What is an OATS Reporting Day?
An OATS Reporting Day is the time period during which an order event must be reported to OATS or be marked late by FINRA. Events occurring during an OATS Business Day must be submitted to OATS by 5:00:00 a.m., Eastern Time (ET) the next calendar day. For example, an order received at 2:00:00 p.m., ET on Thursday must be reported by Friday at 5:00:00 a.m., ET and an order received at 10:00:00 p.m., ET on Friday must be reported by Tuesday at 5:00:00 a.m., ET.