JOINT REQUEST FOR COMMENT
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Training
Correspondence—General
Electronic Communications
Rule 2210 (Communications with the Public)
Rule 2211 (Institutional Sales Material and Correspondence)
Rule 3010 (Supervision) Supervision
GUIDANCE
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & ComplianceOperationsSenior Management
Clearing FirmsIntroducing FirmsNASD Rule 2342Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (SIPA)Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC)SIPC BrochureSIPC Web Site
SIPC Information
Executive Summary
On May 10, 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved NASD Rule 2342
GUIDANCE
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KEY TOPICS
Fixed Income
Trading and Market Making
Sales
Senior Management
Legal and Compliance
Internal Audit
Training
Mark-Ups
Debt Securities
Rule 2440
Pricing of Debt Securities
Mark-Ups on Debt Securities
Executive Summary
On April 16, 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved IM-2440-2, "Additional Mark-Up Policy for Transactions
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
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KEY TOPICS
Corporate FinancingExecutive
RepresentativesLegal & ComplianceSenior
ManagementOperations
AffiliatesControl EntityInstitutional
AccountsMember Private OfferingsPrivate PlacementsPrivate Placement MemorandumRegulation D
Member Private Offerings
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Notice to Members to solicit comments from
GUIDANCE
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Continuing Education
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Senior Management
Continuing Education
Firm Element
Continuing Education
Executive Summary
In the fourth quarter of every year, the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education (Council) publishes the annual Firm Element Advisory (FEA). The Council is now updating the FEA in
GUIDANCE
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KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Market Making
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Systems
Trading
Foreign Securities
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)
Trade Reporting
Trade Reporting of Foreign Securities
Executive Summary
NASD is publishing this Notice to provide members with guidance on trade reporting issues involving transactions in
ACTION REQUIRED
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KEY TOPICS
Legal and ComplianceOperationsSenior Management
Short Interest Reporting
Intermarket Surveillance Group
Executive Summary
This Notice to Members advises member firms that, effective September 2007, they are required to increase the frequency of short interest reporting from monthly to twice a month.1 Attachment A outlines the revised Short
GUIDANCE
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KEY TOPICS
Executive Representative
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Systems
Trading
Alternative Display Facility
ADF Trading Centers
Regulation NMS
SEC Rule 611
GUIDANCE
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KEY TOPICS
Legal and ComplianceOperationsRegistered RepresentativesSenior ManagementTrading
IM-6660-1NASD Rule 6660OTC
Equity SecuritiesQuotationsTrading Halts
OTC Equity Trade and Quote Halt Codes
Executive Summary
On December 18, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to NASD Rule 6660 to expand the scope of NASD's authority
INFORMATIONAL
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Corporate FinanceLegal and ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementTechnologyTrading and Market MakingTraining
Debt SecuritiesOperationsRule 6200 SeriesTRACETransaction Reporting
Corporate Debt Securities
Executive Summary
The TRACE System is being enhanced to accept reports of transactions in TRACE-eligible securities in cases where the execution
