TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved amendments to Schedule D of the Association's By-Laws with respect to the rules which permit the aggregation or "bunching" of orders in NASDAQ National Market System securities into a single transaction report.
Under the amendments, which are effective immediately, orders
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
IMPORTANT
PLEASE DIRECT THIS NOTICE TO ALL FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL OFFICERS AND PARTNERS
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
In NASD Notice to Members 81-12, the Association advised the membership of the SEC's Division of Market Regulation interpretation concerning the treatment of concessions receivable and related commissions payable under the Uniform Net Capital Rule (SEC
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
With the 32 issues joining the NASDAQ/National Market System on Tuesday, September 18, 1984, there will be 1,078 securities trading under real-time trade reporting. These 32 issues meet the SEC's voluntary designation criteria.
The 32 securities scheduled to be phased into NASDAQ/NMS on September 18 are
TO: All NASD Members and Municipal Securities Bank Dealers
ATTN: All Operations Personnel
Transactions made on Monday, October 8, Columbus Day; Tuesday, November 6, Election Day; and Monday, November 12, Veterans Day, and the days immediately preceding these days, will be subject to the schedule below. The purpose of this schedule is to provide uniformity since, while the NASDAQ System and other
TO: All NASD Members
On September 7, 1984, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission" or "SEC") approved amendments to the Association's Code of Arbitration Procedure. These rule changes will be effective on October 1, 1984. A summary of the major provisions and the text of the rule changes follows.
The amendments are intended to conform the provisions of the
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
Another 34 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System on Tuesday, October 18, making the total issues in NASDAQ/NMS 1,105. These 34 securities, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, meet the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for voluntary designation.
The 34 issues scheduled to join
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
Attention: Direct Participation Programs Department
COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 8, 1984
The Association's Board of Governors has approved for membership comment a proposed amendment to Appendix F to Article III, Section 34 of the Rules of Fair Practice. Appendix F contains rules and regulations relating to public offerings of
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
Following is a list of NASD Notices to Members issued during the third quarter of 1984. Requests for copies of any notice should be accompanied by a self-addressed label and may be directed to: NASD Administrative Services, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
Notice Number
Date
Topic
84-36
July 18, 1984
Request for Comments on
I M P O R T A N T
Officers * Partners * Proprietors
TO: All NASD Members
The NASDAQ market has over the past several years experienced a sustained period of growth which in many ways is attributable to the use of technologically advanced facilities and systems that have served to enhance the quality of this marketplace. The significant growth and visibility of the NASDAQ market, along with the
