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Michael Garawski is Senior Vice President and Director, Appellate Group, in FINRA’s Office of General Counsel (OGC). Mr. Garawski manages the program that advises FINRA’s National Adjudicatory Council and that represents FINRA in appeals that challenge FINRA’s regulatory actions before the SEC. Previously, Mr. Garawski served as Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Practice &
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Best execution is a significant investor protection requirement that essentially obligates a broker-dealer to exercise reasonable care to execute a customer's order in a way to obtain the most advantageous
Heightened Supervision of Complex Products
The Municipal Continuing Disclosure Report displays statistics about transactions that your firm effected with customers. The report provides relevant information about the availability of official statements, annual financial filings, and event filings on the MSRB's Electronic Municipal Market Access system (EMMA) at the time the securities were sold or purchased. Specifically, the report
The Alternative Display Facility (ADF) is an SRO display only facility that is operated by FINRA. The ADF provides members with a facility for the display of quotations, the reporting of trades, and the comparison of trades.
Comment Period Expires On March 1,
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Executive Summary
At its November 1994 meeting, the NASD Board of Governors approved the issuance of a Notice to Members soliciting comments on the National Arbitration Committee's (Committee or NAC) recommendation to establish an NASD Mediation Program to resolve
Series 55 Exam Grace Period Expires May 1, 2000
On April 1, 1998, NASD Regulation, Inc., amended the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Registration Rules regarding the qualification of representatives who trade equity securities in The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. and/or over-thecounter. A new qualification examination was established - the Limited Representative—Equity
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Executive Summary
The Board of Governors, acting on the recommendation of a special Ad Hoc Committee, is clarifying the applicability of Article III, Section 40 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice to the investment advisory activities of registered representatives. This Notice describes those
Definitions of terms used in Equity Short Interest Data.
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Data field
Definition
Date
The settlement date.
The mid-month short interest report is based on short positions held by members on the settlement date of the 15th of each month. If the 15th falls on a
