In observance of Good Friday, FINRA’s Market Transparency Reporting Systems will be closed on Friday, April 2, 2021. Affected applications include:
Alternative Display Facility (ADF)
OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB)
Over-the-Counter Reporting Facility (ORF)
Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)
FINRA/Exchange Trade Reporting Facilities (TRFs)
Please note for TRACE: If a
As a reminder, FINRA will often conduct internal production region testing of its TRACE, ORF, ADF and TRF systems on Saturdays without the participation of firms. Clients are advised to only bring up their applications and connect to FINRA on Saturdays if they will be participating in testing.
Clients who connect to FINRA in the production region on Saturdays when FINRA internal testing is
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The Securities Industry EssentialsSM (SIESM or Essentials) Exam, available beginning October 1,
Beginning Monday, September 30, 2024, FINRA will require Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) for access to all production API reference data files. To access the API via MFA, users will need to be entitled to use the product, have an assigned user name (Email address) and password, answer security questions and enroll in one or more additional authentication methods. To gain access, users are
Firms that pursue public cloud technologies generally can pursue three different models depending on their needs: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS). Each type entails a different level of service provided by the cloud service provider:16
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): IaaS refers to a self-service model for accessing basic IT
FINRA reminds ORF and TRACE clients that test function partners should be arranged with other street-side firms when needing to conduct trade matching, new trade entries or allege versions of cancels/corrections and reversal transactions in the Nasdaq Test Facility (NTF) region.
Beginning Monday, July 8, 2024, FINRA will utilize Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) for access to all production API reference data files. Currently, FINRA API users wishing to get access are required to download a digital certificate and present verified user id and password credentials. To access the API via MFA, users will need to be entitled to use the product, have an assigned
As previously communicated effective Monday, April 19, 2021, FINRA will replace digital certificates with Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) for access to the TRAQS website and will also institute system infrastructure changes for TRAQS and the API reference data software. Beginning April 19, 2021, all TRAQS users will be required to use MFA to gain access to TRAQS and will be denied access to
