FIA PTG Principal Traders Group 2001 K Street NW, Suite 725, Washington, DC 20006 | Tel +1 202.466.5460 March 8, 2023 Jennifer Piorko Mitchell Office of the Corporate Secretary FINRA 1735 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-1506 Re: Regulatory Notice 15-13: Trading Activity Fee (TAF), May 5, 2015 Dear Ms. Mitchell: The FIA Principal Traders Group (“FIA PTG”) 1 appreciates the opportunity to comment
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A call to FINRA’s Senior Helpline resulted in $3.4 million returned to approximately 300 customers.
In 1996, the Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority in Milton, Fla. issued bonds to raise capital for the construction of a bridge. Fast forward about 25 years to February 2021: A customer contacted FINRA’s Senior Helpline, concerned that he had
Multiple college savings options offer tax-advantaged ways to save. Taking advantage of these savings options might greatly affect how much you can accumulate for your child’s college education. In addition to the federal tax benefits of many college savings options, there may also be state tax benefits.
From Friday, March 10, 2023, through Friday, March 31, 2023, the FINRA Test Facility (NTF) for TRACE Corporate and Agency Debt will be modified to limit trade retention to five rolling business days. During that time, trades submitted in the NTF environment will only be available for cancellation or correction through T-5. After T-5 all trades must be reversed.
The Trade Management window in
FINRA experienced an issue on March 6 with the processing of Monthly OTC Transparency Data, thereby causing a publication delay of ATS and Non-ATS Block data and downloads for the month of January 2023 on the OTC Transparency Data website. The issue was resolved and all files and data were published on the website.
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In 2020, a surge of new investors entered U.S. securities markets for the very first time, and the FINRA Foundation and its research partners at NORC at the University of Chicago jumped into action to get to know just exactly who these investors were. Two years later, they followed up to see where those investors are now. On this episode, we hear more.
Summary
FINRA has adopted amendments to the Rule 6700 series (Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)) to require members to report to TRACE transactions in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign sovereign debt securities. The amendments will take effect on November 6, 2023.
The amended rule text is available in the online FINRA Manual.
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On Monday, December 12, 2002, FINRA observed a number of ORF clients experiencing problems submitting transactions to TRAQS. Users were presented with an error related to the connection attempt. FINRA has resolved this issue and TRAQS should be operating normally.
TRAQS clients with questions regarding this issue should contact FINRA Market Operations at (866) 776-0800.
The festive season is here. Are you looking for the perfect gift for the compliance professional in your life? Look no further. On this episode, we cover the top five FINRA compliance resources, or gifts, for compliance professionals with FINRA's Head of Member Relations and Education.
Bond market pricing is far more opaque than it should be. This rule change is a good step in the right direction. But, I assume there are market participants who benefit from this opacity, and would rather keep things as they are.
