Earlier this month , the SEC settled charges of alleged malpractices on Nasdaq when the parent of the Nasdaq market , the National Association of Securities Dealers , agreed to spend $ 100 million over five years to upgrade its oversight of brokers ' trading practices .
<response> Earlier this month , the <organization>SEC</organization> settled charges of alleged malpractices on <misc>Nasdaq</misc> when the parent of the <misc>Nasdaq</misc> market , the <organization>National Association of Securities Dealers</organization> , agreed to spend $ 100 million over five years to upgrade its oversight of brokers ' trading practices . </response>