83_FR_29984 83 FR 29861 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 4702

83 FR 29861 - 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 83, Issue 123 (June 26, 2018)

Page Range29861-29863
FR Document2018-13618

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29861-29863]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13618]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

(Release No. 34-83482; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2018-046)


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

June 20, 2018.
    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 June 8, 2018, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``SEC'' or ``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)(12)(A) so that 
Participants can choose to have their Limit On Close Orders rejected if 
subject to being re-priced when entered between 3:50 p.m. ET and 
immediately prior to 3:55 p.m. ET.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
website 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

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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
    On July 13, 2017, the Exchange filed a proposed rule change to 
enhance the Nasdaq Closing Cross by permitting Participants to submit 
Limit On Close (``LOC'') Orders until immediately prior to 3:55 p.m. ET 
subject to certain conditions, including that such LOC Orders would be 
re-priced in certain situations.\3\ This rule change was approved by 
the Commission on September 8, 2017.\4\ The Exchange now proposes to 
amend Rule 4702(b)(12)(A) so that Participants can choose to have their 
Limit On Close Orders rejected if subject to being re-priced when 
entered between 3:50 p.m. ET and immediately prior to 3:55 p.m. ET.
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81188 (July 21, 
2017), 82 FR 35014 (July 27, 2017) (SR-NASDAQ-2017-061).
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81556 (September 8, 
2017), 82 FR 43264 (September 14, 2017) (SR-NASDAQ-2017-061) 
(Approval Order).
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    A LOC Order is an Order Type entered with a price that may be 
executed only in the Nasdaq Closing Cross, and only if the price 
determined by the Nasdaq Closing Cross is equal to or better than the 
price at which the LOC Order was entered.\5\ Subject to the 
qualifications provided below, LOC Orders may be entered, cancelled, 
and/or modified between 4 a.m. ET and immediately prior to 3:50 p.m. 
ET. Between 3:50 p.m. ET and immediately prior to 3:55 p.m. ET, an LOC 
Order may be entered provided that there is a First Reference Price.\6\ 
Currently, an LOC Order entered between 3:50 p.m. ET and immediately 
prior to 3:55 p.m. ET will be accepted at its limit price, unless its 
limit price is higher (lower) than the First Reference Price for an LOC 
Order to buy (sell), in which case the LOC Order will be re-priced to 
the First Reference Price.\7\
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    \5\ See Rule 4702(b)(12).
    \6\ ``First Reference Price'' is the Current Reference Price in 
the first Order Imbalance Indicator disseminated at or after 3:50 
p.m. ET. See Rule 4754(a)(9). During this time period an LOC Order 
can also be cancelled but not modified, and only if the Participant 
requests that Nasdaq correct a legitimate error in the Order (e.g., 
Side, Size, Symbol, or Price, or duplication of an Order).
    \7\ If the First Reference Price is not at a permissible minimum 
increment, the First Reference Price will be rounded (i) to the 
nearest permitted minimum increment (with midpoint prices being 
rounded up) if there is no imbalance, (ii) up if there is a buy 
imbalance, or (iii) down if there is a sell imbalance.
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    The Exchange now proposes to permit Participants to choose to have 
LOC Orders rejected if subject to being re-priced when entered between 
3:50 p.m. ET and immediately prior to 3:55 p.m. ET. While the Exchange 
believes that accepting LOC Orders after the regular 3:50 p.m. ET 
cutoff enhances price discovery, in order to promote price stability 
during the Nasdaq Closing Cross, the Exchange re-prices these LOC 
Orders if the First Reference price is less aggressive than the Order's 
limit price. Nevertheless, certain Participants may prefer not to have 
LOC Orders re-priced. A re-priced LOC Order would only have priority at 
the less aggressive First Reference Price, and as a result would be 
less likely to receive an execution in the Nasdaq Closing Cross than if 
it had been accepted at its stated limit price. For example, if the 
First Reference Price in ABC is $10, an LOC Order to buy entered at 
3:52 with a stated limit price of $12 would be accepted at $10 today. 
If the Nasdaq Closing Cross is subsequently executed at a price of $11, 
the LOC Order would not participate even though its stated limit price 
indicates a willingness to pay up to $12. Some Participants would 
therefore prefer to have this LOC Order rejected at the outset to avoid 
this possibility when the Nasdaq Closing Cross is ultimately executed. 
Giving the option to have those LOC Orders rejected on entry rather 
than re-priced will give Participants more flexibility with respect to 
how such LOC Orders are handled. Participants that would prefer that 
LOC Orders be accepted to participate in the Nasdaq Closing Cross can 
continue to enter these LOC Orders subject to the current re-pricing 
logic, which will be the default configuration for Participants that 
have not chosen to have these LOC Orders rejected instead.
Implementation
    The Exchange proposes to introduce the change described in this 
proposed rule change in Q3 or Q4 2018. The Exchange will announce the 
implementation date of this change in an Equity Trader Alert issued to 
Participants prior to implementing the change.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act,\8\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act,\9\ 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. 
Specifically, the Exchange believes that the proposed changes will give 
Participants more flexibility with respect to how their LOC Orders are 
handled, to the benefit of Participants and investors.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    While the Exchange permits Participants to submit LOC Orders 
between 3:50 p.m. ET and immediately prior to 3:55 p.m. ET, the 
Exchange re-prices these LOC Orders to the First Reference Price if the 
First Reference price is less aggressive than the Order's limit price. 
As mentioned in the purpose section of this proposed rule change, this 
re-pricing is done to promote stability in the Nasdaq Closing Cross 
price. However, certain Participants may prefer not to have LOC Orders 
re-priced, and instead would like to have these LOC Orders rejected on 
entry instead. The Exchange therefore proposes to facilitate this by 
giving Participants the choice to have LOC Orders handled in this 
manner. The Exchange believes that this is consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest as it allows 
Participants to have more flexibility in how they may achieve their 
trading goals. Specifically, Participants that choose to have an LOC 
Order rejected instead of re-priced could thereafter execute their 
trading interest in a different manner, such as by entering it onto the 
continuous book, rather than waiting for an uncertain execution in the 
Nasdaq Closing Cross where the LOC Order may have a lower priority at 
the re-priced price. Participants that consume and house the First 
Reference Price in their systems can already do this themselves today 
by checking if an LOC Order would be subject to re-pricing (i.e., 
because the limit price is more aggressive than the First Reference 
Price disseminated by the Exchange) prior to entering this interest on 
the Exchange. The Exchange believes, however, that many Participants 
would benefit from the Exchange performing this determination for them, 
and is therefore proposing to do so.

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. The proposed functionality 
would be available to all Participants of the Exchange, who will now 
have the flexibility to choose to have LOC Orders

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rejected on entry in situations where those LOC Orders would otherwise 
be re-priced to the First Reference Price. Although Participants could 
implement this logic themselves, implementing it on the Exchange will 
ensure that it is readily available to all Participants. Furthermore, 
other exchanges are free to offer similar functionality if they so 
desire.

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 \10\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\11\
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \11\ 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 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-2018-046 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-2018-046. 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 website (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 website 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-2018-046 and should be submitted 
on or before July 17, 2018.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                                minimize operational disruptions to a                   IV. Solicitation of Comments                             For the Commission, pursuant to delegated
                                                dealer.                                                                                                        authority.34
                                                  Lastly, under the proposed rule                         Interested persons are invited to                    Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                                change, allowing associated persons that                submit written data, views, and                        Assistant Secretary.
                                                volunteer for or are called into active                 arguments concerning the foregoing,                    [FR Doc. 2018–13619 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am]
                                                U.S. military service to be placed in an                including whether the proposed rule                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                inactive status allows for regulatory                   change is consistent with the Act.
                                                consistency and promotes the public                     Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                interest.                                               the following methods:                                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                                                                              COMMISSION
                                                                                                        Electronic Comments
                                                Statement on Burden on Competition                                                                             (Release No. 34–83482; File No. SR–
                                                                                                          • Use the Commission’s internet                      NASDAQ–2018–046)
                                                   The MSRB does not believe that the
                                                                                                        comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                proposed rule change will result in any                                                                        Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
                                                burden on competition that is not                       rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                                                                                                                               Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of
                                                necessary or appropriate in furtherance                   • Send an email to rule-comments@
                                                                                                                                                               Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
                                                of the purposes of the Act. The                         sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
                                                                                                                                                               Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule
                                                proposed rule change reflects the                       MSRB–2018–04 on the subject line.                      4702
                                                MSRB’s belief that its registration
                                                requirements should be generally                        Paper Comments                                         June 20, 2018.
                                                harmonized with FINRA’s consolidated                      • Send paper comments in triplicate                     Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                rule change for purposes of regulatory                  to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                                efficiency and that such changes do not                 Commission, 100 F Street NE,                           (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                attach additional burdens on dealers,                   Washington, DC 20549.                                  notice is hereby given that on June 8,
                                                and as applicable, municipal advisors.                                                                         2018, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
                                                In addition, the MSRB’s restructuring of                All submissions should refer to File                   (‘‘Nasdaq’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
                                                its qualification examination program to                Number SR–MSRB–2018–04. This file                      Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                better align with the functions and                     number should be included on the                       (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed
                                                associated tasks currently performed by                 subject line if email is used. To help the             rule change as described in Items I and
                                                a municipal securities representative                   Commission process and review your                     II below, which Items have been
                                                makes for a more effective qualification                comments more efficiently, please use                  prepared by the Exchange. The
                                                examination.                                            only one method. The Commission will                   Commission is publishing this notice to
                                                C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       post all comments on the Commission’s                  solicit comments on the proposed rule
                                                Statement on Comments on the                            internet website (http://www.sec.gov/                  change from interested persons.
                                                Proposed Rule Change Received From                      rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                        I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                Members, Participants, or Others                        submission, all subsequent                             Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                                                                        amendments, all written statements                     the Proposed Rule Change
                                                  The Board did not solicit comment on
                                                the proposed change. Therefore, there                   with respect to the proposed rule
                                                                                                                                                                  The Exchange proposes to amend
                                                are no comments on the proposed rule                    change that are filed with the                         Rule 4702(b)(12)(A) so that Participants
                                                change received from members,                           Commission, and all written                            can choose to have their Limit On Close
                                                participants or others.                                 communications relating to the                         Orders rejected if subject to being re-
                                                                                                        proposed rule change between the                       priced when entered between 3:50 p.m.
                                                III. Date of Effectiveness of the                       Commission and any person, other than
                                                Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                                                                            ET and immediately prior to 3:55 p.m.
                                                                                                        those that may be withheld from the                    ET.
                                                Commission Action                                       public in accordance with the                             The text of the proposed rule change
                                                   Because the foregoing proposed rule                  provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                    is available on the Exchange’s website at
                                                change does not: (i) Significantly affect               available for website viewing and                      http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com, at the
                                                the protection of investors or the public               printing in the Commission’s Public                    principal office of the Exchange, and at
                                                interest; (ii) impose any significant                   Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,                       the Commission’s Public Reference
                                                burden on competition; and (iii) become                 Washington, DC 20549 on official                       Room.
                                                operative for 30 days from the date on                  business days between the hours of
                                                which it was filed, or such shorter time                                                                       II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                        10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                 Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                as the Commission may designate, it has                 filing also will be available for
                                                become effective pursuant to Section                                                                           Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                                                                        inspection and copying at the principal                Change
                                                19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 32 and Rule 19b–                 office of the MSRB. All comments
                                                4(f)(6) thereunder.33                                                                                             In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                                                                        received will be posted without change.
                                                   At any time within 60 days of the                                                                           Exchange included statements
                                                filing of the proposed rule change, the                 Persons submitting comments are
                                                                                                                                                               concerning the purpose of and basis for
                                                Commission summarily may                                cautioned that we do not redact or edit
                                                                                                                                                               the proposed rule change and discussed
                                                temporarily suspend such rule change if                 personal identifying information from                  any comments it received on the
                                                                                                        comment submissions. You should
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                                                it appears to the Commission that such                                                                         proposed rule change. The text of these
                                                action is necessary or appropriate in the               submit only information that you wish                  statements may be examined at the
                                                public interest, for the protection of                  to make available publicly. All                        places specified in Item IV below. The
                                                investors, or otherwise in furtherance of               submissions should refer to File                       Exchange has prepared summaries, set
                                                the purposes of the Act.                                Number SR–MSRB–2018–04 and should
                                                                                                        be submitted on or before July 17, 2018.                 34 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                  32 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                                                                                     1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                  33 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).                                                                                     2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.




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                                                forth in sections A, B, and C below, of                      The Exchange now proposes to permit                  perfect the mechanism of a free and
                                                the most significant aspects of such                      Participants to choose to have LOC                      open market and a national market
                                                statements.                                               Orders rejected if subject to being re-                 system, and, in general to protect
                                                                                                          priced when entered between 3:50 p.m.                   investors and the public interest.
                                                A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                          ET and immediately prior to 3:55 p.m.                   Specifically, the Exchange believes that
                                                Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                                                                          ET. While the Exchange believes that                    the proposed changes will give
                                                Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                                                                          accepting LOC Orders after the regular                  Participants more flexibility with
                                                Change
                                                                                                          3:50 p.m. ET cutoff enhances price                      respect to how their LOC Orders are
                                                1. Purpose                                                discovery, in order to promote price                    handled, to the benefit of Participants
                                                   On July 13, 2017, the Exchange filed                   stability during the Nasdaq Closing                     and investors.
                                                a proposed rule change to enhance the                     Cross, the Exchange re-prices these LOC                    While the Exchange permits
                                                Nasdaq Closing Cross by permitting                        Orders if the First Reference price is less             Participants to submit LOC Orders
                                                Participants to submit Limit On Close                     aggressive than the Order’s limit price.                between 3:50 p.m. ET and immediately
                                                (‘‘LOC’’) Orders until immediately prior                  Nevertheless, certain Participants may                  prior to 3:55 p.m. ET, the Exchange re-
                                                to 3:55 p.m. ET subject to certain                        prefer not to have LOC Orders re-priced.                prices these LOC Orders to the First
                                                conditions, including that such LOC                       A re-priced LOC Order would only have                   Reference Price if the First Reference
                                                Orders would be re-priced in certain                      priority at the less aggressive First                   price is less aggressive than the Order’s
                                                situations.3 This rule change was                         Reference Price, and as a result would                  limit price. As mentioned in the
                                                approved by the Commission on                             be less likely to receive an execution in               purpose section of this proposed rule
                                                September 8, 2017.4 The Exchange now                      the Nasdaq Closing Cross than if it had                 change, this re-pricing is done to
                                                proposes to amend Rule 4702(b)(12)(A)                     been accepted at its stated limit price.                promote stability in the Nasdaq Closing
                                                so that Participants can choose to have                   For example, if the First Reference Price               Cross price. However, certain
                                                their Limit On Close Orders rejected if                   in ABC is $10, an LOC Order to buy                      Participants may prefer not to have LOC
                                                subject to being re-priced when entered                   entered at 3:52 with a stated limit price               Orders re-priced, and instead would like
                                                between 3:50 p.m. ET and immediately                      of $12 would be accepted at $10 today.                  to have these LOC Orders rejected on
                                                prior to 3:55 p.m. ET.                                    If the Nasdaq Closing Cross is                          entry instead. The Exchange therefore
                                                   A LOC Order is an Order Type                           subsequently executed at a price of $11,                proposes to facilitate this by giving
                                                entered with a price that may be                          the LOC Order would not participate                     Participants the choice to have LOC
                                                executed only in the Nasdaq Closing                       even though its stated limit price                      Orders handled in this manner. The
                                                Cross, and only if the price determined                   indicates a willingness to pay up to $12.               Exchange believes that this is consistent
                                                by the Nasdaq Closing Cross is equal to                   Some Participants would therefore                       with the protection of investors and the
                                                or better than the price at which the                     prefer to have this LOC Order rejected                  public interest as it allows Participants
                                                LOC Order was entered.5 Subject to the                    at the outset to avoid this possibility                 to have more flexibility in how they
                                                                                                          when the Nasdaq Closing Cross is                        may achieve their trading goals.
                                                qualifications provided below, LOC
                                                                                                          ultimately executed. Giving the option                  Specifically, Participants that choose to
                                                Orders may be entered, cancelled, and/
                                                                                                          to have those LOC Orders rejected on                    have an LOC Order rejected instead of
                                                or modified between 4 a.m. ET and
                                                                                                          entry rather than re-priced will give                   re-priced could thereafter execute their
                                                immediately prior to 3:50 p.m. ET.
                                                                                                          Participants more flexibility with                      trading interest in a different manner,
                                                Between 3:50 p.m. ET and immediately
                                                                                                          respect to how such LOC Orders are                      such as by entering it onto the
                                                prior to 3:55 p.m. ET, an LOC Order
                                                                                                          handled. Participants that would prefer                 continuous book, rather than waiting for
                                                may be entered provided that there is a
                                                                                                          that LOC Orders be accepted to                          an uncertain execution in the Nasdaq
                                                First Reference Price.6 Currently, an
                                                                                                          participate in the Nasdaq Closing Cross                 Closing Cross where the LOC Order may
                                                LOC Order entered between 3:50 p.m.
                                                                                                          can continue to enter these LOC Orders                  have a lower priority at the re-priced
                                                ET and immediately prior to 3:55 p.m.                                                                             price. Participants that consume and
                                                ET will be accepted at its limit price,                   subject to the current re-pricing logic,
                                                                                                          which will be the default configuration                 house the First Reference Price in their
                                                unless its limit price is higher (lower)                                                                          systems can already do this themselves
                                                than the First Reference Price for an                     for Participants that have not chosen to
                                                                                                          have these LOC Orders rejected instead.                 today by checking if an LOC Order
                                                LOC Order to buy (sell), in which case                                                                            would be subject to re-pricing (i.e.,
                                                the LOC Order will be re-priced to the                    Implementation                                          because the limit price is more
                                                First Reference Price.7                                                                                           aggressive than the First Reference Price
                                                                                                            The Exchange proposes to introduce
                                                   3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81188
                                                                                                          the change described in this proposed                   disseminated by the Exchange) prior to
                                                (July 21, 2017), 82 FR 35014 (July 27, 2017) (SR–         rule change in Q3 or Q4 2018. The                       entering this interest on the Exchange.
                                                NASDAQ–2017–061).                                         Exchange will announce the                              The Exchange believes, however, that
                                                   4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81556
                                                                                                          implementation date of this change in                   many Participants would benefit from
                                                (September 8, 2017), 82 FR 43264 (September 14,           an Equity Trader Alert issued to                        the Exchange performing this
                                                2017) (SR–NASDAQ–2017–061) (Approval Order).                                                                      determination for them, and is therefore
                                                   5 See Rule 4702(b)(12).
                                                                                                          Participants prior to implementing the
                                                   6 ‘‘First Reference Price’’ is the Current Reference   change.                                                 proposing to do so.
                                                Price in the first Order Imbalance Indicator              2. Statutory Basis                                      B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                disseminated at or after 3:50 p.m. ET. See Rule
                                                                                                                                                                  Statement on Burden on Competition
                                                4754(a)(9). During this time period an LOC Order             The Exchange believes that its
                                                can also be cancelled but not modified, and only          proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)                   The Exchange does not believe that
                                                if the Participant requests that Nasdaq correct a                                                                 the proposed rule change will impose
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                                                legitimate error in the Order (e.g., Side, Size,          of the Act,8 in general, and furthers the
                                                Symbol, or Price, or duplication of an Order).            objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,9              any burden on competition not
                                                   7 If the First Reference Price is not at a             in particular, in that it is designed to                necessary or appropriate in furtherance
                                                permissible minimum increment, the First                  promote just and equitable principles of                of the purposes of the Act. The
                                                Reference Price will be rounded (i) to the nearest                                                                proposed functionality would be
                                                permitted minimum increment (with midpoint
                                                                                                          trade, to remove impediments to and
                                                prices being rounded up) if there is no imbalance,
                                                                                                                                                                  available to all Participants of the
                                                (ii) up if there is a buy imbalance, or (iii) down if      8 15   U.S.C. 78f(b).                                  Exchange, who will now have the
                                                there is a sell imbalance.                                 9 15   U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                               flexibility to choose to have LOC Orders


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                                                rejected on entry in situations where                       • Send an email to rule-comments@                     DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                                                those LOC Orders would otherwise be                       sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
                                                                                                                                                                  [Public Notice 10451]
                                                re-priced to the First Reference Price.                   NASDAQ–2018–046 on the subject line.
                                                Although Participants could implement                                                                             60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
                                                this logic themselves, implementing it                    Paper Comments
                                                                                                                                                                  Collection: Petition To Classify Special
                                                on the Exchange will ensure that it is                      • Send paper comments in triplicate                   Immigrant Under INA 203(b)(4) as
                                                readily available to all Participants.                    to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                   Employee or Former Employee of the
                                                Furthermore, other exchanges are free to                                                                          U.S. Government Abroad
                                                                                                          Commission, 100 F Street NE,
                                                offer similar functionality if they so
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                                desire.                                                                                                                 Notice of request for public
                                                                                                                                                                  ACTION:
                                                                                                          All submissions should refer to File                    comment.
                                                C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                Statement on Comments on the                              Number SR–NASDAQ–2018–046. This
                                                                                                          file number should be included on the                   SUMMARY:    The Department of State is
                                                Proposed Rule Change Received From                                                                                seeking Office of Management and
                                                Members, Participants, or Others                          subject line if email is used. To help the
                                                                                                                                                                  Budget (OMB) approval for the
                                                                                                          Commission process and review your
                                                  No written comments were either                                                                                 information collection described below.
                                                                                                          comments more efficiently, please use
                                                solicited or received.                                                                                            In accordance with the Paperwork
                                                                                                          only one method. The Commission will
                                                                                                                                                                  Reduction Act of 1995, we are
                                                III. Date of Effectiveness of the                         post all comments on the Commission’s                   requesting comments on this collection
                                                Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                       internet website (http://www.sec.gov/                   from all interested individuals and
                                                Commission Action                                         rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                         organizations. The purpose of this
                                                                                                          submission, all subsequent                              notice is to allow 60 days for public
                                                   Because the foregoing proposed rule
                                                change does not: (i) Significantly affect                 amendments, all written statements                      comment preceding submission of the
                                                the protection of investors or the public                 with respect to the proposed rule                       collection to OMB.
                                                interest; (ii) impose any significant                     change that are filed with the                          DATES: The Department will accept
                                                burden on competition; and (iii) become                   Commission, and all written                             comments from the public up to August
                                                operative for 30 days from the date on                    communications relating to the                          27, 2018.
                                                which it was filed, or such shorter time                  proposed rule change between the                        ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                as the Commission may designate, it has                   Commission and any person, other than                   by any of the following methods:
                                                become effective pursuant to Section                      those that may be withheld from the                        • Web: Persons with access to the
                                                19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 10 and Rule 19b–                   public in accordance with the                           internet may comment on this notice by
                                                4(f)(6) thereunder.11                                     provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                     going to www.Regulations.gov. You can
                                                   At any time within 60 days of the                      available for website viewing and                       search for the document by entering
                                                filing of the proposed rule change, the                   printing in the Commission’s Public                     ‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2018–0026’’ in
                                                Commission summarily may                                  Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,                        the Search field. Then click the
                                                temporarily suspend such rule change if                   Washington, DC 20549, on official                       ‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
                                                it appears to the Commission that such                    business days between the hours of                      the comment form.
                                                action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in                10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                     • Email: PRA_BurdenComments@
                                                the public interest; (ii) for the protection              filing also will be available for                       state.gov.
                                                of investors; or (iii) otherwise in                       inspection and copying at the principal                    You must include the DS form
                                                furtherance of the purposes of the Act.                   office of the Exchange. All comments                    number (if applicable), information
                                                If the Commission takes such action, the                                                                          collection title, and the OMB control
                                                                                                          received will be posted without change.
                                                Commission shall institute proceedings                                                                            number in any correspondence.
                                                                                                          Persons submitting comments are
                                                to determine whether the proposed rule                    cautioned that we do not redact or edit                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                should be approved or disapproved.                                                                                   • Title of Information Collection:
                                                                                                          personal identifying information from
                                                                                                                                                                  Petition to Classify Special Immigrant
                                                IV. Solicitation of Comments                              comment submissions. You should
                                                                                                                                                                  Under INA 203(b)(4) as Employee or
                                                  Interested persons are invited to                       submit only information that you wish                   Former Employee of the U.S.
                                                submit written data, views, and                           to make available publicly. All                         Government Abroad.
                                                arguments concerning the foregoing,                       submissions should refer to File                           • OMB Control Number: 1405–0082.
                                                including whether the proposed rule                       Number SR–NASDAQ–2018–046 and                              • Type of Request: Extension of a
                                                change is consistent with the Act.                        should be submitted on or before July                   Currently Approved Collection.
                                                Comments may be submitted by any of                       17, 2018.                                                  • Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
                                                the following methods:                                      For the Commission, by the Division of                   • Form Number: DS–1884.
                                                                                                          Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                                                                                                                                     • Respondents: Aliens petitioning for
                                                Electronic Comments                                                                                               immigrant visas under INA 203(b)(4) as
                                                                                                          authority.12
                                                  • Use the Commission’s internet                                                                                 a special immigrant described in INA
                                                                                                          Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                                comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                                                                                 section 101(a)(27)(D).
                                                rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                                                                          Assistant Secretary.                                       • Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2018–13618 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am]             75.
                                                  10 15                                                   BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                     • Estimated Number of Responses:
                                                         U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
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                                                  11 17  CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
                                                                                                                                                                  75.
                                                4(f)(6)(iii) requires a self-regulatory organization to                                                              • Average Time per Response: 10
                                                give the Commission written notice of its intent to                                                               minutes.
                                                file the proposed rule change, along with a brief                                                                    • Total Estimated Burden Time: 12.5
                                                description and text of the proposed rule change,                                                                 hours.
                                                at least five business days prior to the date of filing
                                                of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time                                                                    • Frequency: Once per petition.
                                                as designated by the Commission. The Exchange                                                                        • Obligation to Respond: Required to
                                                has satisfied this requirement.                             12 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                          Obtain or Retain a Benefit.


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FR Citation83 FR 29861 

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