FINRA has updated the Financial Information eXchange (FIX) and Computer-to-Computer Interface (CTCI) specifications for reporting OTC equity trades to the new OTC Reporting Facility (ORF) platform. Reporting to the new platform will become effective on Monday June 2, 2014.
Michael Dillon, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Delivery Services, oversees FINRA’s assurance, engineering, user experience, operations, development tools and application support services.
Before joining FINRA in February 2006, Mr. Dillon served as the Corporate Director of Quality Assurance for a full-service contractor that specialized in large-scale information systems serving
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
Instructions for Completing the FINRA Participation Agreement
December 1999
SEC—Year 2000 Recordkeeping Rule
Effective August 31, 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted SEC Rule 17a-9T (the Rule) relative to Year 2000. The Rule, which was originally proposed in March 1999, is intended to assist broker/dealers, the SEC, self-regulatory organizations (SROs), and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) in identifying all
(a)(1) Each member shall be assessed a registration fee of $75.00 and a branch office system processing fee of $75.00 upon the registration of each branch office, as defined in the By-Laws.
(2) FINRA shall waive, for the first branch office registered by a member, payment of the $75.00 registration fee and the $75.00 branch office system processing fee (where such fees have been assessed
The Series 82 exam — the Private Securities Offerings Representative Exam — assesses the competency of an entry-level registered representative to perform their job as a private securities offerings representative.
The Series 22 exam — the Direct Participation Programs Limited Representative Exam (DR) — assesses the competency of an entry-level registered representative to perform their job as a direct participation programs representative.
The Series 4 exam — the Registered Options Principal Qualification Exam (OP) — assesses the competency of an entry-level principal to perform their job as a registered options principal.
In observation of the Thanksgiving holiday, the TRACE system will be closed on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Please be advised that the TRACE system will close early on Friday, November 24, 2023. See the table below for a schedule of modified hours (these hours also apply to BTDS/ATDS/SPDS/144A). Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please contact FINRA Operations at (866) 776-0800 if you
