Nasdaq Quietly Jacks Up Mystery 'Port Fees' Again
Published Date: 1/10/2025
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Summary
Nasdaq is raising fees for special connection ports used by traders in its options market, starting right away. This change mainly affects market makers who use these ports to send and receive trading info. The new fees aim to keep the system running smoothly and will take effect immediately, so users should be ready to pay a bit more soon.
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Nasdaq Raises SQF Port Fees
The Nasdaq filed an immediate-effect rule change (filed December 20, 2024) to raise port pricing for the Specialized Quote Feed (SQF) Ports and SQF Purge Ports in The Nasdaq Options Market (NOM). The fee increase is designated to be operative on January 1, 2025 and mainly affects Market Makers that connect via SQF to send and receive quotes and Immediate-or-Cancel orders.
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