The NYSE Group Inc. announced that it has entered into discussions with the NASD to create a trade reporting facility for reporting off-exchange trades in all listed stocks.

The announcement came at the Security Traders Association Conference today. To be launched in early 2007, the planned trade reporting facility will conform to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent approval of the NASD’s new trade reporting arrangement.

“The NYSE Group is dedicated to offering our customers the most diverse array of products and services,” said Jerry Putnam, NYSE Group president and co-COO. “For customers seeking a reliable and competitively priced venue to report internally executed transactions, our trade reporting facility will be a low-cost, high-value option.”