Proposed Rule Change to Amend NASD Rules 1022 (Categories of Principal Registration) and 1032 (Categories of Representative Registration)

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rule 1022 (Categories of Principal Registration) and NASD Rule 1032 (Categories of Representative Registration) to remove the deadline by which eligible registrants must complete a firm-element continuing education requirement to engage in a security futures business, and to remove reference to a revised examination.