(a) For purposes of applying any provision of the
[Rule 7600A] Series that reflects a charge assessed, or credit provided, by the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility, a member may request that the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility aggregate its activity with the activity of its affiliates.
(1) A member requesting aggregation of affiliate activity shall be required to certify to the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility the affiliate status of entities whose activity it seeks to aggregate prior to receiving approval for aggregation, and shall be required to inform the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility immediately of any event that causes an entity to cease to be an affiliate. The FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility shall review available information regarding the entities and reserves the right to request additional information to verify the affiliate status of an entity. The FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility shall approve a request unless it determines that the certification is not accurate.
(2) If two or more members become affiliated on or prior to the sixteenth day of a month and submit the required request for aggregation on or prior to the twenty-second day of the month, an approval of the request by the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility shall be deemed to be effective as of the first day of that month. If two or more members become affiliated after the sixteenth day of a month, or submit a request for aggregation after the twenty-second day of the month, an approval of the request by the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility shall be deemed to be effective as of the first day of the next calendar month.
(b) For purposes of applying any provision of the [Rule 7600A] Series that reflects a charge assessed, or credit provided, by the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility, references to an entity (including references to a "member," a "participant," or a "Trade Reporting Facility Participant") shall be deemed to include the entity and its affiliates that have been approved for aggregation.
(c) For purposes of this Rule 7630A, the terms set forth below shall have the following meanings:
(1) An "affiliate" of a member shall mean any wholly owned subsidiary, parent, or sister of the member that is also a member.
(2) A "wholly owned subsidiary" shall mean a subsidiary of a member, 100% of whose voting stock or comparable ownership interest is owned by the member, either directly or indirectly through other wholly owned subsidiaries.
(3) A "parent" shall mean an entity that directly or indirectly owns 100% of the voting stock or comparable ownership interest of a member.
(4) A "sister" shall mean an entity, 100% of whose voting stock or comparable ownership interest is owned by a parent that also owns 100% of the voting stock or comparable ownership interest of a member.
