GUIDANCE
Exemptive Relief from the OATS Electronic Recording and Reporting Requirements; Enhancements to the OATS Web Interface
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OATSRule 6958Rule 9610(a)
Executive Summary
In November 2005, NASD issued Notice to Members (NTM) 05-78
announcing Securities and Exchange
As part of Transparency Services improvement initiatives, beginning on December 5, 2022, FINRA will re- platform the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF) to a new Linux-based operating system.
FINRA will offer ORF Clearing function testing in the test system (NTF) beginning Monday, October 31, 2022. This testing will allow ORF clients to view clearing transactions in TRAQS as well as confirming
Most transfers of customer accounts from one brokerage firm (the "carrying firm") to another (the "receiving firm") occur through the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS), an electronic transfer system developed by the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) to automate and standardize the transfer of accounts. When it is not possible to use ACATS,
Following are "Frequently Asked Questions" regarding the Order Audit Trail System (OATS).
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Test Centers & Exam Enrollments
Test Center Availability and Online Testing for Select Exams
Exam Enrollment Windows Have Been Extended (See the full announcement for the applicable June 2021 date.)
Remote Exam Updates
May 11, 2023 NEW
February 24, 2021
July 13, 2020
May 10, 2020
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April 24, 2020
Test Centers & Exam Enrollments
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As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiative, beginning on February 26, 2024, FINRA will re-platform the TRACE for Treasuries (TS) product to a new Linux-based operating system. FINRA values client testing feedback and encourages participation in this effort to validate that all processes work within clients’ TRACE reporting framework. Testing your current TRACE for Treasuries
This is a reminder that the FINRA test region (NTF) is now available for access to TRAQS using FINRA’s new Multi Factor Authorization (MFA) entitlement method. As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiatives, FINRA is introducing a new method for users to gain secure access to the TRAQS website and will be introducing a new system infrastructure.
Beginning in January 2021, FINRA
As announced by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the Federal Register on October 28, 2021, FINRA will collect detailed data on depository institutions’ daily transactions of marketable U.S. Treasury securities and of the debt and MBS issued by U.S. federal government agencies including government-sponsored enterprises (agencies) via its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: NASD would like to thank the committee for the invitation to submit this written statement for the record.
As part of the registration / licensing process, FINRA administers examinations on which you must demonstrate proficiency in the areas in which you will work, prior to engaging in the activity
