GUIDANCE
Supervisory Controls
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Trading
Account Name/Designation Changes
Institutional Securities Activities
Rule 3012 (Supervisory Control Systems)
Rule 3110 (Books and Records)
Supervision
Supervisory Control Procedures
Executive Summary
On September 30, 2004, the
GUIDANCE
Do-Not-Call Registry
Effective Date; March 1, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Training
Cold Call
Do-Not-Call
Do-Not-Call Registry
Rule 2212
Telemarketing
Telephone Solicitation
Executive Summary
On January 11, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
approved amendments to
GUIDANCE
Options Position and Exercise Limits
Effective Date: February 28, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Options
Senior Management
Trading
Training
Delta Hedging
Exercise Limits
Hedge Exemption
GUIDANCE
Corporate Debt Securities
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Corporate Finance
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Technology
Trading and Market Making
Training
Debt Securities
Dissemination of Transaction
Information
Operations
Rule 6200 Series
GUIDANCE
Investment Company Directed Brokerage Arrangements
Effective Date: February 14, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Investment Companies
Legal & Compliance
Mutual Fund
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Directed Brokerage
GUIDANCE
Trading Activity Fee
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations Managers
Senior Management
Options Exemption
Trading Activity Fee
Discussion In 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to the NASD By-Laws establishing a Trading Activity Fee (TAF).1 Among the covered securities excluded from the TAF are
GUIDANCE
Corporate Debt Securities
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Corporate Finance
Legal and Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Technology
Trading and Market Making
Training
Debt Securities
Dissemination of Transaction Information
Operations
Rule 6200 Series
TRACE Rules
Transaction Reporting
Executive Summary
NASD is implementing recent amendments to Rule 6250
INFORMATIONAL
Broker-Dealer, Investment Adviser and Individual (AG/RA) Renewals 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive RepresentativesLegal & ComplianceOperationsRegistered RepresentativeRegistrationSenior Management
RegistrationRenewalsWeb CRD®IARDSMMaintenance Fees
Executive Summary
The 2005 NASD Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Registration
NASD would like to remind members of their obligation to file the appropriate FOCUS reports, Schedule I filings, Annual Audits, Customer Complaints and Short Interest reports by their due dates.