the beginning of each month?
Yes, we went to monthly ratings lists starting with the February 2007 list, the same time we discontinued the bi-monthly printed lists, though the Top 100 lists are still created on a bi-monthly basis.
Supplement files are available (for use by WinTD, Swis-Sys and possibly other programs) in the TD/Affiliate Support Area and the Members Only area. There are also PDF files of the monthly updates available there, and you can order custom ratings lists to be emailed to you in the TD/Affilate Support Area.
The supplement is created starting at around 11:45 PM on the first Friday of each month, usually finishing some time early Saturday morning. The October ratings list will be created starting at 11:45 PM this Friday, September 3rd. The new ratings (which won’t be effective until the 1st of the next month) are also visible on the member records on MSA once the supplement job is complete.
Okay so I can expect them some time later today (12:07 AM west coast time).
Not exactly. The new ratings should be available soon on the MSA on an individual basis, but the files are generally not available for download until the end of the month.
The supplement job finished at around 3:30 AM (CDT) today, so if you look up someone on MSA it will show their current official rating as well as what their October rating will be, but the October supplement files won’t be available until later this month. (Phil Smith generates and posts them, FWIW.)
However, you can order custom ratings lists through TD/A with October ratings on them now.