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Legal & ComplianceOperationsTrading
Executive Summary
On January 5, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an NASD rule change codifying existing requirements for access to and use of the OTC Bulletin Board® service (OTCBB).1 This codification will provide a ready reference to OTCBB rules and operational requirements in a discrete section of
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Senior ManagementCorporate DebtInstitutionalLegal & ComplianceMunicipalOperationsSystemsTrading
Executive Summary
On March 18, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved NASD rules regarding quotation- and transaction-reporting requirements for members trading high-yield, fixed-income securities. The following Notice answers some commonly
When purchasing securities, you may pay for them in full or may borrow part of the purchase price from your securities firm. If you choose to borrow funds from a firm, you must open (or have) a margin account with the firm. Some brokerage firms use margin accounts as their default type of account.The portion of the purchase amount that you must deposit is called margin and is
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD, on the recommendation of its Legal Advisory Board (LAB), has undertaken a reorganization of the NASD Manual in order to make the Manual easier to use. As a first step in the Manual revision project, the LAB proposed an
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
Existing Limited Representative Examinations
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts
Direct Participation Programs
Municipal Securities
Option Securities*
Products Covered in Proposed Corporate Securities United Representative Examinations
Common and Preferred Stock
Corporate Debt Issues
Stock Rights and Warrants
Foreign Securities and
