As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiative, FINRA will re-platform the TRACE Corporate and Agency product to a new Linux-based operating system. FINRA will extend the testing period for this project and has modified the implementation date to Monday, October 21, 2024; previously this was scheduled for September 9, 2024. Specific testing protocols and information are listed in the
Firms may adopt different cloud models, depending on their needs and preferences. Each model provides different features and implies different trade-offs. Models are generally categorized into the following:12
Public cloud: In this model, cloud services are made available virtually over the internet to users and are operated by a cloud service provider. The cloud provider hosts and operates the
Proposed Rule Change Relating to Elimination and Modification of Duplicative Rules After Implementation of the Consolidated Audit Trail
On September 2nd, the Listing Exchanges will establish which securities will be included as Pilot Securities for the Tick Size Pilot Plan (“Plan”). With respect to the data collection obligations of the Plan, the Participants have determined that the Pre-Pilot Data Collection Securities shall be used to satisfy the Plan’s data collection requirements until thirty days prior to the start of the
To assist programmers with system coding, FINRA is publishing this companion grid to show acceptable combinations of the Order Origination Code, Account Type Code and Member Type Code populated on New Order Type Reports. This document should be used in conjunction with the OATS Reporting Technical Specifications. Additional information on the associated validations can be found in Appendix B of
View past OATS Reporting Technical Specifications. These pages are listed in reverse chronological order by release date.
FINRA currently supports three methods for the reporting of transactions to its TRACE and Over-The -Counter Reporting (ORF) products – FIX, Computer-to-Computer Interface (CTCI) and TRAQS. Subject to SEC approval, beginning in early first quarter 2020, FINRA would no longer support the CTCI protocol (CTCI/TCP; CTCI/MQ) for both TRACE and ORF transaction reporting. Any client, including Service
Guidance to Members Affected by Hurricane Harvey
There are several regulatory implications that firms may wish to consider when establishing a presence in the cloud. It is important to keep in mind that although a firm may shift its technology infrastructure to a cloud environment, all of the regulatory requirements that are applicable in an on-prem environment continue to apply. However, cloud-based applications may contain some unique
FINRA Expands the Order Audit Trail System to All NMS Stocks
