March 1999
Deadline For Completion Of Form BD-Y2K Is Near
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) recently mailed a Form BD-Y2K package to each member firm for completion by April 30, 1999.
The recent amendments to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 17a-5 require all NASD members with minimum net capital requirements of $5,000 or greater as of March 15, 1999,
FINRA File Transfer service, (filetransfer.finra.org), experienced technical issues affecting some users intermittently between 7/8/2019 10 PM and 7/9/2019 7 AM. Some connections were going through fine but others were challenged with a new server Host key. If you have any questions, please contact FINRA Helpdesk.
<p>Applicability of NASD rules to a member's use of a translator for group retirement plan enrollment presentations.</p>
Beginning Thursday, September 1, 2022, certain depository institutions (Covered Depository Institutions) will be required to report transactions in U.S. Treasury securities, agency debt securities and agency mortgage-backed securities (Covered Securities) to FINRA’s Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE).
SUGGESTED ROUTING*
Senior ManagementLegal & ComplianceOperationsTrading
*These are suggested departments only. Others may be appropriate for your firm.
IMPORTANT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Participation in the Securities and Exchange Commission-approved Automated Confirmation Transaction (ACT) service will become mandatory for all self-clearing firms during the first quarter of 1990. The
Firms cited several different benefits and challenges they encountered during their cloud journey.
In particular, firms noted that in assessing the potential benefits and challenges related to the use of cloud computing it is important to assess them in comparison to the other alternatives available to firms, such on-prem environments (which carries its own relative benefits and challenges). The
Tuesday, March 29
All times are listed in Eastern Time
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Registration and Cybersecurity Solutions & Cloud Computing Exhibitors
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.  
Revised Process for Candidates Whose Primary Language Is Not English to Receive Additional Time to Complete a Qualification Examination or Continuing Education Session
The Observations on Cybersecurity section of the 2019 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
In observation of Independence Day, the TRACE system will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024. Please be advised that the TRACE system will close early on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. See the table below for a schedule of modified hours (these hours also apply to BTDS/ATDS/SPDS/144A). Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please contact FINRA Operations at (866) 776
