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A

Routed to Nasdaq, adds liquidity

B

Add Liquidity to our Book (Tape B)

C

Routed to Nasdaq BX (Tapes A & C), removes liquidity

D

Routed or Re-Routed to NYSE, removes liquidity

EA

Customer Internalization – Added Liquidity

ERCustomer Internalization – Removed Liquidity

F

Routed to NYSE, adds liquidity

G

Routed to ARCA (Tapes A & C), removes liquidity

HA

Hidden Order Adds Liquidity 

HRHidden Order Removes Liquidity (EDGA only)

I

Routed to EDGA (for EDGX orders) or to EDGX (for EDGA orders)

J

Routed to Nasdaq, removes liquidity

K

Routed to BATS using ROBA Order Type (EDGA +
BATS) or Routed to Nasdaq PSX using ROUC
Order Type

L

Routed to Nasdaq using INET Order Type, removes liquidity (Tapes A & C)

M

Add Liquidity on LavaFlow

N

Remove Liquidity from our Book (Tape B & C)

O

Listing Market Opening Cross

P

Add liquidity on EDGX via an EDGA-originated ROUC Order Type

Q

Routed using ROUQ or ROUC Order Types

R

Re-routed by exchange

S

Directed ISO Order

T

Routed using ROUD/ROUE Order Type

U

Remove Liquidity from LavaFlow

V

Add Liquidity to our Book (Tape A)

W

Remove Liquidity from our Book (Tape A)

X

Routed

Y

Add Liquidity to our Book (Tape C)

Z

Routed using ROUZ Order Type or Executed in
CLC process using ICMT Order Type

2

Routed to Nasdaq using INET Order Type, removes liquidity (Tape B)

3

Add liquidity - Pre & Post Market (Tapes A & C)

4

Add Liquidity - Pre & Post Market (Tape B)

5

Customer Internalization - Pre & Post Market

6

Remove Liquidity - Pre & Post Market (All Tapes)

7

Routed - Pre & Post Market

8Routed to AMEX, Adds Liquidity
9Routed to ARCA, Adds Liquidity (Tapes A & C) 
10Routed to ARCA , Adds Liquidity (Tape B) 

AA

Midpoint Match Cross (same MPID)

BBRemove Liquidity from our Book (Tape B) 
BYRouted to BYX using ROBY or ROUC Order Type
CLListing Market Close, excluding NYSE ARCA
CR

Liquidity Remover via CLC Eligible Routing Strategy
(EDGA only)

DMNon-Displayed Orders, Adds Liquidity using MDO 
DT

Non-Displayed Orders, Removes Liquidity using
MDO

MM

Add liquidity from Midpoint Match

MTMidpoint Match Taker

OO

DirectEdge Opening

PAMidpoint Routing Strategy (RMPT), Adds Liquidity
PIRemoved Liquidity from Midpoint Match on EDGX
PR

Liquidity Remover via CLC Only Routing Strategy
(EDGA only)

PT

Midpoint Routing Strategy (RMPT), Removes
Liquidity

PXMidpoint Routing Strategy (RMPT), Routed Out
RBRouted to Nasdaq BX, Adds Liquidity
RCRouted to NSX, Adds Liquidity
RMRouted to CHX, Adds Liquidity
RQRouted using ROUQ
RR

Routed to EDGA (for EDGX orders) or to EDGX (for
EDGA orders) using IOCT or IOCX

RSRouted to Nasdaq PSX, Adds Liquidity
RTRouted using ROUT Order Type (EDGA Only)
RWRouted to CBSX, Adds Liquidity 
RXRouted using ROUX Order Type (EDGA Only)
RYRouted to BATS BYX, Adds Liquidity
RZRouted to BATS BZX, Adds Liquidity 
SWRouted using SWPA/SWPB (All mkts except NYSE)
XR

Liquidity Remover via Non -CLC Eligible Routing
Strategy (EDGA only)

NASDAQ Flags (from FIX Spec pg

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18 a/o 2017/4/16)

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Description

A

Added

B

Routed to BX

C

Closing Cross

D

DOT

E

NYSE Other

F

Opening Trade (on NYSE)

G

On-Close order (on NYSE)

H

Halt/IPO Cross

J

Non-displayed adding liquidity

K

Halt Cross

L

Closing Cross (imbalance-only)

M

Open Cross (imbalance-only)

NHalt Cross, orders entered in pilot symbols during the LULD Trading Pause

O

Open Cross

P

Routed to PSX

R

Removed

S

Odd Lot Execution (on NYSE)

T

Executed in Open, Close, or Re-open on ARCA

U

Added Liquidity (on NYSE)

X

Routed

Y

Re-Routed by NYSE

m

Removed liquidity at a midpoint

k

Added liquidity via a midpoint order

7Displayed, liquidity-adding order improves the NBBO
8

Displayed, liquidity-adding order sets the QBBO while joining the NBBO

eRetail designated execution that added displayed liquidity
jRPI (Retail Price Improving) order provides liquidity
rRetail Order removes RPI liquidity
t

Retail Order removes price improving non-displayed liquidity other than RPI liquidity

4

Added displayed liquidity in a Group A symbol

5

Added non-displayed liquidity in a Group A symbol

6

Removed liquidity in a Group A symbol

g

Added non-displayed mid-point liquidity in a Group A symbol

a

Added displayed liquidity in a SCIP Symbol

x

Displayed, liquidity-adding order improves the NBBO in a SCIP Symbol

y

Displayed, liquidity-adding order set the QBBO while joining the NBBO in a SCIP Symbol

b

Displayed, liquidity-adding order improves the NBBO in pilot symbol during specified LULD Pricing Pilot timeframe

c

Added displayed liquidity in a pilot symbol during specified LULD Pricing Pilot timeframe

h

Removed liquidity in a pilot symbol during specified LULD Pricing Pilot timeframe

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Description

A, B, Q, V, W

Maker

R, N

Taker

F, T

Flash

E, U

Flash Response

X

Routed

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Description

1

Taking Liquidity / Floor Take

2

Providing

3

Blended or Broker d-Quotes (except when providing) / Verbal on Close

4

Prior Day GTC Orders

5

Opening Executions

6

Electronic Executions at the Close - Not MOC/LOC

7

Charge for market at-the-close and limit at-the-close orders

NYFIX/NYSE (FIX Spec http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/Displayed_Liquidity_Notice_2010_10.pdf)

If using Instaquote and MLX route, NYSE trades may show as contra=TOD,LOC 

NYSE (CCG Fix Spec p. 69 as of 2017-04-06)

Specialist DMM?

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Description

1

Remove / Taker All interest on the initiating side of a trade that has not already been designated "2" to "7".

2

Add / Provider All CAP orders (even if executed at the open or on the close). All interest on the contra side of a trade that has not already been designated "1", "3" to "7". All Crossing Session 1 executions (includes odd lots).

3

Blended Discretionary e-Quotes that execute while using discretion. All odd lot executions except items executed in Crossing Session I or MOC Service. All non-regular way settlement executions (Cash, Next Day and Seller).

4

Opening/Provider (Prior-Day GTC Orders). All prior-day GTC orders executed in a trade that opens the stock, including re-openings. The first trade after a stock opens on a quote is not included.

5

Opening/Provider All interest, except prior-day GTC orders, executed in a trade that opens the stock, including re-openings. The first trade after a stock opens on a quote is not included.

6

Closing/Provider All non-MOC/LOC interest executed in a closing trade.

7

Closing/Blended All LOC and MOC interest executed in a closing trade (includes MOC odd lots).

8

RLP - Retail Order Provider

9

Odd Lots

Y

Possibly routed out

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RLP - Retail Order Taker

10

RLP - Retail Taker MPL

11Taker MPL
12Provider MPL
13RET - Retail Firm Provider
14RET - Retail Firm MPL Taker

If the flag is in the form of X/Y, refer to above for meaning of X, Meaning of Y is as follows:

Flag

Description

0

Round Lots

1

Greater than 0 and less than 1 round lot (0-99 shares)

2

From 1 to less than 20 round lots (100-1999 shares)

3

From 20 to less than 50 round lots (2000-4999 shares)

4

From 50 to less than 100 round lots (5000-9999 shares)

5

From 100 to less than 200 round lots (10,000-19,999 shares)

6

From 200 to less than 100,000 round lots - max order quantity and up (20,000 shares or more)

7-9

To be used in future releases

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