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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Equity Technical Update #2012 - 26
NASDAQ to Retire Dial Up Connectivity to the NASDAQ Test Facility (NTF) Effective September 4, 2012

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What you need to know:

  • Effective September 4, 2012, NASDAQ OMX® will no longer support dial up access to the NASDAQ Test Facility (NTF).
  • Firms must either use either VPN or an extranet to connect to the NTF.
  • This will only impact the NTF environment for ACT, ACES, MFQS and FINRA services. INET NTF will not be impacted.

What is changing?

On September 4, 2012, NASDAQ will no longer support dial up access to the NTF. Firms that do not already have connectivity via VPN or an extranet will need to make arrangements to ensure connectivity is not interrupted.

Which services are impacted?

This change will only impact the following services in the NTF:

Where can I find additional information?


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