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Rule 605 Market Center Scorecard

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Reporter ID: MLWM • Quarter: 2026Q3 • Methodology: exq-2
Status: ACTIVE
Generated: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:27:54 GMT
Quarter:2026Q3
Covered Orders5,626,594Across all reported tiers
Covered Shares1,718,193,869In Q3 2026
Active Tiers84Order class × notional buckets
Routing Brokers0Disclosed in 606 filings

1. Amended Rule 605 Scorecard vs. Mix-Adjusted Peers — 2026-08

Execution metrics across order classes and the 24 notional × lot categories, benchmarked against what competing market centers delivered on identical symbols.

ClassNotional × LotOrdersCovered ShFill RatePI RateNPI (bps)Peer Bench (bps)CoverageRank PctlEff SpreadSpeed <1s
market<$250 • ODD428,8802,174,2600.2%89.0%5.7 bps2.6 bps76%40th$0.004443.8%
market<$250 • ROUND5,0131,519,0840.0%65.7%30.6 bps21.6 bps100%67th$0.001423.3%
market$250–$999 • ODD527,9246,959,5980.3%89.5%5.3 bps3.7 bps82%48th$0.007854.8%
market$250–$999 • ROUND31,1278,011,8620.0%84.8%13.9 bps6.4 bps13%41st$0.014139.6%
market$1k–$5k • ODD574,14416,870,9760.3%87.3%4.6 bps3.0 bps89%65th$0.008454.9%
market$1k–$5k • ROUND167,98757,749,1330.1%83.6%7.7 bps2.9 bps42%58th$0.004143.1%
market$5k–$10k • ODD125,4495,971,8200.3%84.8%4.2 bps2.1 bps82%70th$0.014150.9%
market$5k–$10k • ROUND144,89162,069,4620.1%82.8%5.3 bps1.1 bps43%60th$0.001041.0%
market$10k–$20k • ODD41,7672,290,9920.3%84.2%4.4 bps1.6 bps78%66th$0.018249.8%
market$10k–$20k • ROUND176,98395,012,9780.1%78.3%4.2 bps1.6 bps48%59th$0.005440.4%
market$20k–$50k • ODD3,858252,7200.6%84.4%4.0 bps0.4 bps61%62nd$0.014252.0%
market$20k–$50k • ROUND184,879162,431,6470.1%72.7%3.4 bps1.3 bps75%64th$0.005838.6%
market$50k–$200k • ROUND120,764251,155,1600.1%63.2%2.2 bps1.0 bps61%64th$0.016941.4%
market≥$200k • ROUND32,202246,375,6600.1%53.7%0.5 bps-0.0 bps39%70th$0.107450.0%
marketable_limit<$250 • ODD24,747182,836—67.7%2.1 bps——37th—30.0%
marketable_limit<$250 • ROUND736263,253—48.5%18.3 bps——70th—30.5%
marketable_limit$250–$999 • ODD20,160357,734—83.1%2.7 bps——50th—39.2%
marketable_limit$250–$999 • ROUND3,9131,876,613—51.9%1.6 bps——28th—36.7%
marketable_limit$1k–$5k • ODD19,864601,966—79.7%2.4 bps——57th—37.6%
marketable_limit$1k–$5k • ROUND15,3457,770,922—64.9%5.0 bps——62nd—36.5%
marketable_limit$5k–$10k • ODD4,627239,859—79.2%2.0 bps——56th—41.2%
marketable_limit$5k–$10k • ROUND10,05210,564,500—58.5%3.6 bps——65th—31.7%
marketable_limit$10k–$20k • ODD1,18260,908—79.5%2.9 bps——67th—41.4%
marketable_limit$10k–$20k • ROUND11,61018,303,522—53.2%2.6 bps——64th—34.9%
marketable_limit$20k–$50k • ODD1126,688—71.9%1.8 bps——54th—35.1%
marketable_limit$20k–$50k • ROUND12,75936,064,589—45.5%1.9 bps——64th—30.8%
marketable_limit$50k–$200k • ROUND11,51269,422,989—40.1%0.8 bps——56th—25.8%
marketable_limit≥$200k • ROUND3,48166,451,295—28.6%-1.1 bps——19th—25.8%
nonmarketable_limit<$250 • ODD88,137582,593—100.0%25.4 bps——59th—15.5%
nonmarketable_limit<$250 • ROUND1,850383,086—100.0%103.8 bps——92nd—18.9%
nonmarketable_limit$250–$999 • ODD77,5991,232,278—100.0%15.0 bps——46th—18.7%
nonmarketable_limit$250–$999 • ROUND10,5312,536,976—100.0%55.3 bps——64th—12.3%
nonmarketable_limit$1k–$5k • ODD74,2341,985,158—100.0%12.3 bps——52nd—26.7%
nonmarketable_limit$1k–$5k • ROUND45,35216,880,461—100.0%23.6 bps——48th—14.1%
nonmarketable_limit$5k–$10k • ODD15,590676,017—100.0%10.3 bps——63rd—37.1%
nonmarketable_limit$5k–$10k • ROUND28,17217,561,407—100.0%18.1 bps——60th—13.6%
nonmarketable_limit$10k–$20k • ODD5,473285,352—100.0%12.3 bps——65th—33.5%
nonmarketable_limit$10k–$20k • ROUND30,91026,452,550—100.0%18.5 bps——78th—13.7%
nonmarketable_limit$20k–$50k • ODD34522,152—100.0%9.1 bps——33rd—30.7%
nonmarketable_limit$20k–$50k • ROUND30,48045,100,552—100.0%14.3 bps——77th—14.5%
nonmarketable_limit$50k–$200k • ROUND21,94094,207,009—100.0%12.2 bps——79th—12.2%
nonmarketable_limit≥$200k • ROUND5,31554,307,817—100.0%8.3 bps——72nd—17.5%
market<$250 • ODD154,259287,9110.4%86.7%3.1 bps2.8 bps100%71st$0.007337.9%
market$250–$999 • ODD445,1622,010,1430.5%86.8%3.0 bps3.2 bps100%67th$0.013647.5%
market$250–$999 • ROUND383,846————————
market$1k–$5k • ODD661,2969,976,2660.3%87.1%3.0 bps3.2 bps100%71st$0.016351.7%
market$1k–$5k • ROUND21,5392,685,1390.1%90.5%2.0 bps2.1 bps100%69th$0.001349.3%
market$5k–$10k • ODD224,9866,905,8110.3%86.2%3.1 bps2.9 bps98%73rd$0.026550.7%
market$5k–$10k • ROUND39,5526,731,5550.2%87.8%1.8 bps1.6 bps97%72nd$0.002850.2%
market$10k–$20k • ODD116,9514,825,3950.2%85.6%3.2 bps3.0 bps97%79th$0.033549.4%
market$10k–$20k • ROUND95,73916,300,1520.1%86.6%2.5 bps2.0 bps99%71st$0.005449.4%
market$20k–$50k • ODD28,0781,199,7230.2%86.1%3.5 bps3.6 bps85%75th$0.063348.8%
market$20k–$50k • ROUND165,36638,828,6520.1%84.9%2.6 bps2.1 bps90%75th$0.018049.0%
market$50k–$200k • ODD36113,285—80.9%3.4 bps——53rd—45.4%
market$50k–$200k • ROUND127,55371,713,9570.1%80.5%2.6 bps2.1 bps81%68th$0.020450.4%
market≥$200k • ROUND37,685100,419,0240.1%64.6%1.8 bps0.5 bps77%75th$0.048848.5%
marketable_limit<$250 • ODD6,72514,532—70.5%1.2 bps——43rd—25.8%
marketable_limit$250–$999 • ODD13,74371,238—76.5%1.6 bps——49th—33.2%
marketable_limit$250–$999 • ROUND3300————————
marketable_limit$1k–$5k • ODD19,026285,530—77.6%1.9 bps——61st—37.9%
marketable_limit$1k–$5k • ROUND1,351165,697—81.2%1.8 bps——76th—38.7%
marketable_limit$5k–$10k • ODD6,368175,341—76.2%2.0 bps——66th—36.6%
marketable_limit$5k–$10k • ROUND1,840341,693—79.0%1.6 bps——80th—40.7%
marketable_limit$10k–$20k • ODD3,786139,942—73.6%2.1 bps——70th—34.6%
marketable_limit$10k–$20k • ROUND3,579706,372—77.2%1.9 bps——71st—35.8%
marketable_limit$20k–$50k • ODD1,05640,875—72.3%2.7 bps——79th—32.1%
marketable_limit$20k–$50k • ROUND6,2501,758,823—71.0%1.4 bps——61st—35.7%
marketable_limit$50k–$200k • ODD20754————————
marketable_limit$50k–$200k • ROUND5,4884,068,081—63.2%1.4 bps——66th—37.2%
marketable_limit≥$200k • ROUND2,48912,397,792—39.8%0.2 bps——59th—28.2%
nonmarketable_limit<$250 • ODD29,16057,351—100.0%7.0 bps——85th—33.4%
nonmarketable_limit$250–$999 • ODD64,450285,343—100.0%5.8 bps——85th—29.5%
nonmarketable_limit$250–$999 • ROUND151,500————————
nonmarketable_limit$1k–$5k • ODD81,3741,083,954—100.0%5.7 bps——77th—33.6%
nonmarketable_limit$1k–$5k • ROUND4,637550,395—100.0%8.1 bps——88th—18.4%
nonmarketable_limit$5k–$10k • ODD26,955729,797—100.0%5.4 bps——75th—37.8%
nonmarketable_limit$5k–$10k • ROUND6,2061,016,382—100.0%5.1 bps——87th—23.9%
nonmarketable_limit$10k–$20k • ODD14,851533,177—100.0%6.3 bps——85th—41.5%
nonmarketable_limit$10k–$20k • ROUND14,3692,431,447—100.0%5.0 bps——83rd—25.9%
nonmarketable_limit$20k–$50k • ODD4,206162,477—100.0%5.6 bps——79th—43.2%
nonmarketable_limit$20k–$50k • ROUND23,1445,280,167—100.0%5.6 bps——85th—31.1%
nonmarketable_limit$50k–$200k • ODD772,747————————
nonmarketable_limit$50k–$200k • ROUND17,65410,695,693—100.0%5.2 bps——86th—27.8%
nonmarketable_limit≥$200k • ROUND7,31120,069,176—100.0%3.5 bps——63rd—29.5%

2. Broker-Dealers Routing Here (Reverse 606 Index)

Firms directing customer order flow to this market center under SEC Rule 606(a), with route percentages and PFOF rates.

No broker-dealers identified routing flow to this market center in 2026Q3.

3. Rule 605 Report Files & Ingestion History

Published monthly execution quality data files crawled from vendor and exchange landing pages.

No raw Rule 605 files stored for this market center.

4. Coverage Gaps & Review Limitations

Suppressed Cells
5
Tiers with < 100 covered orders
Missing Files
0
Months unretrievable

Methodological Caveats:

  • A venue's Rule 605 statistics describe all flow it handled, not this firm's orders.
  • 606 route shares are per order, not per share, and list only the top 10 venues plus any venue with at least 5% of non-directed orders.
  • FINRA Rule 5310.09 also requires the firm's own order-level review of its executions.
  • This report is not legal or compliance advice.
  • Net price improvement is in basis points of executed notional (quote midpoint × shares). The PFOF comparison converts the difference to ¢/100 sh at the venue's average executed price; it is an estimate.
  • Brokers routing here reflect venue aliases as of the last crosswalk-venues run.
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