What is FINRA trace data?

Page 1. TRACE: The Source for Real-Time. Bond Market Transaction Data. ABOUT TRACE. TRACE®—Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine®—is the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) fixed income market real-time price reporting and dissemination service.

How do I access my FINRA trace data?

Visit https://developer.finra.org/ to get started with FINRA APIs.

  1. Structured Products Activity Reports & Tables.
  2. TRACE Volume Reports.
  3. TRACE Fact Book.
  4. TRACE Independent Academic Studies.
  5. TRACE Treasury Aggregates.

What is Trace and MSRB?

The MSRB data covers bonds traded in the municipal bond market, while FINRA’s TRACE data covers bonds traded in the corporate and agency bond markets.

What securities are trace reportable?

The term “TRACE-eligible security” shall mean all United States dollar denominated debt securities that are depository eligible securities under NASD Rule 11310 (d); Investment Grade or Non-Investment Grade; issued by United States and/or foreign private issuers; and, if a “restricted security” as defined in Securities …

What does trace data mean?

These digital trace data can be roughly defined as “records of activity (trace data) undertaken through an online information system (thus, digital)” (Howison, Wiggins, & Crowston, 2011) and can be collected from a multitude of technical systems, such as websites, social media platforms, smartphone apps, or sensors.

What gets reported to trace?

The TRACE Markup/Markdown Analysis Report is built upon logic developed to pair purchase and sale transactions reported to TRACE. These monthly reports cover trades of Treasuries, Securitized Products, Agency Bonds, and Corporate Debt that a member firm reported to the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE).

How do I download data from FINRA?

Accessing the Export Tool Access the Export tool by opening a Template or Custom Report within FINRA Gateway Reports and clicking on the Export tool.

Is trace reporting public?

TRACE has two major aspects: rules that describe which bond transactions must be publicly reported and when; a technology platform that gathers transaction data and makes it available to the public.

What is MSRB reporting?

The MSRB Due Diligence Report Card is a monthly report that shows total issuances brought to market by a firm. The report shows which of these issuances are Lacking Current Financials (LCF) in order to help firms evaluate the timeliness of financial disclosures made to EMMA.

Which of the following is considered a trace-eligible security?

Which of the following is considered a TRACE-eligible security? TRACE-eligible securities include U.S. dollar denominated foreign and U.S. corporate bonds, debt securities issued by the U.S. government and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (GSE).

What is a trace data?

Trace refers to the process of capturing data that illustrates how the components in a design are operating, executing, and performing. The ability to trace a target depends on what trace facilities the target offers.

What is Trace-eligible?

TRACE-Eligible (Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine) is a debt security denominated in U.S. dollars and. 1) issued by a U.S. or foreign issuer privately and, if the right of transfer is limited, registered under Rule 144A; 2) issued or guaranteed by a U.S. government agency or. 3) is a U.S. government bond.