Each year, FINRA publishes its Annual Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities Letter to highlight issues of importance to FINRA's regulatory programs.
INFORMATIONAL
Trade Date — Settlement Date
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPIC
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Municipal/Government Securities
Operations
Trading & Market Making
Holiday Trade Date — Settlement Date Schedule
Christmas Day And New Year's Day: Trade Date — Settlement Date Schedule
The Nasdaq Stock Market® and the securities exchanges will
FINRA requests comment on two proposed changes to the TRACE reporting rules that were recommended by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee. The proposed changes would require firms to: (1) identify corporate bond trades where the price of the trade is based on a spread to a benchmark Treasury security that was agreed upon earlier in the
FINRA Requests Comment on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of its Gifts and Gratuities and Non-Cash Compensation Rules
FINRA Requests Comment on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of its Communications With the Public Rules
The guidance provided in this FAQ pertains to the reporting of over-the-counter (OTC) transactions in equity securities to a FINRA Facility (a Trade Reporting Facility (TRF), the Alternative Display Facility (ADF) or the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF)).
Prospective FINRA member firms must seek approval for new FINRA membership through the submission of a New Membership Application (NMA or Form NMA) in accordance with FINRA Rule 1013 (New Member Application and Interview). Existing FINRA member firms that are contemplating a material change in ownership, control, or business operations must submit a Continuing Membership Application (CMA or Form CMA) in accordance with FINRA Rule 1017 (Application for Approval of Change in Ownership, Control, or Business Operations). Both types of applications are reviewed by FINRA’s Membership Application Program (MAP) Group.
FINRA has updated the Financial Information eXchange (FIX) and Computer-to-Computer Interface (CTCI) specifications for reporting OTC equity trades to the new OTC Reporting Facility (ORF) platform. Reporting to the new platform will become effective on Monday June 2, 2014.
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
The Department of the Treasury is amending Form 4789, the Currency Transaction Report, which is used by broker-dealers to report cash transactions of more than $10,000, as required by SEC Rule 17a-8 and the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970.
The new form becomes effective on July 1, 1986.
BACKGROUND
The Currency and Foreign
Staff in FINRA’s Regulatory Review and Disclosure unit must review and approve all proposed names for firms applying for FINRA membership, a Broker Dealer or Funding Portal designation; and for current FINRA member firms seeking a name change. A firm may reserve a name by submitting a complete Firm Name Reservation Request Form. If the requested name(s) include the words “Adviser” or “Advisor,”
