SEC: Current NMS Has Too Many Conflicts of Interest Citing conflicts of interest in the current national market system (NMS), the SEC is ordering equity exchanges such as the Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange, and FINRA, the self-regulatory organization (SRO) for U.S. broker-dealers, to revamp and improve the governance of market data… Read More >>
SEC Extends Pilot to Limit Market Volatility
The SEC has issued an order extending the pilot period of a key initiative under the Regulation National Market System (Reg NMS) plan for one year. Known as the limit up-limit down (LULD) mechanism, it was first formulated in 2012 to address today’s extraordinary, often technology-mediated market volatility. The LULD pilot is meant to control… Read More >>
