On Monday, October 17, 2022, FINRA will conduct a Market Wide Circuit Breaker (MWCB) event in the Test Facility (NTF) for the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF). The MWCB will start at approximately 3 p.m. ET and run for five minutes. During this time ORF trade attempts will be rejected. The system will resume normal operations after the conclusion of the NTF MWCB event.
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Executive Summary
In July, the NASD Board of Governors solicited member comment on eliminating a safe harbor for members trading ahead of customer limit orders. After reviewing comments received from members and others, the Board has taken action to eliminate the disclosure safe harbor and to
Since Monday, December 5, 2022, FINRA is experiencing an issue with ORF clearing messages for transactions that are cancelled, corrected or broken and thus causing duplicates settlement for those transactions. FINRA is working on a solution and will update clients as more details are known.
Clients should work with their clearing firm to submit reversals directly to NSCC for the duplicate
Beginning January 31, 2022, FINRA member firms will access the Participant Data Management System to perform the following functions for the TRACE, ORF and ADF facilities:
Submit, view, and amend the FINRA Participation Agreement;
View and modify access to the FINRA trade reporting facilities including, TRACE, ORF and ADF;
View, add, modify, and delete various agreements including the
The Disclosure of Routing Information section of the 2022 Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) relevant regulatory obligations and related considerations, (2) exam findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
On Thursday, November 17, 2022, FINRA will conduct an Extraordinary Market Halt (EMC) event in the Test Facility (NTF) for the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF). The EMC will start at approximately 4:15 p.m. ET and run for approximately 10 minutes. During this time ORF trade attempts will be rejected. The system will resume normal operations after the conclusion of the NTF EMC event.
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Re: Effective Methods to Educate Newer Investors Dear Distinguished FINRA Representatives, As a FINRA member for 50 years, founder of several retail securities firms, and creator of Acorns, which has helped millions of new investors get started, I’ve gained a practical understanding of the behaviors and needs of novice investors. The number one finding is that people rarely learn about investing
On Thursday, November 10, 2022, FINRA will conduct an Extraordinary Market Halt (EMC) event in the Test Facility (NTF) for the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF). The EMC will start at approximately 4:15 p.m. ET and run for approximately 10 minutes. During this time ORF trade attempts will be rejected. The system will resume normal operations after the conclusion of the NTF EMC event.
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to adopt rules relating to the establishment of a second Trade Reporting Facility or “TRF” to be operated in conjunction with Nasdaq, Inc. (“Nasdaq”). The second FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility (“FINRA/Nasdaq TRF Chicago”) would provide
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
NASD members are advised that their participation in certain transactions with blind-pool companies may be inconsistent with the provisions of Schedule E to the NASD By-Laws. The merger or acquisition of an NASD
