Collection of Investors Exchange Fees via Direct Debit

IEX Trading Alert #2016 - 041

Overview

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation ("DTCC") offers a Direct Debit program that allows Exchanges to bill their Members directly through the Clearing Firm's account. Per Investors Exchange Information Circular 2016-003, Investors Exchange (the "Exchange" or "IEX") uses this process to bill Regulatory Transaction Fees and Transaction Fees.

Billing Process

The Exchange will send a monthly electronic invoice by email to each Member, generally by the 12th day of each month, for the fee amount due to IEX for the prior month. IEX will also send files to National Securities Clearing Corporation ("NSCC"), a subsidiary of DTCC, each month by the 28th day of each month to initiate the debit of the fee amount due to IEX as stated on the Member's invoice for the prior month. IEX anticipates that NSCC will process the debits on the day it receives the file or the following business day. If a scheduled collection date falls on a non-NSCC settlement day, NSCC will collect the fees on the following settlement day.

Billing Dispute Process

In addition to, and separate from, the pre-debit dispute process described in Investors Exchange Information Circular 2016-003, Rule 15.120(b) requires that all pricing disputes with respect to fees payable to the Exchange, be submitted to the Exchange in writing and accompanied by supporting documentation within sixty days of receipt of an invoice.

Clearing Firms

Per DTCC Important Notice #a8244, NSCC will begin collecting fees in September 2016 through its consolidated settlement system for IEX under the following Settlement Category Codes:

  • 86 - IEX EXCHANGE REG FEES
  • 87 - IEX EXCHANGE TRANS FEES
  • 88 - IEX EXCHANGE ROUTING FEES

More Information

Please contact IEX Market Operations or Sales with any questions:

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