NASD Notice to Members 03-58 - September 2003

NASD Issues Interpretive Guidance to the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine Rules (TRACE Rules)

Executive Summary

NASD requires members to report corporate debt securities transactions to NASD and subjects transaction information of certain categories of securities to dissemination pursuant to the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) rules (TRACE Rules). In this Notice to Members, NASD provides guidance on frequently asked questions concerning the reporting of debt securities when par value is not a standard amount and the resubmission of rejected TRACE trade reports under the new 45-minute reporting requirement.

 

Questions concerning this Notice may be directed to tracefeedback@nasd.com; Elliot Levine, Chief Counsel, Market Operations, Regulatory Services and Operations, at (202) 728-8405; or, Sharon K. Zackula, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Regulatory Policy and Oversight, at (202) 728-8985.