Quote from samaritan:
From my earlier post:
"If you are not subscribed to ARCA or TOTALVIEW, then we can't show you data aggregated from those sources and in this case, as long as you are paying for level1 data, we can give you the consolidated quote as disseminated by the NASDAQ and SIAC level 1 feeds. NASDAQ and SIAC do not disseminate the true aggregated size in the consolidated quote.
What we are planning to have rolled out shortly is another smart quote calculated from the market participants in the NASDAQ and SIAC level1 feed and disseminate that instead of the consolidated quote as provided by SIAC and NASDAQ"
I don't know how to explain it any simpler. NASDAQ/SIAC data feeds DO NOT disseminate true aggregated size in the CONSOLIDATED QUOTE. And this is what we disseminate as the SMART QUOTE in the case when you are not subscribed to ARCA or TOTALVIEW. I mentioned how we are going to better accommodate those not subscribed to the ARCA and TOTALVIEW feeds.
As for your freezing quote issue, please PM me with your problem ticket number and I will contact CS.