Note, this is an implementation date change.1
Effective Tuesday, August 30, 2022, the FINRA TRACE, ADF and ORF Web API reference data downloads will no longer be accessible using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.1 protocol. FINRA will disable TLS 1.1, and firms using that protocol will not be able to establish connectivity to FINRA’s secure web servers to download the files. To gain access
On Thursday, September 1, 2022, FINRA will begin to collect data on depository institutions’ daily transactions in marketable U.S. Treasury securities and in the debentures and MBS issued by U.S. federal government agencies, including government-sponsored enterprises (agencies), via its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE).
A final production User Acceptance Test (UAT) will occur on
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FINRA and the other U.S. members of the Intermarket Surveillance Group1 (ISG members) are enhancing the Electronic Blue Sheets (EBS) to improve their ability to analyze broker-dealers’ trading activities.
Effective immediately, firms will be required to update certain data elements for EBS to reflect the SEC’s May 10, 2019, and May 4, 2020, approvals of Long Term Stock Exchange
In observation of the Thanksgiving holiday, the ORF System will be closed on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Please be advised that the ORF system will close early on Friday, November 25, 2022. See the table below for a schedule of modified hours. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please contact FINRA Operations at (866) 776-0800 if you have any questions.
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These are public investments and should be available to the public. If someone is silly enough to invest in the market without the proper knowledge that person will most likely lose their entire investment. With that said, the market is serious stuff. Making profits in the market is only possible if we, the public, can continue to use all the various instruments available in order to make
FINRA is publishing its quarterly OTC Equities High Price Dissemination List for the first quarter of 2022. This updated list of OTC equity securities eligible for trade report dissemination for trades of fewer than 100 shares is effective as of July 1, 2022. To view changes, visit the Daily List: Security Attribute Changes page, select the “Unit of Trades” filter and enter June 30, 2022 as the “
The idea of a "fair" market is completely a figment of peoples imagination at this point. The corruption and "loop holes" that exist to allow the Rich to continue to get rich off the backs of the working average citizen is sickening. The stock market and corruption is rampant amongst banks, hedge funds, market makers, and politicians and government departments. The "
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FINRA’s Renewal Program supports the collection and disbursement of fees related to the renewal of broker-dealer (BD) and investment adviser (IA) registrations, exempt reporting and notice filings with participating self-regulatory organizations (SRO) and jurisdictions. FINRA communicates information about renewal fees BD and IA firms owe via a Preliminary Statement in November and
Inverse and Leveraged funds are an important part of ability to protect my portfolio. In down markets such as currently exists, in which the markets begin falling overnikght or in the free makret and acceIetate to downside the funds provide important day to day portfolio insurance without taking the much more extreme risk of short selling. In additiion, in strong bull markets the leveraged
I cannot believe how deep this corruption runs. Honestly, at this point id be hopeful that any number of these committees would do something to level the playong feild here. However judging by lack of action, i have come to one of two conclusions. You're either all corrupt and working together to rob the american public. The people who keep this coubtry running. The people you all considered
