Reg NMS To Drive Tighter Markets?(Regulation NMS)(self-regulatory organizations)

Traders, November, 2006 by Mehta, Nina

Tighter spreads and more size at the inside-that's what many are predicting once new rules governing the sharing of market data fees by self-regulatory organizations kick in next April. Regulation NMS will shift the current methodology of allocating market data revenues to SROs based solely on trades to one based on quotes and trades. The shift was driven by the Securities and Exchange Commission's desire to reward market centers for their contribution to the price discovery process and to curtail distorting practices such as "tape shredding."

"If the formula works as intended, it will have a positive impact on the market," says Dan Mathisson, head of Credit Suisse's Advanced Execution Services, the firm's algorithmic trading business, and a market structure...

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