What are the various trade types identified in Trade Outline?

The following trade types identify the origin of the order:

Firm - Order submitted by a Member for its own proprietary account.

Broker/Dealer – Order submitted by a Member for a broker-dealer account that is not its own proprietary account.

Market Maker – Participant that has registered as a Market Maker on the respective exchange.

Customer – Applies to any transaction that is identified by a Participant for clearing in the Customer range at The Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”) which is not for the account of broker or dealer or for the account of a Professional Customer and does not place more than 390 orders in listed options per day on average during a calendar month for its own beneficial account(s).

Professional Customer – A person or entity that is not a broker/dealer and is not a Customer and places more than 390 orders in listed options per day on average during a calendar month for its own beneficial account(s).