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SEC Regulation NMS – Proposed Amendments
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SEC Regulation NMS – Proposed Amendments

Regulation Overview, Amendments to Rule 612 of Regulation NMS – Minimum Pricing Increments, Time Weighted Average Quoted Spread explained, Amendments to Rule 610 of Regulation NMS – Fees for Access to Quotations, Transparency of Better Priced Orders.

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SEC Order Competition Rule
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SEC Order Competition Rule

Regulation Overview, Coverage of Proposed Rule 615, Exceptions from the Order Competition Requirements, Qualified Auction Requirements, Example of Segmented Order Trade Execution Workflow.

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SEC Regulation Best Execution
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SEC Regulation Best Execution

Overview and Requirements Summary, Tailoring of Policies and Procedures by Order & Security Type, Rule 1101(a), 1101(b), 1101(c), Rule 1101(d), Examples of potential liquidity sources and reasonably accessible information.

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SEC Rule 10c-1
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SEC Rule 10c-1

Overview and Requirements Summary, Differences Between SEC 10c-1 and ESMA/FCA SFTR, Regulatory timelines, Real-Time Reporting of Individual Transactions, End of Day Reporting of Aggregate Security Information, Illustration of When to Report Aggregate Information.

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Global Regulatory Reporting Rewrites
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Global Regulatory Reporting Rewrites

Overview, Regulatory Reporting Go-Live Dates, Adoption Rates of CPMI-IOSCOs CDEs, Other Notable Changes in Rewrites: CFTC, CSA, EMIR, JFSA, ASIC and MAS.

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FINRA Rule 4210 Regulation Overview
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FINRA Rule 4210 Regulation Overview

Overview, Eligible Transactions – Covered Agency Transactions, Margin Requirements, TBA Transaction Example: Mark to Market Loss Not Exceeding MTA Exception, Mark to Market Loss Exceeding MTA Exception, Uncollected Margin by COB Next Business Date, Uncollected Margin by 5th Consecutive Business Date.

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