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SR-FINRA-2019-004

Rule Filing Status:  Approved

 

Rule change to amend FINRA Rule 12500 Series and 13500 Series to expand time for non-parties to respond to arbitration subpoenas and orders of appearance of witnesses or production of documents, and to make related changes to enhance the discovery process for forum users.

 

SR-FINRA-2019-002

Rule Filing Status:  Filed for Immediate Effectiveness

Proposed Rule Change to Provide Temporary Relief to Permit Member Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) and ATS Subscribers Additional Flexibility in Transitioning to Disaggregated Reporting for Certain Transactions in U.S. Treasury Securities.

SR-FINRA-2019-003

Rule Filing Status:  Approved

 

Rule change to amend FINRA Rule 6750 to provide that FINRA may publish or distribute aggregated transaction information and statistics on non-disseminated TRACE-Eligible Securities at no charge.

SR-FINRA-2019-016

Rule Filing Status:  Filed for Immediate Effectiveness

 

Rule change to extend to July 20, 2020 the implementation of FINRA Rule 4240. FINRA Rule 4240 implements an interim pilot program with respect to margin requirements for certain transactions in credit default swaps that are security-based swaps.

SR-FINRA-2019-019

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend Rules 6110 and 6610 to expand the summary firm data relating to over-the-counter (“OTC”) equity trading that FINRA publishes on its website.

Regulatory Notice 19-21

Summary

Pursuant to FINRA Rule 4210(f)(8)(A), FINRA is establishing higher strategy-based margin requirements for exchange-traded notes (ETNs) and options on ETNs in light of the complex nature of these products.  The new requirements for initial and maintenance margin are detailed below.

In addition, FINRA is clarifying that ETNs and options on ETNs are not eligible for portfolio margining under FINRA Rule 4210(g).