Even through a data vendor, if one sources NYSE market data, one has to fill up the Exhibit A.

On “Do you have a vendor agreement with NYSE?” – no for first-timer, then you will be offered a vendor agreement to sign.

Display vs Non-Display: whether the quotes, volumes, etc are displayed.

Category 1, 2 and 3: Category 1 for internal use, Category 2 for external use, Category 3 for running a quote matching engine.

Proprietary Data Platform NYSE Market Data Pricing Guide: specific to each trading venue. NYSE Chicago Integrated is different from NYSE National Integrated, NYSE Chicago BBO is different from NYSE National BBO, for example.

Consolidated Tape Association Network A/B Pricing/Rate Schedule: consolidated over sixteen trading venues in the United States. NYSE is one of the Security Information Processors. For more information on the NYSE CTA Tape A/B/C, refer to this blog post.

Under section H, the Direct access is for raw data, the Indirect access is for normalised data. Network A is for NYSE, Network B is for ARCA and other exchanges.