As market conditions may warrant, in consultation with the SEC, FINRA may suspend the reporting and/or dissemination of certain transactions in TRACE-Eligible Securities, or the reporting of certain data elements otherwise required under Rule 6730 and/or the dissemination of certain data elements for such period of time as FINRA deems necessary.
Adopted by SR-FINRA-2009-010 eff. March 1, 2010.
FINRA may, upon notice, terminate TRACE service to a member in the event that a member fails to abide by any of the rules or operating procedures of the TRACE service or FINRA, or fails to honor contractual agreements entered into with FINRA or FINRA Regulation, or fails to pay promptly for services rendered by the TRACE service.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2015-034 eff. Dec. 20, 2015.
Amended by SR-
(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 Rule 6730, if such exemption is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest. The
(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 Rule 6730, if such exemption is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest. The
(a) Mandatory Member Participation
(1) Member participation in TRACE for trade reporting purposes is mandatory. Such mandatory participation obligates members to submit transaction reports in TRACE-Eligible Securities in conformity with the Rule 6700 Series.
(2) Participation in TRACE shall be conditioned upon the TRACE Participant's initial and continuing compliance with the following
(a) When and How Transactions are Reported
(1) Reports of secondary market transactions in direct participation programs shall be transmitted to the OTC Reporting Facility on the next business day ("T+1") after the date of execution between 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, be designated "as/of" trades to denote their execution on a prior day, and be accompanied by the
The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of the Rule 6640 Series.
(a) "OTC Reporting Facility" means the service that, among other things, accommodates reporting of transactions in direct participation programs (DPPs). The OTC Reporting Facility comparison function will not be available for those DPPs that are not eligible for clearance and settlement through
(a) The following are specifically applicable to transactions and business activities relating to securities that, prior to October 26, 2009, had been designated by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC for inclusion in the PORTAL Market ("PORTAL securities"):
(1) Rules 0130, 0140, 2010, 2020, 2111, 2121, 2232, 2251, 2261, 2262, 2269, 5310, and 8210;
(2) the Rule 8100 and 8300 Series; and
(3)
