FINRA Revises Portfolio Margining Risk Disclosure Statement and Written Acknowledgment for Customers Using Portfolio Margin Accounts
INFORMATIONAL
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal/Compliance Retail Senior Management
Hedge Funds Funds of Hedge Funds Suitability Due Diligence Internal Controls Supervision Training
Executive Summary
As a result of a recent review of members that sell hedge funds and registered products (closed-end funds) that invest in hedge funds ("funds of hedge funds"), NASD staff is
INFORMATIONAL
Certificates of Deposit
Effective Date: October 8, 2002
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Trading
Operations
Senior Management
Certificates of Deposit
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Notice to supersede NASD Notice to Members 02-28 (Notice or Notice 02-28) and replace the guidance offered in Notice to Members 02-28
The Suitability for Retail Customers section of the 2018 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
GUIDANCE
Portfolio Margin Risk Disclosure Statement
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Margin
Operations
Senior Management
Margin Requirements
Options
Portfolio Margin
Portfolio Margin Risk Disclosure Statement
Rule 2520
Rule 2860
Executive Summary
As announced in Notice to Members (NTM) 07-11 (February 2007), recent amendments
SEC Approves Amendments to FINRA Rule 2360 (Options) and FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) in Connection With Over-the-Counter Options Cleared by the OCC
GUIDANCE
Structured Products
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal and Compliance
Retail
Senior Management
Derivatives
Options
Structured Products
Structured Securities
Executive Summary
As a result of a recent review of members that sell structured
products, NASD staff is concerned that members may not be
fulfilling their sales practice obligations when selling these
instruments
Comment Period Expires: February 16, 1998
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Senior Management
Corporate Finance
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Systems
Trading
Executive Summary
NASD Regulation, Inc. (NASD RegulationSM) requests comment on two proposed rules, National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Rules 2315 and 2350, which would require members to review current issuer
Update to Security Futures Risk Disclosure Statement and Supplement
Comments.I am not in favor of proposed limits that may restrict my access to L&I Funds or to disqualify me from trading L&I Funds or other complex products.
I have a strong understanding of the characteristics and risks of L&I Funds, and that their purpose is for short-term active trading, and that they should be monitored regularly.
