SEC-PR-2024-96 (Aug. 12, 2024)
SEC Charges OTC Link LLC with Failing to File Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR)
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against OTC Link LLC, a New York-based broker-dealer, for failing to file numerous reports of suspicious financial transactions, known as Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), for a period of more than three years. OTC Link agreed to pay $1.19 million to settle the charges.
To help detect potential securities law and money-laundering violations, broker-dealers like OTC Link are required to file SARs describing suspicious transactions conducted through their firms. According to the SEC’s order, OTC Link’s sole line of business is its operation of three alternative trading system (ATS) platforms, OTC Link ATS, OTC Link ECN, and OTC Link NQB. The three OTC Link ATSs are used by broker-dealers on a daily basis to execute or facilitate tens of thousands of transactions in over-the-counter (OTC) securities, many of which are considered microcap or penny stock securities.
Date: Aug. 12, 2024
Accessed: Sep. 20, 2024
Source URL: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-96
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