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What clock synchronization procedures are required to comply with the CAT NMS Plan?

What clock synchronization procedures are required to comply with the CAT NMS Plan?

All Industry Members that have Business Clocks that are subject to the clock synchronization requirements must document and maintain their synchronization procedures and keep a log of the times when they synchronize their Business Clocks and the results of the synchronization process. The Participants expect that each Industry Member will synchronize its Business Clocks every business day before market open, and check synchronization at pre-determined intervals throughout the business day, to reasonably ensure that Business Clocks maintain synchronization. The Participants also expect that each Industry Member’s synchronization log will document whenever a Business Clock fails to be within the applicable tolerance of the time maintained by NIST.