The revelations of opacity around short selling, trade settlement, and unlit off-exchange trading is deeply troubling and an abomination to the ideals of free and transparent capital markets. The delay and self reporting of short interest, coupled with lack of meaningful deterrents like imprisonment or material fines (fining Robinhood $70 million for their role in the January Gamestop shenanigans
SUGGESTED ROUTING:*
Senior ManagementInstitutionalLegal & ComplianceTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On November 20, 1992, the NASD® submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a letter responding to the SEC's request for comments on today's market structure and regulatory environment
As a reminder, FINRA is introducing a new system for FINRA member firms to submit the FINRA Participation Agreement and manage TRAQS users. Beginning January 31, 2022, FINRA member firms will access the Participant Data Management System to complete these functions. The Participant Data Management entitlement was granted to all existing FINRA Participant Agreement and FINRA Order Form
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior ManagementInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceOperationsSystemsTrading
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In response to requests from members concerned about rising costs for comparison of negotiated trades, NASD Market Services, Inc. (MSI) is reducing the previously approved rates for the
Brokers/Market Makers should not be allowed to create synthetic shares. Brokers/Market Makers T+ settlement date should be immediate or as soon as possible, specifically no later than T+2. Brokers/Market Makers should be required to trade on Lit Markets for all trading. Communication between Brokers/Market Makers should be publicly viewable and regulated because of the ultimate impact on markets
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 6730 to reduce the 15-minute TRACE reporting timeframe to one minute, with exceptions for member firms with de minimis reporting activity and for manual trades.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
LAST DATE FOR COMMENTS: August 9, 1986.
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD), is requesting comments on a proposed amendment to Section 2 of Schedule G of the NASD By-Laws. The proposed amendment would require NASD members to report transactions in listed securities executed between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to the
FINRA is introducing a new system for FINRA member firms to submit the FINRA Participant agreement and FINRA order form. Beginning January 31, 2022, FINRA Member firms will be required to use the Participant Data Management platform to perform the following functions for the TRACE, ORF or ADF facilities:
Submit, view, and amend the FINRA Participation Agreement;
View and modify access to the
Fixed Income Data Glossary is organized by security type and trade activity.Corporate and Agency Bond DataAsset-Backed Security (ABS) DataBond Market ActivityBond Market SentimentCollatoralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO) DataMortgage-Backed Security (MBS) DataTo-Be-Announced (TBA) DataTrade Activity DataTreasury Aggregate DataTreasury Securities Data Treasury Security Trade
FINRA may, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Rule 9000 Series, suspend, condition, limit, prohibit or terminate a Trade Reporting Facility Participant's ability to use FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility services in one or more designated securities for violations of applicable requirements or prohibitions. For avoidance of doubt, any determination by FINRA to suspend, limit,
