INFORMATIONAL
Broker-Dealer, Investment Adviser and Individual (AG/RA) Renewals 2005
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RegistrationRenewalsWeb CRD®IARDSMMaintenance Fees
Executive Summary
The 2005 NASD Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Registration
Summary
FINRA has recently observed an increase in fraudulent options trading being facilitated by (1) account takeover schemes (sometimes referred to as account intrusions), through which a bad actor gains unauthorized entry to a customer’s brokerage account; and (2) the use of new account fraud1 by a bad actor who fraudulently establishes a brokerage account through identity theft.
FINRA is issuing this Notice to help firms review, reconcile and respond to their Final Renewal Statements and reports that are currently available on Web CRD and IARD for the 2008 registration renewal process. Questions concerning this Notice should be directed to the FINRA Gateway Call Center at (301) 869-6699.
INFORMATIONAL
Decimalization
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Legal & Compliance
Operations
Options
Registered Representatives
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Technology
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Decimalization
Executive Summary
Nasdaq® has released its most recent decimalization testing schedule. The test schedules and necessary registration information are provided in
Nominees for Upcoming FINRA Board of Governors Election
Broker-Dealer, Investment Adviser Firm, Agent and Investment Adviser Representative, and Branch Renewals for 2014
GUIDANCEUnit Investment Trust SalesSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal and ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementBreakpointsUnit Investment Trust SalesExecutive SummaryUnit Investment Trusts (UITs) that charge initial sales charges sometimes offer discounts in the sales charge based on the dollar amount or number of units of the investment. The thresholds at which the discounts are offered in the
ACTION REQUIREDBroker/Dealer, Investment Adviser, and Individual (AG/RA) RenewalsSUGGESTED ROUTING KEY TOPICS Executive RepresentativesLegal & ComplianceOperationsRegistered RepresentativeRegistrationSenior Management Maintenance FeesRegistrationRenewalsWeb CRDWeb IARD Executive SummaryThe 2004 NASD Broker/Dealer and Investment Adviser Registration
<p>Whether a proposed standby purchase agreement entered into between affiliate of a member and an issuer in connection with a public offering of the issuer's common stock could constitute an option.<br/></p>
INFORMATIONAL
Continuing Education
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Continuing Education/Testing/Qualifications
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Registration
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Continuing Education Regulatory Element Notification
Written Supervisory Procedures
Executive Summary
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) firms are reminded that the Web Central
