Join FIF
FIF members include industry-leading broker dealers, vendors, and exchanges seeking an industry perspective on implementation issues. FIF is an invaluable resource for firms active in the U.S. securities industry. Download our membership kit for additional information and an application.
FIF members include industry-leading broker dealers, vendors, and exchanges seeking an industry perspective on implementation issues. FIF is an invaluable resource for firms active in the U.S. securities industry. Download our membership kit for additional information and an application.
Stay Informed on Regulatory and Market Initiatives
With discussion documents, committee meetings and email bulletins, FIF keeps its members updated on the significant industry initiatives that are driving technology innovation and internal spending. Key issues include:
With discussion documents, committee meetings and email bulletins, FIF keeps its members updated on the significant industry initiatives that are driving technology innovation and internal spending. Key issues include:
- Options Symbology Initiative (OSI) Implementation including a review of OCC, OPRA, LOPR, Bluesheet and Options Exchange changes
- Market Data Capacity Statistics and Trends including peak message rates and daily messages from execution venues globally
- Order Handling Issues (e.g., FINRA OATS/Trade Reporting, NYSE Rule 92/Manning, Sponsored Access, Exchange Connectivity)
- Back Office Processing Issues (e.g., Cost-Basis Reporting, Nasdaq Clearing Corp, DTCC Underwriting Re-engineering, MBS CCP Pool Netting, TRACE, ACATS)
- Business Continuity Planning/Preparedness (FIF Emergency Command Center, 2009 Industry Connectivity Testing, Participation in FSSCC)
Drive Industry Issues to Successful Resolution
FIF prepares comment letters and discussion documents based on member input that contribute to changes in implementation time frames and methodology. Past accomplishments include the cancellation of the Nasdaq Symbology implementation and FINRA replacing the current market maker-based trade reporting framework with an "executing broker " framework.
FIF prepares comment letters and discussion documents based on member input that contribute to changes in implementation time frames and methodology. Past accomplishments include the cancellation of the Nasdaq Symbology implementation and FINRA replacing the current market maker-based trade reporting framework with an "executing broker " framework.
Apply FIF Insight Within Your Firm
FIF serves as a consolidated repository of information and insight that members depend on for internal decision making with discussion documents, quarterly events and meetings focused on implementation.
FIF serves as a consolidated repository of information and insight that members depend on for internal decision making with discussion documents, quarterly events and meetings focused on implementation.
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