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TRACE Security Activity Report (TSAR) File Layout

Position Field Long Name Description

1

Security

For CUSIP version. Security Identifier assigned by Standard & Poors

2

Symbol

TRACE Symbol as defined by FINRA

3

BB Symbol

Bloomberg Identifier

4

Issuer Name

Issuer Name

5

Coupon Rate

Coupon Rate for security

6

Maturity Date

Maturity Date of Security

7

TRACE Grade

Indicates whether the security is:
I = Investment Grade
H = High Yield

8

Industry / Sector

The description of the industry subsector code assigned to the security

9

Total Number of Trades

The number of trades reported to TRACE during the report period.

10

Customer Buy Trades

The number of customer buy trades reported to TRACE during the report period

11

Customer Sell Trades

The number of customer sell trades reported to TRACE during the report period

12

Interdealer Trades

The number of interdealer trades reported to TRACE during the report period

13

Number of Capped Trades

The number of trades reported to TRACE during the report period where the entered volume of the trade is less than or equal to the cap limit applicable to the security.

14

# of Trades 0 to Cap Size

The number of trades reported to TRACE during the report period where the entered volume of the trade is less than or equal to the cap limit applicable to the security

15

# of Trades Cap to 10MM

The number of trades reported to TRACE during the report period where the entered volume of the trade is between cap and 10 million.

16

# of Trades > 10MM

The number of trades reported to TRACE during the report period where the entered volume of the trade is greater than ten million

17

Displaying only Capped Volume

Indicator to signal whether the volume calculations for each security include i) the actual size of the trade or ii) the cap limit for trades above the cap limit applicable to the security.

18

Total Par Value Traded

The sum of all entered quantities of trades reported to TRACE during the report period

19

Customer Buy Par Value

The sum of entered quantities of trades reported to TRACE during the report period, where the FINRA member is selling to a non-FINRA member

20

Customer Sell Par Value

The sum of entered quantities of trades reported to TRACE during the report period, where the FINRA member is buying from a non-FINRA member

21

Interdealer Par Value

The sum of entered quantities of trades reported to TRACE during the report period, where the FINRA member is selling to another FINRA member

22

Par Value 0 - Cap

The sum of entered quantities of trades reported to TRACE during the report period, where the entered volume of the trade is less or equal to the cap limit applicable to the security.

23

Par Value Cap - 10MM

The sum of quantities of trades reported to TRACE during the report period, where the entered volume of the trade is greater than the cap limit applicable to the security and less than or equal to ten million.

24

Par Value > 10MM

The sum of entered quantities of trades reported to TRACE during the report period where the entered volume of the trade is greater than ten million

25

# of Unique Dealers

Count of the number of distinct MPIDs that reported at least one valid trade in the report period using ATM and including both sides of interdealer trades. The calculation shall include firms that reported in the report period but were deleted subsequently.

26

# of Unique Capped Dealers

Count of the number of distinct MPIDs that reported at least one valid capped trade in the report period using ATM and including both sides of interdealer trades. The calculation shall include firms that reported in the report period but were deleted subsequently.

27

Top 5 Firms % of Trades

The percentage of the security’s total trades represented by the top 5 reporting MPIDs, ranked by number of trades reported to TRACE during the report period. The calculation shall use ATM and include both sides of interdealer trades.

28

Top 5 Firms % of Par

The percentage of the security’s total par value traded represented by the top 5 reporting MPIDs, ranked by total par value reported to TRACE during the report period. The calculation shall use ATM and include both sides of interdealer trades.

29

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

The sum of the squared market share of each MPID reporting in a security. Range between 0 and 10,000.