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Notice To Members 86-87

Christmas Day - New Year's Day: Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule

Published Date:

TO: All NASD Members and Municipal Securities Bank Dealers

ATTN: All Operations Personnel

Securities markets and the NASDAQ System will be closed on Thursday, December 25, 1986, Christmas Day, and Thursday, January 1, 1987, New Year's Day. "Regular-way" transactions made on the preceding business days will be subject to the settlement date schedule listed below.

Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule For "Regular-Way" Transactions

Trade Date

Settlement Date

Regulation T Date*

December 17, 1986

December 24, 1986

December 29, 1986

18

26

30

19

29

31

22

30

January 2, 1987

23

31

5

24

January 2, 1987

6

25

MARKETS CLOSED

26

5

7

29

6

8

30

7

9

31

8

12

January 1, 1987

MARKETS CLOSED

2

9

13

The foregoing settlement dates should be used by brokers, dealers, and municipal securities dealers for purposes of clearing and settling transactions pursuant to the NASD's Uniform Practice Code and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rule G-12 on Uniform Practice.

Questions regarding the application of these settlement dates to a particular situation may be directed to the NASD Uniform Practice Department at (201) 839-6256.


* Pursuant to Sections 220.8(b)(l) and (4) of Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, a broker-dealer must promptly cancel or otherwise liquidate a customer purchase transaction in a cash account if full payment is not received within seven (7) business days of the date of purchase or, pursuant to Sections 220.8(d)(l), make application to extend the time period specified. The date by which members must take such action is shown in the column entitled "Regulation T Date."