Beginning May 15, 2023, the following FINRA TRACE rules changes will take effect:
Members must report transactions in TRACE-eligible Corporate debt securities which are part of a portfolio trade with an appropriate modifier. The Sale Condition 4 modifier, available via the TRAQS secure web browser and the TRACE FIX protocol (Tag 22004), will be available for this designation, as described in
Previously today, some TRACE FIX clients were experiencing connectivity issues. FINRA has resolved this issue and FIX connectivity is working properly for all affected clients.
Contact FINRA Product Management with questions regarding this notice.
Summary
FINRA has adopted amendments to Rule 8312 (FINRA BrokerCheck Disclosure) to release information on BrokerCheck as to whether a particular current or former member firm is currently designated as a Restricted Firm pursuant to FINRA Rules 4111 (Restricted Firm Obligations) and 9561 (Procedures for Regulating Activities Under Rule 4111).1
The new rule amendments become effective on June 1
Some TRACE FIX clients are currently experiencing connectivity issues. FINRA is working on a solution and will provide an update as more details are known.
Contact FINRA Product Management with questions regarding this notice.
A clearing member may use negative response letters to assign orphan accounts to an introducing broker-dealer on the clearing member’s platform.
Dear Ms. Dyer:
I am responding to your letter dated March 10, 2023, as supplemented by conversations with the staff, in which you seek interpretive guidance regarding the use of negative response letters by National Financial Services LLC (“NFS”) to
FINRA plans to update the TRACE for Treasuries FIX acknowledgement messages on Monday, July 10, 2023.
Currently, FIX Tag 60 (Transact Time) timestamps support up to microsecond precision (Format: YYYYMMDD-HH:MM:SS.sss.mmm); however FIX acknowledgement messages consist of only millisecond precision (Format: YYYYMMDD-HH:MM:SS.sss). The TRACE for Treasury Securities FIX Specification
There will be a traffic interruption in fileX service in CT and PROD environment for duration below. Users can re-establish connection and resume file transfers after the maintenance window.
CT and PROD: Thursday April 27, 2023 from 8 p.m to 10 p.m
Contact FINRA Support Center (800) 321-6273, or by email, if you have any questions.
FINRA is advising member firms that the Options Clearing Corporation has issued the March 2023 Options Disclosure Document (ODD). The ODD contains general disclosures on the characteristics and risks of trading standardized options. The March 2023 ODD contains new language to (i) accommodate cash-settled flexibly structured options on certain fund shares that meet specified criteria as defined in
