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To: All New and Current Clients
From: Jay Battista, VP - Head of Trading & Compliance
Re: Payment for Order flow
Dear Client:
In compliance with SEC rule 11Ac1-3 and 11Ac1-6, BlueFin Research Partners,
Inc. is required to disclose the following information regarding Payment
for Order flow, Order Routing Decisions, and Execution Practices.
The Firm receives no remuneration for directing orders in Over-the-Counter
(OTC) securities to particular OTC market makers for execution. All OTC
orders taken by the firm and executed through OTC market makers are held to
"best price “practices and are exposed to price improvement
opportunities. The firm does direct orders to BATS and ARCA; in certain
case when these orders add liquidity to BATS or ARCA the firm is rebated
fees vs. charges incurred when removing liquidity. On occasions when the
firm directs more orders that result in added liquidity than result in
drained liquidity the firm maybe rebated the difference in the form of a
check payment. Please call to discuss in further detail.
BlueFin Research Partners, Inc. is required to make publicly available
electronic reports that include uniform statistical measures of execution
quality, payment for order flow data and the venues to which customer
orders are routed to all market centers. Market Centers are defined as
"any exchange market maker, alternative trading system, national
securities exchange, or national securities association." This
information is available from our website, www.bluefinresearch.com, or in
writing upon request. These execution reports will become available 30 days
after quarter end. Upon customer request, we will also disclose where an
individual order was routed. Click here for the most recent
report.
Sincerely,
Jay Battista
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