INFORMATIONAL
Limit Order Protection
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Registered Representatives
Trading & Market Making
Limit Order Protection
OTCBB
Executive Summary
On February 8, 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Rule 6541 (Rule), which, on a pilot
Interpretations are marked in blue background beneath the rule text to which they relate.
Restructured Qualification Examinations and Related Examination Fees
GUIDANCE
Manning Obligations
Effective Date: January 2, 2006
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KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Systems
Trading
IM-2110-2
Limit Orders
Manning Rule
Executive Summary
On August 4, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Interpretive Material (IM)-2110-2, Trading Ahead of Customer Limit
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Advertising
Continuing Education
Corporate Finance
Executive Representatives
Government Securities
Institutional
Insurance
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Municipal
Mutual Fund
Operations
Options
Registered
<p>Rule 2740 would not prohibit an underwriter in a fixed price offering from paying to another broker/dealer that is unable to participate in the underwriting syndicate an advisory fee or a referral fee to the extent that such payment does not directly or indirectly discount the fixed offering price for any purchaser in the offering.</p>
Exemptive relief is granted based on the following considerations: the Contribution was made by an individual who, at of the time of the Contribution, had never been an MFP nor was Name involved in the Firm’s municipal securities business. We believe the possibility that the payment was intended to influence issuer officials is significantly minimized. To the extent that any potential investor protection concerns exist, the staff believes these concerns will be appropriately addressed by the Firm’s existing firewall procedures for Name.
INFORMATIONAL
Regulatory Fees
Implementation Date: October 1, 2002
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KEY TOPICS
Compliance
Legal
Senior Management
NASD By-Laws
Regulatory Fee
Executive Summary
As announced in Notice to Members 02-41, NASD has amended Section 8 of Schedule A to the NASD By-Laws, eliminating the Regulatory Fee and instituting a new transaction-based Trading Activity Fee
(a) Definition of Principal and Principal Registration Categories(1) Definition of PrincipalA "principal" is any person associated with a member, including, but not limited to, sole proprietor, officer, partner, manager of office of supervisory jurisdiction, director or other person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, who is actively engaged in the management of
INFORMATIONAL
SEC Interpretive Guidance
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Trading & Market Making
Blank Check Companies
Freely Tradeable Securities
Executive Summary
A unit of the NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) Market
