The 2020 TRACE Fact Book and fourth-quarter data tables are now available. The tables include aggregated information for securitized products as well as corporate and agency debt securities, including trades reported, the top 50 issues by trades and by par value, the average daily par value traded, customer buy vs. customer sell ratios and more.
View the 2020 TRACE Fact Book and 4Q 2020 tables
Comments: 1. I agree that while allowing investors to trade Options, they need to understand the product well. This can be ensured by (a) looking at their qualifications and /or experience in Finance; (b) if (a) is not satisfactory, then look at their tranck record of trading options to see if they have made 75% or even up to 90% losses; if so, they need to undergo educational guidance before
I find it disturbing that your agency wants to take away my ability to pick investments based on my research and ability to decide how much or little to risk in very common market instruments. Why should I have to take a test to prove to you - unnamed bureaucrats - that I understand the risks and potential rewards of these instruments and what I do with my money.+ What tests can predict the
Dear FINRA, I've been successfully trading Leveraged & Inverse Funds (ProShares), and using them as a hedge to other investments for years now. With the ongoing NEW rules & restrictions being considered by government and FINRA, trading/investing as an individual will become more complex than it already is!! (please don't try and make me jump through any additional hoops
Hello FINRA, Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment strategy. For example in a downward market trend (Q1 2022) I am able to invest in an inverse leveraged fund (e.g., SQQQ) to mitigate downside risk associated with my individual stock NASDAQ investments. As my individual NASDAQ investments declined the loss was offset by my investment in SQQQ. This helped me protect (hedge) my
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NASD has received a "No-Action Letter" (letter) from the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission. It provides that a broker/dealer may rely on the provisions of SEC Rule 14a-2(b)(2
Gamestop and many other stocks have been and continue to be a target to illegal naked short selling that needs to stop, protect the retail investors and companies from crooks and cheats that use illegal practices to stay rich and keep the poor broke as well as drive companies that do good in the world into the ground. Get rid of PFOF, insider trading, politicians having any part of trading, dark
I wholeheartedly agree with the proposed short interest reporting changes in this notice and continued heightened supervision of short interest reporting. I’m a believer that synthetic volume defiantly counters a fair and free market. Retail traders have continuously been walked over by the “system” since the stock markets inception. As a fellow regulator, I know first hand the importance of “
FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. A free and fair market is a strength of the US and it is obvious the integrity of those markets has been strained this last year. Part of that is due to FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. Even with some of the proposed changes in 21-19, there are still some gaps that do not account for synthetic shares that should be addressed as well.
Summary
FINRA has adopted amendments to Rule 6730 (Transaction Reporting) to: (i) require members to report transactions in U.S. Treasury securities to FINRA’s Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) as soon as practicable but no later than 60 minutes from the time of execution; and (ii) require members to report electronically executed transactions in U.S. Treasury securities to TRACE in