November 26, 2001Periodically, important messages need to be broadcast to the OATS user community. The quickest medium is the OATS Announcements Page on the OATS Web Interface. The information posted to the OATS Announcement Page is usually urgent and may affect what you can process or see on the Web Site. It is very important that you monitor the OATS Announcements on a daily basis to see the
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Internal AuditLegal & ComplianceMunicipalOperationsSyndicateSystemsTrading*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
The schedule of trade dates-settlement dates below reflects the observance by the financial community of Columbus Day, Monday, October 14, 1991. On this day, the Nasdaq system and the exchange markets will be
Summary
In November 2017, FINRA launched a retrospective review of Rule 5250 (Payments for Market Making), which generally prohibits members from receiving payments for market making, to assess its effectiveness and efficiency.1 The review is part of an ongoing initiative to periodically look back at a rule or set of rules to ensure they remain relevant and are appropriately designed to
Recent market activity involving GameStop stock has shed light on misbehavior by hedge funds and other financial institutions involved in a practice called naked short selling. Though naked short selling was made illegal after the 2008 financial crisis, loopholes exist that allow for this practice to continue. (More details here: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nakedshorting.asp). This
October 5, 2000NASD member firms receiving orders in Nasdaq securities during after-hours sessions are required to submit those orders to the Order Audit Trail System (OATS) per NASD Rules 6950-6957, as they would report any other order in Nasdaq securities. The only difference is that after-hours orders are considered as received on the following OATS Business Day and, therefore, are not
Effective: November 16, 1998
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Executive Summary
On August 26, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Rule 2210 to require that written or electronic communications
SEC Approves Access to Historic TRACE Data and Related Fees
FINRA is warning member firms of a new imposter website www.finnra.org (please notice the extra “n” in the domain name).
One portion of the website contains a link to a registration site that is not legitimate (see images, below).
In addition, it is possible bad actors could leverage the domain to send fake emails including those with imbedded phishing links or attachments containing malware.
ACTION REQUESTED BY OCTOBER 29, 1999
Comment Period Expires October 29, 1999
Advertising Regulation
NASD Regulation Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to Provisions Governing Communications with the Public; Comment Period Expires October 29, 1999
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