On October 28, 2019, FIF submitted a detailed comment letter to the SEC on FIF's response to the Commission's Proposed Amendments to the CAT NMS Plan.  FIF's comments focus upon remaining risks with respect to CAT implementation as well as our recommendations pursuant to the proposed amendments that FIF believes should facilitate the more efficient and timely CAT roll-out.

Please join us on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Refinitiv (3 Times Square, NYC) for a panel discussion focusing on the Current State of the Consolidated Audit Trail and a networking reception. The panel will focus upon current and upcoming CAT deliverables, including:  Industry Member Testing, Phase 2a and Phase 2b CAT implementation, Phase 2c and Phase 2d Specificaton development and implementation, and the first phase of the CAT Customer Information Specification roll-out  FIF would like to thank Refinitiv for sponsoring this event. Registration will close on Monday, December 2nd at 5:00 PM ET. Please register here

On October 22nd, FIF held a luncheon and panel discussion on upcoming options initiatives. The event began with a keynote presentation from Manisha Kimmel, Senior Policy Advisor to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, on the current status of CAT.  The keynote was followed by a panel discussion focusing on: CAT Options challenges, the OCC Actionable Identifier Initiative, Options Exchange Initiatives, and OCC Initiatives.  FIF would like to thank Cboe Global Markets for sponsoring this event and all of those who attended. 

FIF is pleased to announce that BestXStats has joined the FIF Community.

FIF welcomes Simplex Trading, LLC to the FIF Community.