NASD has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend Rule 2860 to: (a) revise the definition of the term "underlying index" to include all indexes underlying standardized index options and other indexes that meet certain specified criteria; and (b) allow members to calculate the position limits,
Revised Process for Candidates Whose Primary Language Is Not English to Receive Additional Time to Complete a Qualification Examination or Continuing Education Session
GUIDANCEFees for Filing Documents Pursuant to Rule 2710 (Corporate Financing RuleUnderwriting Terms and Arrangements)Implementation Date: January 1, 2005SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSLegal & ComplianceRegistered RepresentativesSenior ManagementCorporate Financing DepartmentCorporate Financing FeesRule 2710 (Corporate FinancingRuleUnderwriting Terms and Arrangements)Schedule A to
Proposed Rule Change by National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Amendments to the OATS Rules to Require that ECNs Capture Routed Order Identifier Information
INFORMATIONAL
Continuing Education
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Continuing Education
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Senior Management
Continuing Education
Firm Element
Executive Summary
The Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education (Council) has issued a Firm Element Advisory, a guide for firms to use when developing their continuing
GUIDANCE
Qualification Examinations
Implementation Date: November 30, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registration
Training
Limited Principal—General Securities Sales Supervisor (Series 9/10)
Limited Principal—Registered Options (Series 4)
Limited Representative—Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products (Series 6)
Rule 1022(f)
Rule 1022(g
The NASD, through its wholly owned subsidiary, NASD Dispute Resolution, Inc., has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to: (1) amend NASD Rule 10334 of the Code of Arbitration Procedure ("Code") to accelerate the expiration date of the rule from August 1, 2002 to December 31, 2000; (2) to delete paragraph (i) of Rule 10205, Schedule of Fees for Industry and Clearing Controversies
SEC Approves Rule Establishing Expedited Procedures for Arbitrating Promissory Note Cases
NASD would like to thank the committee for the invitation to submit this written statement for the record in support of H.R. 2179, the Securities Fraud Deterrence and Investor Restitution Act.
GUIDANCE
Denial of Access Complaints
Compliance Date: May 26, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Market Making
Operations
Senior Management
Trading
Access to Quotations
Alternative Display Facility
Market Regulation
Executive Summary
On March 10, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)