TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The Securities and Exchange Commission has recently approved amendments to Section 4 of Appendix A, Article III, Section 30 of the Association's Rules of Fair Practice that relates to minimum margin requirements for option contracts on a market or industry index. These amendments which became effective on April 13, 1984 establish minimum
Following are "Frequently Asked Questions" regarding the Order Audit Trail System (OATS).
GUIDANCE
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Systems
Trading
Training
Rule 6740
SEC Rule 15c2-11
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Special Notice to Members (Special NTM) to advise member firms and other interested
The Global Settlement followed joint investigations by the regulators into alleged conflicts of interest between investment banking and securities research at brokerage firms.
/01 Trading Against Firm Recommendations
Reserved.
/02 Private Sales
Reserved.
/03 Conversions, Acquisitions and Changes in Business Activities
Member organizations are expected to notify the Exchange when planning important organizational or operational changes, such as mergers with or acquisitions of other broker/dealers or the acquisition of a significant electronic data processing system
SR-FINRA-2019-009 has been approved by the SEC. Effective May 8, 2019, this rule will no longer be applicable. Please consult the appropriate FINRA rule.
/01 Trading Against Firm Recommendations
Reserved.
/02 Private Sales
Reserved.
/03 Conversions, Acquisitions and Changes in Business Activities
Member organizations are expected to notify the Exchange when planning
INFORMATIONAL
NASD By-Laws Amendments
Effective Date: December 1, 1999
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Senior Management
Associated Person Definition
The Suggested Routing function is meant to aid the reader of this document. Each NASD member firm should consider the appropriate distribution in the context of its own organizational structure.
Executive
GUIDANCE
Continuing Education
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Continuing Education
Legal & Compliance
Registration
Senior Management
Continuing Education
Firm Element
Executive Summary
The Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education (Council) has issued the annual Firm Element Advisory, a guide for firms to use when developing their continuing
Changes to Customer Complaint Reporting Procedures Under NASD Rule 3070(c) and NYSE Rule 351(d)
SUGGESTED ROUTING
Senior Management
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Registered Representatives
Systems
Trading
Executive Summary
On September 14, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved rule amendments that are designed to integrate transaction information reported to the Automated Confirmation Transaction ServiceSM (ACTSM)
