The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of the Rule 6640 Series.

(a) "OTC Reporting Facility" means the service that, among other things, accommodates reporting of transactions in direct participation programs (DPPs). The OTC Reporting Facility comparison function will not be available for those DPPs that are not eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of the National Securities Clearing Corporation.

(a) The following are specifically applicable to transactions and business activities relating to securities that, prior to October 26, 2009, had been designated by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC for inclusion in the PORTAL Market ("PORTAL securities"):

Pursuant to applicable trade reporting rules, members must indicate on trade reports submitted to FINRA whether a transaction is a short sale transaction ("short sale reporting requirements"). The short sale reporting requirements apply to transactions in all OTC Equity Securities, as defined in Rule 6420.

FINRA emphasizes the obligations of members to report securities transactions within the required time period. All reportable transactions not reported within the required time period shall be marked late, and FINRA routinely monitors members' compliance with the reporting requirements.

Terms used in this Rule 6620 Series shall have the same meanings as defined in Rule 6420.

(a) Members are required to report transactions (other than transactions executed on or through an exchange) in OTC Equity Securities, including secondary market transactions in non-exchange-listed Direct Participation Program securities, and Restricted Equity Securities to the OTC Reporting Facility in compliance with the Rule 6600 and 7300 Series, as well as all other applicable rules and regulations.

(b) Trading