Thursday, February 3, 2022

Equity Trader Alert #2022 - 11
Nasdaq to Introduce The Extended Trading Close

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  • New Functionality

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The Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) plans to roll out the Extended Trading Close (ETC) and the ETC Order Type on Monday, March 7th.

ETC provides participants an additional opportunity to continuously match at the Nasdaq Official Closing Auction Price until 4:05pm for Nasdaq listed stocks following the conclusion of the Nasdaq Closing Cross.

Orders eligible to participate in the ETC are:

  • LOC orders with a DAY or IOC TIF, submitted via FIX / RASHport, that were not fully executed in the Closing Cross will be automatically rolled over to ETC. Note: Customers have the option to opt out.

  • Nasdaq will be introducing the ETC Order Type. ETC orders may only be entered at the conclusion of the Closing Cross. ETC orders throughout their life are cancellable.
  • ETC Timeline

    Conclusion of Closing Cross (~4:00 p.m.)
  • ETC begins
  • Eligible LOC and ETC orders can be entered, canceled or modified
  • 4:00:05 p.m. NOII imbalance data dissemination begins
    4:05 p.m. ETC concludes

    Specification Updates

    Protocol TIF CrossType
    OUCH 99996 A
    RASHport 99996 A
    INETFIX E A
    FIX Lite E A
    Liquidity Code Explanation
    i Extended Trading Close execution

    For additional details, please refer to the Extended Trading Close FAQ.

    Testing Opportunities

    Testing is currently available in the Nasdaq Testing Facility (NTF). A customer Saturday UAT will be offered February 5th.


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