April 16, 2004NASD is publishing this article to provide further guidance regarding proper OATS supervision. Specifically, this article is designed to educate firms on the difference between operational and supervisory procedures.OATS is a highly technical application, as a result, many firms utilize operational procedures to give their staffs guidance on such tasks as how to create and send a
FINRA publishes this quarterly review to provide firms with a sampling of recent disciplinary actions involving misconduct by registered representatives. The sample includes settled matters and decisions in litigated cases (National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) decisions and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decisions in FINRA cases).
November 2, 1999Below is a summary of common data elements that are not being reported correctly to OATS. Failure to report timely, complete, and accurate information to OATS may constitute a violation of NASD Rules 6955 and 2110. Please review the items below, and if you have questions contact Business and Technology Support Services at (800) 321-NASD or via e-mail.Account Type Code—This data
FINRA Amends Section 13 of Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws to Establish Charges for New Option to File Websites and Web Pages in Native Format
Please note: MSRB Rule G-32 has replaced MSRB Rule G-36, effective June 1, 2009; as a result, the MSRB G-36 Report Card is no longer being published.
Annual Audit; FOCUS; Form Custody; Supplemental Statement of Income (SSOI); Supplemental Schedule for Derivatives and Other Off-Balance Sheet Items (OBS); and Supplemental Inventory Schedule (SIS)
May 31, 2005
NASDAQ has recently enhanced the SuperMontage order modification process to allow for, among other things, the price of an order to be changed without having to cancel the original order and submit a new order.1 This enhanced order modification process impacts members' OATS obligations when reporting order modifications for orders that have been routed to SuperMontage. In
Q. What is a duplicate disclosure and how is a duplicate disclosure created?
A. A "Duplicate Disclosure" is when a firm files a Form U4, Form U5 or Form BD to report the same disclosure event multiple times via separate (i.e., new or "initial") Disclosure Reporting Pages (DRPs). Rather than amending the existing DRP to report any updated details, a firm creates and files a
March 24, 2005
NASD has recently made several changes to the OATS Compliance Sweeps that are conducted by the Market Regulation Department. The following list highlights some of the more significant sweeps conducted by the Market Regulation OATS Team and the changes that have been implemented recently for each type of review. Members should note that the following is not a comprehensive list
FINRA Requests Comment on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Its Payments for Market Making Rule
