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A chart is presented that lists the statistics of security market of companies including Municipal Market Data, Barclays Capital Inc., and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. has agreed to pay a $250,000 fine after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found rule violations including the failure to report accurate interest rate reset information for 251,507 variable rate demand obligation securities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A list of the most read stories published in the magazine including the pension laws in Texas, the decision by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. to scrap the closing on revenue and general obligation bonds and the annual record expected for municipal bond volume.

The article informs that the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has ordered seven firms including Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Raymond James Financial Inc. and Financial West Investment Group Inc. to pay 260,000 U.S. dollars as penalty for violations of trade reporting and municipal securities rules.

The article discusses the move of the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to fine five companies with a total of nearly 220,000 dollars for violations of municipal securities rules. The violations came from the companies' failure to have controls and procedures designed to ensure compliance with municipal rules. Companies being fined include Citigroup Global Markets Inc., RBC Capital Markets LLC, and Hennion & Walsh Inc.

The article reports on the results of negotiated bond sales in U.S. cities for November 2015. These include the combined utilities revenue warrants purchased by Brundidge, Alabama through financial planner Thornton Farish Inc., the Junior Lien Airport Revenue Bonds purchased by Arizona's Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation through Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., and the Refunding Revenue Bonds purchased for California's Claremont McKenna College through investment bank Prager & Co. LLC.

The article reports on brokerage and securities firm Citigroup Global Markets pricing for the Kentucky State Property and Building Commission (SPBC) new money revenue bonds and refunding revenue bonds. Topics discussed include the series' ratings by financial services companies Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service and ratings agency Fitch Ratings, Florida Board of Education's selling of refunding bonds, and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's report on trade volumes.

The article reports on brokerage and securities firm Citigroup Global Markets Inc.'s price offering for the Kentucky State Property and Building Commission Bonds. Topics discussed include the ratings by financial services company Moody's Investors Service and ratings agencies Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Fitch Ratings for the bonds, financial services company Morgan Stanley's pricing for the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) bonds, and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's trade reports.

The article reports on brokerage and securities firm Citigroup Global Markets Inc.'s price offering for the Kentucky State Property and Building Commission Bonds in January 2015. Topics include the ratings by financial services company Moody's Investors Service and ratings agencies Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Fitch Ratings for the bonds, financial services company Morgan Stanley's pricing for the Utah Transit Authority's bonds, and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's trade reports.

The article reports that the Georgia State Road & Tollway Authority (SRTA) sold its toll revenue bonds for 26 million U.S. dollars on June 26, 2014 to finance the toll-collection system Interstate 75 South Express Lanes Project in south of Atlanta. Georgia. It presents views of Bert Brantley, deputy executive director of the SRTA, on private placement of the bond and selection of the financial service provider Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as underwriter of the unrated bond.

The article offers information on the negotiated deal for pricing of California's San Diego Regional Transportation Commission's revenue bonds. It informs that financial services company Citigroup Global Markets is the lead underwriter for the revenue bonds which are rated AAA by financial services companies Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings. It informs that financial services company Stifel Financial will bring University of Colorado Regents revenue and refunding bonds.

The article offers information on the 828.3 million U.S. dollars Port Authority of New York and New Jersey consolidated bond deal. Topic discussed include yields of alternative minimum tax portion of the deal, Aa3 rating of the bonds by the Aa3 by American market research firm Moody's Investors Service, and underwriting of the deal by investment banking firm Citigroup Global Markets.

The article focuses on the increased yields of the Rhode Island tobacco bonds in the U.S. bond market as of August 2014. It informs that the Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. in Rhode Island will issue 594 million U.S. dollars of revenue bonds led by Citigroup Global Markets LLC and discusses the market activity as per the data collected by the financial services firm Ipreo LLC and the journal. Also presents views of fund manager Mark Paris on the issue.

The article discusses a report by information firm Thomson Reuters Corp., which showed that market shares of municipal bond underwriter Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC rose from 6.9 percent to 8.6 percent in the first half of 2014. It mentions that financial firms JPMorgan Chase & Co. experienced a decline with 16.1 billion dollars and Bank of America Corp. with 19.3 billion dollars in the first half of 2014. It also presents views of Victor Radina of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., on the same.

The article reports that the traders have predicted the pricing of general obligation mobility fund and refunding bonds of 900 million U.S. dollars of the Texas Department of Transportation during their sales in June 2014. Topics include the pricing of the deal by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the issuance of Oregon tax anticipation notes by securities firm Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and the sale of consolidated bonds by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

The article reports that the investors have predicted that electric and gas systems revenue bonds of Texas will be devoured, as of June 2014. Topics include the rating of the bonds by Moody's Investors Service Inc., Standard and Poor's Financial Services LLC and Fitch Ratings Ltd., the views of Dawn Mangerson of McDonnell Investment Management LLC on demand of essential service revenue bonds and the issuance of San Bernardino tax and revenue anticipation notes by Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Statistics are presented related to negotiated sales of municipal bonds in the U.S as of March 2014 which includes general obligation bonds by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., limited tax building improvement bonds by D.A. Davidson & Co. and Fire Station Bonds by Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.

The article focuses on the first sale of New York City General Obligation bonds held by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. in the negotiated market after the appointment of Mayor Bill de Blasio. It reveals that Bank of America Merrill Lynch won the 38.4 million bid of general obligation bonds whereas Kentucky University sold the receipt bonds in two parts.

The article focuses on the performance of the U.S. municipal bond market as of March 2014. Topics discussed include firm municipal bond yields as buyers prepared for the 5 billion U.S. dollars of potential issuance, issuance of 700 million U.S. dollars of New York City general obligation bonds by the financial services firm Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and 10-year benchmark treasury yield. Also mentioned is the view of a Chicago-based trader in Illinois.

The article focuses on the economic aspects of new deals concerning municipal bonds in municipal market from various regions such as California, Florida and Massachusetts as of February 2014. Topics discussed include views of financial services company Ziegler's vice president Adam Buchanan, impact of new deals on investors such as Citigroup Global Markets, and aspects of new deals for the Health Facilities Authority bonds or the East Ridge Retirement Village.

The article focuses on a market report which revealed a decrease in the yields on municipal bonds as of February 2014. Topics discussed include impact of the bidding by Citigroup Global Markets for $165.3 million of competitive California Department of Water Resources bonds on market figures, prediction by financial services firm Janney Capital Markets for an increase in the bond value, and statistics by Municipal Market Data regarding bond value.

Statistics are presented related to the sale of negotiated bonds as of February 10, 2014 in the U.S. including purchase of sale tax revenue bonds by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., General Obligation Refunding Bonds by George K. Baum & Co. and Water Refunding Bonds by Ameritas Investment Corp.

The article presents information on the municipal bonds in the U.S. that remained unaffected even when the 496.4 million U.S. dollar Louisiana general obligation deal came to an end as of February 2014. Topics discussed include the bonds brought to the market by finance firm Wells Fargo Securities LLC, the yields on the taxable bonds, and the sales tax revenue bonds of finance firm Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

The article presents a report related to the market performance of Illinois general obligation bonds as of February 7, 2014. Topics discussed include Citigroup Global Markets Inc.'s deal to the negotiated market of worth one billion U.S. dollars, retail orders offered on bonds maturing from 2016 through 2024 and the yield offered on bonds maturing in 2024.

The article reports that bond ratings firm Fitch Ratings Ltd., the financial services firm Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and U.S. municipal bond issuers have warned that the proposal to exclude municipal securities as high quality liquid assets (HQLA) will affect the municipal market as of February 2014. Fitch has stated that it will be more expensive for banks to hold municipal bonds. It also mentions the views of William "Bill" V. Bell, mayor of Durham, North Carolina.

The article reports on the warnings of financial firms, Fitch Ratings and Citigroup Global Markets, and municipal issuers against the proposal of U.S. banking regulators to exclude municipal securities as high quality liquid assets. It mentions that the aim of the proposal is to ensure proper handling of severe financial and economic stress in banks and large financial institutions. According to Fitch, the proposal may cause banks to reduce their holdings in municipal bonds.

The article reports that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined three financial institutions a total of 115,000 U.S. dollars and has ordered them to pay 35,441 U.S. dollars as restitution charges for violating municipal securities fair pricing, primary offering disclosure rules and fair dealing rules. The three firms are New York City-based Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Saint Louis, Missouri-based Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc., and Dallas, Texas-based First Southwest Co.

The article reports that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined 115,000 dollars on three financial services firms for violating the municipal securities fair pricing, fair dealing and primary offering disclosure rules. It mentions firms including Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. and First Southwest Co. It states that the FINRA has also ordered Citigroup and Stifel to pay 15,168 dollars and 20,273 dollars respectively in restitution.

The article reports that the arbitration panel of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has ruled against the Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit, Michigan, which was seeking at least 39.9 million dollars from several banking firms including Citigroup Global Markets, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and other firms over risky investments.

The article lists results of negotiated Sales of several retail and institutional brokerage companies including Wells Fargo Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc.

A table is presented which shows short-term tax-exempt yields of various bonds in the U.S. from May 11, 2011 to May 16, 2012 including the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission municipal bonds, Barclay's Capital Inc., and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

A table is presented which provide data on the short-term tax-exempt yields of various firms and sector in the U.S. from March 23, 2011 to March 23, 2012 including Commercial Paper, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Jefferies & Co.

The article reports that former executive Anderson Bynam of the Citigroup Global Markets Inc. will head the new public finance office of Chicago-based financial services firm Mesirow Financial Inc. in Houston, Texas.

A table is presented which lists the short-term tax-exempt yields in the U.S. on December 19-21, 2011 including Barclays Capital Inc., The Bond Buyer, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

A table is presented which lists the short-term tax-exempt yields in November 2010 of the municipal market data along with several companies including Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., and Jefferies & Co.

A table is presented which provide data on the short-term tax-exempt status of several companies in the U.S. in October 2011 including Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., and Ponder & Co.

The article reports that Citigroup Global Markets Inc. has been censored and fined 400,000 dollars by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for violating the securities rules that involve corporate and municipal bonds.