81 FR 7597 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Retroactively Apply Recently-Reduced Port Fees
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 7597-7599] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-02837] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-77077; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2016-014] Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Retroactively Apply Recently-Reduced Port Fees February 8, 2016 Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\, and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on January 29, 2016, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by Nasdaq. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). \2\ 17 CFR [sic] Sec. 240.19b-4. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change Nasdaq proposes to retroactively apply recently-reduced port fees charged to members and non-members for ports used to enter orders into Nasdaq systems, in connection with the use of the FIX, RASH, and OUCH trading protocols under Nasdaq Rules 7015(b) and (g) beginning January 4, 2016. II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, Nasdaq included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. Nasdaq has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements. A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose The purpose of the proposed rule change is to apply recently- reduced port fees charged to members and non-members for ports used to enter orders into Nasdaq systems, in connection with the use of the FIX, RASH, and OUCH trading protocols under Nasdaq Rules 7015(b) and (g) during the period from January 4, 2016 to January 19, 2016. Effective January 4, 2016, Nasdaq increased fees for FIX Ports under Rule 7015(b) and for RASH and OUCH Ports under Rule 7015(g) from $550 per port, per month to $575 per port, per month.\3\ Nasdaq increased the fees to offset costs associated with upgrading these ports with new field-programmable gate array (``FPGA'') technology, which is a hardware-delivery mechanism that provides improved performance in terms of predictability.\4\ Nasdaq implemented the new FPGA hardware [[Page 7598]] in mid-December 2015 and increased the related port fees on January 4, 2016.\5\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See SR-NASDAQ-2016-001, which was withdrawn by Nasdaq on January 19, 2016 (available at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com/NASDAQ/pdf/nasdaq-filings/2016/SR-NASDAQ-2016-001.pdf). \4\ FPGA hardware is able to process more data packets during peak market conditions without the introduction of variable queuing latency, which improves the predictability of telecommunications ports over non-FPGA hardware and thereby adds value to the user. \5\ See note 3 above. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nasdaq recently encountered a few unforeseen minor, but not easily rectifiable, issues with the new implementation that potentially could have a greater impact on the market. As a consequence, Nasdaq determined that the risk associated with keeping the FPGA technology in terms of potential disruption to trading outweighed the benefit provided in terms of increased performance. Effective January 7, 2016, Nasdaq removed the FPGA hardware and reverted all FIX, RASH, and OUCH ports to the infrastructure that was in place prior to the upgrade to those ports. Nasdaq also filed a rule change with the Commission to reduce the fees assessed for FIX, RASH, and OUCH ports back to their lower levels of $550 per port, per month, which was effective January 19, 2016.\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ See SR-NASDAQ-2016-007, which has not yet been published in the Federal Register (available at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com/NASDAQ/pdf/nasdaq-filings/2016/SR-NASDAQ-2016-007.pdf). The Commission notes that this filing was subsequently withdrawn, because it was deemed unnecessary. Nasdaq's withdrawal of SR-NASDAQ- 2016-001 effectively caused the rule text to revert to the lower fees that were in place prior to January 4, 2016. See note 3. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nasdaq proposes to apply the reduced fees of $550 per port, per month during the period from January 4, 2016 to their reduction on January 19, 2016, effectively eliminating any fee increase for FIX, RASH, and OUCH ports. Subscribers to the affected ports did not enjoy the benefit of the improved hardware for any significant time, as the issues with the ports began to manifest themselves on December 30, 2015 up to the point at which Nasdaq determined to remove the hardware and revert the ports back to the infrastructure in place before. Thus, Nasdaq believes that it is inappropriate to apply the higher fees at any point during January 2016.\7\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ Nasdaq bills in arrears for the connectivity provided under Rule 7015. Thus, subscribers have not yet been billed at the higher rate in place from January 4, 2016 to January 19, 2016. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Statutory Basis This proposal is consistent with the provisions of section 6 of the Act,\8\ in general, and with sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act,\9\ in particular, in that it provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges among members and issuers and other persons using any facility or system which Nasdaq operates or controls, and is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest; and is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f. \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Retroactively applying the lower fees that were assessed prior to the upgrade to the FIX, RASH and OUCH ports effective January 4, 2016 is reasonable because the improved hardware did not provide a trouble- free benefit to subscribers for a significant time during the month of January 2016. Nasdaq did not provide an improved service for the ports in return for the increased fees paid during the period from January 4, 2016 to their reduction on January 19, 2016. The basis for the increased fees was the costs associated with purchasing hardware (capital expenditures) and supporting and maintaining the infrastructure (operating expenditures) for the FPGA enhancement. Thus, retroactively applying the reduced pre-upgrade fee is reasonable. Applying the lower pre-upgrade fees retroactively is both an equitable allocation and not unfairly discriminatory because it will apply uniformly to all market participants that subscribed to FIX Ports under Rule 7015(b), and OUCH and RASH Ports under Rule 7015(g) during the timeframe of January 4, 2016 to January 19, 2016 based on the number of such ports subscribed. Accordingly, all subscribers to the ports under Rule 7015(b) and (g) will be assessed the fees in place prior to the increase, since they did not realize a significant and trouble-free benefit from the hardware. B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition The proposed rule change will not impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. In terms of inter-market competition, Nasdaq notes that it operates in a highly competitive market in which market participants can readily favor competing venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to be excessive, or rebate opportunities available at other venues to be more favorable. Nasdaq proposes to retroactively apply a lower fee since it did not provide the improved connectivity trouble-free for a significant time. Thus, Nasdaq does not believe that proposal places any burden on competition, but rather reduces fees assessed subscribers to a service, which will help maintain Nasdaq's competitiveness among equities markets. C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others No written comments were either solicited or received. III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action Because the proposed rule change does not (i) significantly affect the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the Commission may designate if consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \10\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\11\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In its filing, Nasdaq requested that the Commission waive the 30- day operative delay so that Nasdaq may implement the fee reduction prior to the end of its monthly billing cycle. The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest. Nasdaq bills its members at the end of the month, and, as of the time of filing, it had not yet assessed the higher port fees put in place by SR-NASDAQ-2016- 001. Waiver of the 30-day operative delay will not only allow Nasdaq to manage its billing process more efficiently, but it will also ensure that subscribers are not charged erroneous and inflated fees. For this reason, the Commission designates the proposed rule change to be operative upon filing.\12\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \12\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, the Commission has also considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. Solicitation of Comments Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: [[Page 7599]] Electronic CommentsUse the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or Send an email to [email protected]. Please include File Number SR-NASDAQ-2016-014 on the subject line. Paper Comments Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2016-014. This file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection and copying at Nasdaq's principal office. All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2016-014 and should be submitted on or before March 4, 2016. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.\13\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \13\ 17 CFR [sic] Sec. 200.30-3(a)(12) and (59). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-02837 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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Form 1. An exchange that seeks an $9,445/response × nine responses/ I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
exemption from registration based on respondent per year). Statement of the Terms of Substance of
limited trading volume also must apply An agency may not conduct or the Proposed Rule Change
for such exemption on Form 1. Rule 6a– sponsor, and a person is not required to
2 under the Act requires registered and Nasdaq proposes to retroactively
respond to, a collection of information apply recently-reduced port fees
exempt exchanges: (1) To amend the
under the PRA unless it displays a charged to members and non-members
Form 1 if there are any material changes
to the information provided in the currently valid OMB control number. for ports used to enter orders into
initial Form 1; and (2) to submit The public may view background Nasdaq systems, in connection with the
periodic updates of certain information documentation for this information use of the FIX, RASH, and OUCH
provided in the initial Form 1, whether collection at the following Web site, trading protocols under Nasdaq Rules
such information has changed or not. www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be 7015(b) and (g) beginning January 4,
The information required pursuant to directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the 2016.
Rules 6a–1 and 6a–2 is necessary to Securities and Exchange Commission, II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
enable the Commission to maintain Office of Information and Regulatory Statement of the Purpose of, and
accurate files regarding the exchange Affairs, Office of Management and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
and to exercise its statutory oversight Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Change
functions. Without the information Office Building, Washington, DC 20503,
submitted pursuant to Rule 6a–1 on or by sending an email to: Shagufta_ In its filing with the Commission,
Form 1, the Commission would not be Nasdaq included statements concerning
Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela
able to determine whether the the purpose of and basis for the
Dyson, Director/Chief Information
respondent has met the criteria for proposed rule change and discussed any
Officer, Securities and Exchange
registration (or an exemption from comments it received on the proposed
registration) set forth in Section 6 of the Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon,
100 F Street NE., Washington, DC rule change. The text of these statements
Exchange Act. The amendments and may be examined at the places specified
periodic updates of information 20549, or by sending an email to: PRA_
in Item IV below. Nasdaq has prepared
submitted pursuant to Rule 6a–2 are Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be
summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
necessary to assist the Commission in submitted to OMB within 30 days of
and C below, of the most significant
determining whether a national this notice. aspects of such statements.
securities exchange or exempt exchange Dated: February 8, 2016.
is continuing to operate in compliance A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Robert W. Errett, Statement of the Purpose of, and
with the Exchange Act.
Initial filings on Form 1 by new Deputy Secretary. Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
exchanges are made on a one-time basis. [FR Doc. 2016–02833 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] Change
The Commission estimates that it will BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
1. Purpose
receive approximately one initial Form
1 filing per year and that each The purpose of the proposed rule
respondent would incur an average SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE change is to apply recently-reduced port
burden of 880 hours to file an initial COMMISSION fees charged to members and non-
Form 1 at an average internal labor cost members for ports used to enter orders
per response of approximately $302,694. [Release No. 34–77077; File No. SR– into Nasdaq systems, in connection with
Therefore, the Commission estimates NASDAQ–2016–014] the use of the FIX, RASH, and OUCH
that the annual burden for all trading protocols under Nasdaq Rules
respondents to file the initial Form 1 Self-Regulatory Organizations; The 7015(b) and (g) during the period from
would be 880 hours (one response/ NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of January 4, 2016 to January 19, 2016.
respondent × one respondents × 880 Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Effective January 4, 2016, Nasdaq
hours/response) and an internal Proposed Rule Change to increased fees for FIX Ports under Rule
compliance cost of $302,694 (one Retroactively Apply Recently-Reduced 7015(b) and for RASH and OUCH Ports
response/respondent × one respondents Port Fees
× $302,694/response). under Rule 7015(g) from $550 per port,
There currently are 18 entities February 8, 2016 per month to $575 per port, per month.3
registered as national securities Nasdaq increased the fees to offset costs
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the associated with upgrading these ports
exchanges. The Commission estimates
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with new field-programmable gate array
that each registered or exempt exchange
(‘‘Act’’) 1, and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 (‘‘FPGA’’) technology, which is a
files nine amendments or periodic
updates to Form 1 per year, incurring an notice is hereby given that on January hardware-delivery mechanism that
average burden of 25 hours to comply 29, 2016, The NASDAQ Stock Market provides improved performance in
with Rule 6a–2. The SEC estimates that LLC (‘‘Nasdaq’’) filed with the Securities terms of predictability.4 Nasdaq
the average internal labor cost for a and Exchange Commission implemented the new FPGA hardware
national securities exchange per (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II
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3 See SR–NASDAQ–2016–001, which was
response would be approximately
below, which Items have been prepared withdrawn by Nasdaq on January 19, 2016
$9,445. The Commission estimates that (available at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com/
the annual burden for all respondents to by Nasdaq. The Commission is NASDAQ/pdf/nasdaq-filings/2016/SR–NASDAQ–
file amendments and periodic updates publishing this notice to solicit 2016–001.pdf).
to the Form 1 pursuant to Rule 6a–2 is comments on the proposed rule change 4 FPGA hardware is able to process more data
4,050 hours (18 respondents × 25 hours/ from interested persons. packets during peak market conditions without the
introduction of variable queuing latency, which
response × nine responses/respondent improves the predictability of telecommunications
per year) and an internal compliance 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). ports over non-FPGA hardware and thereby adds
cost of $1,530,090 (18 respondents × 2 17 CFR [sic] § 240.19b–4. value to the user.
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Electronic Comments SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE (A) Self-Regulatory Organization’s
COMMISSION Statement of the Purpose of, and
• Use the Commission’s Internet Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ Change
[Release No. 34–77078; File No. SR–BATS–
rules/sro.shtml); or 2016–04] 1. Purpose
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS The Exchange proposes to list and
NASDAQ–2016–014 on the subject line. Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a trade the Shares under BATS Rule
Proposed Rule Change to Rule 14.11(i), 14.11(i), which governs the listing and
Paper Comments Managed Fund Shares, To List and trading of Managed Fund Shares on the
Trade Shares of the SPDR DoubleLine Exchange.3 The Fund will be an actively
• Send paper comments in triplicate managed fund. The Shares will be
Short Term Total Return Tactical ETF
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange offered by the Trust, which was
of the SSgA Active Trust
Commission, 100 F Street NE., established as a Massachusetts business
Washington, DC 20549–1090. February 8, 2016. trust on March 30, 2011. The Trust is
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the registered with the Commission as an
All submissions should refer to File
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the open-end investment company and has
Number SR–NASDAQ–2016–014. This
‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 filed a registration statement on behalf
file number should be included on the of the Fund on Form N–1A
subject line if email is used. To help the notice is hereby given that on February
4, 2016, BATS Exchange, Inc. (the (‘‘Registration Statement’’) with the
Commission process and review your Commission.4
comments more efficiently, please use ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BATS’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission Description of the Shares and the Fund
only one method. The Commission will
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
post all comments on the Commission’s SSGA Funds Management, Inc. will
change as described in Items I and II
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ be the investment adviser (‘‘SSGA FM’’
below, which Items have been prepared
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the or ‘‘Adviser’’) to the Fund. The Adviser
by the Exchange. The Commission is
submission, all subsequent will serve as the administrator for the
publishing this notice to solicit
amendments, all written statements Fund (the ‘‘Administrator’’). DoubleLine
comments on the proposed rule change
with respect to the proposed rule Capital LP will be the Fund’s sub-
from interested persons.
change that are filed with the adviser (‘‘Sub-Adviser’’). State Street
Commission, and all written I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Global Markets, LLC (the ‘‘Distributor’’)
communications relating to the Statement of the Terms of Substance of will be the principal underwriter and
proposed rule change between the the Proposed Rule Change distributor of the Fund’s Shares. State
Commission and any person, other than Street Bank and Trust Company (the
The Exchange is proposing a rule ‘‘Sub-Administrator’’, ‘‘Custodian’’,
those that may be withheld from the change to list and trade shares of the ‘‘Transfer Agent’’ or ‘‘Lending Agent’’)
public in accordance with the SPDRDoubleLine Short Term Total will serve as sub-administrator,
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be Return Tactical ETF (the ‘‘Fund’’) of the custodian, transfer agent, and, where
available for Web site viewing and SSgA Active Trust (the ‘‘Trust’’) under applicable, lending agent for the Fund.
printing in the Commission’s Public BATS Rule 14.11(i) (‘‘Managed Fund BATS Rule 14.11(i)(7) provides that, if
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Shares’’). The shares of the Fund are the investment adviser to the
Washington, DC 20549, on official collectively referred to herein as the investment company issuing Managed
business days between the hours of ‘‘Shares.’’ Fund Shares is affiliated with a broker-
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the The text of the proposed rule change dealer, such investment adviser shall
filing also will be available for is available at the Exchange’s Web site erect a ‘‘fire wall’’ between the
inspection and copying at Nasdaq’s at www.batstrading.com, at the investment adviser and the broker-
principal office. All comments received principal office of the Exchange, and at dealer with respect to access to
will be posted without change; the the Commission’s Public Reference information concerning the composition
Commission does not edit personal Room. and/or changes to such investment
identifying information from II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s company portfolio.5 In addition, Rule
submissions. You should submit only Statement of the Purpose of, and 3 The Commission approved BATS Rule 14.11(i)
information that you wish to make Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule in Securities Exchange Act Release No. 65225
available publicly. All submissions Change (August 30, 2011), 76 FR 55148 (September 6, 2011)
should refer to File Number SR– (SR–BATS–2011–018).
NASDAQ–2016–014 and should be In its filing with the Commission, the 4 See Registration Statement on Form N–1A for
Exchange included statements the Trust, dated October 8, 2015 (File Nos. 333–
submitted on or before March 4, 2016.
concerning the purpose of and basis for 173276 and 811–22542). The descriptions of the
For the Commission, by the Division of the proposed rule change and discussed Fund and the Shares contained herein are based, in
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated part, on information in the Registration Statement.
any comments it received on the The Commission has issued an order granting
authority.13 proposed rule change. The text of these certain exemptive relief to the Trust under the
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Robert W. Errett, statements may be examined at the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–
places specified in Item IV below. The 1) (‘‘1940 Act’’) (the ‘‘Exemptive Order’’). See
Deputy Secretary. Investment Company Act Release No. 29524
[FR Doc. 2016–02837 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] Exchange has prepared summaries, set (December 13, 2010) (File No. 812–13487).
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forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of 5 An investment adviser to an open-end fund is
the most significant parts of such required to be registered under the Investment
statements. Advisers Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Advisers Act’’). As a
result, the Adviser and its related personnel as well
as the Sub-Adviser and its related personnel are
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). subject to the provisions of Rule 204A–1 under the
13 17 CFR [sic] § 200.30–3(a)(12) and (59). 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. Continued
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