FINRA released a new edition of the OATS Reporting Technical Specifications dated May 3, 2011. The changes described in this version of the OATS Reporting Technical Specifications include all required changes related to FINRA’s rule changes expanding the OATS Rules to all NMS stocks (SR-FINRA-2010-44), along with other technical enhancements.
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SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior Management
Legal & Compliance
Operations
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved amendments to Article IV, Section 1, and Article VI of the Rules
Guidance on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
BACKGROUND
The securities industry, in late 1983, asked the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) to review the registration delays resulting from agent transfers between broker-dealers. After extensive deliberations by the NASAA/CRD Committee and its NASD advisors, a Temporary Agent Transfer program was developed by the
Createathon, FINRA’s premiere innovation event, isn’t your average hackathon. Sure, there is a healthy dose of exploratory and rapid engineering in the name of problem solving, but this event is so much more.
Summary
FINRA requests comment on the practice of internalizing customer trades in the corporate bond market after obtaining auction responses, commonly known as “pennying.” In particular, pennying involves a dealer, after receiving a customer order, initiating a bid or offer wanted auction process on behalf of a customer, reviewing the auction responses, and then executing the customer order
IMPORTANT MAIL VOTE
OFFICERS, PARTNERS, PROPRIETORS
TO: All NASD Members
LAST VOTING DATE IS JULY 1, 1988.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
NASD members are invited to vote on a proposed amendment to Article III, Section 21 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice. The amendment would require the marking of customer order tickets to reflect the dealers contacted by members and the quotations received to determine
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of the Treasury has finalized amendments to the implementing regulations of the Bank Secrecy Act. Also known as the "Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970," these regulations govern the financial recordkeeping and reporting of currency and foreign transactions. The amendments, which
SEC Approves Amendments to Discovery Guide Used in Customer Arbitration Proceedings to Address Electronic Discovery, Product Cases and Affirmations
