# Trading Protocol Question **URL:** \ **Category:** General Q&A\ **Tags:** general-qa, xid\_165865, imported\ **Created:** [May 23, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.fixtrading.org/t/trading-protocol-question/2060 "2006-05-23T03:36:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rodrickbrown28\_x](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.fixtrading.org/rodrickbrown28_x/32/84_2.png) [@rodrickbrown28\_x](https://forum.fixtrading.org/u/rodrickbrown28_x)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.fixtrading.org/t/trading-protocol-question/2060/1 "2006-05-23T03:36:49Z")
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**Author:** ![rodrickbrown28\_x](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.fixtrading.org/rodrickbrown28_x/32/84_2.png) [@rodrickbrown28\_x](https://forum.fixtrading.org/u/rodrickbrown28_x)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.fixtrading.org/t/trading-protocol-question/2060/2 "2006-05-23T03:36:49Z")
I’m fairly new to FIX and financial trading in general. So here is my question, while looking at the Aegis AthenaGateway it states the following: The AGS supports connectivity to NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, INET, ARCA, CME, CME, CBOE, eCBOT, NYMEX using, as appropriate, high speed implementations of native protocols (e.g. CMS, CTCI, OUCH, QIX, FIX 4.X). Yet on the ECN/Exchanges support page NASDAQ does not seem to support any versions of FIX, so I’m guess NASDAQ has their own protocol if so can someone please tell me the name of this protocol thanks. Also if you can list other trading protocols that someone who is just starting out should know about that would be very helpful thanks. ---
**Author:** ![kaymahes\_x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@kaymahes\_x](https://forum.fixtrading.org/u/kaymahes_x)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.fixtrading.org/t/trading-protocol-question/2060/3 "2006-05-23T17:05:57Z")
Please take a look at NASDAQ asset class versus protocol matrix at [http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader/tradingservices/productservices/productdescriptions/products.stm](http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader/tradingservices/productservices/productdescriptions/products.stm) This link may be broken due to length, please copy paste in browser address bar appropriately. Regards, K. Mahesh FIXpert / FIXperimenter > I’m fairly new to FIX and financial trading in general. So here is my question, while looking at the Aegis AthenaGateway it states the following: > > The AGS supports connectivity to NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, INET, ARCA, CME, > CME, CBOE, eCBOT, NYMEX using, as appropriate, high speed > implementations of native protocols (e.g. CMS, CTCI, OUCH, QIX, FIX > 4.X). > > Yet on the ECN/Exchanges support page NASDAQ does not seem to support > any versions of FIX, so I’m guess NASDAQ has their own protocol if so > can someone please tell me the name of this protocol thanks. > > Also if you can list other trading protocols that someone who is just > starting out should know about that would be very helpful thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ssantivener\_x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@ssantivener\_x](https://forum.fixtrading.org/u/ssantivener_x)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.fixtrading.org/t/trading-protocol-question/2060/4 "2006-05-23T17:20:42Z")
Hi Rodrick, Additional information on Nasdaq connectivity can be found at [www.nasdaqtrader.com](http://www.nasdaqtrader.com). If you would like additional information on Aegis’ Athena Gateway Server, (AGS) or any other trading technology we provide, feel free to email me or give me a call directly. Thanks, Steve > I’m fairly new to FIX and financial trading in general. So here is my question, while looking at the Aegis AthenaGateway it states the following: > > The AGS supports connectivity to NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, INET, ARCA, CME, > CME, CBOE, eCBOT, NYMEX using, as appropriate, high speed > implementations of native protocols (e.g. CMS, CTCI, OUCH, QIX, FIX > 4.X). > > Yet on the ECN/Exchanges support page NASDAQ does not seem to support > any versions of FIX, so I’m guess NASDAQ has their own protocol if so > can someone please tell me the name of this protocol thanks. > > Also if you can list other trading protocols that someone who is just > starting out should know about that would be very helpful thanks. ---
**Author:** ![fplpo\_x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ab992/32.png) [@fplpo\_x](https://forum.fixtrading.org/u/fplpo_x)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.fixtrading.org/t/trading-protocol-question/2060/5 "2006-05-23T22:56:10Z")
[original email was from Stratos Efstratiou - [stratos.efstratiou@nasdaq.com](mailto:stratos.efstratiou@nasdaq.com) ] NASDAQ does support FIX, the link to the spec divided by service: [http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader/tradingservices/specsinstallguides/FIXsubmenu.stm](http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader/tradingservices/specsinstallguides/FIXsubmenu.stm) > I’m fairly new to FIX and financial trading in general. So here is my question, while looking at the Aegis AthenaGateway it states the following: > > The AGS supports connectivity to NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, INET, ARCA, CME, > CME, CBOE, eCBOT, NYMEX using, as appropriate, high speed > implementations of native protocols (e.g. CMS, CTCI, OUCH, QIX, FIX > 4.X). > > Yet on the ECN/Exchanges support page NASDAQ does not seem to support > any versions of FIX, so I’m guess NASDAQ has their own protocol if so > can someone please tell me the name of this protocol thanks. > > Also if you can list other trading protocols that someone who is just > starting out should know about that would be very helpful thanks.