The Section 31 Fees subgroup will have its next call on Monday September 15 at 3 pm ET. The subgroup will continue its discussion of enhancing the process for reconciliation of the FINRA Regulatory Transaction Fee. The subgroup will also discuss the handling of residual Section 31 fees. If you would like to participate in this discussion and are not a member of this subgroup, please send a note to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and we will include you in this discussion.

FIF has scheduled a joint call for the CAT Transaction Reporting and CAIS Working Groups for Wednesday September 17 at 2 pm ET. The Working Groups will discuss issues relating to CAT billing, CAT Transaction Reporting and CAIS.

FIF has scheduled a call for the SLATE Working Group for Thursday September 18 at 10 am ET. FIF members will provide an update on discussions with FINRA to address current challenges with SLATE reporting.

The Back Office Committee will have its next call on Thursday September 18 at 11 am ET to review applicable FICC, DTC, NSCC, SEC, MSRB, OCC, IRS and FINRA updates during the past month. The spotlight presenter will be Ian Springle of ICE, who will provide an update on the current status of the ICE Treasury Clearing application.  

On Monday September 22 at 1 pm ET, Ignacio Sandoval will review the six-month rulemaking agenda recently published by the SEC. FIF has invited the members of the Compliance and Surveillance Working Group and the SEC FINRA Regulations Working Group to participate on this call.

FIF has scheduled a joint call for the Data and Technology Committee and the Equity Market Regulations Working Group for Monday September 22 at 2 pm ET. The Committee and Working Group will (i) continue the review and discussion of the documentation published by SIAC and the UTP relating to odd-lot data being added to the SIP market data feeds, and (ii) review the first draft of an FIF letter in support of the request for exemption by the SIPs to extend the implementation date for the reporting of depth-of-book odd lot quotes by the SIP Plan Participants. 

The Data & Technology Committee will have its next call on Wednesday September 24 at 10 am ET to review capacity, latency and volume data for the prior month for the equity, options, currency, crypto and futures markets. The spotlight presenter will be Phil Mackintosh of Nasdaq, who will discuss extended-hours trading.

The next call for the Rule 605 Working Group will be on Wednesday September 24 at 1 pm ET. FIF members will provide an update on a September 17 meeting with SEC representatives relating to the implementation of the Rule 605 amendments.

FIF has scheduled a joint call for the Compliance and Surveillance Working Group and the SEC FINRA Regulations Working Group for Thursday September 25 at 2 pm ET. The Working Groups will review and discuss an updated regulatory implementations calendar for 2025 and beyond.