FINRA Handles Record Volume of Market Activity through First Six Months of 2018
(WorldNews Politics)

WASHINGTON - FINRA processed an unprecedented amount of market activity through the first six months of 2018, averaging a record 57.9 billion electronic records per day during the period - a 62-percent increase over the average daily volume in 2017. FINRA`s pioneering cloud strategy has allowed it to handle the record-setting volume smoothly while performing vigorous regulatory oversight of securities trading. This year has witnessed some of the most volatile markets in years, with as many as 101 billion electronic messages coursing through FINRA`s regulatory platform in a single day - nearly triple the average daily volume experienced in 2017. All of the 10 highest-volume days on record...