The Communications with the Public topic of the 2025 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, (2) findings and effective practices, and (3) additional resources.
ATS data has been aggregated on a quarterly basis to display total shares, total trades and average trade size per ATS.2024 Quarterly Tables1st QuarterTier 1 NMS StocksTier 2 NMS StocksAll NMS StocksAll OTC Securities2nd QuarterTier 1 NMS StocksTier 2 NMS StocksAll NMS StocksAll OTC Securities3rd QuarterTier 1 NMS StocksTier 2 NMS StocksAll NMS StocksAll OTC Securities4th QuarterTier 1 NMS
Investors looking for different ways to diversify their portfolio by providing access and exposure to illiquid strategies or alternative assets may look to interval funds, but these come with unique risks and characteristics and have a fee structure that may be higher than those charged by other types of funds.
Technology has made stock trading more accessible to retail investors in a variety of ways, including the increased availability of extended-hours trading. But while placing an order to trade outside of regular trading hours might seem simple, this market can be complex and risky.
Trading on securities exchanges and alternative trading systems (ATSs) has evolved to the point that these venues now execute electronically the vast majority of their volume. This increased automation of trading and the popularity of sponsored or direct access arrangements where broker-dealers allow customers to trade in those markets using the broker-dealers' market participant identifiers
As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiative, beginning Monday, May 19, 2025, FINRA will re-platform TRACE Securitized Products (SP) to a new Linux-based operating system. FINRA requires client testing participation in this effort to validate that all processes work within the TRACE reporting framework. TRACE clients who utilize FIX for SP trade entry and other transactions should
The Issue Management System allows firms to comply with FINRA Rules 6760 (Underwriter Obligation to Provide Notice), 6730 (Transaction Reporting), or 6620 (OTCE Symbol Request; it allows firms to:submit new issues;save draft submissions;make changes and updates to previously submitted issues;submit new issues in bulk via a file upload; andview the status of submissions.AccessPlease consult your
