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Overview
The Mutual Fund Quotation Service (MFQS) facilitates the collection and dissemination of daily price and corporate action data for mutual funds, money market funds, unit investment trusts (UITs), annuities and structured products to the public. MFQS accomplishes this task by:
- Operating secure and easy-to-use dedicated computer-to-computer and web-based interfaces for U.S. investment companies to report daily prices and corporate actions
- Offering a fixed format data feed that delivers real-time fund data to the news media and electronic market data community
- Operating a centralized documentation posting service for financial documentation, such as prospectus, annual reports, semi-annual reports and monthly portfolio holdings for the market data vendor community.
MFQS system users include:
Investment Companies
New Fund Families & Trusts
- MFQS Access Agreement
- MFQS Firm Set Up Form / Logon Request Form
To access the MFQS system, a firm must execute and submit the following NASDAQ OMX agreement and form:
Existing Fund Families & Trusts
Once registered, an investment company will need to follow the steps outlined below to add, update or delete an instrument record in the MFQS system.
| MFQS Action | What Firm Needs To Submit | Supporting Documentation |
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| Add New Instrument |
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| Change Instrument Name and/or MFQS Symbol |
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| Upgrade / Downgrade Dissemination Tier (Mutual Funds and Money Market Funds only) |
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| Update CUSIP |
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| Update Instrument Attributes |
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| Delete Instrument |
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| UIT Replacement |
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Once an instrument is set up in the MFQS system, NASDAQ OMX will invoice the investment company for the MFQS annual listing fee of $500 per instrument / symbol.
MFQS Pricing Agents
To register to access the MFQS pricing system, a firm must execute and submit:
In addition, the firm must arrange to connect to the MFQS system. The current MFQS connectivity options are as follows:
| Connectivity Option | Monthly Fee | Documentation |
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| Secured MFQS Website | $100 per MFQS User ID | |
| Secured MFQS FTP Server | $100 per MFQS User ID | |
| MFQS Computer-To-Computer Interface (CTCI) | Refer to Trading & Connectivity Price List |
Market Data Distributors
In order to receive and distribute MFQS data content, a firm must execute and submit:
NASDAQ OMX supports two MFQS data products for the market data community:
| Daily Product Name | Description | Supporting Documentation |
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| MFQS Daily List | Secured web service access to MFQS security master data | |
| Mutual Fund Dissemination Service (MFDS) | Data feed with MFQS daily price data |
Contact Information
| MFQS Topic | Department | Phone Number |
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| Agreements & Forms - Investment Companies and Pricing Agents | NASDAQ OMX Mutual Fund Operations | +1 877 308 0523 |
| Agreements & Forms - Market Data Distributors | NASDAQ OMX Global Data Products | +1 301 978 5307 |
| User Guide & Specifications | NASDAQ OMX Global Data Products | +1 301 978 5307 |
| Website and CTCI Access | NASDAQ OMX Trading Services | +1 212 231 5180 |
| Data Quality | NASDAQ OMX Mutual Fund Operations | +1 877 308 0523 |
| Billing Inquiries | NASDAQ OMX Finance | + 1 800 955 3898 |
Contact Information
- NASDAQ OMX Global Data Products
at +1 301 978 5307 (Option 4) - NASDAQ OMX Mutual Fund Operations at +1 877 308 0523
- MFQS Support Contact List
Product Updates
- MFQS News for Issurers & Pricing Agents
- Data News for Market Data Vendors
- NASDAQ OMX System Status Updates
- Email Sign Up for Product Updates
- Data Technical News for Market Data Vendors
