(a) Quid Pro Quo Allocations
No member or person associated with a member may offer or threaten to withhold shares it allocates of a new issue as consideration or inducement for the receipt of compensation that is excessive in relation to the services provided by the member.
(b) Spinning
(1) No member or person associated with a member may allocate shares of a new issue to any account in which
(a) Quid Pro Quo AllocationsNo member or person associated with a member may offer or threaten to withhold shares it allocates of a new issue as consideration or inducement for the receipt of compensation that is excessive in relation to the services provided by the member.(b) Spinning(1) No member or person associated with a member may allocate shares of a new issue to any account in which an
M FINANCIAL SECURITIES MARKETING, INC.1125 NW COUCH STREET, SUITE 900, PORTLAND, OR 97209M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, INC.1125 N.W. COUCH STREET, SUITE 900, PORTLAND, OR 97209Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 2207, PORTLAND, OR 97208-2207M STEVENS SECURITIES, LLC3753 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, SUITE 200, LAS VEGAS, NV 89169M&A SECURITIES GROUP, INC.4151 N. MULBERRY DRIVE, SUITE 252, KANSAS CITY, MO 64116M
FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposal to Establish a “Pay-to-Play” Rule
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceTradingTraining
Executive Summary
Members are reminded that commission charges to customers in agency transactions are fully subject to all provisions of Article III, Section 4 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. As such, the NASD 5% Policy applies as equally to commissions on agency trades as it does to markups or
SEC Approves Amendments to the Customer and Industry Codes of Arbitration Procedure Broadening Chairperson Eligibility in Arbitration
Guidance Relating to Firm Short Positions and Fails-to-Receive in Municipal Securities
GUIDANCEIPO Distribution ManagerVoluntary Effective Date: March 23, 2004Mandatory Effective Date: April 16, 2004SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSCorporate FinancingInstitutionalLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementSyndicateTrading & Market MakingTrainingFree-Riding and WithholdingIPO Distribution ManagerIPOsRetentionRule 2790Underwriting CommitmentExecutive SummaryTo coincide
INFORMATIONAL
Series 55 — Equity Trader Examination
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Senior Management
Trading & Market Making
Training
Equity Trader
Proprietary Trading
Series 55 Examination
Executive Summary
&
A. P. SECURITIES, INC.15 WATERVIEW DR, CENTERPORT, NY 11721Mailing Address: P. O. BOX 434, CENTERPORT, NY 11721A.BRIDGE REALVEST SECURITIES CORPORATION244 CAMBRIDGE OAKS, PARK RIDGE, NJ 07656A.G. QUINTAL INVESTMENT COMPANY INC.2177 ACUSHNET AVE., NEW BEDFORD, MA 02745-6316A.G.P. / ALLIANCE GLOBAL PARTNERS88 POST ROAD WEST, 2ND FLOOR, WESTPORT, CT 06880A5 SECURITIES LLC375 WEST END AVE UNIT 10D,