FINRA previously announced plans to update the TRACE for Treasuries FIX acknowledgement messages on Monday, July 10, 2023. In order to align this change with FINRA Regulatory Notice 22-27, which specifies timestamp granularity, the change for TRACE for Treasuries FIX receipt messages, including acknowledgments, will now go into effect on Monday, November 6, 2023.
Currently, the TRACE for
A member may use negative response letters to effect a bulk transfer of employee equity compensation plan accounts, as directed by an employer.
FINRA’s Revolving Door provisions include Rules 9141(c), 9242(b) and 9910. These provisions limit or prohibit former FINRA officers or employees from making communications to, or appearances before, FINRA on behalf of another person when the purpose of the communication or appearance is to influence FINRA and codify existing confidentiality obligations of current and former FINRA officers and
(a) Pursuant to the Rule 9600 Series, the staff for good cause shown after taking into consideration all relevant factors, may exempt, upon application and subject to specified terms and conditions, a member alternative trading system ("ATS") from the trade reporting obligation under paragraph (b) of Rule 6622, if such exemption is consistent with the protection of investors and the
SummaryFor the past two years, FINRA has encouraged firms to keep their Risk Monitoring Analyst (formerly known as a “Regulatory Coordinator”) informed if the firm, or its associated persons or affiliates, engaged, or intended to engage, in activities related to digital assets, including digital assets that are non-securities.1 FINRA appreciates members’ cooperation with this request and
(a) Definitions
For purposes of this Rule, the following terms shall be defined as provided.
(1) "Debt research analyst" means an associated person who is primarily responsible for, and any associated person who reports directly or indirectly to a debt research analyst in connection with, the preparation of the substance of a debt research report, whether or not any such
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, FINRA’s Market Transparency Reporting Systems will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2021. Affected applications include:
Alternative Display Facility (ADF)
OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB)
Over-the-Counter Reporting Facility (ORF)
Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)
FINRA/Exchange Trade Reporting Facilities (TRFs)
As stated in
Dear sir or madam: Short interest and short position reporting should be mandatory and totally visible to all, no exceptions. This is a CRITICAL piece of data missing from our view. Knowing the amount of short interest a given ticker has would alter my investment strategy significantly. Why would a small investor such as myself want to put their money against major funds such as Melvin capital
While short sales can be an important market mechanic to send signals to protect investors from corrupt or inept corporate leadership, hidden short sales and hidden synthetic short sales work against a free and fair marketplace. If institutional and "big money" investors detect reasons to believe that the future success of a company is unlikely, hiding their short positions at best
