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IEX Announces: Updated Documentation

IEX Trading Alert #2014 - 012

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What you need to know:

  • An updated Form ATS, Subscriber Manual and FIX Specification are now available on the IEX website.

Where can I find the updated documents?

What has changed in the Form ATS?

The latest Form ATS, effective as of April 7, 2014, has been modified to reflect primarily the following changes:

  • Revise the upper boundary of shares accepted (page 11)
  • Update Minimum Quantity functionality (page 13)
  • Include description of Primary Peg functionality (page 14)
  • Update description of routing strategies (page 14)
  • Include description of Anti-Internalization functionality (page 17)
  • Clarify the application of Market and Limit Order Collars (page 22)

What has changed in the IEX Subscriber Manual?

The Subscriber Manual has been updated, effective today, to reflect primarily the following changes:

  • Update Hours of Operation (page 7)
  • Describe Anti-Internalization functionality (page 9)
  • Describe Order Amendments functionality (page 11)
  • Describe Primary Peg functionality (page 14)
  • Update Minimum Quantity functionality (page 14-15)
  • Update description of routing strategies and describe new strategy: Route to Rest Away (page 15-16)

What has changed in the IEX FIX Spec?

The FIX Spec has been updated, effective today, to reflect primarily the following changes:

  • Update Hours of Operation (page 4)
  • Introduce Primary Peg functionality (page 4)
  • Introduce Route to Rest Away strategy (page 6)
  • Update Route to Take with Re-sweep strategy (page 7)
  • Update Minimum Quantity functionality (page 9)
  • Introduce Anti-Internalization Group ID (page 10)
  • Introduce Investor ID (page 10)
  • Introduce Last Liquidity Indicator (page 11)
  • Update Cancel/Replace functionality (page 19)

Where can I learn more?

About IEX

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