FIF is excited to announce our annual Chicago event, sponsored by Cboe Global Markets. After opening remarks from Keith Petersen, VP of Market Data, there will be an equities panel and an options/futures panel. The equities panel will focus on topics such as Rule 611, Rule 605, CAT and overnight trading. The options/futures panel will focus on potential topics such as: extended hours trading in options, single stock futures, prediction markets, OPRA dynamic rebalance symbol distribution, crypto options and binary KPI options. The panelists will be announced soon, registration is open though, so secure your spot today by registering here. The event will take place on Tuesday October 6th at Cboe's offices at 433 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL 60607. Registration in the lobby begins at 2pm CT, the speaking engagement will be from 3-4:30pm CT with refreshments and networking afterwards from 4:30-6pm CT. FIF would like to thank Cboe Global Markets for sponsoring this event. FIF Members may register for free here, non-members who are interested in attending may contact the program office at fifinfo@fif.com.

FIF has scheduled a joint call for the Rule 605 and 606 Working Groups for Monday August 31 at 2 pm ET. The Working Groups will discuss issues and questions from FIF members relating to the recently-implemented amendments to Rule 605.

FIF has scheduled two joint calls for this week for the CAT Transaction Reporting and CAT Reference Database Working Groups. The first call will be on Tuesday September 1 at 1 pm ET; the second call will be on Wednesday September 2 at 2 pm ET. Among other topics, the Working Groups will discuss (i) a revised draft FIF letter to CAT LLC, FINRA and FINRA CAT relating to changes to reporting of the tradingSession field in connection with the planned expansion of exchange trading hours, and (ii) other changes to CAT reporting in connection with the planned expansion of exchange trading hours.

FIF has scheduled a call for the Equity Market Regulations Working Group for Wednesday September 2 at 11 am ET to continue the discussion of FINRA Regulatory Notice 26-15 on modernizing FINRA’s best execution guidance.

The CAT Monthly Update Working Group call for September will be on Thursday September 3 at 2 pm ET. The Working Group will review guidance and updates from CAT LLC and FINRA CAT during the prior month. The Working Group will also review the current areas of focus for FIF members and the current open issues relating to CAT reporting.