www.nyx.com ©2011 NYSE Euronext All Rights Reserved PRODUCT DESCRIPTION T AQ North America Options U.S. Historical Data Essential tick and analytical data for all US Options FAST FACTS What is it? TAQ Options US is the record of Options trades and quotes from all main and regional options exchanges in the US. The files offer quotes at two different intervals and also include reference data. Who is it for? TAQ Options US is essential for execution analysis, risk management, complian ce, research, algo buil ding and back testing. What does it provide? The data files cover regional options exchange quotes, options time & quotes, concomitant stock data, options time & sales, US Options & Equity derivatives quotes at 1 minute and 15 minutes intervals with intraday and EOD calculations, as well as earnings, corporate actions, and dividend data. NYSE Technologies has brought US Options data into its TAQ suite of historical trades and quotes data products. The TAQ suite of products has been the trusted source of US historical data for nearly a decade. NYSE Technologies has expanded this suite of products beginning with the introduction of TAQ Options US. Product Features Wide Coverage & Back History TAQ Options US includes options data from all regional exchanges in the US dating back to 2004. Granularity Tick data is available at 1 minute and 15 minutes intervals. Reference Data Earning, corporate actions, and dividend data are included for underlying instruments Underlying Instruments The files include intraday trades and quotes at 1 minute and 15 minute intervals as well as end of day trades and quotes. Benefits to Customers Robust Data Set TAQ Options US offers significantly more informati on and history when compared to like offerings. Few other historical redistributors offer informati on on underlyi ng securities, and reference data within the same data set. Integration of options data with underlying equity data is critical for valuing options and making trading decisions. Understanding this dataset is important for compliance, research, and the creation of trading strategies. Knowing the value of the underlying instruments is important for understanding the state of the market. Convenience TAQ Options US offers clients a single source for all US Options data since 2004. With all of the informat ion provided in these files, customers no longer have to piece together information from various sources. This data is available for FTP download and can be purchased via NYXdata.com.