SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Training
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved an amendment to the Code of Procedure that would create a new procedure
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD has amended its policy regarding the publication of disciplinary actions to provide that actions resulting in monetary sanctions of $10,000 or more will be published in the same manner as actions resulting in suspensions, bars, expulsions and/or revocations. The new policy will be implemented with respect to District
SEC Approves Amendments to Equity Trade Reporting and OATS Rules
FINRA Extends Implementation of Rule Amendments Relating to Non-Tape (Or Clearing-Only) Reports for Previously Executed Trades
SEC Approves New Requirements for Alternative Trading Systems
Staff grants exemption from the Short Sale Rule for certain transactions executed through a member's passively-priced trading system.
April 3, 2007
Mr. Louis J. Karcher
Principal & Chief Compliance Officer
Pipeline Trading Systems LLC
60 East 42nd Street, Suite 624
New York, NY 10165-0006
Re: NASD Rule 5100: Request for Exemptive Relief
Dear Mr. Karcher:
This is in
January 18, 2006
NASD is issuing this OATS report to clarify for members the difference between qualifying for exclusion from the definition of "Reporting Member" under NASD Rule 6951(n) and obtaining an exemption from the OATS Reporting Requirements pursuant to NASD Rule 6957.
On September 28, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Rules 6950
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Government SecuritiesLegal & ComplianceOperationsRegistration
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted amendments to Rule 17M, also known as the Lost and Stolen Securities Program. Among other things, the amendments: 1) expand the definition of