When applying for membership on NYSE American you obtain reciprocity of membership on NYSE for equities as well, and vice versa. NYSE American Membership provides broker-dealers with a price-time priority execution model similar to NYSE Arca. Membership brings access to features designed to facilitate increased midpoint trading such as a delay on incoming orders and proprietary market data and a Discretionary Peg Order that executes up to the midpoint if the quote is deemed stable or rests passively if deemed unstable.
Apply for Membership to any, or all, of our five Exchanges, across equities and options, by completing one form.
Membership is available to registered and new U.S. based broker-dealers who obtain a Self Regulatory Organization (SRO) and have an established connection to a clearing firm. Individual investors are not eligible.
Broker Dealers interested in obtaining Membership in order to trade directly on any one of our Exchanges must complete the NYSE Membership Application and Master User Agreement.
When submitting the Membership Application and all supporting documentation please send via email to Client Relationship Services at [email protected]. Please ensure all attachments are clearly labeled.
Once the necessary Forms have been submitted, you can begin the connectivity process right away. Firms can connect to our markets directly or through a Service Bureau in a number of different ways.
Contact Client Relationship Services using the "Contact Us" button above to explore your options.
Forms for Firms
NYSE Membership Application
To be completed by an Applicant seeking Membership to any NYSE
Exchange or if the Applicant is seeking to add a new type of business on an
NYSE Exchange
Application for Market Maker Registration
To be completed by Applicants seeking to conduct Market Maker
activities on any NYSE Exchange
Master User Agreement
User Agreement to be completed by all Member Firms and NYSE Entities
NYSE Authorized Trader Form
To be completed by all Member Firms connecting to the NYSE Pillar
platform to identify personnel authorized to conduct business with the NYSE
Trading Operations Desk
AP Form
To be completed by an entity registering as an Approved Person
Equities Clearing Letter of Consent
Agreement to be completed between a Member and a Clearing Member
wishing to establish a new clearing relationship on any Equities Exchange
Forms for Individuals
Application for Individual Registration and Non-Registered Associated
Person (NRF) Designation
To be completed by Individuals seeking Exchange approval as a Clerk,
Floor Broker, Floor Employee, Institutional Broker, Market Maker, Nominee or
Voting Designee on any NYSE Exchange
NYSE American Market Maker Orientation
The Market Maker Orientation is an introduction to NYSE American Market
Maker access, obligations, requirements and order types. Please review and
certify that you have completed and understand the policies and procedures set
forth in the Market Maker Orientation by signing the last page of the
PowerPoint and returning it to Client Relationship Services.
NYSE American will review this document upon receipt, and Market Maker Registration becomes effective when the applicant receives approval notice from the NYSE American.
NYSE Securities Lending Representative Agreement
Additional Information
Information Memo 12-10 Amendments of Approved Persons
Membership Fees can be found in our Price List: NYSE American Price List
Information Memo - New Membership Application and Updated Process for Material Change in Business
Connectivity
The NYSE American equities platform provides for two types of participants: Market Maker/Market Maker Authorized Traders (MMATs) and Electronic Designated Market Makers (eDMMs).
A Market Maker is an ETP holder or firm that has registered with NYSE American to trade securities. Market Makers are obligated to maintain continuous two-sided Q Orders in all registered securities.
Any registered Market Maker may apply to become an Electronic Designated Market Maker (eDMM). eDMMs may operate on or off-the-exchange trading with more stringent quoting obligations and in some cases, participation guarantees. eDMMs must maintain specified cash or liquid assets based upon the number of issues traded.