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OATS Nears End of Line

A look back at the start of a longstanding trade reporting system that's now being replaced.

08.31.2020 By Markets Media |

Lawsuit alleges private user IDs should be replaced.

CAT is in Production - That is Not a Misprint

Firms needs supervisory and monitoring procedures to identify reporting issues and repair rejected events.

04.24.2020 By Terry Flanagan | Terry Flanagan is Managing Director at Markets Media Group, where he oversees the Markets Media, Traders Magazine, and GlobalTrading platforms. A former Bloomberg reporter and editor, as well as a financial research analyst, his primary goal is to make MMG content as high-quality and engaging as possible. Terry earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. In his free time, Terry likes to handicap horse races, host podcasts, and rewatch 1980s movies.

Rival Systems Launches CAT Reporting Service

Cloud-based service is for firms trading equities and equity options.

03.05.2020 By Terry Flanagan | Terry Flanagan is Managing Director at Markets Media Group, where he oversees the Markets Media, Traders Magazine, and GlobalTrading platforms. A former Bloomberg reporter and editor, as well as a financial research analyst, his primary goal is to make MMG content as high-quality and engaging as possible. Terry earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. In his free time, Terry likes to handicap horse races, host podcasts, and rewatch 1980s movies.

SEC Proposes Transparency, Accountability to CAT

The SEC alters plans for the Consolidated Audit Trail.

Exec speaks on state of cloud adoption, security and cost.

GMAG says vacation season is a good time for design, implementation and testing of machine-based trading.

07.16.2019 By Terry Flanagan | Terry Flanagan is Managing Director at Markets Media Group, where he oversees the Markets Media, Traders Magazine, and GlobalTrading platforms. A former Bloomberg reporter and editor, as well as a financial research analyst, his primary goal is to make MMG content as high-quality and engaging as possible. Terry earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. In his free time, Terry likes to handicap horse races, host podcasts, and rewatch 1980s movies.

New regulatory regime provides no exemptions or exclusions.

The market regulator takes on all future aspects of CAT development and maintenance.

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Dog Days of Summer

CAT Opens Reporting Registration

FINRA Tapped as CAT Plan Processor

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