The guidance provided in this FAQ pertains to the reporting of over-the-counter (OTC) transactions in equity securities to a FINRA Facility (a Trade Reporting Facility (TRF), the Alternative Display Facility (ADF) or the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF)).
FINRA plays an important role in regulating and providing transparency to the fixed income securities markets. For example, we operate and enforce FINRA rules regarding the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE®), and enforce, for our member firms, federal securities regulations governing fixed income, including those promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, May 21, 1985, 42 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 1,976. These 42 issues, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, are entering the NASDAQ/NMS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for voluntary
Comments: Since the time that humans had a path to follow or street to cross, there has been an element of risk in so doing. Saber-toothed cats, banditos, darkness, wrong turns, errant drivers, psychopaths, malevolent humans and natural calamities all posed a risk to a successful journey. Those alerted to the risks generally navigated, while those not so, were either lucky, or not. Personally, I
(a) Pursuant to the Rule 9600 Series, the staff for good cause shown after taking into consideration all relevant factors, may exempt, upon application and subject to specified terms and conditions, a member alternative trading system ("ATS") from the trade reporting obligation under Rule 6730, if such exemption is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest. The
Thank you for your time. I have a few questions. The dark pools were intended for a major seller of own investment to unload a large block of shares without forcing price up or down. It is now a daily assurance that 60-70% trades are in a dark pool vs open market NYSE for small share count trades? Prominently AMC and GME. Most of the rest of the market is 6-9% dark pool. Not going to fix shorts
The federal gov, from the Federal reserve, Sec, IRS, congress, the White House and finally FINRA talk about protecting the public. We are at the mercy of your actions. Attempting to hedge our losses and find our hedges from the outside looks like complete idiocy. The fed and banks buy each others phony money, causing the markets to go up or down. The gov hands black rock and black stone almost
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Executive Summary
On April 11, 1994, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., began operation of the Fixed Income Pricing System (FIPS) for members trading high-yield bonds. Initially, 35 bonds were designated as FIPS issues requiring quotation entry by brokers and dealers. The
News reports stating that FINRA has approved a security for trading, quoting or listing are wrong in virtually every respect. FINRA does not ever qualitatively evaluate or approve a security such as a stock. Instead, FINRA verifies a broker-dealer can demonstrate it has completed its required diligence to begin quoting.
The OTC Reporting Facility (ORF) is the service provided by FINRA for the reporting of trades in OTC Equity Securities executed other than on or through an exchange and for trades in Restricted Equity Securities effected under Securities Act Rule 144A and dissemination of last sale reports.For those OTC Equity Securities and Restricted Equity Securities that are not eligible for clearance and
