Columbus Day: Trade Date-Settlement Date Schedule

TO: All NASD Members and Municipal Securities Bank Dealers

FROM: All Operations Personnel

The schedule of trade dates/settlement dates below reflects the observance by the financial community of Columbus Day, Monday, October 12, 1987. On this day, the NASDAQ System and the exchange markets will be open for trading. However, it will not be a settlement date since many of the nation's banking institutions will be closed in observance of Columbus Day.

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

It should be noted that October 12, 1987, is considered a business day for receiving customers' payments under Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board.

Transactions made on Monday, October 12, will be combined with transactions made on the previous day, October 9, for settlement on October 19. Securities will not be quoted ex-dividend, and settlements, marks to the market, reclamations, buy-ins, and sell-outs, as provided in the Uniform Practice Code, will not be made and/or exercised on October 12.

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 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 (212) 839-6256.

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* 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 Section 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."