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5 A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V
Interpretive Letter

Applicability of NASD Rule 3070 to the operations of a mutual fund and variable product distributor broker/dealer.

May 28, 1996
Interpretive Letter

Applicability of NASD Rule 3070 to the operations of a mutual fund variable product distributor broker/dealer with a separately registered transfer agent.

May 28, 1996
Exemptive Letter
The request for exemption stems from the fact that several political contributions were made from Firm X's checking account which Person A contends should have been issued from Person A's checking account. Under the MSRB rules, the NASD may grant exemptions only when the situation involves a disgruntled employee contribution or a number of small contributions totaling slightly more than the $250 de minimis amount. Accordingly, Firm X's request for an exemption is denied.
May 13, 1996
Interpretive Letter
Member's use of minimum commissions per trade or per share and the use of standardized commission schedules.
May 02, 1996
Regulatory and Compliance Alerts (RCA)
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March 31, 1996
Regulatory and Compliance Alerts (RCA)
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January 01, 1996
Interpretive Letter
Registration requirements of a member for persons responsible for actively supervising the employees of member broker/dealer (under former Schedule C, Part II, now the Rule 1020 Series).
November 27, 1995
Interpretive Letter
Requirements of member firms in maintaining do-not-call lists under NASD Rule 3110.
October 31, 1995
Regulatory and Compliance Alerts (RCA)
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October 01, 1995
Interpretive Letter

Short sales by options professionals established during the course of bona fide market making activities are exempt from the affirmative determination requirements, regardless of whether the short sales constitute a permitted offset under Regulation T.

July 26, 1995
Regulatory and Compliance Alerts (RCA)
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July 01, 1995
Regulatory and Compliance Alerts (RCA)
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March 31, 1995
Regulatory and Compliance Alerts (RCA)
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January 01, 1995
Regulatory and Compliance Alerts (RCA)
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October 01, 1994
Interpretive Letter
The applicability of Section 40 (Rule 3040) to situations in which a financial plan is delivered to a customer without an execution of a securities transaction.
September 27, 1994
Interpretive Letter

Requirements under NASD Rule 3030 (formerly Article III, Section 43) for investment seminar activities conducted by dually registered persons that charge fees from participants.

September 15, 1994
Interpretive Letter

Clarification of NASD Notice to Members 94-44 to situations in which a dually registered person maintains discretionary trading authority, determines portfolio changes, and prepares trade instructions for customer accounts and charges the accounts an asset-based fee.

August 05, 1994
Regulatory and Compliance Alerts (RCA)
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June 01, 1994
Regulatory and Compliance Alerts (RCA)
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March 01, 1994
Interpretive Letter
Suitability responsibilities of a discount broker/dealer when a customer is trading in options contracts (under former Article III, Section 2, now Rule 2310).
May 18, 1993
Interpretive Letter

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.

February 24, 1993
Interpretive Letter
Application of NASD Notice to Members 90-52 to member firms that do not recommend securities transactions to their customers, but limit their business to accepting unsolicited orders from customers (under former Article III, Section 2, now Rule 2310).
November 13, 1990
Interpretive Letter

Cash rebates issued to pension plan customers with respect to secondary market transactions in outstanding securities (under former Article III, Section 24, now Rule 2740 and IM-2740).

December 22, 1988
Compliance Tools
NASD directed all firms that processed more than a minimal amount of mutual fund transactions using an automated process to conduct a self-assessment of their mutual fund transactions in 2001 and 2002 and the sales discounts provided, and to submit the results to NASD. As of July 30, 2003, the 642 firms listed below submitted assessment results to NASD.