7620A. FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility Reporting Fees
The following charges shall be paid by participants for use of the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility. In the case of trades where the same market participant is on both sides of a trade report, applicable fees assessed on a "per side" basis will be assessed once, rather than twice, and the market participant will be assessed applicable Trade Report Fees as the Executing Party side only. For avoidance of doubt, if a market participant reports trades to both the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility Carteret and the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility Chicago during a given month, then the participant's aggregate reporting volume on both FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facilities will be considered for the purpose of determining whether and to what extent the following charges, discounts or caps apply to the participant during that month.
| I. Participation Fee | |||
| $450 per month per participant* | |||
| $0 per month for Retail Participants | |||
| * A participant will be charged only one Participation Fee regardless of whether it participates in one or both FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facilities. | |||
| II. Non-Comparison/Accept (Non-Match/Compare) Trade Report Fees, Discounts and Caps on Trade Report Fees | |||
| A participant shall pay the following fees for reporting non-comparison/accept (non-match/compare) trades to the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility, on a per trade report basis, unless the participant qualifies for a cap on such fees during a given month, as set forth below, in which case the participant will pay fees for each trade it reports during the month up to the amount of the cap. To the extent that a participant's activity on the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility qualifies it for more than one special pricing program during a given month, then the participant will automatically receive the benefit of the lowest fee applicable to such activity. | |||
| 1. Media/Executing Party Trade Report Fees and Cap | |||
| Monthly Charge if Not Capped | Maximum Monthly Charge if Capped | ||
| ($0.015) x (Number of Media/Executing Party Reports During the Month) | ($0.013) x 10,000 for Tape A, B or C x (Number of Trading Days During the Month) | ||
| Monthly Charge for Retail Participants | |||
| $0.00 | |||
| 2. Non-Media/Executing Party Trade Report Fees and Cap | |||
| Monthly Charge if Not Capped | Maximum Monthly Charge if Capped | ||
| ($0.015) x (Number of Non-Media/Executing Party Reports During the Month) | ($0.013) x 10,000 for Tape A, B or C x (Number of Trading Days During the Month) | ||
| Monthly Charge for Retail Participants | |||
| $0.00 | |||
| 3. Media/Contra Party Trade Report Fees, Discounts and Cap | |||
| Monthly Charge if Not Capped or Discounted | Maximum Monthly Charge if Capped | ||
| ($0.013) x (Number of Media/Contra Party Reports During the Month) | ($0.013) x 10,000 for Tape A, B or C x (Number of Trading Days During the Month) | ||
| Monthly Discounted Charge Tier 1 ($0.0075) x (Number of Media/Contra Party Reports During the Month) Tier 2 ($0.0095) x (Number of Media/Contra Party Reports During the Month) Tier 3 ($0.012) x (Number of Media/Contra Party Reports During the Month) | |||
| Monthly Charge for Retail Participants | |||
| $0.00 | |||
| 4. Non-Media/Contra Party Trade Report Fees, Discounts and Cap | |||
| Monthly Charge if Not Capped or Discounted | Maximum Monthly Charge if Capped | ||
| ($0.013) x (Number of Non-Media/Contra Party Reports During the Month) | ($0.013) x 10,000 for Tape A, B or C x (Number of Trading Days During the Month) | ||
| Monthly Discounted Charge Tier 1 ($0.0075) x (Number of Non-Media/Contra Party Reports During the Month) Tier 2 ($0.0095) x (Number of Non-Media/Contra Party Reports During the Month) Tier 3 ($0.012) x (Number of Non-Media/Contra Party Reports During the Month) | |||
| Monthly Charge for Retail Participants | |||
| $0.00 | |||
A. Qualifying Activity Requirements for Fee Cap and Discounts To qualify for the caps (set forth in paragraphs 1 - 4 above) on the charges that non-Retail Participants incur on trades reported to the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility during a month, a non-Retail Participant must achieve Cap Qualifying Media/Executing Party Activity during that month, as set forth below in this paragraph. A participant will qualify for caps on a per Tape basis. | |||
| Tape | Daily Average Number of Media/Executing Party Trades During the Month Needed to Qualify for Cap | ||
| A | 10,000 | ||
| B | 10,000 | ||
| C | 10,000 | ||
(2) Qualifying Activity for Contra Party Discounts in Paragraphs 3 – 4 To qualify for the Media/Contra Party and Non-Media/Contra Party tiered discounts in paragraphs 3 – 4 above on the charges that non-Retail Participants incur on trades reported to the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility during a month, a non-Retail Participant’s Media/Contra Party volume must equal or exceed 35% of the participant’s total volume of trades reported to the FINRA/Nasdaq TRF during that month and the participant must meet the minimum number of Media/Contra Party trade reports during that month, as set forth below in this paragraph. The volume and trade report thresholds are not calculated on a per tape basis for purposes of the Contra Party tiered discounts. | |||
| Tier | Minimum Number of Media/Contra Trade Reports During the Month | ||
| At least 35% of the participant’s total number of trades reported to the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility during the month represent Media/Contra Party trades and the participant meets the minimum number of Media/Contra Trade Reports for a given tier. | 1 | 12 million | |
| 2 | 7 million | ||
| 3 | 2 million | ||
| B. ATS Market Maker Media/Contra Party Cap | |||
Participants making markets in alternative trading systems registered pursuant to Regulation ATS will qualify for a fee cap applied to all trades under Rule 7620A if they meet the following criteria on a monthly basis: • Participant's percentage of contra media trades must represent at least 35% of their total FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility volume. • Participant must be contra to a minimum number of trades during the month in a particular Tape to qualify for a cap on trades in that Tape. The minimum number of monthly trades for each Tape are as follows: 1,000,000 trades in Tape A, 500,000 trades in Tape C and 250,000 trades in Tape B. • Participant must complete an attestation form stating that they maintain a two-sided quote in each symbol traded on an alternative trading system registered pursuant to Regulation ATS and display a quotation size of at least one normal unit of trading (specific for each security) thereon. Participants will be audited by Nasdaq, Inc. periodically. | |||
| Maximum Monthly Charge if Capped | $10,000 per Tape (A, B or C) | ||
| C. ATS Market Maker Combined Media Activity Cap | |||
Participants making markets in alternative trading systems registered pursuant to Regulation ATS that are engaged in Executing Party and Contra Party activities will qualify for a fee cap applied to all trades under Rule 7620A if they meet the following criteria on a monthly basis: • Participant averages at least 2,500 Media/Executing Party trade reports per Tape (A, B or C) per day during a month. • Participant must complete an attestation form and re-certify every six months that they maintain a two-sided quote in each symbol traded on an alternative trading system registered pursuant to Regulation ATS and display a quotation size of at least one normal unit of trading (specific for each security) thereon. Participants will be audited by Nasdaq, Inc. periodically.
A participant that qualifies for the ATS Market Maker Combined Media Activity fee cap shall pay for that month, on a per Tape basis, the lesser of $7,500 or the sum of all the participant's combined regular monthly Executing Party and Contra Party fees for that Tape during the month. If the participant's average daily Media/Executing Party trade reporting levels reach at least 5,000 per Tape, then the participant shall be subject during that month, on a per Tape basis, to the regular Executing Party and Contra Party fees and/or any other fee caps that may be applicable to it. | |||
| III. Comparison/Accept Fees (Not Applicable to Retail Participants) | |||
| $0.0144/side per 100 shares (minimum 400 shares; maximum 7,500 shares) | |||
| IV. Other Fees (Not Applicable to Retail Participants): | |||
| Clearing report to transfer a transaction fee charged by one member to another member pursuant to Rule 7230A(h) | $0.03/side | ||
• • • Supplementary Material: ------------------
.01 For purposes of this Rule, the terms below shall have the following meanings.
"Comparison/Accept" shall mean transactions that are subject to the ACT Comparison process.
"Non-Comparison/Accept (Non-Match/Compare)" shall mean transactions that are not subject to the ACT Comparison process and may be submitted as "Media" and "Non-Media," clearing and non-clearing, AGU, QSR, one-sided and "Internalized cross" trade reports.
"Internalized cross" shall mean cross trades where a single party is on both sides of a trade report.
"Executing Party (EP)" shall mean the member with the trade reporting obligation under FINRA rules.
"Contra Party or Contra (CP)" shall mean the member on the contra side of a trade report.
"Media" reports shall mean reports of transactions submitted for public dissemination.
"Non-Media" reports shall mean reports of transactions not submitted for public dissemination.
"Retail Participant" shall mean a participant in the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility for which substantially all of its trade reporting activity on the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility comprises Retail Orders.
"Retail Order" shall mean an order that originates from a natural person, provided that, prior to submission, no change is made to the terms of the order with respect to price or side of market and the order does not originate from a trading algorithm or any other computerized methodology. An order from a "natural person" can include orders on behalf of accounts that are held in a corporate legal form, such as an Individual Retirement Account, Corporation, or a Limited Liability Corporation that has been established for the benefit of an individual or group of related family members, provided that the order is submitted by an individual.
.02 Participants that qualify for the Media/Contra fee cap must contact Nasdaq Trading Services to complete the attestation form required under this Rule.
.03 A participant that wishes to qualify as a Retail Participant and receive Retail Participant pricing under this Rule, must complete and submit to Nasdaq, Inc. an application form and a written attestation of its then-existing qualifications as a Retail Participant and its reasonable expectation that it will maintain such qualifications for a one year period following the date of attestation. A Retail Participant must also complete and submit a written attestation to Nasdaq, Inc. on an annual basis to retain its status as such. A Retail Participant must inform Nasdaq, Inc. promptly if at any time it ceases to qualify or it reasonably expects that it will cease to qualify as a Retail Participant. Participants must contact Nasdaq, Inc. for the application and attestation forms. Retail Participants will be audited by Nasdaq, Inc. periodically. If a participant is approved as a Retail Participant on or prior to the twenty-second day of a month, then the approval shall be deemed to be effective as of the first day of that month, whereas an approval that occurs after the twenty-second day of the month will be deemed effective as of the first day of the following month. If a participant notifies Nasdaq, Inc. that it ceases to qualify as a Retail Participant during a month, then such notification will be deemed effective as of the first day of the following month.
| Amended by SR-FINRA-2024-009 eff. June 1, 2024. Amended by SR-FINRA-2022-002 eff. Feb. 1, 2022. Amended by SR-FINRA-2021-012 eff. June 1, 2021. Amended by SR-FINRA-2020-004 eff. Feb. 3, 2020. Amended by SR-FINRA-2019-009 eff. May 8, 2019. Amended by SR-FINRA-2018-042 eff. Jan. 1 2019. Amended by SR-FINRA-2018-013 eff. Sept. 10 2018. Amended by SR-FINRA-2018-029 eff. Sept. 1, 2018. Amended by SR-FINRA-2017-016 eff. May 23, 2017. Amended by SR-FINRA-2016-009 eff. Feb. 23, 2016. Amended by SR-FINRA-2015-053 eff. Nov. 25, 2015 (Operative Nov. 16, 2015). Amended by SR-FINRA-2013-009 eff. Feb. 1, 2013. Amended by SR-FINRA-2010-011 eff. April 1, 2010. Amended by SR-FINRA-2010-009 eff. March 1, 2010. Amended by SR-FINRA-2009-088 eff. Dec. 7, 2009. Amended by SR-FINRA-2008-021 eff. Dec. 15, 2008. Amended by SR-NASD-2007-051 eff. Aug. 1, 2007. Adopted by SR-NASD-2006-090 eff. Aug. 1, 2006. Selected Notice: 08-57. |