The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, as previously disclosed by the non-governmental regulator of brokerages, began releasing more information about trading in government-backed mortgage securities. Finra began releasing trade-by-trade data on specified pool transactions through its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine, or Trace, the regulator said today in an e-mailed statement. Along with figures on Small Business Administration-backed securities, new disclosures will cover $18 billion in average daily trading. More on Bloomberg here.
