Market Data Services - Agreements

As outlined in the Amex Data Feeds section, American Stock Exchange equity data is available via CTA/CQ Network B. The following information pertains to Network B data only:

Vendor Agreements
Internal and external vendors are required to complete a Network B Vendor Agreement in order to disseminate Network B data. Please contact your vendor to initiate the data feed approval process. If you don't currently have a vendor, you may view a comprehensive list of vendors in the Market Data Vendors section of this site.
Network B Vendor Agreement
Subscriber Agreements
All users of Network B data must sign an American Stock Exchange Subscriber Agreement prior to initiation of service. Separate agreements are available for Professionals and Non-Professionals.
Pilot Program - Professional Per Query
Effective June 1, 2006, professional customers may pay for Tape B (Amex) data on a per query basis under a twelve-month pilot program. Professional subscribers must sign either the standard Professional Subscriber Agreement or Section 1 of the Usage-Based Services/Non-Professional Agreement.

Usage-Based Services/Non-Professional Agreement (Electronic Version)
Usage-Based Services/Non-Professional Agreement (Hard Copy Version)

Capping is not permitted for professionals.

Professionals
External vendors are required to submit completed Professional Subscriber Agreements to the Amex Market Data Services Department for approval prior to end-user entitlement. A response is guaranteed within 48 hours.
For professional users, a completed Service Order is also required for all new locations. If a user's firm already has a Professional Subscriber Agreement on file with the Amex, only a Service Order should be submitted.
The Amex Professional Subscriber Agreement and Service Order are available in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format by clicking the PDF buttons below.

Professional Subscriber Agreement
Soft Dollar Addendum
Service Order Form
Instructions for Completion of Amex Service Order Form
Company Name Change Form

Completed Subscriber Agreements and Service Orders may be faxed to Amex Market Data Services at 212-306-2086.
Non-Professionals
Completed Non-Professional Subscriber Agreements should be maintained on file by the vendor. To access the non-professional agreement, please click on one of the PDF buttons below:

Non-Professional Agreement (Electronic Version)
Non-Professional Agreement (Hard Copy Version)

A "non-professional" is defined as an individual person acting in his/her personal capacity and not:
  1. registered or qualified with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, any state securities agency, securities exchange or association, or any commodities or futures contract market or association;
  2. engaged as an "investment advisor" as defined in Section 202(a)(11) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; or
  3. employed by a bank or other organization exempt from registration under federal and/or state securities laws to perform functions that would require registration or qualification if such functions were performed for an organization not so exempt.
Questions about Amex Agreements should be directed to Amex Market Data Services at 212-306-1340 or marketdataproducts@amex.com.
Note: Amex option data is available via the Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA). The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) serves as the contract administrator for OPRA. For more information, go to www.opradata.com or send an e-mail to opra@cboe.com.