In mid-2024, in accordance with the industry-led shortened settlement cycle from two business days (T+2) to one business day (T+1), FINRA will implement its changes for equity trade reporting. Please see DTCC notice for details of the financial industry coordination for this project.
FINRA has updated the following specifications in anticipation of this change:
ADF FIX Specifications for
FINRA is committed to maintaining secure applications and infrastructure as we strive to protect the data we handle. We wish to encourage security researchers to report vulnerabilities in order to help us keep our enterprise and data safe.
Beginning May 15, 2023, the following FINRA TRACE rules changes will take effect:
Members must report transactions in TRACE-eligible corporate debt securities which are part of a portfolio trade with an appropriate modifier. The Sale Condition 4 modifier, available via the TRAQS secure web browser and the TRACE FIX protocol (Tag 22004), will be available for this designation, as described in
In observance of Good Friday, FINRA’s Market Transparency Reporting Systems will be closed on Friday, April 7, 2023. Affected applications include:
Alternative Display Facility (ADF)
Over-the-Counter Reporting Facility (ORF)
Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)
FINRA/Exchange Trade Reporting Facilities (TRFs)
As stated in the data feed interface specifications, FINRA
The Neutral Corner - Volume 1—2023
From Monday, March 20, 2023, through Friday, March 31, 2023, the FINRA Test Facility (NTF) for TRACE Securitized Products will be modified to limit trade retention to five rolling business days. During that time, trades submitted in the NTF environment will only be available for cancellation or correction through T-5. After T-5 all trades must be reversed.
The Trade Management window in FINRA
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 1240.01 (Eligibility of Other Persons to Participate in the Continuing Education Program Specified in Paragraph (c) of this Rule) to provide eligible individuals another opportunity to elect to participate in the