2310. Recommendations to Customers (Suitability)
This rule is no longer applicable. NASD Rule 2310 has been superseded by FINRA Rule 2111. Please consult the appropriate FINRA Rule.
(a) In recommending to a customer the purchase, sale or exchange of any security, a member shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the recommendation is suitable for such customer upon the basis of the facts, if any, disclosed by such customer as to his other security holdings and as to his financial situation and needs.
(b) Prior to the execution of a transaction recommended to a non-institutional customer, other than transactions with customers where investments are limited to money market mutual funds, a member shall make reasonable efforts to obtain information concerning:
(1) the customer's financial status;
(2) the customer's tax status;
(3) the customer's investment objectives; and
(4) such other information used or considered to be reasonable by such member or registered representative in making recommendations to the customer.
(c) For purposes of this Rule, the term "non-institutional customer" shall mean a customer that does not qualify as an "institutional account" under Rule 3110(c)(4).
| Amended by SR-NASD-95-39 eff. Aug. 20, 1996. Amended by SR-NASD-90-09 and SR-NASD-90-39 May 2, 1990 eff. for accounts opened and recommendations made after Jan. 1, 1991. Selected Notices: 90-12, 90-52, 96-60, 96-86, 01-23, 05-59. |