6770. Emergency Authority
As market conditions may warrant, in consultation with the SEC, FINRA may suspend the reporting and/or dissemination of certain transactions in TRACE-Eligible Securities, or the reporting of certain data elements otherwise required under Rule 6730 and/or the dissemination of certain data elements for such period of time as FINRA deems necessary.
6760. Obligation To Provide Notice and Dissemination of Corporate Debt Security New Issue Reference Data
(a) Members Required to Provide Notice
(1) To facilitate trade reporting and dissemination of transactions in TRACE-Eligible Securities and to provide market participants in the Corporate Debt Security markets with reliable and timely new issue reference data to facilitate the trading and settlement of these instruments, a member that is a managing underwriter of a distribution or offering ("offering"), other than a secondary offering, of a TRACE-Eligible Security must obtain information and provide notice to
6750. Dissemination of Transaction Information
(a) Dissemination Upon Receipt
FINRA will disseminate information on all transactions in TRACE-Eligible Securities, including transactions effected pursuant to Securities Act Rule 144A, immediately upon receipt of the transaction report, except as provided in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Rule.
(b) Periodic Dissemination
FINRA will disseminate aggregated information on certain transactions in collateralized mortgage obliga
6740. Termination of TRACE Service
FINRA may, upon notice, terminate TRACE service to a member in the event that a member fails to abide by any of the rules or operating procedures of the TRACE service or FINRA, or fails to honor contractual agreements entered into with FINRA or FINRA Regulation, or fails to pay promptly for services rendered by the TRACE service.
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6732. Exemption from Trade Reporting Obligation for Certain Transactions on an Alternative Trading System
(a) Pursuant to the Rule 9600 Series, the staff for good cause shown after taking into consideration all relevant factors, may exempt, upon application and subject to specified terms and conditions, a member alternative trading system ("ATS") from the trade reporting obligation under Rule 6730, if such exemption is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest.
6731. Exemption from Trade Reporting Obligation for Certain Alternative Trading Systems
(a) Pursuant to the Rule 9600 Series, the staff for good cause shown after taking into consideration all relevant factors, may exempt, upon application and subject to specified terms and conditions, a member alternative trading system ("ATS") from the trade reporting obligation under Rule 6730, if such exemption is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest.
6730. Transaction Reporting
(a) When and How Transactions are Reported
Each member that is a Party to a Transaction in a TRACE-Eligible Security must report the transaction. A member must report a transaction in a TRACE-Eligible Security as soon as practicable, but no later than within 15 minutes of the Time of Execution, except as otherwise specifically provided below.
6720. Participation in TRACE
(a) Mandatory Member Participation
(1) Member participation in TRACE for trade reporting purposes is mandatory.
6710. Definitions
The terms used in this Rule 6700 Series shall have the same meaning as those defined in the FINRA By-Laws and rules unless otherwise specified. For the purposes of this Rule 6700 Series, the following terms have the following meaning:
(a) "TRACE-Eligible Security" means a debt security that is United States ("U.S.") dollar-denominated and is: (1) issued by a U.S.