OFAC designated the Government of Venezuela's General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence "for operating in Venezuela’s defense and security sector."

The proposal by FINRA to expand the summary firm data regarding OTC equity trading on its website was published in the Federal Register.

FINRA requested comment on a proposal to expand the alternative trading system volume data published on the FINRA website to include transactions in corporate bonds and agency debt securities.

The SEC and CFTC requested comment on a proposal to reduce the margin requirement for an unhedged security futures position and to align the margin offset table for security futures with the reduced margin requirements.

A broker-dealer settled charges with FINRA for failing to maintain a system of supervisory control procedures that would have assured compliance with FINRA rules.