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the Exchange to pause trading in an
individual stock when the primary
listing market for such stock issues a
trading pause in any Circuit Breaker
Securities, as defined below and in
proposed Interpretation and Policy .05
of Rule 11.14. If, however, trading has
not resumed on the primary listing
market and ten minutes have passed
since the individual stock trading pause
message has been received from the
responsible single plan processor, the
Exchange may resume trading in such
stock.
The proposed rule would apply to
trading pauses issued by primary listing
markets in ‘‘Circuit Breaker Securities’’,
as defined in proposed Interpretation
and Policy .05. Specifically, on a pilot
basis, set to end on December 10, 2010,
Circuit Breaker Securities would mean
the securities included in the S&P 500®
Index.
In addition to adding a new paragraph
to Rule 11.14 as paragraph (d), and
renaming existing paragraph (d) as
paragraph (e), the Exchange has also
proposed minor changes to Rule 11.14.
To make clear that the existing trading
halt described in Rule 11.14 applies to
all stocks traded on the Exchange, the
Exchange has added the word ‘‘all’’ to
the text of paragraphs (a) and (b) of Rule
11.14. Finally, the Exchange has
proposed certain minor changes to the
references in its rules, specifically: (1)
Deleting references to the number of the
Rule to avoid inaccurate crossreferences in the event there are other
changes to the Exchange’s Rules; and (2)
renaming sections .01 to .04 and
proposed section .05 of the Rule as
‘‘Interpretations and Policies’’ rather
than ‘‘Commentary’’ to be consistent
with the rest of the Exchange’s rules.
2. Statutory Basis
Approval of the rule change proposed
in this submission is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder that are
applicable to a national securities
exchange, and, in particular, with the
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.3
In particular, the proposed change is
consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the
Act,4 because it would promote just and
equitable principles of trade, remove
impediments to, and perfect the
mechanism of, a free and open market
and a national market system, and, in
general, protect investors and the public
interest. The proposed rule change is
also designed to support the principles
of Section 11A(a)(1) 5 of the Act in that
U.S.C. 78f(b).
U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
5 15 U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(1).
it seeks to assure fair competition
among brokers and dealers and among
exchange markets. The Exchange
believes that the proposed rule meets
these requirements in that it promotes
transparency and uniformity across
markets concerning decisions to pause
trading in a security when there are
significant price movements.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change imposes any
burden on competition.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants or Others
The Exchange has neither solicited
nor received written comments on the
proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Within 35 days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register or within such longer period (i)
as the Commission may designate up to
90 days of such date if it finds such
longer period to be appropriate and
publishes its reasons for so finding or
(ii) as to which the self-regulatory
organization consents, the Commission
will:
(A) By order approve the proposed
rule change, or
(B) Institute proceedings to determine
whether the proposed rule change
should be disapproved.6
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 Exchange
Act. Comments may be submitted by
any of the following methods:
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–EDGA–2010–01 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.
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All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–EDGA–2010–01. 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 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; the
Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–EDGA–
2010–01 and should be submitted on or
before June 3, 2010.7
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.8
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–62121; File No. SR–BATS–
2010–014]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS
Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of
Proposed Rule Change To Amend
BATS Rule 11.18, Entitled ‘‘Trading
Halts Due to Extraordinary Market
Volatility’’
May 19, 2010.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
7 The Commission believes that a 10-day
comment period is reasonable, given the urgency of
the matter. It will provide adequate time for
comment.
8 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on May 18,
2010, BATS Exchange, Inc. (the
‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BATS’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared
by the Exchange. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange is proposing to amend
BATS Rule 11.18, entitled ‘‘Trading
Halts Due to Extraordinary Market
Volatility.’’
The text of the proposed rule change
is available at the Exchange’s Web site
at https://www.batstrading.com, at the
principal office of the Exchange, and at
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for
the proposed rule change and discussed
any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these
statements may be examined at the
places specified in Item IV below. The
Exchange has prepared summaries, set
forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of
the most significant parts 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
The primary listing markets for U.S.
stocks are in the process of amending
their rules so that they may, from time
to time, issue a trading pause for an
individual security if the price of such
security moves 10% or more from a sale
in a preceding five-minute period. The
Exchange is proposing the rule change
described below in consultation with
other markets and Commission staff to
provide for uniform market-wide
trading pause standards for individual
securities in the S&P 500® Index that
experience rapid price movement, as set
forth below. The Exchange is not
currently the primary listing market for
any securities, and thus, will not be
issuing any trading pauses pursuant to
its rules.
The Exchange proposes to add a new
paragraph to BATS Rule 11.18 to allow
the Exchange to pause trading in an
individual stock when the primary
listing market for such stock issues a
trading pause in any Circuit Breaker
Securities, as defined below and in
proposed Interpretation and Policy .05
of Rule 11.18. If, however, trading has
not resumed on the primary listing
market and ten minutes have passed
since the individual stock trading pause
message has been received from the
responsible single plan processor, the
Exchange may resume trading in such
stock.
The proposed rule would apply to
trading pauses issued by primary listing
markets in ‘‘Circuit Breaker Securities’’,
as defined in proposed Interpretation
and Policy .05. Specifically, on a pilot
basis, set to end on December 10, 2010,
Circuit Breaker Securities would mean
the securities included in the S&P 500®
Index.
In addition to adding a new paragraph
to Rule 11.18 as paragraph (d), and
renaming existing paragraph (d) as
paragraph (e), the Exchange has also
proposed minor changes to Rule 11.18.
To make clear that the existing trading
halt described in Rule 11.18 applies to
all stocks traded on the Exchange, the
Exchange has added the word ‘‘all’’ to
the text of paragraphs (a) and (b) of Rule
11.18. Finally, the Exchange has
proposed certain minor changes to the
references in its rules, specifically: (1)
Deleting references to the number of the
Rule to avoid inaccurate crossreferences in the event there are other
changes to the Exchange’s Rules; and (2)
renaming sections .01 to .04 and
proposed section .05 of the Rule as
‘‘Interpretations and Policies’’ rather
than ‘‘Commentary’’ to be consistent
with the rest of the Exchange’s rules.
2. Statutory Basis
Approval of the rule change proposed
in this submission is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder that are
applicable to a national securities
exchange, and, in particular, with the
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.3
In particular, the proposed change is
consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the
Act,4 because it would promote just and
equitable principles of trade, remove
impediments to, and perfect the
mechanism of, a free and open market
and a national market system, and, in
general, protect investors and the public
interest. The proposed rule change is
also designed to support the principles
of Section 11A(a)(1) 5 of the Act in that
it seeks to assure fair competition
among brokers and dealers and among
exchange markets. The Exchange
believes that the proposed rule meets
these requirements in that it promotes
transparency and uniformity across
markets concerning decisions to pause
trading in a security when there are
significant price movements.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change imposes any
burden on competition.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants or Others
The Exchange has neither solicited
nor received written comments on the
proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Within 35 days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register or within such longer period (i)
as the Commission may designate up to
90 days of such date if it finds such
longer period to be appropriate and
publishes its reasons for so finding or
(ii) as to which the self-regulatory
organization consents, the Commission
will:
(A) By order approve the proposed
rule change, or
(B) Institute proceedings to determine
whether the proposed rule change
should be disapproved.6
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 Exchange
Act. Comments may be submitted by
any of the following methods:
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–BATS–2010–014 on the
subject line.
5 15
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(1).
Commission notes that the Exchange has
requested accelerated approval of the filing.
3 15
U.S.C. 78f(b).
4 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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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–BATS–2010–014. 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 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; the
Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–BATS–
2010–014 and should be submitted on
or before June 3, 2010.7
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.8
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010–12412 Filed 5–21–10; 8:45 am]
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7 The Commission believes that a 10-day
comment period is reasonable, given the urgency of
the matter. It will provide adequate time for
comment.
8 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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14:51 May 21, 2010
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice
of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by
International Securities Exchange LLC
To Amend ISE Rule 2102 To Provide
for a Trading Pause for Individual
Securities When the Price Moves Ten
Percent or More
May 19, 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 May 18,
2010, the International Securities
Exchange, LLC (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘ISE’’
or ‘‘self-regulatory organization’’) filed
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which items have
been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. 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
Rule 2102 (Hours of Business) to
provide for a trading pause for
individual securities when the price
moves 10 percent or more.
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on the Exchange’s Internet
Web site at https://www.ise.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
self-regulatory organization 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 self-regulatory organization 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
The Exchange proposes to add a new
paragraph to ISE Rule 2102 to allow the
Exchange to pause trading in an
individual stock when the primary
listing market for such stock issues a
trading pause. The primary listing
markets for U.S. stocks are in the
process of amending their rules so that
they may, from time to time, issue a
trading pause for an individual security
if the price of such security moves 10%
or more from a sale in a preceding fiveminute period. The Exchange is
proposing this rule change in
consultation with U.S. listing markets
and the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) staff to
provide for uniform market-wide
trading pause standards for individual
securities included in the S&P 500®
Index. The Exchange is not currently the
primary listing market for any
securities, and thus, will not be issuing
any trading pauses pursuant to its rules.
As proposed, the Exchange will pause
trading in that stock until trading has
resumed on the primary listing market.
The Exchange is proposing that this rule
be implemented as a pilot, beginning on
June 7, 2010 and concluding on
December 10, 2010. This pilot program
will provide the exchanges with an
opportunity to assess the effect of this
rule proposal on the markets.
2. Statutory Basis
The statutory basis for the proposed
rule change is Section 6(b)(5) of the
Act,3 which requires the rules of an
exchange 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. The proposed rule
change also is designed to support the
principles of Section 11A(a)(1) 4 of the
Act in that it seeks to assure fair
competition among brokers and dealers
and among exchange markets. The
Exchange believes that the proposed
rule meets these requirements in that it
promotes transparency and uniformity
across markets concerning decisions to
pause trading in a security when there
are significant price movements.
3 15
4 15
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U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(1).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-62121; File No. SR-BATS-2010-014]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend BATS Rule 11.18, Entitled
``Trading Halts Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility''
May 19, 2010.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the
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``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on May 18, 2010, BATS Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``BATS'')
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items
have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested
persons.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange is proposing to amend BATS Rule 11.18, entitled
``Trading Halts Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility.''
The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's
Web site at https://www.batstrading.com, at the principal office of the
Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant parts of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The primary listing markets for U.S. stocks are in the process of
amending their rules so that they may, from time to time, issue a
trading pause for an individual security if the price of such security
moves 10% or more from a sale in a preceding five-minute period. The
Exchange is proposing the rule change described below in consultation
with other markets and Commission staff to provide for uniform market-
wide trading pause standards for individual securities in the S&P
500[supreg] Index that experience rapid price movement, as set forth
below. The Exchange is not currently the primary listing market for any
securities, and thus, will not be issuing any trading pauses pursuant
to its rules.
The Exchange proposes to add a new paragraph to BATS Rule 11.18 to
allow the Exchange to pause trading in an individual stock when the
primary listing market for such stock issues a trading pause in any
Circuit Breaker Securities, as defined below and in proposed
Interpretation and Policy .05 of Rule 11.18. If, however, trading has
not resumed on the primary listing market and ten minutes have passed
since the individual stock trading pause message has been received from
the responsible single plan processor, the Exchange may resume trading
in such stock.
The proposed rule would apply to trading pauses issued by primary
listing markets in ``Circuit Breaker Securities'', as defined in
proposed Interpretation and Policy .05. Specifically, on a pilot basis,
set to end on December 10, 2010, Circuit Breaker Securities would mean
the securities included in the S&P 500[supreg] Index.
In addition to adding a new paragraph to Rule 11.18 as paragraph
(d), and renaming existing paragraph (d) as paragraph (e), the Exchange
has also proposed minor changes to Rule 11.18. To make clear that the
existing trading halt described in Rule 11.18 applies to all stocks
traded on the Exchange, the Exchange has added the word ``all'' to the
text of paragraphs (a) and (b) of Rule 11.18. Finally, the Exchange has
proposed certain minor changes to the references in its rules,
specifically: (1) Deleting references to the number of the Rule to
avoid inaccurate cross-references in the event there are other changes
to the Exchange's Rules; and (2) renaming sections .01 to .04 and
proposed section .05 of the Rule as ``Interpretations and Policies''
rather than ``Commentary'' to be consistent with the rest of the
Exchange's rules.
2. Statutory Basis
Approval of the rule change proposed in this submission is
consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder that are applicable to a national securities
exchange, and, in particular, with the requirements of Section 6(b) of
the Act.\3\ In particular, the proposed change is consistent with
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\4\ because it would promote just and
equitable principles of trade, remove impediments to, and perfect the
mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, protect investors and the public interest. The proposed
rule change is also designed to support the principles of Section
11A(a)(1) \5\ of the Act in that it seeks to assure fair competition
among brokers and dealers and among exchange markets. The Exchange
believes that the proposed rule meets these requirements in that it
promotes transparency and uniformity across markets concerning
decisions to pause trading in a security when there are significant
price movements.
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\3\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1(a)(1).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change imposes
any burden on competition.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others
The Exchange has neither solicited nor received written comments on
the proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Within 35 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
(A) By order approve the proposed rule change, or
(B) Institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.\6\
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\6\ The Commission notes that the Exchange has requested
accelerated approval of the filing.
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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 Exchange Act. Comments may be submitted
by any of the following methods:
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-BATS-2010-014 on the subject line.
[[Page 28836]]
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-BATS-2010-014. 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 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; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-BATS-2010-014 and should be
submitted on or before June 3, 2010.\7\
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\7\ The Commission believes that a 10-day comment period is
reasonable, given the urgency of the matter. It will provide
adequate time for comment.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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\8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-12412 Filed 5-21-10; 8:45 am]
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