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Thursday, May 8, 2008

General News #2008 - 4
New field will be added to the Symbol Directory Market Participant List

What you need to know:

  • One new field will be added to the Symbol Directory Market Participant List on the NASDAQTrader.com website as well as to the downloadable and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Market Participant files.
  • All NASDAQ Trader customers must include the new field in any automated processes by close of business, Thursday, May 22, 2008.

Who you should contact:

Questions regarding this notice can be directed to tradingservices@nasdaq.com.

Why is the new field being added to Symbol Directory files?

As announced in Head Trader Alert #2007-205, NASDAQ OMX has entered into an agreement to acquire the Boston Stock Exchange. In anticipation of the acquisition, which is subject to approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission, a new field will be added to the Market Participant Symbol Directory and downloadable files on the NASDAQTrader.com website as well as the FTP downloadable files. Following the closing of the acquisition, NASDAQ OMX plans to rename the Boston Stock Exchange "NASDAQ BX".

What is the name of new field?

The new field will be called "NASDAQ BX Member", and it will be located after the "FINRA Member" field in the following two downloadable files:

What is the new File Format?

Revised File Format for Market Participant File:

Field Name Definition
MPID The identifier for each market participant. In cases where a market-making firm trades a security from a location other than its main trading location, a fifth-letter may be appended to the market makers identifier for that security. Each market maker is free to use any letter to designate a specific branch location as desired.
MP Type There are several types of NASDAQ participants. Listed below are the characters used with its corresponding market participant type. A = Agency Quote C = Electronic Communications Network (ECN) E = Exchange M = Market Maker N = Miscellaneous O = Order Entry Firm P = NASDAQ Participant Q = Query Only Firm S = Specialist
Name The firm name of the Market Participant.
Location The geographic location or the trading desk(s) name of the firm.
Phone Number The telephone number of the geographic location or trading desk of the firm.
NASDAQ Member Indicates whether a Market Participant is a member of the NASDAQ Exchange.

Possible values are:

  • Y = Yes, MP is a NASDAQ exchange member
  • N = No, MP is not a NASDAQ exchange member
FINRA Member Indicates whether a Market Participant is a member of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
  • Y = Yes, MP is a FINRA member
  • N = No, MP is not a FINRA member
NASDAQ BX Member *

Indicates whether a Market Participant is currently a member of the Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) or a market participant on the former BSE equity trading platform. It is expected that such Market Participants will continue to have trading rights on a NASDAQ BX equity trading platform.

  • Y = Yes, MP is a NASDAQ BX member
  • N = No, MP is not a NASDAQ BX member

Initially this field will only be populated with the "N" value. Future notification will be sent when this field will begin populating the "Y" value.
File Creation Time: The last row of each Symbol Directory text file contains a timestamp that reports the File Creation Time. The file creation time is based on when NASDAQ Trader generates the file and can be used to determine the timeliness of the associated data. The row contains the words File Creation Time followed by mmddyyyyhhmm as the first field, followed by all delimiters to round out the row. An example: File Creation Time: 1217200717:03||||||.

When will the new field began to populate?

The new field will be added close of business, Thursday, May 22, 2008.

Who should I contact with questions regarding this notice?

Questions regarding this notice can be directed to tradingservices@nasdaq.com.

*Subject to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval

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