Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Exchange Rule 953NY-Trading Halts and Suspensions, 77154-77156 [2012-31247]
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Program to continue without
interruption in a manner that is
consistent with the Commission’s prior
approval of the extension and expansion
of the Pilot Program and will allow the
Exchange and the Commission
additional time to analyze the impact of
the Pilot Program.16 Accordingly, the
Commission designates the proposed
rule change as operative upon filing
with the Commission.17
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 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
communications relating to the
proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal
office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change;
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–BX–
2012–076 and should be submitted on
or before January 22, 2013.
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:
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.18
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
Electronic Comments
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• Use the Commission’s Internet
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rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–BX–2012–076 on the
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and
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Rule Change Amending Exchange
Rule 953NY—Trading Halts and
Suspensions
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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.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–BX–2012–076. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
post all comments on the Commission’s
Internet Web site (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
16 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61061
(November 24, 2009), 74 FR 62857 (December 1,
2009) (SR–NYSEArca–2009–44). See also See 15
U.S.C. 78c(f).
17 For purposes only of waiving the operative
delay for this proposal, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule’s impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–68520; File No. SR–
NYSEMKT–2012–80]
December 21, 2012.
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 December
10, 2012, NYSE MKT LLC (the
‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE MKT’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items have
been prepared by the Exchange. The
Exchange filed the proposal as a ‘‘noncontroversial’’ proposed rule change
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of
the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)
thereunder.4 The Commission is
18 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
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
Exchange Rule 953NY—Trading Halts
and Suspensions. The text of the
proposed rule change is available on the
Exchange’s Web site at www.nyse.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 those 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 the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend
Exchange Rule 953NY by adopting a
provision governing the nullification of
trades that occur while the options class
is subject to a trading halt. This
proposal is based on and substantially
similar to Rule 1092(c)(iv)(A) of
NASDAQ OMX PHLX, LLC (‘‘PHLX’’).5
Specifically, the Exchange proposes to
adopt Commentary .04 to Rule 953NY,
which provides that any trade that
occurs during a trading halt on the
Exchange in a given option shall be
nullified.
Rule 953NY sets forth the
circumstances when the Exchange may
halt trading in an options contract or
options series. Such trading halts are
applicable to both electronic and openoutcry trading. Pursuant to Rule
953NY(a), NYSE Amex shall halt or
suspend the trading of options
whenever the Exchange deems such
action appropriate in the interests of a
fair and orderly market and to protect
investors. Among the factors that may
be considered are: (i) The trading in the
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underlying stock or Exchange Traded
Funds (‘‘ETF’’) has been halted or
suspended in the primary market; (ii)
the opening of such underlying stock or
ETF in the primary market has been
delayed because of unusual
circumstances; (iii) the Exchange has
been advised that the issuer of the
underlying stock or ETF is about to
make an important announcement
affecting such issuer; or (iv) other
unusual conditions or circumstances are
present. In addition, pursuant to Rule
953NY(b), the Exchange shall halt
trading in any equity option (including
options overlying ETFs), when the
underlying security is paused.6
Notwithstanding a regulatory or nonregulatory trading halt in an options
class, the Exchange recognizes that there
could be occurrences where an aberrant
trade might still occur after the
Exchange has halted trading in a given
options class. For example, this could
happen because of a temporary systems
outage, a communications issue
between the electronic and floor-based
markets, or other type of in-flight
messaging scenario where the
Exchange’s automatic execution system
executed an order, even though the
options had been halted prior to the
time of execution. Because the Exchange
would have already halted trading of the
option class, either because it was
warranted in the interest of a fair and
orderly market and the protection of
investors pursuant to Rule 953NY(a), or
required pursuant to Rule 953NY(b)
because the underlying security was
paused, the Exchange does not believe
that any trade that takes place after an
options class that has been halted on the
Exchange should stand. Proposed
Commentary .04 will require the
Exchange to nullify these aberrant
trades. The Exchange notes that
executions occurring prior to a trading
halt in an options class but not yet
reported to the Exchange, will still be
reported for dissemination to OPRA
after the options have halted. Such
trades would not be subject to
nullification by the Exchange pursuant
to proposed Commentary .04.
Under existing rules, the Exchange
may only nullify a trade which occurred
during a trading halt if, (i) pursuant to
Rule 975NY the trade qualifies as an
Obvious or Catastrophic Error, or (ii)
pursuant to Rule 965NY Commentary
.01, a Trading Official determines that
the execution of such trade was done in
violation of certain Exchange rules
6 A trading pause is in an underlying security is
triggered when the price of the security falls or rises
10% or more in a rolling 5-minute window. Trading
pauses are initiated by the primary market where
the stock trades.
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governing open outcry trading.7 The
addition of proposed Commentary .04 to
Rule 953NY will expand the Exchange’s
authority to nullify trades that may
occur during a trading halt, which the
Exchange believes is in keeping with the
maintenance of a fair and orderly
market and the protection of investors.
The Exchange notes that the PHLX
Rule 1092(c)(iv) also includes other
provisions related to trading halts and
the nullification of trades. Paragraphs
(B)–(C) of the PHLX rule deal with the
nullification of an options trade
whenever the underlying security or a
certain percentage of the components of
an underlying index have halted,
regardless of whether the options
themselves have halted. Exchange rules
do not require that an options class be
halted whenever the underlying security
halts, therefore it would be inconsistent
to nullify a trade simply because the
underlying security or index
components halted, unless the Exchange
had also halted the trading of options
overlying such security or index.8 The
Exchange only proposes to nullify a
trade in the event the options have been
halted by the Exchange, and therefore is
not proposing to adopt PHLX Rule
1092(c)(iv)(B)–(C). Additionally,
paragraph (D) of the PHLX rule deals
with Treasury securities. The Exchange
does not trade options on Treasury
securities; therefore this provision is not
relevant to this filing.
2. Statutory Basis
The proposed rule change is
consistent with Section 6(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’),9 in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5),10 in
particular, in that it is designed to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative
acts and practices, to promote just and
equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with
persons engaged in facilitating
transactions in securities, and to remove
impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market
and a national market system.
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule changes are consistent
with the Act because permitting the
Exchange to nullify trades that occur
7 A trade may also be nullified, without Exchange
interaction, if all parties to the trade agree to the
nullification.
8 The Exchange notes that Rule 953NY(a) states
that the Exchange may consider the halting of an
underlying security as a factor to be taken into
consideration when deciding whether to halt
trading in the options overlying such security, and
generally will do so and will halt an options class
whenever an underlying security or index halts.
9 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
10 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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during a trading halt helps to ensure
that NYSE Amex may continue to meet
its obligation to maintain a fair and
orderly market and protect investors. In
particular, the Exchange believes that
the proposal promotes just and
equitable principles of trade because it
will ensure that when the Exchange is
halted for trading, no trades that
mistakenly were executed during the
halt will be permitted to stand, thereby
assuring consistent treatment of orders
during a trading halt. Furthermore, the
proposal removes impediments to and
perfects the mechanism of a free and
open market and a national market
system by assuring that when trading is
halted, no executions may occur and
any aberrant trades are nullified.
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 that is 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 solicited
or received with respect to the proposed
rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing proposed rule
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 if
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest,
provided that the self-regulatory
organization has given the Commission
written notice of its intent to file 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 proposed rule change
has become effective pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 11 and
Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.12
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of such proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is necessary or appropriate in the
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public interest, for the protection of
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.13
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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:
[FR Doc. 2012–31247 Filed 12–28–12; 8:45 am]
Electronic Comments
[Release No. 34–68530; File No. SR–ICC–
2012–25]
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–NYSEMKT–2012–80 on the
subject line.
Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE
Clear Credit LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Amend Schedule 502
of the ICC Rules for the December 20,
2012 Index Maturity
Paper Comments
December 21, 2012.
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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.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–NYSEMKT–2012–80. This
file number should be included on the
subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
post all comments on the Commission’s
Internet Web site (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
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
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–
NYSEMKT–2012–80 and should be
submitted on or before January 22, 2013.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
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 December
14, 2012, ICE Clear Credit LLC (‘‘ICC’’)
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change described in Items
I, II and III below, which items have
been prepared primarily by ICC. ICC
filed the proposal pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act,3 and Rule
19b–4(f)(4)(i) 4 thereunder so that the
proposal was effective upon filing with
the Commission. The Commission is
publishing this Notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of Terms of Substance of the
Proposed Rule Change
The purpose of the rule change is to
update Schedule 502 of the ICC Rules in
order to be consistent with the index
maturities, which occurred on
December 20, 2012.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of Purpose of, and Statutory
Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, ICC
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. ICC has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(4).
and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.5
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of Purpose of, and Statutory
Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
The purpose of the proposed rule
change is to update Schedule 502 of the
ICC Rules in order to be consistent with
the index maturities, which occurred on
December 20, 2012. The North
American credit default swap indices
that matured (‘‘Maturing Indices’’) are:
Investment Grade, Series 9, 5-year;
Investment Grade, Series 13, 3-year;
Investment Grade High Volatility, Series
9, 5-year; and High Yield, Series 9, 5year. The Maturing Indices update does
not require any changes to the body of
the ICC Rules. Also, the Maturing
Indices update does not require any
changes to the ICC risk management
framework. The only change being
submitted is the updates to the Maturing
Indices in Schedule 502 of the ICC
Rules.
Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act 6
requires, among other things, that the
rules of a clearing agency be designed to
promote the prompt and accurate
clearance and settlement of securities
transactions and, to the extent
applicable, derivative agreements,
contracts, and transactions. ICC believes
that the update to the three Maturing
Indices is consistent with the
requirements of Section 17A of the Act
and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to ICC, in
particular, with Section 17A(b)(3)(F),7
because it will help ensure that Clearing
Participants are informed of the index
maturities occurring on December 20,
2012.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
ICC does not believe the proposed
rule change would have any impact, or
impose any burden, on competition.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
Written comments relating to the
proposed rule change have not been
solicited or received. ICC will notify the
Commission of any written comments
received by ICC.
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5 The Commission has modified the text of the
summaries prepared by OCC.
6 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F).
7 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-68520; File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2012-80]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Exchange
Rule 953NY--Trading Halts and Suspensions
December 21, 2012.
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 December 10, 2012, NYSE MKT LLC (the ``Exchange'' or ``NYSE
MKT'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange
filed the proposal as a ``non-controversial'' proposed rule change
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\4\ 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)(iii).
\4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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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 Exchange Rule 953NY--Trading Halts
and Suspensions. The text of the proposed rule change is available on
the Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.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 those 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 the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend Exchange Rule 953NY by adopting a
provision governing the nullification of trades that occur while the
options class is subject to a trading halt. This proposal is based on
and substantially similar to Rule 1092(c)(iv)(A) of NASDAQ OMX PHLX,
LLC (``PHLX'').\5\
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2008) 73 FR 24100 (May 1, 2008). Approval Order for SR-Phlx-2007-69,
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Specifically, the Exchange proposes to adopt Commentary .04 to Rule
953NY, which provides that any trade that occurs during a trading halt
on the Exchange in a given option shall be nullified.
Rule 953NY sets forth the circumstances when the Exchange may halt
trading in an options contract or options series. Such trading halts
are applicable to both electronic and open-outcry trading. Pursuant to
Rule 953NY(a), NYSE Amex shall halt or suspend the trading of options
whenever the Exchange deems such action appropriate in the interests of
a fair and orderly market and to protect investors. Among the factors
that may be considered are: (i) The trading in the
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underlying stock or Exchange Traded Funds (``ETF'') has been halted or
suspended in the primary market; (ii) the opening of such underlying
stock or ETF in the primary market has been delayed because of unusual
circumstances; (iii) the Exchange has been advised that the issuer of
the underlying stock or ETF is about to make an important announcement
affecting such issuer; or (iv) other unusual conditions or
circumstances are present. In addition, pursuant to Rule 953NY(b), the
Exchange shall halt trading in any equity option (including options
overlying ETFs), when the underlying security is paused.\6\
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\6\ A trading pause is in an underlying security is triggered
when the price of the security falls or rises 10% or more in a
rolling 5-minute window. Trading pauses are initiated by the primary
market where the stock trades.
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Notwithstanding a regulatory or non-regulatory trading halt in an
options class, the Exchange recognizes that there could be occurrences
where an aberrant trade might still occur after the Exchange has halted
trading in a given options class. For example, this could happen
because of a temporary systems outage, a communications issue between
the electronic and floor-based markets, or other type of in-flight
messaging scenario where the Exchange's automatic execution system
executed an order, even though the options had been halted prior to the
time of execution. Because the Exchange would have already halted
trading of the option class, either because it was warranted in the
interest of a fair and orderly market and the protection of investors
pursuant to Rule 953NY(a), or required pursuant to Rule 953NY(b)
because the underlying security was paused, the Exchange does not
believe that any trade that takes place after an options class that has
been halted on the Exchange should stand. Proposed Commentary .04 will
require the Exchange to nullify these aberrant trades. The Exchange
notes that executions occurring prior to a trading halt in an options
class but not yet reported to the Exchange, will still be reported for
dissemination to OPRA after the options have halted. Such trades would
not be subject to nullification by the Exchange pursuant to proposed
Commentary .04.
Under existing rules, the Exchange may only nullify a trade which
occurred during a trading halt if, (i) pursuant to Rule 975NY the trade
qualifies as an Obvious or Catastrophic Error, or (ii) pursuant to Rule
965NY Commentary .01, a Trading Official determines that the execution
of such trade was done in violation of certain Exchange rules governing
open outcry trading.\7\ The addition of proposed Commentary .04 to Rule
953NY will expand the Exchange's authority to nullify trades that may
occur during a trading halt, which the Exchange believes is in keeping
with the maintenance of a fair and orderly market and the protection of
investors.
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\7\ A trade may also be nullified, without Exchange interaction,
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The Exchange notes that the PHLX Rule 1092(c)(iv) also includes
other provisions related to trading halts and the nullification of
trades. Paragraphs (B)-(C) of the PHLX rule deal with the nullification
of an options trade whenever the underlying security or a certain
percentage of the components of an underlying index have halted,
regardless of whether the options themselves have halted. Exchange
rules do not require that an options class be halted whenever the
underlying security halts, therefore it would be inconsistent to
nullify a trade simply because the underlying security or index
components halted, unless the Exchange had also halted the trading of
options overlying such security or index.\8\ The Exchange only proposes
to nullify a trade in the event the options have been halted by the
Exchange, and therefore is not proposing to adopt PHLX Rule
1092(c)(iv)(B)-(C). Additionally, paragraph (D) of the PHLX rule deals
with Treasury securities. The Exchange does not trade options on
Treasury securities; therefore this provision is not relevant to this
filing.
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\8\ The Exchange notes that Rule 953NY(a) states that the
Exchange may consider the halting of an underlying security as a
factor to be taken into consideration when deciding whether to halt
trading in the options overlying such security, and generally will
do so and will halt an options class whenever an underlying security
or index halts.
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2. Statutory Basis
The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),\9\ in general, and
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5),\10\ in particular, in that
it is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in facilitating
transactions in securities, and to remove impediments to and perfect
the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system.
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\9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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The Exchange believes that the proposed rule changes are consistent
with the Act because permitting the Exchange to nullify trades that
occur during a trading halt helps to ensure that NYSE Amex may continue
to meet its obligation to maintain a fair and orderly market and
protect investors. In particular, the Exchange believes that the
proposal promotes just and equitable principles of trade because it
will ensure that when the Exchange is halted for trading, no trades
that mistakenly were executed during the halt will be permitted to
stand, thereby assuring consistent treatment of orders during a trading
halt. Furthermore, the proposal removes impediments to and perfects the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system by
assuring that when trading is halted, no executions may occur and any
aberrant trades are nullified.
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 that is 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 solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing proposed rule 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 if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, provided that the self-regulatory
organization has given the Commission written notice of its intent to
file 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 proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \11\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\12\
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\11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the
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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:
Electronic Comments
Use the Commission's Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File Number SR-NYSEMKT-2012-80 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-NYSEMKT-2012-80. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (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
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such 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-NYSEMKT-2012-80 and should
be submitted on or before January 22, 2013.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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\13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-31247 Filed 12-28-12; 8:45 am]
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