Independent Administrator · Tape Plan
DataCT has been selected as the independent administrator for the U.S. Consolidated Tape Plan.
Under a recent SEC order, the CT Plan was established to replace the existing Plans with a unified Plan governing Tapes A, B and C and appoint a single Independent Administrator. DataCT LLC has been appointed as the independent administrator.
About DataCT
Role, mandate, and relationship to the Consolidated Tape Plan. How administration works and why independence matters.
Governance
Oversight model, operating committee role, processor relationships, and the administrator function across Tapes A, B, and C.
Careers
Open positions as we build the administrator function ahead of the Plan’s Operative Date in 2027.
Statutory Basis
The U.S. Consolidated Tape Plan is a single national market system plan filed with and approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 11A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 608 of Regulation NMS. Upon its Operative Date, the Plan will consolidate and replace the CTA, CQ, and UTP Plans under a single governance structure, a single fee schedule, and a single independent Administrator.
SEC RELEASE NO. 34-101672 · FILE NO. 4-757 · APPROVED NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Governance Structure
The Consolidated Tape Plan - CT Plan LLC
The CT Plan is the new SEC-mandated Plan that will govern the public dissemination of real-time consolidated equity market data for NMS stocks. Expected to launch in early 2027, the CT Plan will be the unified successor to the current SIP Plans, and will streamline administration, enhance transparency and deliver greater efficiency across the industry.
About DataCT
Who we are.
DataCT LLC is an independent affiliate of DataBP LLC, a Delaware based company and world leader in securities exchange data administration technology. DataCT has been designated as the independent administrator for the Consolidated Tape Plan.
The US Consolidated Tape System has been a success for almost 50 years. We are building the tape for the next 50 years.
Definining a New Market Data Structure
Join Us.
Joining DataCT means working at the intersection of regulation, technology, and capital markets — on infrastructure that matters. Our teams span data licensing operations, finance, compliance, audit, legal and risk, each with clear ownership of outcomes with real impact.
This is a rare opportunity to be part of the core of the modern market data ecosystem building the next generation of U.S. market data administration.
Who we’re looking for.
DataCT is building the next generation consolidated tape administrator, and we are looking for experienced candidates who understand the complexity, responsibility, and importance of exchange data licensing and operations.
We are especially interested in people with backgrounds in market data licensing, exchange data policy, customer onboarding, vendor management, usage reporting, billing, compliance, audits, entitlements, and data distribution platforms. Experience matters, but so does mindset. We are looking for people with sound judgment, operational discipline, and an open mind for change.
This is an opportunity to help modernize one of the most important administrative functions in U.S. capital markets. The role requires people who care about accuracy, transparency, client success, and practical execution. It also requires people who are ready to apply new technology, automation, and AI capabilities to improve how exchange data is licensed, administered, reported, billed, and governed. Our ambition is to set the global standard for exchange data licensing administration. If you want to help build a modern, trusted, client-focused operating model for the consolidated tape, we would like to hear from you.
Careers
See the roles we’re actively recruiting for.
If you want to be part of the world’s leading market data administration function, view our open positions or introduce yourself directly. We’re always interested in hearing from exceptional people with relevant experience.
Careers at DataCT
Build what the market depends on.
Every role at DataCT has meaningful impact and drives the data infrastructure that millions of investors and every major market participant rely on. Below are the positions we’re actively recruiting for.
Open roles
Updated continuously
Why DataCT
A rare kind of opportunity.
Work that matters
The U.S. consolidated tape is foundational market infrastructure. Every action you take has direct line of sight to the integrity of price transparency in U.S. equities.
Founding-team scale
This is a rare kind of opportunity: to be part of a critical part of capital markets and supporting a mandate at a time of change. We are building the markets of the future.
Built for the long run
The U.S. consolidated tape has run for nearly fifty years. The Administrator function is designed to endure — the work you do here compounds across decades, not quarters.
Get in touch
Not seeing the right role? Let's talk.
We're always interested in hearing from exceptional people with relevant experience in exchange data licensing, billing operations, compliance, audit, or data distribution platforms. Send your credentials and motivation statement and let's find a path together.
Contact
For general inquiries, media requests, careers, and other correspondence, please use the appropriate address below.
Contact addresses
General Inquiries
For all non-specific correspondence.
Careers
Candidate inquiries. Open positions are listed on the Careers page.
Mailing Address
DataCT LLC
14 Wall Street, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10005
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