To Whom it May Concern,Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Regulatory Notice 24-13, “Effectiveness and Efficiency of [FINRA] Requirements Relating to Day Trading.” I am a strong believer in the benefits of engaging the community in this way, and sincerely appreciate the authority's time and attention. Over the past 20 years I have worked in the equity options
In order to perform system maintenance, the FINRA Test Facility (NTF) will be unavailable for client testing all day June 26 and June 27, 2023.
Production systems are unaffected by this event. NTF will become available again starting June 28, 2023.
Please contact FINRA Product Management or call (866) 899-2107 with questions regarding this notice
Executive Summary
On February 27, 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Rule 2520 relating to margin requirements for day traders (the "amendments").1 The amendments become effective on September 28, 2001 and are substantially similar to amendments by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to its
FINRA applications and support services appear to be operating normally. This includes the TRACE New Issue form and Market Operations phones lines. FINRA will continue to monitor its systems and support services and will send additional updates as necessary.
Due to the AWS US east 1 outage some FINRA applications and support services may be impacted, including the TRACE New Issue form and Market Operations phones lines. In the meantime, please e-mail FINRA Market Operations. FINRA will send an update when more details are known.
In order to perform system maintenance, the FINRA Test Facility (NTF) will be unavailable for client testing for all products on Friday, January 31, 2025. Production systems are unaffected by this event. NTF will become available again for all products on February 3, 2025.
In observance of Presidents’ Day, FINRA’s Market Transparency Reporting Systems will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2023. Affected applications include:
Alternative Display Facility (ADF)
Over-the-Counter Reporting Facility (ORF)
Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)
FINRA/Exchange Trade Reporting Facilities (TRFs)
As stated in the data feed interface specifications, FINRA may
The Market Access Rule topic of the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) informs member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations, including (1) regulatory obligations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
FINRA is publishing its quarterly OTC Equities High Price Dissemination List for the first quarter of 2024. This updated list of OTC equity securities eligible for trade report dissemination for trades of fewer than 100 shares is effective as of June 21, 2024. To view changes, visit the Daily List: Security Attribute Changes page, select the “Unit of Trades” filter and enter June 20,
By Robert Cook, President and CEO, FINRA. The Consolidated Audit Trail, or CAT, is an SEC-mandated reporting system that collects data regarding trading in the U.S. equities and options markets. The SEC first proposed CAT in 2010 when the limitations of pre-CAT reporting facilities were highlighted by the Flash Crash. The final CAT rule was adopted by the SEC in 2012, a more detailed plan for CAT was approved by the SEC in 2016, and reporting into CAT was implemented in phases from 2018 to 2024.
