All broker-dealers who are FINRA member firms have an obligation to report transactions in TRACE-eligible securities FINRA is the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a non-governmental regulator of the entire securities industry. It was formed in the summer of 2007 from the NYSE and the NASD.
TRACE - Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine is FINRA's over-the-counter (OTC) corporate bond market real-time price dissemination service. Bringing transparency to the corporate bond market, it helps create a level playing field for all market participants by providing comprehensive, real-time access to corporate bond price information.
Introduced in July of 2002, TRACE consolidates transaction data for all eligible corporate bonds - investment grade, high yield and convertible debt. As a result, individual investors and market professionals can access information on 100 percent of OTC activity representing over 99 percent of total U.S. corporate bond market activity in over 30,000 securities.
The TRACE Historical Time and Sales data is available through WRDS. The information collected and disseminated for all publicly traded corporate bonds by TRACE includes the time of execution, price, yield, and volume.
For more information regarding TRACE, visit the FINRA TRACE homepage. an SEC-approved set of rules.
Query Forms
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Products
| Product | Description |
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FINRA TRACE Enhanced
Last updated January 18th, 2024. Data updated quarterly. |
| trace_standard |
FINRA TRACE corporate bond trades
Last updated January 24th, 2024. Data updated quarterly. |
Contact
Address:1 Liberty Plaza 165 Broadway
New York, NY
United States
- Phone Number 888-507-3665 option1
- Email Address TRACEDataServices@finra.org
- Vendor Website http://www.finra.org