# 2026-19621: SEC keeps speedy stock trade paperwork humming without new burdens

2026-19621, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 15c6-2, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-09-25; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19621
- As of: 2026-10-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19621
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 15c6-2
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 61011
- Published: 2026-09-25
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-02

## In one line

SEC keeps speedy stock trade paperwork humming without new burdens

## Summary

The SEC is asking for approval to keep collecting info under Rule 15c6-2, which helps brokers settle stock trades faster—within one business day instead of two. This rule affects brokers and dealers who must have clear written policies or agreements to confirm trades quickly. No new costs or deadlines are introduced, but the rule’s paperwork requirements continue to keep the trading process smooth and speedy.

## Effects PRIA read

- Must have written policies or agreements: cost, high. If you are a broker-dealer that handles institutional trades, Rule 15c6-2 requires you to either enter into written agreements or establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures to complete allocations, confirmations, and affirmations ‘‘as soon as technologically practicable and no…
- Estimated paperwork time burdens: cost, high. The SEC estimates about 396 broker-dealers would be subject to Rule 15c6-2. Of those, about 36 firms would incur a one-time burden of 240 hours to create required policies and procedures, and respondent broker-dealers would incur an ongoing estimated annual burden of 480 hours each. The SEC estimat…
- Recordkeeping and retention requirements: cost, low. Rule 15c6-2 imposes recordkeeping obligations on broker-dealers to maintain policies and procedures consistent with the rule. Under Exchange Act Rule 17a-4(b)(7), written agreements must be preserved for at least three years, with the first two years in an easily accessible place, and compliance an…
- Rule applies to institutional trades and DTC participants: cost, low. The collection applies to broker-dealers that are parties to institutional transactions. The SEC estimates about 145 broker-dealers participate directly in the Depository Trust Company (DTC) and estimates an additional ~251 broker-dealers serve institutional customers, for about 396 broker-dealers…

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## Sources
- [2026-19621 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/25/2026-19621/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-extension-rule)
- [2026-19621 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-25/pdf/2026-19621.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19621 (as of 2026-10-02).