[Many securities firms tighten access to individual programmed transactions] September 11th, reporters learned from various sources that many securities firms have recently tightened access to programmed transactions for individual customers, aiming to further implement the "Securities Company Transaction Information System Access Management Specifications (Trial)" issued by the two associations on August 28 this year. According to the relevant requirements of the documents, individual investors are strictly prohibited from conducting programmatic transactions through "quasi-external" methods, including document interaction services. The reporter also learned that many securities companies are cleaning up the existing illegal access business of individual investors relying on anti-mining strategies to connect to the securities companies' systems. At present, the supervision and securities industry have fully launched the rectification work of the external system, and many securities companies have formed special working groups to promote investigation, authority closure and inventory liquidation. The industry expects that the first phase of this rectification will be completed in November this year. (Reporters Wang Chen Lin Jian)