Description
Type: int
Source of NBBO information.
Valid values:
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0 = Not applicable
Default if not specified. NBBO information is not applicable. NBBOEntryType <2831>, NBBOPrice <2832>, and NBBOQty <2833> must be omitted.
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1 = Direct
Information is retrieved directly from an exchange or other electronic execution venue. There may be a performance advantage compared to retrieving the information from a source consolidating multiple feeds.
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2 = Securities Information Processor
The Securities Information Processor (SIP) links the U.S. markets by processing and consolidating all protected bid/ask quotes and trades from every trading venue into a single, easily consumed data feed.
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3 = Hybrid
A combination of two or more data feeds is used as NBBO source. In the context of US CAT this is used for a combination of direct and SIP feeds.