The Long Term Stock Exchange (“LTSE”) is providing a second testing opportunity this weekend in preparation for their August 28, 2020 launch. Firms participating in the August 22, 2020 test may send OATS data related to those orders to the OATS Certification Testing environment before the following Monday's OATS reporting deadline. OATS will then attempt to match to LTSE test data
TRACE Data Delivery Plus Fee
FINRA assesses the TRACE Data Delivery Plus service fee per each MPID that the firm enrolls in the service. The firm's monthly fee is based on:
the average number of transactions the MPID was a party to* per month over the prior calendar year, which is used to categorize the MPID in one of 4 tiers, and
the number of "Plus" reports (reports for
As announced by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the Federal Register on October 28, 2021, FINRA will collect detailed data on depository institutions’ daily transactions of marketable U.S. Treasury securities and of the debt and MBS issued by U.S. federal government agencies including government-sponsored enterprises (agencies) via its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine
As a reminder, FINRA will often conduct internal production region testing of its TRACE, ORF, ADF and TRF systems on Saturdays without the participation of firms. Clients are advised to only bring up their applications and connect to FINRA on Saturdays if they will be participating in testing.
Clients who connect to FINRA in the production region on Saturdays when FINRA internal testing is
This is a reminder that the FINRA test region (NTF) is now available for access to TRAQS using FINRA’s new Multi Factor Authorization (MFA) entitlement method. As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiatives, FINRA is introducing a new method for users to gain secure access to the TRAQS website and will be introducing a new system infrastructure.
Beginning in January 2021, FINRA
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Students, individuals considering a securities-industry career, and
GUIDANCE
Exemptive Relief from the OATS Electronic Recording and Reporting Requirements; Enhancements to the OATS Web Interface
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
Systems
Training
OATS
Rule 6958
Rule 9610(a)
Executive Summary
In November 2005, NASD issued Notice to Members (NTM) 05-78
announcing Securities and
ADF Data Delivery Plus
Firms that subscribe to ADF Data Delivery Plus pay a monthly fee for each MPID enrolled in the optional service. The monthly charge is based on the number of Plus reports the firm received during that month:
0 – 5 Plus Reports Received
6 – 25 Plus Reports Received
> 25 Plus Reports Received
$60
$80
$100
ADF Data Delivery SFTP
In observance of Juneteenth, FINRA’s Market Transparency Reporting Systems will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
