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1 NYSE AMEX / NYSE ARCA GEMS BATCH / ONLINE EXTRACT LAYOUT (700 BYTES) 1 Extract Number 10 1 N* NA Transmission Sequence Number 2 OCC Sequence Number N* 3 Event ID A/N NA 4 Execution ID A/N NA 5 Original Execution ID A/N NA 6 Exchange Code 2 93 A/N NA 7 Entry Date N Exchange Matched Trade Clearing Sequence Number Activity date (MMDDYYYY only) 8 Trade Date N As Of Date + Execution Time 9 Action Type A NA Uniquely identifies the trade in OCC; it is assigned by the Exchange. Uniquely identifies an executed order. It is assigned by the Exchange. Uniquely identifies a trade (execution of buy and sell orders). It is assigned by the Exchange. Allows multiple adjustments on 1 trade or re-allocation to be grouped. Exchange identifier. 02 = AMEX; 04 = ARCA 10 Security Symbol A/N Symbol (6 chars only) Underlying Security. The date the trade was entered or adjusted in GEMS. Format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.SSSSSS** The as-of date in which the trade is assumed to be in effect. Format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.SSSSSS** Status of the trade: A = Added Clearing Record D = Deleted Clearing Record (only available for Online Extract and not Batch Extract). 11 Expiration Date N Expiration Year, Expiration Month, Expiration Day 12 Call Put A Call/Put Code The date when the Option expires. Format: YYYYMMDD An alphabetic field that identifies the type of transaction. C = Call P = Put Page 1 of 5

2 13 Strike Price N* 14 Buy/Sell Indicator N NA Strike Price Dollar, Strike Price Decimal The strike price of the option. The dollar amount occupies the first five positions and the decimal amount the next 4 positions. Format: $$$$$dddd The side of the trade. 1 = Buy 2 = Sell Fix Tag Orig Amount N* NA Number of contracts ordered. 16 Trade Volume N* Trade Quantity Number of contracts traded. 17 Premium N* Trade Price Dollar, Trade Price of the option traded. Price Decimal Format: $$$$$$$$$$dddddddd Position as either open or closed. 18 Open Close A Open/Close Code C = Close O = Open 19 Executing TPID A/N NA The firm acronym assigned by the Exchange. 20 Clearing TPID A/N NA The clearing firm acronym assigned by the Exchange. 21 Executing Firm Symbol A/N NA Firm s billing symbol 22 Clearing Firm Symbol A/N NA Clearing firm s billing symbol Sell or Buy Side Clearing OCC clearing number for the firm through which the 23 OCC Clearing Number N* Member trade clears. 24 Executing Domain A/N NA Firm buying or selling the option. Sell or Buy Side Account The local or away exchange market maker/specialist or 25 MM Account ID A/N Number provided by the firms. 26 Floor Broker A/N 27 CMTA A/N 28 Optional Data A/N Sell or Buy Side Executing Broker Sell or Buy Side CMTA Giveup Clearing Member Sell or Buy side Optional Data (16 chars only) Individual (Floor broker) who executes the trade on the trading floor. OCC clearing number on whose behalf the trade was executed. Information provided by the firm and passed to the OCC. Fix Tag 526. Page 2 of 5

3 29 CustFirm A NA The trading capacity provided: 0 = Customer 1 = Firm 2 = Broker Dealer (BD) 3 = Market Maker (MM) 8 = Professional customer Fix Tag Execution Type A NA How the trade was executed: B = Liquidity Adding Trade C = Open Auction Trade F = Liquidity Taking Trade H = Hand Held Trade S = Single Complex Order Y = Multiple Complex Order X = OX Crossing Trade M = Complex Orders Stock + Options O = Opening Trade T = Complex Orders Options Only 31 Cross Type A NA F = Facilitation S = Solicitation P = PI Auction Q = QCC 32 Exposed/Covered A NA E = Exposed C = Covered 33 Account Type A Sell or Buy Side Account Type Clearing account type. C = Cust F = Firm M = MM 34 Client Order ID A/N Order ID assigned by the firm and sent to the Sell or Buy Side Branch Exchange for execution. Sequence (20 chars only) Fix Tag Customer ID A/N 36 Related TPID A/N NA 37 Page 3 of 5 Non-ATP/OTP Market Maker Indicator A/N NA Sell or Buy Side Account Number (10 chars only) Customer data that is a pass-through to the exchange. Customers pass it via Fix Tag 1. TPID of the representing firm. For a Floor Broker trade, this will be the TPID of the Floor Broker firm. Space = Cust/Firm (not Market Maker) A = Away MM (non-atp/otp MM Symbol) L = Local MM (ATP/OTP MM Symbol)

4 37A Filler A/N NA Filler 38 Contra Clearing TPID A/N NA 39 Contra OCC Number N* Page 4 of 5 Sell or Buy Side Clearing Member 40 Contra MM Acount ID A/N Sell or Buy Side Account Id 41 Contra Floor Broker A/N Sell or Buy Side Executing Broker The contra clearing firm acronym assigned by the Exchange. The Contra clearing firm OCC number. The local or away exchange market maker/specialist on the contra side The individual buying or selling the trade. 42 Contra Executing TPID A NA The contra firm acronym assigned by the Exchange. 43 Contra Executing Domain A/N NA The firm buying/selling a trade. 44 Contra Execution Type A Contra CustFirm Capacity A NA 46 Contra OpenClose A Open/Close 47 Contra Account Type A Sell or Buy Side Account Type The execution type for the contra side of the trade. B = Liquidity Adding Trade C = Open Auction Trade F = Liquidity Taking Trade H = Hand Held Trade S = Single Complex Order Y = Multiple Complex Order X = OX Crossing Trade M = Complex Orders Stock + Options O = Opening Trade T = Complex Orders Options Only The trading capacity provided: 0 = Customer 1 = Firm 2 = Broker Dealer (BD) 3 = Market Maker (MM) 8 = Professional customer Fix Tag 204 Position as either open or closed. C = Close O = Open Clearing account type. C = Cust F = Firm M = MM

5 48 Contra Routed Exch Code A NA A = AMEX B = BOX C = CBOE I = ISE P = ARCA X = PHLX Q = NOM (NASDAQ) W = C2 Z = BATS 49 Filler A/N NA Reserved space. * Note that where applicable, numeric fields will be padded with zeroes **GEMS will ultimately carry microseconds following planned upgrades to upstream systems until then these will be padded with zeroes. Page 5 of 5

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