Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB)

Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB)

Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB)

n-Tier’s web-based user interface provides full visibility and searchability of TRACE and MSRB reports.


Use summary and detailed dashboards to navigate all errors in different categories, and drill down to individual errors for researching and resolving reporting issues.

n-Tier’s web-based user interface provides full visibility and searchability of TRACE and MSRB reports.


Use summary and detailed dashboards to navigate all errors in different categories, and drill down to individual errors for researching and resolving reporting issues.

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n-Tier’s TRACE and MSRB offerings include:

Daily Checking

Daily reconciliation of TRACE and MSRB reporting with front-office trade blotters and source data ensuring all reportable transactions were reported

Deep Validating

Baseline validations for various fields, including but not limited to contra party, modifiers, execution time, capacity, and identification securities not on FINRA’s eligibility lists

Historical TRACE Checks

Historical transaction repository in securities not on FINRA’s TRACE eligibility lists on trade date to alert if the security is subsequently added to FINRA’s TRACE eligibility lists

Date Matching Post-Trade

Post-trade date matching confirming TRACE and MSRB reports are submitted

Back-to-back Trade Flagging

Monitoring of back-to-back trades with affiliates by matching to customer/dealer trades and potential back-to-back trades missing the required affiliate special processing flag

VCON Reconciliation

VCON reconciliation control replicating common FINRA examination tests whereby they review the execution time captured in the VCON vs. the time of execution the firm reported in the TRACE report

Bring Clarity & Quality to Your Firm's TRACE & MSRB Reports

Eliminate regulatory and reputational risk through 100% verification of trade report submission data.

  • Securely produce automated workflows for report validation, generation, and distribution.
  • Navigate compliance complexity in a platform designed from real-world regulatory expertise.
  • Work in one configurable platform to match the changing regulatory landscape.
  • Manage the capture, storage, and integrity of large volumes of sensitive data in one platform.
  • Ensure reporting accuracy with data reconciliation, data quality, and data correction.
  • Gain cost-effective integration through on-site or cloud solutions configured to your firm’s requirements.

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