A firm’s journey to the cloud varied based on a given firm’s specific facts and circumstances. Several firms noted that cloud migration was not a simple, linear process, even with adequate preparation, and there was no easy formulaic way to conduct a migration, given the unique circumstances of each firm. Despite the difference in each firm’s journey, however, some common themes emerged regarding
Instructions for Completing the FINRA Participation Agreement
I entered the market as a retail investor. I had an understanding of business fundamentals and decided to test my knowledge hoping to create some wealth for my family. After a year of buying and selling stocks, I realize I can never time this right. I wanted to understand why I am always on the losing end. Now, after reading what goes on in the so called dark pools, I realize I cannot trust the
As announced by the Board of the Federal Reserve System in the Federal Register on October 28, 2021, FINRA will collect detailed data on depository institutions' daily transactions of marketable U.S. Treasury securities and of the debt and MBS issued by U.S. federal government agencies including government-sponsored enterprises (agencies) via its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE
PLEASE NOTE: 144A Data is included within the definition of “Systems” in Vendor Agreement v.7.1
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Bond Trade Dissemination Service (BTDS), Agency Trade Dissemination Service (ATDS), Securitized Products Dissemination Service (SPDS) feeds and 144A Bond Trade Dissemination Service (144A) are available via a number of extranet providers, and software solutions for feed integration are available through third-party vendors. Additional vendors
Beginning in early December 2022, FINRA will introduce changes to the Trade Data Dissemination Service (TDDS 2.0).1 These changes are being made in concert with FINRA’s technical infrastructure upgrade.
FINRA has made a recent change to the TDDS 2.1 MOLD/UDP 64 NTF Rendezvous Point (RP) address from 207.251.255.40 to 207.251.255.170. The new address is listed and highlighted in the
The FINRA/Nasdaq TRF1 experienced an issue today, Friday, December 1, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. ET through 9:23:22 a.m. ET. The FINRA/Nasdaq TRF was rejecting trade reports for a subset of firms, and the root cause was due to a misconfiguration on Nasdaq’s Post Trade Risk system. The configuration was an update to the Post Trade Risk system in preparation for ACT Risk Management service
TO: NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
BACKGROUND
On January 11, 1988, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Order Confirmation Transaction (OCT) service, a new communications enhancement for the NASDAQ System.
The SEC granted approval for a period of 90 days under the accelerated approval provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. During this 90-day period, the SEC
August 1999
Broker/Dealer Day Zero Preparation
Over the weekend of January 1 and 2, 2000, broker/dealers will begin assessing the need to invoke their written contingency or disaster recovery plans. These plans should reflect potential scenarios that could be encountered duringthis unique transition. Firms will implement contingency and disaster recovery plans to the degree necessary to ensure
