Effective Wednesday, September 1, 2021, FINRA OATS Rules will be deleted from the FINRA rulebook. See Regulatory Notice 21-21 and OATS retirement notice.
As part of the proposed rule change to delete the OATS Rules from the FINRA rulebook, FINRA made conforming changes to the rules relating to FINRA’s Alternative Display Facility (ADF), Trade Reporting Facilities (TRFs) and
FINRA-2008-013 - Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rule 2220 to Update the Standards for Options Communications
Rule 1. All short sale shall be reported to finra by end of each settlement day. Rule 2. Finra shall make public report the day to day short sale by end of settlement day of the trading week. Rule 3. All unused loaned shares shall be reported to finra by end of settlement day. Rule 4. Finra shall make public the outstanding unused loaned share by end of settlement day of a trading week. Rule 5.
INFORMATIONAL
Trading Halts
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Legal & Compliance
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Trading Halts
Executive Summary
This NASD Notice to Members addresses frequently asked questions arising under NASD Rule 3340 (Rule 3340 or the Rule) regarding trading halts. Rule 3340 prohibits members or
NASD has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to delay, until February 1, 2004, the implementation date of amendments to Article VIII (District Committees and District Nominating Committees) of the By-Laws of NASD Regulation, Inc. that were established by SR-NASD-2003-55. On March 21, 2003, NASD filed SR-NASD-2003-55 to streamline the nomination and election processes governing NASD District
NASDR has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to add a new Membership Rule that would provide members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. with a qualified immunity in arbitration proceedings for statements made in good faith in certain disclosures filed with the NASD on Forms U-4 and U-5, the uniform registration and termination notices for registered persons.
NASDR has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to amend Rule 2860(b) of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. to establish that NASD member firms and their customers shall have the same position and exercise limits for FLEX Equity Options as the firms that are members of the exchange on which such FLEX Equity Options trade.
NASDR has filed with the SEC a proposed rule change to amend Rule 10314 of the Code of Arbitration Procedure of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. to extend the time to answer an arbitration claim from 20 business days to 45 calendar days and to eliminate extensions of time to answer except in extraordinary circumstances.
FINRA Reminds Firms of Their Obligations When Effecting OTC Trades in Equity Securities on a Net Basis
The Fixed Income Mark-Up Disclosure section of the 2018 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
