Summary
FINRA seeks comment on a proposal to implement the recommendations of the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education (CE Council) enhancing the continuing education requirements for securities industry professionals.1 The proposal would change the: (1) Regulatory Element to provide annual training, make the content more relevant, incorporate diverse instructional
Summary
FINRA has multiple committees that facilitate effective engagement with its member firms and representatives of the public regarding regulatory and policy initiatives related to FINRA’s mission of promoting market integrity and investor protection in a manner that facilitates vibrant capital markets. The purpose of this Notice is to:
encourage member firms and other interested parties
Recordings of sessions are available to FINRA member firms and CRCP graduates. View the recorded sessions from the 2020 FINRA Cybersecurity Conference, and receive access to all conference materials. View the conference brochure for a list of sessions and their descriptions.
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FINRA will be performing scheduled maintenance to the OTCE.FINRA.org and OTCTransparency.FINRA.org websites on Saturday, February 15, 2020, from approximately 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET. During this time, these websites will be unavailable to users.
Please contact FINRA Support with any questions regarding this notice.
On Tuesday February 11, 2020, and Wednesday, February 12, 2020, the FINRA Test Facility (NTF) will be unavailable for clients who test using the CTCI-MQ.protocol. This affects FINRA's Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) and the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF).
FIX and CTCI-TCP/IP protocols in the NTF region as well as all production systems are unaffected by this
Pursuant to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission request, FINRA makes short sale trade data publicly available for off-exchange (i.e., OTC) trades in exchange-listed securities reported to a FINRA Trade Reporting Facility (TRF). FINRA makes two types of files available: (1) Daily Short Sale Volume Files; and (2) Monthly Short Sale Transaction Files (collectively, the Short Sale Files).
The
Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)
Background
On December 20, 2019, the SEC approved an amendment to FINRA Rule 6750 to permit the publication of weekly aggregated transaction information and statistics on U.S. Treasury Securities. Starting Tuesday March 10, the new TRACE data aggregates will be published on FINRA’s website (www.finra.org).
Aggregated Reports
The
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes (“Customer Code”) and the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes (“Industry Code”) (together, “Codes”) to apply minimum fees to requests for expungement of customer
In observance of Presidents’ Day, the FINRA Alternative Display Facility (ADF) will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2020. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please contact FINRA Market Operations at (866) 776-0800 if you have any questions.
In observance of Presidents’ Day, the FINRA/Exchange Trade Reporting Facilities (TRFs) will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2020. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please contact FINRA Market Operations at (866) 776-0800 if you have any questions.
