The MSRB proposed a rule change that would require dealers to disclose to retail investors the dollar value and percentage of compensation to customers, as well as references to trade price data about the bonds.

The SEC found that FINRA and the MSRB "Pay to Play" rules impose "substantially equivalent or more stringent restrictions on broker dealers than the SEC Pay to Play Rule imposes on investment advisers".

The Bank for International Settlements published the "2016 Triennial Central Bank Survey" of activity on the foreign exchange and over-the-counter derivatives markets. The survey shows a decline in foreign exchange spot trading and an increase in U.S. dollar-denominated derivatives trading.

The SEC Division of Corporate Finance issued a no-action letter based on a determination that the application of procedures for "applicable margin reset" would not constitute an "offer and sale of asset-backed securities by an issuing entity" within the meaning of Regulation RR.

The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight issued time-limited no-action relief for swap dealers, allowing them an additional thirty days to comply with the collateral segregation requirement for uncleared swaps margin.