FINRA experienced an issue this morning with the processing of Weekly OTC Transparency Data, thereby causing a publication delay for the week of May 24, 2021 (Tier 1). The issue has now been resolved and all files and data have been published on the website.
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I believe absolutely that 1- Finra should publish on the FINRA website short interest data for all equity securities (listed and unlisted). 2-potential short interest enhancements discussed above would , YES, be equally beneficial for both OTC equity securities and exchange-listed equity securities. In all I have discovered from public information made readily available on the sub Reddit /
Summary
Effective September 1, 2021, FINRA is amending its rulebook 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) (collectively referred to as the “OATS Rules”). FINRA has determined that the accuracy and
None of the current rules and procedures used by FINRA or its member firms create unintended barriers to greater diversity and inclusion in the broker-dealer industry or might have unintended disparate impacts on those within the industry. Quite the contrary, FINRA and the brokerage industry have made huge strides in encouraging and fostering diversity. In the 30 plus years of my career, there
Training for the Securities Industry
NASAA, the SEC, and FINRA have provided this training presentation as a resource for the securities industry. Firms can use this presentation to train associated persons about how to detect, prevent, and report financial exploitation of senior and vulnerable adult investors. The training serves as a resource for firms implementing the requirements of the
On November 15, 2021, FINRA’s Alternative Display Facility (ADF) will begin supporting timestamps up to nanosecond granularity (HH:MM:SS.sssssssss) in accordance with amendments to FINRA’s equity trade reporting rules. Please refer to FINRA Regulatory Notice 20-41 for additional information on firms’ reporting obligations under these amendments.
ADF currently supports timestamps up to
The Reporting of Loan Obligations as Short Interest. Theory suggests that some participants are borrowing shares from ETF's to cover their existing short interest. This only results in the same exposure continuing to exist elsewhere in the market, in effect, the short position has not been closed, but rather, is moved off the books which affects the integrity on both ends of the affiliate
