FIF has estabished two subgroups:  A CAT Participant Specificaiton Review Subgroup and a CAT EBS Subgroup. The goal of the Participant Spec Subgroup is to analyze the material contained in the Particpant Spec to determine potential synergy to to Industry Member Specficiation, identify gaps, and raise potential questions and concerns.  The goal of the EBS subgroup is to perform business analysis regarding incorporation of Electronic Blue Sheets into the CAT.  If you would like to join either of these subgroups, please email the program office at fifinfo@fif.com.

FIF is engaging with member firms to assess the impact on potential changes to the End of Trading Day (CAT).  If your firm has not been interviewed and would like to contribute, please email the program office at fifinfo@fif.com.

As previously announced, onTuesday, January 30^th, 2018, at 4:15PM EST, the CAT NMS, LLC Operating Committee will be hosting a  Consolidated Audit Trail webcast  to discuss current progress on the CAT. The webcast will be recorded and playback will be available on theCAT NMS website.

WebEx:

CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE VIRTUAL WEBCAST (WebEx)

Please note that the event password for the WebEx is  catnms

Teleconference Information:
Toll-Free: +1-877-918-9233

Passcode: 3216365#

On Wednesday, January 24th at 10:30 am est, FIF will be holding our monthly Data & Technology Committee meeting.  This month we will be having a spotlight topic on Cryptocurrencies presented by Cboe Global Markets.  The presentation will focus on the history of crytocurrencies/blockchain and the inclusion of bitcoin on the Cboe futures market.  If you are a FIF member who is currently not subscribed to the Data & Technology calls, but would like to be forwarded this meeting, email us at fifinfo@fif.com

On Tuesday, January 9th and Wednesday, January 10th, FIF met with Thesys CAT and the SEC to continue the ongoing dialogue on outstanding issues concerning CAT implementation.  FIF leadership engaged in productive discussions with SEC Division of Trading and Markets Staff, Chairman Clayton, and Commissioners Stein and Piwowar regarding next steps concerning CAT Implemenation. We will discuss our findings from these meetings on the FIF CAT Working Group call tomorrow @2pm est.