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Rule 15c2-1 Commingling
Commingled with other customers if consent in writing never commingled with firm securities
Stock Splits
Ex date is 1 bd following pay date
Cash Div
exdate is 1 bd prior to record date
Rule 506b
Limits non accredited investors to 35. excluded from the count relatives if investor in same household anyone classified as accredited investor.
-bus entity or lp where investor owns 50% or more is excluded unless formed solely for purchasing
10b-18
Price paid no more than the greater of highest current independent bid or last reported sale
Reduction of excess SIPC coverage
Notify customers at least 30 days prior
Dat trading risk disclosure
must be given to customers of firms that promote a day trading strategy
OSJ must review accts
Review accts periodically and discretionary accts frequently
SMA
Customer may use balance to buy 2x that amount in securities.
=excess equities=credit line
Can be released provided no maintenance call
REGX
REGt of foreign b/d or reg-u foreign bank
Lending agreements
Ap can lend borrow from customer with written approval/notice
Immediate family
biz of lending
Reg with same firm as rep
personal or biz relationship outside of broker/cust relationship
continuous quote rule
12 bds during 30 day calendar
no more than 4 consecutive days without quotation
OTBB
quotes:
Firm, subj ioi’s one sided and need phone #
Dept of Enforcement
Can censure suspend or expel. no jurisdiction over other SRO’s such as regional exchanges
FocusII, IIa
within 60 days of fiscal year end
SIPC Assessments
based on Gross volumes not by clearing
OTCBB
No formal listing standard but must current in filings
Directed Order
Used to access a particular quote not a specific mm
Posted on the blotter
Receipts and delivery of securities & disbursements of cash must be posted on the blotter the BD following receipt of delivery.
MORC appeal
30 mins
Payments to mutual firms
3bds of trade or 1 bd of receipt whichever is later
Reclamation from BD
is available if member inadvertently accepts a delivery from another member a good but shud have been rejected.
In whole call never subj to reclamation
Needed to open acct
Name, address SS, DOB must verify id within a reasonable amount of time before or after account is open.
If no id WSP’s must describe what to do+ take what ever action is necessary
Rule 2330 Variable annuities
Recommended purchases and exchanges of deferred ( not immediate) variable and initial sub-account allocations
Doesn’t apply to sub-account a reallocations or additions