Securities and Exchange Commission
- [Release No. 34-102424; File No. SR-ISE-2025-07]
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 February 6, 2025, Nasdaq ISE, LLC (“Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) the proposed rule change as described in Item I below, which Item has been substantially prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange has designated this proposal for immediate effectiveness pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act [3] and Rule 19b-4(f) thereunder.[4] The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend various options rules to: (1) further define a Stop Order and Stop Limit Order at options 3, section 7(d) and (e); (2) amend the treatment of responses in the Facilitation Mechanism in options 3, section 11(b), Solicited Order Mechanism in options 3, section 11(d) and Price Improvement Mechanism (“PIM”) in options 3, section 13 and clarify how multiple responses are treated; (3) add a Cancel-Replacement Complex Order to options 3, section 14(b)(20); (4) describe the application of the Order Price Protection to Stop-Limit Orders at options 3, section 15(a)(1)(A), amend the parameters for the Market Wide Risk Protection at options 3, section 15(a)(1)(C), and amend the Acceptable Trade Range at options 3, section 15(a)(2)(A); (5) remove references to index options on the Nasdaq 100 Reduced Value Index; (6) remove obsolete rule text regarding port fees in options 7, section 7; and (7) make various other non-substantive and technical amendments.
The proposed rule change, including the Exchange's statement of the purpose of, and statutory basis for, the proposed rule change, is available on the Exchange's website at https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/ise/rulefilings and on the Commission's website at https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-ISE-2025-07.
II. 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.[5] Comments may be submitted electronically by using the Commission's internet comment form ( https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/ ( printed page 10025) self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-ISE-2025-07 ) or by sending an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include file number SR-ISE-2025-07 on the subject line. Alternatively, paper comments may be sent to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. All submissions should refer to file number SR-ISE-2025-07. 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 ( https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-ISE-2025-07). Do not include personal identifiable information in submissions; you should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. We may redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted material that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All submissions should refer to file number SR-ISE-2025-07 and should be submitted on or before March 13, 2025.
February 13, 2025.For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.[6]
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.