Securities and Exchange Commission Seeks to Set Structured Guidelines on Systems Reliability

Last Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term Commission unanimously proposed new rules to require certain key market participants to have comprehensive policies and procedures in place surrounding their technological systems.

The SEC’s proposal, which has been given the name "Regulation Regulation Like any other industry with a high net worth, the financial services industry is tightly regulated to help curb illicit behavior and manipulation. Each asset class has its own set of protocols put in place to combat their respective forms of abuse.In the foreign exchange space, regulation is assumed by authorities in multiple jurisdictions, though ultimately lacking a binding international order. Who are the Industry’s Leading Regulators?Regulators such as the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ( Like any other industry with a high net worth, the financial services industry is tightly regulated to help curb illicit behavior and manipulation. Each asset class has its own set of protocols put in place to combat their respective forms of abuse.In the foreign exchange space, regulation is assumed by authorities in multiple jurisdictions, though ultimately lacking a binding international order. Who are the Industry’s Leading Regulators?Regulators such as the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ( Read this Term SCI" is intended to replace the current voluntary compliance program with enforceable rules designed to better insulate the markets from vulnerabilities posed by systems and technology issues.

Self-regulatory organizations, certain alternative trading systems, plan processors, and a number of exempt clearing agencies would be required to carefully design, develop, test, maintain, and conduct ongoing surveillance on the performance of systems that are integral to their operations. The proposed rules would require them to ensure their core technology meets standards which the SEC will determine, as well as requiring companies to conduct business continuity testing, and provide certain notifications in the event of systems disruptions and other events.

“While it’s not possible to prevent every technological error that market participants may commit, we must ensure that our regulations are designed to minimize their impact on our markets and ultimately investors,” said SEC Chairman Elisse B. Walter. “Reg SCI would provide more explicit technology and control standards to help ensure that our markets remain resilient against technological vulnerabilities.”

The SEC will seek public comment on Regulation SCI for 60 days following its publication in the Federal Register.