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Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceMutual Fund
Executive Summary
Since the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new NASD® rules governing investment company sales charges on July 7, 1992, the NASD has fielded numerous questions from member firms and mutual funds concerning the interpretation and application of these rules. In anticipation of
INFORMATIONAL
Qualification Examinations
Implementation Date: April 29, 2005
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registration
Training
Assistant Representative
Order Processing (Series 11)
Limited Representative Equity Trader (Series 55)
Rule 1032(f)
Rule 1041
Executive
Firm Made Misrepresentations to Customers and Violated Reg BI as well as FINRA’s Suitability and Supervision RulesWASHINGTON—FINRA announced today that it has expelled broker-dealer SW Financial for multiple violations, including making misrepresentations to customers in its sales of private placement offerings of pre-initial public offering (pre-IPO) securities, churning customer
Increase in Number of Arbitrators Available for Review When Parties Choose Arbitration Panels
GUIDANCE
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Legal and ComplianceOperationsRegistered RepresentativesSenior ManagementTrading
IM-6660-1NASD Rule 6660OTC
Equity SecuritiesQuotationsTrading Halts
OTC Equity Trade and Quote Halt Codes
Executive Summary
On December 18, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to NASD Rule 6660 to expand the scope of NASD's authority
INFORMATIONAL
NASD Examinations
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Recording NASD Field Examinations
Executive Summary
In response to a request by a member firm, NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) recently clarified its long-standing practice of not permitting members to record by video or audio tape conversations between
I have been investing a long time and have bought individual stocks, bonds, ETFs. I have shorted the Market through ETFs. I realize the risks involved. Currently we are in a period where the major market indices are falling. Now is the perfect time to protect part of your portfolio with an ETF that shorts the market. It is like insurance on your home. The goal is to protect your investment. I
Dear Sirs:
I do not think adding additional requirements to the use of leveraged/inverse investments should be used. We have enough regulations now. If an individual wants to use these they already have to agree to various forms required by the brokerage they use.
I don't need to go through any more tests, classes or regulation in my investment decisions.
Let me decide on what I want
Please stop this none-sense. Traders are smart enough to read and educate themselves before buying leveraged or inverse ETFs, including myself. If you like to help the traders, here is something much more important you can do: Make our funds available right away after each transaction and/or at least within the hour. In this age of digital fast money, there is absolutely no reason to hold our
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FINRA observed some instances in which firms have had difficulty meeting various aspects of their obligations under Regulation SHO and relevant FINRA rules:
Supervision of Third-Party Order Management Systems
