82_FR_56542 82 FR 56315 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 4702

82 FR 56315 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 4702

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 227 (November 28, 2017)

Page Range56315-56317
FR Document2017-25693

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56315-56317]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25693]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-82152; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2017-122]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To 
Amend Rule 4702

November 22, 2017.
    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 November 9, 2017, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or 
``Exchange'') 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 the Exchange. The 
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the 
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 4702(b)(5) to provide that 
Midpoint Peg Post-Only Orders may not participate in the Nasdaq Closing 
Cross, and to make other technical changes with respect to Order Types 
flagged for the Nasdaq Closing Cross pursuant to Rule 4702(b)(12).
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
Web site at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com, at the principal office of 
the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange 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. The Exchange 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 amend Rule 4702(b)(5) 
to provide that Midpoint Peg Post-Only Orders (``MPPOs'') may not 
participate in the Nasdaq Closing Cross, and to make other technical 
changes with respect to Order Types flagged for the Nasdaq Closing 
Cross pursuant to Rule 4702(b)(12).
    An ``MPPO'' is defined in Rule 4702(b)(5) as an Order Type with a 
Non-Display Order Attribute that is priced at the midpoint between the 
national best bid and offer, and that will execute upon entry only in 
circumstances where economically beneficial to the party entering the 
Order. Today, MPPOs are available during Market Hours only, and MPPOs 
remaining on the Nasdaq Book at 4:00 p.m. ET are cancelled by the 
System. Due to how the Exchange currently processes these cancel 
messages, however, Rule 4702(b)(5)(C) also provides that an MPPO may 
participate in the Nasdaq Closing Cross if the Nasdaq Closing Cross 
occurs prior to the cancellation message being fully processed. The 
Exchange believes that it would be beneficial to members and investors 
to completely prevent MPPOs from executing in the Nasdaq Closing Cross 
rather than having their participation determined by whether the cancel 
message is processed prior to the Nasdaq Closing Cross. The Exchange 
therefore proposes to eliminate language indicating that MPPOs may 
participate in the Nasdaq Closing Cross if the Nasdaq Closing Cross for 
the security occurs prior to the cancellation message being fully 
processed, and instead provide that MPPOs may not participate in the 
Nasdaq Closing Cross. In connection with this change, the Exchange also 
proposes to remove language indicating that the trading system 
``attempts to'' cancel MPPOs prior to the commencement of the Nasdaq 
Closing Cross as the ``attempts to'' language is no longer necessary 
with the elimination of the race condition described above. With this 
change members will have more certainty with respect to MPPO handling 
for the Nasdaq Closing Cross since no MPPOs will be allowed to 
participate, which is consistent with how the Exchange believes members 
want these order treated. In addition, since the Exchange is explicitly 
addressing MPPO availability for the Nasdaq Closing Cross in this rule, 
the Exchange also proposes to add language indicating that MPPOs may 
not participate in the Nasdaq Opening Cross. MPPOs are excluded from 
the Nasdaq Opening Cross today as they can only be entered during 
Market Hours and are cancelled at the end of the trading day. 
Furthermore, Rule 4703(l) provides that Order Types except Supplemental 
Orders participate in the Nasdaq Opening Cross and/or the Nasdaq 
Closing Cross if the Order has a Time-in-Force that would cause the 
Order to be in effect at the time of the Nasdaq Opening Cross and/or 
Nasdaq Closing Cross. Since MPPOs will not be permitted to participate 
in the Nasdaq Opening Cross or Nasdaq Closing Cross under any 
circumstances, the Exchange proposes to amend Rule 4703(l) to state

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that MPPOs do not participate in these crosses.
    Furthermore, Rule 4702(b)(12) contains language explaining which 
Order Types are not available to be flagged for the Nasdaq Closing 
Cross, including orders entered with a time-in-force of IOC, or orders 
entered with a time-in-force that continues after the time of the 
Nasdaq Closing Cross, i.e., Closing Cross/Extended Hours Orders. MPPOs 
cannot be flagged for the Nasdaq Closing Cross today as closing cross 
participation is not permitted for this Order Type, with the one 
exception being remedied above. The same is also true of Supplemental 
Orders. A ``Supplemental Order'' is an Order Type with a Non-Display 
Order Attribute that is held on the Nasdaq Book in order to provide 
liquidity at the NBBO through a special execution process described in 
Rule 4757(a)(1)(D). Pursuant to Rule 4702(b)(6)(B), Supplemental Orders 
are not permitted to participate in the Nasdaq Closing Cross. In 
connection with the other changes described above, the Exchange 
therefore proposes to amend Rule 4702(b)(12) to state that MPPOs and 
Supplemental Orders may not be flagged to solely participate in the 
Nasdaq Closing Cross. Rule 4702(b)(12) already contains language 
indicating that these order types are not permitted to be entered as 
Closing Cross/Extended Hours Orders. The Exchange believes that adding 
this additional detail to the rule will make the operation of the 
Exchange more transparent to members and other market participants.
Implementation
    The Exchange proposes to introduce the MPPO changes described in 
this proposed rule change in Q4 2017 or Q1 2018. The Exchange will 
announce the implementation date of this functionality in an Equity 
Trader Alert issued to members prior to the launch date.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act,\3\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act,\4\ in particular, in that it is designed to promote 
just and equitable principles of trade, 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. 
As indicated in the Exchange's current rules, MPPOs are designed for 
Market Hours trading and are therefore cancelled at 4:00 p.m. ET each 
day when the Exchange begins processing the Nasdaq Closing Cross 
pursuant to Rule 4754. Nevertheless, MPPOs may trade in the Nasdaq 
Closing Cross in the race condition described above where the 
cancellation of the MPPO is not processed by the trading system prior 
to the Nasdaq Closing Cross. The Exchange believes that it is 
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest to 
eliminate this race condition and ensure that no MPPOs participate in 
the Nasdaq Closing Cross. This change will perfect the mechanism of a 
free and open market by eliminating the possibility that MPPOs can 
inadvertently make it into the Nasdaq Closing Cross due to the sequence 
of messages received by the trading system. The Exchange believes that 
members prefer not to have their MPPOs executed in the Nasdaq Closing 
Cross, and therefore cancels these orders immediately prior to the 
closing auction today. The proposed changes would further enhance MPPO 
handling by ensuring that no MPPOs are permitted to trade in the Nasdaq 
Closing Cross. Furthermore, the proposed rule change would increase 
transparency surrounding the operation of the Exchange, and, in 
particular, the availability of MPPOs and Supplemental orders to be 
flagged for the Nasdaq Closing Cross. The Exchange believes that the 
proposed changes will benefit members and other market participants by 
specifying with additional clarity that these Order Types cannot be 
flagged for participation in the Nasdaq Closing Cross, as closing cross 
participation is not available for either MPPOs or Supplemental Orders.
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    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. Currently, MPPOs can 
participate in the Nasdaq Closing Cross if the cancel message is not 
fully processed prior to the closing auction. The Exchange is now 
enhancing MPPO handling to prevent all MPPOs from participating in the 
Nasdaq Closing Cross. The Exchange does not believe this change will 
have any significant impact on competition as no members will have 
their MPPOs participate in the Nasdaq Closing Cross, which is how the 
Exchange believes members want these orders treated. Furthermore, the 
other proposed change with respect to handling of MPPOs and 
Supplemental Orders that are flagged for the Nasdaq Closing Cross is a 
non-substantive clarifying change and will therefore have no impact on 
competition.

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 foregoing 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, it has become 
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \5\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\6\
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \6\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) 
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission 
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along 
with a brief description and the text of the proposed rule change, 
at least five business days prior to the date of filing of the 
proposed rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the 
Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule 
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is: (i) 
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the 
protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the 
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the 
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the 
proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

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:

Electronic Comments

     Use 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-2017-122 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities 
and Exchange

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Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2017-122. 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 the principal office of the Exchange. All 
comments received will be posted without change. Persons submitting 
comments are cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal 
identifying information from comment submissions. You should submit 
only information that you wish to make available publicly. All 
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2017-122 and should 
be submitted on or before December 19, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
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    \7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                               compliance with the applicable listing                  (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                 bid and offer, and that will execute
                                               requirements, the Exchange will                         notice is hereby given that on November                 upon entry only in circumstances where
                                               commence delisting procedures under                     9, 2017, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC                    economically beneficial to the party
                                               NYSE Arca Rule 5.5–E(m).                                (‘‘Nasdaq’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the             entering the Order. Today, MPPOs are
                                                 This approval order is based on all of                Securities and Exchange Commission                      available during Market Hours only, and
                                               the Exchange’s representations and                      (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule                      MPPOs remaining on the Nasdaq Book
                                               description of the Funds, including                     change as described in Items I and II                   at 4:00 p.m. ET are cancelled by the
                                               those set forth above and in                            below, which Items have been prepared                   System. Due to how the Exchange
                                               Amendments No. 1 and 2. The                             by the Exchange. The Commission is                      currently processes these cancel
                                               Commission notes that the Shares must                   publishing this notice to solicit                       messages, however, Rule 4702(b)(5)(C)
                                               comply with the requirements of NYS                     comments on the proposed rule change                    also provides that an MPPO may
                                               Arca Rule 8.200–E, Commentary .02                       from interested persons.                                participate in the Nasdaq Closing Cross
                                               thereto to be listed and traded in the                  I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       if the Nasdaq Closing Cross occurs prior
                                               Exchange on an initial and continuing                   Statement of the Terms of Substance of                  to the cancellation message being fully
                                               basis.                                                  the Proposed Rule Change                                processed. The Exchange believes that it
                                                 For the foregoing reasons, the                                                                                would be beneficial to members and
                                               Commission finds that the proposed                         The Exchange proposes to amend
                                                                                                                                                               investors to completely prevent MPPOs
                                               rule change, as modified by                             Rule 4702(b)(5) to provide that
                                                                                                                                                               from executing in the Nasdaq Closing
                                               Amendments No.1 and 2, is consistent                    Midpoint Peg Post-Only Orders may not
                                                                                                                                                               Cross rather than having their
                                               with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act 38 and the              participate in the Nasdaq Closing Cross,
                                                                                                       and to make other technical changes                     participation determined by whether the
                                               rules and regulations thereunder                                                                                cancel message is processed prior to the
                                               applicable to a national securities                     with respect to Order Types flagged for
                                                                                                       the Nasdaq Closing Cross pursuant to                    Nasdaq Closing Cross. The Exchange
                                               exchange.                                                                                                       therefore proposes to eliminate language
                                                                                                       Rule 4702(b)(12).
                                               IV. Conclusion                                             The text of the proposed rule change                 indicating that MPPOs may participate
                                                                                                       is available on the Exchange’s Web site                 in the Nasdaq Closing Cross if the
                                                 It is therefore ordered, pursuant to                                                                          Nasdaq Closing Cross for the security
                                               Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,39 that the                 at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com, at
                                                                                                       the principal office of the Exchange, and               occurs prior to the cancellation message
                                               proposed rule change (SR–NYSEArca–                                                                              being fully processed, and instead
                                               2017–88), as modified by Amendments                     at the Commission’s Public Reference
                                                                                                       Room.                                                   provide that MPPOs may not participate
                                               No. 1 and 2, be, and it hereby is,                                                                              in the Nasdaq Closing Cross. In
                                               approved.                                               II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      connection with this change, the
                                                 For the Commission, by the Division of                Statement of the Purpose of, and                        Exchange also proposes to remove
                                               Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated              Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                  language indicating that the trading
                                               authority.40                                            Change                                                  system ‘‘attempts to’’ cancel MPPOs
                                               Eduardo A. Aleman,                                         In its filing with the Commission, the               prior to the commencement of the
                                               Assistant Secretary.                                    Exchange included statements                            Nasdaq Closing Cross as the ‘‘attempts
                                               [FR Doc. 2017–25606 Filed 11–27–17; 8:45 am]            concerning the purpose of and basis for                 to’’ language is no longer necessary with
                                               BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                  the proposed rule change and discussed                  the elimination of the race condition
                                                                                                       any comments it received on the                         described above. With this change
                                                                                                       proposed rule change. The text of these                 members will have more certainty with
                                               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 statements may be examined at the                       respect to MPPO handling for the
                                               COMMISSION                                              places specified in Item IV below. The                  Nasdaq Closing Cross since no MPPOs
                                               [Release No. 34–82152; File No. SR–
                                                                                                       Exchange has prepared summaries, set                    will be allowed to participate, which is
                                               NASDAQ–2017–122]                                        forth in sections A, B, and C below, of                 consistent with how the Exchange
                                                                                                       the most significant aspects of such                    believes members want these order
                                               Self-Regulatory Organizations; The                      statements.                                             treated. In addition, since the Exchange
                                               Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of                      A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       is explicitly addressing MPPO
                                               Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of                   Statement of the Purpose of, and                        availability for the Nasdaq Closing Cross
                                               Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule                      Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                  in this rule, the Exchange also proposes
                                               4702                                                    Change                                                  to add language indicating that MPPOs
                                                                                                                                                               may not participate in the Nasdaq
                                               November 22, 2017.                                      1. Purpose                                              Opening Cross. MPPOs are excluded
                                                 Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                                                                           from the Nasdaq Opening Cross today as
                                                                                                          The purpose of the proposed rule
                                               Securities Exchange Act of 1934                                                                                 they can only be entered during Market
                                                                                                       change is to amend Rule 4702(b)(5) to
                                                                                                       provide that Midpoint Peg Post-Only                     Hours and are cancelled at the end of
                                               the exchange will ‘‘surveil’’ for compliance with the                                                           the trading day. Furthermore, Rule
                                               continued listing requirements. See, e.g., Securities   Orders (‘‘MPPOs’’) may not participate
                                               Exchange Act Release No. 77499 (April 1, 2016), 81      in the Nasdaq Closing Cross, and to                     4703(l) provides that Order Types
                                               FR 20428 (April 7, 2016), available at: http://         make other technical changes with                       except Supplemental Orders participate
                                               www.sec.gov/rules/sro/bats/2016/34-77499.pdf. In        respect to Order Types flagged for the                  in the Nasdaq Opening Cross and/or the
                                               the context of this representation, it is the                                                                   Nasdaq Closing Cross if the Order has a
                                               Commission’s view that ‘‘monitor’’ and ‘‘surveil’’      Nasdaq Closing Cross pursuant to Rule
                                               both mean ongoing oversight of each Fund’s              4702(b)(12).                                            Time-in-Force that would cause the
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                                               compliance with the continued listing                      An ‘‘MPPO’’ is defined in Rule                       Order to be in effect at the time of the
                                               requirements. Therefore, the Commission does not        4702(b)(5) as an Order Type with a Non-                 Nasdaq Opening Cross and/or Nasdaq
                                               view ‘‘monitor’’ as a more or less stringent                                                                    Closing Cross. Since MPPOs will not be
                                               obligation than ‘‘surveil’’ with respect to the         Display Order Attribute that is priced at
                                               continued listing requirements.                         the midpoint between the national best                  permitted to participate in the Nasdaq
                                                 38 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                                                                                       Opening Cross or Nasdaq Closing Cross
                                                 39 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).                                 1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                              under any circumstances, the Exchange
                                                 40 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                              2 17   CFR 240.19b–4.                                 proposes to amend Rule 4703(l) to state


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                                               that MPPOs do not participate in these                     Hours trading and are therefore                       the Nasdaq Closing Cross is a non-
                                               crosses.                                                   cancelled at 4:00 p.m. ET each day                    substantive clarifying change and will
                                                  Furthermore, Rule 4702(b)(12)                           when the Exchange begins processing                   therefore have no impact on
                                               contains language explaining which                         the Nasdaq Closing Cross pursuant to                  competition.
                                               Order Types are not available to be                        Rule 4754. Nevertheless, MPPOs may
                                               flagged for the Nasdaq Closing Cross,                                                                            C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                          trade in the Nasdaq Closing Cross in the
                                               including orders entered with a time-in-                   race condition described above where                  Statement on Comments on the
                                               force of IOC, or orders entered with a                     the cancellation of the MPPO is not                   Proposed Rule Change Received From
                                               time-in-force that continues after the                     processed by the trading system prior to              Members, Participants, or Others
                                               time of the Nasdaq Closing Cross, i.e.,                    the Nasdaq Closing Cross. The Exchange                  No written comments were either
                                               Closing Cross/Extended Hours Orders.                       believes that it is consistent with the               solicited or received.
                                               MPPOs cannot be flagged for the Nasdaq                     protection of investors and the public                III. Date of Effectiveness of the
                                               Closing Cross today as closing cross                       interest to eliminate this race condition             Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
                                               participation is not permitted for this                    and ensure that no MPPOs participate in               Commission Action
                                               Order Type, with the one exception                         the Nasdaq Closing Cross. This change
                                               being remedied above. The same is also                     will perfect the mechanism of a free and                 Because the foregoing proposed rule
                                               true of Supplemental Orders. A                             open market by eliminating the                        change does not: (i) Significantly affect
                                               ‘‘Supplemental Order’’ is an Order Type                    possibility that MPPOs can                            the protection of investors or the public
                                               with a Non-Display Order Attribute that                    inadvertently make it into the Nasdaq                 interest; (ii) impose any significant
                                               is held on the Nasdaq Book in order to                     Closing Cross due to the sequence of                  burden on competition; and (iii) become
                                               provide liquidity at the NBBO through                      messages received by the trading                      operative for 30 days from the date on
                                               a special execution process described in                   system. The Exchange believes that                    which it was filed, or such shorter time
                                               Rule 4757(a)(1)(D). Pursuant to Rule                       members prefer not to have their MPPOs                as the Commission may designate, it has
                                               4702(b)(6)(B), Supplemental Orders are                     executed in the Nasdaq Closing Cross,                 become effective pursuant to Section
                                               not permitted to participate in the                        and therefore cancels these orders                    19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 5 and Rule 19b–
                                               Nasdaq Closing Cross. In connection                        immediately prior to the closing auction              4(f)(6) thereunder.6
                                               with the other changes described above,                    today. The proposed changes would                        At any time within 60 days of the
                                               the Exchange therefore proposes to                         further enhance MPPO handling by                      filing of the proposed rule change, the
                                               amend Rule 4702(b)(12) to state that                       ensuring that no MPPOs are permitted                  Commission summarily may
                                               MPPOs and Supplemental Orders may                          to trade in the Nasdaq Closing Cross.                 temporarily suspend such rule change if
                                               not be flagged to solely participate in                    Furthermore, the proposed rule change                 it appears to the Commission that such
                                               the Nasdaq Closing Cross. Rule                             would increase transparency                           action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in
                                               4702(b)(12) already contains language                      surrounding the operation of the                      the public interest; (ii) for the protection
                                               indicating that these order types are not                  Exchange, and, in particular, the                     of investors; or (iii) otherwise in
                                               permitted to be entered as Closing                         availability of MPPOs and                             furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
                                               Cross/Extended Hours Orders. The                           Supplemental orders to be flagged for                 If the Commission takes such action, the
                                               Exchange believes that adding this                         the Nasdaq Closing Cross. The Exchange                Commission shall institute proceedings
                                               additional detail to the rule will make                    believes that the proposed changes will               to determine whether the proposed rule
                                               the operation of the Exchange more                         benefit members and other market                      should be approved or disapproved.
                                               transparent to members and other                           participants by specifying with                       IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                               market participants.                                       additional clarity that these Order Types
                                                                                                          cannot be flagged for participation in                  Interested persons are invited to
                                               Implementation                                             the Nasdaq Closing Cross, as closing                  submit written data, views, and
                                                  The Exchange proposes to introduce                      cross participation is not available for              arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                               the MPPO changes described in this                         either MPPOs or Supplemental Orders.                  including whether the proposed rule
                                               proposed rule change in Q4 2017 or Q1                                                                            change is consistent with the Act.
                                                                                                          B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     Comments may be submitted by any of
                                               2018. The Exchange will announce the
                                                                                                          Statement on Burden on Competition                    the following methods:
                                               implementation date of this
                                               functionality in an Equity Trader Alert                       The Exchange does not believe that
                                                                                                                                                                Electronic Comments
                                               issued to members prior to the launch                      the proposed rule change will impose
                                               date.                                                      any burden on competition not                           • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                                                                                          necessary or appropriate in furtherance               comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                               2. Statutory Basis                                         of the purposes of the Act. Currently,                rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                  The Exchange believes that its                          MPPOs can participate in the Nasdaq                     • Send an email to rule-comments@
                                               proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)                   Closing Cross if the cancel message is                sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
                                               of the Act,3 in general, and furthers the                  not fully processed prior to the closing              NASDAQ–2017–122 on the subject line.
                                               objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,4                 auction. The Exchange is now                          Paper Comments
                                               in particular, in that it is designed to                   enhancing MPPO handling to prevent
                                               promote just and equitable principles of                   all MPPOs from participating in the                     • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                               trade, to remove impediments to and                        Nasdaq Closing Cross. The Exchange                    to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
                                               perfect the mechanism of a free and                        does not believe this change will have
                                                                                                                                                                  5 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                               open market and a national market                          any significant impact on competition
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                                                                                                                                                                  6 17  CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
                                               system, and, in general to protect                         as no members will have their MPPOs                   4(f)(6)(iii) requires a self-regulatory organization to
                                               investors and the public interest. As                      participate in the Nasdaq Closing Cross,              give the Commission written notice of its intent to
                                               indicated in the Exchange’s current                        which is how the Exchange believes                    file the proposed rule change, along with a brief
                                                                                                          members want these orders treated.                    description and the text of the proposed rule
                                               rules, MPPOs are designed for Market                                                                             change, at least five business days prior to the date
                                                                                                          Furthermore, the other proposed change                of filing of the proposed rule change, or such
                                                 3 15   U.S.C. 78f(b).                                    with respect to handling of MPPOs and                 shorter time as designated by the Commission. The
                                                 4 15   U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                                 Supplemental Orders that are flagged for              Exchange has satisfied this requirement.



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                                                                            Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 28, 2017 / Notices                                                    56317

                                               Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                               A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                               Washington, DC 20549–1090.                                COMMISSION                                            Statement of the Purpose of, and the
                                                                                                                                                               Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                               All submissions should refer to File                                                                            Change
                                               Number SR–NASDAQ–2017–122. This                           [Release No. 34–82150; File No. SR–NYSE–
                                               file number should be included on the                     2017–61]                                              1. Purpose
                                               subject line if email is used. To help the                                                                         The Exchange proposes to amend
                                                                                                         Self-Regulatory Organizations; New
                                               Commission process and review your                                                                              Rule 497(c) (Additional Requirements
                                                                                                         York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of
                                               comments more efficiently, please use                                                                           for Listed Securities Issued by
                                                                                                         Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of                 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. or its
                                               only one method. The Commission will
                                                                                                         Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule                    Affiliates) regarding the requirements
                                               post all comments on the Commission’s
                                                                                                         497(c) Regarding the Requirements for                 for the listing of securities that are
                                               Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                                                                         the Listing of Securities That Are                    issued by the Exchange or any of its
                                               rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                                                                         Issued by the Exchange or Any of Its                  affiliates.
                                               submission, all subsequent
                                                                                                         Affiliates                                               Rule 497(c) sets forth certain
                                               amendments, all written statements
                                               with respect to the proposed rule                                                                               monitoring requirements that must be
                                                                                                         November 22, 2017.
                                                                                                                                                               met throughout the continued listing
                                               change that are filed with the
                                                                                                            Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the              and trading of securities issued by the
                                               Commission, and all written
                                                                                                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                  Exchange’s ultimate parent,
                                               communications relating to the                                                                                  Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (‘‘ICE’’),
                                                                                                         ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
                                               proposed rule change between the                                                                                or its affiliates. More specifically, Rule
                                                                                                         notice is hereby given that on November
                                               Commission and any person, other than                                                                           497(c)(1) and (2) provide that,
                                                                                                         17, 2017, New York Stock Exchange
                                               those that may be withheld from the                                                                             throughout the continued listing and
                                                                                                         LLC (‘‘NYSE’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed
                                               public in accordance with the                                                                                   trading of an Affiliate Security 4 on the
                                                                                                         with the Securities and Exchange
                                               provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                                                                             Exchange:
                                                                                                         Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the
                                               available for Web site viewing and                                                                                 • The Exchange will prepare a
                                                                                                         proposed rule change as described in
                                               printing in the Commission’s Public                                                                             quarterly report on the Affiliate Security
                                                                                                         Items I, II, and III below, which Items               (‘‘Quarterly Report’’) for the Exchange’s
                                               Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                                                                         have been prepared by the self-                       Regulatory Oversight Committee
                                               Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                                                                                         regulatory organization. The                          (‘‘ROC’’), and a copy of the Quarterly
                                               business days between the hours of
                                                                                                         Commission is publishing this notice to               Report will be forwarded promptly to
                                               10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
                                                                                                         solicit comments on the proposed rule                 the Securities and Exchange
                                               filing also will be available for
                                                                                                         change from interested persons.                       Commission (‘‘Commission’’); and
                                               inspection and copying at the principal
                                               office of the Exchange. All comments                                                                               • once a year, an independent
                                                                                                         I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                                                                               accounting firm shall review the listing
                                               received will be posted without change.                   Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                                                                                                                               standards for the Affiliate Security to
                                               Persons submitting comments are                           the Proposed Rule Change                              insure that the issuer is in compliance
                                               cautioned that we do not redact or edit                                                                         with the listing requirements (‘‘Annual
                                               personal identifying information from                        The Exchange proposes to amend
                                                                                                         Rule 497(c) regarding the requirements                Report’’), and a copy of the Annual
                                               comment submissions. You should                                                                                 Report shall be forwarded promptly to
                                               submit only information that you wish                     for the listing of securities that are
                                                                                                                                                               the ROC and the Commission.
                                               to make available publicly. All                           issued by the Exchange or any of its
                                                                                                                                                                  The Exchange proposes to amend
                                               submissions should refer to File                          affiliates. The proposed rule change is               Rule 497(c) to remove the requirement
                                               Number SR–NASDAQ–2017–122 and                             available on the Exchange’s Web site at               that copies of the Quarterly and Annual
                                               should be submitted on or before                          www.nyse.com, at the principal office of              Reports be forwarded to the
                                               December 19, 2017.                                        the Exchange, and at the Commission’s                 Commission, by deleting the final
                                                                                                         Public Reference Room.                                sentence of Rule 497(c)(1) and the text
                                                 For the Commission, by the Division of
                                               Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                    ‘‘and the Commission’’ from the end of
                                               authority.7                                               Statement of the Purpose of, and                      Rule 497(c)(2). In addition, because the
                                                                                                         Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                proposed deletions would remove the
                                               Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                                                                                                                                               definition of ‘‘Commission’’ currently in
                                               Assistant Secretary.                                      Change
                                                                                                                                                               Rule 497(c)(1), the Exchange proposes to
                                               [FR Doc. 2017–25693 Filed 11–27–17; 8:45 am]                                                                    add the definition to Rule 497(c)(3).
                                                                                                           In its filing with the Commission, the
                                               BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                    self-regulatory organization included                    No other changes would be made to
                                                                                                         statements concerning the purpose of,                 Rule 497(c), which would continue to
                                                                                                         and basis for, the proposed rule change               require that the Quarterly Report be
                                                                                                         and discussed any comments it received                   4 Pursuant to Rule 497(a), ‘‘Affiliate Security’’
                                                                                                         on the proposed rule change. The text                 means any security issued by an ICE Affiliate or any
                                                                                                         of those statements may be examined at                Exchange-listed option on any such security, with
                                                                                                         the places specified in Item IV below.                the exception of Investment Company Units as
                                                                                                                                                               defined in Para. 703.16 of the Listed Company
                                                                                                         The Exchange has prepared summaries,                  Manual, and ‘‘ICE Affiliate’’ means ICE and any
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                                                                                                         set forth in sections A, B, and C below,              entity that directly or indirectly, through one or
                                                                                                         of the most significant parts of such                 more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or
                                                                                                                                                               is under common control with ICE, where ‘‘control’’
                                                                                                         statements.                                           means that one entity possesses, directly or
                                                                                                                                                               indirectly, voting control of the other entity either
                                                                                                           1 15
                                                                                                                                                               through ownership of capital stock or other equity
                                                                                                                U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                                                                                                                               securities or through majority representation on the
                                                                                                           2 15 U.S.C. 78a.                                    board of directors or other management body of
                                                 7 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                               3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                 such entity.



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation82 FR 56315 

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