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Rule 504 -- Notification to Associated Persons


A broker or dealer shall notify any person with whom that broker or dealer is associated who publishes, circulates, or provides research reports:

  1. Whether the broker or dealer maintains and enforces written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the broker or dealer, any controlling persons, officers (or persons performing similar functions), or employees of the broker or dealer from influencing the activities of research analysts and the content of research reports prepared by the associated person; and

  2. Whether the associated person has any officers (or persons performing similar functions) or employees in common with the broker or dealer who can influence the activities of research analysts or the content of research reports and, if so, the identity of those persons.


Regulatory History


68 FR 9482, 9493, Feb. 27, 2003.



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