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6830. Industry Member Data Reporting

(a) Recording and Reporting Industry Member Data
(1) Subject to paragraph (a)(3) below, each Industry Member shall record and electronically report to the Central Repository the following details for each order and each Reportable Event, as applicable ("Recorded Industry Member Data") in the manner prescribed by the Operating Committee pursuant to the CAT NMS Plan:
(A) for original receipt or origination of an order:
(i) Firm Designated ID(s) for each Customer;
(ii) CAT-Order-ID;
(iii) SRO-Assigned Market Participant Identifier of the Industry Member receiving or originating the order;
(iv) date of order receipt or origination;
(v) time of order receipt or origination (using timestamps pursuant to Rule 6860); 
(vi) Material Terms of the Order;
(vii) the unique identification of any appropriate information barriers in place at the department within the Industry Member where the order was received or originated;
(viii) any request by a Customer that a limit order not be displayed, or that a block size limit order be displayed, pursuant to applicable rules;
(ix) the nature of the department or desk that originated the order, or received the order from a Customer;
(x) the type of account holder for which the order is submitted; and
(xi) for an Industry Member that operates an ATS:
 a. the ATS’s unique identifier for the order type of the order;
b. the National Best Bid and National Best Offer (or relevant reference price) at the time of order receipt or origination, and the date and time at which the ATS recorded such National Best Bid and National Best Offer (or relevant reference price);
c. the identification of the market data feed used by the ATS to record the National Best Bid and National Best Offer (or relevant reference price) for purposes of subparagraph (xi)b. If for any reason, the ATS uses an alternative market data feed than what was reported on its ATS data submission, the ATS must provide notice to the Central Repository of the fact that an alternative source was used, identify the alternative source, and specify the date(s), time(s) and securities for which the alternative source was used;
d. the sequence number assigned to the receipt or origination of the order by the ATS’s matching engine;
e. whether the ATS displays subscriber orders outside the ATS (other than to alternative trading system employees). If an ATS does display subscriber orders outside the ATS (other than to alternative trading system employees), indicate whether the order is displayed to subscribers only or through publicly disseminated quotation data;
(B) for the routing of an order:
(i) CAT-Order-ID;
(ii) date on which the order is routed;
(iii) time at which the order is routed (using timestamps pursuant to Rule 6860);
(iv) SRO-Assigned Market Participant Identifier of the Industry Member routing the order;
(v) SRO-Assigned Market Participant Identifier of the Industry Member or Participant to which the order is being routed;
(vi) if routed internally at the Industry Member, the identity and nature of the department or desk to which the order is routed, and the unique identification of any appropriate information barriers in place at the department within the Industry Member to which the order was transmitted;
(vii) Material Terms of the Order; and
(viii) for Industry Members that operate ATSs, the sequence number assigned to the routing of the order by the ATS’s matching engine;
(C) for the receipt of an order that has been routed, the following information:
(i) CAT-Order-ID;
(ii) date on which the order is received;
(iii) time at which the order is received (using timestamps pursuant to Rule 6860);
(iv) SRO-Assigned Market Participant Identifier of the Industry Member receiving the order;
(v) SRO-Assigned Market Participant Identifier of the Industry Member or Participant routing the order; 
(vi) Material Terms of the Order;
(vii) the unique identification of any appropriate information barriers in place at the department within the Industry Member which received the order;
(viii) the nature of the department or desk that received the order;
(ix) any request by a Customer that a limit order not be displayed, or that a block size limit order be displayed, pursuant to applicable rules; and
(x) for an Industry Member that operates an ATS:
a. the ATS’s unique identifier for the order type of the order;
b. the National Best Bid and National Best Offer (or relevant reference price) at the time of order receipt, and the date and time at which the ATS recorded such National Best Bid and National Best Offer (or relevant reference price);
c. the identification of the market data feed used by the ATS to record the National Best Bid and National Best Offer (or relevant reference price) for purposes of subparagraph (x)b. If for any reason, the ATS uses an alternative market data feed than what was reported on its ATS data submission, the ATS must provide notice to the Central Repository of the fact that an alternative source was used, identify the alternative source, and specify the date(s), time(s) and securities for which the alternative source was used;
d. the sequence number assigned to the receipt of the order by the ATS’s matching engine;
e. whether the ATS displays subscriber orders outside the ATS (other than to alternative trading system employees). If an ATS does display subscriber orders outside the ATS (other than to alternative trading system employees), indicate whether the order is displayed to subscribers only or through publicly disseminated quotation data;
(D) if the order is modified or cancelled:
(i) CAT-Order-ID;
(ii) date the modification or cancellation is received or originated;
(iii) time at which the modification or cancellation is received or originated (using timestamps pursuant to Rule 6860);
(iv) price and remaining size of the order, if modified;
(v) other changes in the Material Terms of the Order, if modified; 
(vi) whether the modification or cancellation instruction was given by the Customer or was initiated by the Industry Member;
(vii) the unique identification of any appropriate information barriers at the department within the Industry Member which received or originated the modification;
(viii) any request by a Customer that a limit order not be displayed, or that a block size limit order be displayed, pursuant to applicable rules; and
(ix) for an Industry Member that operates an ATS:
a. the ATS’s unique identifier for the order type of the order;
b. the National Best Bid and National Best Offer (or relevant reference price) at the time of order modification or cancellation, and the date and time at which the ATS recorded such National Best Bid and National Best Offer (or relevant reference price);
c. the identification of the market data feed used by the ATS to record the National Best Bid and National Best Offer (or relevant reference price) for purposes of subparagraph (ix)b. If for any reason, the ATS uses an alternative market data feed than what was reported on its ATS data submission, the ATS must provide notice to the Central Repository of the fact that an alternative source was used, identify the alternative source, and specify the date(s), time(s) and securities for which the alternative source was used;
d. the sequence number assigned to the modification or cancellation of the order by the ATS’s matching engine;
e. each time the ATS’s matching engine re-prices an order or changes the display quantity of an order, the time of such modification and the applicable new price or size;
(E) if the order is executed, in whole or in part:
(i) CAT-Order-ID;
(ii) date of execution;
(iii) time of execution (using timestamps pursuant to Rule 6860);
(iv) execution capacity (principal, agency or riskless principal);
(v) execution price and size;
(vi) SRO-Assigned Market Participant Identifier of the Industry Member executing the order;
(vii) whether the execution was reported pursuant to an effective transaction reporting plan or the Plan for Reporting of Consolidated Options Last Sale Reports and Quotation Information;
(viii) for an Industry Member that operates an ATS:
a. the National Best Bid and National Best Offer (or relevant reference price) at the time of execution, and the date and time at which the ATS recorded such National Best Bid and National Best Offer (or relevant reference price);
b. the identification of the market data feed used by the ATS to record the National Best Bid and National Best Offer (or relevant reference price) for purposes of subparagraph (viii)a. If for any reason, the ATS uses an alternative market data feed than what was reported on its ATS data submission, the ATS must provide notice to the Central Repository of the fact that an alternative source was used, identify the alternative source, and specify the date(s), time(s) and securities for which the alternative source was used; and
c. the sequence number assigned to the execution of the order by the ATS’s matching engine; and
(F) other information or additional events as may be prescribed pursuant to the CAT NMS Plan.
(2) Subject to paragraph (a)(3) below, each Industry Member shall record and report to the Central Repository the following, as applicable ("Received Industry Member Data" and collectively with the information referred to in Rule 6830(a)(1) "Industry Member Data")) in the manner prescribed by the Operating Committee pursuant to the CAT NMS Plan:
(A) if the order is executed, in whole or in part:
(i) SRO-Assigned Market Participant Identifier of the clearing broker, if applicable; and
(ii) CAT-Order-ID of any contra-side order(s);
(B) if the trade is cancelled, a cancelled trade indicator; 
(C) for original receipt or origination of an order, the Firm Designated ID for the relevant Customer, Transformed Value for individual tax payer identification number (“ITIN”)/social security number (“SSN”), and in accordance with Rule 6840, Customer Account Information and Customer Identifying Information for the relevant Customer;
(D) An Industry Member that operates an ATS must provide to the Central Repository:
(i) a list of all of its order types twenty (20) days before such order types become effective; and
(ii) any changes to its order types twenty (20) days before such changes become effective;
An identifier shall not be required for market and limit orders that have no other special handling instructions; 

(E) If an Industry Member is required to submit and submits a trade report for a trade, and, if the trade is cancelled, a cancellation, to one of FINRA’s Trade Reporting Facilities, OTC Reporting Facility or Alternative Display Facility pursuant to applicable SRO rules, and the Industry Member is required to report the corresponding execution and/or cancellation to the Central Repository:

(i) the Industry Member is required to report to the Central Repository the trade identifier reported by the Industry Member to such FINRA facility for the trade when the Industry Member reports the execution of an order pursuant to Rule 6830(a)(1)(E) or cancellation of an order pursuant to Rule 6830(a)(1)(D) beginning June 22, 2020 for Large Industry Members and Small Industry OATS Reporters and beginning December 13, 2021 for Small Industry Non-OATS Reporters , and such trade identifier must be unique beginning October 26, 2020 for Large Industry Members and Small Industry OATS Reporters and beginning December 13, 2021 for Small Industry Non-OATS Reporters;
(ii) if the order is executed in whole or in part, and the Industry Member submits the trade report to one of FINRA’s Trade Reporting Facilities, OTC Reporting Facility or Alternative Display Facility pursuant to applicable SRO rules, the Industry Member is not required to submit the SRO-Assigned Market Participant Identifier of the clearing broker pursuant to Rule 6830(a)(2)(A)(ii); provided, however, if the Industry Member does not report the clearing number of the clearing broker to such FINRA facility for a trade, or does not report the unique trade identifier to the Central Repository as required by Rule 6830(a)(2)(E)(i), then the Industry Member would be required to record and report to the Central Repository the clearing number of the clearing broker as well as information about the contra party to the trade beginning April 26, 2021 for Large Industry Members and Small Industry OATS Reporters and beginning December 13, 2021 for Small Industry Non-OATS Reporters; and
(iii) if the trade is cancelled and the Industry Member submits the cancellation to one of FINRA’s Trade Reporting Facilities, OTC Reporting Facility or Alternative Display Facility pursuant to applicable SRO rules, the Industry Member is not required to submit the cancelled trade indicator pursuant to Rule 6830(a)(2)(B); provided, however, if the Industry Member does not report a cancellation for a cancelled trade to such FINRA facility, or does not report the unique trade identifier as required by Rule 6830(a)(2)(E)(i), then the Industry Member would be required to record and report to the Central Repository a cancelled trade indicator as well as a cancelled trade timestamp beginning June 22, 2020 for Large Industry Members and Small Industry OATS Reporters and beginning December 13, 2021 for Small Industry Non-OATS Reporters; and 

(F) an Allocation Report any time the Industry Member performs an Allocation to a Client Account, whether or not the Industry Member was the executing broker for the trade.

(3) Each Industry Member that is an Options Market Maker is not required to report to the Central Repository the Industry Member Data regarding the routing, modification or cancellation of its quotes in Listed Options. Each Industry Member that is an Options Market Maker shall report to the Exchange the time at which its quote in a Listed Option is sent to the Exchange (and, if applicable, any subsequent quote modification time and/or cancellation time when such modification or cancellation is originated by the Options Market Maker).
(b) Timing of Recording and Reporting
(1) Each Industry Member shall record Recorded Industry Member Data contemporaneously with the applicable Reportable Event.
(2) Each Industry Member shall report:
(A) Recorded Industry Member Data to the Central Repository by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the Trading Day following the day the Industry Member records such Recorded Industry Member Data; and
(B) Received Industry Member Data to the Central Repository by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the Trading Day following the day the Industry Member receives such Received Industry Member Data.
(3) Industry Members may, but are not required to, voluntarily report Industry Member Data prior to the applicable 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time deadline.
(c) Applicable Securities
(1) Each Industry Member shall record and report to the Central Repository the Industry Member Data as set forth in paragraph (a) of this Rule for each NMS Security registered or listed for trading on such exchange or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on such exchange.
(2) Each Industry Member shall record and report to the Central Repository the Industry Member Data as set forth in this paragraph (a) of this Rule for each Eligible Security for which transaction reports are required to be submitted to FINRA.
(d) Security Symbology
(1) For each exchange-listed Eligible Security, each Industry Member shall report Industry Member Data to the Central Repository using the symbology format of the exchange listing the security.
(2) For each Eligible Security that is not exchange-listed, each Industry Member shall report Industry Member Data to the Central Repository using such symbology format as approved by the Operating Committee pursuant to the CAT NMS Plan.
(e) Error Correction
For each Industry Member for which errors in Industry Member Data submitted to the Central Repository have been identified by the Plan Processor or otherwise, such Industry Member shall submit corrected Industry Member Data to the Central Repository by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on T+3.
(f) Each Industry Member that operates an ATS that trades OTC Equity Securities shall provide to the Central Repository:
(1) the best bid and best offer for each OTC Equity Security traded on such ATS;
(2) an indication of whether each bid and offer for OTC Equity Securities was solicited or unsolicited; and
(3) the unpriced bids and offers for each OTC Equity Security traded on such ATS.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2021-001 eff. Feb. 4, 2021.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2020-018 eff. June 22, 2020.
Adopted by SR-FINRA-2017-003 eff. March 15, 2017.