Meeting Materials/Minutes

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January 19, 2010 - FIF Symbology WG - Broker Dealer / Vendor OSI Identifier Formats and Test Cases   [Posted: 2010-01-18]
Meeting materials including OSI Test cases and feedback from Market Data Vendors and Broker Dealers on OSI Display Formats

September 30, 2009 - FIF Retail Investor OSI Education - Industry Working Group Meeting   [Posted: 2009-09-30]
Meeting materials including discussion of Industry Level Retail Investor OSI Education and feedback from Market Data Vendors and Broker Dealers on OSI Display Formats

Current Documents

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April 15, 2010 - FIF Options Symbology Initiative FAQs - Consolidation v 4.0   [Posted: 2010-04-15]
OSI Consolidation document discussing Phased Consolidation and implementation by exchanges, utilities and vendors.

FIF Press Release on OSI Post-Mortem   [Posted: 2010-04-12]
FIF Press Release on OSI Post-Mortem and Lessons for Cost Basis

February 16, 2010 - FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs - v 14.0   [Posted: 2010-02-15]
Updated FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs. Includes new updates through Feb 15

October 29, 2009 - FIF Preliminary 5th Char Root Plus Suffix Survey Report   [Posted: 2009-11-02]
FIF 5th Char Root Plus Suffix Survey preliminary report based on 35 survey respondents.

FIF Symbology Symposium III - Audio   [Posted: 2009-06-29]
ZIP file contains Audio from FIF Symbology Symposium III on June 29, 2009

Comment Letters

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March 3, 2010 - FIF Comment Letter to SEC and ISRA Committee on Suffix Symbology   [Posted: 2010-03-03]
FIF comment letter to the SEC and ISRA Committee regarding 5 character roots and suffix symbology

FIF Member Comment Letters to OCC   [Posted: 2009-01-16]
Zip file includes comment letters from Charles Schwab, J.P. Morgan, TD Ameritrade and UBS

OCC Response to FIF OSI Comment Letter to OCC Board of Directors   [Posted: 2008-12-01]
OCC Response to FIF Comment Letter to OCC Board of Directors to Address Current OSI Concerns

October 31, 2008 - FIF Comment Letter to OCC Board of Directors to Address Current OSI Concerns   [Posted: 2008-11-04]
FIF Comment Letter to OCC Board of Directors to Address Current OSI Concerns

February 14, 2008 - FIF Comment Letter to SEC on the Proposed NMS Exchange Symbology Plans   [Posted: 2008-02-14]
FIF Comment Letter to SEC on Amendment #1 of File No. 4-534 regarding the Proposed National Market System Plan for the Selection and Reservation of Securities Symbols.

January 31, 2008 - FIF/SIFMA NASDAQ Symbology Survey Findings   [Posted: 2008-01-31]
FIF/SIFMA NASDAQ Symbology Survey Report based on feedback from 45 firms including broker-dealers, service bureaus, market data vendors, exchanges and DTCC

August 23, 2007 - FIF Comment on Exchange Symbology Plans   [Posted: 2007-08-23]
FIF comment letter to the SEC regarding implementation impact of proposed Exchange Symbology Plans.

March 28, 2007 - FIF Comment on Nasdaq Symbology Phase 2   [Posted: 2007-03-28]
Comment letter sent to Nasdaq regarding implementation issues with the Comstock Suffix Symbology.

August 24, 2006 - FIF Comment Letter on Proposed OCC Symbology   [Posted: 2006-09-22]
FIF commented on the OCC Symbology Implementation Plan recommending a shorter symbol and more details to assess the costs of this significant initiative

Archive Documents

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March 29, 2010 - FIF Options Symbology Initiative FAQs - Consolidation v 3.0   [Posted: 2010-03-29]
OSI Consolidation document discussing Phased Consolidation and implementation by exchanges, utilities and vendors.

March 15, 2010 - FIF Options Symbology Initiative FAQs - Consolidation v 2.0   [Posted: 2010-03-15]
OSI Consolidation document discussing Phased Consolidation and implementation by exchanges, utilities and vendors.

March 1, 2010 - FIF Options Symbology Initiative FAQs - Consolidation v 1.0   [Posted: 2010-03-01]
OSI Consolidation document discussing Phased Consolidation and implementation by exchanges, utilities and vendors.

February 2, 2010 - FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs - v 13.0   [Posted: 2010-02-02]
Updated FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs. Includes new updates through Feb 1

January 19, 2010 - FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs - v 12.0   [Posted: 2010-01-18]
Updated FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs. Includes new updates through Jan 18

November 30, 2009 - FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs - v 11.0   [Posted: 2009-11-30]
Updated FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs. Includes new updates through Nov 30

December 1, 2009 - FIF Symbology WG - Broker Dealer / Vendor OSI Identifier Formats and Test Cases   [Posted: 2009-11-30]
Meeting materials including OSI Test cases and feedback from Market Data Vendors and Broker Dealers on OSI Display Formats

October 07, 2009 - FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs - v 10.0   [Posted: 2009-10-07]
Updated FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs. Includes new updates through Oct 7

September 17, 2009 - FIF Retail Investor OSI Education Meeting   [Posted: 2009-09-17]
Meeting materials including feedback from Market Data Vendors and Broker Dealers on OSI Display Formats

August 26, 2009 - FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs - v 9.0   [Posted: 2009-08-26]
Updated FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs. Includes new updates through Aug 25.

August 12, 2009 - FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs - v 8.1   [Posted: 2009-08-12]
Updated FIF Options Symbology Initiative Implementation Tracking FAQs. Includes new updates through Aug 12.

August 12, 2009 - FIF Options Symbology Initiative Review - v 8.0   [Posted: 2009-08-12]
Meeting materials for August 12 FIF Symbology WG Meeting. Includes new updates through Aug 12.

July 7, 2009 - FIF OSI Initative Tracking Document - v 7.0   [Posted: 2009-07-07]
Meeting materials for July FIF Symbology WG Meeting. Includes new updates through July 7.

June 18, 2009 - FIF OSI Initative Tracking Document - v 6.0   [Posted: 2009-06-25]
Meeting materials for June FIF Symbology WG Meeting. Includes new updates through June 18.

June 3, 2009 - FIF OSI Initative Tracking Document - v 5.0   [Posted: 2009-06-03]
Meeting materials for June FIF Symbology WG Meeting. Includes new updates through June 3.

May 10, 2009 - FIF OSI Initative Tracking Document - v 4.0   [Posted: 2009-05-10]
Meeting materials for May FIF Symbology WG Meeting. Includes new updates through May 10.

April 10, 2009 - OSI Initative Tracking Document - v3.0   [Posted: 2009-04-10]
Meeting materials for April FIF Symbology WG Meeting. Includes new updates through April 9.

March 22, 2009 - OSI Initative Tracking Document - v2.0   [Posted: 2009-03-22]
Includes new industry testing updates.

February 9, 2009 - OSI Implementation Document v1.1   [Posted: 2009-02-09]
OSI Implementation Document discussing OSI methodology, Phased Implementation by Market Participants, Industry Testing, Feb 2010 Cutover and Consolidation Plan

December 12, 2008 - FIF Options Symbology Meeting Materials   [Posted: 2008-12-15]
Meeting materials (zip file) include OCC Board of Directors response and FIF Member Comment letters.

FIF Options Symbology (OSI) Survey: Full Survey Report   [Posted: 2008-09-29]
FIF Options Symbology Survey report findings discussion.

FIF Options Symbology (OSI) Survey Presentation   [Posted: 2008-09-23]
The FIF OSI Survey results presented at the SIFMA Symbology Symposium on September 23, 2008.

FIF Options Symbology (OSI) Survey   [Posted: 2008-08-04]
The FIF OSI Survey is intended to determine where firms are with respect to options identifiers and OSI implementation.

OSI Initiative Tracking Document   [Posted: 2008-08-01]
Updated OSI Initiative Tracking Document with Relevant Links and Implementation Milestones

July 24, 2008 - FIF Options Symbology Meeting Materials   [Posted: 2008-07-23]
Materials discussing an options identifier and display of options on statements and confirms.

April 17, 2008 - FIF/SIFMA Options Symbology Meeting Materials   [Posted: 2008-04-30]
Joint FIF/SIFMA meeting discussing opportunities for industry coordination.

August 17, 2007 - Nasdaq Symbology Meeting Materials & Notes   [Posted: 2007-08-17]
Nasdaq integrated suffix symbology discussed.

July 31, 2007 - FIF Symbology WG Meeting Materials (Options Focused)   [Posted: 2007-07-31]
Options Symbology Tracking Document and OCC Implementation Plan

April 24, 2007 - FIF Symbology WG Meeting Notes   [Posted: 2007-04-24]
Initial Symbology WG meeting covering Nasdaq Symbology and the Options Symbology Initiative.

July 11, 2006 - OCC Symbology Discussion Document   [Posted: 2006-07-13]
Reviewed at FIF Service Bureau Meeting with market data vendor participation to assist in the creation of a comment letter to the OCC.

April 11, 2006 - Nasdaq Symbology Discussion Document   [Posted: 2006-04-11]
Prepared by Yek Eng, Lava Trading and discussed at April 11 Service Bureau meeting with John Magrone of Nasdaq.

March 14, 2006 - FIF Service Bureau Meeting Materials   [Posted: 2006-03-14]
Presentation on changes to Nasdaq symbology discussed at March 14 SB meeting.