NYSE Reg disciplines six firms

Bear Stearns, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley were among those fined $100,000 and censured.

NYSE Regulation Inc., the regulatory body of the New York Stock Exchange, took action against six different member firms and one individual this month.
The Bear Stearns Cos. Inc., Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley, all of New York, as well as Zurich, Switzerland-based Credit Suisse Group, were separately fined $100,000 and censured for failing to provide certain data needed to link the entry of orders with execution reports.
Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. of Los Angeles was censured and hit with a $300,000 fine, which has been reduced to $200,000, for failing to submit accurate trading information through the filing of electronic blue sheets.
Vassos Eliades, an institutional equities trader from Katonah, N.Y. agreed to a censure and a 60-day suspension for sending unapproved communications to member firms.
Each of the firms and individuals agreed to the penalties without acknowledging guilt.