TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
ATTN: TRAINING DIRECTORS AND REGISTRATION PERSONNEL
The Qualifications Committee of the NASD Board of Governors is pleased to announce that starting on August 1, 1986, the Financial and Operations Principal Examination (Series 27) will be administered on the PLATO system. Currently, Series 27 is administered as a written examination on the third
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REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD invites comments on a proposed amendment to Schedule C to the By-Laws that would
This past August, over 250 people at FINRA took two days to find data driven solutions for FINRA. With over 45 teams, there were some amazing ideas that came out of this hackathon. Below are 13 awesome ideas teams came up with.
NASD Regulation, Inc., has filed with the SEC proposed revisions to the study outline and examination specifications for the General Securities Principal (Series 24) and the Corporate Securities Limited Representative (Series 62) qualification examinations to reflect changes to the rules, regulations, and practices covered by these examinations. The question banks for the Series 24 and 62
The Books and Records section of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
The Trusted Contact Persons section of the 2022 Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) relevant regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) exam findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
The Anti-Money Laundering, Fraud and Sanctions section of the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
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Executive Summary
The NASD® has created a Member Buying Services department and consolidated responsibility for the operation of its existing sponsored programs under the
Brokerage accounts allow investors to buy and sell numerous types of investments. When opening a brokerage account, investors have two main options: a cash account or a margin account. The difference between them is how and when you pay for your investments.As the name suggests, when you buy securities with a cash account, you must do so using cash, paying for the purchase in full. If you want to
FINRA Revises the Series 24 and 23 Examination Programs
