Summary
With the recent increase in the number of customers seeking to open brokerage accounts and trade options, FINRA reminds members of the requirements for determining whether to approve a customer to trade options. Regardless of whether the account is self-directed or options are being recommended, members must perform due diligence on the customer and collect information about the customer
GUIDANCE
Private Placements of Tenants-in-Common Interests
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Corporate Finance
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Registered Representatives
Retail
Senior Management
Broker-Dealer Registration
Due Diligence
Non-Conventional Investments
Private Placements
Real Estate
Rule 2420
Suitability
Executive Summary
This Notice addresses Section 1031 tax-
NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD Regulation) has taken disciplinary actions against the following firms and individuals for violations of NASDRules; securities laws, rules, and regulations; and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. Unless otherwise indicated, suspensions will begin with the opening of business on Monday, December 16, 1996. The information relating to matters
SEC Approves Amendments to Eliminate the Requirement for the Senior Registered and Compliance Registered Options Principals (SROP and CROP)
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,
ACTION REQUIRED
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal and ComplianceOperationsSenior Management
Short Interest Reporting
Intermarket Surveillance Group
Executive Summary
This Notice to Members advises member firms that, effective September 2007, they are required to increase the frequency of short interest reporting from monthly to twice a month.1 Attachment A outlines the revised Short
INFORMATIONAL
NAC Nominees
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
National Adjudicatory Council
Executive Summary
The purpose of this Special Notice to Members is to announce the nominees for the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) for the North Region, South Region, and Central Region. The nominees, nominated for two-year terms
(a) Application
This Rule shall apply exclusively (and in lieu of Rule 2341) to the activities of members in connection with variable contracts, to the extent such activities are subject to regulation under the federal securities laws.
(b) Definitions
(1) The term "purchase payment" as used throughout this Rule shall mean the consideration paid at the time of each purchase or
(a) Application
This Rule shall apply exclusively (and in lieu of Rule 2341) to the activities of members in connection with variable contracts, to the extent such activities are subject to regulation under the federal securities laws.
(b) Definitions
(1) The term "purchase payment" as used throughout this Rule shall mean the consideration paid at the time of each purchase or
The file is produced in pipe-delimited format. Each file shall contain a header row that defines the field under each column, as well as an end-of-file trailer consisting of a date/time stamp and total record count (maximum of 10 numeric characters, right justified and zero filled). The filename identifies the date the trades were reported (YYYY-MM-DD).The file is produced in two versions: one
