TRACE Technical Notices Archive
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008
2012
- Reminder: TBA Transaction and SPDS Testing Information (9/21/12)
- TRACE NTF Unavailable September 20, 2012, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., ET (9/19/12)
- FINRA Updates the TRACE New Issue Form Filing Cabinet (9/7/12)
- TBA Transaction and SPDS Testing Information (9/4/12)
- Production IP and Port Information for SPDS (8/27/12)
- Changes to Dial-Up Access for NASDAQ Testing Facility (8/15/12)
- Updated TRACE Vendor and Subscriber Agreements (8/15/12)
- Reminder on TRACE Symbol Changes (8/13/12)
- Changes to NASDAQ Testing Facility (NTF) Access via Ashburn VPN (8/1/12)
- Reminder: TRACE Data Changes (7/24/12)
- New FINRA TRACE Symbols for Some GNMB Bonds (7/23/12)
- TRACE NTF Unavailable July 19, 2012, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET (7/18/12)
- TRACE NTF Unavailable July 16, 2012, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. ET (7/13/12)
- Changes to Sub Product Asset Codes for TRAQS API and Secure Website (7/10/12)
- New Data Feed for Securitized Products Transactions (6/20/12)
- TRACE Data Changes and Testing Information (6/12/12)
- TRACE Data Changes: New Software Release Date (5/21/12)
- System Changes for TRAQS Website for Corporate and Agency Debt and Securitized Products (5/17/12)
- Changes to TRACE Reporting System and Test Facility Availability (4/5/12)
- Reminder: BTDS Bandwidth Rate Increases April 2, 2012 (3/27/12)
- TRACE Data Changes – June 25, 2012 (3/21/12)
- BTDS Bandwidth Modification (3/2/12)
- Update: TRACE Corporate and Agency Debt Web Outage – February 14, 2012 (2/14/12)
- TRACE Reporting of Quantity and Price of Equity-Linked Notes (2/8/12)
- Reminder: TRACE NTF Testing Fees Will Be Re-instated February 6, 2012 (2/3/12)
- Reminder: TRACE Corporate and Agency Debt Trade Reporting to FINRA TRAQS Begins February 6, 2012 (2/1/12)
- Changes to System for Reporting TRACE Securitized Products Transactions (1/27/12)
- TRACE NTF Unavailable January 26, 2012, 2 p.m., ET (1/25/12)
- TRACE Reminder: Processing Corporate and Agency Debt Security Master Data (1/25/12)
- User Acceptance Testing for TRACE Corporate and Agency Debt Migration – January 28, 2012 (1/24/12)
- User Acceptance Testing for TRACE Corporate and Agency Debt Migration – January 21, 2012 (1/17/12)
- TRACE NTF Unavailable January 10, 2012, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m., ET (1/9/12)
- Retirement of TRACE Reference Data Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Interface (1/6/12)
2011
- TRACE NTF Unavailable December 14, 2011, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., ET (12/13/11)
- Testing for the BTDS and ATDS System Modifications (12/8/11)
- Availability of Test Facility Website and TRACE Corporate and Agency Debt Secure Web User Guide (12/6/11)
- Updated NTF Guidelines for Reference Data Testing (12/5/11)
- TRACE Testing for Corporate and Agency Debt Trade Reporting (12/2/11)
- SEC Approves Amendments to TRACE Reporting Requirements to Conform With Requirements in the Multi Product Platform (11/22/11)
- TRAQS Securitized Products Test Facility Unavailable November 23, 2011, and November 25, 2011 (11/22/11)
- Web API Specification for TRACE Corporate and Agency Debt (11/17/11)
- Reporting Corporate and Agency Debt to New TRACE Platform (11/10/11)
- Corporate and Agency Trade Reporting Testing for the TRAQS Platform (11/4/11)
- Retirement of NSCC RTTM Interface to TRACE (11/4/11)
- Revisions to BTDS and ATDS Data Feeds, Effective February 6, 2012 (11/1/11)
- Updated FINRA Services Port Request Form (10/26/11)
- Industry-Wide Business Continuity Test – October 29, 2011 (10/17/11)
- Reporting Corporate and Agency Debt to New TRACE Platform (10/3/11)
- Revised TRACE Securitized Products Secure Web User Guide – Now Available (9/30/11)
- System Changes for Reporting TRACE Securitized Products Transactions (9/23/11)
- Updated NTF Database for Securitized Products Trade Reporting – September 2011 (9/1/11)
- TRACE New Issue Forms in Draft Status (8/19/11)
- Updated NTF Database for Securitized Products Trade Reporting – August 2011 (8/1/11)
- System Changes for Reporting TRACE Securitized Products Transactions (7/29/11)
- Changes to System for Reporting TRACE Securitized Products Transactions (7/8/11)
- CMO Trades Incorrectly Marked Late in TRACE (7/1/11)
- Updated NTF Database for Securitized Products Trade Reporting (7/1/11)
- TRACE Reporting Requirements for Certain SBA Pool Transactions (6/27/11)
- Revised TRACE Web API Specification for Securitized Products – Now Available (6/23/11)
- TRAQS Securitized Products Test Facility Unavailable on Thursday, June 16 and Friday, June 17, 2011 (6/15/11)
- TRAQS Securitized Products Test Facility Unavailable on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 (6/13/11)
- TRACE Reminder: Price and Quantity Reporting Guidelines (5/18/11)
- TRACE Reporting – Help Contacts (5/12/11)
- TRACE Reminder: Processing Security Master Data (5/12/11)
- New Issue Form for Securitized Products Trade Reporting (5/5/11)
- TRACE Testing Update for Securitized Products Trade Reporting (5/5/11)
- User Acceptance Testing for TRACE Securitized Products – May 7, 2011 (5/2/11)
- Test Script for UAT for TRACE Securitized Products – April 30, 2011 (4/28/11)
- User Acceptance Testing for TRACE Securitized Products – April 30, 2011 (4/25/11)
- Revised TRACE Securitized Products Specifications (4/21/11)
- Securitized Products (SP) Test Reporting Website Unavailable Until 12:30 p.m., ET (4/15/11)
- User Guide and Directions for Testing Trade Reporting for TRACE Securitized Products via Secure Website (3/21/11)
- Changes to FIX Specifications for Securitized Products
- Updated NTF Test Script for Securitized Products Trade Reporting (Version 1.1) (3/11/11)
- TRACE Testing for Securitized Products Trade Reporting (3/9/11)
- Changes to TRACE CTCI and FIX Specifications for Securitized Products (2/24/11)
- Web API Specification for TRACE Securitized Products (2/22/11)
- New FINRA Services Port Request Form (2/14/11)
2010
- DTCC to Retire RTTM Interface With TRACE in 2011 (12/23/10
- Version 1.1 of the TRACE CTCI and FIX Specifications for Trade Reporting of Securitized Products - Now Available (12/20/10)
- New Effective Date for TRACE System Enhancement to Support Trade Reporting of Asset- and Mortgage-Backed Securities (Securitized Products) (10/29/10)
- TRACE FIX Specifications for Trade Reporting of Asset- and Mortgage-Backed Securities (Securitized Products) (8/23/10)
- TRACE System Enhancement to Support Trade Reporting of Asset- and Mortgage-Backed Securities (Securitized Products) (5/28/10)
- Reminder: Saturday User Acceptance Testing for TRACE Expansion – February 20, 2010 (2/16/10)
- Saturday User Acceptance Testing for TRACE Expansion – February 20, 2010 (2/8/10)
- Updated TRACE User Guide (2/1/10)
- Modifications to the TRACE Daily List and Issue Master Files (1/20/10)
- Update: TRACE Testing for Agency Debt and Primary Market Trade Reporting (1/11/10)
2009
- TRACE Testing for Agency Debt and Primary Market Trade Reporting (12/18/09)
- FINRA Will Delete Approximately 3,000 Defunct Bonds from TRACE Effective November 10, 2009 (11/9/09)
- TRACE System Enhancement to Support Trade Reporting of Primary Market Transactions and Agency Debt Securities (9/30/09)
- Preliminary List of TRACE-Eligible Securities Effective June 15, 2009 (6/9/09)
2008
- FINRA Will Delete Approximately 16,000 Defunct Bonds From TRACE Effective December 16, 2008 (12/12/08)
- Reminder: TRACE Changes to Support Trade Reporting of Equity-Linked Notes Scheduled for November 3, 2008 (10/31/08)
- Test Script for the TRACE and BTDS User Acceptance Test Scheduled for October 18, 2008 (10/16/08)
- User Acceptance Testing for the TRACE and BTDS System Modifications scheduled for November 3, 2008 (10/7/08)
- BTDS Modification to Include Inter-Dealer/Customer Trade and Side Identifier (8/4/08)
- User Acceptance Testing for the TRACE System Modification to Support Trade Reporting of Equity-Linked Notes (7/22/08)
- TRACE System Modification to Support Trade Reporting of Equity-Linked Notes (7/1/08)