FINRA publishes information about the Order Audit Trail System (OATS) on a regular basis via an online newsletter titled The OATS Report.
GUIDANCE
OATS Reporting Requirements
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Senior Management
OATS
Rule 6950 Series
Executive Summary
Given the recent significant increase in Order Audit Trail System (OATS) volume, NASD is implementing several changes to the OATS
Beginning August 3, 2020, members are required to begin to report transactions in U.S. Treasury Securities executed to hedge a List or Fixed Offering Price Transaction or a Takedown Transaction (as defined in FINRA Rule 6710) with an appropriate identifier. See additional information regarding this change in Regulatory Notice 19-30.
Testing
From Monday, June 1, 2020, through Friday,
ACTION REQUESTED
Decimalization
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Technology
Trading & Market Making
Decimalization
Executive Summary
A review of the decimalization testing mandate and plans for Nasdaq® decimalization testing are included in this NASD Notice to Members. A select
Crypto assets—also known as digital assets—are assets that are issued or transferred using distributed ledger or blockchain technology. They include, but are not limited to, so-called “virtual currencies,” “coins,” and “tokens.” A particular crypto asset may or may not meet definition of a “security” under the federal securities laws. FINRA rules that relate to securities, or that do not depend on securities status, may impose obligations on the crypto asset-related activities of member firms and associated persons.
FINRA Files Rule with SEC for Authority to Designate Firms for Mandatory Participation in FINRA’s Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Testing, As Required by Regulation SCI
GUIDANCEOATS Reporting RequirementsSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSExecutive RepresentativesLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementOATSRule 6950 SeriesExecutive SummaryIn Notice to Members (NtM) 04-46 (June 2004), NASD announced that, beginning December 1, 2004, members would be required to use the Combined New Order/Route and Combined New Order/ Execution Reports (
FINRA is issuing this OATS Report to describe members' OATS Exchange Route Matching (ERM) obligations when routing to a national securities exchange.
Release DateSystemAreaDescriptionDecember 20, 2023FINRA GatewayFINRA Contacts System (FCS)Automated the Email Reminder Process for FCS Annual ReviewFirst email reminder will be sent to Executive Representative (ER), Designated Assistant for ER and Chief Compliance Officer on the first business day of the calendar year.Second email reminder will be sent on the 10th business day of each calendar
Change for Scheduling Exam and CE Sessions
