Deferred variable annuities are hybrid investments containing securities and insurance features. Their sales are regulated both by FINRA and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These annuities offer investors choices among a number of complex contract features and options.
Due to the complexity and confusion surrounding them, which can lead to questionable sales practices, variable
TO: All NASD Members and Level 2 and Level 3 Subscribers
On Tuesday, July 15, 1986, 33 issues are scheduled to join the NASDAQ National Market System, bringing the total number of issues in NASDAQ/NMS to 2,457. These 33 issues, which will begin trading under real-time trade reporting, are entering NASDAQ/NMS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's criteria for voluntary
FINRA Rule 4554 states that if for any reason an ATS uses a NBBO source other than the one that was reported on its ATS OATS data submission, the ATS must notify FINRA via e-mail that an alternative source was used to obtain the NBBO
On September 12, 2016, FINRA added a new ATS Order Type Entry Screen to the OATS Administration Section of the OATS Web Interface.
SEC Approves Rule Change to Reduce the Clock Synchronization Tolerance for Computer Clocks Used To Record Events in NMS Securities and OTC Equity Securities
SEC Approves OATS Amendments to Require Identification of Non-FINRA Member Broker-Dealers
Pending SEC approval, Investors' Exchange LLC will be operating as the stock exchange, Investors Exchange.
FINRA is issuing this OATS Report to describe the new reverse linkage process and feedback for instances where OATS was unable to find the related Route Report or Execution Report for an OATS new order event, exchange order, or TRF/ADF/ORF trade report.
On June 30th of this year, a leap second will be added after 23:59:59 GMT.
