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Date Phase Information Category Audience
10/26/2020 2a
Production Environment Go-Live for Firm to Firm Linkage validations
Release 3 - Interfirm Linkage
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Large Industry Members
  • Small OATS Reporters
10/26/2020 2a
Production Environment Go-Live for Equities 2a Exchange and TRF Linkage validations
Release 4 - TRF/Exchange Linkage
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Large Industry Members
  • Small OATS Reporters
12/14/2020 2c
LTID Account Information Reporting Production Environment Opens
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Developers
  • Industry Members
  • Plan Participants/Other Regulators
  • Service Bureaus
01/04/2021 2b
Production Environment Go-Live for Firm to Firm Linkage validations
Release 3 - Interfirm Linkage
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Large Industry Members
01/04/2021 2b
Production Environment Go-Live for Options 2b Exchange Linkage validations
Release 4 - TRF/Exchange Linkage
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Large Industry Members
01/25/2021 2c
Test Environment Opens for Equities Phase 2c file submission and data integrity validations
Testing & Readiness
  • Industry Members
01/29/2021 2e
Full CAIS Final Technical Specification Published
Specifications & User Guide
  • Developers
  • Industry Members
  • Plan Participants/Other Regulators
  • Service Bureaus
04/26/2021 2c
Production Go-Live for Equities 2c file submission and data integrity validations
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Large Industry Members
04/26/2021 2c
LTID Account Information Reporting Go-Live for Phases 2a, 2b and 2c (Large Industry Members)
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Developers
  • Large Industry Members
  • Plan Participants/Other Regulators
  • Service Bureaus
06/30/2021 2d
Test Environment Opens for Options Phase 2d file submission and data integrity validations
Testing & Readiness
  • Industry Members
12/13/2021 2d
Production Go-Live for Options 2d file submission and data integrity validations
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Large Industry Members
12/13/2021 2a
Small Firms: Production Go-Live for Equities 2a file submission and data integrity validations
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Small Non-OATS Reporters
12/13/2021 2b
Small Firms: Production Go-Live for Options 2b file submission and data integrity validations
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Small OATS Reporters
  • Small Non-OATS Reporters
12/13/2021 2c
Small Firms: Production Go-Live for Equities 2c file submission and data integrity validations
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Small OATS Reporters
  • Small Non-OATS Reporters
12/13/2021 2d
Small Firms: Production Go-Live for Options 2d file submission and data integrity validations
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Small OATS Reporters
  • Small Non-OATS Reporters
12/13/2021 2d
LTID Account Information Reporting Go-Live for Phase 2d (Large Industry Members)
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Developers
  • Large Industry Members
  • Plan Participants/Other Regulators
  • Service Bureaus
12/13/2021 2d
LTID Account Information Reporting Go-Live for Phases 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d (Small Industry Members)
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Developers
  • Small OATS Reporters
  • Small Non-OATS Reporters
  • Plan Participants/Other Regulators
  • Service Bureaus
01/31/2022 2e
Customer and Account Information - Test Environment Opens
Testing & Readiness
  • Industry Members
07/11/2022 2e
Customer and Account Information - Production Environment Go-Live
Release Availability & Compliance
  • Industry Members

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