On July 18, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved amendments to Regulation ATS and Rule 3a1-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Amendments impose extensive new transparency requirements on alternative trading systems (“ATSs”) that effect transactions in NMS Stocks. With the increase in regulatory burdens associated with operating an NMS Stock ATS and the new requirement to disclose potentially sensitive business information, the competitive landscape among NMS Stock ATSs could be extremely altered. Click here to read more.
