Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 1, and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To Establish Secondary Contingency Procedures for the Exchange's Closing Cross, 38755-38758 [2016-13963]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–78014; File No. SR–
NASDAQ–2016–035]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of
Filing of Amendment No. 1, and Order
Granting Accelerated Approval of a
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by
Amendment No. 1, To Establish
Secondary Contingency Procedures
for the Exchange’s Closing Cross
June 8, 2016.
I. Introduction
On March 2, 2016, The Nasdaq Stock
Market LLC (‘‘Nasdaq’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’)
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant
to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule
19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule
change to establish Secondary
Contingency Procedures for its Closing
Cross. The proposed rule change was
published for comment in the Federal
Register on March 11, 2016.3 The
Commission received one comment
letter on the proposed rule change.4 On
April 21, 2016, the Commission
extended the time period within which
to approve the proposed rule change,
disapprove the proposed rule change, or
institute proceedings to determine
whether to disapprove the proposed
rule change.5 On June 6, 2016, the
Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the
proposed rule change.6 The Commission
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77309
(March 7, 2016), 81 FR 13007.
4 See Letter from Theodore R. Lazo, Managing
Director and Associate General Counsel, Securities
Industry and Financial Markets Association, to
Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Commission, dated April
5, 2016 (‘‘SIFMA Letter’’). The Commission notes
that this comment letter was also submitted in
response to a similar filing by New York Stock
Exchange LLC (‘‘NYSE’’). See Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 77305 (March 7, 2016), 81 FR
12977 (March 11, 2016) (SR–NYSE–2016–18).
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77678,
81 FR 24909 (April 27, 2016).
6 In Amendment No. 1, which replaced the
original filing in its entirety, the Exchange: (1)
Amended Rule 4754(b)(7) to specify the situations
in which the Exchange would employ the proposed
Secondary Contingency Procedures; (2) amended
Rule 4754(b)(7)(A) to specify that the Exchange will
publicly announce its determination to employ its
Primary or Secondary Contingency Procedures and
that such announcement will be made at or before
3:00 p.m. if the Exchange determines to designate
an alternate exchange under proposed Rule
4754(b)(8)(A); (3) amended proposed Rule
4754(b)(8)(A)(ii) and (B)(i) to state that the VWAP
(as defined below) calculation would take into
account any trade breaks or corrections up to the
time the VWAP is processed; (4) amended proposed
Rule 4754(b)(8)(A) and (B) to provide that the
Exchange would not publish an Official Closing
is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on Amendment No. 1 from
interested persons, and is approving the
proposed rule change, as modified by
Amendment No. 1, on an accelerated
basis.
II. Description of the Proposed Rule
Change
The Exchange states that it currently
has three systems that are designed to
ensure the orderly execution and
dissemination of the Nasdaq Official
Closing Price: (1) The Nasdaq Closing
Cross; (2) the Auxiliary Procedures; and
(3) the Primary Contingency
Procedures.7 The Exchange now
proposes to add Rule 4754(b)(8) to
establish Secondary Contingency
Procedures, and to amend Rule
4754(b)(7) to provide additional details
regarding the operation of the Primary
and Secondary Contingency
Procedures.8
Under the proposal, if a disruption
occurs that prevents the execution of the
Nasdaq Closing Cross, Nasdaq would
use either the Primary Contingency
Procedures or the Secondary
Contingency Procedures to determine
the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which
would be published by the SIP.9 The
determination to use the Primary or
Secondary Contingency Procedures
would be made by the President of
Nasdaq or any Senior Executive
designated by the President.10 Nasdaq
would publicly announce at the earliest
possible time the initiation of the
Primary or Secondary Contingency
Procedures via system status alerts,
Equity Trader Alerts, and email
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Price if the Official Closing Price cannot be
determined under proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A)(i)–
(iv) or (B)(i)–(iii); (5) added proposed Rule
4754(b)(8)(C) to provide that under the Secondary
Contingency Procedures, the Exchange will cancel
all open interest designated for the Nasdaq close;
(6) specified an implementation date for the
proposal; (7) responded to the SIFMA Letter; and
(8) made non-substantive clarifying and corrective
changes to its proposed rule text. Amendment No.
1 is available at: https://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com/
NASDAQ/pdf/nasdaq-filings/2016/SR-NASDAQ2016-035_Amendment_1.pdf.
7 See Nasdaq Rule 4754. See also Amendment No.
1 at 4.
8 The Commission notes that NYSE and NYSE
MKT LLC (‘‘NYSE MKT’’) have also filed similar
proposed rule changes with the Commission. See
Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 77305 (March
7, 2016), 81 FR 12977 (March 11, 2016) (SR–NYSE–
2016–18); 77306 (March 7, 2016), 81 FR 12986
(March 11, 2016) (SR–NYSEMKT–2016–31).
9 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(7) and (8). See also
Amendment No. 1 at 4–6.
10 The Exchange proposes to specify that it will
employ the Primary Contingency Procedures if at
all possible, and will employ the Secondary
Contingency Procedures only if it determines that
both the standard closing procedures and the
Primary Contingency Procedures are unavailable.
See proposed Rule 4754(b)(7). See also Amendment
No. 1 at 4–5, 30.
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notification directories.11 If Nasdaq
publicly announces that it will employ
its Secondary Contingency Procedures,
it would cancel all open interest
designated for the Nasdaq close residing
in Nasdaq’s systems in order to give
members the opportunity to route their
orders to alternative execution venues.12
Under the proposal, if Nasdaq
publicly announces at or before 3:00
p.m. that it will employ the Secondary
Contingency Procedures for one or more
securities, it would designate an
alternate exchange for those securities,13
and the Nasdaq Official Closing Price
for each security would be determined
based on the following hierarchy:
• The Nasdaq Official Closing Price
would be the official closing price
established for the security under the
rules of the designated alternate
exchange.14
• If there is no official closing price
in the security on the designated
alternate exchange, the Nasdaq Official
Closing Price would be the volumeweighted average price (‘‘VWAP’’) of the
consolidated last-sale-eligible prices of
the last five minutes of trading during
regular trading hours as calculated by
the SIP, including any closing
transactions on an exchange and any
trade breaks or corrections up to the
time the VWAP is processed.15
• If there were no consolidated lastsale-eligible trades in the last five
minutes of trading during regular
trading hours, the Nasdaq Official
Closing Price would be the last
consolidated last-sale-eligible trade for
the security during regular trading hours
on that trading day.16
• If there were no consolidated lastsale-eligible trades during regular
trading hours on that trading day, the
Nasdaq Official Closing Price would be
the prior day’s Nasdaq Official Closing
Price.17
If a security’s Nasdaq Official Closing
Price cannot be determined based on
11 The proposal would clarify the interaction
between the Primary Contingency Procedures and
the proposed Secondary Contingency Procedures,
but it would not change the operation of the
Primary Contingency Procedures.
12 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(C). See also
Amendment No. 1 at 9, 32.
13 The Exchange proposes to designate NYSE
Arca as its official back-up exchange because,
according to the Exchange, NYSE Arca and Nasdaq
membership substantially overlaps and NYSE Arca
already operates a closing cross that it can use to
execute a closing cross in Nasdaq-listed securities.
See Amendment No. 1 at 5–6. The Exchange states
that Nasdaq members that are also NYSE Arca
members should be technically prepared to transfer
liquidity to NYSE Arca in the event Nasdaq is
unable to execute a closing cross. See id.
14 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A)(i).
15 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A)(ii).
16 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A)(iii).
17 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A)(iv).
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this hierarchy, Nasdaq would not
publish an Official Closing Price for the
security.18
Under the proposal, if Nasdaq
publicly announces after 3:00 p.m. that
it will employ the Secondary
Contingency Procedures for one or more
securities, it would not designate an
alternate exchange. Rather, the Nasdaq
Official Closing Price of each security
would be determined based on the
following hierarchy:
• The Nasdaq Official Closing Price
would be the VWAP of the consolidated
last-sale-eligible prices of the last five
minutes of trading during regular
trading hours as calculated by the SIP,
including any closing transactions on an
exchange and any trade breaks or
corrections up to the time the VWAP is
processed.19
• If there were no consolidated lastsale-eligible trades in the last five
minutes of trading during regular
trading hours, the Nasdaq Official
Closing Price would be the last
consolidated last-sale-eligible trade for
the security during regular trading hours
on that trading day.20
• If there were no consolidated lastsale-eligible trades during regular
trading hours on that trading day, the
Nasdaq Official Closing Price would be
the prior day’s Nasdaq Official Closing
Price.21
If a security’s Nasdaq Official Closing
Price cannot be determined based on
this hierarchy, Nasdaq would not
publish an Official Closing Price for the
security.22
As with the Primary Contingency
Procedures, if Nasdaq employs the
Secondary Contingency Procedures,
after hours trading would begin either as
scheduled at 4:00 p.m. or upon
resolution of the disruption that
triggered Nasdaq to operate the
Secondary Contingency Procedures.23
The Exchange states that the
Operating Committees for the Nasdaq
UTP Plan and the Consolidated Quote/
Consolidate Tape Plan have already
voted to modify the SIPs to support this
proposal.24 According to the Exchange,
the Nasdaq SIP has announced plans to
implement a new platform in the fourth
quarter of 2016, and Nasdaq intends to
implement the proposed rule change
within 120 days of the date of
implementation of that new SIP
18 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A)(v). See also
Amendment No. 1 at 8, 32.
19 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(B)(i).
20 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(B)(ii).
21 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(B)(iii)
22 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(B)(iv). See also
Amendment No. 1 at 9, 32.
23 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(D).
24 See Amendment No. 1 at 6.
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platform.25 The Exchange states that a
delay of 120 days will permit market
participants to test and launch the new
SIP platform, and then to separately test
and launch the new backup closing
functionality.26
III. Summary of Comments
As noted above, the Commission
received one comment letter on the
proposed rule change.27 The commenter
generally supports the proposal but
suggests certain modifications to the
proposal.28
First, the commenter suggests that the
Exchange’s rules should specify that any
designation of an alternate exchange
would be publicly announced at or
before 3:00 p.m. and that the
announcement would be made through
the SIP feed in addition to any other
forms of communication.29 According to
the commenter, if a determination is
made at 3:00 p.m., then the time
between 3:00 p.m. and when member
firms actually receive notice of the
designation would cut into the time
needed to re-direct closing interest to
the designated alternate exchange.30
The Exchange agreed with the
commenter’s suggestion that it should
publicly announce any determination to
invoke the Secondary Contingency
Procedures.31 As a result, the Exchange
amended its proposal to specify that any
determination to invoke the Secondary
Contingency Procedures will be
publicly announced, and that an
announcement to designate an alternate
exchange would be made at or before
3:00 p.m.32
Second, the commenter suggests that
if the Exchange determines not to carry
out its own closing transaction, it
should expressly assume responsibility
for the cancellation of all closing
interest that the Exchange has already
received.33 According to the
commenter, this would allow market
participants to treat their closing
25 See
id. at 9.
id.
27 See SIFMA Letter, supra note 4.
28 See id. at 1. The commenter also encourages
NYSE and Nasdaq to continue to work with
industry participants on this issue and to refine the
backup mechanism as a next step. See id. at 3.
29 See id. at 2–3.
30 See id.
31 The public announcement of an alternate
exchange designation, however, would not be
disseminated through the SIP feed.
32 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A) and (B). See
also Amendment No. 1 at 5, 13, 31–32.
33 See SIFMA Letter, supra note 4, at 3. The
commenter also asserts that, if the Exchange
executes the closing interest despite canceling the
closing transaction, the Exchange should be
responsible under its own rules for any resulting
losses to the member firms. See id. The Exchange
has not revised its proposal to assume this liability.
26 See
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interest as canceled even if they have
not received an official notification of
the cancellation.34 The commenter also
suggests that the Exchange’s rule should
state that the official closing transaction
will be canceled once the Exchange
determines that it is unable to conduct
its own closing transaction, so as to
avoid uncertainty regarding whether the
exchange might change course if it
determines before 4:00 p.m. that it can,
in fact, conduct its own closing
transaction.35 The Exchange agreed with
the commenter’s suggestion that it
provide members with certainty that
their open interest will not be executed
if the Exchange invokes the Secondary
Contingency Procedures. As a result, the
Exchange amended its proposal to
expressly state that it would cancel all
open interest designated for the Nasdaq
close if it determines to employ the
Secondary Contingency Procedures.36
The Commission also notes that, under
the proposal, once Nasdaq publicly
announces that it will employ the
Secondary Contingency Procedures, it
will not revert to its ordinary closing
procedures, and the Nasdaq Official
Closing Price would be determined
according to the hierarchies discussed
above.37
Third, the commenter suggests that,
when using the VWAP methodology,
the Exchange not include any other
exchange’s closing transaction in the
calculation.38 According to the
commenter, a five-minute VWAP
methodology should result in a price
that is largely tradable and achievable.39
However, according to the commenter,
if a VWAP used as the official closing
price included auction prints from other
exchanges’ closing transactions, the
ability to trade and achieve the official
closing price process would be
reduced.40 The Exchange disagreed with
this comment. As the Exchange noted,
the VWAP calculation should include
the maximum liquidity available.41
Accordingly, the Exchange has not
amended the proposal to exclude
closing transactions from the VWAP
calculation.
IV. Discussion and Commission
Findings
After careful review of the proposal,
as modified by Amendment No. 1, and
the comment letter, the Commission
34 See
SIFMA Letter, supra note 4, at 3.
id.
36 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(C). See also
Amendment No. 1 at 9, 14, 32.
37 See supra notes 14–22 and accompanying text.
38 See SIFMA Letter, supra note 4, at 3.
39 See id.
40 See id.
41 See Amendment No. 1 at 14.
35 See
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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.42 In particular, the
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with section
6(b)(5) of the Act,43 which requires,
among other things, that the rules of a
national securities exchange be
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, 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 Commission believes that the
proposed rule change would provide
transparency regarding how the
Exchange would determine the Nasdaq
Official Closing Price in Exchange-listed
securities when the Exchange is unable
to conduct a closing transaction due to
a systems or technical issue. The
Commission notes that the primary
listing market’s closing price for a
security is relied upon by market
participants for a variety of reasons,
including, but not limited to,
calculation of index values, calculation
of the net asset value of mutual funds
and exchange-traded products, and the
price of derivatives that are based on the
security. As the Exchange notes, the
proposed Secondary Contingency
Procedures would provide a predetermined, consistent solution that
would result in the SIP disseminating
an official closing price for listed
securities on behalf of the Exchange
within a reasonable time frame relative
to the normal closing time; would
minimize the need for industry
participants to modify their processing
of data from the SIP; and would provide
advance notification of the initiation of
a closing contingency plan to provide
sufficient time for industry participants
to route any closing interest to an
alternate venue to participate in that
venue’s closing auction.44 The
Commission believes that the
Exchange’s proposal is reasonably
designed to achieve these important
goals and to prevent any issues that may
result if the Exchange were unable to
provide a closing price for its listed
42 In approving this proposed rule change, the
Commission has considered the proposed rule’s
impact on efficiency, competition, and capital
formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
43 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
44 See Amendment No. 1 at 10–11.
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securities due to a systems or technical
issue. For these reasons, the
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the Act.
V. Solicitation of Comments on
Amendment No. 1
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether Amendment No. 1 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–
NASDAQ–2016–035 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–NASDAQ–2016–035. 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 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–
NASDAQ–2016–035 and should be
submitted on or before July 5, 2016.
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VI. Accelerated Approval of Proposed
Rule Change, as Modified by
Amendment No. 1
The Commission finds good cause to
approve the proposed rule change, as
modified by Amendment No. 1, prior to
the 30th day after the date of
publication of the notice of Amendment
No. 1 in the Federal Register. As noted
above, in Amendment No. 1, the
Exchange specified the situations in
which it would employ the proposed
Secondary Contingency Procedures.45
The Commission believes that this
change would provide market
participants with transparency
regarding the Exchange’s process for
determining whether to employ its
Primary or Secondary Contingency
Procedures. In Amendment No. 1, the
Exchange also specified that it will
publicly announce its determination to
use its Primary or Secondary
Contingency Procedures; that such
announcement will be made at or before
3:00 p.m. if the Exchange determines to
designate an alternate exchange under
proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A); and that
under the Secondary Contingency
Procedures, the Exchange would cancel
all open interest designated for the
Nasdaq close.46 As noted above, the
Exchange made these amendments in
response to comments received on the
proposal. In addition, in Amendment
No.1, the Exchange stated that the
VWAP calculation would take into
account any trade breaks or corrections
up to the time the VWAP is processed,
and that it would not publish an Official
Closing Price if the Official Closing
Price cannot be determined under the
proposed process.47 The Commission
notes that these changes would
harmonize Nasdaq’s proposal with
NYSE’s and NYSE MKT’s proposals.
Finally, in Amendment No. 1, the
Exchange specified an implementation
date for the proposal, responded to the
SIFMA Letter, and made nonsubstantive clarifying and corrective
changes to its proposed rule text.48
Because Amendment No. 1 provided
additional transparency to the operation
of the Secondary Contingency
Procedures, harmonized Nasdaq’s
proposal to NYSE’s and NYSE MKT’s
proposals, and responded to the
comments received on the original
proposal, the Commission finds good
45 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(7). See also
Amendment No. 1 at 4–5, 30.
46 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8). See also
Amendment No. 1 at 5, 9, 13–14, 31–32.
47 See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A)(ii) and (v);
proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(B)(i) and (iv). See also
Amendment No. 1 at 7–8, 31–32.
48 See Amendment No. 1 at 9, 13–14, 30–33.
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cause for approving the proposed rule
change, as modified by Amendment No.
1, on an accelerated basis, pursuant to
section 19(b)(2) of the Act.49
below. (additions are in italics;
deletions are [bracketed])
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VII. Conclusion
Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated Rules
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
section 19(b)(2) of the Act,50 that the
proposed rule change (SR–NASDAQ–
2016–035), as modified by Amendment
No. 1, be, and it hereby is, approved on
an accelerated basis.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.51
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34–78013; File No. SR–CBOE–
2016–048]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
Rule Change Relating to the Penny
Pilot Program
June 8, 2016.
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 June 1,
2016, Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or
‘‘CBOE’’) 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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I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to extend the
operation of Penny Pilot Program
through December 31, 2016. The text of
the proposed rule change is provided
49 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
51 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)(iii).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
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Rule 6.42. Minimum Increments for
Bids and Offers
The Board of Directors may establish
minimum increments for options traded
on the Exchange. When the Board of
Directors determines to change the
minimum increments, the Exchange
will designate such change as a stated
policy, practice, or interpretation with
respect to the administration of Rule
6.42 within the meaning of
subparagraph (3)(A) of subsection 19(b)
of the Exchange Act and will file a rule
change for effectiveness upon filing
with the Commission. Until such time
as the Board of Directors makes a
change to the minimum increments, the
following minimum increments shall
apply to options traded on the
Exchange:
(1) No change.
(2) No change.
(3) The decimal increments for bids
and offers for all series of the option
classes participating in the Penny Pilot
Program are: $0.01 for all option series
quoted below $3 (including LEAPS),
and $0.05 for all option series $3 and
above (including LEAPS). For QQQQs,
IWM, and SPY, the minimum increment
is $0.01 for all option series. The
Exchange may replace any option class
participating in the Penny Pilot Program
that has been delisted with the next
most actively-traded, multiply-listed
option class, based on national average
daily volume in the preceding six
calendar months, that is not yet
included in the Pilot Program. Any
replacement class would be added on
the second trading day following [July 1,
2015 and January 1, 2016]July 1, 2016.
The Penny Pilot shall expire on [June
30, 2016]December 31, 2016.
(4) No change.
. . . Interpretations and Policies:
.01–.04 No change.
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The text of the proposed rule change
is also available on the Exchange’s Web
site (https://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/
CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), at
the Exchange’s Office of the Secretary,
and at the Commission’s Public
Reference Room.
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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 aspects of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Penny Pilot Program (the ‘‘Pilot
Program’’) is scheduled to expire on
June 30, 2016. CBOE proposes to extend
the Pilot Program until December 31,
2016. CBOE believes that extending the
Pilot Program will allow for further
analysis of the Pilot Program and a
determination of how the Pilot Program
should be structured in the future.
During this extension of the Pilot
Program, CBOE proposes that it may
replace any option class that is currently
included in the Pilot Program and that
has been delisted with the next most
actively traded, multiply listed option
class that is not yet participating in the
Pilot Program (‘‘replacement class’’).
Any replacement class would be
determined based on national average
daily volume in the preceding six
months,5 and would be added on the
second trading day following July 1,
2016. CBOE will employ the same
parameters to prospective replacement
classes as approved and applicable in
determining the existing classes in the
Pilot Program, including excluding
high-priced underlying securities.6
CBOE will announce to its Trading
Permit Holders by circular any
replacement classes in the Pilot
Program.
CBOE is specifically authorized to act
jointly with the other options exchanges
participating in the Pilot Program in
identifying any replacement class.
5 The month immediately preceding a
replacement class’s addition to the Pilot Program
(i.e., June) would not be used for purposes of the
six-month analysis. Thus, a replacement class to be
added on the second trading day following July 1,
2016 would be identified based on The Option
Clearing Corporation’s trading volume data from
December 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016.
6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60864
(October 22, 2009), 74 FR 55876 (October 29, 2009)
(SR–CBOE–2009–76).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-78014; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2016-035]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 1, and Order Granting Accelerated
Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To
Establish Secondary Contingency Procedures for the Exchange's Closing
Cross
June 8, 2016.
I. Introduction
On March 2, 2016, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to establish Secondary Contingency Procedures for
its Closing Cross. The proposed rule change was published for comment
in the Federal Register on March 11, 2016.\3\ The Commission received
one comment letter on the proposed rule change.\4\ On April 21, 2016,
the Commission extended the time period within which to approve the
proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute
proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule
change.\5\ On June 6, 2016, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the
proposed rule change.\6\ The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on Amendment No. 1 from interested persons, and is
approving the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, on
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
\3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77309 (March 7,
2016), 81 FR 13007.
\4\ See Letter from Theodore R. Lazo, Managing Director and
Associate General Counsel, Securities Industry and Financial Markets
Association, to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Commission, dated April
5, 2016 (``SIFMA Letter''). The Commission notes that this comment
letter was also submitted in response to a similar filing by New
York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE''). See Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 77305 (March 7, 2016), 81 FR 12977 (March 11, 2016) (SR-
NYSE-2016-18).
\5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77678, 81 FR 24909
(April 27, 2016).
\6\ In Amendment No. 1, which replaced the original filing in
its entirety, the Exchange: (1) Amended Rule 4754(b)(7) to specify
the situations in which the Exchange would employ the proposed
Secondary Contingency Procedures; (2) amended Rule 4754(b)(7)(A) to
specify that the Exchange will publicly announce its determination
to employ its Primary or Secondary Contingency Procedures and that
such announcement will be made at or before 3:00 p.m. if the
Exchange determines to designate an alternate exchange under
proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A); (3) amended proposed Rule
4754(b)(8)(A)(ii) and (B)(i) to state that the VWAP (as defined
below) calculation would take into account any trade breaks or
corrections up to the time the VWAP is processed; (4) amended
proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A) and (B) to provide that the Exchange
would not publish an Official Closing Price if the Official Closing
Price cannot be determined under proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A)(i)-(iv)
or (B)(i)-(iii); (5) added proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(C) to provide
that under the Secondary Contingency Procedures, the Exchange will
cancel all open interest designated for the Nasdaq close; (6)
specified an implementation date for the proposal; (7) responded to
the SIFMA Letter; and (8) made non-substantive clarifying and
corrective changes to its proposed rule text. Amendment No. 1 is
available at: https://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com/NASDAQ/pdf/nasdaq-filings/2016/SR-NASDAQ-2016-035_Amendment_1.pdf.
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange states that it currently has three systems that are
designed to ensure the orderly execution and dissemination of the
Nasdaq Official Closing Price: (1) The Nasdaq Closing Cross; (2) the
Auxiliary Procedures; and (3) the Primary Contingency Procedures.\7\
The Exchange now proposes to add Rule 4754(b)(8) to establish Secondary
Contingency Procedures, and to amend Rule 4754(b)(7) to provide
additional details regarding the operation of the Primary and Secondary
Contingency Procedures.\8\
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\7\ See Nasdaq Rule 4754. See also Amendment No. 1 at 4.
\8\ The Commission notes that NYSE and NYSE MKT LLC (``NYSE
MKT'') have also filed similar proposed rule changes with the
Commission. See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 77305 (March 7,
2016), 81 FR 12977 (March 11, 2016) (SR-NYSE-2016-18); 77306 (March
7, 2016), 81 FR 12986 (March 11, 2016) (SR-NYSEMKT-2016-31).
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Under the proposal, if a disruption occurs that prevents the
execution of the Nasdaq Closing Cross, Nasdaq would use either the
Primary Contingency Procedures or the Secondary Contingency Procedures
to determine the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which would be
published by the SIP.\9\ The determination to use the Primary or
Secondary Contingency Procedures would be made by the President of
Nasdaq or any Senior Executive designated by the President.\10\ Nasdaq
would publicly announce at the earliest possible time the initiation of
the Primary or Secondary Contingency Procedures via system status
alerts, Equity Trader Alerts, and email notification directories.\11\
If Nasdaq publicly announces that it will employ its Secondary
Contingency Procedures, it would cancel all open interest designated
for the Nasdaq close residing in Nasdaq's systems in order to give
members the opportunity to route their orders to alternative execution
venues.\12\
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\9\ See proposed Rule 4754(b)(7) and (8). See also Amendment No.
1 at 4-6.
\10\ The Exchange proposes to specify that it will employ the
Primary Contingency Procedures if at all possible, and will employ
the Secondary Contingency Procedures only if it determines that both
the standard closing procedures and the Primary Contingency
Procedures are unavailable. See proposed Rule 4754(b)(7). See also
Amendment No. 1 at 4-5, 30.
\11\ The proposal would clarify the interaction between the
Primary Contingency Procedures and the proposed Secondary
Contingency Procedures, but it would not change the operation of the
Primary Contingency Procedures.
\12\ See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(C). See also Amendment No. 1
at 9, 32.
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Under the proposal, if Nasdaq publicly announces at or before 3:00
p.m. that it will employ the Secondary Contingency Procedures for one
or more securities, it would designate an alternate exchange for those
securities,\13\ and the Nasdaq Official Closing Price for each security
would be determined based on the following hierarchy:
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\13\ The Exchange proposes to designate NYSE Arca as its
official back-up exchange because, according to the Exchange, NYSE
Arca and Nasdaq membership substantially overlaps and NYSE Arca
already operates a closing cross that it can use to execute a
closing cross in Nasdaq-listed securities. See Amendment No. 1 at 5-
6. The Exchange states that Nasdaq members that are also NYSE Arca
members should be technically prepared to transfer liquidity to NYSE
Arca in the event Nasdaq is unable to execute a closing cross. See
id.
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The Nasdaq Official Closing Price would be the official
closing price established for the security under the rules of the
designated alternate exchange.\14\
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If there is no official closing price in the security on
the designated alternate exchange, the Nasdaq Official Closing Price
would be the volume-weighted average price (``VWAP'') of the
consolidated last-sale-eligible prices of the last five minutes of
trading during regular trading hours as calculated by the SIP,
including any closing transactions on an exchange and any trade breaks
or corrections up to the time the VWAP is processed.\15\
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If there were no consolidated last-sale-eligible trades in
the last five minutes of trading during regular trading hours, the
Nasdaq Official Closing Price would be the last consolidated last-sale-
eligible trade for the security during regular trading hours on that
trading day.\16\
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If there were no consolidated last-sale-eligible trades
during regular trading hours on that trading day, the Nasdaq Official
Closing Price would be the prior day's Nasdaq Official Closing
Price.\17\
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If a security's Nasdaq Official Closing Price cannot be determined
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this hierarchy, Nasdaq would not publish an Official Closing Price for
the security.\18\
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\18\ See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A)(v). See also Amendment No.
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Under the proposal, if Nasdaq publicly announces after 3:00 p.m.
that it will employ the Secondary Contingency Procedures for one or
more securities, it would not designate an alternate exchange. Rather,
the Nasdaq Official Closing Price of each security would be determined
based on the following hierarchy:
The Nasdaq Official Closing Price would be the VWAP of the
consolidated last-sale-eligible prices of the last five minutes of
trading during regular trading hours as calculated by the SIP,
including any closing transactions on an exchange and any trade breaks
or corrections up to the time the VWAP is processed.\19\
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If there were no consolidated last-sale-eligible trades in
the last five minutes of trading during regular trading hours, the
Nasdaq Official Closing Price would be the last consolidated last-sale-
eligible trade for the security during regular trading hours on that
trading day.\20\
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If there were no consolidated last-sale-eligible trades
during regular trading hours on that trading day, the Nasdaq Official
Closing Price would be the prior day's Nasdaq Official Closing
Price.\21\
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\21\ See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(B)(iii)
If a security's Nasdaq Official Closing Price cannot be determined
based on this hierarchy, Nasdaq would not publish an Official Closing
Price for the security.\22\
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\22\ See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(B)(iv). See also Amendment No.
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As with the Primary Contingency Procedures, if Nasdaq employs the
Secondary Contingency Procedures, after hours trading would begin
either as scheduled at 4:00 p.m. or upon resolution of the disruption
that triggered Nasdaq to operate the Secondary Contingency
Procedures.\23\
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The Exchange states that the Operating Committees for the Nasdaq
UTP Plan and the Consolidated Quote/Consolidate Tape Plan have already
voted to modify the SIPs to support this proposal.\24\ According to the
Exchange, the Nasdaq SIP has announced plans to implement a new
platform in the fourth quarter of 2016, and Nasdaq intends to implement
the proposed rule change within 120 days of the date of implementation
of that new SIP platform.\25\ The Exchange states that a delay of 120
days will permit market participants to test and launch the new SIP
platform, and then to separately test and launch the new backup closing
functionality.\26\
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\24\ See Amendment No. 1 at 6.
\25\ See id. at 9.
\26\ See id.
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III. Summary of Comments
As noted above, the Commission received one comment letter on the
proposed rule change.\27\ The commenter generally supports the proposal
but suggests certain modifications to the proposal.\28\
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\27\ See SIFMA Letter, supra note 4.
\28\ See id. at 1. The commenter also encourages NYSE and Nasdaq
to continue to work with industry participants on this issue and to
refine the backup mechanism as a next step. See id. at 3.
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First, the commenter suggests that the Exchange's rules should
specify that any designation of an alternate exchange would be publicly
announced at or before 3:00 p.m. and that the announcement would be
made through the SIP feed in addition to any other forms of
communication.\29\ According to the commenter, if a determination is
made at 3:00 p.m., then the time between 3:00 p.m. and when member
firms actually receive notice of the designation would cut into the
time needed to re-direct closing interest to the designated alternate
exchange.\30\ The Exchange agreed with the commenter's suggestion that
it should publicly announce any determination to invoke the Secondary
Contingency Procedures.\31\ As a result, the Exchange amended its
proposal to specify that any determination to invoke the Secondary
Contingency Procedures will be publicly announced, and that an
announcement to designate an alternate exchange would be made at or
before 3:00 p.m.\32\
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\29\ See id. at 2-3.
\30\ See id.
\31\ The public announcement of an alternate exchange
designation, however, would not be disseminated through the SIP
feed.
\32\ See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A) and (B). See also Amendment
No. 1 at 5, 13, 31-32.
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Second, the commenter suggests that if the Exchange determines not
to carry out its own closing transaction, it should expressly assume
responsibility for the cancellation of all closing interest that the
Exchange has already received.\33\ According to the commenter, this
would allow market participants to treat their closing interest as
canceled even if they have not received an official notification of the
cancellation.\34\ The commenter also suggests that the Exchange's rule
should state that the official closing transaction will be canceled
once the Exchange determines that it is unable to conduct its own
closing transaction, so as to avoid uncertainty regarding whether the
exchange might change course if it determines before 4:00 p.m. that it
can, in fact, conduct its own closing transaction.\35\ The Exchange
agreed with the commenter's suggestion that it provide members with
certainty that their open interest will not be executed if the Exchange
invokes the Secondary Contingency Procedures. As a result, the Exchange
amended its proposal to expressly state that it would cancel all open
interest designated for the Nasdaq close if it determines to employ the
Secondary Contingency Procedures.\36\ The Commission also notes that,
under the proposal, once Nasdaq publicly announces that it will employ
the Secondary Contingency Procedures, it will not revert to its
ordinary closing procedures, and the Nasdaq Official Closing Price
would be determined according to the hierarchies discussed above.\37\
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\33\ See SIFMA Letter, supra note 4, at 3. The commenter also
asserts that, if the Exchange executes the closing interest despite
canceling the closing transaction, the Exchange should be
responsible under its own rules for any resulting losses to the
member firms. See id. The Exchange has not revised its proposal to
assume this liability.
\34\ See SIFMA Letter, supra note 4, at 3.
\35\ See id.
\36\ See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(C). See also Amendment No. 1
at 9, 14, 32.
\37\ See supra notes 14-22 and accompanying text.
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Third, the commenter suggests that, when using the VWAP
methodology, the Exchange not include any other exchange's closing
transaction in the calculation.\38\ According to the commenter, a five-
minute VWAP methodology should result in a price that is largely
tradable and achievable.\39\ However, according to the commenter, if a
VWAP used as the official closing price included auction prints from
other exchanges' closing transactions, the ability to trade and achieve
the official closing price process would be reduced.\40\ The Exchange
disagreed with this comment. As the Exchange noted, the VWAP
calculation should include the maximum liquidity available.\41\
Accordingly, the Exchange has not amended the proposal to exclude
closing transactions from the VWAP calculation.
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\38\ See SIFMA Letter, supra note 4, at 3.
\39\ See id.
\40\ See id.
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IV. Discussion and Commission Findings
After careful review of the proposal, as modified by Amendment No.
1, and the comment letter, the Commission
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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.\42\ In particular, the Commission finds
that the proposed rule change is consistent with section 6(b)(5) of the
Act,\43\ which requires, among other things, that the rules of a
national securities exchange be 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, 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.
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\42\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
\43\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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The Commission believes that the proposed rule change would provide
transparency regarding how the Exchange would determine the Nasdaq
Official Closing Price in Exchange-listed securities when the Exchange
is unable to conduct a closing transaction due to a systems or
technical issue. The Commission notes that the primary listing market's
closing price for a security is relied upon by market participants for
a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, calculation of
index values, calculation of the net asset value of mutual funds and
exchange-traded products, and the price of derivatives that are based
on the security. As the Exchange notes, the proposed Secondary
Contingency Procedures would provide a pre-determined, consistent
solution that would result in the SIP disseminating an official closing
price for listed securities on behalf of the Exchange within a
reasonable time frame relative to the normal closing time; would
minimize the need for industry participants to modify their processing
of data from the SIP; and would provide advance notification of the
initiation of a closing contingency plan to provide sufficient time for
industry participants to route any closing interest to an alternate
venue to participate in that venue's closing auction.\44\ The
Commission believes that the Exchange's proposal is reasonably designed
to achieve these important goals and to prevent any issues that may
result if the Exchange were unable to provide a closing price for its
listed securities due to a systems or technical issue. For these
reasons, the Commission finds that the proposed rule change is
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V. Solicitation of Comments on Amendment No. 1
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether Amendment No. 1
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-NASDAQ-2016-035 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2016-035. 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 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-NASDAQ-2016-035 and should
be submitted on or before July 5, 2016.
VI. Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by
Amendment No. 1
The Commission finds good cause to approve the proposed rule
change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, prior to the 30th day after the
date of publication of the notice of Amendment No. 1 in the Federal
Register. As noted above, in Amendment No. 1, the Exchange specified
the situations in which it would employ the proposed Secondary
Contingency Procedures.\45\ The Commission believes that this change
would provide market participants with transparency regarding the
Exchange's process for determining whether to employ its Primary or
Secondary Contingency Procedures. In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange also
specified that it will publicly announce its determination to use its
Primary or Secondary Contingency Procedures; that such announcement
will be made at or before 3:00 p.m. if the Exchange determines to
designate an alternate exchange under proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A); and
that under the Secondary Contingency Procedures, the Exchange would
cancel all open interest designated for the Nasdaq close.\46\ As noted
above, the Exchange made these amendments in response to comments
received on the proposal. In addition, in Amendment No.1, the Exchange
stated that the VWAP calculation would take into account any trade
breaks or corrections up to the time the VWAP is processed, and that it
would not publish an Official Closing Price if the Official Closing
Price cannot be determined under the proposed process.\47\ The
Commission notes that these changes would harmonize Nasdaq's proposal
with NYSE's and NYSE MKT's proposals. Finally, in Amendment No. 1, the
Exchange specified an implementation date for the proposal, responded
to the SIFMA Letter, and made non-substantive clarifying and corrective
changes to its proposed rule text.\48\
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\45\ See proposed Rule 4754(b)(7). See also Amendment No. 1 at
4-5, 30.
\46\ See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8). See also Amendment No. 1 at
5, 9, 13-14, 31-32.
\47\ See proposed Rule 4754(b)(8)(A)(ii) and (v); proposed Rule
4754(b)(8)(B)(i) and (iv). See also Amendment No. 1 at 7-8, 31-32.
\48\ See Amendment No. 1 at 9, 13-14, 30-33.
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Because Amendment No. 1 provided additional transparency to the
operation of the Secondary Contingency Procedures, harmonized Nasdaq's
proposal to NYSE's and NYSE MKT's proposals, and responded to the
comments received on the original proposal, the Commission finds good
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cause for approving the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment
No. 1, on an accelerated basis, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the
Act.\49\
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\49\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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VII. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\50\ that the proposed rule change (SR-NASDAQ-2016-035), as
modified by Amendment No. 1, be, and it hereby is, approved on an
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\50\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
\51\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\51\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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