Q ADVISORS LLC999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2015, DENVER, CO 80202QATALYST PARTNERS LP3 EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 1500, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111QUADRIGA SECURITIES, LLC44 COOK STREET, SUITE 255, DENVER, CO 80206QUANTITATIVE BROKERS, LLC285 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 1700, NEW YORK, NY 10017QUANTLAB BROKERAGE, LLC3 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 200, HOUSTON, TX 77046QUANTRIVER FINANCIAL, LLC6430 PLANTATION PARK COURT
Exemptive relief is denied based on: the Firm’s repeated failure to detect Officer A’s contributions in excess of $250; the Firm had actual knowledge of all three of Officer A’s contributions and that the Firm violated the municipal securities ban on two separate ocassions; and the firm failed to discover its own rule violations prior to NASD’s intervention.
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Communications with the Public
Treatment of Non-Margin Eligible Equity Securities
Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 6121 (Trading Halts Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility) and FINRA Rule 6272 (Character of Quotations) to Include all NMS Stocks
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Legal & ComplianceOperationsSystemsTrading
As of January 27, 1994, the following 43 issues joined the Nasdaq National Market®, bringing the total number of issues to 3,499:
Symbol
Company
Entry Date
SOESSM Execution Level
ALMIW
Alpha Microsystems (Wts Exp 9/1/98)
1/3/94
500
HALL
Hallmark Capital Corp.
1/3/94
200
SECP
Security Capital
Proposed Rule Change To Amend the FINRA Rule 6700 Series and the TRACE Dissemination Protocols to Provide for the Dissemination of CMO Transactions
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Senior ManagementOperations
Executive Summary
On January 14, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Sections 59 and 65 of the NASD's Uniform Practice Code (UPC) establishing close-out procedures for instruments based on the performance of an index, currency, or other measure and establishing close-out and fail procedures to
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Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Mutual Fund
Operations
Training
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD requests comments on proposed amendments to subsections (b)(7) — Definitions
GUIDANCEInvestment Analysis ToolsEffective Date: February 14, 2005SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSExecutive RepresentativesLegal & ComplianceSenior ManagementIM-2210-6Investment Analysis ToolsPredictions or ProjectionsExecutive SummaryOn September 28, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an NASD Interpretative Material (IM) to Rule 2210, designated as IM-2210-6,
