As a former complex product supervisor for one of the largest broker-dealers in the nation and which is probably the highest producing structured product firm, I would like to make some comments on the practices employed by them and in the industry by general. First of all the process in getting an account approved for structured notes and options is largely a joke. Anyone from an 18 year old
Money you make on an investment is considered a capital gain, and in most cases, you’ll need to pay a capital gains tax. If your investment loses money, you have a capital loss. Your capital gain or loss is the difference between the sale price and the cost basis, and the tax rate depends on how long you held the investment.
Revised Discovery Guide and Document Production Lists for Customer Arbitration Proceedings
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For purposes of this Rule, the term "collateralized mortgage obligation" (CMO) refers to a multi-class debt instrument backed by a pool of mortgage pass-through securities or mortgage loans, including real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs) as defined in the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
(b) Disclosure Standards and Required Educational Material
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The Securities and Exchange Commission approved on October 10 the establishment of Nasdaq
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On February 8, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new Part XII to Schedule C of the NASD By-Laws prescribing requirements for the
The End-of-Day TRACE Transaction File is a daily file that includes all transaction data disseminated as part of Real-Time TRACE transaction data on that day. The file is produced after the TRACE system closes and is separately available for each Real-Time TRACE transaction data set (i.e., the Corporate Bond Data Set, Agency Data Set, SP Data Set, and Rule 144A Data Set).Any party wishing to
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The NASD is providing for members' use the Penny Stock Risk Disclosure Document as recently amended by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), which brokers/dealers are required to furnish
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On February 7, 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved proposed changes to National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (
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NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) is issuing this Notice to Members to remind members that compensation received by members in public offerings of
