FINRA Expands the Order Audit Trail System to All NMS Stocks
The Anti-Money Laundering, Fraud and Sanctions 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.
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OATS Reporting Requirements
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OATS
Rules 6950–6958
Rule 9610(a)
Executive Summary
In November 2005, NASD issued Notice to Members (NTM) 05-78 announcing Securities
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OATS Reporting Requirements
Effective Date: May 8, 2006
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Rules 69506957
Executive Summary
On September 28, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) approved amendments to Rules 6950 through 6957
GUIDANCEOATS Reporting RequirementsEffective Date: February 14, 2005SUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSInternal AuditLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementSystemsTradingOATSRule 6954(c)Executive SummaryOn September 17, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Rule 6954(c) to require that electronic communication networks (ECNs) that electronically receive
GUIDANCEOATS Reporting RequirementsSUGGESTED ROUTINGKEY TOPICSExecutive RepresentativesLegal & ComplianceOperationsSenior ManagementOATSRule 6950 SeriesExecutive SummaryIn Notice to Members (NtM) 04-46 (June 2004), NASD announced that, beginning December 1, 2004, members would be required to use the Combined New Order/Route and Combined New Order/ Execution Reports (
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OATS Execution Reporting Obligations
Effective Date: October 4, 2004
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Rule 6954(d)
Executive Summary
On April 29, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
Order Audit Trail System
Action Requested By: July 10, 2002
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Legal & Compliance
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Order Audit Trail System
Executive Summary
NASD is issuing this Notice to Members to solicit comments from members and other interested parties on proposed changes to the OATS
INFORMATIONAL
OATS Limit Order Display Indicator
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Legal & Compliance
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Training
Limit Order Display
Order Audit Trail System (OATS)
Executive Summary
The purpose of this Notice is to reiterate to members one of the requirements of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) Rules 6950
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Senior Management
Executive Representatives
Legal & Compliance
Registered Representatives
Systems
Trading
Executive Summary
On September 14, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved rule amendments that are designed to integrate transaction information reported to the Automated Confirmation Transaction ServiceSM (ACTSM)