Nancy Barron and Associates Order Routing Practices
SEC Rule 606 Quarterly Report for the Quarter Ending December 31, 2011
Securities Listed on New York Stock Exchange
Summary Statistics :
Non-directed orders as percentage of total customer orders 100.00%
Market orders as percentage of total non-directed orders 60.05%
Limit orders as percentage of total non-directed orders 39.95%
Other orders as percentage of total non-directed orders 0.00%
Venues Receiving Significant Percentage of Total Non-Directed Orders :
1. Knight Capital Markets, LLC 24.82%
2. National Financial Services LLC 20.33%
3. Citadel Securities LLC 19.15%
4. UBS Securities, LLC 13.24%
5. Direct Edge Exchange 6.86%
6. NYSE Arca 4.26%
7. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. 3.78%
8. Two Sigma Securities, LLC 2.36%
9. BATS Exchange, Inc. 2.13%
10. AlterNet Securities Inc. 0.71%
Information Concerning Significant Venues :
1. Knight Capital Markets, LLC
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 30.71%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 15.98%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
2. National Financial Services LLC
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 29.13%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 7.10%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
3. Citadel Securities LLC
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 13.39%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 27.81%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
4. UBS Securities, LLC
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 12.99%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 13.61%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
5. Direct Edge Exchange
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 0.00%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 17.16%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
6. NYSE Arca
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 0.00%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 10.65%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
7. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 5.91%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 0.59%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
8. Two Sigma Securities, LLC
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 3.15%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 1.18%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
9. BATS Exchange, Inc.
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 0.00%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 5.33%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
10. AlterNet Securities Inc.
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 1.18%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 0.00%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
Securities Listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market
Summary Statistics :
Non-directed orders as percentage of total customer orders 100.00%
Market orders as percentage of total non-directed orders 70.63%
Limit orders as percentage of total non-directed orders 29.38%
Other orders as percentage of total non-directed orders 0.00%
Venues Receiving Significant Percentage of Total Non-Directed Orders :
1. Knight Equity Markets, L.P. 23.13%
2. Citadel Securities LLC 21.25%
3. National Financial Services LLC 19.38%
4. UBS Securities, LLC 14.38%
5. Direct Edge Exchange 9.38%
6. NYSE Arca 4.38%
7. BATS Exchange, Inc. 3.13%
8. Goldman, Sachs & Co. 1.25%
9. AlterNet Securities Inc. 0.63%
10. Liquidnet 0.63%
Information Concerning Significant Venues :
1. Knight Equity Markets, L.P.
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 27.43%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 12.77%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
2. Citadel Securities LLC
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 25.66%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 10.64%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
3. National Financial Services LLC
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 23.89%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 8.51%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
4. UBS Securities, LLC
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 16.81%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 8.51%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
5. Direct Edge Exchange
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 0.00%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 31.91%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
6. NYSE Arca
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 0.00%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 14.89%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
7. BATS Exchange, Inc.
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 0.00%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 10.64%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
8. Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 1.77%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 0.00%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
9. AlterNet Securities Inc.
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 0.00%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 2.13%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
10. Liquidnet
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 0.88%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 0.00%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
Securities Listed on NYSE Amex or Regional Exchanges
Summary Statistics :
Non-directed orders as percentage of total customer orders 100.00%
Market orders as percentage of total non-directed orders 88.31%
Limit orders as percentage of total non-directed orders 11.69%
Other orders as percentage of total non-directed orders 0.00%
Venues Receiving Significant Percentage of Total Non-Directed Orders :
1. Knight Capital Markets, LLC 62.34%
2. National Financial Services LLC 23.38%
3. Citadel Securities LLC 9.09%
4. UBS Securities, LLC 2.60%
5. Direct Edge Exchange 1.30%
6. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. 1.30%
Information Concerning Significant Venues :
1. Knight Capital Markets, LLC
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 63.24%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 55.56%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
2. National Financial Services LLC
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 22.06%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 33.33%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
3. Citadel Securities LLC
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 10.29%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 0.00%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
4. UBS Securities, LLC
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 2.94%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 0.00%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
5. Direct Edge Exchange
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 0.00%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 11.11%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
6. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 1.47%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 0.00%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
Exchange - Listed Options
Summary Statistics :
Non-directed orders as percentage of total customer orders 100.00%
Market orders as percentage of total non-directed orders 32.17%
Limit orders as percentage of total non-directed orders 67.83%
Other orders as percentage of total non-directed orders 0.00%
Venues Receiving Significant Percentage of Total Non-Directed Orders :
1. The Chicago Board Options Stock Exchange 48.25%
2. NASDAQ OMX PHLX 16.08%
3. NYSE Arca Options 9.79%
4. The Boston Option Exchange 9.09%
5. NYSE Amex Options 7.69%
6. BATS Options Exchange, Inc. 4.90%
7. C2 Options Exchange 1.40%
8. The International Securities Exchange 1.40%
9. Nasdaq Execution Services, LLC 1.40%
Information Concerning Significant Venues :
1. The Chicago Board Options Stock Exchange
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 52.17%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 46.39%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
2. NASDAQ OMX PHLX
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 8.70%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 19.59%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
3. NYSE Arca Options
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 0.00%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 14.43%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
4. The Boston Option Exchange
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 23.91%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 2.06%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
5. NYSE Amex Options
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 10.87%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 6.19%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
6. BATS Options Exchange, Inc.
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 0.00%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 7.22%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
7. C2 Options Exchange
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 0.00%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 2.06%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
8. The International Securities Exchange
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 4.35%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 0.00%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%
9. Nasdaq Execution Services, LLC
Types of Orders Routed to Venue :
Market orders as percentage of total market orders 0.00%
Limit orders as percentage of total limit orders 2.06%
Other orders as percentage of total other orders 0.00%