FINRA Consolidates the Collection of Short Interest Data; Effective Date: May 15, 2008
FINRA Collection of Short Interest Data for BATS Exchange-Listed Securities
FINRA Announces New Web-based System for the Collection of Short Interest Positions
As part of a technology upgrade, FINRA has implemented improved interfaces to retrieve data and has established naming conventions that follow industry standards. This change will promote consistent column names, both in the file download feature and API access.
FINRA will change column names and the order in which the columns are displayed in the download files. FINRA will support a new
GUIDANCE
Short Interest Reporting
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NASD Rule 3360
Short Interest Reporting
Short Sales
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Notice to inform members of changes to the
GUIDANCE
Short Interest Reporting Requirements
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Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
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Registered Representatives
Senior Management
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Trading
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Short Interest
Rule 3360
Executive Summary
On February 3, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
approved amendments to Rule 3360 relating to the short interest
reporting
Guidance on Reporting Short Interest Positions Held in Master/Sub-Accounts or Parent/Child Accounts
SEC Approves Amendments to FINRA’s Short-Interest Reporting Rule
ACTION REQUIRED
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Legal and ComplianceOperationsSenior Management
Short Interest Reporting
Intermarket Surveillance Group
Executive Summary
This Notice to Members advises member firms that, effective September 2007, they are required to increase the frequency of short interest reporting from monthly to twice a month.1 Attachment A outlines the revised Short
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