INFORMATIONAL
Continuing Education
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Continuing Education
Legal & Compliance
Registration Department
Senior Management
Regulatory Element
General Program (S101)
Series 6 Program (S106)
Executive Summary
NASD Rule 1120 (Continuing Education Requirements) permits the NASD, as appropriate, to designate specific Continuing Education Regulatory Element
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Those member firms that are enjoying the benefits of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD® Member Compliance Support System, Training Analysis and Planning Tool, Version 2.0 (MCSS), will soon benefit from enhanced customer service.
Please note that, as of November 3, 1997, technical questions regarding the MCSS application will be
My investment strategy uses a systematic rebalancing of ETFs, some of which are leveraged ETFs. I fully understand the risks of these leveraged ETFs, but with a disciplined quarterly plan of selling when gains have exceeded a threshold and buying when losses have exceeded a threshold, the greater volatility of these leveraged ETFs produce better performance over the long term.
I am not a Day
I consider these proposed rules to be yet another abridgment of a citizen's right to do with his money what he chooses. I have half a century of experience in investing in stocks and bonds of all varieties. I learned how to do it the hard way, not by taking a test, but by self-study and experimenting with various instruments. I administered 2 employee pension plans as well as my own
- I am just a regular investor, I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged.
- I shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in public securities, like leveraged and inverse funds. I invested in options years ago. I understand
Proposed limits on access to leveraged and inverse funds have no place in a public market. Individual investors are the appropriate judges of these investments' suitability for their particular investment plans. Plenty of sound advice is available for newbies, if needed, at a reasonable cost. The US regulatory regime is already outrageous, handicapping US citizens compared to nationals
To whom it may Concern,
I am strongly opposed to restricting which public investments I am allowed to invest in. Being able to invest in inverse funds allows me to hedge against a decreasing market. My 401k platforms do not offer inverse investing opportunities nor do the representatives/specialists want to take or move investments when the market is moving negatively. They say don't
I understand there are plans underway to limit the availability of certain funds deemed too complex for the average investor. As an average investor I say, "how dare you!" To decide what is right for me and restrict MY access to products like leveraged an inverse funds while allowing wealthy individuals to use these same tactics is just wrong. The playing field is already uneven. You
For firms with test candidates using company-issued equipment on their corporate networks to take their exams online, your firm's technology team should be consulted about what it will take to ensure that the ProProctor application will successfully run on the day of the candidate's exam.
Please note that Prometric's ProProctor application was not architected as an enterprise
(a) Standards for Admission
After considering the application, the membership interview, other information and documents provided by the Applicant, other information and documents obtained by the Department, and the public interest and the protection of investors, the Department shall determine whether the Applicant meets each of the following standards:
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