Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing of the Seventeenth Amendment to the National Market System Plan To Address Extraordinary Market Volatility by Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc., Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., Investors Exchange LLC, NASDAQ BX, Inc., NASDAQ PHLX LLC, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, NYSE National, Inc., New York Stock Exchange LLC, NYSE American LLC, and NYSE Arca, Inc., 12432-12447 [2018-05661]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–82888; File No. 4–631]
Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing of
the Seventeenth Amendment to the
National Market System Plan To
Address Extraordinary Market
Volatility by Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.,
Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGA
Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGX Exchange,
Inc., Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.,
Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc., Investors Exchange
LLC, NASDAQ BX, Inc., NASDAQ PHLX
LLC, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC,
NYSE National, Inc., New York Stock
Exchange LLC, NYSE American LLC,
and NYSE Arca, Inc.
March 15, 2018.
I. Introduction
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On February 26, 2018, NYSE Group,
Inc., on behalf of the following parties
to the National Market System Plan to
Address Extraordinary Market Volatility
(‘‘the Plan’’): 1 Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.,
1 On May 31, 2012, the Commission approved the
Plan, as modified by Amendment No. 1. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67091, 77 FR
33498 (June 6, 2012) (File No. 4- 631) (‘‘Approval
Order’’). On February 20, 2013, the Commission
noticed for immediate effectiveness the Second
Amendment to the Plan. See Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 68953, 78 FR 13113 (February 26,
2013). On April 3, 2013, the Commission approved
the Third Amendment to the Plan. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 69287, 78 FR 21483
(April 10, 2013). On August 27, 2013, the
Commission noticed for immediate effectiveness
the Fourth Amendment to the Plan. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 70273, 78 FR 54321
(September 3, 2013). On September 26, 2013, the
Commission approved the Fifth Amendment to the
Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
70530, 78 FR 60937 (October 2, 2013). On January
7, 2014, the Commission noticed for immediate
effectiveness the Sixth Amendment to the Plan. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71247, 79 FR
2204 (January 13, 2014). On April 3, 2014, the
Commission approved the Seventh Amendment to
the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
71851, 79 FR 19687 (April 9, 2014). On February
19, 2015, the Commission approved the Eight
Amendment to the Plan. See Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 74323, 80 FR 10169 (February 25,
2015). On October 22, 2015, the Commission
approved the Ninth Amendment to the Plan. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76244, 80 FR
66099 (October 28, 2015). On April 21, 2016, the
Commission approved the Tenth Amendment to the
Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
77679, 81 FR 24908 (April 27, 2016). On August 26,
2016, the Commission noticed for immediate
effectiveness the Eleventh Amendment to the Plan.
See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78703, 81
FR 60397 (September 1, 2016). On January 19, 2017,
the Commission approved the Twelfth Amendment
to the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release
No. 79845, 82 FR 8551 (January 26, 2017). On April
13, 2017, the Commission approved the Thirteenth
Amendment to the Plan. See Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 80455, 82 FR 18519 (April 19,
2017). On April 28, 2017, the Commission noticed
for immediate effectiveness the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Plan. See Securities Exchange
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Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGA
Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGX Exchange,
Inc., Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., the
Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’), Investors
Exchange LLC, NASDAQ BX, Inc.,
NASDAQ PHLX LLC, The NASDAQ
Stock Market LLC (‘‘Nasdaq’’), New
York Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘NYSE’’),
NYSE Arca, Inc., NYSE National Inc.,
and NYSE American LLC (collectively,
the ‘‘Participants’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) pursuant to Section
11A(a)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’) 2 and Rule 608
thereunder,3 a proposal to amend the
Plan (‘‘Seventeenth Amendment’’).4 The
proposal reflects changes unanimously
approved by the Participants. The
Seventeenth Amendment proposes to
extend the pilot period of the Plan for
one year, as discussed below. A copy of
the Plan, as proposed to be amended is
attached as Exhibit A hereto. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments from interested
persons on the Seventeenth
Amendment.5
II. Description of the Plan
Set forth in this Section II is the
statement of the purpose and summary
of the Seventeenth Amendment, along
with the information required by Rule
608(a)(4) and (5) under the Exchange
Act,6 prepared and submitted by the
Participants to the Commission.7
A. Statement of Purpose and Summary
of the Plan Amendment
The Participants filed the Plan on
April 5, 2011, to create a market-wide
limit up-limit down mechanism
intended to address extraordinary
market volatility in NMS Stocks, as
defined in Rule 600(b)(47) of Regulation
NMS under the Exchange Act. The Plan
sets forth procedures that provide for
market-wide limit up-limit down
requirements that would prevent trades
in individual NMS Stocks from
occurring outside of the specified price
Act Release No. 80549, 82 FR 20928 (May 4, 2017).
On September 26, 2017, the Commission noticed for
immediate effectiveness the Fifteenth Amendment
to Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
81720, 82 FR 45922 (October 2, 2017) (‘‘Fifteenth
Amendment’’). On February 14, 2018, the
Commission received the Sixteenth Amendment to
the Plan, which was effective on filing but notice
of which has not yet been published.
2 15 U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(3).
3 17 CFR 242.608.
4 See Letter from Elizabeth King, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary, NYSE, to Brent Fields,
Secretary, Commission, dated February 23, 2018.
(‘‘Transmittal Letter’’).
5 17 CFR 242.608.
6 See 17 CFR 242.608(a)(4) and (a)(5).
7 See Transmittal Letter, supra note 4.
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bands. These limit up-limit down
requirements are coupled with Trading
Pauses,8 as defined in Section I(Y) of the
Plan, to accommodate more
fundamental price moves. In particular,
the Participants adopted this Plan to
address the type of sudden price
movements that the market experienced
on the afternoon of May 6, 2010.
As set forth in more detail in the Plan,
all trading centers in NMS Stocks,
including both those operated by
Participants and those operated by
members of Participants, shall establish,
maintain, and enforce written policies
and procedures that are reasonably
designed to comply with the limit uplimit down requirements specified in
the Plan. More specifically, the single
plan processor responsible for
consolidation of information for an
NMS Stock pursuant to Rule 603(b) of
Regulation NMS under the Exchange
Act will be responsible for calculating
and disseminating a lower price band
and upper price band, as provided for
in Section V of the Plan. Section VI of
the Plan sets forth the limit up-limit
down requirements of the Plan, and in
particular, that all trading centers in
NMS Stocks, including both those
operated by Participants and those
operated by members of Participants,
shall establish, maintain, and enforce
written policies and procedures that are
reasonably designed to prevent trades at
prices that are below the lower price
band or above the upper price band for
an NMS Stock, consistent with the Plan.
The Plan was initially approved for a
one-year pilot period, which began on
April 8, 2013.9 Accordingly, the pilot
period was scheduled to end on April
8, 2014. As initially contemplated, the
Plan would have been fully
implemented across all NMS Stocks
within six months of initial Plan
operations, which meant there would
have been full implementation of the
Plan for six months before the end of the
pilot period. However, pursuant to the
fourth amendment to the Plan,10 the
Participants modified the
implementation schedule of Phase II of
the Plan to extend the time period as to
when the Plan would fully apply to all
NMS Stocks. Accordingly, the Plan was
not implemented across all NMS Stocks
until December 8, 2013. Pursuant to the
sixth amendment to the Plan,11 which
further modified the implementation
schedule of Phase II of the Plan, the date
8 Unless otherwise specified, the terms used
herein have the same meaning as set forth in the
Plan.
9 See Section VIII of the Plan.
10 See supra note 1.
11 See supra note 1.
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for full implementation of the Plan was
moved to February 24, 2014. Pursuant to
the seventh, ninth, tenth, and thirteenth
amendments to the Plan,12 the pilot
period was extended from April 8, 2014
to February 20, 2015, from February 20,
2015 to April 22, 2016, from April 22,
2016 to April 17, 2017, and from April
17, 2017 to April 16, 2018.
The Participants propose to amend
Section VIII(C) of the Plan to extend the
pilot period through April 15, 2019, to
allow the Participants time to assess the
changes to the Plan as described in the
twelfth and thirteenth amendments to
the Plan,13 which were implemented on
November 20, 2017. In the twelfth
amendment, the Participants amended
the Plan to provide that a Trading Pause
will continue until the Primary Listing
Exchange has reopened trading using its
established reopening procedures and
reports a Reopening Price. The Plan was
further amended to eliminate the
current allowance for a trading center to
resume trading in an NMS Stock
following a Trading Pause if the Primary
Listing Exchange has not reported a
Reopening Price within ten minutes
after the declaration of a Trading Pause
and has not declared a Regulatory Halt.
In addition, to preclude potential
scenarios when trading may resume
without Price Bands, the Plan was
amended to provide that a trading
center may not resume trading in an
NMS Stock following a Trading Pause
without Price Bands in such NMS
Stock. To address potential scenarios in
which there is no Reopening Price from
the Primary Listing Exchange to use to
calculate Price Bands, the Plan was
amended to address when trading may
resume if the Primary Listing Exchange
is unable to reopen due to a systems or
technology issue and how the Reference
Price would be determined in such a
scenario or if the Primary Listing
Exchange reopens trading on a zero bid
or zero offer, or both. The thirteenth
amendment to the Plan further provided
authority for the Processors to publish
the following information provided by a
primary listing exchange in connection
with the reopening of trading following
a Trading Pause: auction reference
price; auction collars; and number of
extensions to the reopening auction.
In conjunction with amending the
Plan, the Primary Listing Exchanges
amended their rules for automated
reopenings following a Trading Pause
consistent with a standardized approach
agreed to by Participants that would
allow for extensions of a Trading Pause
if equilibrium cannot be met for a
12 See
13 See
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Reopening Price within specified
parameters.14 The Primary Listing
Exchanges implemented the changes to
their automated reopenings on
November 20, 2017.
Because both the twelfth and
thirteenth amendments to the Plan and
the Primary Listing Exchange’s
amended reopening procedures were
implemented on November 20, 2017,
the Participants propose to extend the
current Pilot an additional year to April
15, 2019. The Participants believe that
this additional time will be beneficial in
that it allows ‘‘the public, the
Participants, and the Commission to
assess the operation of the Plan and
whether the Plan should be modified
prior to approval on a permanent
basis.’’ 15 In particular, this additional
time will allow the public, the
Participants, and the Commission time
to assess the operation of the twelfth
and thirteenth amendments to the Plan.
The Participants further believe that
extending the Pilot another year would
provide additional time for the
Participants, the Commission, and the
public to consider other potential
modifications to the Plan that are
currently under consideration. These
include consideration of changes to how
NMS Stocks are tiered under the Plan,
and the applicable percentage
parameters associated with such tiers,
consideration of the elimination of
double-wide Price Bands at the open
and close of trading, and consideration
of recommendations made by the Equity
Market Structure Advisory Committee
with respect to Plan operations.16 The
Participants believe that the Plan should
continue to operate as a Pilot
uninterrupted to provide time to
consider whether to make any such
further modifications to the Plan.
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C. Implementation of Plan
The initial date of the Plan operations
was April 8, 2013.
D. Development and Implementation
Phases
The Plan was initially implemented
as a one-year pilot program in two
Phases, consistent with Section VIII of
the Plan: Phase I of Plan
implementation began on April 8, 2013
and was completed on May 3, 2013.
Implementation of Phase II of the Plan
began on August 5, 2013 and was
completed on February 24, 2014. The
tenth amendment to the Plan was
implemented on July 18, 2016 and the
twelfth and thirteenth amendments to
the Plan were implemented on
November 20, 2017.17 Pursuant to this
proposed amendment, the Participants
propose to extend the pilot period until
April 15, 2019.
E. Analysis of Impact on Competition
The proposed Plan does not impose
any burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Exchange Act.
The Participants do not believe that the
proposed Plan introduces terms that are
unreasonably discriminatory for the
purposes of Section 11A(c)(1)(D) of the
Exchange Act.
F. Written Understanding or Agreements
Relating to Interpretation of, or
Participation in, Plan
The Participants have no written
understandings or agreements relating
to interpretation of the Plan. Section
II(C) of the Plan sets forth how any
entity registered as a national securities
exchange or national securities
association may become a Participant.
B. Governing or Constituent Documents
G. Approval of Amendment of the Plan
The governing documents of the
Processor, as defined in Section I(P) of
the Plan, will not be affected by the
Plan, but once the Plan is implemented,
the Processor’s obligations will change,
as set forth in detail in the Plan.
Each of the Plan’s Participants has
executed a written amended Plan.
14 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos.
79846 (January 19, 2017), 82 FR 8548 (January 26,
2017) (SR–NYSEArca–2016–130) (Approval Order);
79884 (January 26, 2017), 82 FR 8968 (February 1,
2017) (SR-BatsBZX–2016–61) (Approval Order);
79876 (January 25, 2017), 82 FR 8888 (January 31,
2017) (SR–Nasdaq–2016–131) (Approval Order).
15 See Approval Order, supra note 1, 77 FR 33498
at 33508.
16 See U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee,
Recommendations for Rulemaking on Issues of
Market Quality, dated November 29, 2016, available
here: https://www.sec.gov/spotlight/emsac/emsacrecommendations-rulemaking-market-quality.pdf.
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H. Terms and Conditions of Access
Section II(C) of the Plan provides that
any entity registered as a national
securities exchange or national
securities association under the
Exchange Act may become a Participant
by: (1) Becoming a participant in the
applicable Market Data Plans, as defined
in Section I(F) of the Plan; (2) executing
a copy of the Plan, as then in effect; (3)
providing each then-current Participant
with a copy of such executed Plan; and
(4) effecting an amendment to the Plan
as specified in Section III(B) of the Plan.
17 See
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I. Method of Determination and
Imposition, and Amount of, Fees and
Charges
Not applicable.
J. Method and Frequency of Processor
Evaluation
Not applicable.
K. Dispute Resolution
Section III(C) of the Plan provides that
each Participant shall designate an
individual to represent the Participant
as a member of an Operating Committee.
No later than the initial date of the Plan,
the Operating Committee shall designate
one member of the Operating Committee
to act as the Chair of the Operating
Committee. Any recommendation for an
amendment to the Plan from the
Operating Committee that receives an
affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of
the Participants, but is less than
unanimous, shall be submitted to the
Commission as a request for an
amendment to the Plan initiated by the
Commission under Rule 608.
On February 22, 2018, the Operating
Committee, duly constituted and
chaired by Mr. Robert Books of Cboe,
voted unanimously to amend the Plan
as set forth herein in accordance with
Section III(C) of the Plan. The Plan
Advisory Committee was notified in
connection with the Seventeenth
Amendment and was in favor.
III. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the amendment is
consistent with the Exchange Act and
the rules thereunder. Comments may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
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Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File Number 4–
631 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 4–631.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
website (https://www.sec.gov/rules/
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sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all
subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed
plan amendment that are filed with the
Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
amendment 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 website
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 Participants’ offices. All comments
received will be posted without change.
Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit
personal identifying information from
comment submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish
to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File
Number 4–631 and should be submitted
on or before April 11, 2018.
By the Commission.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
Exhibit A
Proposed new language is italicized;
proposed deletions are in [brackets].
Plan To Address Extraordinary Market
Volatility Submitted to the Securities and
Exchange Commission Pursuant to Rule 608
of Regulation NMS Under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Table of Contents
Section
Page
Preamble ............................................
I. Definitions ......................................
II. Parties ............................................
III. Amendments to Plan ...................
IV. Trading Center Policies and Procedures ...........................................
V. Price Bands ...................................
VI. Limit Up-Limit Down Requirements ..............................................
VII. Trading Pauses ...........................
VIII. Implementation .........................
IX. Withdrawal from Plan .................
X. Counterparts and Signatures ........
Appendix A—Percentage Parameters
Appendix A—Schedule 1 .................
Appendix B—Data .............................
1
2
4
7
8
8
11
13
15
15
15
17
19
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Preamble
The Participants submit to the SEC this
Plan establishing procedures to address
extraordinary volatility in NMS Stocks. The
procedures provide for market-wide limit uplimit down requirements that prevent trades
in individual NMS Stocks from occurring
outside of the specified Price Bands. These
limit up-limit down requirements are
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coupled with Trading Pauses to
accommodate more fundamental price
moves. The Plan procedures are designed,
among other things, to protect investors and
promote fair and orderly markets. The
Participants developed this Plan pursuant to
Rule 608(a)(3) of Regulation NMS under the
Exchange Act, which authorizes the
Participants to act jointly in preparing, filing,
and implementing national market system
plans.
I. Definitions
(A) ‘‘Eligible Reported Transactions’’ shall
have the meaning prescribed by the
Operating Committee and shall generally
mean transactions that are eligible to update
the last sale price of an NMS Stock.
(B) ‘‘Exchange Act’’ means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(C) ‘‘Limit State’’ shall have the meaning
provided in Section VI of the Plan.
(D) ‘‘Limit State Quotation’’ shall have the
meaning provided in Section VI of the Plan.
(E) ‘‘Lower Price Band’’ shall have the
meaning provided in Section V of the Plan.
(F) ‘‘Market Data Plans’’ shall mean the
effective national market system plans
through which the Participants act jointly to
disseminate consolidated information in
compliance with Rule 603(b) of Regulation
NMS under the Exchange Act.
(G) ‘‘National Best Bid’’ and ‘‘National Best
Offer’’ shall have the meaning provided in
Rule 600(b)(42) of Regulation NMS under the
Exchange Act.
(H) ‘‘NMS Stock’’ shall have the meaning
provided in Rule 600(b)(47) of Regulation
NMS under the Exchange Act.
(I) ‘‘Opening Price’’ shall mean the price of
a transaction that opens trading on the
Primary Listing Exchange. If the Primary
Listing Exchange opens with quotations, the
‘‘Opening Price’’ shall mean the closing price
of the NMS Stock on the Primary Listing
Exchange on the previous trading day, or if
no such closing price exists, the last sale on
the Primary Listing Exchange.
(J) ‘‘Operating Committee’’ shall have the
meaning provided in Section III(C) of the
Plan.
(K) ‘‘Participant’’ means a party to the Plan.
(L) ‘‘Plan’’ means the plan set forth in this
instrument, as amended from time to time in
accordance with its provisions.
(M) ‘‘Percentage Parameter’’ shall mean the
percentages for each tier of NMS Stocks set
forth in Appendix A of the Plan.
(N) ‘‘Price Bands’’ shall have the meaning
provided in Section V of the Plan.
(O) ‘‘Primary Listing Exchange’’ shall mean
the Participant on which an NMS Stock is
listed. If an NMS Stock is listed on more than
one Participant, the Participant on which the
NMS Stock has been listed the longest shall
be the Primary Listing Exchange.
(P) ‘‘Processor’’ shall mean the single plan
processor responsible for the consolidation of
information for an NMS Stock pursuant to
Rule 603(b) of Regulation NMS under the
Exchange Act.
(Q) ‘‘Pro-Forma Reference Price’’ shall have
the meaning provided in Section V(A)(2) of
the Plan.
(R) ‘‘Reference Price’’ shall have the
meaning provided in Section V of the Plan.
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(S) ‘‘Regular Trading Hours’’ shall have the
meaning provided in Rule 600(b)(64) of
Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act. For
purposes of the Plan, Regular Trading Hours
can end earlier than 4:00 p.m. ET in the case
of an early scheduled close.
(T) ‘‘Regulatory Halt’’ shall have the
meaning specified in the Market Data Plans.
(U) ‘‘Reopening Price’’ shall mean the price
of a transaction that reopens trading on the
Primary Listing Exchange following a
Trading Pause or a Regulatory Halt, or, if the
Primary Listing Exchange reopens with
quotations, the midpoint of those quotations.
(V) ‘‘SEC’’ shall mean the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(W) ‘‘Straddle State’’ shall have the
meaning provided in Section VII(A)(2) of the
Plan.
(X) ‘‘Trading center’’ shall have the
meaning provided in Rule 600(b)(78) of
Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act.
(Y) ‘‘Trading Pause’’ shall have the
meaning provided in Section VII of the Plan.
(Z) ‘‘Upper Price Band’’ shall have the
meaning provided in Section V of the Plan.
II. Parties
(A) List of Parties
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The parties to the Plan are as follows:
(1) Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., 400 South
LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605
(2) Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc., 400 South
LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605
(3) Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc., 400 South
LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605
(4) Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc., 400 South
LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605
(5) Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., 440 South
LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605
(6) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Inc., 1735 K Street NW, Washington, DC
20006
(7) Investors Exchange LLC, 4 World Trade
Center, 44th Floor, New York, New York
10007
(8) NASDAQ BX, Inc., One Liberty Plaza,
New York, New York 10006
(9) NASDAQ PHLX LLC, 1900 Market Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(10) The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, 1 Liberty
Plaza, 165 Broadway, New York, NY
10006
(11) NYSE National, Inc., 11 Wall Street, New
York, NY 10005
(12) New York Stock Exchange LLC, 11 Wall
Street, New York, New York 10005
(13) NYSE American LLC, 11 Wall Street,
New York, New York 10005
(14) NYSE Arca, Inc., 11 Wall Street, New
York, New York 10005
(B) Compliance Undertaking
By subscribing to and submitting the Plan
for approval by the SEC, each Participant
agrees to comply with and to enforce
compliance, as required by Rule 608(c) of
Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act, by
its members with the provisions of the Plan.
To this end, each Participant shall adopt a
rule requiring compliance by its members
with the provisions of the Plan, and each
Participant shall take such actions as are
necessary and appropriate as a participant of
the Market Data Plans to cause and enable
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the Processor for each NMS Stock to fulfill
the functions set forth in this Plan.
(C) New Participants
The Participants agree that any entity
registered as a national securities exchange or
national securities association under the
Exchange Act may become a Participant by:
(1) Becoming a participant in the applicable
Market Data Plans; (2) executing a copy of the
Plan, as then in effect; (3) providing each
then-current Participant with a copy of such
executed Plan; and (4) effecting an
amendment to the Plan as specified in
Section III(B) of the Plan.
(D) Advisory Committee
(1) Formation. Notwithstanding other
provisions of this Plan, an Advisory
Committee to the Plan shall be formed and
shall function in accordance with the
provisions set forth in this section.
(2) Composition. Members of the Advisory
Committee shall be selected for two-year
terms as follows:
(A) Advisory Committee Selections. By
affirmative vote of a majority of the
Participants, the Participants shall select at
least one representatives from each of the
following categories to be members of the
Advisory Committee: (1) A broker-dealer
with a substantial retail investor customer
base; (2) a broker-dealer with a substantial
institutional investor customer base; (3) an
alternative trading system; (4) a broker-dealer
that primarily engages in trading for its own
account; and (5) an investor.
(3) Function. Members of the Advisory
Committee shall have the right to submit
their views to the Operating Committee on
Plan matters, prior to a decision by the
Operating Committee on such matters. Such
matters shall include, but not be limited to,
proposed material amendments to the Plan.
(4) Meetings and Information. Members of
the Advisory Committee shall have the right
to attend meetings of the Operating
Committee and to receive any information
concerning Plan matters; provided, however,
that the Operating Committee may meet in
executive session if, by affirmative vote of a
majority of the Participants, the Operating
Committee determines that an item of Plan
business requires confidential treatment.
III. Amendments to Plan
(A) General Amendments
Except with respect to the addition of new
Participants to the Plan, any proposed change
in, addition to, or deletion from the Plan
shall be effected by means of a written
amendment to the Plan that: (1) Sets forth the
change, addition, or deletion; (2) is executed
on behalf of each Participant; and, (3) is
approved by the SEC pursuant to Rule 608
of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act,
or otherwise becomes effective under Rule
608 of Regulation NMS under the Exchange
Act.
(B) New Participants
With respect to new Participants, an
amendment to the Plan may be effected by
the new national securities exchange or
national securities association executing a
copy of the Plan, as then in effect (with the
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only changes being the addition of the new
Participant’s name in Section II(A) of the
Plan) and submitting such executed Plan to
the SEC for approval. The amendment shall
be effective when it is approved by the SEC
in accordance with Rule 608 of Regulation
NMS under the Exchange Act or otherwise
becomes effective pursuant to Rule 608 of
Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act.
(C) Operating Committee
(1) Each Participant shall select from its
staff one individual to represent the
Participant as a member of an Operating
Committee, together with a substitute for
such individual. The substitute may
participate in deliberations of the Operating
Committee and shall be considered a voting
member thereof only in the absence of the
primary representative. Each Participant
shall have one vote on all matters considered
by the Operating Committee. No later than
the initial date of Plan operations, the
Operating Committee shall designate one
member of the Operating Committee to act as
the Chair of the Operating Committee.
(2) The Operating Committee shall monitor
the procedures established pursuant to this
Plan and advise the Participants with respect
to any deficiencies, problems, or
recommendations as the Operating
Committee may deem appropriate. The
Operating Committee shall establish
specifications and procedures for the
implementation and operation of the Plan
that are consistent with the provisions of this
Plan and the Appendixes thereto. With
respect to matters in this paragraph,
Operating Committee decisions shall be
approved by a simple majority vote.
(3) Any recommendation for an
amendment to the Plan from the Operating
Committee that receives an affirmative vote
of at least two-thirds of the Participants, but
is less than unanimous, shall be submitted to
the SEC as a request for an amendment to the
Plan initiated by the Commission under Rule
608 of Regulation NMS.
IV. Trading Center Policies and Procedures
All trading centers in NMS Stocks,
including both those operated by Participants
and those operated by members of
Participants, shall establish, maintain, and
enforce written policies and procedures that
are reasonably designed to comply with the
limit up–limit down requirements specified
in Sections VI of the Plan, and to comply
with the Trading Pauses specified in Section
VII of the Plan.
V. Price Bands
(A) Calculation and Dissemination of Price
Bands
(1) The Processor for each NMS stock shall
calculate and disseminate to the public a
Lower Price Band and an Upper Price Band
during Regular Trading Hours for such NMS
Stock. The Price Bands shall be based on a
Reference Price for each NMS Stock that
equals the arithmetic mean price of Eligible
Reported Transactions for the NMS stock
over the immediately preceding five-minute
period (except for periods following openings
and reopenings, which are addressed below).
If no Eligible Reported Transactions for the
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NMS Stock have occurred over the
immediately preceding five-minute period,
the previous Reference Price shall remain in
effect. The Price Bands for an NMS Stock
shall be calculated by applying the
Percentage Parameter for such NMS Stock to
the Reference Price, with the Lower Price
Band being a Percentage Parameter below the
Reference Price, and the Upper Price Band
being a Percentage Parameter above the
Reference Price. The Price Bands shall be
calculated during Regular Trading Hours.
Between 9:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. ET, and 3:35
p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET, or in the case of an
early scheduled close, during the last 25
minutes of trading before the early scheduled
close, the Price Bands shall be calculated by
applying double the Percentage Parameters
set forth in Appendix A. If the Processor has
not yet disseminated Price Bands, but a
Reference Price is available, a trading center
may calculate and apply Price Bands based
on the same Reference Price that the
Processor would use for calculating such
Price Bands until such trading center
receives Price Bands from the Processor. If,
under Section VII(B)(2), the Primary Listing
Exchange notifies the Processor that it is
unable to reopen an NMS Stock due to a
systems or technology issue and it has not
declared a Regulatory Halt, the Processor will
calculate and disseminate Price Bands by
applying triple the Percentage Parameters set
forth in Appendix A for the first 30 seconds
such Price Bands are disseminated.
(2) The Processor shall calculate a ProForma Reference Price on a continuous basis
during Regular Trading Hours, as specified in
Section V(A)(1) of the Plan. If a Pro-Forma
Reference Price has not moved by 1% or
more from the Reference Price currently in
effect, no new Price Bands shall be
disseminated, and the current Reference
Price shall remain the effective Reference
Price. When the Pro-Forma Reference Price
has moved by 1% or more from the Reference
Price currently in effect, the Pro-Forma
Reference Price shall become the Reference
Price, and the Processor shall disseminate
new Price Bands based on the new Reference
Price; provided, however, that each new
Reference Price shall remain in effect for at
least 30 seconds.
(B) Openings
(1) Except when a Regulatory Halt is in
effect at the start of Regular Trading Hours,
the first Reference Price for a trading day
shall be the Opening Price on the Primary
Listing Exchange in an NMS Stock if such
Opening Price occurs less than five minutes
after the start of Regular Trading Hours.
During the period less than five minutes after
the Opening Price, a Pro-Forma Reference
Price shall be updated on a continuous basis
to be the arithmetic mean price of Eligible
Reported Transactions for the NMS Stock
during the period following the Opening
Price (including the Opening Price), and if it
differs from the current Reference Price by
1% or more shall become the new Reference
Price, except that a new Reference Price shall
remain in effect for at least 30 seconds.
Subsequent Reference Prices shall be
calculated as specified in Section V(A) of the
Plan.
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(2) If the Opening Price on the Primary
Listing Exchange in an NMS Stock does not
occur within five minutes after the start of
Regular Trading Hours, the first Reference
Price for a trading day shall be the arithmetic
mean price of Eligible Reported Transactions
for the NMS Stock over the preceding five
minute time period, and subsequent
Reference Prices shall be calculated as
specified in Section V(A) of the Plan.
(C) Reopenings
(1) Following a Trading Pause in an NMS
Stock, and if the Primary Listing Exchange
has not declared a Regulatory Halt, if the
Primary Listing Exchange reopens trading
with a transaction or quotation that does not
include a zero bid or zero offer, the next
Reference Price shall be the Reopening Price
on the Primary Listing Exchange. Subsequent
Reference Prices shall be determined in the
manner prescribed for normal openings, as
specified in Section V(B)(1) of the Plan. If the
Primary Listing Exchange notifies the
Processor that it is unable to reopen an NMS
Stock due to a systems or technology issue,
or if the Primary Listing Exchange reopens
trading with a quotation that has a zero bid
or zero offer, or both, the next Reference
Price shall be the last effective Price Band
that was in a Limit State before the Trading
Pause. Subsequent Reference Prices shall be
calculated as specified in Section V(A) of the
Plan.
(2) Following a Regulatory Halt, the next
Reference Price shall be the Opening or
Reopening Price on the Primary Listing
Exchange if such Opening or Reopening Price
occurs within five minutes after the end of
the Regulatory Halt, and subsequent
Reference Prices shall be determined in the
manner prescribed for normal openings, as
specified in Section V(B)(1) of the Plan. If
such Opening or Reopening Price has not
occurred within five minutes after the end of
the Regulatory Halt, the Reference Price shall
be equal to the arithmetic mean price of
Eligible Reported Transactions for the NMS
Stock over the preceding five minute time
period, and subsequent Reference Prices
shall be calculated as specified in Section
V(A) of the Plan.
VI. Limit Up–Limit Down Requirements
(A) Limitations on Trades and Quotations
Outside of Price Bands
(1) All trading centers in NMS Stocks,
including both those operated by Participants
and those operated by members of
Participants, shall establish, maintain, and
enforce written policies and procedures that
are reasonably designed to prevent trades at
prices that are below the Lower Price Band
or above the Upper Price Band for an NMS
Stock. Single-priced opening, reopening, and
closing transactions on the Primary Listing
Exchange, however, shall be excluded from
this limitation. In addition, any transaction
that both (i) does not update the last sale
price (except if solely because the transaction
was reported late or because the transaction
was an odd-lot sized transaction), and (ii) is
excepted or exempt from Rule 611 under
Regulation NMS shall be excluded from this
limitation.
(2) When a National Best Bid is below the
Lower Price Band or a National Best Offer is
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above the Upper Price Band for an NMS
Stock, the Processor shall disseminate such
National Best Bid or National Best Offer with
an appropriate flag identifying it as nonexecutable. When a National Best Offer is
equal to the Lower Price Band or a National
Best Bid is equal to the Upper Price Band for
an NMS Stock, the Processor shall distribute
such National Best Bid or National Best Offer
with an appropriate flag identifying it as a
‘‘Limit State Quotation’’.
(3) All trading centers in NMS Stocks,
including both those operated by Participants
and those operated by members of
Participants, shall establish, maintain, and
enforce written policies and procedures that
are reasonably designed to prevent the
display of offers below the Lower Price Band
and bids above the Upper Price Band for an
NMS Stock. The Processor shall disseminate
an offer below the Lower Price Band or bid
above the Upper Price Band that may be
submitted despite such reasonable policies
and procedures, but with an appropriate flag
identifying it as non-executable; provided,
however, that any such bid or offer shall not
be included in National Best Bid or National
Best Offer calculations.
(B) Entering and Exiting a Limit State
(1) All trading for an NMS Stock shall
immediately enter a Limit State if the
National Best Offer equals the Lower Price
Band and does not cross the National Best
Bid, or the National Best Bid equals the
Upper Price Band and does not cross the
National Best Offer.
(2) When trading for an NMS Stock enters
a Limit State, the Processor shall disseminate
this information by identifying the relevant
quotation (i.e., a National Best Offer that
equals the Lower Price Band or a National
Best Bid that equals the Upper Price Band)
as a Limit State Quotation. At this point, the
Processor shall cease calculating and
disseminating updated Reference Prices and
Price Bands for the NMS Stock until either
trading exits the Limit State or trading
resumes with an opening or re-opening as
provided in Section V.
(3) Trading for an NMS Stock shall exit a
Limit State if, within 15 seconds of entering
the Limit State, the entire size of all Limit
State Quotations are executed or cancelled.
(4) If trading for an NMS Stock exits a
Limit State within 15 seconds of entry, the
Processor shall immediately calculate and
disseminate updated Price Bands based on a
Reference Price that equals the arithmetic
mean price of Eligible Reported Transactions
for the NMS Stock over the immediately
preceding five-minute period (including the
period of the Limit State).
(5) If trading for an NMS Stock does not
exit a Limit State within 15 seconds of entry,
the Limit State will terminate when the
Primary Listing Exchange declares a Trading
Pause pursuant to Section VII of the Plan or
at the end of Regular Trading Hours.
VII. Trading Pauses
(A) Declaration of Trading Pauses
(1) If trading for an NMS Stock does not
exit a Limit State within 15 seconds of entry
during Regular Trading Hours, then the
Primary Listing Exchange shall declare a
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Trading Pause for such NMS Stock and shall
notify the Processor.
(2) The Primary Listing Exchange may also
declare a Trading Pause for an NMS Stock
when an NMS Stock is in a Straddle State,
which is when National Best Bid (Offer) is
below (above) the Lower (Upper) Price Band
and the NMS Stock is not in a Limit State,
and trading in that NMS Stock deviates from
normal trading characteristics such that
declaring a Trading Pause would support the
Plan’s goal to address extraordinary market
volatility. The Primary Listing Exchange
shall develop policies and procedures for
determining when it would declare a Trading
Pause in such circumstances. If a Trading
Pause is declared for an NMS Stock under
this provision, the Primary Listing Exchange
shall notify the Processor.
(3) The Processor shall disseminate
Trading Pause information to the public. No
trades in an NMS Stock shall occur during
a Trading Pause, but all bids and offers may
be displayed.
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(B) Reopening of Trading During Regular
Trading Hours
(1) Five minutes after declaring a Trading
Pause for an NMS Stock, and if the Primary
Listing Exchange has not declared a
Regulatory Halt, the Primary Listing
Exchange shall attempt to reopen trading
using its established reopening procedures.
The Processor will publish the following
information that the Primary Listing
Exchange provides to the Processor in
connection with such reopening: Auction
reference price; auction collars; and number
of extensions to the reopening auction. The
Trading Pause shall end when the Primary
Listing Exchange reports a Reopening Price.
(2) The Primary Listing Exchange shall
notify the Processor if it is unable to reopen
trading in an NMS Stock due to a systems or
technology issue and if it has not declared a
Regulatory Halt. The Processor shall
disseminate this information to the public.
(3) Trading centers may not resume trading
in an NMS Stock following a Trading Pause
without Price Bands in such NMS Stock.
(4) The Processor shall update the Price
Bands as set forth in Section V(C)(1)–(2) of
the Plan after receiving notification from the
Primary Listing Exchange of a Reopening
Price following a Trading Pause (or a resume
message in the case of a reopening quote that
has a zero bid or zero offer, or both) or that
it is unable to reopen trading following a
Trading Pause due to a systems or technology
issue, provided that if the Primary Listing
Exchange is unable to reopen due to a
systems or technology issue, the update to
the Price Bands will be no earlier than ten
minutes after the beginning of the Trading
Pause.
(C) Trading Pauses Within Ten Minutes of
the End of Regular Trading Hours
(1) If an NMS Stock is in a Trading Pause
during the last ten minutes of trading before
the end of Regular Trading Hours, the
Primary Listing Exchange shall not reopen
trading and shall attempt to execute a closing
transaction using its established closing
procedures. All trading centers may begin
trading the NMS Stock when the Primary
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Listing Exchange executes a closing
transaction.
(2) If the Primary Listing Exchange does
not execute a closing transaction within five
minutes after the end of Regular Trading
Hours, all trading centers may begin trading
the NMS Stock.
VIII. Implementation
The initial date of Plan operations shall be
April 8, 2013.
The Plan shall be implemented on a pilot
basis set to end on [April 16, 2018]April 15,
2019.
IX. Withdrawal From Plan
If a Participant obtains SEC approval to
withdraw from the Plan, such Participant
may withdraw from the Plan at any time on
not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to
each of the other Participants. At such time,
the withdrawing Participant shall have no
further rights or obligations under the Plan.
X. Counterparts and Signatures
The Plan may be executed in any number
of counterparts, no one of which need
contain all signatures of all Participants, and
as many of such counterparts as shall
together contain all such signatures shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
In Witness Thereof, this Plan has been
executed as of the ___day of February 2018
by each of the parties hereto.
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Appendix A—Percentage Parameters
I. Tier 1 NMS Stocks
(1) Tier 1 NMS Stocks shall include all
NMS Stocks included in the S&P 500 Index,
the Russell 1000 Index, and the exchangetraded products (‘‘ETP’’) identified as
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Schedule 1 to this Appendix. Schedule 1 to
the Appendix will be reviewed and updated
semi-annually based on the fiscal year by the
Primary Listing Exchange to add ETPs that
meet the criteria, or delete ETPs that are no
longer eligible. To determine eligibility for an
ETP to be included as a Tier 1 NMS Stock,
all ETPs across multiple asset classes and
issuers, including domestic equity,
international equity, fixed income, currency,
and commodities and futures will be
identified. Leveraged ETPs will be excluded
and the list will be sorted by notional
consolidated average daily volume
(‘‘CADV’’). The period used to measure
CADV will be from the first day of the
previous fiscal half year up until one week
before the beginning of the next fiscal half
year. Daily volumes will be multiplied by
closing prices and then averaged over the
period. ETPs, including inverse ETPs, that
trade over $2,000,000 CADV will be eligible
to be included as a Tier 1 NMS Stock. The
semi-annual updates to Schedule 1 do not
require an amendment to the Plan. The
Primary Listing Exchanges will maintain the
updated Schedule 1 on their respective
websites.
(2) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 1
NMS Stocks with a Reference Price more
than $3.00 shall be 5%.
(3) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 1
NMS Stocks with a Reference Price equal to
$0.75 and up to and including $3.00 shall be
20%.
(4) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 1
NMS Stocks with a Reference Price less than
$0.75 shall be the lesser of (a) $0.15 or (b)
75%.
(5) The Reference Price used for
determining which Percentage Parameter
shall be applicable during a trading day shall
be based on the closing price of the NMS
Stock on the Primary Listing Exchange on the
previous trading day, or if no closing price
exists, the last sale on the Primary Listing
Exchange reported by the Processor.
II. Tier 2 NMS Stocks
(1) Tier 2 NMS Stocks shall include all
NMS Stocks other than those in Tier 1,
provided, however, that all rights and
warrants are excluded from the Plan.
(2) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 2
NMS Stocks with a Reference Price more
than $3.00 shall be 10%.
(3) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 2
NMS Stocks with a Reference Price equal to
$0.75 and up to and including $3.00 shall be
20%.
(4) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 2
NMS Stocks with a Reference Price less than
$0.75 shall be the lesser of (a) $0.15 or (b)
75%.
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Percentage Parameters for a Tier 2 NMS
Stock that is a leveraged ETP shall be the
applicable Percentage Parameter set forth in
clauses (2), (3), or (4) above, multiplied by
the leverage ratio of such product.
(6) The Reference Price used for
determining which Percentage Parameter
shall be applicable during a trading day shall
be based on the closing price of the NMS
Stock on the Primary Listing Exchange on the
previous trading day, or if no closing price
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exists, the last sale on the Primary Listing
Exchange reported by the Processor.
APPENDIX A—SCHEDULE 1
[As of January 2, 2018]
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Ticker
ETP name
SPY ...................
QQQ ..................
IWM ...................
EEM ..................
XLF ...................
VXX ...................
EFA ...................
TLT ....................
HYG ..................
GDX ..................
XIV ....................
IVV ....................
GLD ...................
XLE ...................
LQD ...................
EWZ ..................
XLU ...................
XLI .....................
DIA ....................
XLP ...................
XLK ...................
SVXY ................
FXI ....................
XLV ...................
IYR ....................
XOP ..................
VWO .................
VOO ..................
IEMG .................
EWJ ..................
GDXJ ................
XLY ...................
SMH ..................
JNK ...................
KRE ...................
MDY ..................
XBI ....................
VEA ...................
IBB ....................
VNQ ..................
AGG ..................
EZU ...................
VTI ....................
IEFA ..................
XLB ...................
EMB ..................
IWD ...................
USO ..................
XRT ...................
IEF ....................
IJR .....................
IJH .....................
IWF ...................
VGK ..................
EWY ..................
BND ..................
OIH ....................
DXJ ...................
AMLP ................
EWW .................
IWB ...................
VTV ...................
RSX ...................
SLV ...................
EWT ..................
IAU ....................
VCSH ................
TIP ....................
SPDR S&P 500® ETF .......................................................................................................................................
Powershares QQQ Trust Series 1 ....................................................................................................................
iShares Russell 2000 ETF ................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF ..............................................................................................................
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund .................................................................................................................
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN ...................................................................................................
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF ..................................................................................................................................
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF .............................................................................................................
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF .............................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF ....................................................................................................................
VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN ..........................................................................................
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF ..............................................................................................................................
SPDR Gold Trust ..............................................................................................................................................
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ....................................................................................................................
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ................................................................................
iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF ....................................................................................................................
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund ....................................................................................................................
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund .................................................................................................................
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust ..............................................................................................
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund .................................................................................................
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund .............................................................................................................
ProShares Short VIX Short Term Futures ........................................................................................................
iShares China Large-Cap ETF ..........................................................................................................................
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ............................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF ..........................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF ......................................................................................
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF ..........................................................................................................
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ...................................................................................................................................
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF .....................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Japan ETF .................................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF .........................................................................................................
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ........................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF ................................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF ............................................................................................
SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF ...................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P MidCap 400® ETF .........................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ...................................................................................................................................
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF ........................................................................................................
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF .................................................................................................................
Vanguard REIT ETF ..........................................................................................................................................
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF ..........................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF ............................................................................................................................
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF ...................................................................................................................
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF .........................................................................................................................
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund .................................................................................................................
iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF ...................................................................................
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF ......................................................................................................................
United States Oil Fund LP ................................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Retail ETF ......................................................................................................................................
iShares 7–10 Year Treasury Bond ETF ...........................................................................................................
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF ...................................................................................................................
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF ......................................................................................................................
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF ...................................................................................................................
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF ............................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF .........................................................................................................
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF ....................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF ....................................................................................................................
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund .........................................................................................................
Alerian MLP ETF ...............................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF ..................................................................................................................
iShares Russell 1000 ETF ................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Value ETF .........................................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Russia ETF .............................................................................................................................
iShares Silver Trust ...........................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Taiwan Capped ETF ..................................................................................................................
iShares Gold Trust ............................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF .....................................................................................................
iShares TIPS Bond ETF ....................................................................................................................................
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ACWI .................
IWO ...................
BSV ...................
MCHI .................
VCIT ..................
IWN ...................
EWG .................
INDA .................
FEZ ...................
KBE ...................
IVW ...................
VEU ...................
PFF ...................
ITB ....................
AAXJ .................
EWH ..................
HEDJ .................
SOXX ................
XME ..................
IVE ....................
SHV ...................
SHY ...................
VB .....................
VUG ..................
BKLN .................
AMJ ...................
VGT ...................
SH .....................
USMV ................
EWU ..................
VYM ..................
XHB ...................
IEI ......................
FXE ...................
EWC ..................
UNG ..................
MBB ..................
XLRE .................
SPLV .................
MUB ..................
VT .....................
MINT .................
DBEF ................
VO .....................
OEF ...................
VIG ....................
EWP ..................
FLOT .................
EPI ....................
DVY ...................
CSJ ...................
VIXY ..................
CWB ..................
BIV ....................
SCHF ................
ITA ....................
SCZ ...................
RSP ...................
SJNK .................
ITOT ..................
BNDX ................
EWA ..................
IYT ....................
ILF .....................
VFH ...................
PCY ...................
HYS ...................
FDN ...................
CIU ....................
MTUM ...............
VBR ...................
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF ..................................................................................................................................
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF ...................................................................................................................
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF ......................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI China ETF ..................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF .........................................................................................
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF ......................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Germany ETF ............................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI India ETF ...................................................................................................................................
SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF ..........................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Bank ETF .......................................................................................................................................
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF ..........................................................................................................................
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF ..............................................................................................................
iShares US Preferred Stock ETF ......................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF ..............................................................................................................
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF .................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF .........................................................................................................................
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund .......................................................................................................
iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF ...................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF .....................................................................................................................
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF ............................................................................................................................
iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF ....................................................................................................................
iShares 1–3 Year Treasury Bond ETF .............................................................................................................
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF .................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Growth ETF ......................................................................................................................................
PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio ..................................................................................................................
JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN ...................................................................................................................
Vanguard Information Technology ETF ............................................................................................................
ProShares Short S&P500 .................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF .....................................................................................................
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF .................................................................................................................
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund .......................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF .........................................................................................................................
iShares 3–7 Year Treasury Bond ETF .............................................................................................................
CurrencyShares Euro Trust ..............................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Canada ETF ..............................................................................................................................
United States Natural Gas Fund LP .................................................................................................................
iShares MBS ETF .............................................................................................................................................
Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund ............................................................................................................
PowerShares S&P 500® Low Volatility Portfolio ..............................................................................................
iShares National Muni Bond ETF .....................................................................................................................
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ..........................................................................................................
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Strategy Exchange-Traded Fund ................................................................
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF ......................................................................................................
Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF ....................................................................................................................................
iShares S&P 100 ETF .......................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF ...............................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF ....................................................................................................................
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF ......................................................................................................................
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ....................................................................................................................
iShares Select Dividend ETF ............................................................................................................................
iShares 1–3 Year Credit Bond ETF ..................................................................................................................
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF ..........................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF ...................................................................................
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF ...........................................................................................................
Schwab International Equity ETF ......................................................................................................................
iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF ............................................................................................................
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF ................................................................................................................
Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ........................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF ........................................................................
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF .............................................................................................
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF ...........................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Australia ETF .............................................................................................................................
iShares Transportation Average ETF ...............................................................................................................
iShares Latin America 40 ETF ..........................................................................................................................
Vanguard Financials ETF ..................................................................................................................................
PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio ..............................................................................
PIMCO 0–5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund .................................................
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ......................................................................................................
iShares Intermediate Credit Bond ETF .............................................................................................................
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF .....................................................................................................
Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF .......................................................................................................................
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SDY ...................
IWR ...................
EMLC ................
HEWJ ................
EFAV .................
EUFN ................
IWS ...................
SCHX ................
NEAR ................
IWP ...................
KWEB ...............
HEFA ................
EWI ...................
IWV ...................
IYF ....................
EZA ...................
VXF ...................
IYW ...................
VHT ...................
BIL .....................
UUP ..................
IEUR .................
DBC ..................
EFV ...................
HEZU ................
SCHB ................
IEV ....................
SCHD ................
VV .....................
PGX ..................
EWL ..................
VPL ...................
IJK .....................
BOTZ ................
VMBS ................
IXUS ..................
VCLT .................
SCHE ................
LIT .....................
ASHR ................
ACWX ...............
VOE ..................
VDE ...................
HDV ..................
IUSG .................
SCHA ................
PSQ ..................
GOVT ................
KBWB ...............
EEMV ................
VTIP ..................
RWX ..................
ROBO ...............
DBJP .................
VNQI .................
SHYG ................
QUAL ................
IGV ....................
EPP ...................
EWQ .................
VLUE .................
VSS ...................
ECH ..................
SCHZ ................
IDV ....................
IJS .....................
DBEU ................
SPIB ..................
IHI .....................
HYD ..................
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF ...........................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Dividend ETF .................................................................................................................................
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF ...........................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF .......................................................................
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF ....................................................................................................
iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETF ...................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF ..............................................................................................................
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF ................................................................................................................
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF ...........................................................................................................................
iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF .....................................................................................................................
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF ..............................................................................................................
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF ..............................................................................................................
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF ....................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF .......................................................................................................................
iShares Russell 3000 ETF ................................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Financials ETF .............................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI South Africa ETF .......................................................................................................................
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund ...........................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Technology ETF ..........................................................................................................................
Vanguard Health Care ETF ..............................................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1–3 Month T-Bill ETF ...........................................................................................
PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund ...............................................................................................
iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF ......................................................................................................................
PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund .........................................................................................
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF .......................................................................................................................
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF ..............................................................................................
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF .......................................................................................................................
iShares Europe ETF ..........................................................................................................................................
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF ...................................................................................................................
Vanguard Large-Cap ETF .................................................................................................................................
PowerShares Preferred Portfolio ......................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF ...........................................................................................................
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF .............................................................................................................................
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF ...........................................................................................................
Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF .................................................................................
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF ....................................................................................................
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF ...........................................................................................
Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF .....................................................................................................
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF ............................................................................................................
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF ..............................................................................................................
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF .............................................................................................
iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF ......................................................................................................................
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF ..........................................................................................................................
Vanguard Energy ETF ......................................................................................................................................
iShares Core High Dividend ETF ......................................................................................................................
iShares Core US Growth ETF ..........................................................................................................................
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF ............................................................................................................................
ProShares Short QQQ ......................................................................................................................................
iShares Core US Treasury Bond ETF ..............................................................................................................
PowerShares KBW Bank Portfolio ....................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF/Dup ........................................................................
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF ................................................................................
SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF ............................................................................................
ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF .........................................................................................
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF .....................................................................................................
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF ......................................................................................................
iShares 0–5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ..........................................................................................
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF ............................................................................................................
iShares North American Tech-Software ETF ...................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF ................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI France ETF ................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF ..............................................................................................................
Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ................................................................................
iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF .....................................................................................................................
Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF ..................................................................................................................
iShares International Select Dividend ETF .......................................................................................................
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF ..........................................................................................................
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF ...................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF .............................................................
iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF ...................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors High Yield Municipal Index ETF .............................................................................................
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SCHO ................
SCHH ................
IUSV ..................
SCHG ................
SHM ..................
FPE ...................
SPSB ................
VBK ...................
ACWV ...............
TOTL .................
VTEB .................
FXU ...................
IJT .....................
IYM ....................
MLPI ..................
VPU ...................
SRLN ................
FXL ...................
BLV ...................
SPHD ................
IYH ....................
TFI .....................
ICF ....................
VDC ..................
EWM .................
VOX ..................
IJJ .....................
SCHP ................
DBA ...................
THD ...................
VIS ....................
EIDO .................
IYG ....................
ANGL ................
RWM .................
FTSM ................
EWS ..................
FVD ...................
BWX ..................
OIL ....................
IYE ....................
QTEC ................
DGRO ...............
TUR ...................
VOT ...................
IYZ ....................
PHB ...................
SCHV ................
KIE ....................
IDU ....................
EMLP ................
REM ..................
RWR .................
ERUS ................
MGK ..................
VGSH ................
FXB ...................
NOBL ................
GBIL ..................
PRF ...................
EFG ...................
AMZA ................
GVI ....................
GUNR ...............
VAW ..................
XAR ...................
BOND ................
VTWO ...............
IGF ....................
FLRN .................
SCHM ...............
Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF ...........................................................................................................
Schwab U.S. REIT ETF ....................................................................................................................................
iShares Core US Value ETF .............................................................................................................................
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF ...............................................................................................................
SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Barclays Short Term Municipal Bond ETF ............................................................
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF .............................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term Corporate Bond ETF .........................................................................
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF ....................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF ................................................................................
SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF ..................................................................................................
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund .........................................................................................................
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund ..................................................................................................................
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF ........................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF ....................................................................................................................
ETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure ETN ........................................................................................................
Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ...........................................................................................................................
SPDR Blackstone/GSO Senior Loan ETF ........................................................................................................
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund ...........................................................................................................
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF .......................................................................................................................
PowerShares S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio .........................................................................
iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF ............................................................................................................................
SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond ETF ...............................................................................
iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF ..................................................................................................................
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF ....................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF .............................................................................................................................
Vanguard Telecommunication Services ETF ....................................................................................................
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF ..............................................................................................................
Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF ....................................................................................................................................
PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund ...................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF ...............................................................................................................
Vanguard Industrials ETF .................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF ...........................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF ................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF ........................................................................................
ProShares Short Russell2000 ...........................................................................................................................
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF .........................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Singapore Capped ETF .............................................................................................................
First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund .....................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays International Treasury Bond ETF .........................................................................
iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETNs ......................................................................................
iShares U.S. Energy ETF ..................................................................................................................................
First Trust NASDAQ.–100 Technology Index Fund ..........................................................................................
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF .................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Turkey ETF ................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF .......................................................................................................................
iShares US Telecommunications ETF ..............................................................................................................
PowerShares High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio ..........................................................................................
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF .................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Insurance ETF ...............................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Utilities ETF .................................................................................................................................
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund ...................................................................................
iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF ....................................................................................................
SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF ............................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF ..................................................................................................................
Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF ....................................................................................................................
Vanguard Short-Term Government Bond ETF .................................................................................................
CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust ...................................................................................................
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF .................................................................................................
Goldman Sachs TreasuryAccess® 0–1 Year ETF ............................................................................................
PowerShares FTSE RAFI U.S. 1000 Portfolio .................................................................................................
iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF .....................................................................................................................
InfraCap MLP ETF ............................................................................................................................................
iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF ........................................................................................
FlexShares Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund .........................................................................
Vanguard Materials ETF ...................................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF ............................................................................................................
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund ...................................................................................................
Vanguard Russell 2000 .....................................................................................................................................
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF ....................................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF ..................................................................
Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF ...............................................................................................................................
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FNDX ................
RWO .................
EWD ..................
CQQQ ...............
VRP ...................
FTEC .................
ZIV ....................
IYJ .....................
DEM ..................
USMC ...............
GSY ..................
XES ...................
VGIT ..................
VCR ..................
FNDF ................
FXY ...................
FNDA ................
IDEV ..................
DON ..................
ITM ....................
HACK ................
CRED ................
FNCL .................
IXN ....................
ONEQ ...............
SPDW ...............
HEWG ...............
TBF ...................
RPG ..................
DOG ..................
RYT ...................
LMBS ................
GXC ..................
SPHB ................
INDY .................
IYC ....................
RING .................
MDYG ...............
DFE ...................
DGRW ...............
SPEM ................
FNDE ................
IXC ....................
EPHE ................
DGS ..................
FXC ...................
EPOL ................
GSLC ................
ISTB ..................
VWOB ...............
STIP ..................
SUB ...................
TLH ...................
EMHY ................
FXO ...................
LDRS ................
SPAB ................
SLYV .................
DJP ...................
SDOG ...............
MLPA ................
FBT ...................
FV .....................
SCHR ................
MDYV ................
TAN ...................
FTSL .................
PZA ...................
VOOG ...............
FEX ...................
SKYY ................
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF ..................................................................................
SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF ......................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Sweden Capped ETF ................................................................................................................
Guggenheim China Technology ETF ................................................................................................................
PowerShares Variable Rate Preferred Portfolio ...............................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF ............................................................................................
VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Medium Term ETN .....................................................................................
iShares U.S. Industrials ETF .............................................................................................................................
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund ......................................................................................
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor ETF ......................................................................................................
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration ETF .............................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF ..........................................................................................
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF ......................................................................................
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF ...........................................................................................................
Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETF ......................................................................
CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust ...............................................................................................................
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETF ...................................................................................
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF ..............................................................................
WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund ........................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors AMT-Free Intermediate Municipal Index ETF ........................................................................
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF ..................................................................................................................
iShares Core US Credit Bond ETF ...................................................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF ..................................................................................................................
iShares Global Tech ETF ..................................................................................................................................
Fidelity NASDAQ. Composite Index Tracking Stock ETF ................................................................................
SPDR S&P World ex-US ETF ..........................................................................................................................
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF ...............................................................................................
ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ................................................................................................................
Guggenheim S&P 500 Pure Growth ETF .........................................................................................................
ProShares Short Dow30 ...................................................................................................................................
Guggenheim S&P Equal Weight Technology ETF ...........................................................................................
First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF .....................................................................................................
SPDR S&P China ETF ......................................................................................................................................
PowerShares S&P 500® High Beta Portfolio ....................................................................................................
iShares India 50 ETF ........................................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF .............................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF ............................................................................................................
SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF .............................................................................................................
WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund ................................................................................................
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund ............................................................................................
SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ETF ..................................................................................................................
Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Company Index ETF ............................................................
iShares Global Energy ETF ..............................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Philippines ETF ..........................................................................................................................
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund ..............................................................................
CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ............................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Poland Capped ETF ..................................................................................................................
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF .................................................................................
iShares Core 1–5 Year USD Bond ETF ...........................................................................................................
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF ......................................................................................
iShares 0–5 Year TIPS Bond ETF ....................................................................................................................
iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF ..................................................................................................
iShares 10–20 Year Treasury Bond ETF .........................................................................................................
iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF ............................................................................................
First Trust Financial AlphaDEX Fund ...............................................................................................................
Innovator IBD® ETF Leaders ETF ....................................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond ETF ............................................................................................
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF .............................................................................................................
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ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF .....................................................................................................................
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Guggenheim Solar ETF ....................................................................................................................................
First Trust Senior Loan ETF .............................................................................................................................
PowerShares National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Portfolio .............................................................................
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HYLS .................
CWI ...................
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SPTM ................
PPLT .................
XMLV ................
VIGI ...................
SCHK ................
SPYG ................
IGM ...................
ARKK ................
XSLV .................
FXH ...................
IWY ...................
VONG ...............
EWN ..................
CLRG ................
PICK ..................
DES ...................
SCHC ................
IGOV .................
GNR ..................
CLY ...................
IPAC ..................
EMQQ ...............
FFTY .................
AIEQ .................
FEP ...................
DLS ...................
IXJ .....................
AOM ..................
PGF ...................
FXR ...................
JO .....................
FDL ...................
FHLC .................
VXZ ...................
SIL .....................
LRGF ................
SPLG ................
DFJ ...................
PHYS ................
SPTL .................
URA ..................
JPIN ..................
PDBC ................
HYMB ................
FNDC ................
HYLB .................
PXH ...................
DBO ..................
PRFZ .................
AIA ....................
DWX ..................
MOAT ................
XPH ...................
RPV ...................
AOR ..................
ITE ....................
PSI ....................
VYMI .................
PPA ...................
Global X SuperDividend ETF ............................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF ....................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF ..........................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF .................................................................................................................
iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF ......................................................................................................
Vanguard Long-Term Government Bond ETF ..................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF .......................................................................................................................
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF ....................................................................................................
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF .....................................................
SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF .........................................................................................................................
Global X MSCI Greece ETF .............................................................................................................................
iShares Exponential Technologies ETF ............................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Total Stock Market ETF ...........................................................................................................
ETFS Physical Platinum Shares .......................................................................................................................
PowerShares S&P MidCap Low Volatility Portfolio ..........................................................................................
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF ..........................................................................................
Schwab 1000 Index® ETF ................................................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF ..............................................................................................................
iShares North American Tech ETF ...................................................................................................................
ARK Innovation ETF .........................................................................................................................................
PowerShares S&P SmallCap Low Volatility Portfolio .......................................................................................
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund ..........................................................................................................
iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF ..............................................................................................................
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF ................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF ........................................................................................................................
IQ Chaikin U.S. Large Cap ETF .......................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF ....................................................................................
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund .....................................................................................................
Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF ....................................................................................................
iShares International Treasury Bond ETF ........................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF .....................................................................................................
iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF ..................................................................................................................
iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF .......................................................................................................................
EMQQ The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF ............................................................................
Innovator IBD® 50 ETF .....................................................................................................................................
AI Powered Equity ETF .....................................................................................................................................
First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund ..................................................................................................................
WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund ........................................................................................
iShares Global Healthcare ETF ........................................................................................................................
iShares Core Moderate Allocation Fund ...........................................................................................................
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio .......................................................................................................
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund ..............................................................................
iPath Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return ETN ......................................................................................
First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund .....................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF ..............................................................................................................
iPATH S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN ...................................................................................................
Global X Silver Miners ETF ..............................................................................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor USA ETF ........................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Large Cap ETF ........................................................................................................................
WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund ..................................................................................................
Sprott Physical Gold Trust ................................................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Long Term Treasury ETF .....................................................................................
Global X Uranium ETF ......................................................................................................................................
JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF ....................................................................................
PowerShares DB Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy Portfolio ...................................................
SPDR Nuveen S&P High Yield Municipal Bond ETF .......................................................................................
Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index ETF ......................................................................
Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ..............................................................................................
PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio ....................................................................................
PowerShares DB Oil Fund ................................................................................................................................
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio ..................................................................................
iShares Asia 50 ETF .........................................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF ............................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF ..................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF ....................................................................................................................
Guggenheim S&P 500 Pure Value ETF ...........................................................................................................
iShares Core Growth Allocation Fund ..............................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Term Treasury ETF .........................................................................
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IEO ....................
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IWC ...................
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MGV ..................
BSJJ ..................
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BSJK .................
PDP ...................
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RFDI ..................
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GEM ..................
PWV ..................
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TDTT .................
AMU ..................
IXG ....................
FXD ...................
DLN ...................
ILTB ..................
FREL .................
SCJ ...................
SPMD ................
GSG ..................
FENY ................
BSCJ .................
FXG ...................
BAB ...................
QAI ....................
SPYV ................
PPH ...................
SMIN .................
DBB ...................
TOK ...................
SECT ................
FCG ..................
IVOG .................
EXI ....................
EWO .................
SGG ..................
IDLV ..................
SIZE ..................
FTA ...................
FLEE .................
PJP ...................
ECON ................
FEM ..................
HFXI ..................
EBND ................
JPMorgan Managed Futures Strategy ETF ......................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors India Small-Cap Index ETF ....................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF .......................................................................................................................
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund ...................................................................................
iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF ..................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF .........................................................................................................
iShares 0–5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ..............................................................................
ARK Web x.0 ETF .............................................................................................................................................
PIMCO 1–5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund ............................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Small Cap ETF ........................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF ....................................................................................
PowerShares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio ...........................................................................................................
PowerShares NASDAQ. Internet Portfolio ........................................................................................................
iShares Micro-Cap ETF .....................................................................................................................................
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF .................................................................................................................
Guggenheim S&P Equal Weight Health Care ETF ..........................................................................................
ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares ...................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF ...........................................................................................
iShares Global REIT ETF .................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ..........................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF ...........................................................................................................
Guggenheim BulletShares 2018 Corporate Bond ETF ....................................................................................
Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF .......................................................................................................................
Guggenheim BulletShares 2019 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ...................................................................
VanEck Vectors Biotech ETF ............................................................................................................................
iShares North American Natural Resources ETF .............................................................................................
Guggenheim BulletShares 2020 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ...................................................................
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio ..........................................................................................................
CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust ...........................................................................................................
Guggenheim BulletShares 2018 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ...................................................................
First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Developed International ETF ..........................................................................
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund .....................................................
First Trust US IPO Index Fund .........................................................................................................................
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF .............................................................................
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio ...........................................................................................
Guggenheim BulletShares 2020 Corporate Bond ETF ....................................................................................
FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund ...........................................................................
ETRACS Alerian MLP Index ETN .....................................................................................................................
iShares Global Financials ETF .........................................................................................................................
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund .......................................................................................
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund ....................................................................................................
iShares Core Long-Term USD Bond ETF ........................................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF ...............................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF ...............................................................................................................
SPDR S&P 1000 ETF .......................................................................................................................................
iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust .................................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF ......................................................................................................................
Guggenheim BulletShares 2019 Corporate Bond ETF ....................................................................................
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund ................................................................................................
PowerShares Taxable Municipal Bond Portfolio ...............................................................................................
IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF ..............................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF ................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF ...............................................................................................................
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PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund ................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF ..............................................................................................................................
Main Sector Rotation ETF .................................................................................................................................
First Trust Natural Gas ETF ..............................................................................................................................
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF ........................................................................................................
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iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF ..................................................................................................................
iPath Bloomberg Sugar Subindex Total Return ETN .......................................................................................
PowerShares S&P International Developed Low Volatility Portfolio ................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI USA Size Factor ETF ......................................................................................................
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund ..................................................................................................
Franklin FTSE Europe ETF ...............................................................................................................................
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio ............................................................................................
EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF ..................................................................................................
First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund ................................................................................................
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BSCL .................
AOK ..................
IHE ....................
FXZ ...................
IYY ....................
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QDF ..................
HYEM ................
AOA ..................
RYF ...................
PSLV .................
FXN ...................
SPYD ................
MOO .................
ULVM ................
PKW ..................
PWS ..................
QQEW ...............
DHS ..................
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SPLB .................
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VONE ................
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MGC ..................
PTLC .................
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EWX ..................
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LVHD ................
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FEMS ................
CFO ..................
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IEZ ....................
FUTY .................
FTCS .................
PALL .................
XLG ...................
BSJL .................
RDIV .................
CGW .................
BSCH ................
FSTA .................
FDD ...................
PSP ...................
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PSK ...................
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ARGT ................
EEMA ................
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IFGL ..................
RWJ ..................
iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Intl ETF ...........................................................................................................
ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets .......................................................................................................
First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF .......................................................................................
iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF ........................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays TIPS ETF ..............................................................................................................
Guggenheim BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF ....................................................................................
iShares Core Conservative Allocation Fund .....................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF ..................................................................................................................
First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund ...............................................................................................................
iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF ...........................................................................................................................
PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Portfolio .....................................................................
FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund .........................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF ...............................................................................
iShares Core Aggressive Allocation Fund ........................................................................................................
Guggenheim S&P Equal Weight Financial ETF ...............................................................................................
Sprott Physical Silver Trust ...............................................................................................................................
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund ..................................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF ...................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF ...................................................................................................................
USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum Blend Index ETF ....................................................................................
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio .......................................................................................................
Pacer WealthShield ETF ...................................................................................................................................
First Trust NASDAQ.–100 Equal Weighted Index Fund ...................................................................................
WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund .............................................................................................................
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF .....................................................................................................................
iShares California Muni Bond ETF ...................................................................................................................
ProShares Investment Grade-Interest Rate Hedged ETF ................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Long Term Corporate Bond ET ............................................................................
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio .................................................................................
Vanguard Russell 1000 .....................................................................................................................................
iShares International Aggregate Bond Fund .....................................................................................................
iShares MSCI All Peru Capped ETF ................................................................................................................
Oppenheimer Large Cap Revenue ETF ...........................................................................................................
Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF .........................................................................
iShares U.S. Core REIT ETF ............................................................................................................................
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index Fund ..............................................................................................................
Pacer Trendpilot 750 ETF .................................................................................................................................
FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund ....................................................................................
SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF ................................................................................................
iShares Morningstar Large-Cap ETF ................................................................................................................
CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust ..................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF .................................................................................
Legg Mason Low Volatility High Dividend ETF ................................................................................................
PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio ................................................................................
First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund ..............................................................................
Victory CEMP US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index ETF .............................................................................
PowerShares S&P SmallCap Information Technology Portfolio ......................................................................
iPath Bloomberg Cocoa Subindex Total Return ETN ......................................................................................
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Guggenheim BulletShares 2022 Corporate Bond ETF ....................................................................................
iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF ....................................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF ......................................................................................................................
First Trust Capital Strength ETF .......................................................................................................................
ETFS Physical Palladium Shares .....................................................................................................................
Guggenheim S&P 500® Top 50 ETF ................................................................................................................
Guggenheim BulletShares 2021 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ...................................................................
Oppenheimer Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF .....................................................................................................
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF .....................................................................................................
Guggenheim BulletShares 2017 Corporate Bond ETF ....................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF ....................................................................................................
First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Income Fund ...........................................................................
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio .........................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF .................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Vietnam ETF ..........................................................................................................................
SPDR Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF ..........................................................................................................
First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund .....................................................................................
Global X MSCI Argentina ETF ..........................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF .....................................................................................................
WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Earnings Fund ........................................................................................................
iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF ...........................................................................................
Oppenheimer Small Cap Revenue ETF ...........................................................................................................
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APPENDIX A—SCHEDULE 1—Continued
[As of January 2, 2018]
Ticker
ETP name
Exchange
TDTF .................
PEY ...................
ATMP ................
PTH ...................
IOO ...................
GBF ...................
FTXO ................
FIXD ..................
HEEM ................
PIN ....................
PCEF ................
CHIQ .................
DWM .................
CXSE ................
VOOV ................
RYE ...................
PKB ...................
GMF ..................
MNA ..................
FMAT ................
OUSA ................
RZV ...................
IBDM .................
FLTR .................
BNO ..................
QABA ................
FDIS ..................
SLY ...................
CDC ..................
FYX ...................
SUSA ................
REZ ...................
IBDL ..................
BSJH .................
UIVM .................
GSIE .................
AGGY ................
JPUS .................
RGI ....................
IHDG .................
URTH ................
DGL ...................
CIBR .................
FMB ..................
FTC ...................
RDVY ................
KBA ...................
DXJS .................
TDIV ..................
IXP ....................
SLX ...................
FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund ...........................................................................
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio .........................................................................
Barclays ETN+ Select MLP ETN ......................................................................................................................
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio .......................................................................................
iShares Global 100 ETF ....................................................................................................................................
iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF .............................................................................................................
First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF ...........................................................................................................................
First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF ...........................................................................................
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF ................................................................................
PowerShares India Portfolio ..............................................................................................................................
PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio ...............................................................................................
Global X China Consumer ETF ........................................................................................................................
WisdomTree International Equity Fund .............................................................................................................
WisdomTree Trust WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund .....................................................
Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF .........................................................................................................................
Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETF ...........................................................................................
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio ................................................................................
SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF ............................................................................................................
IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF ..................................................................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF ...................................................................................................................
O’Shares FTSE U.S. Quality Dividend ETF .....................................................................................................
Guggenheim S&P Smallcap 600 Pure Value ETF ...........................................................................................
iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Corporate ETF ...............................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF ....................................................................................
United States Brent Oil Fund, LP .....................................................................................................................
First Trust NASDAQ. ABA Community Bank Index Fund ................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF ...........................................................................................
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF .......................................................................................................................
Victory CEMP US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd Index ETF .................................................................
First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund ....................................................................................................
iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF ................................................................................................................
iShares Residential Real Estate Capped ETF ..................................................................................................
iShares iBonds Dec 2020 Term Corporate ETF ...............................................................................................
Guggenheim BulletShares 2017 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ...................................................................
USAA MSCI International Value Momentum Blend Index ETF ........................................................................
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF ......................................................................................
WisdomTree Barclays Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund ................................................................
JPMorgan Diversified Return US Equity ETF ...................................................................................................
Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Industrials ETF ......................................................................................
WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund ..................................................................
iShares MSCI World ETF ..................................................................................................................................
PowerShares DB Gold Fund .............................................................................................................................
First Trust NASDAQ. Cybersecurity ETF ..........................................................................................................
First Trust Managed Municipal ETF ..................................................................................................................
First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund ................................................................................................
First Trust NASDAQ. Rising Dividend Achievers ETF .....................................................................................
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF ..............................................................................................
WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund ........................................................................................
First Trust NASDAQ. Technology Dividend Index Fund ..................................................................................
iShares Global Telecom ETF ............................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Steel ETF ...............................................................................................................................
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Appendix B—Data
I. Summary Statistics
Unless otherwise specified, the following
data shall be collected and transmitted to the
SEC in an agreed-upon format on a monthly
basis, to be provided 30 calendar days
following month end. Unless otherwise
specified, the Primary Listing Exchanges
shall be responsible for collecting and
transmitting the data to the SEC. Data
collected in connection with Sections II(E)—
(G) below shall be transmitted to the SEC
with a request for confidential treatment
under the Freedom of Information Act. 5
U.S.C. 552, and the SEC’s rules and
regulations thereunder.
A. Frequency with which NMS Stocks enter
a Limit State. Such summary data shall be
broken down as follows:
1. Partition stocks by category
a. Tier 1 non-ETP issues >$3.00
b. Tier 1 non-ETP issues >= $0.75 and =
$3.00
c. Tier 1 non-ETP issues <$0.75
d. Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs in each of
above categories
e. Tier 1 leveraged ETPs in each of above
categories
f. Tier 2 non-ETPs in each of above
categories
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g. Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs in each of
above categories
h. Tier 2 leveraged ETPs in each of above
categories
2. Partition by time of day
a. Opening (prior to 9:45 a.m. ET)
b. Regular (between 9:45 a.m. ET and 3:35
p.m. ET)
c. Closing (after 3:35 p.m. ET)
d. Within five minutes of a Trading Pause
re-open or IPO open
3. Track reasons for entering a Limit State,
such as:
a. Liquidity gap—price reverts from a Limit
State Quotation and returns to trading
within the Price Bands
b. Broken trades
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9. Count and volume of (3–8) for cancels
10. Include: ticker, date, time at start, time
of Limit State, all data item fields in 1,
last sale prior to 15-second period (null
if no trades today), range during 15second period, last trade during 15second period
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c. Primary Listing Exchange manually
declares a Trading Pause pursuant to
Section (VII)(2) of the Plan
d. Other
B. Determine (1), (2) and (3) for when a
Trading Pause has been declared for an
NMS Stock pursuant to the Plan.
II. Raw Data (All Participants, Except A–E,
Which Are for the Primary Listing Exchanges
Only)
A. Record of every Straddle State
1. Ticker, date, time entered, time exited,
flag for ending with Limit State, flag for
ending with manual override.
2. Pipe delimited with field names as first
record.
B. Record of every Price Band
1. Ticker, date, time at beginning of Price
Band, Upper Price Band, Lower Price
Band
2. Pipe delimited with field names as first
record
C. Record of every Limit State
1. Ticker, date, time entered, time exited,
flag for halt
2. Pipe delimited with field names as first
record
D. Record of every Trading Pause or halt
1. Ticker, date, time entered, time exited,
type of halt (i.e., regulatory halt, nonregulatory halt, Trading Pause pursuant
to the Plan, other)
2. Pipe delimited with field names as first
record
E. Data set or orders entered into reopening
auctions during halts or Trading Pauses
1. Arrivals, Changes, Cancels, # shares,
limit/market, side, Limit State side
2. Pipe delimited with field name as first
record
F. Data set of order events received during
Limit States
G. Summary data on order flow of arrivals
and cancellations for each 15-second
period for discrete time periods and
sample stocks to be determined by the
SEC in subsequent data requests. Must
indicate side(s) of Limit State.
1. Market/marketable sell orders arrivals
and executions
a. Count
b. Shares
c. Shares executed
2. Market/marketable buy orders arrivals
and executions
a. Count
b. Shares
c. Shares executed
3. Count arriving, volume arriving and
shares executing in limit sell orders
above NBBO mid-point
4. Count arriving, volume arriving and
shares executing in limit sell orders at or
below NBBO mid-point (non-marketable)
5. Count arriving, volume arriving and
shares executing in limit buy orders at or
above NBBO mid-point (non-marketable)
6. Count arriving, volume arriving and
shares executing in limit buy orders
below NBBO mid-point
7. Count and volume arriving of limit sell
orders priced at or above NBBO midpoint plus $0.05
8. Count and volume arriving of limit buy
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III. On May 28, 2015, Participants Provided
to the SEC a Supplemental Joint Assessment
Relating to the Impact of the Plan and
Calibration of the Percentage Parameters as
Follows
A. Assess the statistical and economic impact
on liquidity of approaching Price Bands.
B. Assess the statistical and economic impact
of the Price Bands on erroneous trades.
C. Assess the statistical and economic impact
of the appropriateness of the Percentage
Parameters used for the Price Bands.
D. Assess whether the Limit State is the
appropriate length to allow for liquidity
replenishment when a Limit State is
reached because of a temporary liquidity
gap.
E. Evaluate concerns from the options
markets regarding the statistical and
economic impact of Limit States on
liquidity and market quality in the
options markets. (Participants that
operate options exchange should also
prepare such assessment reports.)
F. Assess whether the process for entering a
Limit State should be adjusted and
whether Straddle States are problematic.
G. Assess whether the process for exiting a
Limit State should be adjusted.
H. Assess whether the Trading Pauses are too
long or short and whether the reopening
procedures should be adjusted.
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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–82883; File No. SR–LCH
SA–2018–001]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; LCH
SA; Order Granting Approval on an
Accelerated Basis of Proposed Rule
Change Relating to Self-Referencing
Transactions
March 15, 2018.
I. Introduction
On January 31, 2018, Banque Centrale
de Compensation, which conducts
business under the name LCH SA (‘‘LCH
SA’’), 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 (SR–LCH SA–
2018–001) to amend its CDS Clearing
Supplement and its CDS Clearing
Procedures in order to allow for the
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clearance and settlement of client
transactions referencing the client’s
clearing broker, as well as to amend its
Clearing Supplement to provide for the
clearance of the Standard European
Senior Non Preferred Financial
Corporate Transaction type, and to make
certain clarifying amendments.3 The
proposed rule change was published for
comment in the Federal Register on
February 15, 2018.4 The Commission
did not receive comments on the
proposed rule change. For the reasons
discussed below, the Commission is
approving the proposed rule change on
an accelerated basis.
II. Description of the Proposed Rule
Change
As currently constructed, LCH SA’s
rules prohibit certain ‘‘self-referencing’’
transactions. Specifically, LCH SA
prohibits, in the case of a house
transaction,5 the clearing of single-name
credit default swap (‘‘SN CDS’’)
transactions where the reference entity
underlying the SN CDS is the Clearing
Member, or an affiliate of the Clearing
Member, that is clearing the transaction.
In the case of a client transaction, LCH
SA currently prohibits clearing of a
transaction in which the reference entity
underlying the SN CDS is the client (or
an affiliate of the client), or the clearing
broker (or affiliate of the clearing broker)
of the client that is clearing the CDS
transaction.6
Under the proposed rule change, LCH
SA would permit the clearing of client
transactions where the reference entity
underlying the SN CDS is the clearing
broker, or an affiliate of the clearing
broker, of the client clearing the
transaction. Specifically, LCH SA would
amend Section 4 of its CDS Clearing
Procedures to revise the eligibility
requirement for SN CDS to make a
distinction between house and client
self-referencing transactions in order to
permit clients to clear CDS where the
underlying reference entity is the
client’s clearing broker or an affiliate
3 Capitalized terms used in this order, but not
defined herein, have the same meaning as in the
LCH SA Rules, CDS Clearing Supplement, or CDS
Clearing Procedures.
4 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34–82675
(February 9, 2018), 83 FR 6915 (February 15, 2018)
(SR–LCH SA–2018–001) (‘‘Notice’’).
5 A house transaction is any Cleared Transaction
registered in the House Trade Account of a Clearing
Member. A House Trade Account, in turn, is an
account opened by LCH SA at the request and in
the name of a Clearing Member within the Account
Structure of the Clearing Member in the CDS
Clearing System in order to register Cleared
Transactions cleared by such Clearing Member for
its own account. See Section 1.1.1, Terms defined
in the CDS Clearing Rule Book, LCH SA CDS
Clearing Rule Book, 4 January 2018.
6 Notice, 83 FR at 6915.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-82888; File No. 4-631]
Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing of the Seventeenth
Amendment to the National Market System Plan To Address Extraordinary
Market Volatility by Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.,
Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc., Chicago Stock
Exchange, Inc., Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.,
Investors Exchange LLC, NASDAQ BX, Inc., NASDAQ PHLX LLC, The Nasdaq
Stock Market LLC, NYSE National, Inc., New York Stock Exchange LLC,
NYSE American LLC, and NYSE Arca, Inc.
March 15, 2018.
I. Introduction
On February 26, 2018, NYSE Group, Inc., on behalf of the following
parties to the National Market System Plan to Address Extraordinary
Market Volatility (``the Plan''): \1\ Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., Cboe BYX
Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc.,
Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. (``FINRA''), Investors Exchange LLC, NASDAQ BX, Inc.,
NASDAQ PHLX LLC, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq''), New York
Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE''), NYSE Arca, Inc., NYSE National Inc., and
NYSE American LLC (collectively, the ``Participants'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') pursuant to Section
11A(a)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') \2\
and Rule 608 thereunder,\3\ a proposal to amend the Plan (``Seventeenth
Amendment'').\4\ The proposal reflects changes unanimously approved by
the Participants. The Seventeenth Amendment proposes to extend the
pilot period of the Plan for one year, as discussed below. A copy of
the Plan, as proposed to be amended is attached as Exhibit A hereto.
The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments from
interested persons on the Seventeenth Amendment.\5\
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\1\ On May 31, 2012, the Commission approved the Plan, as
modified by Amendment No. 1. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
67091, 77 FR 33498 (June 6, 2012) (File No. 4- 631) (``Approval
Order''). On February 20, 2013, the Commission noticed for immediate
effectiveness the Second Amendment to the Plan. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 68953, 78 FR 13113 (February 26, 2013). On
April 3, 2013, the Commission approved the Third Amendment to the
Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 69287, 78 FR 21483
(April 10, 2013). On August 27, 2013, the Commission noticed for
immediate effectiveness the Fourth Amendment to the Plan. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70273, 78 FR 54321 (September 3,
2013). On September 26, 2013, the Commission approved the Fifth
Amendment to the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
70530, 78 FR 60937 (October 2, 2013). On January 7, 2014, the
Commission noticed for immediate effectiveness the Sixth Amendment
to the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71247, 79 FR
2204 (January 13, 2014). On April 3, 2014, the Commission approved
the Seventh Amendment to the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 71851, 79 FR 19687 (April 9, 2014). On February 19,
2015, the Commission approved the Eight Amendment to the Plan. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74323, 80 FR 10169 (February 25,
2015). On October 22, 2015, the Commission approved the Ninth
Amendment to the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
76244, 80 FR 66099 (October 28, 2015). On April 21, 2016, the
Commission approved the Tenth Amendment to the Plan. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 77679, 81 FR 24908 (April 27, 2016). On
August 26, 2016, the Commission noticed for immediate effectiveness
the Eleventh Amendment to the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 78703, 81 FR 60397 (September 1, 2016). On January 19,
2017, the Commission approved the Twelfth Amendment to the Plan. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79845, 82 FR 8551 (January 26,
2017). On April 13, 2017, the Commission approved the Thirteenth
Amendment to the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
80455, 82 FR 18519 (April 19, 2017). On April 28, 2017, the
Commission noticed for immediate effectiveness the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
80549, 82 FR 20928 (May 4, 2017). On September 26, 2017, the
Commission noticed for immediate effectiveness the Fifteenth
Amendment to Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 81720, 82
FR 45922 (October 2, 2017) (``Fifteenth Amendment''). On February
14, 2018, the Commission received the Sixteenth Amendment to the
Plan, which was effective on filing but notice of which has not yet
been published.
\2\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1(a)(3).
\3\ 17 CFR 242.608.
\4\ See Letter from Elizabeth King, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary, NYSE, to Brent Fields, Secretary, Commission,
dated February 23, 2018. (``Transmittal Letter'').
\5\ 17 CFR 242.608.
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II. Description of the Plan
Set forth in this Section II is the statement of the purpose and
summary of the Seventeenth Amendment, along with the information
required by Rule 608(a)(4) and (5) under the Exchange Act,\6\ prepared
and submitted by the Participants to the Commission.\7\
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\6\ See 17 CFR 242.608(a)(4) and (a)(5).
\7\ See Transmittal Letter, supra note 4.
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A. Statement of Purpose and Summary of the Plan Amendment
The Participants filed the Plan on April 5, 2011, to create a
market-wide limit up-limit down mechanism intended to address
extraordinary market volatility in NMS Stocks, as defined in Rule
600(b)(47) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act. The Plan sets
forth procedures that provide for market-wide limit up-limit down
requirements that would prevent trades in individual NMS Stocks from
occurring outside of the specified price bands. These limit up-limit
down requirements are coupled with Trading Pauses,\8\ as defined in
Section I(Y) of the Plan, to accommodate more fundamental price moves.
In particular, the Participants adopted this Plan to address the type
of sudden price movements that the market experienced on the afternoon
of May 6, 2010.
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As set forth in more detail in the Plan, all trading centers in NMS
Stocks, including both those operated by Participants and those
operated by members of Participants, shall establish, maintain, and
enforce written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to
comply with the limit up-limit down requirements specified in the Plan.
More specifically, the single plan processor responsible for
consolidation of information for an NMS Stock pursuant to Rule 603(b)
of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act will be responsible for
calculating and disseminating a lower price band and upper price band,
as provided for in Section V of the Plan. Section VI of the Plan sets
forth the limit up-limit down requirements of the Plan, and in
particular, that all trading centers in NMS Stocks, including both
those operated by Participants and those operated by members of
Participants, shall establish, maintain, and enforce written policies
and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent trades at prices
that are below the lower price band or above the upper price band for
an NMS Stock, consistent with the Plan.
The Plan was initially approved for a one-year pilot period, which
began on April 8, 2013.\9\ Accordingly, the pilot period was scheduled
to end on April 8, 2014. As initially contemplated, the Plan would have
been fully implemented across all NMS Stocks within six months of
initial Plan operations, which meant there would have been full
implementation of the Plan for six months before the end of the pilot
period. However, pursuant to the fourth amendment to the Plan,\10\ the
Participants modified the implementation schedule of Phase II of the
Plan to extend the time period as to when the Plan would fully apply to
all NMS Stocks. Accordingly, the Plan was not implemented across all
NMS Stocks until December 8, 2013. Pursuant to the sixth amendment to
the Plan,\11\ which further modified the implementation schedule of
Phase II of the Plan, the date
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for full implementation of the Plan was moved to February 24, 2014.
Pursuant to the seventh, ninth, tenth, and thirteenth amendments to the
Plan,\12\ the pilot period was extended from April 8, 2014 to February
20, 2015, from February 20, 2015 to April 22, 2016, from April 22, 2016
to April 17, 2017, and from April 17, 2017 to April 16, 2018.
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\9\ See Section VIII of the Plan.
\10\ See supra note 1.
\11\ See supra note 1.
\12\ See supra note 1.
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The Participants propose to amend Section VIII(C) of the Plan to
extend the pilot period through April 15, 2019, to allow the
Participants time to assess the changes to the Plan as described in the
twelfth and thirteenth amendments to the Plan,\13\ which were
implemented on November 20, 2017. In the twelfth amendment, the
Participants amended the Plan to provide that a Trading Pause will
continue until the Primary Listing Exchange has reopened trading using
its established reopening procedures and reports a Reopening Price. The
Plan was further amended to eliminate the current allowance for a
trading center to resume trading in an NMS Stock following a Trading
Pause if the Primary Listing Exchange has not reported a Reopening
Price within ten minutes after the declaration of a Trading Pause and
has not declared a Regulatory Halt. In addition, to preclude potential
scenarios when trading may resume without Price Bands, the Plan was
amended to provide that a trading center may not resume trading in an
NMS Stock following a Trading Pause without Price Bands in such NMS
Stock. To address potential scenarios in which there is no Reopening
Price from the Primary Listing Exchange to use to calculate Price
Bands, the Plan was amended to address when trading may resume if the
Primary Listing Exchange is unable to reopen due to a systems or
technology issue and how the Reference Price would be determined in
such a scenario or if the Primary Listing Exchange reopens trading on a
zero bid or zero offer, or both. The thirteenth amendment to the Plan
further provided authority for the Processors to publish the following
information provided by a primary listing exchange in connection with
the reopening of trading following a Trading Pause: auction reference
price; auction collars; and number of extensions to the reopening
auction.
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\13\ See supra note 1.
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In conjunction with amending the Plan, the Primary Listing
Exchanges amended their rules for automated reopenings following a
Trading Pause consistent with a standardized approach agreed to by
Participants that would allow for extensions of a Trading Pause if
equilibrium cannot be met for a Reopening Price within specified
parameters.\14\ The Primary Listing Exchanges implemented the changes
to their automated reopenings on November 20, 2017.
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\14\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 79846 (January 19,
2017), 82 FR 8548 (January 26, 2017) (SR-NYSEArca-2016-130)
(Approval Order); 79884 (January 26, 2017), 82 FR 8968 (February 1,
2017) (SR-BatsBZX-2016-61) (Approval Order); 79876 (January 25,
2017), 82 FR 8888 (January 31, 2017) (SR-Nasdaq-2016-131) (Approval
Order).
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Because both the twelfth and thirteenth amendments to the Plan and
the Primary Listing Exchange's amended reopening procedures were
implemented on November 20, 2017, the Participants propose to extend
the current Pilot an additional year to April 15, 2019. The
Participants believe that this additional time will be beneficial in
that it allows ``the public, the Participants, and the Commission to
assess the operation of the Plan and whether the Plan should be
modified prior to approval on a permanent basis.'' \15\ In particular,
this additional time will allow the public, the Participants, and the
Commission time to assess the operation of the twelfth and thirteenth
amendments to the Plan.
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\15\ See Approval Order, supra note 1, 77 FR 33498 at 33508.
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The Participants further believe that extending the Pilot another
year would provide additional time for the Participants, the
Commission, and the public to consider other potential modifications to
the Plan that are currently under consideration. These include
consideration of changes to how NMS Stocks are tiered under the Plan,
and the applicable percentage parameters associated with such tiers,
consideration of the elimination of double-wide Price Bands at the open
and close of trading, and consideration of recommendations made by the
Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee with respect to Plan
operations.\16\ The Participants believe that the Plan should continue
to operate as a Pilot uninterrupted to provide time to consider whether
to make any such further modifications to the Plan.
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\16\ See U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Equity Market
Structure Advisory Committee, Recommendations for Rulemaking on
Issues of Market Quality, dated November 29, 2016, available here:
https://www.sec.gov/spotlight/emsac/emsac-recommendations-rulemaking-market-quality.pdf.
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B. Governing or Constituent Documents
The governing documents of the Processor, as defined in Section
I(P) of the Plan, will not be affected by the Plan, but once the Plan
is implemented, the Processor's obligations will change, as set forth
in detail in the Plan.
C. Implementation of Plan
The initial date of the Plan operations was April 8, 2013.
D. Development and Implementation Phases
The Plan was initially implemented as a one-year pilot program in
two Phases, consistent with Section VIII of the Plan: Phase I of Plan
implementation began on April 8, 2013 and was completed on May 3, 2013.
Implementation of Phase II of the Plan began on August 5, 2013 and was
completed on February 24, 2014. The tenth amendment to the Plan was
implemented on July 18, 2016 and the twelfth and thirteenth amendments
to the Plan were implemented on November 20, 2017.\17\ Pursuant to this
proposed amendment, the Participants propose to extend the pilot period
until April 15, 2019.
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E. Analysis of Impact on Competition
The proposed Plan does not impose any burden on competition that is
not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the
Exchange Act. The Participants do not believe that the proposed Plan
introduces terms that are unreasonably discriminatory for the purposes
of Section 11A(c)(1)(D) of the Exchange Act.
F. Written Understanding or Agreements Relating to Interpretation of,
or Participation in, Plan
The Participants have no written understandings or agreements
relating to interpretation of the Plan. Section II(C) of the Plan sets
forth how any entity registered as a national securities exchange or
national securities association may become a Participant.
G. Approval of Amendment of the Plan
Each of the Plan's Participants has executed a written amended
Plan.
H. Terms and Conditions of Access
Section II(C) of the Plan provides that any entity registered as a
national securities exchange or national securities association under
the Exchange Act may become a Participant by: (1) Becoming a
participant in the applicable Market Data Plans, as defined in Section
I(F) of the Plan; (2) executing a copy of the Plan, as then in effect;
(3) providing each then-current Participant with a copy of such
executed Plan; and (4) effecting an amendment to the Plan as specified
in Section III(B) of the Plan.
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I. Method of Determination and Imposition, and Amount of, Fees and
Charges
Not applicable.
J. Method and Frequency of Processor Evaluation
Not applicable.
K. Dispute Resolution
Section III(C) of the Plan provides that each Participant shall
designate an individual to represent the Participant as a member of an
Operating Committee. No later than the initial date of the Plan, the
Operating Committee shall designate one member of the Operating
Committee to act as the Chair of the Operating Committee. Any
recommendation for an amendment to the Plan from the Operating
Committee that receives an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of
the Participants, but is less than unanimous, shall be submitted to the
Commission as a request for an amendment to the Plan initiated by the
Commission under Rule 608.
On February 22, 2018, the Operating Committee, duly constituted and
chaired by Mr. Robert Books of Cboe, voted unanimously to amend the
Plan as set forth herein in accordance with Section III(C) of the Plan.
The Plan Advisory Committee was notified in connection with the
Seventeenth Amendment and was in favor.
III. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the amendment is
consistent with the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. 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 [email protected]. Please include
File Number 4-631 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 4-631.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 website (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed plan amendment that are filed
with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the
amendment 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 website 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 Participants' offices. All comments received will be
posted without change. Persons submitting comments are cautioned that
we do not redact or edit personal identifying information from comment
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number 4-631
and should be submitted on or before April 11, 2018.
By the Commission.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
Exhibit A
Proposed new language is italicized; proposed deletions are in
[brackets].
Plan To Address Extraordinary Market Volatility Submitted to the
Securities and Exchange Commission Pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation
NMS Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Table of Contents
Section Page
Preamble........................................................ 1
I. Definitions.................................................. 2
II. Parties..................................................... 4
III. Amendments to Plan......................................... 7
IV. Trading Center Policies and Procedures...................... 8
V. Price Bands.................................................. 8
VI. Limit Up-Limit Down Requirements............................ 11
VII. Trading Pauses............................................. 13
VIII. Implementation............................................ 15
IX. Withdrawal from Plan........................................ 15
X. Counterparts and Signatures.................................. 15
Appendix A--Percentage Parameters............................... 17
Appendix A--Schedule 1.......................................... 19
Appendix B--Data................................................ 35
Preamble
The Participants submit to the SEC this Plan establishing
procedures to address extraordinary volatility in NMS Stocks. The
procedures provide for market-wide limit up-limit down requirements
that prevent trades in individual NMS Stocks from occurring outside
of the specified Price Bands. These limit up-limit down requirements
are coupled with Trading Pauses to accommodate more fundamental
price moves. The Plan procedures are designed, among other things,
to protect investors and promote fair and orderly markets. The
Participants developed this Plan pursuant to Rule 608(a)(3) of
Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act, which authorizes the
Participants to act jointly in preparing, filing, and implementing
national market system plans.
I. Definitions
(A) ``Eligible Reported Transactions'' shall have the meaning
prescribed by the Operating Committee and shall generally mean
transactions that are eligible to update the last sale price of an
NMS Stock.
(B) ``Exchange Act'' means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
(C) ``Limit State'' shall have the meaning provided in Section
VI of the Plan.
(D) ``Limit State Quotation'' shall have the meaning provided in
Section VI of the Plan.
(E) ``Lower Price Band'' shall have the meaning provided in
Section V of the Plan.
(F) ``Market Data Plans'' shall mean the effective national
market system plans through which the Participants act jointly to
disseminate consolidated information in compliance with Rule 603(b)
of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act.
(G) ``National Best Bid'' and ``National Best Offer'' shall have
the meaning provided in Rule 600(b)(42) of Regulation NMS under the
Exchange Act.
(H) ``NMS Stock'' shall have the meaning provided in Rule
600(b)(47) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act.
(I) ``Opening Price'' shall mean the price of a transaction that
opens trading on the Primary Listing Exchange. If the Primary
Listing Exchange opens with quotations, the ``Opening Price'' shall
mean the closing price of the NMS Stock on the Primary Listing
Exchange on the previous trading day, or if no such closing price
exists, the last sale on the Primary Listing Exchange.
(J) ``Operating Committee'' shall have the meaning provided in
Section III(C) of the Plan.
(K) ``Participant'' means a party to the Plan.
(L) ``Plan'' means the plan set forth in this instrument, as
amended from time to time in accordance with its provisions.
(M) ``Percentage Parameter'' shall mean the percentages for each
tier of NMS Stocks set forth in Appendix A of the Plan.
(N) ``Price Bands'' shall have the meaning provided in Section V
of the Plan.
(O) ``Primary Listing Exchange'' shall mean the Participant on
which an NMS Stock is listed. If an NMS Stock is listed on more than
one Participant, the Participant on which the NMS Stock has been
listed the longest shall be the Primary Listing Exchange.
(P) ``Processor'' shall mean the single plan processor
responsible for the consolidation of information for an NMS Stock
pursuant to Rule 603(b) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act.
(Q) ``Pro-Forma Reference Price'' shall have the meaning
provided in Section V(A)(2) of the Plan.
(R) ``Reference Price'' shall have the meaning provided in
Section V of the Plan.
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(S) ``Regular Trading Hours'' shall have the meaning provided in
Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act. For
purposes of the Plan, Regular Trading Hours can end earlier than
4:00 p.m. ET in the case of an early scheduled close.
(T) ``Regulatory Halt'' shall have the meaning specified in the
Market Data Plans.
(U) ``Reopening Price'' shall mean the price of a transaction
that reopens trading on the Primary Listing Exchange following a
Trading Pause or a Regulatory Halt, or, if the Primary Listing
Exchange reopens with quotations, the midpoint of those quotations.
(V) ``SEC'' shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(W) ``Straddle State'' shall have the meaning provided in
Section VII(A)(2) of the Plan.
(X) ``Trading center'' shall have the meaning provided in Rule
600(b)(78) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act.
(Y) ``Trading Pause'' shall have the meaning provided in Section
VII of the Plan.
(Z) ``Upper Price Band'' shall have the meaning provided in
Section V of the Plan.
II. Parties
(A) List of Parties
The parties to the Plan are as follows:
(1) Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., 400 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60605
(2) Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc., 400 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60605
(3) Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc., 400 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60605
(4) Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc., 400 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60605
(5) Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., 440 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60605
(6) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., 1735 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006
(7) Investors Exchange LLC, 4 World Trade Center, 44th Floor, New
York, New York 10007
(8) NASDAQ BX, Inc., One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006
(9) NASDAQ PHLX LLC, 1900 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103
(10) The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, 1 Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, New
York, NY 10006
(11) NYSE National, Inc., 11 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005
(12) New York Stock Exchange LLC, 11 Wall Street, New York, New York
10005
(13) NYSE American LLC, 11 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005
(14) NYSE Arca, Inc., 11 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005
(B) Compliance Undertaking
By subscribing to and submitting the Plan for approval by the
SEC, each Participant agrees to comply with and to enforce
compliance, as required by Rule 608(c) of Regulation NMS under the
Exchange Act, by its members with the provisions of the Plan. To
this end, each Participant shall adopt a rule requiring compliance
by its members with the provisions of the Plan, and each Participant
shall take such actions as are necessary and appropriate as a
participant of the Market Data Plans to cause and enable the
Processor for each NMS Stock to fulfill the functions set forth in
this Plan.
(C) New Participants
The Participants agree that any entity registered as a national
securities exchange or national securities association under the
Exchange Act may become a Participant by: (1) Becoming a participant
in the applicable Market Data Plans; (2) executing a copy of the
Plan, as then in effect; (3) providing each then-current Participant
with a copy of such executed Plan; and (4) effecting an amendment to
the Plan as specified in Section III(B) of the Plan.
(D) Advisory Committee
(1) Formation. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Plan, an
Advisory Committee to the Plan shall be formed and shall function in
accordance with the provisions set forth in this section.
(2) Composition. Members of the Advisory Committee shall be
selected for two-year terms as follows:
(A) Advisory Committee Selections. By affirmative vote of a
majority of the Participants, the Participants shall select at least
one representatives from each of the following categories to be
members of the Advisory Committee: (1) A broker-dealer with a
substantial retail investor customer base; (2) a broker-dealer with
a substantial institutional investor customer base; (3) an
alternative trading system; (4) a broker-dealer that primarily
engages in trading for its own account; and (5) an investor.
(3) Function. Members of the Advisory Committee shall have the
right to submit their views to the Operating Committee on Plan
matters, prior to a decision by the Operating Committee on such
matters. Such matters shall include, but not be limited to, proposed
material amendments to the Plan.
(4) Meetings and Information. Members of the Advisory Committee
shall have the right to attend meetings of the Operating Committee
and to receive any information concerning Plan matters; provided,
however, that the Operating Committee may meet in executive session
if, by affirmative vote of a majority of the Participants, the
Operating Committee determines that an item of Plan business
requires confidential treatment.
III. Amendments to Plan
(A) General Amendments
Except with respect to the addition of new Participants to the
Plan, any proposed change in, addition to, or deletion from the Plan
shall be effected by means of a written amendment to the Plan that:
(1) Sets forth the change, addition, or deletion; (2) is executed on
behalf of each Participant; and, (3) is approved by the SEC pursuant
to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act, or otherwise
becomes effective under Rule 608 of Regulation NMS under the
Exchange Act.
(B) New Participants
With respect to new Participants, an amendment to the Plan may
be effected by the new national securities exchange or national
securities association executing a copy of the Plan, as then in
effect (with the only changes being the addition of the new
Participant's name in Section II(A) of the Plan) and submitting such
executed Plan to the SEC for approval. The amendment shall be
effective when it is approved by the SEC in accordance with Rule 608
of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act or otherwise becomes
effective pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS under the Exchange
Act.
(C) Operating Committee
(1) Each Participant shall select from its staff one individual
to represent the Participant as a member of an Operating Committee,
together with a substitute for such individual. The substitute may
participate in deliberations of the Operating Committee and shall be
considered a voting member thereof only in the absence of the
primary representative. Each Participant shall have one vote on all
matters considered by the Operating Committee. No later than the
initial date of Plan operations, the Operating Committee shall
designate one member of the Operating Committee to act as the Chair
of the Operating Committee.
(2) The Operating Committee shall monitor the procedures
established pursuant to this Plan and advise the Participants with
respect to any deficiencies, problems, or recommendations as the
Operating Committee may deem appropriate. The Operating Committee
shall establish specifications and procedures for the implementation
and operation of the Plan that are consistent with the provisions of
this Plan and the Appendixes thereto. With respect to matters in
this paragraph, Operating Committee decisions shall be approved by a
simple majority vote.
(3) Any recommendation for an amendment to the Plan from the
Operating Committee that receives an affirmative vote of at least
two-thirds of the Participants, but is less than unanimous, shall be
submitted to the SEC as a request for an amendment to the Plan
initiated by the Commission under Rule 608 of Regulation NMS.
IV. Trading Center Policies and Procedures
All trading centers in NMS Stocks, including both those operated
by Participants and those operated by members of Participants, shall
establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures
that are reasonably designed to comply with the limit up-limit down
requirements specified in Sections VI of the Plan, and to comply
with the Trading Pauses specified in Section VII of the Plan.
V. Price Bands
(A) Calculation and Dissemination of Price Bands
(1) The Processor for each NMS stock shall calculate and
disseminate to the public a Lower Price Band and an Upper Price Band
during Regular Trading Hours for such NMS Stock. The Price Bands
shall be based on a Reference Price for each NMS Stock that equals
the arithmetic mean price of Eligible Reported Transactions for the
NMS stock over the immediately preceding five-minute period (except
for periods following openings and reopenings, which are addressed
below). If no Eligible Reported Transactions for the
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NMS Stock have occurred over the immediately preceding five-minute
period, the previous Reference Price shall remain in effect. The
Price Bands for an NMS Stock shall be calculated by applying the
Percentage Parameter for such NMS Stock to the Reference Price, with
the Lower Price Band being a Percentage Parameter below the
Reference Price, and the Upper Price Band being a Percentage
Parameter above the Reference Price. The Price Bands shall be
calculated during Regular Trading Hours. Between 9:30 a.m. and 9:45
a.m. ET, and 3:35 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET, or in the case of an early
scheduled close, during the last 25 minutes of trading before the
early scheduled close, the Price Bands shall be calculated by
applying double the Percentage Parameters set forth in Appendix A.
If the Processor has not yet disseminated Price Bands, but a
Reference Price is available, a trading center may calculate and
apply Price Bands based on the same Reference Price that the
Processor would use for calculating such Price Bands until such
trading center receives Price Bands from the Processor. If, under
Section VII(B)(2), the Primary Listing Exchange notifies the
Processor that it is unable to reopen an NMS Stock due to a systems
or technology issue and it has not declared a Regulatory Halt, the
Processor will calculate and disseminate Price Bands by applying
triple the Percentage Parameters set forth in Appendix A for the
first 30 seconds such Price Bands are disseminated.
(2) The Processor shall calculate a Pro-Forma Reference Price on
a continuous basis during Regular Trading Hours, as specified in
Section V(A)(1) of the Plan. If a Pro-Forma Reference Price has not
moved by 1% or more from the Reference Price currently in effect, no
new Price Bands shall be disseminated, and the current Reference
Price shall remain the effective Reference Price. When the Pro-Forma
Reference Price has moved by 1% or more from the Reference Price
currently in effect, the Pro-Forma Reference Price shall become the
Reference Price, and the Processor shall disseminate new Price Bands
based on the new Reference Price; provided, however, that each new
Reference Price shall remain in effect for at least 30 seconds.
(B) Openings
(1) Except when a Regulatory Halt is in effect at the start of
Regular Trading Hours, the first Reference Price for a trading day
shall be the Opening Price on the Primary Listing Exchange in an NMS
Stock if such Opening Price occurs less than five minutes after the
start of Regular Trading Hours. During the period less than five
minutes after the Opening Price, a Pro-Forma Reference Price shall
be updated on a continuous basis to be the arithmetic mean price of
Eligible Reported Transactions for the NMS Stock during the period
following the Opening Price (including the Opening Price), and if it
differs from the current Reference Price by 1% or more shall become
the new Reference Price, except that a new Reference Price shall
remain in effect for at least 30 seconds. Subsequent Reference
Prices shall be calculated as specified in Section V(A) of the Plan.
(2) If the Opening Price on the Primary Listing Exchange in an
NMS Stock does not occur within five minutes after the start of
Regular Trading Hours, the first Reference Price for a trading day
shall be the arithmetic mean price of Eligible Reported Transactions
for the NMS Stock over the preceding five minute time period, and
subsequent Reference Prices shall be calculated as specified in
Section V(A) of the Plan.
(C) Reopenings
(1) Following a Trading Pause in an NMS Stock, and if the
Primary Listing Exchange has not declared a Regulatory Halt, if the
Primary Listing Exchange reopens trading with a transaction or
quotation that does not include a zero bid or zero offer, the next
Reference Price shall be the Reopening Price on the Primary Listing
Exchange. Subsequent Reference Prices shall be determined in the
manner prescribed for normal openings, as specified in Section
V(B)(1) of the Plan. If the Primary Listing Exchange notifies the
Processor that it is unable to reopen an NMS Stock due to a systems
or technology issue, or if the Primary Listing Exchange reopens
trading with a quotation that has a zero bid or zero offer, or both,
the next Reference Price shall be the last effective Price Band that
was in a Limit State before the Trading Pause. Subsequent Reference
Prices shall be calculated as specified in Section V(A) of the Plan.
(2) Following a Regulatory Halt, the next Reference Price shall
be the Opening or Reopening Price on the Primary Listing Exchange if
such Opening or Reopening Price occurs within five minutes after the
end of the Regulatory Halt, and subsequent Reference Prices shall be
determined in the manner prescribed for normal openings, as
specified in Section V(B)(1) of the Plan. If such Opening or
Reopening Price has not occurred within five minutes after the end
of the Regulatory Halt, the Reference Price shall be equal to the
arithmetic mean price of Eligible Reported Transactions for the NMS
Stock over the preceding five minute time period, and subsequent
Reference Prices shall be calculated as specified in Section V(A) of
the Plan.
VI. Limit Up-Limit Down Requirements
(A) Limitations on Trades and Quotations Outside of Price Bands
(1) All trading centers in NMS Stocks, including both those
operated by Participants and those operated by members of
Participants, shall establish, maintain, and enforce written
policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent
trades at prices that are below the Lower Price Band or above the
Upper Price Band for an NMS Stock. Single-priced opening, reopening,
and closing transactions on the Primary Listing Exchange, however,
shall be excluded from this limitation. In addition, any transaction
that both (i) does not update the last sale price (except if solely
because the transaction was reported late or because the transaction
was an odd-lot sized transaction), and (ii) is excepted or exempt
from Rule 611 under Regulation NMS shall be excluded from this
limitation.
(2) When a National Best Bid is below the Lower Price Band or a
National Best Offer is above the Upper Price Band for an NMS Stock,
the Processor shall disseminate such National Best Bid or National
Best Offer with an appropriate flag identifying it as non-
executable. When a National Best Offer is equal to the Lower Price
Band or a National Best Bid is equal to the Upper Price Band for an
NMS Stock, the Processor shall distribute such National Best Bid or
National Best Offer with an appropriate flag identifying it as a
``Limit State Quotation''.
(3) All trading centers in NMS Stocks, including both those
operated by Participants and those operated by members of
Participants, shall establish, maintain, and enforce written
policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent the
display of offers below the Lower Price Band and bids above the
Upper Price Band for an NMS Stock. The Processor shall disseminate
an offer below the Lower Price Band or bid above the Upper Price
Band that may be submitted despite such reasonable policies and
procedures, but with an appropriate flag identifying it as non-
executable; provided, however, that any such bid or offer shall not
be included in National Best Bid or National Best Offer
calculations.
(B) Entering and Exiting a Limit State
(1) All trading for an NMS Stock shall immediately enter a Limit
State if the National Best Offer equals the Lower Price Band and
does not cross the National Best Bid, or the National Best Bid
equals the Upper Price Band and does not cross the National Best
Offer.
(2) When trading for an NMS Stock enters a Limit State, the
Processor shall disseminate this information by identifying the
relevant quotation (i.e., a National Best Offer that equals the
Lower Price Band or a National Best Bid that equals the Upper Price
Band) as a Limit State Quotation. At this point, the Processor shall
cease calculating and disseminating updated Reference Prices and
Price Bands for the NMS Stock until either trading exits the Limit
State or trading resumes with an opening or re-opening as provided
in Section V.
(3) Trading for an NMS Stock shall exit a Limit State if, within
15 seconds of entering the Limit State, the entire size of all Limit
State Quotations are executed or cancelled.
(4) If trading for an NMS Stock exits a Limit State within 15
seconds of entry, the Processor shall immediately calculate and
disseminate updated Price Bands based on a Reference Price that
equals the arithmetic mean price of Eligible Reported Transactions
for the NMS Stock over the immediately preceding five-minute period
(including the period of the Limit State).
(5) If trading for an NMS Stock does not exit a Limit State
within 15 seconds of entry, the Limit State will terminate when the
Primary Listing Exchange declares a Trading Pause pursuant to
Section VII of the Plan or at the end of Regular Trading Hours.
VII. Trading Pauses
(A) Declaration of Trading Pauses
(1) If trading for an NMS Stock does not exit a Limit State
within 15 seconds of entry during Regular Trading Hours, then the
Primary Listing Exchange shall declare a
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Trading Pause for such NMS Stock and shall notify the Processor.
(2) The Primary Listing Exchange may also declare a Trading
Pause for an NMS Stock when an NMS Stock is in a Straddle State,
which is when National Best Bid (Offer) is below (above) the Lower
(Upper) Price Band and the NMS Stock is not in a Limit State, and
trading in that NMS Stock deviates from normal trading
characteristics such that declaring a Trading Pause would support
the Plan's goal to address extraordinary market volatility. The
Primary Listing Exchange shall develop policies and procedures for
determining when it would declare a Trading Pause in such
circumstances. If a Trading Pause is declared for an NMS Stock under
this provision, the Primary Listing Exchange shall notify the
Processor.
(3) The Processor shall disseminate Trading Pause information to
the public. No trades in an NMS Stock shall occur during a Trading
Pause, but all bids and offers may be displayed.
(B) Reopening of Trading During Regular Trading Hours
(1) Five minutes after declaring a Trading Pause for an NMS
Stock, and if the Primary Listing Exchange has not declared a
Regulatory Halt, the Primary Listing Exchange shall attempt to
reopen trading using its established reopening procedures. The
Processor will publish the following information that the Primary
Listing Exchange provides to the Processor in connection with such
reopening: Auction reference price; auction collars; and number of
extensions to the reopening auction. The Trading Pause shall end
when the Primary Listing Exchange reports a Reopening Price.
(2) The Primary Listing Exchange shall notify the Processor if
it is unable to reopen trading in an NMS Stock due to a systems or
technology issue and if it has not declared a Regulatory Halt. The
Processor shall disseminate this information to the public.
(3) Trading centers may not resume trading in an NMS Stock
following a Trading Pause without Price Bands in such NMS Stock.
(4) The Processor shall update the Price Bands as set forth in
Section V(C)(1)-(2) of the Plan after receiving notification from
the Primary Listing Exchange of a Reopening Price following a
Trading Pause (or a resume message in the case of a reopening quote
that has a zero bid or zero offer, or both) or that it is unable to
reopen trading following a Trading Pause due to a systems or
technology issue, provided that if the Primary Listing Exchange is
unable to reopen due to a systems or technology issue, the update to
the Price Bands will be no earlier than ten minutes after the
beginning of the Trading Pause.
(C) Trading Pauses Within Ten Minutes of the End of Regular Trading
Hours
(1) If an NMS Stock is in a Trading Pause during the last ten
minutes of trading before the end of Regular Trading Hours, the
Primary Listing Exchange shall not reopen trading and shall attempt
to execute a closing transaction using its established closing
procedures. All trading centers may begin trading the NMS Stock when
the Primary Listing Exchange executes a closing transaction.
(2) If the Primary Listing Exchange does not execute a closing
transaction within five minutes after the end of Regular Trading
Hours, all trading centers may begin trading the NMS Stock.
VIII. Implementation
The initial date of Plan operations shall be April 8, 2013.
The Plan shall be implemented on a pilot basis set to end on
[April 16, 2018]April 15, 2019.
IX. Withdrawal From Plan
If a Participant obtains SEC approval to withdraw from the Plan,
such Participant may withdraw from the Plan at any time on not less
than 30 days' prior written notice to each of the other
Participants. At such time, the withdrawing Participant shall have
no further rights or obligations under the Plan.
X. Counterparts and Signatures
The Plan may be executed in any number of counterparts, no one
of which need contain all signatures of all Participants, and as
many of such counterparts as shall together contain all such
signatures shall constitute one and the same instrument.
In Witness Thereof, this Plan has been executed as of the ___day
of February 2018 by each of the parties hereto.
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Appendix A--Percentage Parameters
I. Tier 1 NMS Stocks
(1) Tier 1 NMS Stocks shall include all NMS Stocks included in
the S&P 500 Index, the Russell 1000 Index, and the exchange-traded
products (``ETP'') identified as Schedule 1 to this Appendix.
Schedule 1 to the Appendix will be reviewed and updated semi-
annually based on the fiscal year by the Primary Listing Exchange to
add ETPs that meet the criteria, or delete ETPs that are no longer
eligible. To determine eligibility for an ETP to be included as a
Tier 1 NMS Stock, all ETPs across multiple asset classes and
issuers, including domestic equity, international equity, fixed
income, currency, and commodities and futures will be identified.
Leveraged ETPs will be excluded and the list will be sorted by
notional consolidated average daily volume (``CADV''). The period
used to measure CADV will be from the first day of the previous
fiscal half year up until one week before the beginning of the next
fiscal half year. Daily volumes will be multiplied by closing prices
and then averaged over the period. ETPs, including inverse ETPs,
that trade over $2,000,000 CADV will be eligible to be included as a
Tier 1 NMS Stock. The semi-annual updates to Schedule 1 do not
require an amendment to the Plan. The Primary Listing Exchanges will
maintain the updated Schedule 1 on their respective websites.
(2) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 1 NMS Stocks with a
Reference Price more than $3.00 shall be 5%.
(3) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 1 NMS Stocks with a
Reference Price equal to $0.75 and up to and including $3.00 shall
be 20%.
(4) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 1 NMS Stocks with a
Reference Price less than $0.75 shall be the lesser of (a) $0.15 or
(b) 75%.
(5) The Reference Price used for determining which Percentage
Parameter shall be applicable during a trading day shall be based on
the closing price of the NMS Stock on the Primary Listing Exchange
on the previous trading day, or if no closing price exists, the last
sale on the Primary Listing Exchange reported by the Processor.
II. Tier 2 NMS Stocks
(1) Tier 2 NMS Stocks shall include all NMS Stocks other than
those in Tier 1, provided, however, that all rights and warrants are
excluded from the Plan.
(2) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 2 NMS Stocks with a
Reference Price more than $3.00 shall be 10%.
(3) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 2 NMS Stocks with a
Reference Price equal to $0.75 and up to and including $3.00 shall
be 20%.
(4) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 2 NMS Stocks with a
Reference Price less than $0.75 shall be the lesser of (a) $0.15 or
(b) 75%.
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Percentage Parameters for
a Tier 2 NMS Stock that is a leveraged ETP shall be the applicable
Percentage Parameter set forth in clauses (2), (3), or (4) above,
multiplied by the leverage ratio of such product.
(6) The Reference Price used for determining which Percentage
Parameter shall be applicable during a trading day shall be based on
the closing price of the NMS Stock on the Primary Listing Exchange
on the previous trading day, or if no closing price
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exists, the last sale on the Primary Listing Exchange reported by
the Processor.
Appendix A--Schedule 1
[As of January 2, 2018]
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Ticker ETP name Exchange
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SPY...................... SPDR S&P NYSE Arca.
500[supreg] ETF.
QQQ...................... Powershares QQQ NASDAQ.
Trust Series 1.
IWM...................... iShares Russell NYSE Arca.
2000 ETF.
EEM...................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Emerging Markets
ETF.
XLF...................... Financial Select NYSE Arca.
Sector SPDR Fund.
VXX...................... iPath S&P 500 VIX NYSE Arca.
Short-Term Futures
ETN.
EFA...................... iShares MSCI EAFE NYSE Arca.
ETF.
TLT...................... iShares 20+ Year NASDAQ.
Treasury Bond ETF.
HYG...................... iShares iBoxx $ NYSE Arca.
High Yield
Corporate Bond ETF.
GDX...................... VanEck Vectors Gold NYSE Arca.
Miners ETF.
XIV...................... VelocityShares NASDAQ.
Daily Inverse VIX
Short Term ETN.
IVV...................... iShares Core S&P NYSE Arca.
500 ETF.
GLD...................... SPDR Gold Trust.... NYSE Arca.
XLE...................... Energy Select NYSE Arca.
Sector SPDR Fund.
LQD...................... iShares iBoxx $ NYSE Arca.
Investment Grade
Corporate Bond ETF.
EWZ...................... iShares MSCI Brazil NYSE Arca.
Capped ETF.
XLU...................... Utilities Select NYSE Arca.
Sector SPDR Fund.
XLI...................... Industrial Select NYSE Arca.
Sector SPDR Fund.
DIA...................... SPDR Dow Jones NYSE Arca.
Industrial Average
ETF Trust.
XLP...................... Consumer Staples NYSE Arca.
Select Sector SPDR
Fund.
XLK...................... Technology Select NYSE Arca.
Sector SPDR Fund.
SVXY..................... ProShares Short VIX NYSE Arca.
Short Term Futures.
FXI...................... iShares China Large- NYSE Arca.
Cap ETF.
XLV...................... Health Care Select NYSE Arca.
Sector SPDR Fund.
IYR...................... iShares U.S. Real NYSE Arca.
Estate ETF.
XOP...................... SPDR S&P Oil & Gas NYSE Arca.
Exploration &
Production ETF.
VWO...................... Vanguard FTSE NYSE Arca.
Emerging Markets
ETF.
VOO...................... Vanguard S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
ETF.
IEMG..................... iShares Core MSCI NYSE Arca.
Emerging Markets
ETF.
EWJ...................... iShares MSCI Japan NYSE Arca.
ETF.
GDXJ..................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Junior Gold Miners
ETF.
XLY...................... Consumer NYSE Arca.
Discretionary
Select Sector SPDR
Fund.
SMH...................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Semiconductor ETF.
JNK...................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays High
Yield Bond ETF.
KRE...................... SPDR S&P Regional NYSE Arca.
Banking ETF.
MDY...................... SPDR S&P MidCap NYSE Arca.
400[supreg] ETF.
XBI...................... SPDR S&P Biotech NYSE Arca.
ETF.
VEA...................... Vanguard FTSE NYSE Arca.
Developed Markets
ETF.
IBB...................... iShares Nasdaq NASDAQ.
Biotechnology ETF.
VNQ...................... Vanguard REIT ETF.. NYSE Arca.
AGG...................... iShares Core U.S. NYSE Arca.
Aggregate Bond ETF.
EZU...................... iShares MSCI Cboe BZX.
Eurozone ETF.
VTI...................... Vanguard Total NYSE Arca.
Stock Market ETF.
IEFA..................... iShares Core MSCI Cboe BZX.
EAFE ETF.
XLB...................... Materials Select NYSE Arca.
Sector SPDR Fund.
EMB...................... iShares JP Morgan NASDAQ.
USD Emerging
Markets Bond ETF.
IWD...................... iShares Russell NYSE Arca.
1000 Value ETF.
USO...................... United States Oil NYSE Arca.
Fund LP.
XRT...................... SPDR S&P Retail ETF NYSE Arca.
IEF...................... iShares 7-10 Year NASDAQ.
Treasury Bond ETF.
IJR...................... iShares Core S&P NYSE Arca.
Small-Cap ETF.
IJH...................... iShares Core S&P NYSE Arca.
Mid-Cap ETF.
IWF...................... iShares Russell NYSE Arca.
1000 Growth ETF.
VGK...................... Vanguard FTSE NYSE Arca.
Europe ETF.
EWY...................... iShares MSCI South NYSE Arca.
Korea Capped ETF.
BND...................... Vanguard Total Bond NYSE Arca.
Market ETF.
OIH...................... VanEck Vectors Oil NYSE Arca.
Services ETF.
DXJ...................... WisdomTree Japan NYSE Arca.
Hedged Equity Fund.
AMLP..................... Alerian MLP ETF.... NYSE Arca.
EWW...................... iShares MSCI Mexico NYSE Arca.
Capped ETF.
IWB...................... iShares Russell NYSE Arca.
1000 ETF.
VTV...................... Vanguard Value ETF. NYSE Arca.
RSX...................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Russia ETF.
SLV...................... iShares Silver NYSE Arca.
Trust.
EWT...................... iShares MSCI Taiwan NYSE Arca.
Capped ETF.
IAU...................... iShares Gold Trust. NYSE Arca.
VCSH..................... Vanguard Short-Term NASDAQ.
Corporate Bond ETF.
TIP...................... iShares TIPS Bond NYSE Arca.
ETF.
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ACWI..................... iShares MSCI ACWI NASDAQ.
ETF.
IWO...................... iShares Russell NYSE Arca.
2000 Growth ETF.
BSV...................... Vanguard Short-Term NYSE Arca.
Bond ETF.
MCHI..................... iShares MSCI China NASDAQ.
ETF.
VCIT..................... Vanguard NASDAQ.
Intermediate-Term
Corporate Bond ETF.
IWN...................... iShares Russell NYSE Arca.
2000 Value ETF.
EWG...................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Germany ETF.
INDA..................... iShares MSCI India Cboe BZX.
ETF.
FEZ...................... SPDR EURO STOXX 50 NYSE Arca.
ETF.
KBE...................... SPDR S&P Bank ETF.. NYSE Arca.
IVW...................... iShares S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
VEU...................... Vanguard FTSE All- NYSE Arca.
World ex-US ETF.
PFF...................... iShares US NASDAQ.
Preferred Stock
ETF.
ITB...................... iShares U.S. Home Cboe BZX.
Construction ETF.
AAXJ..................... iShares MSCI All NASDAQ.
Country Asia ex
Japan ETF.
EWH...................... iShares MSCI Hong NYSE Arca.
Kong ETF.
HEDJ..................... WisdomTree Europe NYSE Arca.
Hedged Equity Fund.
SOXX..................... iShares PHLX NASDAQ.
Semiconductor ETF.
XME...................... SPDR S&P Metals & NYSE Arca.
Mining ETF.
IVE...................... iShares S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
Value ETF.
SHV...................... iShares Short NASDAQ.
Treasury Bond ETF.
SHY...................... iShares 1-3 Year NASDAQ.
Treasury Bond ETF.
VB....................... Vanguard Small-Cap NYSE Arca.
ETF.
VUG...................... Vanguard Growth ETF NYSE Arca.
BKLN..................... PowerShares Senior NYSE Arca.
Loan Portfolio.
AMJ...................... JPMorgan Alerian NYSE Arca.
MLP Index ETN.
VGT...................... Vanguard NYSE Arca.
Information
Technology ETF.
SH....................... ProShares Short NYSE Arca.
S&P500.
USMV..................... iShares MSCI USA Cboe BZX.
Minimum Volatility
ETF.
EWU...................... iShares MSCI United NYSE Arca.
Kingdom ETF.
VYM...................... Vanguard High NYSE Arca.
Dividend Yield
Index Fund.
XHB...................... SPDR S&P NYSE Arca.
Homebuilders ETF.
IEI...................... iShares 3-7 Year NASDAQ.
Treasury Bond ETF.
FXE...................... CurrencyShares Euro NYSE Arca.
Trust.
EWC...................... iShares MSCI Canada NYSE Arca.
ETF.
UNG...................... United States NYSE Arca.
Natural Gas Fund
LP.
MBB...................... iShares MBS ETF.... NASDAQ.
XLRE..................... Real Estate Select NYSE Arca.
Sector SPDR Fund.
SPLV..................... PowerShares S&P NYSE Arca.
500[supreg] Low
Volatility
Portfolio.
MUB...................... iShares National NYSE Arca.
Muni Bond ETF.
VT....................... Vanguard Total NYSE Arca.
World Stock Index
Fund.
MINT..................... PIMCO Enhanced NYSE Arca.
Short Maturity
Strategy Exchange-
Traded Fund.
DBEF..................... Xtrackers MSCI EAFE NYSE Arca.
Hedged Equity ETF.
VO....................... Vanguard Mid-Cap NYSE Arca.
ETF.
OEF...................... iShares S&P 100 ETF NYSE Arca.
VIG...................... Vanguard Dividend NYSE Arca.
Appreciation ETF.
EWP...................... iShares MSCI Spain NYSE Arca.
Capped ETF.
FLOT..................... iShares Floating Cboe BZX.
Rate Bond ETF.
EPI...................... WisdomTree India NYSE Arca.
Earnings Fund.
DVY...................... iShares Select NASDAQ.
Dividend ETF.
CSJ...................... iShares 1-3 Year NASDAQ.
Credit Bond ETF.
VIXY..................... ProShares VIX Short- NYSE Arca.
Term Futures ETF.
CWB...................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays
Convertible
Securities ETF.
BIV...................... Vanguard NYSE Arca.
Intermediate-Term
Bond ETF.
SCHF..................... Schwab NYSE Arca.
International
Equity ETF.
ITA...................... iShares US Cboe BZX.
Aerospace &
Defense ETF.
SCZ...................... iShares MSCI EAFE NASDAQ.
Small-Cap ETF.
RSP...................... Guggenheim S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
Equal Weight ETF.
SJNK..................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays Short
Term High Yield
Bond ETF.
ITOT..................... iShares Core S&P NYSE Arca.
Total U.S. Stock
Market ETF.
BNDX..................... Vanguard Total NASDAQ.
International Bond
ETF.
EWA...................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Australia ETF.
IYT...................... iShares Cboe BZX.
Transportation
Average ETF.
ILF...................... iShares Latin NYSE Arca.
America 40 ETF.
VFH...................... Vanguard Financials NYSE Arca.
ETF.
PCY...................... PowerShares NYSE Arca.
Emerging Markets
Sovereign Debt
Portfolio.
HYS...................... PIMCO 0-5 Year High NYSE Arca.
Yield Corporate
Bond Index
Exchange-Traded
Fund.
FDN...................... First Trust Dow NYSE Arca.
Jones Internet
Index Fund.
CIU...................... iShares NASDAQ.
Intermediate
Credit Bond ETF.
MTUM..................... iShares MSCI USA Cboe BZX.
Momentum Factor
ETF.
VBR...................... Vanguard Small-Cap NYSE Arca.
Value ETF.
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VXUS..................... Vanguard Total NASDAQ.
International
Stock ETF.
SDY...................... SPDR S&P Dividend NYSE Arca.
ETF.
IWR...................... iShares Russell Mid- NYSE Arca.
Cap ETF.
EMLC..................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Emerging Markets
Local Currency
Bond ETF.
HEWJ..................... iShares Currency NYSE Arca.
Hedged MSCI Japan
ETF.
EFAV..................... iShares MSCI EAFE Cboe BZX.
Minimum Volatility
ETF.
EUFN..................... iShares MSCI Europe NASDAQ.
Financials ETF.
IWS...................... iShares Russell Mid- NYSE Arca.
Cap Value ETF.
SCHX..................... Schwab U.S. Large- NYSE Arca.
Cap ETF.
NEAR..................... iShares Short Cboe BZX.
Maturity Bond ETF.
IWP...................... iShares Russell Mid- NYSE Arca.
Cap Growth ETF.
KWEB..................... KraneShares CSI NYSE Arca.
China Internet ETF.
HEFA..................... iShares Currency Cboe BZX.
Hedged MSCI EAFE
ETF.
EWI...................... iShares MSCI Italy NYSE Arca.
Capped ETF.
IWV...................... iShares Russell NYSE Arca.
3000 ETF.
IYF...................... iShares U.S. NYSE Arca.
Financials ETF.
EZA...................... iShares MSCI South NYSE Arca.
Africa ETF.
VXF...................... Vanguard Extended NYSE Arca.
Market Index Fund.
IYW...................... iShares U.S. NYSE Arca.
Technology ETF.
VHT...................... Vanguard Health NYSE Arca.
Care ETF.
BIL...................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays 1-3 Month
T-Bill ETF.
UUP...................... PowerShares DB US NYSE Arca.
Dollar Index
Bullish Fund.
IEUR..................... iShares Core MSCI NYSE Arca.
Europe ETF.
DBC...................... PowerShares DB NYSE Arca.
Commodity Index
Tracking Fund.
EFV...................... iShares MSCI EAFE Cboe BZX.
Value ETF.
HEZU..................... iShares Currency NYSE Arca.
Hedged MSCI
Eurozone ETF.
SCHB..................... Schwab U.S. Broad NYSE Arca.
Market ETF.
IEV...................... iShares Europe ETF. NYSE Arca.
SCHD..................... Schwab U.S. NYSE Arca.
Dividend Equity
ETF.
VV....................... Vanguard Large-Cap NYSE Arca.
ETF.
PGX...................... PowerShares NYSE Arca.
Preferred
Portfolio.
EWL...................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Switzerland Capped
ETF.
VPL...................... Vanguard FTSE NYSE Arca.
Pacific ETF.
IJK...................... iShares S&P Mid-Cap NYSE Arca.
400 Growth ETF.
BOTZ..................... Global X Robotics & NASDAQ.
Artificial
Intelligence
Thematic ETF.
VMBS..................... Vanguard Mortgage- NASDAQ.
Backed Securities
ETF.
IXUS..................... iShares Core MSCI NASDAQ.
Total
International
Stock ETF.
VCLT..................... Vanguard Long-Term NASDAQ.
Corporate Bond ETF.
SCHE..................... Schwab Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets Equity ETF.
LIT...................... Global X Lithium & NYSE Arca.
Battery Tech ETF.
ASHR..................... Xtrackers Harvest NYSE Arca.
CSI 300 China A-
Shares ETF.
ACWX..................... iShares MSCI ACWI NASDAQ.
ex US ETF.
VOE...................... Vanguard Mid-Cap NYSE Arca.
Value ETF.
VDE...................... Vanguard Energy ETF NYSE Arca.
HDV...................... iShares Core High NYSE Arca.
Dividend ETF.
IUSG..................... iShares Core US NASDAQ.
Growth ETF.
SCHA..................... Schwab U.S. Small- NYSE Arca.
Cap ETF.
PSQ...................... ProShares Short QQQ NYSE Arca.
GOVT..................... iShares Core US Cboe BZX.
Treasury Bond ETF.
KBWB..................... PowerShares KBW NASDAQ.
Bank Portfolio.
EEMV..................... iShares MSCI Cboe BZX.
Emerging Markets
Minimum Volatility
ETF/Dup.
VTIP..................... Vanguard Short-Term NASDAQ.
Inflation-
Protected
Securities ETF.
RWX...................... SPDR Dow Jones NYSE Arca.
International Real
Estate ETF.
ROBO..................... ROBO Global NASDAQ.
Robotics and
Automation Index
ETF.
DBJP..................... Xtrackers MSCI NYSE Arca.
Japan Hedged
Equity ETF.
VNQI..................... Vanguard Global ex- NASDAQ.
U.S. Real Estate
ETF.
SHYG..................... iShares 0-5 Year NYSE Arca.
High Yield
Corporate Bond ETF.
QUAL..................... iShares MSCI USA Cboe BZX.
Quality Factor ETF.
IGV...................... iShares North Cboe BZX.
American Tech-
Software ETF.
EPP...................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Pacific ex Japan
ETF.
EWQ...................... iShares MSCI France NYSE Arca.
ETF.
VLUE..................... iShares MSCI USA Cboe BZX.
Value Factor ETF.
VSS...................... Vanguard FTSE All- NYSE Arca.
World Ex-US Small-
Cap Index Fund.
ECH...................... iShares MSCI Chile Cboe BZX.
Capped ETF.
SCHZ..................... Schwab U.S. NYSE Arca.
Aggregate Bond ETF.
IDV...................... iShares Cboe BZX.
International
Select Dividend
ETF.
IJS...................... iShares S&P Small- NYSE Arca.
Cap 600 Value ETF.
DBEU..................... Xtrackers MSCI NYSE Arca.
Europe Hedged
Equity ETF.
SPIB..................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays
Intermediate Term
Corporate Bond ETF.
IHI...................... iShares U.S. NYSE Arca.
Medical Devices
ETF.
HYD...................... VanEck Vectors High NYSE Arca.
Yield Municipal
Index ETF.
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SCHO..................... Schwab Short-Term NYSE Arca.
U.S. Treasury ETF.
SCHH..................... Schwab U.S. REIT NYSE Arca.
ETF.
IUSV..................... iShares Core US NASDAQ.
Value ETF.
SCHG..................... Schwab U.S. Large- NYSE Arca.
Cap Growth ETF.
SHM...................... SPDR Nuveen NYSE Arca.
Bloomberg Barclays
Short Term
Municipal Bond ETF.
FPE...................... First Trust NYSE Arca.
Preferred
Securities and
Income ETF.
SPSB..................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays Short
Term Corporate
Bond ETF.
VBK...................... Vanguard Small-Cap NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
ACWV..................... iShares MSCI All Cboe BZX.
Country World
Minimum Volatility
ETF.
TOTL..................... SPDR DoubleLine NYSE Arca.
Total Return
Tactical ETF.
VTEB..................... Vanguard Tax-Exempt NYSE Arca.
Bond Index Fund.
FXU...................... First Trust NYSE Arca.
Utilities AlphaDEX
Fund.
IJT...................... iShares S&P Small- NASDAQ.
Cap 600 Growth ETF.
IYM...................... iShares U.S. Basic NYSE Arca.
Materials ETF.
MLPI..................... ETRACS Alerian MLP NYSE Arca.
Infrastructure ETN.
VPU...................... Vanguard Utilities NYSE Arca.
Index Fund.
SRLN..................... SPDR Blackstone/GSO NYSE Arca.
Senior Loan ETF.
FXL...................... First Trust NYSE Arca.
Technology
AlphaDEX Fund.
BLV...................... Vanguard Long-Term NYSE Arca.
Bond ETF.
SPHD..................... PowerShares S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
High Dividend Low
Volatility
Portfolio.
IYH...................... iShares U.S. NYSE Arca.
Healthcare ETF.
TFI...................... SPDR Nuveen NYSE Arca.
Bloomberg Barclays
Municipal Bond ETF.
ICF...................... iShares Cohen & Cboe BZX.
Steers REIT ETF.
VDC...................... Vanguard Consumer NYSE Arca.
Staples ETF.
EWM...................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Malaysia ETF.
VOX...................... Vanguard NYSE Arca.
Telecommunication
Services ETF.
IJJ...................... iShares S&P Mid-Cap NYSE Arca.
400 Value ETF.
SCHP..................... Schwab U.S. TIPS NYSE Arca.
ETF.
DBA...................... PowerShares DB NYSE Arca.
Agriculture Fund.
THD...................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Thailand Capped
ETF.
VIS...................... Vanguard NYSE Arca.
Industrials ETF.
EIDO..................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Indonesia ETF.
IYG...................... iShares U.S. NYSE Arca.
Financial Services
ETF.
ANGL..................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Fallen Angel High
Yield Bond ETF.
RWM...................... ProShares Short NYSE Arca.
Russell2000.
FTSM..................... First Trust NASDAQ.
Enhanced Short
Maturity ETF.
EWS...................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Singapore Capped
ETF.
FVD...................... First Trust Value NYSE Arca.
Line Dividend
Index Fund.
BWX...................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays
International
Treasury Bond ETF.
OIL...................... iPath S&P GSCI NYSE Arca.
Crude Oil Total
Return Index ETNs.
IYE...................... iShares U.S. Energy NYSE Arca.
ETF.
QTEC..................... First Trust NASDAQ.- NASDAQ.
100 Technology
Index Fund.
DGRO..................... iShares Core NYSE Arca.
Dividend Growth
ETF.
TUR...................... iShares MSCI Turkey NASDAQ.
ETF.
VOT...................... Vanguard Mid-Cap NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
IYZ...................... iShares US Cboe BZX.
Telecommunications
ETF.
PHB...................... PowerShares High NYSE Arca.
Yield Corporate
Bond Portfolio.
SCHV..................... Schwab U.S. Large- NYSE Arca.
Cap Value ETF.
KIE...................... SPDR S&P Insurance NYSE Arca.
ETF.
IDU...................... iShares U.S. NYSE Arca.
Utilities ETF.
EMLP..................... First Trust North NYSE Arca.
American Energy
Infrastructure
Fund.
REM...................... iShares Mortgage Cboe BZX.
Real Estate Capped
ETF.
RWR...................... SPDR Dow Jones REIT NYSE Arca.
ETF.
ERUS..................... iShares MSCI Russia NYSE Arca.
Capped ETF.
MGK...................... Vanguard Mega Cap NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
VGSH..................... Vanguard Short-Term NASDAQ.
Government Bond
ETF.
FXB...................... CurrencyShares NYSE Arca.
British Pound
Sterling Trust.
NOBL..................... ProShares S&P 500 Cboe BZX.
Dividend
Aristocrats ETF.
GBIL..................... Goldman Sachs NYSE Arca.
TreasuryAccess[sup
reg] 0-1 Year ETF.
PRF...................... PowerShares FTSE NYSE Arca.
RAFI U.S. 1000
Portfolio.
EFG...................... iShares MSCI EAFE Cboe BZX.
Growth ETF.
AMZA..................... InfraCap MLP ETF... NYSE Arca.
GVI...................... iShares Cboe BZX.
Intermediate
Government/Credit
Bond ETF.
GUNR..................... FlexShares Global NYSE Arca.
Upstream Natural
Resources Index
Fund.
VAW...................... Vanguard Materials NYSE Arca.
ETF.
XAR...................... SPDR S&P Aerospace NYSE Arca.
& Defense ETF.
BOND..................... PIMCO Active Bond NYSE Arca.
Exchange-Traded
Fund.
VTWO..................... Vanguard Russell NASDAQ.
2000.
IGF...................... iShares Global NASDAQ.
Infrastructure ETF.
FLRN..................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays
Investment Grade
Floating Rate ETF.
SCHM..................... Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap NYSE Arca.
ETF.
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FNDX..................... Schwab Fundamental NYSE Arca.
U.S. Large Company
Index ETF.
RWO...................... SPDR Dow Jones NYSE Arca.
Global Real Estate
ETF.
EWD...................... iShares MSCI Sweden NYSE Arca.
Capped ETF.
CQQQ..................... Guggenheim China NYSE Arca.
Technology ETF.
VRP...................... PowerShares NYSE Arca.
Variable Rate
Preferred
Portfolio.
FTEC..................... Fidelity MSCI NYSE Arca.
Information
Technology Index
ETF.
ZIV...................... VelocityShares NASDAQ.
Daily Inverse VIX
Medium Term ETN.
IYJ...................... iShares U.S. Cboe BZX.
Industrials ETF.
DEM...................... WisdomTree Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets High
Dividend Fund.
USMC..................... Principal U.S. Mega- NASDAQ.
Cap Multi-Factor
ETF.
GSY...................... Guggenheim Ultra NYSE Arca.
Short Duration ETF.
XES...................... SPDR S&P Oil & Gas NYSE Arca.
Equipment &
Services ETF.
VGIT..................... Vanguard NASDAQ.
Intermediate-Term
Government Bond
ETF.
VCR...................... Vanguard Consumer NYSE Arca.
Discretionary ETF.
FNDF..................... Schwab Fundamental NYSE Arca.
International
Large Company
Index ETF.
FXY...................... CurrencyShares NYSE Arca.
Japanese Yen Trust.
FNDA..................... Schwab Fundamental NYSE Arca.
U.S. Small Company
Index ETF.
IDEV..................... iShares Core MSCI NYSE Arca.
International
Developed Markets
ETF.
DON...................... WisdomTree U.S. NYSE Arca.
MidCap Dividend
Fund.
ITM...................... VanEck Vectors AMT- NYSE Arca.
Free Intermediate
Municipal Index
ETF.
HACK..................... ETFMG Prime Cyber NYSE Arca.
Security ETF.
CRED..................... iShares Core US NASDAQ.
Credit Bond ETF.
FNCL..................... Fidelity MSCI NYSE Arca.
Financials Index
ETF.
IXN...................... iShares Global Tech NYSE Arca.
ETF.
ONEQ..................... Fidelity NASDAQ. NASDAQ.
Composite Index
Tracking Stock ETF.
SPDW..................... SPDR S&P World ex- NYSE Arca.
US ETF.
HEWG..................... iShares Currency NASDAQ.
Hedged MSCI
Germany ETF.
TBF...................... ProShares Short 20+ NYSE Arca.
Year Treasury.
RPG...................... Guggenheim S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
Pure Growth ETF.
DOG...................... ProShares Short NYSE Arca.
Dow30.
RYT...................... Guggenheim S&P NYSE Arca.
Equal Weight
Technology ETF.
LMBS..................... First Trust Low NASDAQ.
Duration
Opportunities ETF.
GXC...................... SPDR S&P China ETF. NYSE Arca.
SPHB..................... PowerShares S&P NYSE Arca.
500[supreg] High
Beta Portfolio.
INDY..................... iShares India 50 NASDAQ.
ETF.
IYC...................... iShares U.S. NYSE Arca.
Consumer Services
ETF.
RING..................... iShares MSCI Global NASDAQ.
Gold Miners ETF.
MDYG..................... SPDR S&P 400 Mid NYSE Arca.
Cap Growth ETF.
DFE...................... WisdomTree Europe NYSE Arca.
SmallCap Dividend
Fund.
DGRW..................... WisdomTree U.S. NASDAQ.
Quality Dividend
Growth Fund.
SPEM..................... SPDR S&P Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets ETF.
FNDE..................... Schwab Fundamental NYSE Arca.
Emerging Markets
Large Company
Index ETF.
IXC...................... iShares Global NYSE Arca.
Energy ETF.
EPHE..................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Philippines ETF.
DGS...................... WisdomTree Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets SmallCap
Dividend Fund.
FXC...................... CurrencyShares NYSE Arca.
Canadian Dollar
Trust.
EPOL..................... iShares MSCI Poland NYSE Arca.
Capped ETF.
GSLC..................... Goldman Sachs NYSE Arca.
ActiveBeta U.S.
Large Cap Equity
ETF.
ISTB..................... iShares Core 1-5 NASDAQ.
Year USD Bond ETF.
VWOB..................... Vanguard Emerging NASDAQ.
Markets Government
Bond ETF.
STIP..................... iShares 0-5 Year NYSE Arca.
TIPS Bond ETF.
SUB...................... iShares Short-Term NYSE Arca.
National Muni Bond
ETF.
TLH...................... iShares 10-20 Year NYSE Arca.
Treasury Bond ETF.
EMHY..................... iShares Emerging Cboe BZX.
Markets High Yield
Bond ETF.
FXO...................... First Trust NYSE Arca.
Financial AlphaDEX
Fund.
LDRS..................... Innovator NYSE Arca.
IBD[supreg] ETF
Leaders ETF.
SPAB..................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays Aggregate
Bond ETF.
SLYV..................... SPDR S&P 600 Small NYSE Arca.
Cap Value ETF.
DJP...................... iPath Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Commodity Index
Total Return ETN.
SDOG..................... ALPS Sector NYSE Arca.
Dividend Dogs ETF.
MLPA..................... Global X MLP ETF... NYSE Arca.
FBT...................... First Trust NYSE NYSE Arca.
Arca.
Biotechnology
Index Fund.
FV....................... First Trust Dorsey NASDAQ.
Wright Focus 5 ETF.
SCHR..................... Schwab Intermediate- NYSE Arca.
Term U.S. Treasury
ETF.
MDYV..................... SPDR S&P 400 Mid NYSE Arca.
Cap Value ETF.
TAN...................... Guggenheim Solar NYSE Arca.
ETF.
FTSL..................... First Trust Senior NASDAQ.
Loan ETF.
PZA...................... PowerShares NYSE Arca.
National AMT-Free
Municipal Bond
Portfolio.
VOOG..................... Vanguard S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
FEX...................... First Trust Large NASDAQ.
Cap Core AlphaDEX
Fund.
SKYY..................... First Trust ISE NASDAQ.
Cloud Computing
Index Fund.
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SDIV..................... Global X NYSE Arca.
SuperDividend ETF.
IAT...................... iShares U.S. NYSE Arca.
Regional Banks ETF.
SLYG..................... SPDR S&P 600 Small NYSE Arca.
Cap Growth ETF.
IYK...................... iShares U.S. NYSE Arca.
Consumer Goods ETF.
IUSB..................... iShares Core Total NASDAQ.
USD Bond Market
ETF.
VGLT..................... Vanguard Long-Term NASDAQ.
Government Bond
ETF.
XSD...................... SPDR S&P NYSE Arca.
Semiconductor ETF.
EDV...................... Vanguard Extended NYSE Arca.
Duration Treasury
ETF.
HYLS..................... First Trust NASDAQ.
Exchange-Traded
Fund IV First
Trust Tactical
High Yield ETF.
CWI...................... SPDR MSCI ACWI ex- NYSE Arca.
US ETF.
GREK..................... Global X MSCI NYSE Arca.
Greece ETF.
XT....................... iShares Exponential NASDAQ.
Technologies ETF.
SPTM..................... SPDR Portfolio NYSE Arca.
Total Stock Market
ETF.
PPLT..................... ETFS Physical NYSE Arca.
Platinum Shares.
XMLV..................... PowerShares S&P NYSE Arca.
MidCap Low
Volatility
Portfolio.
VIGI..................... Vanguard NASDAQ.
International
Dividend
Appreciation ETF.
SCHK..................... Schwab 1000 NYSE Arca.
Index[supreg] ETF.
SPYG..................... SPDR Portfolio S&P NYSE Arca.
500 Growth ETF.
IGM...................... iShares North NYSE Arca.
American Tech ETF.
ARKK..................... ARK Innovation ETF. NYSE Arca.
XSLV..................... PowerShares S&P NYSE Arca.
SmallCap Low
Volatility
Portfolio.
FXH...................... First Trust Health NYSE Arca.
Care AlphaDEX Fund.
IWY...................... iShares Russell Top NYSE Arca.
200 Growth ETF.
VONG..................... Vanguard Russell NASDAQ.
1000 Growth ETF.
EWN...................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Netherlands ETF.
CLRG..................... IQ Chaikin U.S. NASDAQ.
Large Cap ETF.
PICK..................... iShares MSCI Global Cboe BZX.
Metals & Mining
Producers ETF.
DES...................... WisdomTree U.S. NYSE Arca.
SmallCap Dividend
Fund.
SCHC..................... Schwab NYSE Arca.
International
Small-Cap Equity
ETF.
IGOV..................... iShares NASDAQ.
International
Treasury Bond ETF.
GNR...................... SPDR S&P Global NYSE Arca.
Natural Resources
ETF.
CLY...................... iShares 10+ Year NYSE Arca.
Credit Bond ETF.
IPAC..................... iShares Core MSCI NYSE Arca.
Pacific ETF.
EMQQ..................... EMQQ The Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets Internet &
Ecommerce ETF.
FFTY..................... Innovator NYSE Arca.
IBD[supreg] 50 ETF.
AIEQ..................... AI Powered Equity NYSE Arca.
ETF.
FEP...................... First Trust Europe NASDAQ.
AlphaDEX Fund.
DLS...................... WisdomTree NYSE Arca.
International
SmallCap Dividend
Fund.
IXJ...................... iShares Global NYSE Arca.
Healthcare ETF.
AOM...................... iShares Core NYSE Arca.
Moderate
Allocation Fund.
PGF...................... PowerShares NYSE Arca.
Financial
Preferred
Portfolio.
FXR...................... First Trust NYSE Arca.
Industrials/
Producer Durables
AlphaDEX Fund.
JO....................... iPath Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Coffee Subindex
Total Return ETN.
FDL...................... First Trust NYSE Arca.
Morningstar
Dividend Leaders
Index Fund.
FHLC..................... Fidelity MSCI NYSE Arca.
Health Care Index
ETF.
VXZ...................... iPATH S&P 500 VIX NYSE Arca.
Mid-Term Futures
ETN.
SIL...................... Global X Silver NYSE Arca.
Miners ETF.
LRGF..................... iShares Edge MSCI NYSE Arca.
Multifactor USA
ETF.
SPLG..................... SPDR Portfolio NYSE Arca.
Large Cap ETF.
DFJ...................... WisdomTree Japan NYSE Arca.
SmallCap Dividend
Fund.
PHYS..................... Sprott Physical NYSE Arca.
Gold Trust.
SPTL..................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays Long Term
Treasury ETF.
URA...................... Global X Uranium NYSE Arca.
ETF.
JPIN..................... JPMorgan NYSE Arca.
Diversified Return
International
Equity ETF.
PDBC..................... PowerShares DB NASDAQ.
Optimum Yield
Diversified
Commodity Strategy
Portfolio.
HYMB..................... SPDR Nuveen S&P NYSE Arca.
High Yield
Municipal Bond ETF.
FNDC..................... Schwab Fundamental NYSE Arca.
International
Small Company
Index ETF.
HYLB..................... Xtrackers USD High NYSE Arca.
Yield Corporate
Bond ETF.
PXH...................... PowerShares FTSE NYSE Arca.
RAFI Emerging
Markets Portfolio.
DBO...................... PowerShares DB Oil NYSE Arca.
Fund.
PRFZ..................... PowerShares FTSE NASDAQ.
RAFI US 1500 Small-
Mid Portfolio.
AIA...................... iShares Asia 50 ETF NASDAQ.
DWX...................... SPDR S&P NYSE Arca.
International
Dividend ETF.
MOAT..................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Morningstar Wide
Moat ETF.
XPH...................... SPDR S&P NYSE Arca.
Pharmaceuticals
ETF.
RPV...................... Guggenheim S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
Pure Value ETF.
AOR...................... iShares Core Growth NYSE Arca.
Allocation Fund.
ITE...................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays
Intermediate Term
Treasury ETF.
PSI...................... PowerShares Dynamic NYSE Arca.
Semiconductors
Portfolio.
VYMI..................... Vanguard NASDAQ.
International High
Dividend Yield ETF.
PPA...................... PowerShares NYSE Arca.
Aerospace &
Defense Portfolio.
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JPMF..................... JPMorgan Managed NYSE Arca.
Futures Strategy
ETF.
SCIF..................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
India Small-Cap
Index ETF.
FM....................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Frontier 100 ETF.
FDT...................... First Trust NASDAQ.
Developed Markets
ex-US AlphaDEX
Fund.
DSI...................... iShares MSCI KLD NYSE Arca.
400 Social ETF.
GWX...................... SPDR S&P NYSE Arca.
International
Small Cap ETF.
SLQD..................... iShares 0-5 Year NASDAQ.
Investment Grade
Corporate Bond ETF.
ARKW..................... ARK Web x.0 ETF.... NYSE Arca.
STPZ..................... PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. NYSE Arca.
TIPS Index
Exchange-Traded
Fund.
SPSM..................... SPDR Portfolio NYSE Arca.
Small Cap ETF.
IEO...................... iShares U.S. Oil & Cboe BZX.
Gas Exploration &
Production ETF.
SPHQ..................... PowerShares S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
Quality Portfolio.
PNQI..................... PowerShares NASDAQ. NASDAQ.
Internet Portfolio.
IWC...................... iShares Micro-Cap NYSE Arca.
ETF.
VIOO..................... Vanguard S&P Small- NYSE Arca.
Cap 600 ETF.
RYH...................... Guggenheim S&P NYSE Arca.
Equal Weight
Health Care ETF.
SGOL..................... ETFS Physical Swiss NYSE Arca.
Gold Shares.
REMX..................... VanEck Vectors Rare NYSE Arca.
Earth/Strategic
Metals ETF.
REET..................... iShares Global REIT NYSE Arca.
ETF.
VONV..................... Vanguard Russell NASDAQ.
1000 Value.
IHF...................... iShares U.S. NYSE Arca.
Healthcare
Providers ETF.
BSCI..................... Guggenheim NYSE Arca.
BulletShares 2018
Corporate Bond ETF.
MGV...................... Vanguard Mega Cap NYSE Arca.
Value ETF.
BSJJ..................... Guggenheim NYSE Arca.
BulletShares 2019
High Yield
Corporate Bond ETF.
BBH...................... VanEck Vectors NASDAQ.
Biotech ETF.
IGE...................... iShares North Cboe BZX.
American Natural
Resources ETF.
BSJK..................... Guggenheim NYSE Arca.
BulletShares 2020
High Yield
Corporate Bond ETF.
PDP...................... PowerShares DWA NASDAQ.
Momentum Portfolio.
FXA...................... CurrencyShares NYSE Arca.
Australian Dollar
Trust.
BSJI..................... Guggenheim NYSE Arca.
BulletShares 2018
High Yield
Corporate Bond ETF.
RFDI..................... First Trust NASDAQ.
RiverFront Dynamic
Developed
International ETF.
CORP..................... PIMCO Investment NYSE Arca.
Grade Corporate
Bond Index
Exchange-Traded
Fund.
FPX...................... First Trust US IPO NYSE Arca.
Index Fund.
GEM...................... Goldman Sachs NYSE Arca.
ActiveBeta
Emerging Markets
Equity ETF.
PWV...................... PowerShares Dynamic NYSE Arca.
Large Cap Value
Portfolio.
BSCK..................... Guggenheim NYSE Arca.
BulletShares 2020
Corporate Bond ETF.
TDTT..................... FlexShares iBoxx 3- NYSE Arca.
Year Target
Duration TIPS
Index Fund.
AMU...................... ETRACS Alerian MLP NYSE Arca.
Index ETN.
IXG...................... iShares Global NYSE Arca.
Financials ETF.
FXD...................... First Trust NYSE Arca.
Consumer
Discretionary
AlphaDEX Fund.
DLN...................... WisdomTree U.S. NYSE Arca.
LargeCap Dividend
Fund.
ILTB..................... iShares Core Long- NYSE Arca.
Term USD Bond ETF.
FREL..................... Fidelity MSCI Real NYSE Arca.
Estate Index ETF.
SCJ...................... iShares MSCI Japan NYSE Arca.
Small-Cap ETF.
SPMD..................... SPDR S&P 1000 ETF.. NYSE Arca.
GSG...................... iShares S&P GSCI NYSE Arca.
Commodity-Indexed
Trust.
FENY..................... Fidelity MSCI NYSE Arca.
Energy Index ETF.
BSCJ..................... Guggenheim NYSE Arca.
BulletShares 2019
Corporate Bond ETF.
FXG...................... First Trust NYSE Arca.
Consumer Staples
AlphaDEX Fund.
BAB...................... PowerShares Taxable NYSE Arca.
Municipal Bond
Portfolio.
QAI...................... IQ Hedge Multi- NYSE Arca.
Strategy Tracker
ETF.
SPYV..................... SPDR Portfolio S&P NYSE Arca.
500 Value ETF.
PPH...................... VanEck Vectors NASDAQ.
Pharmaceutical ETF.
SMIN..................... iShares MSCI India Cboe BZX.
Small-Cap ETF.
DBB...................... PowerShares DB Base NYSE Arca.
Metals Fund.
TOK...................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Kokusai ETF.
SECT..................... Main Sector Cboe BZX.
Rotation ETF.
FCG...................... First Trust Natural NYSE Arca.
Gas ETF.
IVOG..................... Vanguard S&P Mid- NYSE Arca.
Cap 400 Growth ETF.
EXI...................... iShares Global NYSE Arca.
Industrials ETF.
EWO...................... iShares MSCI NYSE Arca.
Austria Capped ETF.
SGG...................... iPath Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Sugar Subindex
Total Return ETN.
IDLV..................... PowerShares S&P NYSE Arca.
International
Developed Low
Volatility
Portfolio.
SIZE..................... iShares Edge MSCI NYSE Arca.
USA Size Factor
ETF.
FTA...................... First Trust Large NASDAQ.
Cap Value AlphaDEX
Fund.
FLEE..................... Franklin FTSE NYSE Arca.
Europe ETF.
PJP...................... PowerShares Dynamic NYSE Arca.
Pharmaceuticals
Portfolio.
ECON..................... EGShares Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets Consumer
ETF.
FEM...................... First Trust NASDAQ.
Emerging Markets
AlphaDEX Fund.
HFXI..................... IQ 50 Percent NYSE Arca.
Hedged FTSE
International ETF.
EBND..................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays Emerging
Markets Local Bond
ETF.
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INTF..................... iShares Edge MSCI NYSE Arca.
Multifactor Intl
ETF.
EUM...................... ProShares Short NYSE Arca.
MSCI Emerging
Markets.
IFV...................... First Trust Dorsey NASDAQ.
Wright
International
Focus 5 ETF.
LEMB..................... iShares J.P. Morgan NYSE Arca.
EM Local Currency
Bond ETF.
IPE...................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays TIPS ETF.
BSCL..................... Guggenheim NYSE Arca.
BulletShares 2021
Corporate Bond ETF.
AOK...................... iShares Core NYSE Arca.
Conservative
Allocation Fund.
IHE...................... iShares U.S. NYSE Arca.
Pharmaceuticals
ETF.
FXZ...................... First Trust NYSE Arca.
Materials AlphaDEX
Fund.
IYY...................... iShares Dow Jones NYSE Arca.
U.S. ETF.
PXF...................... PowerShares FTSE NYSE Arca.
RAFI Developed
Markets ex-U.S.
Portfolio.
QDF...................... FlexShares Quality NYSE Arca.
Dividend Index
Fund.
HYEM..................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Emerging Markets
High Yield Bond
ETF.
AOA...................... iShares Core NYSE Arca.
Aggressive
Allocation Fund.
RYF...................... Guggenheim S&P NYSE Arca.
Equal Weight
Financial ETF.
PSLV..................... Sprott Physical NYSE Arca.
Silver Trust.
FXN...................... First Trust Energy NYSE Arca.
AlphaDEX Fund.
SPYD..................... SPDR Portfolio S&P NYSE Arca.
500 High Dividend
ETF.
MOO...................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Agribusiness ETF.
ULVM..................... USAA MSCI USA Value NYSE Arca.
Momentum Blend
Index ETF.
PKW...................... PowerShares Buyback NASDAQ.
Achievers
Portfolio.
PWS...................... Pacer WealthShield Cboe BZX.
ETF.
QQEW..................... First Trust NASDAQ.- NASDAQ.
100 Equal Weighted
Index Fund.
DHS...................... WisdomTree U.S. NYSE Arca.
High Dividend Fund.
IVOO..................... Vanguard S&P Mid- NYSE Arca.
Cap 400 ETF.
CMF...................... iShares California NYSE Arca.
Muni Bond ETF.
IGHG..................... ProShares Cboe BZX.
Investment Grade-
Interest Rate
Hedged ETF.
SPLB..................... SPDR Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays Long Term
Corporate Bond ET.
PID...................... PowerShares NASDAQ.
International
Dividend Achievers
Portfolio.
VONE..................... Vanguard Russell NASDAQ.
1000.
IAGG..................... iShares Cboe BZX.
International
Aggregate Bond
Fund.
EPU...................... iShares MSCI All NYSE Arca.
Peru Capped ETF.
RWL...................... Oppenheimer Large NYSE Arca.
Cap Revenue ETF.
RHS...................... Guggenheim S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
Equal Weight
Consumer Staples
ETF.
USRT..................... iShares U.S. Core NYSE Arca.
REIT ETF.
MGC...................... Vanguard Mega Cap NYSE Arca.
300 Index Fund.
PTLC..................... Pacer Trendpilot Cboe BZX.
750 ETF.
IQDF..................... FlexShares NYSE Arca.
International
Quality Dividend
Index Fund.
EWX...................... SPDR S&P Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets Small Cap
ETF.
JKD...................... iShares Morningstar NYSE Arca.
Large-Cap ETF.
FXF...................... CurrencyShares NYSE Arca.
Swiss Franc Trust.
PFXF..................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Preferred
Securities ex
Financials ETF.
LVHD..................... Legg Mason Low NASDAQ.
Volatility High
Dividend ETF.
KBWY..................... PowerShares KBW NASDAQ.
Premium Yield
Equity REIT
Portfolio.
FEMS..................... First Trust NASDAQ.
Emerging Markets
Small Cap AlphaDEX
Fund.
CFO...................... Victory CEMP US 500 NASDAQ.
Enhanced
Volatility Wtd
Index ETF.
PSCT..................... PowerShares S&P NASDAQ.
SmallCap
Information
Technology
Portfolio.
NIB...................... iPath Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Cocoa Subindex
Total Return ETN.
CSML..................... IQ Chaikin U.S. NASDAQ.
Small Cap ETF.
BSCM..................... Guggenheim NYSE Arca.
BulletShares 2022
Corporate Bond ETF.
IEZ...................... iShares U.S. Oil NYSE Arca.
Equipment &
Services ETF.
FUTY..................... Fidelity MSCI NYSE Arca.
Utilities Index
ETF.
FTCS..................... First Trust Capital NASDAQ.
Strength ETF.
PALL..................... ETFS Physical NYSE Arca.
Palladium Shares.
XLG...................... Guggenheim S&P NYSE Arca.
500[supreg] Top 50
ETF.
BSJL..................... Guggenheim NYSE Arca.
BulletShares 2021
High Yield
Corporate Bond ETF.
RDIV..................... Oppenheimer Ultra NYSE Arca.
Dividend Revenue
ETF.
CGW...................... Guggenheim S&P NYSE Arca.
Global Water Index
ETF.
BSCH..................... Guggenheim NYSE Arca.
BulletShares 2017
Corporate Bond ETF.
FSTA..................... Fidelity MSCI NYSE Arca.
Consumer Staples
Index ETF.
FDD...................... First Trust STOXX NYSE Arca.
European Select
Dividend Income
Fund.
PSP...................... PowerShares Global NYSE Arca.
Listed Private
Equity Portfolio.
FIDU..................... Fidelity MSCI NYSE Arca.
Industrials Index
ETF.
VNM...................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Vietnam ETF.
PSK...................... SPDR Wells Fargo NYSE Arca.
Preferred Stock
ETF.
MDIV..................... First Trust Multi- NASDAQ.
Asset Diversified
Income Index Fund.
ARGT..................... Global X MSCI NYSE Arca.
Argentina ETF.
EEMA..................... iShares MSCI NASDAQ.
Emerging Markets
Asia ETF.
EZM...................... WisdomTree U.S. NYSE Arca.
MidCap Earnings
Fund.
IFGL..................... iShares NASDAQ.
International
Developed Real
Estate ETF.
RWJ...................... Oppenheimer Small NYSE Arca.
Cap Revenue ETF.
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TDTF..................... FlexShares iBoxx 5- NYSE Arca.
Year Target
Duration TIPS
Index Fund.
PEY...................... PowerShares High NASDAQ.
Yield Equity
Dividend Achievers
Portfolio.
ATMP..................... Barclays ETN+ NYSE Arca.
Select MLP ETN.
PTH...................... PowerShares DWA NASDAQ.
Healthcare
Momentum Portfolio.
IOO...................... iShares Global 100 NYSE Arca.
ETF.
GBF...................... iShares Government/ NYSE Arca.
Credit Bond ETF.
FTXO..................... First Trust Nasdaq NASDAQ.
Bank ETF.
FIXD..................... First Trust TCW NASDAQ.
Opportunistic
Fixed Income ETF.
HEEM..................... iShares Currency Cboe BZX.
Hedged MSCI
Emerging Markets
ETF.
PIN...................... PowerShares India NYSE Arca.
Portfolio.
PCEF..................... PowerShares CEF NYSE Arca.
Income Composite
Portfolio.
CHIQ..................... Global X China NYSE Arca.
Consumer ETF.
DWM...................... WisdomTree NYSE Arca.
International
Equity Fund.
CXSE..................... WisdomTree Trust NASDAQ.
WisdomTree China
ex-State-Owned
Enterprises Fund.
VOOV..................... Vanguard S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
Value ETF.
RYE...................... Guggenheim S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
Equal Weight
Energy ETF.
PKB...................... PowerShares Dynamic NYSE Arca.
Building &
Construction
Portfolio.
GMF...................... SPDR S&P Emerging NYSE Arca.
Asia Pacific ETF.
MNA...................... IQ Merger Arbitrage NYSE Arca.
ETF.
FMAT..................... Fidelity MSCI NYSE Arca.
Materials Index
ETF.
OUSA..................... O'Shares FTSE U.S. NYSE Arca.
Quality Dividend
ETF.
RZV...................... Guggenheim S&P NYSE Arca.
Smallcap 600 Pure
Value ETF.
IBDM..................... iShares iBonds Dec NYSE Arca.
2021 Term
Corporate ETF.
FLTR..................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Investment Grade
Floating Rate ETF.
BNO...................... United States Brent NYSE Arca.
Oil Fund, LP.
QABA..................... First Trust NASDAQ. NASDAQ.
ABA Community Bank
Index Fund.
FDIS..................... Fidelity MSCI NYSE Arca.
Consumer
Discretionary
Index ETF.
SLY...................... SPDR S&P 600 Small NYSE Arca.
Cap ETF.
CDC...................... Victory CEMP US EQ NASDAQ.
Income Enhanced
Volatility Wtd
Index ETF.
FYX...................... First Trust Small NASDAQ.
Cap Core AlphaDEX
Fund.
SUSA..................... iShares MSCI USA NYSE Arca.
ESG Select ETF.
REZ...................... iShares Residential NYSE Arca.
Real Estate Capped
ETF.
IBDL..................... iShares iBonds Dec NYSE Arca.
2020 Term
Corporate ETF.
BSJH..................... Guggenheim NYSE Arca.
BulletShares 2017
High Yield
Corporate Bond ETF.
UIVM..................... USAA MSCI NYSE Arca.
International
Value Momentum
Blend Index ETF.
GSIE..................... Goldman Sachs NYSE Arca.
ActiveBeta
International
Equity ETF.
AGGY..................... WisdomTree Barclays NYSE Arca.
Yield Enhanced
U.S. Aggregate
Bond Fund.
JPUS..................... JPMorgan NYSE Arca.
Diversified Return
US Equity ETF.
RGI...................... Guggenheim S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
Equal Weight
Industrials ETF.
IHDG..................... WisdomTree NYSE Arca.
International
Hedged Quality
Dividend Growth
Fund.
URTH..................... iShares MSCI World NYSE Arca.
ETF.
DGL...................... PowerShares DB Gold NYSE Arca.
Fund.
CIBR..................... First Trust NASDAQ. NASDAQ.
Cybersecurity ETF.
FMB...................... First Trust Managed NASDAQ.
Municipal ETF.
FTC...................... First Trust Large NASDAQ.
Cap Growth
AlphaDEX Fund.
RDVY..................... First Trust NASDAQ. NASDAQ.
Rising Dividend
Achievers ETF.
KBA...................... KraneShares Bosera NYSE Arca.
MSCI China A Share
ETF.
DXJS..................... WisdomTree Japan NASDAQ.
Hedged SmallCap
Equity Fund.
TDIV..................... First Trust NASDAQ. NASDAQ.
Technology
Dividend Index
Fund.
IXP...................... iShares Global NYSE Arca.
Telecom ETF.
SLX...................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Steel ETF.
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Appendix B--Data
Unless otherwise specified, the following data shall be
collected and transmitted to the SEC in an agreed-upon format on a
monthly basis, to be provided 30 calendar days following month end.
Unless otherwise specified, the Primary Listing Exchanges shall be
responsible for collecting and transmitting the data to the SEC.
Data collected in connection with Sections II(E)--(G) below shall be
transmitted to the SEC with a request for confidential treatment
under the Freedom of Information Act. 5 U.S.C. 552, and the SEC's
rules and regulations thereunder.
I. Summary Statistics
A. Frequency with which NMS Stocks enter a Limit State. Such summary
data shall be broken down as follows:
1. Partition stocks by category
a. Tier 1 non-ETP issues >$3.00
b. Tier 1 non-ETP issues >= $0.75 and = $3.00
c. Tier 1 non-ETP issues <$0.75
d. Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs in each of above categories
e. Tier 1 leveraged ETPs in each of above categories
f. Tier 2 non-ETPs in each of above categories
g. Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs in each of above categories
h. Tier 2 leveraged ETPs in each of above categories
2. Partition by time of day
a. Opening (prior to 9:45 a.m. ET)
b. Regular (between 9:45 a.m. ET and 3:35 p.m. ET)
c. Closing (after 3:35 p.m. ET)
d. Within five minutes of a Trading Pause re-open or IPO open
3. Track reasons for entering a Limit State, such as:
a. Liquidity gap--price reverts from a Limit State Quotation and
returns to trading within the Price Bands
b. Broken trades
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c. Primary Listing Exchange manually declares a Trading Pause
pursuant to Section (VII)(2) of the Plan
d. Other
B. Determine (1), (2) and (3) for when a Trading Pause has been
declared for an NMS Stock pursuant to the Plan.
II. Raw Data (All Participants, Except A-E, Which Are for the Primary
Listing Exchanges Only)
A. Record of every Straddle State
1. Ticker, date, time entered, time exited, flag for ending with
Limit State, flag for ending with manual override.
2. Pipe delimited with field names as first record.
B. Record of every Price Band
1. Ticker, date, time at beginning of Price Band, Upper Price
Band, Lower Price Band
2. Pipe delimited with field names as first record
C. Record of every Limit State
1. Ticker, date, time entered, time exited, flag for halt
2. Pipe delimited with field names as first record
D. Record of every Trading Pause or halt
1. Ticker, date, time entered, time exited, type of halt (i.e.,
regulatory halt, non-regulatory halt, Trading Pause pursuant to the
Plan, other)
2. Pipe delimited with field names as first record
E. Data set or orders entered into reopening auctions during halts
or Trading Pauses
1. Arrivals, Changes, Cancels, # shares, limit/market, side,
Limit State side
2. Pipe delimited with field name as first record
F. Data set of order events received during Limit States
G. Summary data on order flow of arrivals and cancellations for each
15-second period for discrete time periods and sample stocks to be
determined by the SEC in subsequent data requests. Must indicate
side(s) of Limit State.
1. Market/marketable sell orders arrivals and executions
a. Count
b. Shares
c. Shares executed
2. Market/marketable buy orders arrivals and executions
a. Count
b. Shares
c. Shares executed
3. Count arriving, volume arriving and shares executing in limit
sell orders above NBBO mid-point
4. Count arriving, volume arriving and shares executing in limit
sell orders at or below NBBO mid-point (non-marketable)
5. Count arriving, volume arriving and shares executing in limit
buy orders at or above NBBO mid-point (non-marketable)
6. Count arriving, volume arriving and shares executing in limit
buy orders below NBBO mid-point
7. Count and volume arriving of limit sell orders priced at or
above NBBO mid-point plus $0.05
8. Count and volume arriving of limit buy orders priced at or
below NBBO mid-point minus $0.05
9. Count and volume of (3-8) for cancels
10. Include: ticker, date, time at start, time of Limit State,
all data item fields in 1, last sale prior to 15-second period (null
if no trades today), range during 15-second period, last trade
during 15-second period
III. On May 28, 2015, Participants Provided to the SEC a Supplemental
Joint Assessment Relating to the Impact of the Plan and Calibration of
the Percentage Parameters as Follows
A. Assess the statistical and economic impact on liquidity of
approaching Price Bands.
B. Assess the statistical and economic impact of the Price Bands on
erroneous trades.
C. Assess the statistical and economic impact of the appropriateness
of the Percentage Parameters used for the Price Bands.
D. Assess whether the Limit State is the appropriate length to allow
for liquidity replenishment when a Limit State is reached because of
a temporary liquidity gap.
E. Evaluate concerns from the options markets regarding the
statistical and economic impact of Limit States on liquidity and
market quality in the options markets. (Participants that operate
options exchange should also prepare such assessment reports.)
F. Assess whether the process for entering a Limit State should be
adjusted and whether Straddle States are problematic.
G. Assess whether the process for exiting a Limit State should be
adjusted.
H. Assess whether the Trading Pauses are too long or short and
whether the reopening procedures should be adjusted.
[FR Doc. 2018-05661 Filed 3-20-18; 8:45 am]
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