Regulatory Notice
Suggested Routing
Senior Management
Advertising
Corporate Finance
Government Securities
Institutional
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Municipal
Mutual Fund
Operations
Options
Registration
Research
Syndicate
Systems
Trading
Training
Executive Summary
On January 29, 1996, the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC)
approved amendments to Sections
1(a)(v)
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
Existing Limited Representative Examinations
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts
Direct Participation Programs
Municipal Securities
Option Securities*
Products Covered in Proposed Corporate Securities United Representative Examinations
Common and Preferred Stock
Corporate Debt Issues
Stock Rights and Warrants
Foreign Securities and
GUIDANCE
Safeguarding Confidential Customer Information
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Systems
New Technology
Privacy
Protection of Customer Information
Executive Summary
NASD members are required to maintain policies and procedures that address
GUIDANCE
Trading Activity Fee
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations Managers
Senior Management
Options Exemption
Trading Activity Fee
Discussion In 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to the NASD By-Laws establishing a Trading Activity Fee (TAF).1 Among the covered securities excluded from the TAF are
<p>NASD Rule 2110 - Standards of Commercial Honor and Principles of Trade</p>Member whose firm will cease to exist upon merger with an acquiring member that does not generally offer retail brokerage services may use negative response letters to accomplish the bulk transfer of its retail accounts to a broker-dealer affiliate of the acquiring member.
Many financial scams involve unregistered or unlicensed individuals, or the sale of unregistered investments. That's why it’s particularly important to ask questions about investments and investment professionals and do your own research to confirm their answers.
Sec. 3. A member of the Audit Committee, the Finance Committee (other than the Chair thereof) or a committee or subcommittee appointed pursuant to Section 1(b) of this Article may be removed from such committee or subcommittee only by a majority vote of the whole Board, after appropriate notice, for refusal, failure, neglect, or inability to discharge such member's duties
Sec. 14. Each elected or appointed Governor shall update the information submitted under Section 9(d) regarding his or her classification as a Large Firm, Mid-Size Firm, Small Firm, Public, Floor Member, Independent Dealer/Insurance Affiliate and/or Investment Company Affiliate Governor at least annually and upon request of the Secretary of the Corporation, and shall report immediately
Sec. 11.6 Each certificate representing capital stock surrendered to FINRA Regulation for exchange or transfer shall be canceled and no new certificate or certificates shall be issued in exchange for any existing certificate other than pursuant to Section 11.7 until such existing certificate shall have been canceled.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2009-020 eff. Aug. 20, 2009.
Amended by SR-
Sec. 6.12 The Independent Agent shall declare a ballot invalid if one or more of the following conditions exists:
(a) the ballot is not signed by the Executive Representative (unless Section 6.11 applies);
(b) a vote is not indicated on the ballot; or
(c) a vote for more than one candidate is indicated on the ballot.
Renumbered from Sec. 6.24 and amended by SR-FINRA-2008-
