The Data and Technology Committee will have its next call on Wednesday July 30 at 10 am ET to review capacity, latency and volume data for the prior month for the equity, options, currency, crypto and futures markets.

FIF has scheduled a call for the CAT CAIS Working Group for Wednesday July 30 at 11 am ET. The Working Group will discuss the need to retire large trader reporting and requesting exemptive relief for historical CAIS rejections and Material Inconsistencies.

FIF has scheduled a call for the CAT Transaction Reporting Working Group for Wednesday July 30 at 2 pm ET. The Working Group will continue its discussion of potential amendments to SEC Rule 613 and the CAT NMS Plan to reduce CAT costs. The Working Group will also discuss the recent court decision relating to CAT funding.

FIF has scheduled a joint call for the Rule 605 and Rule 606 Working Groups for Thursday July 31 at 2 pm ET. The Working Groups will discuss draft diagrams for a Rule 605 Fact Sheet prepared by two FIF members. The Working Groups will also discuss other issues raised by FIF members relating to Rule 605 and Rule 606 reporting. 

FIF Trade Surveillance Webinar. FIF hosted a webinar on Trade Surveillance on Wednesday July 23. FIF would like to thank Holly Dito of Daiwa (moderator for the webinar)  and Ted Karn of The Karn Group, Derek Lacarrubba of the KL Gates law firm, Chris Montagnino of Jordan and Jordan, and Scott Richard of S3 (panelists for the webinar) for their thoughtful and engaging discussion of these issues. SLATE Working Group. Members of the SLATE Working Group responded to surveys relating to 2026 planning and budgeting for SLATE and whether they plan to submit to SLATE in batch or...

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, a global financial services company, and the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. announced a collaborative initiative by which BNY will employ blockchain technology developed by Goldman Sachs to maintain a record of customers’ ownership of select Money Market Funds (MMFs), in a significant step towards enhancing the utility and transferability of existing MMF shares. This combined solution marks the first time in the U.S. that fund managers have enabled subscription for shares of their MMFs via BNY’s LiquidityDirectSM and Digital Asset platforms, the...

CME Group and Nasdaq announced a ten-year extension of CME Group’s exclusive license to offer futures and options on futures based on the Nasdaq-100 and other Nasdaq indexes, through 2039. “Extending our exclusive licensing agreement with Nasdaq will ensure that global market participants continue to have seamless access to our deeply liquid Nasdaq futures and options on futures, which are among the world’s most actively traded financial products,” said CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy. “Building on nearly 30 years of success, our partnership has enabled...

The New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading global provider of technology and data, announced that NYSE Texas has listed its first exchange traded funds (ETFs) with Strive Asset Management dual-listing 13 ETFs. “We are delighted to welcome Strive as the first ETF issuer to dual-list on NYSE Texas,” said Timothy Reilly, Head of Exchange Traded Solutions at the NYSE Group. “ETF listings on NYSE Texas will further support the capital market community emanating from the state of Texas.” Building on the NYSE’s more than 230 years of experience as the world’s...

DataBP, an industry leader in exchange market data administration, has partnered with the Investors’ Exchange ("IEX") to enable more streamlined management of its commercial market data operations. IEX has implemented DataBP’s  market data management platform, which automates and simplifies licensing, reporting, and compliance workflows. This allows IEX to focus more on innovation while promoting seamless and efficient interactions with its data subscribers and partners. "We are thrilled to partner with IEX to support their market data operations," said Mark Schaedel, CEO of...