TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved amendments to the Interpretation of the NASD Board of Governors on "Forwarding of Proxy and Other Materials" under Article III, Section 1 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice.1/ These amendments, which became effective on May 30, 1986, provide for an increase in the guidelines for
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved amendments to the Interpretation of the NASD Board of Governors on "Forwarding of Proxy and Other Materials," under Article III, Section 1 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. 1/ These amendments, which became effective on April 29, 1986, provide for a surcharge and an
INFORMATIONAL
Prohibition Against Guarantees and Sharing in Customer Accounts
Effective Date: May 12, 2003
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KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Registered Representatives
Principals
NASD is publishing this article to provide guidance to firms on how to report order events to OATS when using an "intelligent" order routing system.
INFORMATIONAL
TRACE Fees
The fee changes are effective as of October 1, 2002
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KEY TOPICS
Compliance
Legal
Operations
Senior Management
Rule 7010(k)
TRACE Fees
Rule 6200 Series
The Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions section of the 2017 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
INFORMATIONAL
Trading Obligations
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Trading & Market Making
Best Execution
Firm Quote Compliance
Locked/Crossed Markets
Executive Summary
As more derivative instruments overlay securities listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") and more Nasdaq-listed securities are included
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Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on proposed amendments to Article III of the NASD Code of Procedure concerning Board of
TRACE Data Delivery Plus Fee
FINRA assesses the TRACE Data Delivery Plus service fee per each MPID that the firm enrolls in the service. The firm's monthly fee is based on:
the average number of transactions the MPID was a party to* per month over the prior calendar year, which is used to categorize the MPID in one of 4 tiers, and
the number of "Plus" reports (reports for
To assist the financial industry in fulfilling its obligation to provide all available breakpoint discounts on sales of front end load mutual funds, the Joint NASD/Industry Task Force recommended that broker-dealers provide investors with a Written Disclosure Statement, explaining the availability of breakpoint discounts, at the time of purchase or on a periodic basis.
