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licenses in 2010 or is ineligible to
purchase trading licenses thereafter may
purchase trading licenses (to the extent
there are available unsold licenses) at
such time as it is no longer three months
in arrears in its payments.
III. Discussion and Commission
Findings
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The Commission finds that the
proposed rule change is consistent with
the requirements of the Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to a national securities
exchange 7 and, in particular, the
requirements of Sections 6(b)(4), 6(b)(5)
and 6(b)(7) of the Act.8 Section 6(b)(4)
of the Act 9 requires that the rules of the
exchange provide for the equitable
allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and
other charges among its members and
issuers and other persons using its
facilities. Section 6(b)(5) of the Act 10
requires, among other things, that the
rules of a national securities exchange
are not designed to permit unfair
discrimination between customers,
issuers, brokers or dealers. Section
6(b)(7) of the Act 11 requires, among
other things, that the exchange’s rules
provide fair procedures for prohibiting
or limiting any person with respect to
access to services offered by the
exchange or member thereof.
The Commission believes that the
proposal is consistent with Section
6(b)(4) of the Act 12 in that it provides
for an equitable allocation of fees among
member organizations. The Exchange
represents that it relies in part on the
revenues from trading license fees to
pay for the maintenance of the trading
floor and to fund its trading floor
regulatory activities. The trading license
fees and rules limiting the number of
trading licenses that may be initially
applied for are the same for all member
organizations, and member
organizations would be denied trading
floor privileges only if they have not
paid the trading license fee for several
months. The Commission notes that the
proposal may encourage member
organizations to pay their bills more
promptly and thereby enable the
Exchange to avoid imposing the cost of
the nonpayment by a small number of
member organizations on the majority of
7 In approving this proposed rule change, the
Commission has considered the proposed rule’s
impact on efficiency, competition, and capital
formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4); 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5); 15 U.S.C.
78f(b)(7).
9 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
10 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(7).
12 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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other member organizations that
routinely pay on time.
The Commission also believes that the
proposal is consistent with Sections
6(b)(5) and 6(b)(7) of the Act. The
Commission notes that the new
procedures specify procedures to
provide notice to member organizations
of a pending denial or revocation. In
addition, member organizations receive
monthly trading license bills that reflect
unpaid balances from previous periods.
The Exchange has also represented that
it would distribute an Information
Memorandum to its member
organizations to inform them of the
proposed rule change.13 Thereafter, the
procedures provide that, one calendar
month prior to the Expiration Date, the
Exchange will notify each applicable
member organization that is currently
two months or more in arrears in paying
monthly installments of the trading
license fee payable in respect of any
previously purchased trading license of
the amount of then overdue trading
license installment payments and the
possibility of denial of renewal or
revocation of the trading license on the
Expiration Date. The notice must
include a description of the appeal
process.
The Commission also notes that the
proposal clarifies the scope of the
Exchange’s review on appeal and sets
forth specific time frames for scheduling
and conducting an appeal of a pending
denial or revocation. If the member
organization believes the Exchange’s
records are incorrect, the member
organization must submit a written
appeal within five business days of
receipt of the Exchange’s notice,
providing an explanation as to why it
believes the Exchange’s records are
incorrect, and providing copies of any
relevant documentation. In addition, the
Exchange must provide a final
determination in writing in response to
any such appeal no later than 15
calendar days prior to the effective date
of the potential denial of renewal or
revocation of the applicable trading
license. If the Exchange denies the
appeal, its written final determination
must specifically address the arguments
made by the member organization in its
submission. The written determination
shall be final and conclusive action by
the Exchange. In addition, the Exchange
13 The first such notice will be sent to member
organizations that are two months or more in
arrears as of the end of February 2010. See e-mail
from John Carey, Chief Counsel—U.S. Equities,
NYSE Euronext LLC, to David Liu, Assistant
Director, and Leigh W. Duffy, Attorney-Adviser,
Division of Trading and Markets, Commission,
dated January 25, 2010.
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has required a written record of any
proceedings.
For these reasons, the Commission
finds that the proposed rule change is
consistent with the requirements of the
Act.14
IV. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,15 that the
proposed rule change (SR–NYSE–2010–
03) is hereby approved.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.16
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34–61648; File No. SR–FINRA–
2010–009]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Provide Additional
Relief Relating to Certain FINRA/
Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility and
OTC Reporting Facility Fees
March 4, 2010.
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 March 1,
2010, Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed
rule change as described in Items I, II
and III below, which Items have been
prepared by FINRA. FINRA has
designated the proposed rule change as
‘‘establishing or changing a due, fee or
other charge’’ under Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(2) thereunder,4 which renders the
proposal effective upon receipt of this
filing by the Commission. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
14 15
U.S.C. 78f.
U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
16 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
15 15
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
FINRA is proposing to waive and
issue a credit for fees that were charged
to FINRA members under FINRA Rules
7620A and 7710 for the submission of
‘‘as/of’’ trade reports to the FINRA/
Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility
(‘‘FINRA/Nasdaq TRF’’) and the OTC
Reporting Facility (‘‘ORF’’), respectively,
for trades executed on eight days in the
months of August and September 2009.
The relief proposed herein is in addition
to the fee relief provided under SR–
FINRA–2009–088. The proposed rule
change does not require amendments to
any FINRA rules.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission,
FINRA 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. FINRA has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
Pursuant to FINRA Rules 7620A and
7710, members are charged fees for
trade reporting to the FINRA/Nasdaq
TRF and ORF, respectively, and the fee
for the submission of late trade reports,
including ‘‘as/of’’ reports, is higher than
the fee for the submission of timely
trade reports. ‘‘As/of’’ reports are reports
of trades that were executed on a date
prior to the date they were reported.
During the months of August and
September 2009, various Automated
Confirmation Transaction Service
(‘‘ACT’’) technology issues impacted
trade reporting to the FINRA/Nasdaq
TRF and the ORF for a period of eight
days: August 3, August 4, August 5,
August 17, August 21, September 16,
September 25 and September 28. Due to
the ACT technology issues, members
were unable to report trades on trade
date and thus incurred higher than
normal reporting charges due to the
higher number of ‘‘as/of’’ reports that
they were compelled to submit.
On December 7, 2009, FINRA filed
proposed rule change SR–FINRA–2009–
088, and on December 17, 2009, the SEC
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published notice of filing and
immediate effectiveness of SR–FINRA–
2009–088 in the Federal Register.5 In
that filing, FINRA proposed to waive the
fees for ‘‘as/of’’ trade reports submitted
on the following days in 2009: August
4, August 5, August 6, August 18,
August 24, September 17, September 28
and September 29. These dates are the
next business day (T+1) following the
days on which the ACT technology
issues occurred. The relief proposed in
SR–FINRA–2009–088 was based on the
assumption that members that were
unable to report on trade date due to
ACT technology issues reported the
trades on the following business day
(T+1).
Subsequent to publication of notice in
the Federal Register, however, FINRA
obtained additional information from
Nasdaq, the FINRA/Nasdaq TRF
‘‘Business Member’’ and ACT technology
provider, and it was determined that the
scope of the relief provided under SR–
FINRA–2009–088 is too narrow. Some
members that were unable to report on
trade date did not, in fact, report on the
following business day (T+1), but
reported two (or perhaps more) days
after trade date (T+2 or later). The relief
provided under SR–FINRA–2009–088
does not reach these members.
Accordingly, FINRA is proposing to
waive the fees for all ‘‘as/of’’ trade
reports submitted on T+2 or later to the
FINRA/Nasdaq TRF and ORF that have
a trade execution date of August 3,
August 4, August 5, August 17, August
21, September 16, September 25 and
September 28, 2009 (i.e., the dates on
which the ACT technology issues
occurred). The proposed relief will
apply to fees for ‘‘as/of’’ trade reports
submitted through December 31, 2009.
Members will be issued a credit for the
fees on a future invoice.6
The proposed relief is in addition to
the relief provided in SR–FINRA–2009–
088 for fees charged on ‘‘as/of’’ trade
reports submitted on T+1. FINRA
believes that such additional relief is
appropriate in order to make all
members whole, since the higher
charges were the result of an ACT
technology issue and not the fault of the
member.
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61160
(December 14, 2009), 74 FR 67284 (December 18,
2009) (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness
of SR–FINRA–2009–088).
6 FINRA notes that a similar proposal to waive
and issue a credit for certain cancel fees was the
subject of a filing by NASDAQ OMX PHLX, Inc. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60853 (October
21, 2009), 74 FR 55594 (October 28, 2009) (Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of File No.
SR–PHLX–2009–89).
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FINRA has filed the proposed rule
change for immediate effectiveness. The
operative date will be the date of filing.
2. Statutory Basis
FINRA believes that the proposed rule
change is consistent with the provisions
of Section 15A(b)(5) of the Act,7 which
requires, among other things, that
FINRA rules provide for the equitable
allocation of reasonable dues, fees and
other charges among members and
issuers and other persons using any
facility or system that FINRA operates
or controls. FINRA believes that the
proposed waiver and credit of the ‘‘as/
of’’ reporting fees is fair and equitable in
that it will apply uniformly to all FINRA
members that submitted ‘‘as/of’’ trade
reports to the FINRA/Nasdaq TRF and
ORF for trades with the designated trade
dates.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
FINRA 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.
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
The foregoing rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 8 and paragraph
(f)(2) of Rule 19b–4 thereunder.9 At any
time within 60 days of the filing of the
proposed rule change, the Commission
may summarily abrogate such rule
change if it appears to the Commission
that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for
the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the
Act.
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:
7 15
U.S.C. 78o–3(b)(5).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
9 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
8 15
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Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–FINRA–2010–009 on the
subject line.
Paper Comments
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• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–61643; File No. SR–
NYSEAmex–2010–16]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
Amex LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Deleting Rules 993NY
and 945
March 3, 2010.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that, on February
24, 2010, NYSE Amex LLC (‘‘NYSE
Amex’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
All submissions should refer to File
Securities and Exchange Commission
Number SR–FINRA–2010–009. This file (the ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
number should be included on the
change as described in Items I, II, and
subject line if e-mail is used. To help the III below, which Items have been
Commission process and review your
prepared by the self-regulatory
comments more efficiently, please use
organization. The Commission is
only one method. The Commission will publishing this notice to solicit
post all comments on the Commission’s comments on the proposed rule change
Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
from interested persons.
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
submission, all subsequent
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
amendments, all written statements
the Proposed Rule Change
with respect to the proposed rule
The Exchange proposes to delete
change that are filed with the
Rules 993NY and 945, which governed
Commission, and all written
processing of orders received through
communications relating to the
the OCC Hub. The text of the proposed
proposed rule change between the
rule change is available on NYSE
Commission and any person, other than Amex’s Web site at https://
those that may be withheld from the
www.nyse.com, on the Commission’s
public in accordance with the
Web site at https://www.sec.gov, at NYSE
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
Amex, and at the Commission’s Public
available for Web site viewing and
Reference Room.
printing in the Commission’s Public
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Washington, DC 20549, on official
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
business days between the hours of 10
Change
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing
In its filing with the Commission, the
also will be available for inspection and
self-regulatory organization included
copying at the principal office of
statements concerning the purpose of,
FINRA. All comments received will be
posted without change; the Commission and basis for, the proposed rule change
and discussed any comments it received
does not edit personal identifying
on the proposed rule change. The text
information from submissions. You
of those statements may be examined at
should submit only information that
the places specified in Item IV below.
you wish to make publicly available. All
The Exchange has prepared summaries,
submissions should refer to File
set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
Number SR–FINRA–2010–009 and
of the most significant parts of such
should be submitted on or before April
statements.
1, 2010.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
For the Commission, by the Division of
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
authority.10
Change
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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1. Purpose
The purpose of this filing is to delete
outdated rules related to the receipt,
1 15
10 17
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execution, and reporting of Principal
(‘‘P’’) and Principal Acting as Agent (‘‘P/
A’’) entered to the Exchange through the
order routing hub developed by the
Options Clearing Corporation (‘‘OCC
Hub’’). The affected Rules are NYSE
Amex Rule 993NY—Temporary Rule
Governing P and P/A orders, and Rule
945 Liability for the Options Intermarket
Linkage.
At the time of approval of the Options
Order Protection and Locked/Crossed
Market Plan (‘‘New Plan’’) and the
simultaneous withdrawal of the
Exchange from the Plan for the Purpose
of Creating and Operating an
Intermarket Options Linkage (‘‘Old
Plan’’), the Exchange also filed and
received approval for rules
implementing the New Plan.3 Certain
Participants to the New Plan did not
have technology in place to take full
advantage of the New Plan, and
remained dependent on the OCC Hub to
route orders to markets at the NBBO.
The Exchange was aware that such
dependence might occur, and included
a Temporary Rule Governing P and P/
A Orders as part of the implementing
rules for the New Plan.
Additionally, because the OCC Hub
remained connected to the Exchange,
Rule 945, Liability for the Options
Intermarket Linkage, was not eliminated
with the other rules related to the Old
Plan.
All of the Participant Exchanges have
now migrated off the OCC Hub;
consequently the rules related to the
OCC Hub and the Old Plan are no longer
necessary.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes the proposed
rule change is consistent with Section
6(b) 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ‘‘Act’’), in general, and furthers
the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) 5 in
particular in that it is designed to
promote just and equitable principles of
trade, to prevent fraudulent and
manipulative acts, to remove
impediments to and to perfect the
mechanism for a free and open market
and a national market system and, in
general, to protect investors and the
public interest, as the rules are now
obsolete and should be removed from
the rule set.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change will impose
3 Exchange Act Release No. 60526 (August 18,
2009) (NYSEAmex–2009–19) 74 FR 43185 (August
26, 2009).
4 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-61648; File No. SR-FINRA-2010-009]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change To Provide Additional Relief Relating to Certain
FINRA/Nasdaq Trade Reporting Facility and OTC Reporting Facility Fees
March 4, 2010.
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 March 1, 2010, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC''
or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II
and III below, which Items have been prepared by FINRA. FINRA has
designated the proposed rule change as ``establishing or changing a
due, fee or other charge'' under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \3\
and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposal
effective upon receipt of this filing by the Commission. 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.
\3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
FINRA is proposing to waive and issue a credit for fees that were
charged to FINRA members under FINRA Rules 7620A and 7710 for the
submission of ``as/of'' trade reports to the FINRA/Nasdaq Trade
Reporting Facility (``FINRA/Nasdaq TRF'') and the OTC Reporting
Facility (``ORF''), respectively, for trades executed on eight days in
the months of August and September 2009. The relief proposed herein is
in addition to the fee relief provided under SR-FINRA-2009-088. The
proposed rule change does not require amendments to any FINRA rules.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, FINRA 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. FINRA 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
Pursuant to FINRA Rules 7620A and 7710, members are charged fees
for trade reporting to the FINRA/Nasdaq TRF and ORF, respectively, and
the fee for the submission of late trade reports, including ``as/of''
reports, is higher than the fee for the submission of timely trade
reports. ``As/of'' reports are reports of trades that were executed on
a date prior to the date they were reported.
During the months of August and September 2009, various Automated
Confirmation Transaction Service (``ACT'') technology issues impacted
trade reporting to the FINRA/Nasdaq TRF and the ORF for a period of
eight days: August 3, August 4, August 5, August 17, August 21,
September 16, September 25 and September 28. Due to the ACT technology
issues, members were unable to report trades on trade date and thus
incurred higher than normal reporting charges due to the higher number
of ``as/of'' reports that they were compelled to submit.
On December 7, 2009, FINRA filed proposed rule change SR-FINRA-
2009-088, and on December 17, 2009, the SEC published notice of filing
and immediate effectiveness of SR-FINRA-2009-088 in the Federal
Register.\5\ In that filing, FINRA proposed to waive the fees for ``as/
of'' trade reports submitted on the following days in 2009: August 4,
August 5, August 6, August 18, August 24, September 17, September 28
and September 29. These dates are the next business day (T+1) following
the days on which the ACT technology issues occurred. The relief
proposed in SR-FINRA-2009-088 was based on the assumption that members
that were unable to report on trade date due to ACT technology issues
reported the trades on the following business day (T+1).
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\5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61160 (December 14,
2009), 74 FR 67284 (December 18, 2009) (Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of SR-FINRA-2009-088).
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Subsequent to publication of notice in the Federal Register,
however, FINRA obtained additional information from Nasdaq, the FINRA/
Nasdaq TRF ``Business Member'' and ACT technology provider, and it was
determined that the scope of the relief provided under SR-FINRA-2009-
088 is too narrow. Some members that were unable to report on trade
date did not, in fact, report on the following business day (T+1), but
reported two (or perhaps more) days after trade date (T+2 or later).
The relief provided under SR-FINRA-2009-088 does not reach these
members.
Accordingly, FINRA is proposing to waive the fees for all ``as/of''
trade reports submitted on T+2 or later to the FINRA/Nasdaq TRF and ORF
that have a trade execution date of August 3, August 4, August 5,
August 17, August 21, September 16, September 25 and September 28, 2009
(i.e., the dates on which the ACT technology issues occurred). The
proposed relief will apply to fees for ``as/of'' trade reports
submitted through December 31, 2009. Members will be issued a credit
for the fees on a future invoice.\6\
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\6\ FINRA notes that a similar proposal to waive and issue a
credit for certain cancel fees was the subject of a filing by NASDAQ
OMX PHLX, Inc. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60853
(October 21, 2009), 74 FR 55594 (October 28, 2009) (Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of File No. SR-PHLX-2009-89).
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The proposed relief is in addition to the relief provided in SR-
FINRA-2009-088 for fees charged on ``as/of'' trade reports submitted on
T+1. FINRA believes that such additional relief is appropriate in order
to make all members whole, since the higher charges were the result of
an ACT technology issue and not the fault of the member.
FINRA has filed the proposed rule change for immediate
effectiveness. The operative date will be the date of filing.
2. Statutory Basis
FINRA believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of Section 15A(b)(5) of the Act,\7\ which requires, among
other things, that FINRA rules provide for the equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees and other charges among members and issuers and
other persons using any facility or system that FINRA operates or
controls. FINRA believes that the proposed waiver and credit of the
``as/of'' reporting fees is fair and equitable in that it will apply
uniformly to all FINRA members that submitted ``as/of'' trade reports
to the FINRA/Nasdaq TRF and ORF for trades with the designated trade
dates.
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\7\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
FINRA 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.
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
The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \8\ and paragraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-4
thereunder.\9\ At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed
rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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\8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
\9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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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:
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Electronic Comments
Use the Commission's Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File Number SR-FINRA-2010-009 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-FINRA-2010-009. This
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 (https://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 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of FINRA.
All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission
does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You
should submit only information that you wish to make publicly
available. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-FINRA-2010-
009 and should be submitted on or before April 1, 2010.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
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\10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-5217 Filed 3-10-10; 8:45 am]
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