Beginning Monday, November 6, 2023, as described in Regulatory Notice 22-28 FINRA will require firms to report transactions in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign sovereign debt securities to TRACE.
FINRA has updated the TRACE Web API Specifications for Corporate and Agency Debt and the TRACE OTC Corporate Bonds and Agency Debt User Guide to align with these changes. As noted in the Regulatory
All reports should be consolidated for all markets in one location where it is easily accessible to all investors. FTDs should be reported daily and should be required to be cleared within a a T3 timeline without exception. Short positions and changes to those positions should be reported daily and that information should be made available to all investors no later than the next business day
LETFs are indeed complex investment instruments but I believe current disclosure requirements are more than sufficient for investors to remain informed about the products they are buying. Limiting the purchase of LETF products to accredited investors or requiring financial literacy tests to purchase only puts unnecessary roadblocks in place that are easily circumvented. Enforcing one day holding
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD reminds members that the NASD By-Laws require a statutorily disqualified person who wishes to obtain a controlling interest in, or become a controlling person of, an NASD member firm must, before assuming such a position, apply to the NASD for approval through the Eligibility Proceedings described in the NASD By-Laws
Fair Play. I don’t think a hedge fund should be involve in market maker ( conflict of interest) . Privilege to have first hand information. Short positions must be disclosed. Media should be regulated, they are not financial advisor. They can’t tell people what to buy or what to forget. And the most important. Laws and rules must be followed. Institutions must act accordingly , the employees of
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The methods used in calculating yields on mutual funds and unit investment trusts, whose primary objective is the provision of income, and the manner in which such are presented to the public have been the subject of mounting interest and comment during the past year. The NASD has received complaints from its members, the staff of the Securities
Request for Exemption from the Provisions of NASD Conduct Rule 2710
IMPORTANT
Officers * Partners * Proprietors Operations and P&S Department Managers
TO: ALL NASD Members
In its Notice to Members 84-55 dated October 15, 1984, the Association announced plans to implement a NASDAQ Equity Audit Trail and detailed the seven phases to be followed for completion of the plan. As described in that notice, Phase I involves the collection of additional
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to eliminate the Order Audit Trail System (“OATS”) rules in the FINRA Rule 7400 Series and FINRA Rule 4554 (Alternative Trading Systems — Recording and Reporting Requirements of Order and Execution Information for NMS Stocks) once members are
In observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day, FINRA’s Market Transparency Reporting Systems will follow the schedule below:Monday, December 25, 2023 ClosedMonday, January 1, 2024  
