NASD Notice to Members 04-80 - November 2004

NASD Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to the OATS Rules; Comment Period Expires January 20, 2005

Executive Summary

NASD is issuing this Notice to Members to solicit comments from members and other interested parties on proposed changes to the OATS Rules (Rules 6950 through 6957). The OATS Rules impose obligations on member firms to record in electronic form and report to NASD on a daily basis certain information with respect to orders originated or received by NASD members relating to securities listed and traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ). NASD staff is seeking comment on three proposed changes to the OATS Rules,which would require members to record and report to OATS:

 
  • Order information relating to exchange-listed and OTC equity securities (OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB) and PinkSheets);  

  • Enhanced information, including execution data, relating to orders routed to non-members or exchanges; and

  • Order information relating to proprietary orders generated during the course of market-making activities.
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Comments By Date Received
Emily Vitale 11/24/2004
ML Stern & Co., LLC 1/14/2005
Ameritrade, Inc. (PDF 23 KB) 1/18/2005
Instinet Group (PDF 89 KB) 1/20/2005
Jed Bandes 1/20/2005
Securities Industry Association (PDF 67 KB) 1/20/2005
Royalblue Financial Corporation 1/20/2005
The Financial Information Forum (PDF 24 KB) 1/21/2005