TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The following is a list of NASD Notices to Members issued during the second quarter of 1986. Requests for copies of any notice should be accompanied by a self-addressed mailing label and directed to: NASD Administrative Services, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
Notice Number
Date
Topic
86-24
April 4, 1986
SIPC Trustee
The Best Execution, Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions, Private Placements, and Reg BI and Form CRS sections of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
I don't believe FINRA even has the capabilities to create a fair and free market as what we have is the literal opposite. If you do, no one has seen it. Synthetic shares are created by the millions with no regulation or repercussion. Shares are traded in dark pools by market makers, then shorted in lit pools to crippled and drive down the price of stocks for market makers and institutions
1. T+0 settlement 2. Market Makers cannot be hedge funds. 3. Stock in hand rule ie short seller must have found and received stock before it can be shorted. 4. Public list of every entity which short sells a stock. 5. Maintenance requirement to short a stock to be cash only with zero marginable securities used as collateral. 6. Fine for Naked Short Selling enhanced to 1000% of stock's value
I request the following to be taken into consideration for addition to the proposed rule change: - Short positions held by market makers should require enhanced reporting. In addition, anytime an options contract is opened by a MM well below market value for the stock, the time of trade and involved party should be reported. - Incorporate ETF short interest in reporting requirements. - Require
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, May 15, the National Market System will include 935 securities as 50 more NASDAQ securities are phased into the System. These 50 securities meet the SEC's voluntary designation criteria, which include six month average trading volume of 100,000 shares a month and a minimum bid price of $5.
The 50 securities scheduled to
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, April 17, the National Market System will include 881 securities as 50 more NASDAQ securities are phased into the System. These 50 securities meet the SEC's voluntary designation criteria, which include six-month average trading volume of 100,000 shares a month and a minimum bid price of $5.
The 50 securities scheduled to
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
An additional 49 issues will voluntarily join the NASDAQ National Market System on Tuesday, November 22, bringing the total number of NMS securities to 635. These 49 issues meet the SEC's criteria for voluntary designation, which include average monthly trading volume of 100,000 shares and a minimum bid price of $5.
The 49
TO: All NASD Members and NASDAQ Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
An additional 50 issues will voluntarily join the NASDAQ National Market System on October 18, bringing the total number of NMS securities to 571. These 50 issues meet the SEC's criteria for voluntary designation, which include average monthly trading volume of 100,000 shares and a minimum bid price of $5.
The 50
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, June 4, 1985, 23 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 1,998. These 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
