Membership Application for New York Stock Exchange LLC1 and NYSE American LLC 1 NYSE membership permits the Applicant Firm, upon approval of membership, to participate in the NYSE Bonds platform. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Application Process and Fees 2-3 Information and Resources 3 Explanation of Terms 4-5 Section 1 – Organizational Profile 6 Section 2 – Applicant Firm Acknowledgement 7 Section 3 – Application Questions 8-9 Section 4 – Floor Based Business 10 Section 5 – Key Personnel 11 Section 6 – Additional Required Documentation and Information 12-14 Section 7 – Designation of Accountant 15 Section 8 – Required Organizational Documents and Language Samples / References 16 NYSE and NYSE American Equities Membership Application - October 2019 1 APPLICATION PROCESS Filing Requirements Prior to submitting the Application for New York Stock Exchange LLC (“NYSE”) and/or NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”) membership, an Applicant Firm must file a Uniform Application for Broker-Dealer Registration (Form BD) with the Securities and Exchange Commission and register with the FINRA Central Registration Depository (“Web CRD®”). Application Submission Applicant Firm must complete and submit all applicable materials addressed within the application as well as the additional required documentation noted in Section 6 of the application. Application and supplemental materials should be sent electronically to
[email protected]. Please ensure all attachments are clearly labeled. NYSE Applicant Firm pays one of the below application fees (one-time fee and non-refundable): Clearing Firm $20,000 (Self-Clearing firm or Clears for other firms) Introducing Firm $ 7,500 (All other firms fall within this category) Non-Public Firm $ 2,500 (On-Floor firms and Proprietary firms) Kindly make check payable to “NYSE Market (DE), Inc.” and submit the check with your initial application.