FIF has renamed the Rule 606 Working Group as the SEC Rule 606 and FINRA Rule 6470 Working Group. The next call for this Working Group will be on Tuesday January 21 at 1 pm ET. Working Group members will update the full Working Group on a call with FINRA relating to the implementation of Rule 6470, including reporting for routes to OTC Link. The Working Group will also discuss a question from an FIF member relating to Rule 606(a) reporting.

On Tuesday January 21 at 3 pm ET, FIF is hosting a webinar on Trading Risk Controls and Reg SCI. The moderator for the panel will be Erin Clemens of StoneX. The panelists will be William Barbera of the Schulte Roth law firm, Chris Boldt of Interactive Brokers, Doug Craig of Fidessa, and Jim Dolan of Kezar Trading. FIF has invited the members of the Compliance and Surveillance Working Group and the SEC Cyber, Reg SCI and Reg S-P Working Group to participate in this webinar. If you would like to participate on this call and are not a member of either Working Group, please update your FIF...

The Short Sales / Reg SHO / Short Reporting Working Group will have its next call on Wednesday January 22 at 11 am ET. The Working Group will continue its discussion of the implementation of short position reporting, including a draft list of FAQs to present to the SEC.   

FIF has scheduled the next call for the CAT Transaction Reporting Working Group for Wednesday January 22 at 2 pm ET.

FIF has scheduled the next call for the SLATE Working Group for Thursday January 23 at 11 am ET. The Working Group will continue its discussion of the SEC approval of the FINRA rule filing for SLATE and the upcoming implementation requirements.

FIF has scheduled the next call for the Cybersecurity Working Group for Thursday January 23 at 1 pm ET.  Matt Weinberg of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agenda (CISA) will provide an update on current threats to the financial industry. CISA is an agency of the US Department of Homeland Security. The Working Group will also review recent FINRA, FBI and NSA updates relating to cybersecurity.

FIF has scheduled a call for Thursday January 23 at 3 pm ET to discuss regulatory implementations for 2025 and beyond. FIF has invited the members of the SEC FINRA Regulations Working Group and the Compliance Working Group to participate on this call. If you would like to participate on this call and are not a member of either Working Group, please update your FIF profile or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

FIF has scheduled the next call for the OFR Repo Reporting Working Group for Monday January 27 at 11 am ET. The Working Group will continue its discussion of the implementation of reporting non-centrally cleared bilateral repos to the Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Research.

The Front Office Committee will have its next call on Tuesday January 28 at 11 am ET to review applicable updates and notices from the SEC, FINRA, FINRA CAT and the equity and option exchanges. Representatives from Blue Ocean Technologies will discuss Blue Ocean ATS and recent and upcoming developments relating to extended-hours trading.