FIF has scheduled a call for Tuesday January 17 at 2 pm ET to discuss the recent SEC rule proposal on Minimum Pricing Increments, Access Fees and Transparency of Better Priced Orders. FIF has invited members of the Data and Technology Committee, the Front Office Committee and the Compliance and Surveillance Working Group to participate on this call. If you would like to participate on this call and are not a member of any of these groups, 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 a call for Thursday January 19 at 2 pm ET to discuss the recent SEC rule proposal on Order Competition. FIF has invited members of the Data and Technology Committee, the Front Office Committee and the Compliance and Surveillance Working Group to participate on this call. If you would like to participate on this call and are not a member of any of these groups, please update your FIF profile or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

FIF Rule 606 Working Group. The Rule 606 Working Group discussed next steps relating to FINRA’s rule filing with the SEC on OTC routing disclosures. The Working Group discussed reporting of OTC Link routing scenarios under the FINRA rule filing. FIF is currently working on a draft supplemental comment letter on proposed reporting for trading activity involving the OTC Link ATS. FIF TRACE/Fixed Income Working Group. At the request of MSRB staff, on December 20, 2022 FIF and FIF members participated on a call with MSRB representatives to discuss the comment letter that FIF submitted in...

Morgan Stanley-owned E-Trade made several enhancements to its investing and trading platforms according to a story in Think Advisor news. As part of the enhancements, clients can now more easily scan for equities and exchange-traded funds that are “creating buzz on social media, through expanded social media research analytics on the Power E-Trade web and app,” the company said. Social Sentiment scores and scans are, meanwhile, now on the Live Action tool and quote pages. Clients also have gained “more control in how they choose to stay informed on what’s going on in the markets, through...

According to a story in Financial Advisor news, Fidelity Investments expects the next generation of investors to turn to the metaverse for investment advice. And when they do, the Boston-based industry giant aims to be the brand that investors go to for nonfungible tokens, crypto currency, mutual funds and retirement products, recent filings suggest. Fidelity filed several trademark applications with the U.S Patent Trademark Office protecting its brand name and logo for use "in the metaverse and other virtual worlds." The Dec. 21 applications show that the company aims to provide workshops...

As previously announced, MIAX Options and MIAX Pearl Options will discontinue the current 10G ULL shared extranet access and will begin providing separate dedicated MIAX Options and Pearl Options 10G ULL extranets on January 20, 2023, after the market close. The target date for cutover to separate dedicated MIAX Options and MIAX Pearl Options 10G ULL extranets will be after market close on Friday, January 20, 2023. These changes require all firms for all subscribed interfaces and multicast market data feeds for MIAX Options and MIAX Pearl Options CCs to verify connectivity on Saturday,...

FIF is pleased to welcome The Karn Group to the FIF Community. 

FIF has scheduled the next Rule 606 Working Group call for Thursday January 5 at 11 am ET. The agenda for the call will be to discuss next steps relating to FINRA’s rule filing with the SEC on OTC routing disclosures and to discuss reporting of OTC Link routing scenarios.

The FIF CAT Monthly Update Working Group call for January will be on Thursday January 5 at 2 pm ET. The Working Group will review guidance and updates from the CAT Plan Participants and FINRA CAT on CAT transaction reporting and CAT CAIS reporting during the prior month. The Working Group also will review the current areas of focus for FIF members and the current open issues for CAT transaction reporting and CAT CAIS reporting.