Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11 (the “Rule”) governs the publication or submission of quotations by broker-dealers in a quotation medium other than a national securities exchange (i.e., the OTC market). The Rule generally prohibits a broker-dealer from publishing a quotation for any security in a quotation medium unless the broker-dealer has reviewed current and publicly available information about the issuer whose security is the subject of the quotation, and the broker-dealer believes this information is accurate and obtained from a reliable source. Municipal securities and other “exempt securities” (e.g., government securities, Treasury securities) are not subject to the Rule.
(a) Disclosure of Parties' Capacity in Loan or Borrow Transactions
(1) A member that lends or borrows securities in the capacity of agent shall disclose such capacity to the other party (or parties) to the transaction.
(2) Prior to lending securities to or borrowing securities from a person that is not a member of FINRA, a member shall determine whether the other party is acting
The Global Settlement followed joint investigations by the regulators into alleged conflicts of interest between investment banking and securities research at brokerage firms.
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,
Exemptive relief is granted based on: the representation that the individual did not engage in the solicitation of municipal securities business; for the six years prior to being hired by the Firm; the Contributions were made prior to the individual being employed by the Firm; imposition by the Firm of extensive Firm-wide information barriers on certain municipal securities business communications; prohibition of, for a specified period of time, the individual's solicitation of new municipal securities business; and the commitment to a quarterly certification of compliance.
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
Order Audit Trail System
Action Requested By: July 10, 2002
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Operations
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Order Audit Trail System
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Notice to Members to solicit comments from members and other interested parties on proposed changes to the OATS
GUIDANCE
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Internal Audit
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Systems
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Training
Rule 6740
SEC Rule 15c2-11
SEC Rule 15c3-3
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Special Notice to Members (Special NTM) to
advise member firms and other interested parties of certain
actions and issues relating to the
<p>A person who processes agency transactions by communicating all orders to another firm, which then calls or electronically communicates with the contra-side of the transaction, is not involved in the execution of transactions for purposes of Rule 1032(f) and thus is not required to be Series 55 registered.<br/><br/></p>
INFORMATIONAL
Series 55 Examination
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Series 55 Examination, Equity Trader
Executive Summary
The requirement for Nasdaq® and/or over-the-
<p>Rule 3060 does not limit ordinary and usual business entertainment provided by a member or its associated persons to the member's clients and their guests.<br/></p>
