FINRA takes disciplinary actions against firms and individuals for violations of NASD rules; federal securities laws, rules, and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education Issues Firm Element Advisory Update
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Executive Summary
On May 28, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Article II, Section 10 of the NASD® Code of Procedure (Code) to provide for a Minor Rule Violations Plan (Plan). The Plan will permit the NASD to dispose of certain minor rule violations expeditiously and to report the
The FINRA West Region Member Forum is a one-day event designed to provide financial professionals associated with FINRA member firms in the West Region the opportunity to engage in key discussions with FINRA staff, and connect with industry leaders and peers. The forum also includes thoughtful discussions around the future landscape of the financial services industry, and provides opportunities
<p>Based on certain representations and compliance with the requirements of SEC Rule 17a-4(i), third party may provide recordkeeping services to its NASD member clients, such that the member clients would not be required to individually download and separately retain copies of documents required pursuant to Rule 2790(b).</p>
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Regulation of IPO Allocations and Distributions
Comment Period Expires: September 9, 2002.
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Corporate Financing
Legal & Compliance
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Trading & Market Making
Flipping
IPO Allocations
NASD Rule 2710
NASD Rule 2712
Penalty Bids
Spinning
Underwriting Compensation
Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education Issues Firm Element Advisory Update
Heightened Supervision of Complex Products
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Comment Period Expires: September 6, 2002
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
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Senior Management
Money Laundering Compliance Programs
Executive Summary
On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed into law the USA PATRIOT
1. The most neglected field in investor education is equity market manipulation. New retail investors should be informed about perpetual option fail-to-delivers, married-puts, shorting via exchange-traded-funds, off-exchange trading and selling synthetic shares to manipulate a stock's price. 2. From a retail investor's perspective: An open forum where individual users can share investor
