Institutional investors are professional investors who pool together capital—sometimes referred to as Wall Street’s “smart money”—and invest on behalf of others, typically at much higher volumes than retail investors. learn more about institutional investors and how they can and cannot impact your investments.
In association with TRACE, FINRA will release the Agency Debt Trade Dissemination ServiceSM (ATDSSM) on March 1, 2010.
FINRA’s 144A Dissemination ServiceSM (144ASM) broadcasts last sale price and other relevant trade data for U.S. dollar-denominated private placement, investment grade and high yield corporate bonds to authorized market data vendors.
FINRA’s Bond Trade Dissemination ServiceSM (BTDSSM ) broadcasts last sale price and other relevant trade data for US dollar-denominated, investment grade and high yield corporate bonds to authorized market data vendors. As the transactions are entered into TRACE, FINRA will automatically generate data messages to be disseminated real-time on BTDS.This document defines the communications interface
Pursuant to the procedures set forth in Rule 6120(b), FINRA shall halt all trading otherwise than on an exchange in any NMS stock, as defined in Rule 600(b) of SEC Regulation NMS, if other major securities markets initiate market-wide trading halts in response to their rules or extraordinary market conditions or if otherwise directed by the SEC. Members must halt quoting and trading otherwise
(a) For purposes of the Rule 6300B Series, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) "Exchange Act" or "SEA" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.(2) "Designated securities" means all NMS stocks as defined in Rule 600(b) of SEC Regulation NMS.(3) "Member" means a broker or dealer admitted to FINRA membership.(4) "Market Maker" means
(a) Terms used in this Rule shall have the same meaning as those defined in the FINRA By-Laws and rules unless otherwise specified herein.(b) "Direct participation program" or DPP, means a program which provides for flow-through tax consequences regardless of the structure of the legal entity or vehicle for distribution including, but not limited to, oil and gas programs, real estate
For purposes of the Rule 6800 Series:(a) "Account Effective Date" means:(1) with regard to those circumstances in which an Industry Member has established a trading relationship with an institution but has not established an account with that institution:(A) when the trading relationship was established prior to commencement of Phase 2c or Phase 2d (as applicable depending on
(a) Members are required to report transactions in NMS stocks, as defined in Rule 600(b) of SEC Regulation NMS, effected otherwise than on or through a national securities exchange to FINRA. For purposes of the Rule 6100 Series, "otherwise than on an exchange" means a trade effected by a FINRA member otherwise than on or through a national securities exchange. The determination of what
(a) Pursuant to the Rule 9600 Series, the staff for good cause shown after taking into consideration all relevant factors, may exempt, upon application and subject to specified terms and conditions, a member alternative trading system ("ATS") from the trade reporting obligation under paragraph (b) of Rules 6282, 6380A and 6380B, if such exemption is consistent with the
