FINRA is reminding firms that the requirement for each ATS to acquire and use a single, unique MPID when reporting information to FINRA will become effective on February 2, 2015.
" Publication of Short Interest for Exchange-listed Equity Securities" Why are firms are currently allowed to hold any unreported open short positions? In the OTC market, one firm's large short position could potentially destroy a company. " Content of Short Interest Data" The more data points you collect and publish, the better. A free and fair market means transparency
For members that intend to use the ADF for trade reporting only, the charge for connecting to the ADF via a Financial Information eXchange (FIX) line shall be $500 per month.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2016-031 eff. Sep. 12, 2016.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2008-021 eff. Dec. 15, 2008.
Adopted by SR-NASD-2002-97 eff. July 29, 2002.Selected Notices: 08-57, 16-33.
Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT)Best ExecutionDisclosure of Routing InformationRegulation SHO – Bona Fide Market Making ExemptionsFixed Income – Fair PricingOTC Quotations in Fixed Income Securities NEW FOR 2024Advertised Volume NEW FOR 2024Market Access Rule NEW FOR 2024Previous:Variable AnnuitiesUp:Market IntegrityNext:Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT)
Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT)
Best Execution
Disclosure of Routing Information
Fixed Income – Fair Pricing NEW FOR 2023
Fractional Shares: Reporting and Order Handling NEW FOR 2023
Regulation SHO – Bona Fide Market Making Exemptions and Reuse of Locates for Intraday Buy-to-Cover Trades NEW FOR 2023
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WASHINGTON—FINRA’s Board of Governors met on February 25-26. The agenda included electing a new Board Chair, as well as discussions on FINRA’s proposed Outside Business Activities rule, TRACE reporting timeframes, ongoing technology initiatives, and the proposed allocation of FINRA’s 2024 fine monies.
As a retail investor with over 15 years experience, I would like to urge FINRA to enact, with all haste, any and all new rules or amendments that make the American market more transparent and fair for all investors. For far too long the majority of investors have been in the dark in regards to short interest, robbing us of the ability to make informed decisions while researching and deciding on
Thank you for taking the time to address these issues. As a retail investor I believe short interest in all of its forms including Call/Put options should be publicly available. Much information is hidden from retail and this needs to change. I hope there is serious consideration for how offenders WILL try to overcome the spirit of these regulations. "Enhanced lending" "short
FINRA imposed $59.8 million in fines in 2024[1], and the Board determined that there were $89.3 million in fines-eligible expenditures in 2024 (i.e., capital initiatives, strategic expenditures and other activities eligible to be funded by fine monies based on the criteria set forth above). Because the total of fines-eligible expenditures exceeded the amount of fines issued in 2024, the balance of $29.5 million was funded from FINRA’s reserves and excess operating results.
Every day, FINRA's Insider Trading Detection Program uses sophisticated technology and analytics to monitor 100% of trading in stocks, options and bonds for potentially suspicious activity around material news events, resulting in hundreds of referrals to the SEC and law enforcement every year. On this episode, we hear how the team connects trading data, information from public sources and from companies and FINRA firms to pull together actionable intelligence.
