Defendant Name: Archipelago Trading Services, Inc.

Defendant Type: Subsidiary of Public Company
Public Company Parent: Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
SIC Code: 6231
CUSIP: 45866F10

Document Reference: 34-98234

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Archipelago Trading Services, Inc.
Document Name Order Instituting Administrative and Cease-and-Desist Proceedings, Pursuant to Section 15(b) and 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions and a Cease-and-Desist Order
Document Date 29-Aug-2023
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-21587
Allegation Type Broker Dealer
Document Summary On August 29, 2023, the SEC instituted settled administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against Archipelago Trading Services, Inc., stating: "This proceeding concerns ATSI’s failure to file Suspicious Activity Reports (“SARs”) between August 2012 and September 2020 related to suspicious transactions that were executed on its Alternative Trading System (“ATS”), Global OTC, which exclusively trades in Over-the-Counter (“OTC”) securities, many of which are considered microcap or penny stock securities, on behalf of its Subscribers, all of whom were U.S. registered broker-dealers."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Censured
Remedial Acts or Efforts Before the Resolution
Monetary Penalties:

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $1,500,000.00 Shared:    

Related Documents:

2023-164 29-Aug-2023 Press Release--Administrative Proceeding
SEC Charges Archipelago Trading Services with Failing to File Suspicious Activity Reports
On August 29, 2023, the SEC "announced charges against Archipelago Trading Services Inc. (ATSI) for failing to file hundreds of legally required reports of suspicious financial transactions, known as Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), between August 2012 and September 2020. The charges were related to transactions in over-the-counter (OTC) securities executed on ATSI’s alternative trading system (ATS). ATSI, a Chicago-based broker-dealer, has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle the charges."