2420. Dealing with Non-Members
This rule is no longer applicable. NASD Rule 2420 has been superseded by FINRA Rule 2040. Please consult the appropriate FINRA Rule.
(a) No member shall deal with any non-member broker or dealer except at the same prices, for the same commissions or fees, and on the same terms and conditions as are by such member accorded to the general public.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no member shall:
(1) in any transaction with any non-member broker or dealer, allow or grant to such non-member broker or dealer any selling concession, discount or other allowance allowed by such member to a member of a registered securities association and not allowed to a member of the general public;
(2) join with any non-member broker or dealer in any syndicate or group contemplating the distribution to the public of any issue of securities or any part thereof; or
(3) sell any security to or buy any security from any non-member broker or dealer except at the same price at which at the time of such transaction such member would buy or sell such security, as the case may be, from or to a person who is a member of the general public not engaged in the investment banking or securities business.
(c) Transaction with Foreign Non-Members
The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Rule shall not apply to any non-member broker or dealer in a foreign country who is not eligible for membership in a registered securities association, but in any transaction with any such foreign non-member broker or dealer, where a selling concession, discount, or other allowance is allowed, a member shall as a condition of such transaction secure from such foreign broker or dealer an agreement that, in making any sales to purchasers within the United States of securities acquired as a result of such transactions, he will conform to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Rule to the same extent as though he were a member of the Association.
(d) "Non-Member Broker or Dealer"
For the purpose of this Rule, the term "non-member broker or dealer" shall include any broker or dealer who makes use of the mails or of any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce to effect any transaction in, or to induce the purchase or sale of, any security, otherwise than on a national securities exchange, who is not a member of any securities association registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 15A of the Act, except a broker or dealer who deals exclusively in commercial paper, bankers' acceptances or commercial bills.
(e) Nothing in this Rule shall be so construed or applied as to prevent any member of the Association from granting to any other member of any registered securities association any dealer's discount, allowance, commission, or special terms.
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