PFRD

FUTURE PFRD RELEASES

The compliance date of the amended version of Form PF in FINRA Gateway has been postponed and is no longer June 12, 2025. The SEC and the CFTC extended the compliance date to October 1, 2025. Filings due prior to October 1, 2025, must be filed in PFRD.

Please visit SEC.gov for more information and contact [email protected] for any legal questions.

June 2025 Form PF Schema and Sample XML

Key Milestones for June 2025 Release

No. Steps Date
1 Early draft of XML schema becomes available September 27
2 Publish updates to draft XML schema October 16
3 Publish sample XML October 29
4

Publish new draft version of: 

  • Schema definition PF 1-4 XSD 
  • New sample XML files for the schema 
  • PF XML guide draft version
  • PF 1-4 Requirements for Completeness checks
November 8
5 Test environment becomes available for limited XML testing (Initial and Update filing types only) November 25
6 Publish updates to draft XML schema and related documentation December 9
7 Publish updates to draft XML schema and related documentation January 15
8 Remaining filing types available for testing January 21
9 Publish updates to draft XML schema and related documentation February 5
10 Publish updates to draft XML schema and related documentation March 18
11 Final XML schema published May 2
12 Test environment remains available May-September
13 Production XML schema deployment (all Form PF uploads after deployment must use the new schema) October 1

Please contact [email protected] with any technical questions about XML schemas or testing. For policy questions or interpretive guidance, please contact [email protected].