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GEMS Quick Reference Guide
Overview
The Global Executions Management System (GEMS) is an online web tool that provides the ability to view executions that have taken place on the NYSE AMEX Options and NYSE Arca Options Exchanges. The user may choose to view executions by status, select individual executions to adjust and/or perform Trade Splits based on specific criteria.
GEMS Desktop Requirements
GEMS is a Flash (Flex) based application that runs in a web browser via HTTPS. While it is not necessary to download/install any third party software on your local machine, the user will need to download the Adobe® Flash® Player plug-in (ver. 10.1 or higher), as well as a browser certificate verifying the e-mail address used for all credentials. The latest Flash plug-in can be obtained at the Adobe Flash website http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer. For the security certificate, the Exchange uses Comodo E-mail Certificate Validation; the user will receive an e-mail with a link to access this certificate.
The minimum hardware configurations are identified in the table below:
Windows® Mac OS Linux®
Intel® Pentium® II 450MHz, AMD Athlon® 600MHz or faster processor (or equivalent)
PowerPC® G3 500MHz or faster processor† Intel Core™ Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor
800MHz or faster processor
128MB of RAM 128MB of VRAM*
128MB of RAM
512MB of RAM, 128MB of graphics memory
The Exchange recommends a monitor with a screen display size of 17”. To maximize the viewing experience a monitor with screen display size of 19”-22” may be used.
Required Operating Systems and Browsers:
Windows
Platform Browser
Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Google Chrome 2.01
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Google Chrome 2.01, Safari 3.0, Opera 9.5, AOL 9 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Google Chrome 2.01, Safari 3.0, Opera 9.5, AOL 9 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, Mozilla Firefox 3.0
Platform Browser
Mac OS X v10.6 Safari 4.0, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Mac OS X v10.4
(PowerPC)2 Safari 3.0, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Opera 9.5, AOL for Mac OS X Mac OS X v10.4 (Intel) Safari 3.0, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Opera 9.5
Linux4
Platform Browser
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Mozilla Firefox 2.0, SeaMonkey 1.11 openSUSE® 11 Mozilla Firefox 2.0, SeaMonkey 1.11 Ubuntu 7.10 or later or 8.04 Mozilla Firefox 2.0, SeaMonkey 1.11
Solaris™
Platform Browser
Solaris 102 Mozilla Firefox 2.0
Access
Complete and return the GEMS User Request form for access to either NYSE Amex Options
([email protected]) and/or NYSE Arca Options ([email protected]). Once the GEMS User Request form is received and approved, the user will receive an e-mail containing his/her GEMS username and password credentials as well as an e-mail regarding the installation of the Comodo certificate.
Comodo E-mail Certificate Installation and Validation
The user will receive an e-mail invitation which contains a link to download the browser certificate which validates his/her e-mail address. Please be sure to watch for the e-mal containing the link to the certificate. Click on the link in the e-mail which opens the default browser and will access the Certificate Manager on the Comodo website.
The user will be required to enter a PIN and Passphrase. Enter your PIN (7 characters max) and re-enter to confirm. The PIN is a secure password that the user will employ to install the certificate to the browser. Enter your passphrase and re-enter to confirm. The Passphrase is meant to be a hint to the user’s PIN and may be used to help remember a forgotten PIN.
Click “submit”
The “Digital Certificate download screen appears; click on “Download”:
Save the certificate to the default location specified by the user’s computer. Take note of the file location of the certificate
Install certificate into Browser
The user will need to install this certificate in the browser located on the computer to be used to access GEMS. This will allow the user and only the user to access their firm’s execution data. The user will only need to install the certificate once; after that, the browser will be certified and the user may directly access the Global Executions Management System (GEMS). Note that the certificates are good for one year from the date of installation and users will receive a new certificate via e-mail in advance of the expiration of their current certificate.
Internet Explorer
Locate the Digital Certificate that was downloaded and double-click the filename. This will initiate the Certificate Import Wizard. Click “Next” to continue. A pop-up screen requesting the user to specify the file to import will appear and will already contain the name of the certificate. Click “Next” to continue:
The user will need to enter the PIN number they setup earlier when downloading from the Comodo site. Also, check the box “Mark this key as exportable” – this will allow the user to back up the key as protection against a hard disk failure on your PC or to move the certificate to a new PC. Click “Next” to continue:
The user will receive a pop-up message that they have completed the import of the certificate. Click “Finish” to exit from the Import Wizard. If an additional pop-up confirmation appears, click “OK”.
Mozilla Firefox
The “File to Restore” pop-up will appear – locate the Digital Certificate you downloaded, select the file and click “Open”:
The user will need to enter in the PIN number they set up earlier when downloading from the Comodo site. Enter the PIN and click “OK”:
The user will receive a pop-up message indicating they have successfully restored his/her certificate. Click “OK”. The Certificate Manager will display the certificate in the pop-up screen. Click “OK” to exit:
Global Executions Management System (GEMS)
To log in to GEMS, go to https://gems.nyx.com
When logging in to the site, users may encounter messages affirming their security certificate; simply click “OK” to continue on to the GEMS login screen. Affirmation screens may look like the following:
Internet Explorer:
OR
Firefox:
If the user attempts to access GEMS without having downloaded or establishing their certificate, they will get an error message, either not acknowledging the website, or denying access:
If the certificate is installed properly, the user will receive the login screen. Please log in using the GEMS Username and Password provided to you and select the SRO: NYSE Amex or NYSE Arca. Click “Login”:
From the drop down, if you have access to multiple companies, select the specific company profile for the trades you wish to access. Click “Ok”:
Once the user is logged in, he/she will have the ability to view and update executions (assuming you have the read/modify capability assigned in your profile).
The list of executions returned will only contain those that the user has been given access to, based on the companies they have permission to view from their system profile.
DASHBOARD
Once logged into GEMS, the first page accessed is the Dashboard, which provides general information such as the Options Exchange: NYSE Arca Options page has a blue header and the NYSE Amex Options page has a green header. The Dashboard’s header page also displays the name of the user logged in as well as the name of the company profile accessed.
From the Dashboard Tab, the user will be able to view system status, action requests, overview of approved trades, trades pending contra information or trading official approval, rejected trades and a total position chart.
DASHBOARD Illustration SAMPLE SCREEN…..
There are 8 functional items in the Dashboard:
System Status - The System Status section provides information about any condition that may be affecting the processing of trades in GEMS. These alerts will pop up wherever the user is in GEMS. The notifications may range from critical, warning, and/or information for the current day. If the user stays logged into a session, it is suggested that he/she periodically “refresh” this page to display updates.
Action Required - The Action Required section displays any approval requests for trade adjustments you may have received from contra parties to your trades; these requests will also pop up as alerts wherever the user is in GEMS. Again, it is suggested that the user periodically “refresh” this page to display updates.
Approved Trades - A trade count of all manually entered, edited and or cancelled trades approved either by the system (if non-contractual changes) or by the Exchange’s Trading Official for the current day.
Pending Contra - From a Buyer’s/Seller’s perspective, trade count will include trades that the user submitted to the contra party for approval and/or trades that are waiting for the originator to complete their changes as of current day.
Rejected Trades - A trade count of manually edited/entered/cancelled trades that were rejected by contra-parties on the current day.
Pending Trade Official - A trade count of those trades that are waiting on Trade Official’s approval as of current day. Total Position Chart - A pie chart of total trades entered within the current day, rejected trades, approved trades, pending
Contra approval and pending trade official. The user may click on the hyperlink for each action category to retrieve a display of the associated trade records.
TRADE SEARCH BY SERIES
From the Trade Search Tab, the user may filter the trades that they wish to view based on the parameters they have chosen. Any basic search must consist of at least one of the following three data elements: Symbol, OCC Clr # or Executing Domain. Additional search criteria may be entered to further refine your search.
The Trade Search parameters the user may set to retrieve the trade information include: Trade Date; From / To Time (8-hour maximum); Underlying Symbol; Expiration Date; Strike Price; OCC Clearing Number; Clearing TPID (among others).
The Trade Search “From” and “To” time parameter fields are displayed in Eastern Standard Time (EST). Expiration Dates must be specific so as to differentiate weeklies, monthlies or quarterlies.
Right-clicking anywhere in the Trade Search results grid brings up the Trade Search Preferences menu. The user may use this setting to select the trade data elements displayed in the search results:
Once Trade Search results are present, and a trade in the results grid is highlighted, additional action buttons become available (Trade Edit, Trade Cancel, Split on Selected Trade, Copy Trade, and History on Selected Trade and Online Extract on Selected Trade):
The Trade Search screen consists of 3 sections:
Top: Search, contains fields to specify criteria used for searching trades. Middle: Grid contains a list of trades retrieved based on the criteria specified.
Below is an illustration of filtered criteria used in a search: Underlying Symbol: RUT
Trade Date: 04/24/2014
From (time): 11:30:00
To (time): 13:30:00
Executing Domain: E69*
And the resulting trade details for the first highlighted trade:
Status Codes
All trades in GEMS are classified with one of eight “Status” codes. The status codes are Approved, Cancel, Reversal, Requires Action, Pending Contra Approval, Pending Trading Official Approval, Rejected by Contra and Reject (Designated) Approval. See table below.
Status Codes Graphical Representation Description
Approved
Clear
Cleared, matched, approved trades
Cancel
X with Blue background
X
Cancelled trades either from GTM or GEMS
Reversal
R with Blue background
R
Buyer/Seller is swapped. A result of a
previous day trade being adjusted; a result
of the user manually cancelling a previous
day trade; or the result of a Trade Add
manual reversal.
Requires Action
A with Green background A Waiting on user to complete trade
Pending Contra Approval
C with Yellow background C Waiting on contra to approve the trade
Pending Trading Official Approval T with Yellow background T Waiting on Trading Official to approve trade
Rejected by Contra
R with Red background
R
Seller/Buyer rejected the trade
Reject (Designated) Approval
R with Red background
R
Internal, designated approver rejected the
trade
The user may also append their search by adding the status flag with specific trade details. Below is an illustration of filtered search criteria using a Status Code:
Underlying Symbol: RUT
Trade Date: 04/24/2014
From (time): 09:30:00
To (time): 13:30:00
Status: Cancelled
The following four search fields allow for wildcard searches: Executing Domain, Floor Broker, Account ID (market maker symbol) and CLOrdID. The wildcard is identified by adding an asterisk (*) character before and or after the data string. For example: to search for an Executing Domain that starts with AB, specify AB* or ends with AB, specify *AB or has AB anywhere in the Executing Domain, specify *AB*.
OTHER TRADE SEARCH CRITERIA
In addition to Search by Series, users may choose Search by ID, which provides the ability to undertake
searches by one of three different types of trade IDs: OCC Seq #, ClOrderID, and Complex Trade ID:
Use of the search by OCC Seq # is available to those firms that are members of the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), have access to OCC’s Encore system and are viewing a trade in Encore that they wish to look up in GEMS. In this case, the OCC sequence number can be used to search for the trade:
The user may also search for trade information using the Client Order ID – the order ID assigned by your firm to identify the specific order. This search would be most useful to those GEMS users whose firm enters orders electronically via FIX connections to the exchange, assuming the GEMS user has access to that order ID number:
The third type of trade search by ID is the Complex Trade ID search. This search allows the user to retrieve all matched legs of a complex trade at the same time*:
*Note: It is anticipated that this functionality will be in use sometime in the second quarter of 2014. The search results will show only those trade legs that are matched as of the time of the search. Any legs which are in the process of being modified and which are therefore pending either contra or TO approval will not appear in the search results by Complex Trade ID. They would have to be retrieved via the search by status.
TRADE ADD
The Trade Add function should be used only to add missed trades and appropriate Exchange Regulatory policies should be followed. When applying the Trade Add function, the user must input the contract terms:
Only when the user selects the Buy or Sell side (or both in the event of a cross) can the non-contract information be added to their side of the trade:
Once the user has added their trade side details, the record must be transmitted to the trade’s contra-side for approval. If the contra-side is a known market maker symbol, floor broker symbol or an Executing TPID, the user may add the value in the named field. Please note the user would typically enter only one of these values:
If the user is unsure of the symbols to use in either the market maker or floor broker fields, but the contra party firm is known the TPID Lookup may be applied.
If the user knows the exact name of the contra firm or clearing number it may be used to complete the search. If not the user may employ the wildcard and enter part of the name followed by an asterisk “*” and then click on Search:
When all of the Trade Add information has been entered and the user clicks Submit, they must confirm the Trade Add by selecting one of the preformatted reason codes or if applicable, enter a free form explanation. Please note that a free form explanation is reviewed by an Exchange Trading Official and may result in the Trade Add being rejected.
The reason codes are:
a) Non-contractual Field Change
b) Executing Broker Change
c) Contra-Executing Broker Change
d) Firm Error Account Trade Add – FB Missed Market
e) Traded Electronically – Missed Nullification/Adjustment on Trade Date
f) Nullification by NYX staff at Broker’s Request
g) Cancellation By Broker After Systems Shutdown Or Next Day
h) Reversal of Trade Which Cleared Previous Day In Error
i) Price Correction Entry After System Shutdown Or Next Day
j) Quantity Correction Entry After System Shutdown Or Next Day
k) FLEX Trade Add By NYX Staff
l) Cabinet Trade Add By NYX Staff
After entering the reason code, GEMS will prompt the user to confirm that they wish to add the trade. Clicking on “Yes” submits the trade to the contra party and closes the Trade Add screen. Clicking on “Yes, add another” allows the user to Add another trade with the same contract attributes.
Please note that if applicable, it is recommended that the user refer the Trade Add to a previously entered Trade via its original ClOrderID, thereby possibly helping to ensure Regulatory compliance:
TRADE ADJUSTMENT
Matched trades may be adjusted on the buy or sell side. An adjustment originator can modify all contractual trade information (i.e. Volume, Series information (everything under Common fields). But an originator can only modify their own side of the non-contractual trade details (i.e. the side where he/she has TPID access).
From the Trade Search screen, select an approved trade (“Status” column does not have any indicator) from the grid and click the Trade Edit button.
The Trade Edit screen fields are pre-populated with trade details selected from the Trade Search screen. If the user is the Buyer, the only fields that are pre-populated in the Sell Side fields are: Executing TPID, Account ID and Floor Broker. If the user is the Seller, the only fields that are pre-populated in the Buy Side fields are: Executing TPID, Account ID and Floor Broker. If the user is the Buyer and Seller, all the fields will be displayed.
Below is a screenshot of the Trade Search screen:
To Adjust the trade record, highlight the trade (as shown above) and click on the Trade Edit button:
The Trade Edit screen fields are pre-populated with trade details selected from the Trade Search screen. Depending upon the user’s side of the trade the following may be modified, viewed or hidden:
Common
Originator is the Buyer
Originator is the Seller
Originator is on both sides of
trade
Trade Date/Time View Only View Only View Only
Underlying Symbol Modifiable Modifiable Modifiable
Expiration Date Modifiable Modifiable Modifiable
Call Put Modifiable Modifiable Modifiable
Strike Price Modifiable Modifiable Modifiable
Premium Price Modifiable Modifiable Modifiable
CustFirm Modifiable Hidden Modifiable
Executing Domain Modifiable Hidden Modifiable
Account ID Modifiable View Only Modifiable
Floor Broker Modifiable View Only Modifiable
Executing TPID View Only View Only View Only
CMTA Modifiable Hidden Modifiable
Option Data Modifiable Hidden Modifiable
Customer ID Modifiable Hidden Modifiable
Sell Side Contra Customer Customer/Contra
Open/Close Hidden Modifiable Modifiable
CustFirm Hidden Modifiable Modifiable
Executing Domain Hidden Modifiable Modifiable
Account ID View Only Modifiable Modifiable
Floor Broker View Only Modifiable Modifiable
Executing TPID View Only View Only View Only
CMTA Hidden Modifiable Modifiable
Option Data Hidden Modifiable Modifiable
Customer ID Hidden Modifiable Modifiable
Once edits have been made to the trade record, the user will be prompted to confirm and choose a reason code from a drop down menu. The reason codes are:
a) Non-contractual Field Change
b) Executing Broker Change
c) Contra-Executing Broker Change
d) Firm Error Account Trade Add – FB Missed Market
e) Traded Electronically – Missed Nullification/Adjustment on Trade Date
f) Nullification by NYX staff at Broker’s Request
g) Cancellation By Broker After Systems Shutdown Or Next Day
h) Reversal of Trade Which Cleared Previous Day In Error
i) Price Correction Entry After System Shutdown Or Next Day
j) Quantity Correction Entry After System Shutdown Or Next Day
k) FLEX Trade Add By NYX Staff
l) Cabinet Trade Add By NYX Staff
Examples of non-contract trade adjustment changes follow below. Adding or changing the Position Type (Open/Close), Account Type (Cust/Firm), Executing Domain, CMTA, Customer ID or the Optional Data information is completed by the user in the highlighted fields:
The user may change the give up firm by clicking the Execution Domain filed and then choosing from the drop down menu:
The user may change the account type designation by clicking on the CustFirm field. GEMS allows the user to choose from a listing which includes Customer BD and Professional Customer (Amex):
The user may change the position type in the highlighted field. For a market maker account type this field may be changed to a blank value:
The Trade Edit screen is also used to make adjustments that involve changes in contract terms. Once the user has made the contract related changes/updates and clicks “Submit”, GEMS retains the contra party information and knows where to transmit the request for approval. Similar to the Trade Add function, the user must indicate and confirm the reason for the change in contract terms.
TRADE SPLIT
The Trade Split function is performed via the GEMS Trade Split screen. A Trade Split is a trade re-allocation where a specific side of the trade is split into multiple allocations. The Trade Split screen is available to all users with Read/Write access.
The users may split a trade for firms he/she has data access rights and does not require Contra Party and Trading Official approval. The user can modify the volume of the split records but together the split records must equal the volume of the original trade. Once the split is completed and it passes validation, the original trade is reversed / cancelled with OCC and the new split records are created.
The Trade Split screen:
The Trade Split top section is pre-populated with trade details for the trade selected from the Trade Search screen. This is where the user can define each split record.
The Trade Split middle section (grid) is empty. This section will contain a list of split records defined in the top section. The sum of the volume of split records must equal the volume of the original trade.
The Trade Split bottom section is pre-populated with the trade details selected from the Trade Search screen. The user may create 1 to many split records.
If original record is a “day-of” trade, the original trade is cancelled from OCC and the new split records are sent to OCC as new trades.
If original record is from a previous date, the original trade is reversed on an “as-of” basis and sent to OCC, after which the new split records are sent to OCC as new trades, also as-of the original trade date.
The GEMS Trade Split function tracks the number of contracts that the user is changing to ensure that it totals the original number of contracts on the trade. In the exhibit below the original trade was for 7 contracts Open/Customer. When the user
clicks the Submit button, as with any changes made the reason code box will pop up and display the default “Non-Contractual Change” reason code:
Copy Trade
The copy trade function can be used to replace a trade that has been canceled by mistake and helps the user expedite the re-add process by capturing the contractual terms (Symbol, Expiration Date, Strike Price, Call/Put and Premium Price) of the original trade.
Multi-Update
The multi-update function is useful for making the same non-contractual (only) changes on multiple trades at the same time. When utilizing this function, the GEMS user must ensure that all trades selected for the multi-update are related and that the change to be made is appropriate for all of the trades that have been selected. The best way to ensure this is to undertake a trade search with as many search criteria as possible, which will help avoid making an inadvertent change on an unrelated trade:
Then click the “Multi Update” button below the trade search results grid:
This will open the Multi Update template with your selected trades shown in the grid. Note that the fields at the top represent those fields that can be changed. Initially, you will see check marks in the “No change” indicator below each field. To update the desired fields, you must uncheck that box. The following represents intended changes to 1) eliminate the CMTA currently displayed for those trades and 2) change the Cust/Firm value from “Customer” to “Firm”. To eliminate the existing CMTA, you need only uncheck the “No change” indicator under the CMTA field and leave it blank:
Note that the “Submit” button is greyed out (unavailable) until you click the “Apply” button in the template, after which you will see that the CMTA shown above has been removed and the Cust/Firm value has been changed to “Firm”:
When you click “Submit”, you will be prompted to select a reason for the changes and you can then click “OK” to proceed.
Online Reports
History
Highlighting a trade in the Trade Search results grid and then clicking the History on Selected Trade button below results grid allows the user to see the history of a trade, including how it was originally received by GEMS, any changes made, who made the change and the reason code provided. Please note this is a partial screen print.
Online Extract
The Online Extract is applicable only to those users whose firms have subscribed to and receive either the Online or Batch Extract and provides information about the records that have been transmitted. Information is displayed when a trade is highlighted in the Trade Search results grid and then the user clicks the Online Extract on Selected Trade button, which bring up information such as the following:
Log Off and End Session
To end the GEMS session, simply click on the “Log Off” button on the upper right corner of the screen. It is advised that the user also close the browser used for accessing GEMS.
If the user forgets to log out and leaves GEMS up on their browser, the screen will time out after 60 minutes. Although the contents of the browser screen may display the last report accessed through GEMS, as soon as the user attempts to interact with GEMS, the screen will revert back to the login screen.
