec. 1 2015.
(a) Supervisory System
Each member shall establish and maintain a system to supervise the activities of each associated person that is reasonably designed to achieve compliance with applicable securities laws and regulations, and with applicable FINRA rules. Final responsibility for proper supervision shall rest with
(a) Application
This Rule shall apply exclusively to the activities of members in connection with the securities of companies registered under the Investment Company Act; provided however, that Rule 2320 shall apply, in lieu of this Rule, to members' activities in connection with "variable contracts" as defined therein.
(b) Definitions
(1) The terms "affiliated member,
(a) Application
This Rule shall apply exclusively (and in lieu of Rule 2341) to the activities of members in connection with variable contracts, to the extent such activities are subject to regulation under the federal securities laws.
(b) Definitions
(1) The term "purchase payment" as used throughout this Rule shall mean the consideration paid at the time of each purchase or
Each participant will be charged a monthly fee for use of the FINRA/NYSE Trade Reporting Facility. The monthly fee will be calculated as follows:
(a) If the participant submits one or more trade reports to the FINRA/NYSE Trade Reporting Facility during a given calendar month, the participant will pay a monthly fee equal to the sum of (i) $1,000 plus (ii) $0.0055 per published tape report.
(b)
FINRA members that trade securities listed on the NYSE ("Tape A"), Amex and regional exchanges ("Tape B"), or Nasdaq ("Tape C") in over-the-counter transactions reported to the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility may receive from the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility transaction credits based on the transactions attributed to them. A transaction is attributed
(a) FINRA will pass through any penalties incurred under the National Market System data plans and allocate them accordingly to the ADF Trading Center that exceeds its projected message traffic. Each ADF Trading Center will be invoiced for any penalties that may occur.
(b) In assessing capacity penalties incurred under the National Market System Plans:
(1) FINRA will use the metrics of the
(a) If an ADF Trading Center does not achieve certain thresholds of both its Projected Average Transaction Volume and its Certified Peak Transaction Volume in one or more categories on one or more days in a given calendar month, the following shortfall capacity usage fees will apply:
For Projected Average Transaction Volume:
Level
Percentage Shortfall
1 – 2 days
3 – 5 days
6 – 10
(a) If an ADF Trading Center exceeds its Certified Peak Transaction Volume in one or more categories on one or more days in a given calendar month, the following excess capacity usage fees will apply:
Level
Percentage Exceeded
1 – 2 days
3 – 5 days
6 – 10 days
>10 days
1
<25%
N/A
$250
$500
$750
2
25% – <50%
$250
$500
$750
$1,
