Short Position Reporting

FIF has scheduled two calls this week for the Short Sales / Reg SHO / Short Reporting Working Group. The first call will be on Tuesday July 23 at 2 pm ET; the second call will be on Thursday July 25 at 2 pm. During the first call, a representative from Bloomberg will review a product being developed by Bloomberg to assist firms in identifying Threshold A and B securities and registration status pursuant to Section 12(b), 12(g) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act. During both calls, the Working Group will review a draft follow-up FIF letter to the SEC relating to the implementation of short position reporting.