GUIDANCE
OATS Reporting Requirements
Effective Date: May 8, 2006
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Systems
Trading
Training
OATS
Rules 69506957
Executive Summary
On September 28, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) approved amendments to Rules 6950 through 6957
On November 15, 2021, the FINRA equity trade reporting facilities (the Alternative Display Facility, the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facilities and the FINRA/NYSE Trade Reporting Facility, through which member firms report OTC transactions in NMS stocks to FINRA1) will begin supporting timestamps up to nanosecond (HH:MM:SS.sssssssss) granularity in accordance with amendments to FINRA’s equity
TO: All NASD Members and Other Interested Persons
It has come to the NASD's attention that some members are engaging in a practice whereby market making or wholesale dealers pay retail firms to direct those firms' customer orders to the market maker. The Board of Governors has established a special subcommittee of the National Business Conduct Committee to study potential problems
NASD 2002 Renewals Program
(a) Each member and member organization shall submit to the Exchange at such times as may be designated in such form and within such time period as may be prescribed such information as the Exchange deems essential for the protection of investors and the public interest.
(b) Reserved.
(c) Any report filed pursuant to this Rule containing material inaccuracies shall, for purposes of this rule,
(a) No member shall establish, increase, decrease or liquidate an inventory position in a security or a derivative of such security based on non-public advance knowledge of the content or timing of a research report in that security.
(b) A member must establish, maintain and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to restrict or limit the information flow between research
A member, in the conduct of its business, shall observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade.Cross References–1122, Filing of Misleading Information as to Membership or Registration2111, Suitability2121.01, Mark-Up Policy2342, "Breakpoint" Sales5130, Restrictions on the Purchase and Sale of Initial Equity Public Offerings5210, Publication of
Effective Monday, December 5, 2022, ORF 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. ORF will support timestamps of up to nanosecond granularity on all inbound
The Reg BI and Form CRS topic of the 2024 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 and related considerations, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
