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Final Retirement – INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC/IBKR SECURITIES SERVICES LLC

Is IBKR okay? Effective Tuesday, October 31, 2023 INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC/IBKR SECURITIES SERVICES LLC will withdraw from membership in the Netting and Repo Netting of the Government Securities Division.

NETTING AND SETTLEMENT SERVICES The Netting and Settlement service of FICC’s Government Securities Division (GSD) provides centralized, automated clearance and guaranteed settlement of eligible U.S. Treasury bills, notes, bonds, strips and book-entry non-mortgage-backed agency securities. As part of its GCF Repo® service, GSD also processes transactions involving certain

www.dtcc.com

I have been blocked from accessing dtcc.com. Has anyone else also been blocked by the DTCC and unable to access dtcc.com?

Anyone else get the following?: Supposedly, BlackRock’s IBTC listing was publicly viewable on Monday but is now no longer listed on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation website and now this. Interesting! EDIT: For more context, I am unable to access the site via VPN (multiple services) or off

cftc.gov

Weird glitch? cftc.gov appears to be having DNS issues this morning (see no records) but is available at https://cftc.prod.acquia-sites.com/

cftc.prod.acquia-sites.com/ works though I am sure this is some weird glitch but in theory all these other sites should be down if it’s server issues? https://securitytrails.com/list/ip/54.156.221.157 Is also interesting a .gov agency uses godaddy? So, is this a

Implementation of Portfolio Differential Charge and MLA Charge Enhancement

A deep dive into SEC greenlighting FICC's PD & MLA Rule changes & how they could be connected to MOASS.

What is happening?: * The SEC approved proposed rule changes SR-FICC-2023-011 (PD Rule Change - 9/25/23) and SRFICC-2023-012 (MLA Rule Change - 9/27/23) filed by Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC). * The PD Rule Change will add a new margin component, the Portfolio Differential Charge (PD Charge), to

The exception FINRA want to insert.

Open for comment: FINRA proposes to add new paragraph (“Protected Options”) to FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements). Appears to exempt if a long call offsets a short put?

Below is the text of the proposed rule change. Proposed new language is underlined; proposed deletions are in brackets: Wut Mean? (I think): My understanding is there are 2 options plays that require margin, sold puts and sold calls. A sold put means that you need to have margin for

Question: what 'certain assets' is Computershare requiring from Wells Fargo that leads them to retire an account effective close of business 09/15/2023 and why?

Question: what 'certain assets' is Computershare requiring from Wells Fargo that leads them to retire an account effective close of business 09/15/2023 and why?

NY Fed Paper on Shareholder Activism calls out Ryan Cohen & Superstonk 'relationship'?

NY Fed Paper on Shareholder Activism calls out Ryan Cohen & Superstonk 'relationship'?

TLDRS: * NY Fed Paper on Shareholder Activism calls out Ryan Cohen & Superstonk being a good thing? "In other words, the ability to influence firm value through the actions of other activists is a second force that influences the magnitude of market orders." * The presence of a strategic leader (Ryan Cohen)