Previously, the NYSE announced its compliance with the 2008 SEC accord to support uniform symbology across all exchanges, along with availability for firms to test both four- and five-character root symbols in the User Acceptance Test (UAT) environment (see the December 2, 2008 Trader Update).
Subsequently, the NYSE has successfully listed four character root symbols for trading on both the NYSE and NYSE Amex exchanges, and at some point in the later half of 4Q2009 may list a five-character root symbol.
Firms should ensure that their systems are capable of handling all combinations of four- and five-character root symbols with various suffix combinations. Firms wishing to test their systems with various symbol combinations in the UAT environment should contact the Member Firm Testing group by sending an email to firmtesting@nyx.com.
For further information or if you have any questions, please contact your Relationship Manager.
Category: Connectivity, Operations
