6110A. Definitions

(a) The term "ADF-eligible security" means an NMS stock as defined in SEC Rule 600(b)(47).

(b) The term "Browse" shall mean the function of TRACS that permits a Participant to review (or query) for trades in the system identifying the Participant as a party to the transaction, subject to the specific uses contained in the TRACS Users Guide.

(c) The term "Clearing Broker/Dealer" or "Clearing Broker" shall mean the member firm that has been identified in the TRACS system as principal for clearing and settling a trade, whether for its own account or for a correspondent firm.

(d) The term "Correspondent Executing Broker/Dealer" or "Correspondent Executing Broker" shall mean the member firm that has been identified in the TRACS system as having a correspondent relationship with a clearing firm whereby it executes trades and the clearing function is the responsibility of the clearing firm.

(e) The term "Introducing Broker/Dealer" or "introducing broker" shall mean the member firm that has been identified in the TRACS system as a party to the transaction, but does not execute or clear trades.

(f) The term "Participant" shall mean any member of NASD in good standing that uses the TRACS system as a Registered Reporting ADF Market Maker or Registered Reporting ADF ECN as defined in Rule 4200A, according to the requirements of Rule 4611A and other pertinent NASD Rules, an Order Entry Firm, or a clearing broker/dealer, correspondent executing broker/dealer, or introducing broker/dealer.

(g) The term "Parties to the Transaction" shall mean the executing brokers, introducing brokers and clearing brokers, if any.

(h) The term "Reportable TRACS Transaction" shall mean those transactions in a ADF-eligible security that are required, or are eligible, to be submitted utilizing TRACS pursuant to the Rule 4630A Series. The term also shall include transactions in ADF-eligible securities that are for less than one round lot, and those transactions that are to be compared and locked-in for settlement.

(i) The term "Reporting Party" or "Reporting Member" shall mean the TRACS Participant that is required to input the trade information, according to the requirements in NASD Rule 4630A Series.

(j) The term "Trade Reporting and Comparison Service" or "TRACS" shall mean the automated system owned and operated by NASD as part of the Alternative Display Facility that reports trades and compares trade information entered by TRACS participants and submits "locked-in" trades to Depository Trust Clearing Corporation (DTCC) for clearance and settlement; transmits reports of the transactions automatically to the Securities Information Processor, if required, for dissemination to the public and the industry; and provides participants with monitoring capabilities to facilitate participation in a "locked-in" trading environment.

(k) The term "TRACS ECN" shall mean a member of NASD that is a Registered Reporting ADF ECN that elects to display orders in the ADF and is a member of a registered clearing agency for clearing or comparison purposes or has a clearing arrangement with such a member.

(l) The term "TRACS Market Maker" shall mean a member of NASD that is a Registered Reporting ADF Market Maker and is a member of a registered clearing agency for clearing or comparison purposes or has a clearing arrangement with such a member.

(m) The term "TRACS Order Entry Firm" shall mean a member of NASD that is a firm that executes orders but does not act as a market maker in the instant transaction and is a member of a registered clearing agency for clearing or comparison purposes or has a clearing arrangement with such a member.