GUIDANCE
Market Order Protection
Effective Date: January 9, 2006
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Systems
Trading
IM-2110-2
Manning Rule
Market OrdersRule 2111
Executive Summary
On August 9, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new Rule 2111, Trading Ahead of Customer Market Orders, which prohibits a firm
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 education Firm
GUIDANCE
Branch Office Registration
Effective Date: October 31, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Continuing Education
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Registration
Senior Management
Training
Branch Office Registration
Central Registration Depository
(CRD® or Web CRD)
Form ADV
Form BR (Uniform Branch Office
GUIDANCE
"New Issue" Rule
Effective Date: November 2, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Corporate Financing
Executive Representatives
Institutional
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Syndicate
Trading & Market Making
Training
Business Development Company
Direct Participation Program
Foreign Investment Company
IPO Distribution Manager
IPOs
New Issue
GUIDANCE
Manning Obligations
Effective Date: January 2, 2006
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Systems
Trading
IM-2110-2
Limit Orders
Manning Rule
Executive Summary
On August 4, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Interpretive Material (IM)-2110-2, Trading Ahead of Customer Limit Order (
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
Short Interest Reporting
Comment Period Expires November 29, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Rule 3360
Short Interest Reporting
Short Sales
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Notice to Members to solicit comments from
members and other interested parties on proposed changes to
Rule 3360, Short Interest Reporting. Currently, Rule
INFORMATIONAL
District Elections
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registration
Senior Management
District Elections
Executive Summary
The purpose of this Special Notice to Members is to announce the nominees for the District
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
Trading Activity Fee
Comment Period Expires October 31, 2005
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal and Compliance
Operations Managers
Senior Management
NASD By-Laws
Trading Activity Fee
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Notice to Members to solicit comments from
members on possible changes to the Trading Activity Fee (TAF). In
2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (
GUIDANCE
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Systems
Trading
Training
Rule 6740
SEC Rule 15c2-11
SEC Rule 15c3-3
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Special Notice to Members (Special NTM) to
advise member firms and other interested parties of certain
actions and issues relating to the trading of
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
