For this blog, I usually focus on the rarely seen, between-the-lines aspects of the major securities operations issues and trends that we cover via FTF News. I have tackled many subjects over the years and I hope I have brought more light than heat to many matters essential to helping firms optimize their operations. But,… Read More >>
CAT Moves Closer to Becoming a Reality
The Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) is approaching a milestone on Nov. 15 as major self-regulatory organizations (SROs) and exchanges are slated to start sending quote, order, trade and related information to the CAT central repository as specified under the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Plan (CAT NMS Plan). As many will recall,… Read More >>
SEC Pushing for Consolidated Audit Trail
The SEC voted late last month to move ahead with the final phase of the consolidated audit trail (CAT) project, part of a proposed national market system (NMS) plan to “create a single, comprehensive database that would enable regulators to efficiently track all trading activity in the U.S. equity and options market,” officials say. The… Read More >>
Our Special Report on the Key Ops Issues for 2015
Making predictions about the Top Ops issues for 2015 is more challenging than you might think, given the many facets of securities operations. We began our predictions coverage at the end of 2014 by reaching out to industry analysts and participants such as Virginie O’Shea, a senior analyst with Aite Group; Tim Lind, global head… Read More >>
