FIF is pleased to welcome Blue Ocean Technologiesto the FIF Community.

Note: Please register before 3pm ET today to secure a printed nametag, the registration list will be sent to the printers today. FIF is excited to announce our first quarterly event of 2026, sponsored by OTC Markets. After opening remarks from Cromwell Coulson of OTC Markets, there will be two panels, one on Building Regulated U.S. Markets for Tokenized Securities and Digital Commodities, and the other panel focusing on exchange and other market developments, including expanded exchange trading hours, SIP odd lots and changes to minimum quoting increments. On the Tokenized Securities and Digital Commodities Panel, the moderator will be Shawn Sloves of Fundamental Interactions. The panelists will be Pat LaVecchia of Ondo Financial, Reid Noch of TD Securities and Jeff Mendl of OTC Markets. For the panel focusing on exchange and other market developments, including expanded exchange trading hours, SIP odd lots and changes to minimum quoting increments, the moderator will be Tom Jordan of Jordan & Jordan, and the panelists will be John Ramsay of IEX, Arnaud Derasse of Exegy and Mike Masone of Citi. The event will take place on Tuesday March 24th at OTC Markets' offices at 300 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10282. Registration in the lobby begins at 4pm ET, the speaking engagement will be from 5-6:30pm ET with refreshments and networking afterwards from 6:30-8pm ET. FIF would like to thank OTC Markets for sponsoring this event. FIF Members may register for free here (sign in the site first, then register), non-members who are interested in attending may contact the program office at fifinfo@fif.com.

The Front Office Committee will have its next call on Tuesday March 17 at 11 am ET to review applicable updates and notices from the SEC, FINRA, FINRA CAT and the equity and option exchanges.

The next call for the Rule 605 Working Group will be on Tuesday March 17 at 1 pm ET. The Working Group will continue its discussion of a draft letter to the SEC relating to implementation of the Rule 605 amendments, including reporting for different order types and orders with different characteristics.

The 24x7 Trading Working Group will have its next call on Wednesday March 18 at 11 am ET. The Working Group will continue its discussion of issues raised by FIF members relating to the planned expansion of exchange trading hours. The Working Group will also discuss a revised draft letter to FINRA relating to registration of personnel based outside the U.S. who support low-touch trading overnight.