In this issue of CFWD we discuss:

- SEC Advisory Committee Approves Recommendations Protecting Small Businesses
- Backdating of Stock Options – Recent Company Responses to SEC Focus
- Section 404 Compliance Burden Decreases for Larger Companies
- Fed Makes Statistical Data Available Online
- Initial Results of Project to Improve Financial Privacy Notices for Consumers Released
- Nasdaq Files Proposed Rule Changes to Integrate Execution Systems
- Nasdaq and NASD File Plan Allocating Regulatory Responsibilities  
- One-Sided Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable by any Party
- Plaintiff may Choose to Arbitrate or Litigate at its “Sole Discretion”
- CFTC Revises Its Policy Regarding the Listing of New Futures and Option Contracts by Foreign Exchanges