NASD Regulation Department of Enforcement will not, unless directed otherwise, institute enforcement action against NASD member firms that send group e-mails to two or more existing or prospective customers that qualify as "institutional accounts" under Rule 3110(c)(4) or existing customers that qualify as "qualified purchasers" under Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 without securing prior approval by a registered principal of those communications, subject to the condition that the firms supervise and review the group e-mails in accordance with the standards of Rule 3010(d).
FINRA is issuing this Regulatory Notice to provide members an update on regulatory coordination efforts concerning compliance with CAT reporting rules (the “CAT compliance rules”). In particular, FINRA and the national securities exchanges, as CAT NMS Plan Participants, have entered into a Rule 17d-2 Plan and corresponding Regulatory Services Agreements (RSAs) to coordinate regulation of the CAT
Guidance on Low-Priced Equity Securities in Customer Margin and Firm Proprietary Accounts
Correction - On page 497, the third sentence in the last paragraph under subhead Background - SelectNet And SOES should read: The SOES rules currently contain a specific provision, NASD Rule 4720(c)(4), that requires SOES order entry firms to maintain the physical security of Nasdaq equipment located on the premises of the firm to prevent unauthorized entry of information into SOES.
Effective Date: June 12, 1998
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Executive Summary
On June 12, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to National Association of
(a) GeneralExcept as otherwise provided by paragraph (b) of this Rule, each general securities member shall, with a frequency of not less than once every calendar quarter, send a statement of account ("account statement") containing a description of any securities positions, money balances, or account activity to each customer whose account had a security position, money balance, or
Summary
FINRA requests comment on the practice of internalizing customer trades in the corporate bond market after obtaining auction responses, commonly known as “pennying.” In particular, pennying involves a dealer, after receiving a customer order, initiating a bid or offer wanted auction process on behalf of a customer, reviewing the auction responses, and then executing the customer order
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Executive Summary
On January 26, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) granted accelerated approval of a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) proposal to temporarily modify its circuit breaker rules.1 Effective February 1,
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Executive Summary
Members must review and correct promptly, as needed, their settlement agreements with customers or other persons that contain confidentiality clauses that prohibit or discourage the customer or other person from disclosing the settlement terms (and the underlying facts of the dispute
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The NASD® reminds members that registered persons who do not satisfy their Regulatory Element computer-based training requirement within the 120-calendar-day period beginning on the second, fifth, or tenth anniversary of their initial securities registration or of the date of a serious
