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Nasdaq Level 2 (NQDS)

Overview

Nasdaq Level 2 provides the top-of-file position for Nasdaq exchange participants. When it was introduced in 1983 as Nasdaq Quotation Dissemination Service (NQDS), it was the first product to provide Nasdaq market participant depth to the investing public. At the time, NQDS carried only Nasdaq market participant depth for Nasdaq-listed securities. In 2007, Nasdaq expanded the Level 2 product to include market participant depth in NYSE-, Amex- and regional exchange-listed securities.

Benefits & Features

  • Helps Nasdaq market participants track their quotation positions and comply with SEC and Nasdaq marketplace rules
  • Provides investors and traders with a bird's-eye view into Nasdaq market participants' quotation activity and market momentum

Access Options

  • Via Nasdaq Direct Data Feed Products: Trading firms and market data vendors may create a real-time display by processing direct Nasdaq data feed products. For detailed technical documentation for Nasdaq direct products, please refer to the specifications page of the Nasdaq Trader website.

     

  • Via Market Data Vendors: Individual investors and traders may access real-time data through a number of authorized Nasdaq market data distributors. Market data distributors provide both display devices and data feed products containing Nasdaq real-time data. Refer to the Market Data Vendors page for a complete list of companies.

Pricing

Please refer to the U.S Equities Price List for pricing information.

Agreements & Forms

To order this data on a stand-alone terminal/controlled display product, end users or end-user firms should contact their market data vendor for the appropriate agreements and forms.

To initiate this data on a data feed, firms must submit the appropriate documentation and receive prior approval from Nasdaq:

For the complete list of Nasdaq and UTP market data agreements and forms, please refer to the Nasdaq Global Data Products Agreements and Forms page.