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Friday, May 8, 2020

UTP Vendor Alert #2020 - 6
UPDATE: Launch of MIAX Pearl, LLC (MIAX)

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What you need to know:

  • The UTP Operating Committee has approved a request from MIAX Pearl LLC (“MIAX PEARL”), to join the UTP Plan. The following Market Center Originator ID will be added as allowable values for UTP Quotation Data Feed (UQDF) and UTP Trade Data Feed (UTDF) data feeds:
    • MIAX PEARL, LLC ("H")
  • MIAX PEARL plans to commence quoting and trading of Nasdaq-listed securities under the UTP plan in a phased rollout beginning September 25, 2020.

  • UPDATE: MIAX PEARL has scheduled for testing on select weekends in July, August and September prior to their launch. Their next test date will be on September 19, 2020.
  • For complete details on the MIAX PEARL rollout schedule please refer to the MIAX website. Data recipients are asked to reference the MIAX PEARL plans on their site for additional schedules.

What changes have been requested by MIAX?

MIAX PEARL has notified the UTP SIP of its plans to begin quotation and trading as a national securities exchange for Nasdaq-listed securities.

Once activated MIAX PEARL’s hours of operation in UTP will be as follows:

Session Start and End Times
Pre-Market Session (order entry only) 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ET
Regular Market Session 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET

How will this affect the UTP data feeds?

When MIAX PEARL, as a national securities exchange, begins quoting and trading of Nasdaq UTP symbols, quotation and trade data will be disseminated via the following UTP data feeds:

  • UTP Quotation Data Feed (UQDF): UQDF subscribers will receive MIAX PEARL BBO quotation via UTP Participant Quotation message format for all Nasdaq-listed securities. MIAX PEARL quotes will be identified by the market center originator identifier value of "H" in the UQDF message header. In addition, firms will also see the "H" market center value in the National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO) Appendage and Closing Quote Recap message formats.
  • UTP Trade Data Feed (UTDF): MIAX PEARL trade transactions will be disseminated with the “H” market center originator identifier and the sub-market center identifier of “space” via UTDF.

Will MIAX PEARL offer any nightly or Saturday testing opportunities?

Yes, the UTP SIP in coordination with MIAX PEARL will support the following testing opportunities associated with their activation:

Type of Testing Scheduled Dates Description
Evening Test Transmissions Nightly beginning in June 2020 through production launch Each weeknight between 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm, the test data will be available on the “Test Broadcast” IP Multicast channels. No registration is required to participate in evening testing.
Saturday User Acceptance Test (UAT) Tentative MIAX PEARL schedule:
July 11, 18 and 25
August 15 and 29
September 19		 MIAX PEARL will enter data and process this through the SIP. As it is generated, the UTP SIP will disseminate the data via the UTP data feed production channels.
Production Launch September 25, 2020 MIAX PEARL plans for a production implementation to begin September 25, 2020.

Who should I contact for additional information?