BROKER-DEALER -

FINRA Proposes Rule Change Regarding ATS Reporting of Transactions to TRACE -

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority recently filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission to amend FINRA Rule 6730 regarding transaction reporting. Currently under Rule 6730, US Treasury Securities transactions executed on an alternative trading system (ATS) must be reported to the Transaction Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) by the ATS itself and by the counterparties to the trade, but only if the counterparties are FINRA members. The identities of counterparties that are non-FINRA members are not reported under the current iteration of the Rule.