Currently, some ATS firm data is being displayed under multiple names, but for the same MPID. This is due to a mid-reporting period name change. FINRA is currently updating the display requirements to reflect only the Name associated with the MPID at the start of the reporting period. When the fix has been implemented and the historical data has been updated, FINRA will issue another Technical
Effective with the October 3, 2011 OATS Release, the OATS Rules will require member firms to report to FINRA order information for all NMS stocks and OTC equity securities. Initial public offerings (IPOs), secondary offerings, Direct Participation Programs (DPPs), "restricted securities", as defined by SEC Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933, and any securities designated in the PORTAL Market are not reportable to OATS.
Module 1: Stocks and Stock Options is intended primarily for futures professionals as an introduction to securities and securities law concepts. FINRA will not require broker/dealers to administer the content of Module 1 to securities registrants. Firms should decide on their own whether their employees would benefit from the basic securities overview.
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Best Execution
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The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD® or Association) is issuing this Notice to reiterate the best execution obligations that apply to member firms when they receive, handle, route for execution, or
FINRA provides real-time market trade information for Corporate and Agency bonds, Securitized Products (ABS, CMO, MBS, TBA) and Private Placement (144A) bonds including execution date and time, quantity, price, and yield as reported to TRACE (Trade Reporting And Compliance Engine). Since the bond market is less liquid than most markets for stocks, there may be no trade activity in a security for
Introduction: Guidance for Arbitrators on Requests to Produce Suspicious Activity Report Information
By Judith R. Starr *
Introduction by Alma Angotti **
Introduction
On October 26, 2001, President George W. Bush signed into law the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act). Title III of the Patriot Act, entitled "International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001,
Audria Pendergrass Lee leads FINRA’s strategic diversity & inclusion, workforce compliance and talent acquisition efforts for more than 3,500 employees across 16 offices. Since joining FINRA in 2009, Ms. Pendergrass Lee has established FINRA as a benchmark organization for diversity and inclusion in the financial services space and spearheaded the strategic deployment of resources that
Tina Salehi Gubb is the Senior Vice President of Enforcement Legal. In this role, Ms. Gubb is a senior legal advisor to the Executive Vice President and Head of Enforcement. She is responsible for monitoring and advising on high-impact and noteworthy investigations and disciplinary actions, including litigation, across the Enforcement department and in coordination with FINRA’s Regulatory
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Executive Summary
On July 29, 2003, the Securities and