Instructions for SFTP Downloading of TRACE Data Files

The instructions below describe the procedure and message format required to download the following files:

 

  • Issue Master: includes TRACE-eligible securities (as that term is defined in FINRA Rules Series 6700) subject to TRACE reporting.
  • TRACE Participant List: FINRA firm names and symbols to be used as counterparty IDs on trade reports.
  • Daily List: itemizes adds, deletes and name/symbol changes to the reportable universe.
  • Closing Price File: provides the high, low and last sale (a 5:15 p.m. ET cut) prices for TRACE issues approved for dissemination, or the last known "close" if there was no trading activity that day.
  • Market Aggregates Data: provides a recap of the day's corporate bond market activity, as well as the most actively traded investment-grade, high-yield and convertible bonds traded that day.
  • FINRA-Bloomberg Active U.S. Corporate Bond Indices Data: provides market and statistical activity of the investment-grade and high-yield bond indices.

 

Please note that in order to access TRACE issues with CUSIP numbers, firms must have previously obtained a CUSIP Daily License from CUSIP.

 

Revised Layouts for Issue Master (published 9/30/09)
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Instructions for SFTP Downloading of TRACE Data Files

 

Following are the sample files. To download the files, click on the link and choose save.

 

Files for Issue Master, Participant List, Daily List and Closing Price List and Issue Par Value List

 

Files for Market Aggregates

 

Files for FINRA-Bloomberg Active US Corporate Bond Indices

 

Last Updated: 1/20/2010