Here's a quick list of the market players. I must of made this years ago when I used to day trade stocks. May need some updating.
The Major Players:
GSCO (Goldman Sachs)
SBSH (Salomon Smith Barney)
MSCO (Morgan Stanley)
MASH (Mayer Schweitzer)
MLCO (Merrill Lynch)
HRZG (Herzog)
PRUS (Prudential)
LEHM (Lehman Brothers)
FBCO (First Boston)
HMQT (Hambrecht and Quist)
NITE (Knight Securities)
BEST (Bear Sterns)
JPHQ (JP Morgan)
UBSW (UBS Securities)
BOFA (Bank of America)
MONT (Montgomery Securities)
HMQT (Hambricht & Quist)
RSSF (Robertson Stephens)
MASH (Meyers & Schwartz)
PIPR (Piper Jaffray)
ECN’S
ARCA (Archipelago)
ISLD (Island)
ATTN (Attain)
MKXT (MarketXT)
BTRD (B-Trades Services)
NTRD (NexTrade)
BRUT (The Brass Utility)
EDI (Redi Book)
CINN (Inet)
STRK (Strike)
INCA (Instinet)