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Executive Summary
On July 15, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Rules 2820 (Variable Contracts Rule) and 2830 (Investment Company Rule) that
Dear FINRA,
I object to this rule that public investments should be restricted to a small number of privileged individuals. Making the public pass tests in order to invest in public funds is elitist and opposes our nations tradition of individual improvement through investing. As a woman, it is critical to me that I have access to all types of public investment because these types of rules are
I M P O R T A N T
OFFICERS, PARTNERS AND PROPRIETORS
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
Although it appears at this writing that the provisions under TEFRA with respect to withholding on dividends and interest will be repealed, members should be aware that other provisions of the Act - primarily the expanded reporting requirements - are still effective for transactions occurring
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Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 5131 (New Issue Allocations and Distributions) to Provide FINRA with General Exemptive Authority
I and investors like me, not regulators, should be able to choose public investments that are right for me and my family.
Public investments should be available to all of the public,
not just the privileged.
Using ETF and inverse ETF securities, along with other strategies, allowed me to avoid the 35-40% decrease in portfolio value experienced by almost all 4000 mutual funds and like
The rights of individuals to invest any funds they have available in any way they see fit is central to U.S. customary freedom. Investment funds offered through US exchanges are already regulated in may ways. It is not the role of our government to regulate investors. If our government FINRA wants to help consumer investors, work with the FCC to stop the continuous scam barrage through phone
While I understand the desire to ensure a safer environment for retail investors, that effort should be limited to what is clearly predatory or fraudulent. Leveraged products are key to many effective risk management strategies which would otherwise require the use of options (significantly more complex) or margin (significantly riskier), both of which are easily accessible to retail investors
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Amendments Regarding Deadlines for Submission of Initial Annual Report under Rule 3012 and Execution of the Initial Annual Certification under Rule 3013 and IM-3013
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IM-3013 (Annual Compliance
and Supervision
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new 110,000-square-foot NASD Operations Center, which will serve the NASD membership and the NASDAQ market, will be September 17, 1986. The facility, located 18 miles north of Washington, D.C., in Rockville, Maryland, will support 200-million-share trading days and provide the first complete, back-up computer
