Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Every broker-dealer shall make and keep
current the following books and records relating to its business:
(a) Blotters (or other records of original
entry) containing an itemized daily record of all purchases and sales of
securities, all receipts and deliveries of securities (including certificate
numbers), all receipts and disbursements of cash and all other debits and
credits. Such records shall show the account for which each such transaction
was effected, the name and amount of securities, the unit and aggregate
purchase or sale price (if any), the trade date, and the name or other
designation of the person from whom purchased or received or to whom sold or
delivered;
(b) Ledgers (or other
records) reflecting all assets and liabilities, income and expense and capital
accounts;
(c) Ledger accounts (or
other records) itemizing separately as to each cash and margin account of every
customer and of such broker-dealer and partners thereof, all purchases, sales,
receipts, and deliveries of securities and commodities for such accounts and
all other debits and credits to such account;
(d) Ledgers (or other records) reflecting the
following:
(A) Securities in
transfer;
(B) Dividends and
interest received;
(C) Securities
borrowed and securities loaned;
(D)
Monies borrowed and monies loaned (together with a record of the collateral
therefor and any substitutions in such collateral); and
(E) Securities failed to receive and failed
to deliver.
(e) A
securities record or ledger reflecting separately for each security as of the
clearance dates all "long" or "short" positions (including securities in
safekeeping) carried by such broker-dealer for its account or for the account
of its customers or partners and showing the location of all securities long
and the offsetting position to all securities short, including long security
count differences and short security count differences classified by the date
of the physical count and verification in which they were discovered and, in
all cases, the name or designation of the account in which each position is
carried;
(f) A memorandum of each
brokerage order, and of any other instruction, given or received for the
purchase or sale of securities, whether executed or unexecuted. Such memorandum
shall show the terms and conditions of the order or instructions and of any
modification or cancellation thereof, the account for which entered, the time
the order was received, the time of entry, the price at which executed, the
identity of each associated person, if any, responsible for the account, the
identity of any other person who entered or accepted the order on behalf of the
customer or, if a customer entered the order on an electronic system, a
notation of that entry, and, to the extent feasible, the time of execution or
cancellation. The memorandum need not show the identity of any person, other
than the associated person responsible for the account, who may have entered or
accepted the order if the order is entered into an electronic system that
generates the memorandum and if that system is not capable of receiving an
entry of the identity of any person other than the responsible associated
person; in that circumstance, the broker-dealer shall produce upon request by
the director a separate record which identifies each other person. Orders
entered pursuant to the exercise of discretionary power by such broker-dealer,
or any employee thereof, shall be so designated. The term "Instruction" shall
include instructions between partners and employees of a broker-dealer. The
term "Time of Entry" shall mean the time when such broker-dealer transmits the
order or instruction for execution;
(g) A memorandum of each purchase and sale of
securities for the account of such broker-dealer showing the price and, to the
extent feasible, the time of execution; and, in addition, where such purchase
or sale is with a customer other than a broker-dealer, a memorandum of each
order received, showing the time of receipt, the terms and conditions of the
order and of any modification thereof, the account in which it was entered, the
identity of each associated person, if any, responsible for the account, the
identity of any other person who entered or accepted the order on behalf of the
customer or, if a customer entered the order on an electronic system, a
notation of that entry. The memorandum need not show the identity of any person
other than the associated person responsible for the account who may have
entered or accepted the order if the order is entered into an electronic system
that generates the memorandum and if that system is not capable of receiving an
entry of the identity of any person other than the responsible associated
person; in that circumstance, the broker-dealer shall produce upon request by
the director a separate record which identifies each other person. An order
with a customer other than a broker-dealer entered pursuant to the exercise of
discretionary authority by the broker-dealer, or associated person thereof,
shall be so designated;
(h) Copies
of confirmations of all purchases and sales of securities and copies of notices
of all other debits and credits for securities, cash, and other items for the
account of customers and partners of such broker-dealer;
(i) A record in respect of each cash and
margin account with such broker-dealer containing the name and address of the
beneficial owner of such account and, in the case of a margin account, the
signature of such owner; provided that, in the case of a joint account or an
account of a corporation, such records are required only in respect of the
person or persons authorized to transact business for such account;
(j) A record of all puts, calls, spreads,
straddles, and other options in which such broker-dealer has any direct or
indirect interest or which such broker-dealer has granted or guaranteed,
containing, at least, an identification of the security and the number of units
involved;
(k) A record of the proof
of money balances of all ledger accounts in the form of trial balances, and a
record of the computation of aggregate indebtedness and net capital, as of the
trial balance date;
(l) A
questionnaire or application for employment executed by each partner, officer,
director, branch manager, or any employee, except any person associated with a
broker-dealer whose functions are solely clerical or ministerial, which
questionnaire or application shall be approved in writing by an authorized
representative of such broker-dealer and shall contain at least the following
information with respect to such person:
(A)
The associated person's name, address, Social Security number, date of birth
and the starting date of the associated person's employment or other
association with the broker-dealer;
(B) A complete consecutive statement of all
the associated person's business connections for at least the preceding ten
years, including whether the employment was part-time or full-time;
(C) A record of any denial of membership or
registration, and of any disciplinary action taken, or sanction imposed upon
the associated person by any federal or state agency, or by any national
securities exchange or national securities association, including any finding
that the associated person was a cause of any disciplinary action or had
violated any law;
(D) A record of
any denial, suspension, expulsion or revocation of membership, or registration
of any broker-dealer with which the associated person was associated in any
capacity when such action was taken;
(E) A record of any permanent or temporary
injunction entered against the associated person or any broker-dealer with
which the associated person was associated in any capacity at the time such
injunction was entered;
(F) A
record of any arrest or indictment for any felony, or any misdemeanor
pertaining to securities, commodities, banking, insurance or real estate
(including, but not limited to, acting or being associated with a
broker-dealer, investment company, investment adviser, futures sponsor, bank,
or savings and loan association), fraud, false statements or omissions,
wrongful taking of property or bribery, forgery, counterfeiting or extortion,
and the disposition of the foregoing;
(G) A record of any other name or names by
which the associated person has been known or which the associated person has
used; provided, however, that if such associated person has been registered as
a registered representative of such broker-dealer, or the associated person's
employment has been approved by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
the American Stock Exchange LLC, the NASDAQ OMX BX, the Chicago Stock Exchange,
Inc., the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the NASDAQ OMX PHLX, LLC, the Chicago
Board Options Exchange, Inc., the National Stock Exchange, Inc. or the
International Securities Exchange, then retention of a full, correct, and
complete copy of any and all applications for such registration or approval
shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section (1) of this
rule;
(m) Fingerprint
records together with any information received from the United States Attorney
General or its designee for every person required to be fingerprinted under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
(n) A record as to each associated person of
each written customer complaint received by the broker-dealer concerning that
associated person. The record shall include the complainant's name, address,
and account number; the date the complaint was received; the name of any other
associated person identified in the complaint; a description of the nature of
the complaint; and the disposition of the complaint. Instead of the record, a
broker-dealer may maintain a copy of each original complaint in a separate file
by the associated person named in the complaint along with a record of the
disposition of the complaint;
(o) A
record listing every associated person of the broker-dealer which shows, for
each associated person, every office of the broker-dealer where the associated
person regularly conducts the business of handling funds or securities or
effecting any transactions in, or inducing or attempting to induce the purchase
or sale of any security for the broker-dealer, and the Central Registration
Depository number, if any, and every internal identification number or code
assigned to that person by the broker-dealer;
(p) A record as to each associated person
listing each purchase and sale of a security attributable, for compensation
purposes, to that associated person. The record shall include the amount of
compensation if monetary and a description of the compensation if non-monetary.
In lieu of making this record, a broker-dealer may elect to produce the require
information promptly upon request of the director;
(q) A record of all agreements pertaining to
the relationship between each associated person and the broker-dealer including
a summary of each associated person's compensation arrangement or plan with the
broker-dealer, including commission and concession schedules and, to the extent
that compensation is based on factors other than remuneration per trade, the
method by which the compensation is determined;
(r) A record, which need not be separate from
the advertisements, sales literature, or communications, documenting that the
broker-dealer has complied with, or adopted policies and procedures reasonably
designed to establish compliance with, applicable federal requirements and
rules of a self-regulatory organization of which the broker-dealer is a member
that require advertisements, sales literature, or any other communications with
the public by a broker-dealer or its associated persons be approved by a
principal;
(s) A record for each
office listing, by name or title, each person at that office who, without
delay, can explain the types of records the firm maintains at that office and
the information contained in those records;
(t) A record listing each principal of the
broker-dealer responsible for establishing policies and procedures that are
reasonably designed to ensure compliance with any applicable federal
requirements or rules of a self-regulatory organization of which the
broker-dealer is a member that require acceptance or approval of a record by a
principal.
(u) The following record
regarding any internal broker-dealer system of which such broker-dealer is the
sponsor:
(A) A record of the broker-dealer's
customers that have access to the system (identifying any affiliations between
such customers and the broker-dealer);
(B) Daily summaries of trading in the system,
including securities for which transactions have been executed through use of
such system and transaction volume (separately stated for trading occurring
during hours when consolidated trade reporting facilities are and are not in
operation); and
(C) Time-sequenced
records of each transaction effected through the system, including date and
time executed, price, size, security traded, counterparty identification
information, and method of execution (if the system allows alternative means or
locations for execution, such as routing to another market, matching with limit
orders, or executing against the quotations of the broker-dealer sponsoring the
system).
Stat. Auth.: ORS
59
Stats. Implemented: ORS
59.195