311. Capital Acquisition Broker Compliance and Supervision

(a) All capital acquisition brokers are subject to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(6), (b)(1), (b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(7), (e) and (f) of FINRA Rule 3110, and Supplementary Materials .01 through .03, .06 through .09, and .11 following FINRA Rule 3110.
(b) A capital acquisition broker must permit the examination and inspection of its premises, systems, platforms, and records by representatives of FINRA and the Commission, a

240. Engaging in Impermissible Activities

Upon a finding that a capital acquisition broker or associated person of a capital acquisition broker has engaged in activities that require the firm to register as a broker or dealer under the Exchange Act, and that are inconsistent with the limitations imposed on capital acquisition brokers under Capital Acquisition Broker Rule 016(c), FINRA may examine for and enforce all FINRA rules against such a broker or associated person, including any rule that applies to a FINRA member broker-dealer that is not a ca

221. Communications with the Public

(a) No communication with the public by a capital acquisition broker may:
(1) include any false, exaggerated, unwarranted, promissory or misleading statement or claim;
(2) omit any material fact or qualification if the omission, in light of the context of the material presented, would cause the communication to be misleading;
(3) state or imply that FIN

211. Suitability

(a) A capital acquisition broker or an associated person of a capital acquisition broker must have a reasonable basis to believe that a recommended transaction or investment strategy (as defined in FINRA Rule 2111) involving a security or securities is suitable for the customer, based on the information obtained through the reasonable diligence of the broker or associated person to ascertain the customer's investment profile.
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