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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
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.
More than 15,000 different stocks, options and bonds trade every day across millions of transactions. When it comes to detecting insider trading, it really is like finding a needle in a haystack. But that’s exactly what Sam Draddy and his team in the Office of Fraud Detection and Market Intelligence group do. Learn how in this episode of FINRA Unscripted.
The Uniform Practice Code (UPC) is a series of rules, interpretations and explanations designed to make uniform, where practicable, custom, practice, usage, and trading technique in the investment banking and securities business, particularly with regards to operational and settlement issues. These can include such matters as trade terms, deliveries, payments, dividends, rights, interest,
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On March 18, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved NASD rules regarding quotation and transaction reporting requirements for members trading high-yield, fixed-income securities. The rules will become effective in the fourth quarter of
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As of April 27, 1995, the following bonds were added to the Fixed Income Pricing System (FIPSSM). These bonds are not subject to mandatory quotation:
Symbol
Name
Coupon
Maturity
CUSIP
HMX.GA
Hartmarx Corp.
10.875
1/15/02
417119AC8
TFYP.GA
This data provides comprehensive information on mortgage-backed securities (MBSs) that traded within the past 10 years. Access up to three years real-time trade history and seven years end-of-day trade history per security. Trade history represents mortgage securities with similar characteristics, i.e., reference data ID (RDID). An MBS provides issuers with monthly payments from a pool
(a) Participation Requirements
(1) Only members of FINRA in good standing may participate in the FINRA/NYSE Trade Reporting Facility.
(2) Participation in the System shall be conditioned upon the initial and continuing compliance with the following requirements:
(A) execution of, and continuing compliance with, a Participant Application Agreement;
(B) membership in, or maintenance of an
