On Thursday, March 18th, FINRA will conduct the first of its planned updates related to OATS retirement. During the call, FINRA staff will provide an update to the industry related to the OATS retirement efforts, including an overview of the related rule filing, status on the required accuracy and reliability standards that must be met before OATS can be retired, and a look ahead at
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New System for Processing Regulation T and SEA Rule 15c3-3 Extension of Time Requests
FINRA has updated its Guidance on OATS Exchange Route Matching to reflect changes necessary for firms to successfully match OATS routes to the related order on the Members Equity Exchange. Specifically, the update applies to Binary Users accessing the Members Equity Exchange and how to populate the Connection ID in OATS to ensure proper matching. If
1. What is the preferred order for completing the program?It is recommended to complete Week I before taking Week II because the second week’s curriculum builds on the first week, but there is no requirement to take the program in this order.2. Does the program need to be completed within a specified timeframe?Coursework must be completed within two consecutive calendar years, but you can
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to eliminate the Order Audit Trail System (“OATS”) rules in the FINRA Rule 7400 Series and FINRA Rule 4554 (Alternative Trading Systems — Recording and Reporting Requirements of Order and Execution Information for NMS Stocks) once members are
The latest edition of the OATS Reporting Technical Specifications dated July 31, 2020 is now available.
This edition includes updates related to:
The delayed onboarding of the Long-Term Stock Exchange for Exchange Route Matching. Specifically, the Market Center ID related to the LTSE was revised to “XL”, a change from what was specified in the previous Technical
Firms may adopt different cloud models, depending on their needs and preferences. Each model provides different features and implies different trade-offs. Models are generally categorized into the following:12
Public cloud: In this model, cloud services are made available virtually over the internet to users and are operated by a cloud service provider. The cloud provider hosts and operates
The Cyber and Analytics Unit (CAU) within FINRA’s Member Supervision program highlights recent cybersecurity risks at third-party providers (commonly referred to as third-party vendors) impacting member firms.
The Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) section of the 2019 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
