| COMMENT FILE NUMBER: | **02--006** | 6/26/02 11:56 AM |
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| **Request of the National     Futures Association for Approval of** |
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| **Interpretive Notice to NFA     Compliance Rule 2-4: Best Execution** |
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| **Obligation of NFA Members     Notice-Registered as Broker-Dealers** |
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| **Under Section 15 (b) (11)     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934** |
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| **Concerning Security Futures     Transactions** |
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|  | FR CITE: | 67 FR 19557 (April 22,     2002) |
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|  | CLOSES: | 5/22/02 |
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|  | **FILE CONTENTS** |
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|  | **(FR = Federal Register; NC     = Non Comment or Background Material; CL = Comment Letter)** |
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|  | apply to paper copies. |
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| DOCUMENT: | **FR** | **1** |
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|  | **Notice and request for     comment** |
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| DATE: |  | 4/22/02 | FR PAGE: |  | 19557 | PAGES: |  | 2 | PDF SIZE: | 39 KB | PDF LINK: | /files/foia/ |
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| DOCUMENT: | **CL** | **1** |
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|  | **Futures Industry     Association (FIA) and Securities Industry Association (SIA)** |
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| DATE: |  | 6/17/02 | FR PAGE: |  | N/A | PAGES: |  | 4 | PDF SIZE: | 100 KB | PDF LINK: | /files/foia/ |
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