Proposed Rule Change to Delay the Effective Date of Certain FINRA Rule Changes Approved in SR-NASD-2004-183

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA") (f/k/a National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD")) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to delay the effective date of paragraphs (c) and (d) of Rule 2821, as approved in SR-NASD-2004-183, until after the Commission has approved or rejected a proposed substantive rule change to Rule 2821 that FINRA intends to file in the near future. That substantive rule change is not included in this proposed rule change, but will be the subject of a separate filing with the SEC.