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Order Routing and Execution

Order Routing

SEC Rule 605 Execution Disclosure

VI. File Structure

(a) Order and Format of Fields

(1) The first field in a file shall be the code identifying the Participant
that is acting as Designated Participant for the market center under Section
VIII of the Plan. The Participant identification codes are as follows: Amex -
"A"; BSE - "B"; CHX - "M"; CSE - "C"; NASD - "T"; NYSE - "N"; PCX - "P"; Phlx
- "X".

(2) The next field in a file shall be the code identifying the market center,
as assigned by a Designated Participant pursuant to Section VIII of the Plan.

(3) The next field in a file shall be the six-digit code identifying the date
of the calendar month of trading for the market center report contained in the
file ("yyyymm").

(4) The next field in a file shall be the symbol assigned to an individual
security under the national market system plan pursuant to which the
consolidated best bid and offer for such security are disseminated on a
current and continuous basis.

(5) The next field in a file shall be the code for the one of the five types
of order by which the Rule requires a market center to categorize its report.
The order type codes are as follows: market orders - "11"; marketable limit
orders - "12"; inside-the-quote limit orders - "13"; at-the-quote limit orders
- "14"; near-the-quote limit orders - "15".

(6) The next field in a file shall be the code for one of the four order size
buckets by which the Rule requires a market center to categorize its report.
The order size codes are as follows: 100-499 shares - "21"; 500-1999 shares -
"22"; 2000-4999 shares - "23"; 5000 or more shares - "24".

(7) The next field in a file shall be the number of covered orders, as
specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i)(A) of the Rule.

(8) The next field in a file shall be the cumulative number of shares of
covered orders, as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B) of the Rule.

(9) The next field in a file shall be the cumulative number of shares of
covered orders cancelled prior to execution, as specified in paragraph
(b)(1)(i)(C) of the Rule.

(10) The next field in a file shall be the cumulative number of shares of
covered orders executed at the receiving market center, as specified in
paragraph (b)(1)(i)(D) of the Rule.

(11) The next field in a file shall be the cumulative number of shares of
covered orders executed at any other venue, as specified in paragraph
(b)(1)(i)(E) of the Rule.

(12) The next field in a file shall be the cumulative number of shares of
covered orders executed from 0 to 9 seconds after the time of order receipt,
as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i)(F) of the Rule.

(13) The next field in a file shall be the cumulative number of shares of
covered orders executed from 10 to 29 seconds after the time of order receipt,
as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i)(G) of the Rule.

(14) The next field in a file shall be the cumulative number of shares of
covered orders executed from 30 to 59 seconds after the time of order receipt,
as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i)(H) of the Rule.

(15) The next field in a file shall be the cumulative number of shares of
covered orders executed from 60 to 299 seconds after the time of order
receipt, as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i)(I) of the Rule.

(16) The next field in a file shall be the cumulative number of shares of
covered orders executed from 5 minutes to 30 minutes after the time of order
receipt, as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i)(J) of the Rule.

(17) The next field in a file shall be the average realized spread for
executions of covered orders, as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i)(K) of the
Rule. The amount shall be expressed in dollars and carried out to four decimal
places.

(18) The next field in a file shall be the average effective spread for
executions of covered orders, as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(A) of the
Rule. The amount shall be expressed in dollars and carried out to four decimal
places.

(19) The next field in a file shall be the cumulative number of shares of
covered orders executed with price improvement, as specified in paragraph
(b)(1)(ii)(B) of the Rule.

(20) The next field in a file shall be, for shares executed with price
improvement, the share-weighted average amount per share that prices were
improved, as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(C) of the Rule. The amount
shall be expressed in dollars and carried out to four decimal places.

(21) The next field in a file shall be, for shares executed with price
improvement, the share-weighted average period from the time of order receipt
to the time of order execution, as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(D) of the
Rule. The period shall be expressed in number of seconds and carried out to
one decimal place.

(22) The next field in a file shall be the cumulative number of shares of
covered orders executed at the quote, as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(E)
of the Rule.

(23) The next field in a file shall be, for shares executed at the quote, the
share-weighted average period of time from the time of order receipt to the
time of order execution, as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(F) of the Rule.
The period shall be expressed in number of seconds and carried out to one
decimal place.

(24) The next field in a file shall be the cumulative number of shares of
covered orders executed outside the quote, as specified in paragraph
(b)(1)(ii)(G) of the Rule.

(25) The next field in a file shall be, for shares executed outside the quote,
the share-weighted average amount per share that prices were outside the
quote, as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(H) of the Rule. The amount shall
be expressed in dollars and carried out to four decimal places.

(26) The next field in a file shall be, for shares executed outside the quote,
the share-weighted average period of time from the time of order receipt to
the time of order execution, as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(I) of the
Rule. The period shall be expressed in number of seconds and carried out to
one decimal place.

              

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