Obligation to Honor Trades and Audit Trail Requirements

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Chapters in this video

  1. 0:00 System record binds the trade
  2. 1:30 Locked-in trade reaches DTCC
  3. 2:38 Side agreements cannot override
  4. 3:50 Audit trail data obligations
  5. 4:41 Ongoing accuracy and completeness
  6. 5:23 Accurate versus incomplete reporting
  7. 6:26 Rapid-fire exam recap

What this video covers

  • The exact trigger for the honor obligation: the system reports the participant as a party, treats the trade as locked-in, and sends it to the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
  • Why the participant must act as a principal, not simply acknowledge the trade, and honor it on the scheduled settlement date
  • How “notwithstanding any other agreement to the contrary” makes private side agreements irrelevant
  • Why required input data elements are critical to FINRA's transaction audit trail for regulatory purposes
  • What the ongoing obligation requires: every listed element must be entered accurately and completely
  • Why a report that is accurate in 9 of 10 fields is still incomplete and a violation

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