Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing of the Twentieth Amendment to the National Market System Plan To Address Extraordinary Market Volatility by Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc., Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc., Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., Investors Exchange LLC, Long-Term Stock Exchange, 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., 16408-16428 [2020-06024]
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[Release No. 34–88406; File No. 4–631]
Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing of
the Twentieth Amendment to the
National Market System Plan To
Address Extraordinary Market
Volatility by Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.,
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGA
Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGX Exchange,
Inc., Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.,
Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc., Investors Exchange
LLC, Long-Term Stock Exchange,
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 17, 2020.
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I. Introduction
On February 13, 2020, 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.,
14 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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
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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, Long-Term Stock
Exchange (‘‘LTSE’’), 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
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). On March
15, 2018, the Commission noticed for immediate
effectiveness the Sixteenth Amendment to the Plan.
See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82887, 83
FR 12414 (March 21, 2018). On April 12, 2018, the
Commission approved the Seventeenth Amendment
to the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release
No. 83044, 83 FR 17205 (April 18, 2018). On April
11, 2019, the Commission approved the Eighteenth
Amendment to the Plan. See Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 85623 (April 11, 2019), 84 FR
16086 (April 17, 2019). On February 5, 2020, the
Commission noticed for immediate effectiveness
the Nineteenth Amendment to the Plan. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 88122
(February 5, 2020), 85 FR 7805 (February 11, 2020).
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of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’) 2 and Rule 608
thereunder,3 a proposal to amend the
Plan (‘‘Twentieth Amendment’’).4 The
proposal reflects changes unanimously
approved by the Participants. The
Twentieth Amendment proposes to: (i)
Amend Section II.B of Appendix B,
concerning the quarterly reports
provided by the Operating Committee to
the Commission; and amend the Plan to
reflect the name change of the Chicago
Stock Exchange, Inc. to NYSE Chicago,
Inc. The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments from
interested persons on the Twentieth
Amendment.5
II. Description of the Plan
Set forth in this Section II is the
statement of the purpose and summary
of the Eighteenth Amendment, along
with the information required by Rule
608(a)(4) and (5) under the Exchange
Act,6 substantially 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 with
the Commission 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.8 The Plan sets forth procedures that
provide for market-wide limit up-limit
down requirements to 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, as
defined in Section I(Y) of the Plan, to
accommodate more fundamental price
moves. In particular, the Participants
adopted this Plan to address
extraordinary volatility in the securities
markets, i.e., significant fluctuations in
individual securities’ prices over a short
period of time, such as those
experienced during the ‘‘Flash Crash’’
on the afternoon of May 6, 2010.
As detailed above, the Plan was
amended numerous times between 2011
2 15
U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(3).
CFR 242.608.
4 See Letter from Elizabeth King, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary, NYSE, to Vanessa
Countryman, Secretary, Commission, dated
February 13, 2020 (‘‘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. The
statement of the purpose and summary of the
amendment and the information required by Rule
608(a)(4) and (5) is reproduced verbatim from the
Transmittal Letter unless otherwise noted; crossreferences have been revised to conform with the
footnote sequencing of this notice.
8 17 CFR 242.600(b)(47).
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and 2019. On April 11, 2019, the
Commission approved the eighteenth
amendment to the Plan,9 which
transitioned the Plan from operating on
a pilot to a permanent basis. The
eighteenth amendment included
changes to the Plan’s Appendix B, ‘‘Data
and Reporting,’’ which revised the
Participants’ requirements to report data
about the Plan’s ongoing operation to
the Commission. Under the eighteenth
amendment, the Plan requires the
Participants to provide to the
Commission an annual report assessing
the Plan’s performance, quarterly
reports providing basic statistics, and ad
hoc reports that may be requested by the
Commission following significant
market events.
Section II.B of Appendix B
(‘‘Appendix B.II.B’’) concerns the
quarterly reports to be provided to the
Commission. Appendix B.II.B currently
provides that 30 days following the end
of each calendar quarter, the Operating
Committee shall provide the
Commission and make publicly
available a report including basic
statistics regarding the Plan’s operation
(‘‘Monitoring Report’’) during the
preceding calendar quarter as well as
aggregated data from the previous 12
quarters beginning with the calendar
quarter covered by the first Monitoring
Report. Appendix B.II.B requires the
Monitoring Report to include data on
the number and rate of recurrence of
Limit States, Straddle States, and
Trading Pauses for each month during
the calendar quarter, as well as the
performance of reopening procedures
following a Trading Pause. Appendix
B.II.B also currently provides that the
Monitoring Report will include data on
the number of Clearly Erroneous
Executions that occur during the
preceding calendar quarter. In addition,
Appendix B.II.B currently states that the
data in the Monitoring Report should be
partitioned by ‘‘category’’ (i.e., type of
issue and price range), as well as by the
‘‘time of day’’ of the event. 10
The Participants now propose to
amend Appendix B.II.B in order to
improve the clarity and transparency of
the quarterly reporting requirements.
9 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85623
(April 11, 2019), 84 FR 16086 (April 17, 2019) (File
No. 4–631).
10 In several places in the Notice describing the
Monitoring Report requirements, the Participants
state that they ‘‘should’’ do certain things or
provide certain data. The Commission notes that
LULD Plan requires the Participants to meet such
obligations and they are not voluntary on the part
of the Participants. Therefore, in instances where
the Notice states that the Participants ‘‘should’’
include something in the Monitoring Report, the
Commission notes that the LULD Plan requires that
the data be provided.
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The Participants also propose to make a
non-substantive amendment to the Plan
to reflect the name change of Chicago
Stock Exchange, Inc., to NYSE Chicago,
Inc.
1. Proposal To Improve Clarity and
Transparency of Appendix B.II.B
The Participants propose to amend
Appendix B.II.B to improve its clarity
and transparency by revising and
supplementing the current language. In
preparing to compile and aggregate the
data required for the first quarterly
report, the Participants determined that
the language of Appendix B.II.B could
be improved by, among other things: (a)
Emphasizing from the outset that the
data should be aggregated across
primary listing exchanges, (b) specifying
the specific partitions that should be
applied to each data point, (c)
specifying the specific distribution
statistics that should be applied to each
data point, and (d) providing additional
clarity as to what Reopening data
should be included.
The Participants emphasize that the
intention of this amendment is not to
substantively change the requirements
in Appendix B.II.B, but to amend the
language of Appendix B.II.B to give
more complete directions as to the
information that should be included in
the quarterly Monitoring Reports.
a. Data Aggregated Across Primary
Listing Exchanges
The opening paragraph of Appendix
B.II.B currently refers to ‘‘aggregate
data,’’ but is not clear that the data for
the quarterly Monitoring Report should
be aggregated across primary listing
exchanges, as opposed to aggregated in
some other fashion. The Participants
propose to amend this paragraph to
make clear that the quarterly Monitoring
Report will include basic statistics
aggregated across primary listing
exchanges regarding the Plan’s
operation during the preceding calendar
quarter, as well as data aggregated
across exchanges from the previous 12
quarters beginning with the calendar
covered by the first Monitoring Report.
b. Specific Partitions To Apply to Each
Data Category
Appendix B.II.B currently contains
provisions entitled ‘‘Partition stocks by
category’’ and ‘‘Partition by time of
day.’’ The Participants propose to
replace this text to specify more clearly
(i) which partitions apply to the data for
Limit States, Trading Pauses, Straddle
States, and Clearly Erroneous Events,
and which partitions apply to the data
for Reopenings, which differ; (ii) the 18
different category partitions that apply
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to the data for Limit States, Trading
Pauses, Straddle States, and Clearly
Erroneous Events; (iii) the specific timeframes covered by each time-of-day
partition; and (iv) that the data provided
for Reopenings must take into account
the differences between manual and
automated reopenings.
First, in preparing to compile the data
required for the first quarterly report,
the Participants determined that the
partitions listed in the current
Appendix B.II.B reasonably apply to the
data for Limit States, Trading Pauses,
Straddle States, and Clearly Erroneous
Events, and that the Reopenings data
requires different partitions. The
Participants therefore propose to
restructure Appendix B.II.B into two
subsections, each with their own
‘‘Definitions’’ section that specifies the
partitions that would be applicable to
that subsection. Specifically, proposed
Appendix B.II.B.1.a would define the
partitions that would apply to data
about Limit States, Trading Pauses,
Straddle States, and Clearly Erroneous
Events, and proposed Appendix
B.II.B.2.a would define the partitions
that would apply to data about
Reopenings.
Second, the current version of
Appendix B.II.B. lists only eight
separate ‘‘categories’’ into which
securities should be partitioned, but the
full language of that provision indicates
that 18 categories are actually intended.
Appendix B.II.B currently lists the first
three categories as ‘‘Tier 1 non-ETP
issues > $3.00,’’ ‘‘Tier 1 non-ETP >=
$0.75 and <= $3.00,’’ and ‘‘Tier 1 nonETP issues < $0.75,’’ and then lists five
other categories of securities that should
also be divided ‘‘in each of the above
categories.’’ The Participants
understand this language to mean that
each of the six categories of securities
listed—that is, Tier 1 non-ETPs, Tier 1
non-leveraged ETPs, Tier 1 leveraged
ETPs, Tier 2 non-ETPs, Tier 2 nonleveraged ETPs, and Tier 2 leveraged
ETPs—should each be further
subdivided into three subcategories:
Greater than $3.00, between $0.75 and
$3.00, and less than $0.75. As such, the
Participants propose to clearly list in the
amended Appendix B.II.B.1.a.i all 18 of
the categories of securities into which
the Limit State, Trading Pause, Straddle
State, and Clearly Erroneous Events data
should be partitioned:
(1) Tier 1 non-ETP securities > $3.00
(2) Tier 1 non-ETP securities >= $0.75
and <= $3.00
(3) Tier 1 non-ETP securities < $0.75
(4) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs > $3.00
(5) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs >= $0.75
and <= $3.00
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(6) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs < $0.75
(7) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs > $3.00
(8) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs >= $0.75 and
<= $3.00
(9) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs < $0.75
(10) Tier 2 non-ETPs > $3.00
(11) Tier 2 non-ETPs >= $0.75 and
<= $3.00
(12) Tier 2 non-ETPs < $0.75
(13) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs > $3.00
(14) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs >= $0.75
and <= $3.00
(15) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs < $0.75
(16) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs > $3.00
(17) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs >= $0.75 and
<= $3.00
(18) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs < $0.75
Third, the current Appendix B.II.B.3
states that the ‘‘time of day’’ partitions
are ‘‘Opening (prior to 9:45 a.m. ET),’’
‘‘Regular (between 9:45 a.m. ET and
3:35 p.m. ET),’’ ‘‘Closing (after 3:35 p.m.
ET),’’ and ‘‘Within five minutes of a
Trading Pause re-open or IPO open.’’
These partitions, however, assume that
all trading days are full trading days,
and do not account for partial trading
days where the markets are scheduled to
close early, such as the day after
Thanksgiving and December 24. The
Participants accordingly propose to
amend Appendix B.II.B to add new
subsection 1.a.ii, to specify that ‘‘Time
of Day’’ means the following time spans:
(1) Opening (prior to 9:45 a.m. ET)
(2) Regular (between 9:45 a.m. ET and
25 minutes prior to the end of core
trading hours)
(3) Closing (the last 25 minutes of core
trading hours)
(4) Within five minutes of a Trading
Pause reopen or IPO open
Fourth, the current Appendix B.II.B
does not include any language
partitioning Reopenings data between
manual and automated reopenings.11
The Participants accordingly propose to
amend Appendix B.II.B to add new
subsection 2.a.i requiring that they
partition Reopening data by whether the
reopening is manual or automated. The
Participants also propose to add new
subsection 2.a.iii, to require that the
data for Reopenings be partitioned by
the ‘‘Length of the Trading Pause,’’
which would be defined as:
• Less than 6 minutes (for manual
reopenings) or no extensions of the
Trading Pause (for automated
reopenings);
• 6 to 10 minutes (for manual
reopenings) or one extension of the
11 For purposes of Appendix B, a reopening is
considered ‘‘manual’’ if it is facilitated by a member
of an exchange (such as a Designated Market Maker
on NYSE) that has obligations under that
exchange’s rules to facilitate the reopening process.
(All reopenings on NYSE are manual.)
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Trading Pause (for automated
reopenings);
• more than 10 minutes (for manual
reopenings) or more than one extension
of the Trading Pause (for automated
reopenings).
c. Specific Distribution Statistics To
Apply to Each Data Category for Limit
States, Trading Pauses, Straddle States,
and Clearly Erroneous Events
The current Appendix II.B.II states in
general terms that the Monitoring
Report should include data on the
‘‘[n]umber of Limit States, Trading
Pauses, and Straddle States per day,
including distribution statistics such as
the mean, median, minimum and
maximum percentiles,’’ and the
‘‘[n]umber of NMS Stocks that
experience more than one Limit State,
Trading Pause, or Straddle State in a
single day including the length of each
Limit State, Trading Pause, and Straddle
State per day.’’ The current version also
states generally that Participants should
‘‘[P]artition stocks by category’’ and
‘‘[P]artition by time of day,’’ even
though such partitions do not
reasonably apply to every data set
required to be supplied in the
Monitoring Report.
The Participants propose to add
clarity to these reporting requirements
by amending Appendix B.II.B to specify
the precise distribution statistics and
partitions to apply to each data request.
Accordingly, the Participants propose to
amend Appendix B.II.B.1.b clarify that
the Monitoring Report would include:
For Limit States
• Monthly distribution statistics
(mean, median, 25th percentile, and
maximum) on the number of Limit
States per day, broken out by Category
and Time of Day.
• Monthly distribution statistics
(mean, median, 25th percentile, and
maximum) on the number of NMS
Stocks that experienced more than one
Limit State on a single day, broken out
by Category.
• Monthly distribution statistics
(mean, median, 90th percentile, and
99th percentile) on the number of Limit
States experienced per day by
individual NMS Stocks that had more
than one Limit State on a single day,
broken out by Category.
• Monthly distribution statistics
(mean, median, 90th percentile, and
99th percentile) on the total length of
Limit States experienced per day by
individual NMS Stocks that had more
than one Limit State on a single day,
broken out by Category.
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For Trading Pauses
• Monthly distribution statistics
(mean, median, 25th percentile, and
maximum) on the number of Trading
Pauses per day, broken out by Category
and Time of Day.
• Monthly distribution statistics
(mean, median, 25th percentile, and
maximum) on the number of NMS
Stocks that experienced more than one
Trading Pause on a single day, broken
out by Category.
• Monthly distribution statistics
(mean, median, 90th percentile, and
maximum) on the number of Trading
Pauses per day experienced by
individual NMS Stocks having more
than one Trading Pause on a single day,
broken out by Category.
For Straddle States
• Monthly distribution statistics
(mean, median, 25th percentile, and
maximum) on the number of Straddle
States per day, broken out by Category
and Time of Day.
• Monthly distribution statistics
(mean, median, 25th percentile, and
maximum) on the number of NMS
Stocks that experienced more than one
Straddle State on a single day, broken
out by Category.
• Monthly distribution statistics
(mean, median, 90th percentile, and
99.9th percentile) on the total time
spent in a Straddle State per day for
individual NMS Stocks experiencing
one or more Straddle States on a single
day, broken out by Category
For Clearly Erroneous Events
• The number of Clearly Erroneous
Events per day for all NMS Stocks that
occurred during the time when Price
Bands re disseminated by the Processor,
broken out by Category and Time of
Day.
d. Additional Clarity on Reopening Data
Finally, regarding Reopening data,
Appendix B.II.B currently states that the
Monitoring Report should include the
‘‘[n]umber of times an automated
reopening process is extended for and
the length of the Trading Pause,’’
‘‘[w]hether the reopening process ended
in a trade,’’ ‘‘[t]he price calculated by an
automated reopening process for an
NMS Stock existing a Trading Pause,’’
and ‘‘[f]or the five minutes following the
conclusion of a Trading Pause, the
highest price of all last sale eligible
trades, the lowest price of all last sale
eligible trades, and the average price of
all last sale eligible trades.’’
These provisions, however, do not
specify the specific distribution
statistics or partitions that the
Participants should apply to any of
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these data requests. Additionally, the
Participants believe that the quality and
utility of the Monitoring Report will be
enhanced if they supply additional
information about Reopening statistics,
including how the Trading Pause ended
(whether in a trade, a quote, or a
potential closing auction), whether the
Trading Pause was preceded by a Limit
Up state versus a Limit Down state, and
the percentage price change between the
price that triggered the Trading Pause
and the reopening price on exiting the
Trading Pause.
Accordingly, the Participants propose
to amend the provisions in Appendix
B.II.B pertaining to Reopenings to
specify that the Monitoring Report
should include:
• The number of Trading Pauses per
month, broken out by (a) Type of
Reopening, (b) Category, and (c) Length
of the Trading Pause.
• Monthly distribution statistics
(mean, median, 90th percentile, and
99th percentile) on the duration of each
Trading Pause, broken out by (a) Type
of Reopening and (b) Category.
• The number of Trading Pauses
ending in a (a) trade; (b) quote; and (c)
potential closing auction, broken out by
(i) Type of Reopening, (ii) Category, and
(iii) Length of Trading Pause.
• For Trading Pauses in NMS Stocks
preceded by a Limit Up state, monthly
distribution statistics (mean, median,
90th percentile, and 99th percentile) on
the percentage price change from the
Limit Up pricing that triggered the
Trading Pause to the reopening price on
exiting the Trading Pause (i.e., the
reopening trade or midpoint price),
broken out by (a) Category and (b)
whether the Trading Pause ended in a
trade or (c) in a quote (i.e., the reopening
price was a midpoint).
• For Trading Pauses in NMS Stocks
preceded by a Limit Down state,
monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 90th percentile, and 99th
percentile) on the percentage price
change from the Limit Down pricing
that triggered the Trading Pause to the
reopening price on exiting the Trading
Pause (i.e., the reopening trade or
midpoint price), broken out by (a)
Category and (b) whether the Trading
Pause ended in a trade or (c) in a quote
(i.e., the reopening price was a
midpoint).
• For Trading Pauses in NMS Stocks
where the reopening process ended in a
trade or quote (with resulting reference
price equal to the midpoint of that
quote), monthly distribution statistics
(mean, median, 90th percentile, and
99th percentile) on the percentage price
change from the reopening price on
exiting the Trading Pause (i.e., the
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reopening trade or midpoint price) to (a)
the highest price of all last sale eligible
trades, (b) the lowest price of all last
sale eligible trades; and (c) the tradeweighted average price of all last sale
eligible trades for the five minutes
following the conclusion of the Trading
Pause, broken out by (i) Category, (ii)
whether the Trading Pause was
preceded by a Limit Up state or (iii) a
Limit Down state, and (iv) whether the
Trading Pause ended in a trade or (v) in
a quote (i.e., the reopening price was a
midpoint).
The Participants believe that the
proposed amendments described above
will enhance clarity, improve
transparency, and provide direction to
the Participants in compiling and
aggregating the data required in the
quarterly Monitoring Reports.
2. Proposal To Change Name of Chicago
Stock Exchange, Inc. to NYSE Chicago,
Inc.
The Participants also propose to make
a non-substantive amendment to the
Plan to reflect the name change of
Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. to NYSE
Chicago, Inc., and the change of its
address from 440 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60605 to 11 Wall
Street, New York, New York, 10005.
On October 18, 2018, the Chicago
Stock Exchange, Inc. filed a proposed
rule change for immediate effectiveness
to amend, among other things, its rules
to reflect the change of its name to
NYSE Chicago, Inc.12
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 this
proposed amendment to the Plan.
C. Implementation of Amendment
The Participants are filing this
proposed amendment pursuant to Rule
608(b)(1) of Regulation NMS under the
Exchange Act.13
D. Development and Implementation
Phases
The Plan has been fully implemented,
and the amendments proposed herein
are immediately effective, as noted
above.14
12 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 84494
(October 26, 2018), 83 FR 54953 (November 1, 2018)
(SR–CHX–2018–05).
13 17 CFR 242.608.
14 The Commission notes that the Exchanges
incorrectly stated in the Transmittal Letter, supra
note 4, that the proposed amendments are effective
upon filing. These amendments are being proposed
pursuant to Rule 608(b)(1) of Regulation NMS
under the Exchange Act, and the Commission is
publishing the proposed amendments for public
comment as required by Rule 608(b)(1). The
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E. Analysis of Impact on Competition
The Participants believe that the
proposed amendment does not impose
any burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’).
The proposed amendments to Appendix
B.II.B of the Plan pertain to the
obligations of the Participants and the
Operating Committee to provide
periodic reports to the Commission
about the Plan’s ongoing operation. As
such, they do not apply directly to any
market participants and would not
impose a competitive burden on one
category of market participant in favor
of another category of market
participant. For the same reasons, 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.
G. Approval of Amendment of the Plan
Each of the Participants has approved
the amendment in accordance with
Section III(C) of the Plan. Specifically,
on February 12, 2020, the Operating
Committee, duly constituted and
chaired by Mr. Robert Books of Cboe
Global Markets, Inc., voted unanimously
to amend the Plan as set forth herein.
The Participants also received and
incorporated feedback from the Plan
Advisory Committee in preparing this
proposal.
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.
Commission may approve these proposed
amendments if it finds that they are consistent with
the standards articulated in Rule 608(b)(2) of
Regulation NMS.
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I. Method of Determination and
Imposition, and Amount of, Fees and
Charges
This section is not applicable as the
proposed amendment to the Plan does
not involve fees or charges.
J. Method and Frequency of Processor
Evaluation
This section is not applicable as the
operation of the Plan is conducted by
the Primary Listing Exchange.
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.
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 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
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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 13, 2020.
By the Commission.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant 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
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 and Reporting ....
Page
1
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4
7
8
8
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15
15
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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 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
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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.
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(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.
(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.
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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
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(4) Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc., 400
South LaSalle Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60605
[(5) Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., 440
South LaSalle Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60605]
(5[6]) Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc., 1735 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006
(6[7]) Investors Exchange LLC, 4 World
Trade Center, 44th Floor, New
York, New York 10007
(7[8]) NASDAQ BX, Inc., One Liberty
Plaza, New York, New York 10006
(8[9]) NASDAQ PHLX LLC, 1900 Market
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103
(9[10]) The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, 1
Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, New
York, NY 10006
(10[1]) NYSE National, Inc., 11 Wall
Street, New York, NY 10005
(11[2]) New York Stock Exchange LLC,
11 Wall Street, New York, New
York 10005
(12[3]) NYSE American LLC, 11 Wall
Street, New York, New York 10005
(13[4]) NYSE Arca, Inc., 11 Wall Street,
New York, New York 10005
(14) NYSE Chicago, 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.
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(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 brokerdealer with a substantial institutional
investor customer base; (3) an
alternative trading system; (4) a brokerdealer 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
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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.
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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
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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 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 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 for
(i) all Tier 1 NMS Stocks and (ii) Tier
2 NMS Stocks priced equal to or below
$3.00. 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
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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.
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(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.
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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
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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 reopening 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 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
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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
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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.
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.
[CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
BY: llllllllllllllll
INVESTORS EXCHANGE LLC
BY: llllllllllllllll
NASDAQ PHLX LLC
BY: llllllllllllllll
NYSE NATIONAL, INC.
BY: llllllllllllllll
NYSE American LLC
BY: llllllllllllllll
NYSE CHICAGO, INC.
BY: llllllllllllllll
Cboe BYX EXCHANGE, INC.
BY: llllllllllllllll
Cboe EDGX EXCHANGE, INC.
BY: llllllllllllllll
FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY
AUTHORITY, INC.
BY: llllllllllllllll
NASDAQ BX, Inc.
BY: llllllllllllllll
THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET LLC
BY: llllllllllllllll
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LLC
BY: llllllllllllllll
NYSE ARCA, INC.
BY: llllllllllllllll
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[,]
and the Russell 1000 Index, and the
exchange-traded products (‘‘ETP’’) identified
as Schedule 1 to this Appendix. Schedule 1
X. Counterparts and Signatures
to the Appendix will be reviewed and
updated semi-annually based on the fiscal
The Plan may be executed in any
year by the Primary Listing Exchange to add
number of counterparts, no one of
ETPs that meet the criteria, or delete ETPs
which need contain all signatures of all
that are no longer eligible. To determine
Participants, and as many of such
eligibility for an ETP to be included as a Tier
counterparts as shall together contain all 1 NMS Stock, all ETPs across multiple asset
such signatures shall constitute one and classes and issuers, including domestic
the same instrument.
equity, international equity, fixed income,
IN WITNESS THEREOF, this Plan has currency, and commodities and futures will
been executed as of the llday of
be identified. Leveraged ETPs will be
November 2019 [2018] by each of the
excluded and the list will be sorted by
notional consolidated average daily volume
parties hereto.
(‘‘CADV’’). The period used to measure
Cboe BZX EXCHANGE, INC.
CADV will be from the first day of the
BY: llllllllllllllll previous fiscal half year up until one week
Cboe EDGA EXCHANGE, INC.
before the beginning of the next fiscal half
BY: llllllllllllllll 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
exists, the last sale on the Primary Listing
Exchange reported by the Processor.
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IWM ...................
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GDX ..................
HYG ..................
EFA ...................
TLT ....................
GLD ...................
XLF ....................
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ....................................................................................................................................
Invesco QQQ Trust ...............................................................................................................................................
iShares Russell 2000 ETF ....................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF ..................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF ........................................................................................................................
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF .................................................................................................
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF ......................................................................................................................................
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ..................................................................................................................
SPDR Gold Trust ...................................................................................................................................................
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund .....................................................................................................................
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LQD ...................
IVV ....................
XLU ...................
EWZ ..................
FXI .....................
XLE ...................
XLK ...................
XLV ...................
VXX ...................
XLI .....................
XLP ...................
DIA ....................
VOO ..................
IEMG .................
IYR ....................
GDXJ .................
JNK ...................
XOP ...................
SMH ..................
IEF .....................
VWO ..................
IEFA ..................
AGG ..................
VNQ ..................
EMB ..................
XLY ...................
VTI .....................
XBI ....................
EWJ ...................
MDY ..................
VEA ...................
XLB ...................
KRE ...................
SLV ...................
USO ..................
IAU ....................
USMV ................
IBB ....................
BND ...................
IJR .....................
SHV ...................
IWD ...................
SPLV .................
IWF ....................
XRT ...................
EWY ..................
MCHI .................
ACWI .................
VCIT ..................
AMLP ................
SHY ...................
VGK ...................
BIL .....................
EZU ...................
IJH .....................
XLRE .................
XLC ...................
IWB ...................
EWT ..................
TIP .....................
MTUM ...............
RSX ...................
VTV ...................
INDA ..................
PFF ...................
EWH ..................
VT ......................
MBB ..................
IGV ....................
BSV ...................
SVXY .................
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF .....................................................................................
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF ..................................................................................................................................
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund ........................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF ......................................................................................................................................
iShares China Large-Cap ETF ..............................................................................................................................
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ........................................................................................................................
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund .................................................................................................................
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ................................................................................................................
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN ........................................................................................
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund .....................................................................................................................
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ......................................................................................................
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust ..................................................................................................
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ........................................................................................................................................
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF .........................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF ..............................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF .............................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF ................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF ..........................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF ....................................................................................................................
iShares 7–10 Year Treasury Bond ETF ................................................................................................................
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF ..............................................................................................................
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF .............................................................................................................................
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF ..............................................................................................................
Vanguard Real Estate ETF ...................................................................................................................................
iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF .......................................................................................
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund .............................................................................................
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF ........................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF ...................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Japan ETF .....................................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Midcap 400 ETF Trust .......................................................................................................................
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF ............................................................................................................
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund .....................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF .......................................................................................................................
iShares Silver Trust ...............................................................................................................................................
United States Oil Fund LP ....................................................................................................................................
iShares Gold Trust ................................................................................................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF .................................................................................................................
iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF ..................................................................................................................
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF ........................................................................................................................
iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF .......................................................................................................................
iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF ........................................................................................................................
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF ..........................................................................................................................
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF ....................................................................................................................
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF ........................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Retail ETF ..........................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF ...........................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI China ETF ......................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF ......................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF ..............................................................................................
Alerian MLP ETF ...................................................................................................................................................
iShares 1–3 Year Treasury Bond ETF ..................................................................................................................
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF ................................................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1–3 Month T-Bill ETF ...............................................................................................
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF ................................................................................................................................
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF ..........................................................................................................................
Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund .................................................................................................................
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund ...........................................................................................
iShares Russell 1000 ETF ....................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF ....................................................................................................................................
iShares TIPS Bond ETF ........................................................................................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF ................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Russia ETF .................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Value ETF .............................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI India ETF .......................................................................................................................................
iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF .........................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF .............................................................................................................................
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF .........................................................................................................................
iShares MBS ETF ..................................................................................................................................................
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF .....................................................................................................
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF ..........................................................................................................................
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF ....................................................................................................
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ETP name
BKLN .................
VIG ....................
OIH ....................
EWW .................
VEU ...................
VCSH ................
SH .....................
IEI ......................
GOVT ................
SOXX ................
VGT ...................
BNDX ................
ASHR ................
ITOT ..................
IWO ...................
VUG ..................
JPST .................
IWN ...................
MINT .................
VYM ..................
ITB .....................
FEZ ...................
QUAL ................
EWG ..................
MUB ..................
IVE ....................
SCHF ................
VXUS ................
XHB ...................
AAXJ .................
EWU ..................
IVW ...................
KBE ...................
VO .....................
VB .....................
EMLC ................
SCHX ................
IGSB ..................
ACWX ...............
PSQ ...................
FLOT .................
IGIB ...................
SJNK .................
UNG ..................
XME ..................
BIV ....................
NEAR ................
DXJ ...................
VIXY ..................
KWEB ................
IWR ...................
EFAV .................
EWC ..................
IXUS ..................
EWA ..................
RSP ...................
DGRO ...............
FDN ...................
SCZ ...................
SCHB ................
DVY ...................
SDY ...................
IHI ......................
OEF ...................
SPIB ..................
IWS ...................
AMJ ...................
SCHO ................
FTSM ................
SPYG ................
SPAB .................
Invesco Senior Loan ETF ......................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF ...................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF ........................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF ....................................................................................................................................
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund ......................................................................................................
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF .........................................................................................................
ProShares Short S&P500 ......................................................................................................................................
iShares 3–7 Year Treasury Bond ETF ..................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF .........................................................................................................................
iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF .......................................................................................................................
Vanguard Information Technology ETF ................................................................................................................
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF ...............................................................................................................
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF .................................................................................................
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF .................................................................................................
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF ........................................................................................................................
Vanguard Growth ETF ..........................................................................................................................................
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF .......................................................................................................................
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF ..........................................................................................................................
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF .......................................................................................................
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF ............................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF ..................................................................................................................
SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF ...............................................................................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF ......................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Germany ETF ................................................................................................................................
iShares National Muni Bond ETF ..........................................................................................................................
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF .................................................................................................................................
Schwab International Equity ETF ..........................................................................................................................
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF ...............................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF .............................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF .....................................................................................................
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF .....................................................................................................................
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF ..............................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Bank ETF ...........................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF ........................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF .....................................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF ..............................................................................
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF ................................................................................................................................
iShares Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF ............................................................................................................
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF .........................................................................................................................
ProShares Short QQQ ..........................................................................................................................................
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF ..........................................................................................................................
iShares Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF .................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF ............................................................................
United States Natural Gas Fund LP .....................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF .........................................................................................................................
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF ...............................................................................................................
iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF .........................................................................................................................
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund .............................................................................................................
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF ..............................................................................................................
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF ...................................................................................................................
iShares Russell Midcap ETF .................................................................................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE ETF ...............................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Canada ETF ...................................................................................................................................
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF ...............................................................................................
iShares MSCI Australia ETF .................................................................................................................................
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ....................................................................................................................
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF ......................................................................................................................
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ..........................................................................................................
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF ....................................................................................................................
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF ...........................................................................................................................
iShares Select Dividend ETF ................................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Dividend ETF .....................................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF .......................................................................................................................
iShares S&P 100 ETF ...........................................................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF .....................................................................................
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF ....................................................................................................................
J.P. Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN ....................................................................................................................
Schwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF .................................................................................................................
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF .............................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF ..................................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF ...................................................................................................................
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VCLT .................
SCHD ................
EWL ..................
IWV ...................
VXF ...................
FVD ...................
IYT .....................
EWQ ..................
VMBS ................
ILF .....................
SPTL .................
BLV ...................
VBR ...................
VLUE .................
EPI ....................
VFH ...................
VGSH ................
SCHP ................
USIG .................
IWP ...................
ITA .....................
SCHG ................
PCY ...................
IUSG .................
SPSB .................
VTEB .................
SPYV .................
GSLC ................
CWB ..................
VTIP ..................
HYLB .................
FLRN .................
SPEM ................
VHT ...................
PGX ...................
EEMV ................
SPDW ...............
NOBL ................
HDV ...................
EWP ..................
SHYG ................
VBK ...................
IUSV ..................
SCHE ................
VGLT .................
SCHH ................
SPLG .................
IEUR ..................
VV .....................
ACWV ...............
SCHV ................
EFV ...................
VPL ...................
IJS .....................
VOE ...................
SCHZ ................
VDE ...................
DBEF .................
EWI ...................
GBIL ..................
ICSH ..................
FPE ...................
SCHA ................
HYD ...................
EDV ...................
HEDJ .................
VPU ...................
EZA ...................
HYS ...................
VGIT ..................
LMBS ................
Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF ..........................................................................................................
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF .........................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF .............................................................................................................................
iShares Russell 3000 ETF ....................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Extended Market ETF ...........................................................................................................................
First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund .........................................................................................................
iShares Transportation Average ETF ....................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI France ETF ....................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF .........................................................................................................
iShares Latin America 40 ETF ..............................................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF ............................................................................................................
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF ...........................................................................................................................
Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF ...........................................................................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor ETF ........................................................................................................
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund .........................................................................................................................
Vanguard Financials ETF ......................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF ....................................................................................................................
Schwab US TIPS ETF ...........................................................................................................................................
iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ..............................................................................
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF ..................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF ..............................................................................................................
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF ...................................................................................................................
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF ..................................................................................................
iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF ....................................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF ................................................................................................
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF .........................................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF ....................................................................................................................
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF .....................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF .......................................................................................
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF ....................................................................................
Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ..................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF ......................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF ................................................................................................................
Vanguard Health Care ETF ...................................................................................................................................
Invesco Preferred ETF ..........................................................................................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF ...........................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF ......................................................................................................
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF .....................................................................................................
iShares Core High Dividend ETF ..........................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Spain ETF ......................................................................................................................................
iShares 0–5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ..............................................................................................
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF ........................................................................................................................
iShares Core S&P US Value ETF .........................................................................................................................
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF ................................................................................................................
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF .....................................................................................................................
Schwab U.S. REIT ETF ........................................................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Large Cap ETF ............................................................................................................................
iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF ...........................................................................................................................
Vanguard Large-Cap ETF .....................................................................................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF ..............................................................................................................
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF .....................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF ...........................................................................................................................
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF .................................................................................................................................
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF ...............................................................................................................
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF ..............................................................................................................................
Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF ........................................................................................................................
Vanguard Energy ETF ...........................................................................................................................................
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF ..........................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Italy ETF .........................................................................................................................................
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0–1 Year ETF .................................................................................................
iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF .....................................................................................................................
First Trust Preferred Securities & Income ETF .....................................................................................................
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF ................................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF .................................................................................................
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF .........................................................................................................
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund ...........................................................................................................
Vanguard Utilities ETF ..........................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI South Africa ETF ...........................................................................................................................
PIMCO 0–5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF ....................................................................................
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF .........................................................................................................
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SCHR ................
GSY ...................
EPP ...................
FBT ...................
IYF .....................
IYW ...................
SRLN .................
VNQI .................
USHY ................
IDV ....................
MGK ..................
TLH ...................
SPHD ................
VTWO ...............
USFR ................
VOT ...................
KSA ...................
PDBC ................
IGLB ..................
SCHM ................
ISTB ..................
IJK .....................
GLDM ................
DOG ..................
KBWB ................
EUFN ................
EIDO .................
XAR ...................
RWM .................
BOND ................
VDC ...................
UUP ...................
SPTI ..................
FXE ...................
VSS ...................
EFG ...................
FXO ...................
XMLV ................
FTEC .................
SPYD ................
QTEC ................
THD ...................
MOAT ................
EWM .................
RWR ..................
BNO ..................
FTCS .................
DBC ...................
TOTL .................
EWS ..................
PTLC .................
SPTS .................
GUNR ................
PRF ...................
ECH ...................
SPTM ................
MJ .....................
IYE ....................
VOX ...................
IJT .....................
IPAY ..................
RWX ..................
FNDX ................
IAGG .................
ANGL ................
IEV ....................
VOOG ...............
FLCB .................
IJJ ......................
IUSB ..................
TBF ...................
Schwab Intermediate-Term US Treasury ETF ......................................................................................................
Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF .........................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan ETF .....................................................................................................................
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund ................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Financials ETF .................................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Technology ETF ...............................................................................................................................
SPDR Blackstone/GSO Senior Loan ETF ............................................................................................................
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF ..........................................................................................................
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ..........................................................................................
iShares International Select Dividend ETF ...........................................................................................................
Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF ........................................................................................................................
iShares 10–20 Year Treasury Bond ETF ..............................................................................................................
Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF .............................................................................................
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF .................................................................................................................................
WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund ...........................................................................................................
Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF ............................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF ..........................................................................................................................
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K–1 ETF ................................................................
iShares Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF .............................................................................................................
Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF ...................................................................................................................................
iShares Core 1–5 Year USD Bond ETF ...............................................................................................................
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF ...............................................................................................................
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust ...............................................................................................................................
ProShares Short Dow30 ........................................................................................................................................
Invesco KBW Bank ETF ........................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF ..................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF ................................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF ................................................................................................................
ProShares Short Russell2000 ...............................................................................................................................
PIMCO Active Bond ETF ......................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF ........................................................................................................................
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund ............................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF ................................................................................................
Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust .....................................................................................................................
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF ................................................................................................
iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF .........................................................................................................................
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund ..................................................................................................................
Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF ..............................................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF ................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF .......................................................................................................
First Trust NASDAQ–100 Technology Sector Index Fund ...................................................................................
iShares MSCI Thailand ETF .................................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF ......................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF .................................................................................................................................
SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF ................................................................................................................................
United States Brent Oil Fund LP ...........................................................................................................................
First Trust Capital Strength ETF ...........................................................................................................................
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund ......................................................................................................
SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF .......................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Singapore ETF ...............................................................................................................................
Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF ....................................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF ............................................................................................................
FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund .........................................................
Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF .......................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Chile ETF .......................................................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Total Stock Market ETF ...............................................................................................................
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF ..........................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Energy ETF ......................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Communication Services ETF ..............................................................................................................
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF ............................................................................................................
ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF ...................................................................................................................
SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF .................................................................................................
Schwab Fundamental US Large Co. Index ETF ..................................................................................................
iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF .................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF ............................................................................................
iShares Europe ETF ..............................................................................................................................................
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF ...........................................................................................................................
Franklin Liberty U.S. Core Bond ETF ...................................................................................................................
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF ..................................................................................................................
iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF ..........................................................................................................
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BBEU ................
SPSM ................
SIZE ..................
SHM ..................
TUR ...................
RODM ...............
BBJP .................
MLPI ..................
IXN ....................
LGLV .................
FNDF .................
SGOL ................
IGOV .................
FIXD ..................
EWD ..................
ICF ....................
VIS ....................
MDYV ................
SPHQ ................
SKYY .................
IGF ....................
REM ..................
BOTZ .................
FXL ....................
EMLP ................
SUB ...................
SPLB .................
HEWJ ................
VONG ................
IYG ....................
IYZ .....................
VCR ...................
DGS ..................
XES ...................
IHF ....................
VWOB ...............
XSLV .................
HEZU ................
ONEQ ................
PULS .................
ARKK ................
SLYV .................
DGRW ...............
FNDE ................
KIE ....................
USRT ................
IYH ....................
RPV ...................
DEM ..................
HEFA .................
XSD ...................
IXC ....................
MLPA ................
ERUS ................
SIL .....................
DON ..................
VNLA .................
AGGY ................
SPMD ................
RPG ..................
BBRE ................
STIP ..................
FTSL .................
PHYS ................
GXC ..................
PPLT .................
FXB ...................
TFI .....................
GVI ....................
MLPX ................
IXJ .....................
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF ....................................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Small Cap ETF ............................................................................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI USA Size Factor ETF ...........................................................................................................
SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Barclays Short Term Municipal Bond ETF ................................................................
iShares MSCI Turkey ETF ....................................................................................................................................
Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF ..........................................................................................
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF ......................................................................................................................
ETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN ..................................................................................................
iShares Global Tech ETF ......................................................................................................................................
SPDR SSGA US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF .........................................................................................
Schwab Fundamental International Large Co. Index ETF ....................................................................................
Aberdeen Standard Physical Gold Shares ETF ...................................................................................................
iShares International Treasury Bond ETF .............................................................................................................
First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF ................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Sweden ETF ..................................................................................................................................
iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF ......................................................................................................................
Vanguard Industrials ETF ......................................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF ....................................................................................................................
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF ..............................................................................................................................
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF .........................................................................................................................
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF .........................................................................................................................
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF ......................................................................................................................
Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF .....................................................................................................
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund ...............................................................................................................
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund ........................................................................................
iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF ......................................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF .................................................................................................
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF ........................................................................................................
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF ....................................................................................................................
iShares US Financial Services ETF ......................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF ................................................................................................................
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF ...............................................................................................................
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund ..................................................................................
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF ..............................................................................................
iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF ...............................................................................................................
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF ..........................................................................................
Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF ...........................................................................................................
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF ..................................................................................................
Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock ................................................................................................
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF .................................................................................................................................
ARK Innovation ETF ..............................................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF .................................................................................................................
WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth Fund ..................................................................................................
Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Co. Index ETF ..........................................................................
SPDR S&P Insurance ETF ...................................................................................................................................
iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF ................................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF ................................................................................................................................
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF ........................................................................................................................
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund ...........................................................................................
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF ........................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ...........................................................................................................................
iShares Global Energy ETF ..................................................................................................................................
Global X MLP ETF ................................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Russia ETF ....................................................................................................................................
Global X Silver Miners ETF ...................................................................................................................................
WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund ............................................................................................................
Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF .....................................................................................................
WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund ...................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio Mid Cap ETF ................................................................................................................................
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Growth ETF .....................................................................................................................
JPMorgan BetaBuilders MSCI U.S. REIT ETF .....................................................................................................
iShares 0–5 Year TIPS Bond ETF ........................................................................................................................
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ................................................................................................................................
Sprott Physical Gold Trust ....................................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P China ETF ..........................................................................................................................................
Aberdeen Standard Physical Platinum Shares ETF .............................................................................................
Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust ..........................................................................................
SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond ETF ....................................................................................
iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF ............................................................................................
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CEF ...................
SLQD ................
LEMB ................
IYC ....................
FMB ...................
PDP ...................
HYLS .................
DBEU ................
IDEV ..................
REET .................
RYT ...................
HYMB ................
MGC ..................
IDU ....................
JPIN ..................
XLG ...................
SLYG .................
SCHC ................
RWO .................
VIOO .................
VRP ...................
FXY ...................
RDIV ..................
PXH ...................
MGV ..................
CORP ................
VAW ..................
EWN ..................
BWX ..................
EUM ..................
QYLD ................
PGF ...................
FREL .................
IGM ...................
IAT .....................
TAN ...................
VONV ................
FUTY .................
KBA ...................
PRFZ .................
FBND ................
FXH ...................
PSK ...................
IQLT ..................
EPHE ................
ITM ....................
GSIE ..................
DLN ...................
HACK ................
DJP ...................
FHLC .................
DBJP .................
URTH ................
VYMI .................
FDT ...................
BSCL .................
FXU ...................
BSCK ................
IYJ .....................
AGZ ...................
INTF ..................
SPMB ................
GSG ..................
PSJ ....................
SDIV ..................
VIGI ...................
RING .................
CWI ...................
IWY ...................
iShares ESG MSCI EAFE ETF .............................................................................................................................
Schwab Fundamental US Small Co. Index ETF ...................................................................................................
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust ...................................................................................................................
iShares 0–5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ..................................................................................
iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF ............................................................................................
iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF ..................................................................................................................
First Trust Managed Municipal ETF ......................................................................................................................
Invesco DWA Momentum ETF ..............................................................................................................................
First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF .......................................................................................................................
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF ........................................................................................................
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF ..................................................................................
iShares Global REIT ETF ......................................................................................................................................
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF ................................................................................................
SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond ETF ..................................................................
Vanguard Mega Cap ETF .....................................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Utilities ETF ......................................................................................................................................
J.P. Morgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF .....................................................................................
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ..............................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF ..............................................................................................................
Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF ........................................................................................................
SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF ..........................................................................................................
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF ......................................................................................................................
Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF ...................................................................................................................
Invesco Currencyshares Japanese Yen Trust ......................................................................................................
Invesco S&P Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF ..........................................................................................................
Invesco FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets ETF ........................................................................................................
Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF ...........................................................................................................................
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index ETF ........................................................................................
Vanguard Materials ETF .......................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF ............................................................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays International Treasury Bond ETF .............................................................................
ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets ...........................................................................................................
Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF ...........................................................................................................
Invesco Financial Preferred ETF ...........................................................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF ...................................................................................................................
iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ....................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF ........................................................................................................................
Invesco Solar ETF .................................................................................................................................................
Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF .......................................................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF ..........................................................................................................................
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF ..................................................................................................
Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF ......................................................................................................
Fidelity Total Bond ETF .........................................................................................................................................
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund ...............................................................................................................
SPDR Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF ..............................................................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF .........................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Philippines ETF ..............................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors AMT-Free Intermediate Municipal Index ETF ............................................................................
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF ..........................................................................................
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund .........................................................................................................
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF .......................................................................................................................
iPath Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return ETN .........................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF ...................................................................................................................
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF .........................................................................................................
iShares MSCI World ETF ......................................................................................................................................
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF .................................................................................................
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund ........................................................................................
Invesco BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF .................................................................................................
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund ......................................................................................................................
Invesco BulletShares 2020 Corporate Bond ETF .................................................................................................
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Invesco Dynamic Software ETF ............................................................................................................................
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ESGU ................
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SPIP ..................
FNCL .................
ESGE ................
BAB ...................
PZA ...................
MDYG ...............
RDVY ................
DSI ....................
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IXG ....................
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JHMM ................
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PHB ...................
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BSJL ..................
FNDC ................
DVYE ................
DES ...................
VONE ................
GNR ..................
FPX ...................
BSJK .................
PSLV .................
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AOM ..................
IEO ....................
XMMO ...............
PPA ...................
NUSI ..................
COMT ................
PDEC ................
EBND ................
CMF ..................
VOOV ................
IGE ....................
FDL ...................
PXF ...................
PFFD .................
ROBO ................
IBDL ..................
IDLV ..................
FFTY .................
SPHB ................
DLS ...................
LRGF .................
SDOG ................
QQEW ...............
CQQQ ...............
EPOL .................
REZ ...................
DBA ...................
ARKW ...............
FSTA .................
JXI .....................
AOR ..................
MOO ..................
IBDM .................
GREK ................
PKW ..................
QUS ..................
XT ......................
PALL .................
GEM ..................
BBCA ................
ESGV ................
INDY ..................
FEX ...................
MNA ..................
iShares ESG MSCI USA ETF ...............................................................................................................................
PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon US Treasury Index ETF .....................................................................................
SPDR Portfolio TIPS ETF .....................................................................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF ......................................................................................................................
iShares ESG MSCI EM ETF .................................................................................................................................
Invesco Taxable Municipal Bond ETF ..................................................................................................................
Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF .................................................................................................
SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF ..................................................................................................................
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF ...........................................................................................................
iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF ......................................................................................................................
Invesco BulletShares 2022 Corporate Bond ETF .................................................................................................
iShares Global Financials ETF ..............................................................................................................................
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF ...............................................................................................................
John Hancock Multifactor Mid Cap ETF ...............................................................................................................
First Trust Natural Gas ETF ..................................................................................................................................
Invesco Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ........................................................................................
First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF ................................................................................................................
Invesco Bulletshares 2021 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ................................................................................
Schwab Fundamental International Small Co. Index ETF ....................................................................................
iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF .............................................................................................................
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund .........................................................................................................
Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF .................................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF ..........................................................................................................
First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF ..............................................................................................................
Invesco BulletShares 2020 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ...............................................................................
Sprott Physical Silver Trust ...................................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF ....................................................................................................................
iShares Core Moderate Allocation ETF ................................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF ........................................................................................
Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ETF .................................................................................................................
Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF ......................................................................................................................
Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF ................................................................................................................
iShares Commodities Select Strategy ETF ...........................................................................................................
Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETF—December ..............................................................................................
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF .........................................................................
iShares California Muni Bond ETF ........................................................................................................................
Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF .............................................................................................................................
iShares North American Natural Resources ETF .................................................................................................
First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund .........................................................................................
Invesco FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF .........................................................................................
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF ................................................................................................................................
ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF ................................................................................................
iShares iBonds Dec 2020 Term Corporate ETF ...................................................................................................
Invesco S&P International Developed Low Volatility ETF ....................................................................................
Innovator IBD 50 ETF ...........................................................................................................................................
Invesco S&P 500 High Beta ETF ..........................................................................................................................
WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund ............................................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor USA ETF ............................................................................................................
ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF .........................................................................................................................
First Trust Nasdaq-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund ...........................................................................................
Invesco China Technology ETF ............................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Poland ETF ....................................................................................................................................
iShares Residential Real Estate ETF ....................................................................................................................
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund ................................................................................................................................
ARK Next Generation Internet ETF ......................................................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF ........................................................................................................
iShares Global Utilities ETF ..................................................................................................................................
iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF ....................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF .......................................................................................................................
iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Corporate ETF ...................................................................................................
Global X MSCI Greece ETF ..................................................................................................................................
Invesco Buyback Achievers ETF ..........................................................................................................................
SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF ...............................................................................................................
iShares Exponential Technologies ETF ................................................................................................................
Aberdeen Standard Physical Palladium Shares ETF ...........................................................................................
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF .................................................................................
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF ...................................................................................................................
Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF ............................................................................................................................
iShares India 50 ETF ............................................................................................................................................
First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund ........................................................................................................
IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF .......................................................................................................................................
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FEM ...................
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FTC ...................
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QDF ...................
IBDN ..................
JPUS .................
AMZA ................
IBDO .................
SRET .................
VNM ..................
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USSG ................
EMHY ................
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RYU ...................
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PWV ..................
ICLN ..................
SMMV ...............
FLCO .................
CLOU ................
PLW ..................
IOO ....................
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KXI ....................
RHS ...................
DIV ....................
FDIS ..................
PFXF .................
IYM ....................
SIVR ..................
FXG ...................
PICK ..................
TFLO .................
IWC ...................
FENY .................
NUAG ................
JKE ....................
MXI ....................
IBDP ..................
LVHD .................
DBEH ................
FXR ...................
IYY ....................
EZM ...................
XPH ...................
DFJ ....................
PCEF .................
LIT .....................
AOK ...................
ILTB ...................
IQDF ..................
USMC ................
IHE ....................
FDVV .................
FXD ...................
FM .....................
PTMC ................
TDIV ..................
FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund ...............................................................................
RPAR Risk Parity ETF ..........................................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF ....................................................................................................
Invesco BulletShares 2022 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ...............................................................................
First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund .....................................................................................................
Invesco DWA Technology Momentum ETF ..........................................................................................................
ARK Genomic Revolution ETF ..............................................................................................................................
iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF ...........................................................................................................
iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF .................................................................................................................
ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF ..............................................................................................................
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF ...........................................................................................................................
First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund ....................................................................................................
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund .......................................................................................................
FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund ..............................................................................................................
iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Corporate ETF ...................................................................................................
JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF .....................................................................................................
InfraCap MLP ETF ................................................................................................................................................
iShares iBonds Dec 2023 Term Corporate ETF ...................................................................................................
Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF .......................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Vietnam ETF ...............................................................................................................................
Invesco Bulletshares 2023 Corporate Bond ETF .................................................................................................
Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF ...................................................................................................
iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF .................................................................................................
iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF ............................................................................................................................
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF .......................................................................................................
Invesco BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond ETF .................................................................................................
Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Value ETF ...............................................................................................................
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF ........................................................................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA Small-Cap ETF ...............................................................................................
Franklin Liberty Investment Grade Corporate ETF ...............................................................................................
Global X Cloud Computing ETF ............................................................................................................................
Invesco 1–30 Laddered Treasury ETF .................................................................................................................
iShares Global 100 ETF ........................................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF ...................................................................................................................
Invesco S&P 500 GARP ETF ...............................................................................................................................
Global X FinTech ETF ...........................................................................................................................................
iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF ................................................................................................................
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF .....................................................................................
Global X SuperDividend US ETF ..........................................................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF ...............................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF .....................................................................................
iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF .........................................................................................................................
Aberdeen Standard Physical Silver Shares ETF ..................................................................................................
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund ....................................................................................................
iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF ........................................................................................
iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF ...........................................................................................................
iShares Micro-Cap ETF .........................................................................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF ...........................................................................................................................
Nuveen Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF ............................................................................................
iShares Morningstar Large-Cap Growth ETF .......................................................................................................
iShares Global Materials ETF ...............................................................................................................................
iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Corporate ETF ...................................................................................................
Legg Mason Low Volatility High Dividend ETF .....................................................................................................
iM DBi Hedge Strategy ETF ..................................................................................................................................
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund ..................................................................................
iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF ...............................................................................................................................
WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund ...........................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF .........................................................................................................................
WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund ......................................................................................................
Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF ...................................................................................................................
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF ...................................................................................................................
iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF ...........................................................................................................
iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF ...............................................................................................................
FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund .........................................................................................
Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF .................................................................................................
iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF .......................................................................................................................
Fidelity High Dividend ETF ....................................................................................................................................
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund ...........................................................................................
iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF ............................................................................................................................
Pacer Trendpilot US Mid Cap ETF .......................................................................................................................
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QLTA .................
ICVT ..................
SCHK ................
SMDV ................
AVUS ................
REGL ................
FLQL .................
IXP ....................
BBAX .................
PUI ....................
XHE ...................
XSOE ................
HYEM ................
FCOM ................
CFA ...................
RYH ...................
DBO ..................
CGW .................
BAR ...................
PEY ...................
IBDQ .................
AOA ...................
EES ...................
PTNQ ................
CMBS ................
ATMP ................
PHO ..................
LDUR ................
CFO ...................
GIGB .................
DTD ...................
FDLO .................
JO ......................
HDGE ................
JAGG ................
LTPZ .................
SNLN .................
SMIN .................
SHE ...................
DWX ..................
FLTR .................
FEP ...................
GWX ..................
VSGX ................
ARGT ................
AMU ..................
ENZL .................
IVOO .................
POCT ................
PSCH ................
TPYP .................
AWTM ...............
XSW ..................
IVLU ..................
VRIG .................
ZIV .....................
QAI ....................
FGD ...................
XNTK .................
PNQI .................
VTC ...................
EXI ....................
FLTB .................
SRVR ................
EPS ...................
FXC ...................
REMX ................
ULST .................
BOCT ................
SUSL .................
TILT ...................
iShares Aaa-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF ..........................................................................................................
iShares Convertible Bond ETF ..............................................................................................................................
Schwab 1000 Index ETF .......................................................................................................................................
ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF ..................................................................................................
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF ........................................................................................................................................
ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF .......................................................................................
Franklin LibertyQ U.S. Equity ETF ........................................................................................................................
iShares Global Comm Services ETF ....................................................................................................................
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia ex-Japan ETF ......................................................................................
Invesco DWA Utilities Momentum ETF .................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF .............................................................................................................
WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund ....................................................................
VanEck Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF ...................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF ..............................................................................................
VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF .............................................................................................................
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF ...............................................................................................
Invesco DB Oil Fund .............................................................................................................................................
Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETF ..................................................................................................................
GraniteShares Gold Shares ..................................................................................................................................
Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF .............................................................................................
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF ...................................................................................................
iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF ..............................................................................................................
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund ........................................................................................................................
Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF .....................................................................................................................................
iShares CMBS ETF ...............................................................................................................................................
Barclays ETN+ Select MLP ETN ..........................................................................................................................
Invesco Water Resources ETF .............................................................................................................................
PIMCO Enhanced Low Duration Active ETF ........................................................................................................
VictoryShares US 500 Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF ...........................................................................................
Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF .......................................................................
WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund ................................................................................................................
Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF ..........................................................................................................................
iPath Series B Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return ETN ...........................................................................
AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF ..............................................................................................................
J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust ...........................................................................................................
PIMCO 15+ Year US TIPS Index ETF ..................................................................................................................
Highland iBoxx Senior Loan ETF ..........................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI India Small Cap ETF .....................................................................................................................
SPDR SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF ...........................................................................................................
SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF ................................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF ........................................................................................
First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund ......................................................................................................................
SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF .............................................................................................................
Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF ...............................................................................................................
Global X MSCI Argentina ETF ..............................................................................................................................
ETRACS Alerian MLP Index ETN .........................................................................................................................
iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF ..........................................................................................................................
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF .........................................................................................................................
Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETF—October ..................................................................................................
Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF .............................................................................................................
Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund ................................................................................................................
Aware Ultra-Short Duration Enhanced Income ETF .............................................................................................
SPDR S&P Software & Services ETF ..................................................................................................................
iShares Edge MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF ...........................................................................................................
Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF .....................................................................................................
VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Medium-Term ETN ..........................................................................................
IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF ..................................................................................................................
First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund ..................................................................................
SPDR NYSE Technology ETF ..............................................................................................................................
Invesco NASDAQ Internet ETF .............................................................................................................................
Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF ...................................................................................................................
iShares Global Industrials ETF .............................................................................................................................
Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF ...........................................................................................................................
Pacer Benchmark Data & Infrastructure Real Estate SCTR ETF ........................................................................
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund ........................................................................................................................
Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ...................................................................................................
VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF ...............................................................................................
SPDR SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF .............................................................................................................
Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF—October .............................................................................................................
iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF .................................................................................................................
FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt Index Fund .................................................................................
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APPENDIX A—SCHEDULE 1—Continued
[as of January 2, 2020]
Ticker
ETP name
EPU ...................
PWB ..................
BSCP ................
PNOV ................
WIP ...................
BDEC ................
SCHI ..................
PJP ....................
HDEF ................
IHDG .................
HEWG ...............
FIDU ..................
IBDR ..................
OUSA ................
FXF ...................
HFXI ..................
FNY ...................
AVDE ................
FIW ....................
FNX ...................
CLTL .................
AIA ....................
DVOL ................
PAUG ................
DIAL ..................
FXZ ...................
iShares MSCI Peru ETF ........................................................................................................................................
Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth ETF ............................................................................................................
Invesco Bulletshares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF .................................................................................................
Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETF—November ..............................................................................................
SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF ................................................................
Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF—December .........................................................................................................
Schwab 5–10 Year Corporate Bond ETF .............................................................................................................
Invesco Dynamic Pharmaceuticals ETF ...............................................................................................................
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF .......................................................................................
WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund ......................................................................
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF ...................................................................................................
Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF ......................................................................................................................
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF ...................................................................................................
O’Shares FTSE US Quality Dividend ETF ............................................................................................................
Invesco CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust .........................................................................................................
IQ 50 Percent Hedged FTSE International ETF ...................................................................................................
First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund ........................................................................................................
Avantis International Equity ETF ...........................................................................................................................
First Trust Water ETF ............................................................................................................................................
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund ...........................................................................................................
Invesco Treasury Collateral ETf ............................................................................................................................
iShares Asia 50 ETF .............................................................................................................................................
First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF .................................................................................
Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETF—August ...................................................................................................
Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation ETF ..............................................................................................
First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund ...................................................................................................................
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Appendix B—Data and Reporting
I. Data Provision. The Commission may
request from the Primary Listing Exchanges
the below data that is not otherwise publicly
available. The requested data shall be
collected and transmitted to the Commission
in an agreed-upon format, to be provided 30
calendar days following the date of the
request, or such other date as agreed upon by
the Commission and Primary Listing
Exchange. Data collected in connection with
a Commission request shall be transmitted to
the Commission with a request for
confidential treatment under the Freedom of
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, and the
Commission’s rules and regulations
thereunder. This section shall expire at the
time the below data becomes available via
the National Market System Plan Governing
the Consolidated Audit Trail or becomes
publicly available.
A. Data set of all orders entered during
halts or Trading Pauses.
1. Normal or Auction Only orders, Arrivals,
Changes, Cancels, # shares, limit/market,
side, Limit State side
2. Pipe delimited with field name as first
record
B. Data set of order events received during
Limit States.
C. 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
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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 NBO
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
orders priced at or below NBBO midpoint 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 15second period, last trade during 15second period
II. Reporting.
A. Annual Report. No later than March 31,
2020 and annually thereafter, the Operating
Committee, in consultation with the
Advisory committee, will provide the
Commission and make publicly available a
report containing key information concerning
the Plan’s performance during the preceding
calendar year which shall include the
following items: (1) An update on the Plan’s
operations; (2) an analysis of any
amendments to the Plan implemented during
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the period covered by the report; and (3) an
analysis of potential material emerging issues
that may directly impact the operation of the
Plan.
1. Update on the Plan’s Operations. This
section of the Annual Report shall analyze
the Plan’s operations during the covered
period, including a discussion of any areas of
the Plan’s operation that require additional
analysis. In particular, this section of the
Annual Report shall examine the calibration
of the parameters set forth in the Plan (e.g.,
Price Bands, duration of Limit States, impact
of Straddle States, duration of Trading
Pauses, and the performance of reopening
procedures following a Trading Pause). This
section of the Annual Report also shall
consider stock characteristics and variations
in market conditions over time, and may
include tests that differentiate results for
different characteristics, both in isolation and
in combination.
2. Analysis of Amendments Implemented.
This section of the Annual Report shall
provide an analysis of any amendments
implemented during the covered period. The
analysis shall include a discussion of any
such amendment’s operation and its impact
on the overall operation of the Plan.
3. Analysis of Emerging Issues. This
section of the Annual Report should vary
from year-to-year and will include a
discussion and analysis of the Plan’s
operation during a significant market event
that may have occurred during the covered
period. This section shall also include any
additional analyses performed during the
covered period on issues that were raised in
previous Annual Reports.
B. Quarterly Data. Thirty [30] days
following the end of each calendar quarter,
the Operating Committee shall provide the
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Commission and make publicly available a
report (‘‘Monitoring Report’’) including basic
statistics aggregated across primary listing
exchanges regarding the Plan’s operation
[(‘‘Monitoring Report’’)] during the preceding
calendar quarter, as well as data aggregated
[data] across primary listing exchanges from
the previous 12 quarters beginning with the
calendar quarter covered by the first
Monitoring Report. The purpose of the
Monitoring Report is to identify trends in the
performance and impact of the Plan on
market activity.
[1.] The Monitoring Report [quarterly
production] shall include data on the
following events [data] for each month during
the preceding calendar quarter:
a. Event Data.
i. Number of Limit States, Trading Pauses,
and Straddle States per day, including
distribution statistics such as the mean,
median, minimum and maximum
percentiles
ii. Number of NMS Stocks that experience
more than one Limit State Trading
Pause, or Straddle State in a single day
including the length of each Limit State,
Trading Pause, and Straddle State per
day
b. The number of Clearly Erroneous Events
per day for all NMS Stocks that occurred
during the time when Price Bands are
disseminated by the Processor
c. Reopening Data
i. Number of times an automated reopening
process is extended for and the length of
the Trading Pause
ii. Whether the reopening process ended in
a trade
iii. The price calculated by an automated
reopening process for an NMS Stock
exiting a Trading Pause
iv. For the five minutes following the
conclusion of a Trading Pause, the
highest price of all last sale eligible
trades, the lowest price of all last sale
eligible trades, and the average price of
all last sale eligible trades
2. 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 the
above categories
e. Tier 1 leveraged ETPs in each of the
above categories
f. Tier 2 non-ETPs in each of the above
categories
g. Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs in each of the
above categories
h. Tier 2 leveraged ETPs in each of the
above categories
3. 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]
1. Limit States, Trading Pauses, Straddle
States, and Clearly Erroneous Events
a. Definitions. For the purpose of this
Section B.1, the following definitions apply:
i. ‘‘Category’’ means the following
categories of securities:
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(2) Tier 1 non-ETP securities >= $0.75 and
<= $3.00
(3) Tier 1 non-ETP securities < $0.75
(4) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs > $3.00
(5) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs >= $0.75 and
<= $3.00
(6) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs < $0.75
(7) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs > $3.00
(8) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs >= $0.75 and
<= $3.00
(9) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs < $0.75
(10) Tier 2 non-ETPs > $3.00
(11) Tier 2 non-ETPs >= $0.75 and <= $3.00
(12) Tier 2 non-ETPs < $0.75
(13) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs > $3.00
(14) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs >= $0.75 and
<= $3.00
(15) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs < $0.75
(16) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs > $3.00
(17) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs >= $0.75 and
<= $3.00
(18) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs < $0.75
ii. ‘‘Time of Day’’ means the following time
spans:
(1) Opening (prior to 9:45 a.m. ET)
(2) Regular (between 9:45 a.m. ET and 25
minutes prior to the end of core trading
hours)
(3) Closing (the last 25 minutes of core
trading hours)
(4) Within five minutes of a Trading Pause
reopen or IPO open
b. Limit States. The Monitoring Report will
include:
i. Monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 25th percentile, and maximum) on
the number of Limit States per day, broken
out by Category and Time of Day.
ii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 25th percentile, and maximum) on
the number of NMS Stocks that experienced
more than one Limit State on a single day,
broken out by Category.
iii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 90th percentile, and 99th percentile)
on the number of Limit States experienced
per day by individual NMS Stocks that had
more than one Limit State on a single day,
broken out by Category.
iv. Monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 90th percentile, and 99th percentile)
on the total length of Limit States
experienced per day by individual NMS
Stocks that had more than one Limit State on
a single day, broken out by Category.
c. Trading Pauses. The Monitoring Report
will include:
i. Monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 25th percentile, and maximum) on
the number of Trading Pauses per day,
broken out by Category and Time of Day.
ii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 25th percentile, and maximum) on
the number of NMS Stocks that experienced
more than one Trading Pause on a single
day, broken out by Category.
iii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 90th percentile, and maximum) on
the number of Trading Pauses per day
experienced by individual NMS Stocks
having more than one Trading Pause on a
single day, broken out by Category.
d. Straddle States. The Monitoring Report
will include:
i. Monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 25th percentile, and maximum) on
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the number of Straddle States per day,
broken out by Category and Time of Day.
ii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 25th percentile, and maximum) on
the number of NMS Stocks that experienced
more than one Straddle State on a single day,
broken out by Category.
iii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 90th percentile, and 99.9th
percentile) on the total time spent in a
Straddle State per day for individual NMS
Stocks experiencing one or more Straddle
States on a single day, broken out by
Category.
e. The Monitoring Report will include the
number of Clearly Erroneous Events per day
for all NMS Stocks that occurred during the
time when Price Bands are disseminated by
the Processor, broken out by Category and
Time of Day.
2. Reopening Data
a. Definitions. For the purpose of this
Section B.2, the following definitions apply:
i. ‘‘Type of Reopening’’ means either (1)
manual or (2) automated.
ii. ‘‘Category’’ means the following
categories of securities:
(1) Tier 1 non-ETP securities
(2) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs
(3) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs
(4) Tier 2 non-ETP securities
(5) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs
(6) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs
ii. ‘‘Length of the Trading Pause’’ means
the following durations:
(1) less than 6 minutes (for manual
reopenings) or no extensions of the Trading
Pause (for automated reopenings);
(2) 6 to 10 minutes (for manual reopenings)
or one extension of the Trading Pause (for
automated reopenings);
(3) more than 10 minutes (for manual
reopenings) or more than one extension of
the Trading Pause (for automated
reopenings)
b. The Monitoring Report will include the
following monthly data on reopenings:
i. The number of Trading Pauses per
month, broken out by (1) Type of Reopening,
(2) Category, and (3) Length of the Trading
Pause.
ii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 90th percentile, and 99th percentile)
on the duration of each Trading Pause,
broken out by (1) Type of Reopening and (2)
Category.
iii. The number of Trading Pauses ending
in a:
(1) trade;
(2) quote; and
(3) potential closing auction, broken out by
(a) Type of Reopening, (b) Category, and (c)
Length of Trading Pause.
iv. For Trading Pauses in NMS Stocks
preceded by a Limit Up state, monthly
distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and 99th percentile) on the
percentage price change from the Limit Up
pricing that triggered the Trading Pause to
the reopening price on exiting the Trading
Pause (i.e., the reopening trade or midpoint
price), broken out by (1) Category and (2)
whether the Trading Pause ended in a trade
or (3) in a quote (i.e., the reopening price was
a midpoint).
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v. For Trading Pauses in NMS Stocks
preceded by a Limit Down state, monthly
distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and 99th percentile) on the
percentage price change from the Limit Down
pricing that triggered the Trading Pause to
the reopening price on exiting the Trading
Pause (i.e., the reopening trade or midpoint
price), broken out by (1) Category and (2)
whether the Trading Pause ended in a trade
or (3) in a quote (i.e., the reopening price was
a midpoint).
vi. For Trading Pauses in NMS Stocks
where the reopening process ended in a trade
or quote (with resulting reference price equal
to the midpoint of that quote), monthly
distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and 99th percentile) on the
percentage price change from the reopening
price on exiting the Trading Pause (i.e., the
reopening trade or midpoint price) to
(1) the highest price of all last sale eligible
trades;
(2) the lowest price of all last sale eligible
trades; and
(3) the trade-weighted average price of all
last sale eligible trades for the five minutes
following the conclusion of the Trading
Pause, broken out by (a) Category, (b)
whether the Trading Pause was preceded by
a Limit Up state or (c) a Limit Down state,
and (d) whether the Trading Pause ended in
a trade or (e) in a quote (i.e., the reopening
price was a midpoint).
C. Reports on Market Events. At the
Commission’s request, the Operating
Committee shall provide the Commission
and make publicly available a report
analyzing the Plan’s operation during a
significant market event that (1) materially
impacted the trading of more than one
security across multiple Trading Centers; and
(2) is directly related to or implicating the
performance of the Plan. Such report shall be
provided to the Commission no later than 30
days following the Commission’s request, or
at a later date as agreed upon between the
Commission and the Operation Committee.
The requirement to submit a report under
this section may be satisfied by including the
required analysis within an Annual Report.
[FR Doc. 2020–06024 Filed 3–20–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
notice is hereby given that, on March
16, 2020, NYSE National, Inc. (‘‘NYSE
National’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items
have been prepared by the selfregulatory organization. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes a temporary
waiver of the co-location ‘‘Hot Hands’’
fee beginning on March 16, 2020
through March 29, 2020. The proposed
rule change is available on the
Exchange’s website at www.nyse.com, at
the principal office of the Exchange, and
at the Commission’s Public Reference
Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
self-regulatory organization included
statements concerning the purpose of,
and basis for, the proposed rule change
and discussed any comments it received
on the proposed rule change. The text
of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below.
The Exchange has prepared summaries,
set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
of the most significant parts of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–88399; File No. SR–
NYSENAT–2020–10]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
National, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change of a Temporary Waiver of
the Co-Location Hot Hands Fee
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March 17, 2020.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
1 15
U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
U.S.C. 78a.
3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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The Exchange proposes a temporary
suspension of the co-location 4 ‘‘Hot
Hands’’ fee beginning on March 16,
2020 through March 29, 2020, after
which the Mahwah, New Jersey data
center (‘‘Data Center’’) is scheduled to
reopen to third parties.
The Exchange is an indirect
subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange,
Inc. (‘‘ICE’’). Through its ICE Data
Services (‘‘IDS’’) business, ICE operates
the Data Center, from which the
4 The Exchange initially filed rule changes
relating to its co-location services with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) in May 2018. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 83351 (May 31, 2018), 83
FR 26314 (June 6, 2018) (SR–NYSENAT–2018–07).
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Exchange provides co-location services
to Users.5
Among those services is a ‘‘Hot
Hands’’ service, which allows Users to
use on-site Data Center personnel to
maintain User equipment, support
network troubleshooting, rack and stack
a server in a User’s cabinet; power
recycling; and install and document the
fitting of cable in a User’s cabinet(s).6
The Hot Hands fee is $100 per half hour.
ICE has announced to each User that,
starting March 16, 2020, the Data Center
will be closed to third parties through
March 29, 2020. Pursuant to the ICE
contingency plan, the Data Center is
being closed to third parties to help
avoid the spread of COVID–19, which
could negatively impact Data Center
functions. The President of the
Exchange has taken the actions required
under NYSE National Rule 7.1 to close
the co-location facility of the Exchange
to third parties.7 While the Rule 7.1
closure is in effect, User representatives
will not be allowed access to the Data
Center.
If a User’s equipment requires work
while the Rule 7.1 closure is in effect,
the User will have no option but to use
the Hot Hands service and, absent the
proposed waiver, would incur Hot
Hands fees for the work. Given that, the
Exchange proposes to waive all Hot
Hands fees from the date of the closing
through March 29, 2020, and to add text
to the Hot Hands Fee in the Price List
noting the waiver. The Exchange
believes that there will be sufficient
Data Center staff on-site to comply with
User requests for Hot Hands service.
The proposed waiver would apply
equally to all Users. The proposed fee
waiver would not apply differently to
distinct types or sizes of market
participants. Rather, it would apply
uniformly to all Users.
The proposed change is not otherwise
intended to address any other issues
5 For purposes of the Exchange’s co-location
services, a ‘‘User’’ means any market participant
that requests to receive co-location services directly
from the Exchange. See id. at note 9. As specified
in the Exchange’s Price List, a User that incurs colocation fees for a particular co-location service
pursuant thereto would not be subject to co-location
fees for the same co-location service charged by the
Exchange’s affiliates the New York Stock Exchange
LLC (‘‘NYSE’’), NYSE American LLC (‘‘NYSE
American’’), NYSE Arca, Inc. (‘‘NYSE Arca’’), and
NYSE Chicago, Inc. (‘‘NYSE Chicago’’ and together,
the ‘‘Affiliate SROs’’). See id. at note 11. Each
Affiliate SRO has submitted substantially the same
proposed rule change to propose the changes
described herein. See SR–NYSE–2020–18, SR–
NYSEAmer–2020–19, SR–NYSEArca–2020–22, and
SR–NYSECHX–2020–07.
6 See 83 FR 26314, supra note 4.
7 See NYSE National Rule 7.1(c) through (e). See
also NYSE Rule 7.1, NYSE Arca Rules 7.1–E and
7.1–O, NYSE American Rules 7.1E and 901NY, and
NYSE Chicago Rule 7.1.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-88406; File No. 4-631]
Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing of the Twentieth Amendment
to the National Market System Plan To Address Extraordinary Market
Volatility by Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc., Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., Cboe
EDGA Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc., Chicago Stock Exchange,
Inc., Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., Investors Exchange
LLC, Long-Term Stock Exchange, 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 17, 2020.
I. Introduction
On February 13, 2020, 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, Long-Term Stock
Exchange (``LTSE''), 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 (``Twentieth Amendment'').\4\ The proposal
reflects changes unanimously approved by the Participants. The
Twentieth Amendment proposes to: (i) Amend Section II.B of Appendix B,
concerning the quarterly reports provided by the Operating Committee to
the Commission; and amend the Plan to reflect the name change of the
Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. to NYSE Chicago, Inc. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit comments from interested persons on
the Twentieth 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). On March 15, 2018, the Commission
noticed for immediate effectiveness the Sixteenth Amendment to the
Plan. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82887, 83 FR 12414
(March 21, 2018). On April 12, 2018, the Commission approved the
Seventeenth Amendment to the Plan. See Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 83044, 83 FR 17205 (April 18, 2018). On April 11, 2019,
the Commission approved the Eighteenth Amendment to the Plan. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85623 (April 11, 2019), 84 FR
16086 (April 17, 2019). On February 5, 2020, the Commission noticed
for immediate effectiveness the Nineteenth Amendment to the Plan.
See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 88122 (February 5, 2020), 85
FR 7805 (February 11, 2020).
\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 Vanessa Countryman, Secretary,
Commission, dated February 13, 2020 (``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 Eighteenth Amendment, along with the information
required by Rule 608(a)(4) and (5) under the Exchange Act,\6\
substantially 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. The statement of the
purpose and summary of the amendment and the information required by
Rule 608(a)(4) and (5) is reproduced verbatim from the Transmittal
Letter unless otherwise noted; cross-references have been revised to
conform with the footnote sequencing of this notice.
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A. Statement of Purpose and Summary of the Plan Amendment
The Participants filed the Plan with the Commission 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.\8\ The Plan
sets forth procedures that provide for market-wide limit up-limit down
requirements to 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, as defined in Section
I(Y) of the Plan, to accommodate more fundamental price moves. In
particular, the Participants adopted this Plan to address extraordinary
volatility in the securities markets, i.e., significant fluctuations in
individual securities' prices over a short period of time, such as
those experienced during the ``Flash Crash'' on the afternoon of May 6,
2010.
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As detailed above, the Plan was amended numerous times between 2011
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and 2019. On April 11, 2019, the Commission approved the eighteenth
amendment to the Plan,\9\ which transitioned the Plan from operating on
a pilot to a permanent basis. The eighteenth amendment included changes
to the Plan's Appendix B, ``Data and Reporting,'' which revised the
Participants' requirements to report data about the Plan's ongoing
operation to the Commission. Under the eighteenth amendment, the Plan
requires the Participants to provide to the Commission an annual report
assessing the Plan's performance, quarterly reports providing basic
statistics, and ad hoc reports that may be requested by the Commission
following significant market events.
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\9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85623 (April 11,
2019), 84 FR 16086 (April 17, 2019) (File No. 4-631).
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Section II.B of Appendix B (``Appendix B.II.B'') concerns the
quarterly reports to be provided to the Commission. Appendix B.II.B
currently provides that 30 days following the end of each calendar
quarter, the Operating Committee shall provide the Commission and make
publicly available a report including basic statistics regarding the
Plan's operation (``Monitoring Report'') during the preceding calendar
quarter as well as aggregated data from the previous 12 quarters
beginning with the calendar quarter covered by the first Monitoring
Report. Appendix B.II.B requires the Monitoring Report to include data
on the number and rate of recurrence of Limit States, Straddle States,
and Trading Pauses for each month during the calendar quarter, as well
as the performance of reopening procedures following a Trading Pause.
Appendix B.II.B also currently provides that the Monitoring Report will
include data on the number of Clearly Erroneous Executions that occur
during the preceding calendar quarter. In addition, Appendix B.II.B
currently states that the data in the Monitoring Report should be
partitioned by ``category'' (i.e., type of issue and price range), as
well as by the ``time of day'' of the event. \10\
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\10\ In several places in the Notice describing the Monitoring
Report requirements, the Participants state that they ``should'' do
certain things or provide certain data. The Commission notes that
LULD Plan requires the Participants to meet such obligations and
they are not voluntary on the part of the Participants. Therefore,
in instances where the Notice states that the Participants
``should'' include something in the Monitoring Report, the
Commission notes that the LULD Plan requires that the data be
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The Participants now propose to amend Appendix B.II.B in order to
improve the clarity and transparency of the quarterly reporting
requirements. The Participants also propose to make a non-substantive
amendment to the Plan to reflect the name change of Chicago Stock
Exchange, Inc., to NYSE Chicago, Inc.
1. Proposal To Improve Clarity and Transparency of Appendix B.II.B
The Participants propose to amend Appendix B.II.B to improve its
clarity and transparency by revising and supplementing the current
language. In preparing to compile and aggregate the data required for
the first quarterly report, the Participants determined that the
language of Appendix B.II.B could be improved by, among other things:
(a) Emphasizing from the outset that the data should be aggregated
across primary listing exchanges, (b) specifying the specific
partitions that should be applied to each data point, (c) specifying
the specific distribution statistics that should be applied to each
data point, and (d) providing additional clarity as to what Reopening
data should be included.
The Participants emphasize that the intention of this amendment is
not to substantively change the requirements in Appendix B.II.B, but to
amend the language of Appendix B.II.B to give more complete directions
as to the information that should be included in the quarterly
Monitoring Reports.
a. Data Aggregated Across Primary Listing Exchanges
The opening paragraph of Appendix B.II.B currently refers to
``aggregate data,'' but is not clear that the data for the quarterly
Monitoring Report should be aggregated across primary listing
exchanges, as opposed to aggregated in some other fashion. The
Participants propose to amend this paragraph to make clear that the
quarterly Monitoring Report will include basic statistics aggregated
across primary listing exchanges regarding the Plan's operation during
the preceding calendar quarter, as well as data aggregated across
exchanges from the previous 12 quarters beginning with the calendar
covered by the first Monitoring Report.
b. Specific Partitions To Apply to Each Data Category
Appendix B.II.B currently contains provisions entitled ``Partition
stocks by category'' and ``Partition by time of day.'' The Participants
propose to replace this text to specify more clearly (i) which
partitions apply to the data for Limit States, Trading Pauses, Straddle
States, and Clearly Erroneous Events, and which partitions apply to the
data for Reopenings, which differ; (ii) the 18 different category
partitions that apply to the data for Limit States, Trading Pauses,
Straddle States, and Clearly Erroneous Events; (iii) the specific time-
frames covered by each time-of-day partition; and (iv) that the data
provided for Reopenings must take into account the differences between
manual and automated reopenings.
First, in preparing to compile the data required for the first
quarterly report, the Participants determined that the partitions
listed in the current Appendix B.II.B reasonably apply to the data for
Limit States, Trading Pauses, Straddle States, and Clearly Erroneous
Events, and that the Reopenings data requires different partitions. The
Participants therefore propose to restructure Appendix B.II.B into two
subsections, each with their own ``Definitions'' section that specifies
the partitions that would be applicable to that subsection.
Specifically, proposed Appendix B.II.B.1.a would define the partitions
that would apply to data about Limit States, Trading Pauses, Straddle
States, and Clearly Erroneous Events, and proposed Appendix B.II.B.2.a
would define the partitions that would apply to data about Reopenings.
Second, the current version of Appendix B.II.B. lists only eight
separate ``categories'' into which securities should be partitioned,
but the full language of that provision indicates that 18 categories
are actually intended. Appendix B.II.B currently lists the first three
categories as ``Tier 1 non-ETP issues > $3.00,'' ``Tier 1 non-ETP >=
$0.75 and <= $3.00,'' and ``Tier 1 non-ETP issues < $0.75,'' and then
lists five other categories of securities that should also be divided
``in each of the above categories.'' The Participants understand this
language to mean that each of the six categories of securities listed--
that is, Tier 1 non-ETPs, Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs, Tier 1 leveraged
ETPs, Tier 2 non-ETPs, Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs, and Tier 2 leveraged
ETPs--should each be further subdivided into three subcategories:
Greater than $3.00, between $0.75 and $3.00, and less than $0.75. As
such, the Participants propose to clearly list in the amended Appendix
B.II.B.1.a.i all 18 of the categories of securities into which the
Limit State, Trading Pause, Straddle State, and Clearly Erroneous
Events data should be partitioned:
(1) Tier 1 non-ETP securities > $3.00
(2) Tier 1 non-ETP securities >= $0.75 and <= $3.00
(3) Tier 1 non-ETP securities < $0.75
(4) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs > $3.00
(5) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs >= $0.75 and <= $3.00
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(6) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs < $0.75
(7) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs > $3.00
(8) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs >= $0.75 and <= $3.00
(9) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs < $0.75
(10) Tier 2 non-ETPs > $3.00
(11) Tier 2 non-ETPs >= $0.75 and <= $3.00
(12) Tier 2 non-ETPs < $0.75
(13) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs > $3.00
(14) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs >= $0.75 and <= $3.00
(15) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs < $0.75
(16) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs > $3.00
(17) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs >= $0.75 and <= $3.00
(18) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs < $0.75
Third, the current Appendix B.II.B.3 states that the ``time of
day'' partitions are ``Opening (prior to 9:45 a.m. ET),'' ``Regular
(between 9:45 a.m. ET and 3:35 p.m. ET),'' ``Closing (after 3:35 p.m.
ET),'' and ``Within five minutes of a Trading Pause re-open or IPO
open.'' These partitions, however, assume that all trading days are
full trading days, and do not account for partial trading days where
the markets are scheduled to close early, such as the day after
Thanksgiving and December 24. The Participants accordingly propose to
amend Appendix B.II.B to add new subsection 1.a.ii, to specify that
``Time of Day'' means the following time spans:
(1) Opening (prior to 9:45 a.m. ET)
(2) Regular (between 9:45 a.m. ET and 25 minutes prior to the end of
core trading hours)
(3) Closing (the last 25 minutes of core trading hours)
(4) Within five minutes of a Trading Pause reopen or IPO open
Fourth, the current Appendix B.II.B does not include any language
partitioning Reopenings data between manual and automated
reopenings.\11\ The Participants accordingly propose to amend Appendix
B.II.B to add new subsection 2.a.i requiring that they partition
Reopening data by whether the reopening is manual or automated. The
Participants also propose to add new subsection 2.a.iii, to require
that the data for Reopenings be partitioned by the ``Length of the
Trading Pause,'' which would be defined as:
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\11\ For purposes of Appendix B, a reopening is considered
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a Designated Market Maker on NYSE) that has obligations under that
exchange's rules to facilitate the reopening process. (All
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Less than 6 minutes (for manual reopenings) or no
extensions of the Trading Pause (for automated reopenings);
6 to 10 minutes (for manual reopenings) or one extension
of the Trading Pause (for automated reopenings);
more than 10 minutes (for manual reopenings) or more than
one extension of the Trading Pause (for automated reopenings).
c. Specific Distribution Statistics To Apply to Each Data Category for
Limit States, Trading Pauses, Straddle States, and Clearly Erroneous
Events
The current Appendix II.B.II states in general terms that the
Monitoring Report should include data on the ``[n]umber of Limit
States, Trading Pauses, and Straddle States per day, including
distribution statistics such as the mean, median, minimum and maximum
percentiles,'' and the ``[n]umber of NMS Stocks that experience more
than one Limit State, Trading Pause, or Straddle State in a single day
including the length of each Limit State, Trading Pause, and Straddle
State per day.'' The current version also states generally that
Participants should ``[P]artition stocks by category'' and
``[P]artition by time of day,'' even though such partitions do not
reasonably apply to every data set required to be supplied in the
Monitoring Report.
The Participants propose to add clarity to these reporting
requirements by amending Appendix B.II.B to specify the precise
distribution statistics and partitions to apply to each data request.
Accordingly, the Participants propose to amend Appendix B.II.B.1.b
clarify that the Monitoring Report would include:
For Limit States
Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 25th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of Limit States per day, broken
out by Category and Time of Day.
Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 25th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of NMS Stocks that experienced
more than one Limit State on a single day, broken out by Category.
Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and 99th percentile) on the number of Limit States
experienced per day by individual NMS Stocks that had more than one
Limit State on a single day, broken out by Category.
Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and 99th percentile) on the total length of Limit States
experienced per day by individual NMS Stocks that had more than one
Limit State on a single day, broken out by Category.
For Trading Pauses
Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 25th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of Trading Pauses per day,
broken out by Category and Time of Day.
Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 25th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of NMS Stocks that experienced
more than one Trading Pause on a single day, broken out by Category.
Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of Trading Pauses per day
experienced by individual NMS Stocks having more than one Trading Pause
on a single day, broken out by Category.
For Straddle States
Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 25th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of Straddle States per day,
broken out by Category and Time of Day.
Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 25th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of NMS Stocks that experienced
more than one Straddle State on a single day, broken out by Category.
Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and 99.9th percentile) on the total time spent in a
Straddle State per day for individual NMS Stocks experiencing one or
more Straddle States on a single day, broken out by Category
For Clearly Erroneous Events
The number of Clearly Erroneous Events per day for all NMS
Stocks that occurred during the time when Price Bands re disseminated
by the Processor, broken out by Category and Time of Day.
d. Additional Clarity on Reopening Data
Finally, regarding Reopening data, Appendix B.II.B currently states
that the Monitoring Report should include the ``[n]umber of times an
automated reopening process is extended for and the length of the
Trading Pause,'' ``[w]hether the reopening process ended in a trade,''
``[t]he price calculated by an automated reopening process for an NMS
Stock existing a Trading Pause,'' and ``[f]or the five minutes
following the conclusion of a Trading Pause, the highest price of all
last sale eligible trades, the lowest price of all last sale eligible
trades, and the average price of all last sale eligible trades.''
These provisions, however, do not specify the specific distribution
statistics or partitions that the Participants should apply to any of
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these data requests. Additionally, the Participants believe that the
quality and utility of the Monitoring Report will be enhanced if they
supply additional information about Reopening statistics, including how
the Trading Pause ended (whether in a trade, a quote, or a potential
closing auction), whether the Trading Pause was preceded by a Limit Up
state versus a Limit Down state, and the percentage price change
between the price that triggered the Trading Pause and the reopening
price on exiting the Trading Pause.
Accordingly, the Participants propose to amend the provisions in
Appendix B.II.B pertaining to Reopenings to specify that the Monitoring
Report should include:
The number of Trading Pauses per month, broken out by (a)
Type of Reopening, (b) Category, and (c) Length of the Trading Pause.
Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and 99th percentile) on the duration of each Trading Pause,
broken out by (a) Type of Reopening and (b) Category.
The number of Trading Pauses ending in a (a) trade; (b)
quote; and (c) potential closing auction, broken out by (i) Type of
Reopening, (ii) Category, and (iii) Length of Trading Pause.
For Trading Pauses in NMS Stocks preceded by a Limit Up
state, monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th percentile,
and 99th percentile) on the percentage price change from the Limit Up
pricing that triggered the Trading Pause to the reopening price on
exiting the Trading Pause (i.e., the reopening trade or midpoint
price), broken out by (a) Category and (b) whether the Trading Pause
ended in a trade or (c) in a quote (i.e., the reopening price was a
midpoint).
For Trading Pauses in NMS Stocks preceded by a Limit Down
state, monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th percentile,
and 99th percentile) on the percentage price change from the Limit Down
pricing that triggered the Trading Pause to the reopening price on
exiting the Trading Pause (i.e., the reopening trade or midpoint
price), broken out by (a) Category and (b) whether the Trading Pause
ended in a trade or (c) in a quote (i.e., the reopening price was a
midpoint).
For Trading Pauses in NMS Stocks where the reopening
process ended in a trade or quote (with resulting reference price equal
to the midpoint of that quote), monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 90th percentile, and 99th percentile) on the percentage price
change from the reopening price on exiting the Trading Pause (i.e., the
reopening trade or midpoint price) to (a) the highest price of all last
sale eligible trades, (b) the lowest price of all last sale eligible
trades; and (c) the trade-weighted average price of all last sale
eligible trades for the five minutes following the conclusion of the
Trading Pause, broken out by (i) Category, (ii) whether the Trading
Pause was preceded by a Limit Up state or (iii) a Limit Down state, and
(iv) whether the Trading Pause ended in a trade or (v) in a quote
(i.e., the reopening price was a midpoint).
The Participants believe that the proposed amendments described
above will enhance clarity, improve transparency, and provide direction
to the Participants in compiling and aggregating the data required in
the quarterly Monitoring Reports.
2. Proposal To Change Name of Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. to NYSE
Chicago, Inc.
The Participants also propose to make a non-substantive amendment
to the Plan to reflect the name change of Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.
to NYSE Chicago, Inc., and the change of its address from 440 South
LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605 to 11 Wall Street, New York,
New York, 10005.
On October 18, 2018, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. filed a
proposed rule change for immediate effectiveness to amend, among other
things, its rules to reflect the change of its name to NYSE Chicago,
Inc.\12\
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\12\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 84494 (October 26,
2018), 83 FR 54953 (November 1, 2018) (SR-CHX-2018-05).
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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 this proposed amendment to
the Plan.
C. Implementation of Amendment
The Participants are filing this proposed amendment pursuant to
Rule 608(b)(1) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act.\13\
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D. Development and Implementation Phases
The Plan has been fully implemented, and the amendments proposed
herein are immediately effective, as noted above.\14\
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\14\ The Commission notes that the Exchanges incorrectly stated
in the Transmittal Letter, supra note 4, that the proposed
amendments are effective upon filing. These amendments are being
proposed pursuant to Rule 608(b)(1) of Regulation NMS under the
Exchange Act, and the Commission is publishing the proposed
amendments for public comment as required by Rule 608(b)(1). The
Commission may approve these proposed amendments if it finds that
they are consistent with the standards articulated in Rule 608(b)(2)
of Regulation NMS.
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E. Analysis of Impact on Competition
The Participants believe that the proposed amendment does not
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Exchange Act''). The proposed amendments to Appendix B.II.B of the
Plan pertain to the obligations of the Participants and the Operating
Committee to provide periodic reports to the Commission about the
Plan's ongoing operation. As such, they do not apply directly to any
market participants and would not impose a competitive burden on one
category of market participant in favor of another category of market
participant. For the same reasons, 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.
G. Approval of Amendment of the Plan
Each of the Participants has approved the amendment in accordance
with Section III(C) of the Plan. Specifically, on February 12, 2020,
the Operating Committee, duly constituted and chaired by Mr. Robert
Books of Cboe Global Markets, Inc., voted unanimously to amend the Plan
as set forth herein. The Participants also received and incorporated
feedback from the Plan Advisory Committee in preparing this proposal.
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
This section is not applicable as the proposed amendment to the
Plan does not involve fees or charges.
J. Method and Frequency of Processor Evaluation
This section is not applicable as the operation of the Plan is
conducted by the Primary Listing Exchange.
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.
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 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 13, 2020.
By the Commission.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant 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 and Reporting.................................. 37
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.
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(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.
(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]
(5[6]) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., 1735 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006
(6[7]) Investors Exchange LLC, 4 World Trade Center, 44th Floor, New
York, New York 10007
(7[8]) NASDAQ BX, Inc., One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006
(8[9]) NASDAQ PHLX LLC, 1900 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103
(9[10]) The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, 1 Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, New
York, NY 10006
(10[1]) NYSE National, Inc., 11 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005
(11[2]) New York Stock Exchange LLC, 11 Wall Street, New York, New York
10005
(12[3]) NYSE American LLC, 11 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005
(13[4]) NYSE Arca, Inc., 11 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005
(14) NYSE Chicago, 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
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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 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 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 for (i) all Tier 1 NMS Stocks and
(ii) Tier 2 NMS Stocks priced equal to or below $3.00. 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.
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(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 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
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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.
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
November 2019 [2018] by each of the parties hereto.
Cboe BZX EXCHANGE, INC.
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Cboe EDGA EXCHANGE, INC.
BY:--------------------------------------------------------------------
[CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
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INVESTORS EXCHANGE LLC
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NASDAQ PHLX LLC
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NYSE NATIONAL, INC.
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NYSE American LLC
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NYSE CHICAGO, INC.
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Cboe BYX EXCHANGE, INC.
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Cboe EDGX EXCHANGE, INC.
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FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY, INC.
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NASDAQ BX, Inc.
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THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET LLC
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LLC
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NYSE ARCA, INC.
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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[,] and 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 exists, the last
sale on the Primary Listing Exchange reported by the Processor.
Appendix A--Schedule 1
[as of January 2, 2020]
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Ticker ETP name Exchange
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SPY..................... SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.. NYSE Arca.
QQQ..................... Invesco QQQ Trust....... NASDAQ.
IWM..................... iShares Russell 2000 ETF NYSE Arca.
EEM..................... iShares MSCI Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets ETF.
GDX..................... VanEck Vectors Gold NYSE Arca.
Miners ETF.
HYG..................... iShares iBoxx $ High NYSE Arca.
Yield Corporate Bond
ETF.
EFA..................... iShares MSCI EAFE ETF... NYSE Arca.
TLT..................... iShares 20+ Year NASDAQ.
Treasury Bond ETF.
GLD..................... SPDR Gold Trust......... NYSE Arca.
XLF..................... Financial Select Sector NYSE Arca.
SPDR Fund.
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LQD..................... iShares iBoxx $ NYSE Arca.
Investment Grade
Corporate Bond ETF.
IVV..................... iShares Core S&P 500 ETF NYSE Arca.
XLU..................... Utilities Select Sector NYSE Arca.
SPDR Fund.
EWZ..................... iShares MSCI Brazil ETF. NYSE Arca.
FXI..................... iShares China Large-Cap NYSE Arca.
ETF.
XLE..................... Energy Select Sector NYSE Arca.
SPDR Fund.
XLK..................... Technology Select Sector NYSE Arca.
SPDR Fund.
XLV..................... Health Care Select NYSE Arca.
Sector SPDR Fund.
VXX..................... iPath Series B S&P 500 Cboe BZX.
VIX Short-Term Futures
ETN.
XLI..................... Industrial Select Sector NYSE Arca.
SPDR Fund.
XLP..................... Consumer Staples Select NYSE Arca.
Sector SPDR Fund.
DIA..................... SPDR Dow Jones NYSE Arca.
Industrial Average ETF
Trust.
VOO..................... Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.... NYSE Arca.
IEMG.................... iShares Core MSCI NYSE Arca.
Emerging Markets ETF.
IYR..................... iShares U.S. Real Estate NYSE Arca.
ETF.
GDXJ.................... VanEck Vectors Junior NYSE Arca.
Gold Miners ETF.
JNK..................... SPDR Bloomberg Barclays NYSE Arca.
High Yield Bond ETF.
XOP..................... SPDR S&P Oil & Gas NYSE Arca.
Exploration &
Production ETF.
SMH..................... VanEck Vectors NASDAQ.
Semiconductor ETF.
IEF..................... iShares 7-10 Year NASDAQ.
Treasury Bond ETF.
VWO..................... Vanguard FTSE Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets ETF.
IEFA.................... iShares Core MSCI EAFE Cboe BZX.
ETF.
AGG..................... iShares Core U.S. NYSE Arca.
Aggregate Bond ETF.
VNQ..................... Vanguard Real Estate ETF NYSE Arca.
EMB..................... iShares JP Morgan USD NASDAQ.
Emerging Markets Bond
ETF.
XLY..................... Consumer Discretionary NYSE Arca.
Select Sector SPDR Fund.
VTI..................... Vanguard Total Stock NYSE Arca.
Market ETF.
XBI..................... SPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF.... NYSE Arca.
EWJ..................... iShares MSCI Japan ETF.. NYSE Arca.
MDY..................... SPDR S&P Midcap 400 ETF NYSE Arca.
Trust.
VEA..................... Vanguard FTSE Developed NYSE Arca.
Markets ETF.
XLB..................... Materials Select Sector NYSE Arca.
SPDR Fund.
KRE..................... SPDR S&P Regional NYSE Arca.
Banking ETF.
SLV..................... iShares Silver Trust.... NYSE Arca.
USO..................... United States Oil Fund NYSE Arca.
LP.
IAU..................... iShares Gold Trust...... NYSE Arca.
USMV.................... iShares Edge MSCI Min Cboe BZX.
Vol USA ETF.
IBB..................... iShares NASDAQ NASDAQ.
Biotechnology ETF.
BND..................... Vanguard Total Bond NASDAQ.
Market ETF.
IJR..................... iShares Core S&P Small NYSE Arca.
Cap ETF.
SHV..................... iShares Short Treasury NASDAQ.
Bond ETF.
IWD..................... iShares Russell 1000 NYSE Arca.
Value ETF.
SPLV.................... Invesco S&P 500 Low NYSE Arca.
Volatility ETF.
IWF..................... iShares Russell 1000 NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
XRT..................... SPDR S&P Retail ETF..... NYSE Arca.
EWY..................... iShares MSCI South Korea NYSE Arca.
ETF.
MCHI.................... iShares MSCI China ETF.. NASDAQ.
ACWI.................... iShares MSCI ACWI ETF... NASDAQ.
VCIT.................... Vanguard Intermediate- NASDAQ.
Term Corporate Bond ETF.
AMLP.................... Alerian MLP ETF......... NYSE Arca.
SHY..................... iShares 1-3 Year NASDAQ.
Treasury Bond ETF.
VGK..................... Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF NYSE Arca.
BIL..................... SPDR Bloomberg Barclays NYSE Arca.
1-3 Month T-Bill ETF.
EZU..................... iShares MSCI Eurozone Cboe BZX.
ETF.
IJH..................... iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap NYSE Arca.
ETF.
XLRE.................... Real Estate Select NYSE Arca.
Sector SPDR Fund.
XLC..................... Communication Services NYSE Arca.
Select Sector SPDR Fund.
IWB..................... iShares Russell 1000 ETF NYSE Arca.
EWT..................... iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF. NYSE Arca.
TIP..................... iShares TIPS Bond ETF... NYSE Arca.
MTUM.................... iShares Edge MSCI USA Cboe BZX.
Momentum Factor ETF.
RSX..................... VanEck Vectors Russia Cboe BZX.
ETF.
VTV..................... Vanguard Value ETF...... NYSE Arca.
INDA.................... iShares MSCI India ETF.. Cboe BZX.
PFF..................... iShares Preferred & NASDAQ.
Income Securities ETF.
EWH..................... iShares MSCI Hong Kong NYSE Arca.
ETF.
VT...................... Vanguard Total World NYSE Arca.
Stock ETF.
MBB..................... iShares MBS ETF......... NASDAQ.
IGV..................... iShares Expanded Tech- Cboe BZX.
Software Sector ETF.
BSV..................... Vanguard Short-Term Bond NYSE Arca.
ETF.
SVXY.................... ProShares Short VIX NYSE Arca.
Short-Term Futures ETF.
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BKLN.................... Invesco Senior Loan ETF. NYSE Arca.
VIG..................... Vanguard Dividend NYSE Arca.
Appreciation ETF.
OIH..................... VanEck Vectors Oil NYSE Arca.
Services ETF.
EWW..................... iShares MSCI Mexico ETF. NYSE Arca.
VEU..................... Vanguard FTSE All-World NYSE Arca.
ex-US Index Fund.
VCSH.................... Vanguard Short-Term NASDAQ.
Corporate Bond ETF.
SH...................... ProShares Short S&P500.. NYSE Arca.
IEI..................... iShares 3-7 Year NASDAQ.
Treasury Bond ETF.
GOVT.................... iShares U.S. Treasury Cboe BZX.
Bond ETF.
SOXX.................... iShares PHLX NASDAQ.
Semiconductor ETF.
VGT..................... Vanguard Information NYSE Arca.
Technology ETF.
BNDX.................... Vanguard Total NASDAQ.
International Bond ETF.
ASHR.................... Xtrackers Harvest CSI NYSE Arca.
300 China A-Shares ETF.
ITOT.................... iShares Core S&P Total NYSE Arca.
U.S. Stock Market ETF.
IWO..................... iShares Russell 2000 NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
VUG..................... Vanguard Growth ETF..... NYSE Arca.
JPST.................... JPMorgan Ultra-Short Cboe BZX.
Income ETF.
IWN..................... iShares Russell 2000 NYSE Arca.
Value ETF.
MINT.................... PIMCO Enhanced Short NYSE Arca.
Maturity Active ETF.
VYM..................... Vanguard High Dividend NYSE Arca.
Yield Index ETF.
ITB..................... iShares U.S. Home Cboe BZX.
Construction ETF.
FEZ..................... SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF.. NYSE Arca.
QUAL.................... iShares Edge MSCI USA Cboe BZX.
Quality Factor ETF.
EWG..................... iShares MSCI Germany ETF NYSE Arca.
MUB..................... iShares National Muni NYSE Arca.
Bond ETF.
IVE..................... iShares S&P 500 Value NYSE Arca.
ETF.
SCHF.................... Schwab International NYSE Arca.
Equity ETF.
VXUS.................... Vanguard Total NASDAQ.
International Stock ETF.
XHB..................... SPDR S&P Homebuilders NYSE Arca.
ETF.
AAXJ.................... iShares MSCI All Country NASDAQ.
Asia ex Japan ETF.
EWU..................... iShares MSCI United NYSE Arca.
Kingdom ETF.
IVW..................... iShares S&P 500 Growth NYSE Arca.
ETF.
KBE..................... SPDR S&P Bank ETF....... NYSE Arca.
VO...................... Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF.... NYSE Arca.
VB...................... Vanguard Small-Cap ETF.. NYSE Arca.
EMLC.................... VanEck Vectors J.P. NYSE Arca.
Morgan EM Local
Currency Bond ETF.
SCHX.................... Schwab U.S. Large-Cap NYSE Arca.
ETF.
IGSB.................... iShares Short-Term NASDAQ.
Corporate Bond ETF.
ACWX.................... iShares MSCI ACWI ex NASDAQ.
U.S. ETF.
PSQ..................... ProShares Short QQQ..... NYSE Arca.
FLOT.................... iShares Floating Rate Cboe BZX.
Bond ETF.
IGIB.................... iShares Intermediate- NASDAQ.
Term Corporate Bond ETF.
SJNK.................... SPDR Bloomberg Barclays NYSE Arca.
Short Term High Yield
Bond ETF.
UNG..................... United States Natural NYSE Arca.
Gas Fund LP.
XME..................... SPDR S&P Metals & Mining NYSE Arca.
ETF.
BIV..................... Vanguard Intermediate- NYSE Arca.
Term Bond ETF.
NEAR.................... iShares Short Maturity Cboe BZX.
Bond ETF.
DXJ..................... WisdomTree Japan Hedged NYSE Arca.
Equity Fund.
VIXY.................... ProShares VIX Short-Term NYSE Arca.
Futures ETF.
KWEB.................... KraneShares CSI China NYSE Arca.
Internet ETF.
IWR..................... iShares Russell Midcap NYSE Arca.
ETF.
EFAV.................... iShares Edge MSCI Min Cboe BZX.
Vol EAFE ETF.
EWC..................... iShares MSCI Canada ETF. NYSE Arca.
IXUS.................... iShares Core MSCI Total NASDAQ.
International Stock ETF.
EWA..................... iShares MSCI Australia NYSE Arca.
ETF.
RSP..................... Invesco S&P 500 Equal NYSE Arca.
Weight ETF.
DGRO.................... iShares Core Dividend NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
FDN..................... First Trust Dow Jones NYSE Arca.
Internet Index Fund.
SCZ..................... iShares MSCI EAFE Small- NASDAQ.
Cap ETF.
SCHB.................... Schwab U.S. Broad Market NYSE Arca.
ETF.
DVY..................... iShares Select Dividend NASDAQ.
ETF.
SDY..................... SPDR S&P Dividend ETF... NYSE Arca.
IHI..................... iShares U.S. Medical NYSE Arca.
Devices ETF.
OEF..................... iShares S&P 100 ETF..... NYSE Arca.
SPIB.................... SPDR Portfolio NYSE Arca.
Intermediate Term
Corporate Bond ETF.
IWS..................... iShares Russell Mid-Cap NYSE Arca.
Value ETF.
AMJ..................... J.P. Morgan Alerian MLP NYSE Arca.
Index ETN.
SCHO.................... Schwab Short-Term US NYSE Arca.
Treasury ETF.
FTSM.................... First Trust Enhanced NASDAQ.
Short Maturity ETF.
SPYG.................... SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
SPAB.................... SPDR Portfolio Aggregate NYSE Arca.
Bond ETF.
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VCLT.................... Vanguard Long-Term NASDAQ.
Corporate Bond ETF.
SCHD.................... Schwab US Dividend NYSE Arca.
Equity ETF.
EWL..................... iShares MSCI Switzerland NYSE Arca.
ETF.
IWV..................... iShares Russell 3000 ETF NYSE Arca.
VXF..................... Vanguard Extended Market NYSE Arca.
ETF.
FVD..................... First Trust Value Line NYSE Arca.
Dividend Index Fund.
IYT..................... iShares Transportation Cboe BZX.
Average ETF.
EWQ..................... iShares MSCI France ETF. NYSE Arca
VMBS.................... Vanguard Mortgage-Backed NASDAQ.
Securities ETF.
ILF..................... iShares Latin America 40 NYSE Arca.
ETF.
SPTL.................... SPDR Portfolio Long Term NYSE Arca.
Treasury ETF.
BLV..................... Vanguard Long-Term Bond NYSE Arca.
ETF.
VBR..................... Vanguard Small Cap Value NYSE Arca.
ETF.
VLUE.................... iShares Edge MSCI USA Cboe BZX.
Value Factor ETF.
EPI..................... WisdomTree India NYSE Arca.
Earnings Fund.
VFH..................... Vanguard Financials ETF. NYSE Arca.
VGSH.................... Vanguard Short-Term NASDAQ.
Treasury ETF.
SCHP.................... Schwab US TIPS ETF...... NYSE Arca.
USIG.................... iShares Broad USD NASDAQ.
Investment Grade
Corporate Bond ETF.
IWP..................... iShares Russell Mid-Cap NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
ITA..................... iShares U.S. Aerospace & Cboe BZX.
Defense ETF.
SCHG.................... Schwab U.S. Large-Cap NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
PCY..................... Invesco Emerging Markets NYSE Arca.
Sovereign Debt ETF.
IUSG.................... iShares Core S&P U.S. NASDAQ.
Growth ETF.
SPSB.................... SPDR Portfolio Short NYSE Arca.
Term Corporate Bond ETF.
VTEB.................... Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond NYSE Arca.
ETF.
SPYV.................... SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
Value ETF.
GSLC.................... Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta NYSE Arca.
U.S. Large Cap Equity
ETF.
CWB..................... SPDR Bloomberg Barclays NYSE Arca.
Convertible Securities
ETF.
VTIP.................... Vanguard Short-Term NASDAQ.
Inflation-Protected
Securities ETF.
HYLB.................... Xtrackers USD High Yield NYSE Arca.
Corporate Bond ETF.
FLRN.................... SPDR Bloomberg Barclays NYSE Arca.
Investment Grade
Floating Rate ETF.
SPEM.................... SPDR Portfolio Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets ETF.
VHT..................... Vanguard Health Care ETF NYSE Arca.
PGX..................... Invesco Preferred ETF... NYSE Arca.
EEMV.................... iShares Edge MSCI Min Cboe BZX.
Vol Emerging Markets
ETF.
SPDW.................... SPDR Portfolio Developed NYSE Arca.
World ex-US ETF.
NOBL.................... ProShares S&P 500 Cboe BZX.
Dividend Aristocrats
ETF.
HDV..................... iShares Core High NYSE Arca.
Dividend ETF.
EWP..................... iShares MSCI Spain ETF.. NYSE Arca.
SHYG.................... iShares 0-5 Year High NYSE Arca.
Yield Corporate Bond
ETF.
VBK..................... Vanguard Small-Cap NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
IUSV.................... iShares Core S&P US NASDAQ.
Value ETF.
SCHE.................... Schwab Emerging Markets NYSE Arca.
Equity ETF.
VGLT.................... Vanguard Long-Term NASDAQ.
Treasury ETF.
SCHH.................... Schwab U.S. REIT ETF.... NYSE Arca.
SPLG.................... SPDR Portfolio Large Cap NYSE Arca.
ETF.
IEUR.................... iShares Core MSCI Europe NYSE Arca.
ETF.
VV...................... Vanguard Large-Cap ETF.. NYSE Arca.
ACWV.................... iShares Edge MSCI Min Cboe BZX.
Vol Global ETF.
SCHV.................... Schwab U.S. Large-Cap NYSE Arca.
Value ETF.
EFV..................... iShares MSCI EAFE Value Cboe BZX.
ETF.
VPL..................... Vanguard FTSE Pacific NYSE Arca.
ETF.
IJS..................... iShares S&P Small-Cap NYSE Arca.
600 Value ETF.
VOE..................... Vanguard Mid-Cap Value NYSE Arca.
ETF.
SCHZ.................... Schwab US Aggregate Bond NYSE Arca.
ETF.
VDE..................... Vanguard Energy ETF..... NYSE Arca.
DBEF.................... Xtrackers MSCI EAFE NYSE Arca.
Hedged Equity ETF.
EWI..................... iShares MSCI Italy ETF.. NYSE Arca.
GBIL.................... Goldman Sachs Access NYSE Arca.
Treasury 0-1 Year ETF.
ICSH.................... iShares Ultra Short-Term Cboe BZX.
Bond ETF.
FPE..................... First Trust Preferred NYSE Arca.
Securities & Income ETF.
SCHA.................... Schwab U.S. Small-Cap NYSE Arca.
ETF.
HYD..................... VanEck Vectors High- Cboe BZX.
Yield Municipal Index
ETF.
EDV..................... Vanguard Extended NYSE Arca.
Duration Treasury ETF.
HEDJ.................... WisdomTree Europe Hedged NYSE Arca.
Equity Fund.
VPU..................... Vanguard Utilities ETF.. NYSE Arca.
EZA..................... iShares MSCI South NYSE Arca.
Africa ETF.
HYS..................... PIMCO 0-5 Year High NYSE Arca.
Yield Corporate Bond
Index ETF.
VGIT.................... Vanguard Intermediate- NASDAQ.
Term Treasury ETF.
LMBS.................... First Trust Low Duration NASDAQ.
Opportunities ETF.
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SCHR.................... Schwab Intermediate-Term NYSE Arca.
US Treasury ETF.
GSY..................... Invesco Ultra Short NYSE Arca.
Duration ETF.
EPP..................... iShares MSCI Pacific ex- NYSE Arca.
Japan ETF.
FBT..................... First Trust NYSE Arca NYSE Arca.
Biotechnology Index
Fund.
IYF..................... iShares U.S. Financials NYSE Arca.
ETF.
IYW..................... iShares U.S. Technology NYSE Arca.
ETF.
SRLN.................... SPDR Blackstone/GSO NYSE Arca.
Senior Loan ETF.
VNQI.................... Vanguard Global ex-U.S. NASDAQ.
Real Estate ETF.
USHY.................... iShares Broad USD High Cboe BZX.
Yield Corporate Bond
ETF.
IDV..................... iShares International Cboe BZX.
Select Dividend ETF.
MGK..................... Vanguard Mega Cap Growth NYSE Arca.
ETF.
TLH..................... iShares 10-20 Year NYSE Arca.
Treasury Bond ETF.
SPHD.................... Invesco S&P 500 High NYSE Arca.
Dividend Low Volatility
ETF.
VTWO.................... Vanguard Russell 2000 NASDAQ.
ETF.
USFR.................... WisdomTree Floating Rate NYSE Arca.
Treasury Fund.
VOT..................... Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth NYSE Arca.
ETF.
KSA..................... iShares MSCI Saudi NYSE Arca.
Arabia ETF.
PDBC.................... Invesco Optimum Yield NASDAQ.
Diversified Commodity
Strategy No K-1 ETF.
IGLB.................... iShares Long-Term NYSE Arca.
Corporate Bond ETF.
SCHM.................... Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF. NYSE Arca.
ISTB.................... iShares Core 1-5 Year NASDAQ.
USD Bond ETF.
IJK..................... iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
GLDM.................... SPDR Gold MiniShares NYSE Arca.
Trust.
DOG..................... ProShares Short Dow30... NYSE Arca.
KBWB.................... Invesco KBW Bank ETF.... NASDAQ.
EUFN.................... iShares MSCI Europe NASDAQ.
Financials ETF.
EIDO.................... iShares MSCI Indonesia NYSE Arca.
ETF.
XAR..................... SPDR S&P Aerospace & NYSE Arca.
Defense ETF.
RWM..................... ProShares Short NYSE Arca.
Russell2000.
BOND.................... PIMCO Active Bond ETF... NYSE Arca.
VDC..................... Vanguard Consumer NYSE Arca.
Staples ETF.
UUP..................... Invesco DB US Dollar NYSE Arca.
Index Bullish Fund.
SPTI.................... SPDR Portfolio NYSE Arca.
Intermediate Term
Treasury ETF.
FXE..................... Invesco CurrencyShares NYSE Arca.
Euro Trust.
VSS..................... Vanguard FTSE All-World NYSE Arca.
ex-US Small-Cap ETF.
EFG..................... iShares MSCI EAFE Growth Cboe BZX.
ETF.
FXO..................... First Trust Financials NYSE Arca.
AlphaDEX Fund.
XMLV.................... Invesco S&P MidCap Low NYSE Arca.
Volatility ETF.
FTEC.................... Fidelity MSCI NYSE Arca.
Information Technology
Index ETF.
SPYD.................... SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 NYSE Arca.
High Dividend ETF.
QTEC.................... First Trust NASDAQ-100 NASDAQ.
Technology Sector Index
Fund.
THD..................... iShares MSCI Thailand NYSE Arca.
ETF.
MOAT.................... VanEck Vectors Cboe BZX.
Morningstar Wide Moat
ETF.
EWM..................... iShares MSCI Malaysia NYSE Arca.
ETF.
RWR..................... SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF. NYSE Arca.
BNO..................... United States Brent Oil NYSE Arca.
Fund LP.
FTCS.................... First Trust Capital NASDAQ.
Strength ETF.
DBC..................... Invesco DB Commodity NYSE Arca.
Index Tracking Fund.
TOTL.................... SPDR DoubleLine Total NYSE Arca.
Return Tactical ETF.
EWS..................... iShares MSCI Singapore NYSE Arca.
ETF.
PTLC.................... Pacer Trendpilot US Cboe BZX.
Large Cap ETF.
SPTS.................... SPDR Portfolio Short NYSE Arca.
Term Treasury ETF.
GUNR.................... FlexShares Morningstar NYSE Arca.
Global Upstream Natural
Resources Index Fund.
PRF..................... Invesco FTSE RAFI US NYSE Arca.
1000 ETF.
ECH..................... iShares MSCI Chile ETF.. Cboe BZX.
SPTM.................... SPDR Portfolio Total NYSE Arca.
Stock Market ETF.
MJ...................... ETFMG Alternative NYSE Arca.
Harvest ETF.
IYE..................... iShares U.S. Energy ETF. NYSE Arca.
VOX..................... Vanguard Communication NYSE Arca
Services ETF.
IJT..................... iShares S&P Small-Cap NASDAQ.
600 Growth ETF.
IPAY.................... ETFMG Prime Mobile NYSE Arca.
Payments ETF.
RWX..................... SPDR Dow Jones NYSE Arca.
International Real
Estate ETF.
FNDX.................... Schwab Fundamental US NYSE Arca.
Large Co. Index ETF.
IAGG.................... iShares Core Cboe BZX.
International Aggregate
Bond ETF.
ANGL.................... VanEck Vectors Fallen NASDAQ.
Angel High Yield Bond
ETF.
IEV..................... iShares Europe ETF...... NYSE Arca.
VOOG.................... Vanguard S&P 500 Growth NYSE Arca.
ETF.
FLCB.................... Franklin Liberty U.S. NYSE Arca.
Core Bond ETF.
IJJ..................... iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 NYSE Arca
Value ETF.
IUSB.................... iShares Core Total USD NASDAQ.
Bond Market ETF.
TBF..................... Proshares Short 20+ Year NYSE Arca.
Treasury.
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BBEU.................... JPMorgan BetaBuilders Cboe BZX.
Europe ETF.
SPSM.................... SPDR Portfolio Small Cap NYSE Arca
ETF.
SIZE.................... iShares Edge MSCI USA NYSE Arca.
Size Factor ETF.
SHM..................... SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays Short Term
Municipal Bond ETF.
TUR..................... iShares MSCI Turkey ETF. NASDAQ.
RODM.................... Hartford Multifactor NYSE Arca.
Developed Markets (ex-
US) ETF.
BBJP.................... JPMorgan BetaBuilders Cboe BZX.
Japan ETF.
MLPI.................... ETRACS Alerian MLP NYSE Arca.
Infrastructure Index
ETN.
IXN..................... iShares Global Tech ETF. NYSE Arca.
LGLV.................... SPDR SSGA US Large Cap NYSE Arca.
Low Volatility Index
ETF.
FNDF.................... Schwab Fundamental NYSE Arca.
International Large Co.
Index ETF.
SGOL.................... Aberdeen Standard NYSE Arca.
Physical Gold Shares
ETF.
IGOV.................... iShares International NASDAQ.
Treasury Bond ETF.
FIXD.................... First Trust TCW NASDAQ.
Opportunistic Fixed
Income ETF.
EWD..................... iShares MSCI Sweden ETF. NYSE Arca.
ICF..................... iShares Cohen & Steers Cboe BZX.
REIT ETF.
VIS..................... Vanguard Industrials ETF NYSE Arca.
MDYV.................... SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap NYSE Arca.
Value ETF.
SPHQ.................... Invesco S&P 500 Quality NYSE Arca.
ETF.
SKYY.................... First Trust Cloud NASDAQ.
Computing ETF.
IGF..................... iShares Global NASDAQ.
Infrastructure ETF.
REM..................... iShares Mortgage Real Cboe BZX.
Estate ETF.
BOTZ.................... Global X Robotics & NASDAQ.
Artificial Intelligence
ETF.
FXL..................... First Trust Technology NYSE Arca.
AlphaDEX Fund.
EMLP.................... First Trust North NYSE Arca.
American Energy
Infrastructure Fund.
SUB..................... iShares Short-Term NYSE Arca.
National Muni Bond ETF.
SPLB.................... SPDR Portfolio Long Term NYSE Arca.
Corporate Bond ETF.
HEWJ.................... iShares Currency Hedged NYSE Arca.
MSCI Japan ETF.
VONG.................... Vanguard Russell 1000 NASDAQ.
Growth ETF.
IYG..................... iShares US Financial NYSE Arca.
Services ETF.
IYZ..................... iShares U.S. Cboe BZX.
Telecommunications ETF.
VCR..................... Vanguard Consumer NYSE Arca.
Discretionary ETF.
DGS..................... WisdomTree Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets SmallCap
Dividend Fund.
XES..................... SPDR S&P Oil & Gas NYSE Arca.
Equipment & Services
ETF.
IHF..................... iShares U.S. Healthcare NYSE Arca.
Providers ETF.
VWOB.................... Vanguard Emerging NASDAQ.
Markets Government Bond
ETF.
XSLV.................... Invesco S&P SmallCap Low NYSE Arca.
Volatility ETF.
HEZU.................... iShares Currency Hedged NYSE Arca.
MSCI Eurozone ETF.
ONEQ.................... Fidelity Nasdaq NASDAQ.
Composite Index
Tracking Stock.
PULS.................... PGIM Ultra Short Bond NYSE Arca.
ETF.
ARKK.................... ARK Innovation ETF...... NYSE Arca.
SLYV.................... SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap NYSE Arca.
Value ETF.
DGRW.................... WisdomTree US Quality NASDAQ.
Dividend Growth Fund.
FNDE.................... Schwab Fundamental NYSE Arca.
Emerging Markets Large
Co. Index ETF.
KIE..................... SPDR S&P Insurance ETF.. NYSE Arca.
USRT.................... iShares Core U.S. REIT NYSE Arca.
ETF.
IYH..................... iShares U.S. Healthcare NYSE Arca.
ETF.
RPV..................... Invesco S&P 500 Pure NYSE Arca.
Value ETF.
DEM..................... WisdomTree Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets High Dividend
Fund.
HEFA.................... iShares Currency Hedged Cboe BZX.
MSCI EAFE ETF.
XSD..................... SPDR S&P Semiconductor NYSE Arca.
ETF.
IXC..................... iShares Global Energy NYSE Arca.
ETF.
MLPA.................... Global X MLP ETF........ NYSE Arca.
ERUS.................... iShares MSCI Russia ETF. NYSE Arca.
SIL..................... Global X Silver Miners NYSE Arca.
ETF.
DON..................... WisdomTree U.S. MidCap NYSE Arca.
Dividend Fund.
VNLA.................... Janus Henderson Short NYSE Arca.
Duration Income ETF.
AGGY.................... WisdomTree Yield NYSE Arca.
Enhanced U.S. Aggregate
Bond Fund.
SPMD.................... SPDR Portfolio Mid Cap NYSE Arca.
ETF.
RPG..................... Invesco S&P 500 Pure NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
BBRE.................... JPMorgan BetaBuilders Cboe BZX.
MSCI U.S. REIT ETF.
STIP.................... iShares 0-5 Year TIPS NYSE Arca.
Bond ETF.
FTSL.................... First Trust Senior Loan NASDAQ.
Fund.
PHYS.................... Sprott Physical Gold NYSE Arca.
Trust.
GXC..................... SPDR S&P China ETF...... NYSE Arca.
PPLT.................... Aberdeen Standard NYSE Arca.
Physical Platinum
Shares ETF.
FXB..................... Invesco CurrencyShares NYSE Arca.
British Pound Sterling
Trust.
TFI..................... SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays Municipal Bond
ETF.
GVI..................... iShares Intermediate Cboe BZX.
Government/Credit Bond
ETF.
MLPX.................... Global X MLP & Energy NYSE Arca.
Infrastructure ETF.
IXJ..................... iShares Global NYSE Arca.
Healthcare ETF.
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ESGD.................... iShares ESG MSCI EAFE NASDAQ.
ETF.
FNDA.................... Schwab Fundamental US NYSE Arca.
Small Co. Index ETF.
CEF..................... Sprott Physical Gold and NYSE Arca.
Silver Trust.
SLQD.................... iShares 0-5 Year NASDAQ.
Investment Grade
Corporate Bond ETF.
LEMB.................... iShares J.P. Morgan EM NYSE Arca.
Local Currency Bond ETF.
IYC..................... iShares U.S. Consumer NYSE Arca.
Services ETF.
FMB..................... First Trust Managed NASDAQ.
Municipal ETF.
PDP..................... Invesco DWA Momentum ETF NASDAQ.
HYLS.................... First Trust Tactical NASDAQ.
High Yield ETF.
DBEU.................... Xtrackers MSCI Europe NYSE Arca.
Hedged Equity ETF.
IDEV.................... iShares Core MSCI NYSE Arca.
International Developed
Markets ETF.
REET.................... iShares Global REIT ETF. NYSE Arca.
RYT..................... Invesco S&P 500 Equal NYSE Arca.
Weight Technology ETF.
HYMB.................... SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Barclays High Yield
Municipal Bond ETF.
MGC..................... Vanguard Mega Cap ETF... NYSE Arca.
IDU..................... iShares U.S. Utilities NYSE Arca.
ETF.
JPIN.................... J.P. Morgan Diversified NYSE Arca.
Return International
Equity ETF.
XLG..................... Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 NYSE Arca.
ETF.
SLYG.................... SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
SCHC.................... Schwab International NYSE Arca.
Small-Cap Equity ETF.
RWO..................... SPDR Dow Jones Global NYSE Arca
Real Estate ETF.
VIOO.................... Vanguard S&P Small-Cap NYSE Arca.
600 ETF.
VRP..................... Invesco Variable Rate NYSE Arca.
Preferred ETF.
FXY..................... Invesco Currencyshares NYSE Arca.
Japanese Yen Trust.
RDIV.................... Invesco S&P Ultra NYSE Arca.
Dividend Revenue ETF.
PXH..................... Invesco FTSE RAFI NYSE Arca.
Emerging Markets ETF.
MGV..................... Vanguard Mega Cap Value NYSE Arca.
ETF.
CORP.................... PIMCO Investment Grade NYSE Arca.
Corporate Bond Index
ETF.
VAW..................... Vanguard Materials ETF.. NYSE Arca.
EWN..................... iShares MSCI Netherlands NYSE Arca.
ETF.
BWX..................... SPDR Bloomberg Barclays NYSE Arca.
International Treasury
Bond ETF.
EUM..................... ProShares Short MSCI NYSE Arca.
Emerging Markets.
QYLD.................... Global X NASDAQ 100 NASDAQ.
Covered Call ETF.
PGF..................... Invesco Financial NYSE Arca.
Preferred ETF.
FREL.................... Fidelity MSCI Real NYSE Arca.
Estate Index ETF.
IGM..................... iShares Expanded Tech NYSE Arca.
Sector ETF.
IAT..................... iShares U.S. Regional NYSE Arca.
Banks ETF.
TAN..................... Invesco Solar ETF....... NYSE Arca.
VONV.................... Vanguard Russell 1000 NASDAQ.
Value ETF.
FUTY.................... Fidelity MSCI Utilities NYSE Arca.
Index ETF.
KBA..................... KraneShares Bosera MSCI NYSE Arca.
China A Share ETF.
PRFZ.................... Invesco FTSE RAFI US NASDAQ.
1500 Small-Mid ETF.
FBND.................... Fidelity Total Bond ETF. NYSE Arca.
FXH..................... First Trust Health Care NYSE Arca.
AlphaDEX Fund.
PSK..................... SPDR Wells Fargo NYSE Arca.
Preferred Stock ETF.
IQLT.................... iShares Edge MSCI Intl NYSE Arca.
Quality Factor ETF.
EPHE.................... iShares MSCI Philippines NYSE Arca.
ETF.
ITM..................... VanEck Vectors AMT-Free Cboe BZX.
Intermediate Municipal
Index ETF.
GSIE.................... Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta NYSE Arca.
International Equity
ETF.
DLN..................... WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap NYSE Arca.
Dividend Fund.
HACK.................... ETFMG Prime Cyber NYSE Arca.
Security ETF.
DJP..................... iPath Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Commodity Index Total
Return ETN.
FHLC.................... Fidelity MSCI Health NYSE Arca.
Care Index ETF.
DBJP.................... Xtrackers MSCI Japan NYSE Arca.
Hedged Equity ETF.
URTH.................... iShares MSCI World ETF.. NYSE Arca.
VYMI.................... Vanguard International NASDAQ.
High Dividend Yield ETF.
FDT..................... First Trust Developed NASDAQ.
Markets ex-US AlphaDEX
Fund.
BSCL.................... Invesco BulletShares NASDAQ.
2021 Corporate Bond ETF.
FXU..................... First Trust Utilities NYSE Arca.
AlphaDEX Fund.
BSCK.................... Invesco BulletShares NASDAQ.
2020 Corporate Bond ETF.
IYJ..................... iShares U.S. Industrials Cboe BZX.
ETF.
AGZ..................... iShares Agency Bond ETF. NYSE Arca.
INTF.................... iShares Edge MSCI NYSE Arca.
Multifactor Intl ETF.
SPMB.................... SPDR Portfolio Mortgage NYSE Arca.
Backed Bond ETF.
GSG..................... iShares S&P GSCI NYSE Arca.
Commodity Indexed Trust.
PSJ..................... Invesco Dynamic Software NYSE Arca.
ETF.
SDIV.................... Global X Superdividend NYSE Arca.
ETF.
VIGI.................... Vanguard International NASDAQ
Dividend Appreciation
ETF.
RING.................... iShares MSCI Global Gold NASDAQ.
Miners ETF.
CWI..................... SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF NYSE Arca.
IWY..................... iShares Russell Top 200 NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
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ESGU.................... iShares ESG MSCI USA ETF NASDAQ.
ZROZ.................... PIMCO 25+ Year Zero NYSE Arca.
Coupon US Treasury
Index ETF.
SPIP.................... SPDR Portfolio TIPS ETF. NYSE Arca.
FNCL.................... Fidelity MSCI Financials NYSE Arca.
Index ETF.
ESGE.................... iShares ESG MSCI EM ETF. NASDAQ.
BAB..................... Invesco Taxable NYSE Arca.
Municipal Bond ETF.
PZA..................... Invesco National AMT- NYSE Arca.
Free Municipal Bond ETF.
MDYG.................... SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap NYSE Arca.
Growth ETF.
RDVY.................... First Trust Rising NASDAQ.
Dividend Achievers ETF.
DSI..................... iShares MSCI KLD 400 NYSE Arca.
Social ETF.
BSCM.................... Invesco BulletShares NASDAQ.
2022 Corporate Bond ETF.
IXG..................... iShares Global NYSE Arca.
Financials ETF.
CIBR.................... First Trust NASDAQ NASDAQ.
Cybersecurity ETF.
JHMM.................... John Hancock Multifactor NYSE Arca.
Mid Cap ETF.
FCG..................... First Trust Natural Gas NYSE Arca.
ETF.
PHB..................... Invesco Fundamental High NYSE Arca.
Yield Corporate Bond
ETF.
FV...................... First Trust Dorsey NASDAQ.
Wright Focus 5 ETF.
BSJL.................... Invesco Bulletshares NASDAQ.
2021 High Yield
Corporate Bond ETF.
FNDC.................... Schwab Fundamental NYSE Arca.
International Small Co.
Index ETF.
DVYE.................... iShares Emerging Markets NYSE Arca.
Dividend ETF.
DES..................... WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap NYSE Arca.
Dividend Fund.
VONE.................... Vanguard Russell 1000 NASDAQ.
ETF.
GNR..................... SPDR S&P Global Natural NYSE Arca.
Resources ETF.
FPX..................... First Trust US Equity NYSE Arca.
Opportunities ETF.
BSJK.................... Invesco BulletShares NASDAQ.
2020 High Yield
Corporate Bond ETF.
PSLV.................... Sprott Physical Silver NYSE Arca.
Trust.
SUSA.................... iShares MSCI USA ESG NYSE Arca.
Select ETF.
AOM..................... iShares Core Moderate NYSE Arca.
Allocation ETF.
IEO..................... iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Cboe BZX.
Exploration &
Production ETF.
XMMO.................... Invesco S&P MidCap NYSE Arca.
Momentum ETF.
PPA..................... Invesco Aerospace & NYSE Arca.
Defense ETF.
NUSI.................... Nationwide Risk-Managed NYSE Arca.
Income ETF.
COMT.................... iShares Commodities NASDAQ.
Select Strategy ETF.
PDEC.................... Innovator S&P 500 Power Cboe BZX.
Buffer ETF--December.
EBND.................... SPDR Bloomberg Barclays NYSE Arca.
Emerging Markets Local
Bond ETF.
CMF..................... iShares California Muni NYSE Arca.
Bond ETF.
VOOV.................... Vanguard S&P 500 Value NYSE Arca.
ETF.
IGE..................... iShares North American Cboe BZX.
Natural Resources ETF.
FDL..................... First Trust Morningstar NYSE Arca.
Dividend Leaders Index
Fund.
PXF..................... Invesco FTSE RAFI NYSE Arca.
Developed Markets ex-
U.S. ETF.
PFFD.................... Global X U.S. Preferred Cboe BZX.
ETF.
ROBO.................... ROBO Global Robotics & NYSE Arca.
Automation Index ETF.
IBDL.................... iShares iBonds Dec 2020 NYSE Arca.
Term Corporate ETF.
IDLV.................... Invesco S&P NYSE Arca.
International Developed
Low Volatility ETF.
FFTY.................... Innovator IBD 50 ETF.... NYSE Arca.
SPHB.................... Invesco S&P 500 High NYSE Arca.
Beta ETF.
DLS..................... WisdomTree International NYSE Arca.
SmallCap Dividend Fund.
LRGF.................... iShares Edge MSCI NYSE Arca.
Multifactor USA ETF.
SDOG.................... ALPS Sector Dividend NYSE Arca.
Dogs ETF.
QQEW.................... First Trust Nasdaq-100 NASDAQ.
Equal Weighted Index
Fund.
CQQQ.................... Invesco China Technology NYSE Arca.
ETF.
EPOL.................... iShares MSCI Poland ETF. NYSE Arca.
REZ..................... iShares Residential Real NYSE Arca
Estate ETF.
DBA..................... Invesco DB Agriculture NYSE Arca.
Fund.
ARKW.................... ARK Next Generation NYSE Arca.
Internet ETF.
FSTA.................... Fidelity MSCI Consumer NYSE Arca.
Staples Index ETF.
JXI..................... iShares Global Utilities NYSE Arca.
ETF.
AOR..................... iShares Core Growth NYSE Arca.
Allocation ETF.
MOO..................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Agribusiness ETF.
IBDM.................... iShares iBonds Dec 2021 NYSE Arca.
Term Corporate ETF.
GREK.................... Global X MSCI Greece ETF NYSE Arca.
PKW..................... Invesco Buyback NASDAQ.
Achievers ETF.
QUS..................... SPDR MSCI USA NYSE Arca.
StrategicFactors ETF.
XT...................... iShares Exponential NASDAQ.
Technologies ETF.
PALL.................... Aberdeen Standard NYSE Arca.
Physical Palladium
Shares ETF.
GEM..................... Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta NYSE Arca.
Emerging Markets Equity
ETF.
BBCA.................... JPMorgan BetaBuilders Cboe BZX.
Canada ETF.
ESGV.................... Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock Cboe BZX.
ETF.
INDY.................... iShares India 50 ETF.... NASDAQ.
FEX..................... First Trust Large Cap NASDAQ.
Core AlphaDEX Fund.
MNA..................... IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF. NYSE Arca.
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NFRA.................... FlexShares STOXX Global NYSE Arca.
Broad Infrastructure
Index Fund.
RPAR.................... RPAR Risk Parity ETF.... NYSE Arca.
EWX..................... SPDR S&P Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets Small Cap ETF.
BSJM.................... Invesco BulletShares NASDAQ.
2022 High Yield
Corporate Bond ETF.
FEM..................... First Trust Emerging NASDAQ.
Markets AlphaDEX Fund.
PTF..................... Invesco DWA Technology NASDAQ.
Momentum ETF.
ARKG.................... ARK Genomic Revolution Cboe BZX.
ETF.
JKH..................... iShares Morningstar Mid- NYSE Arca.
Cap Growth ETF.
GBF..................... iShares Government/ NYSE Arca.
Credit Bond ETF.
SILJ.................... ETFMG Prime Junior NYSE Arca.
Silver Miners ETF.
SLY..................... SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap NYSE Arca.
ETF.
FTC..................... First Trust Large Cap NASDAQ.
Growth AlphaDEX Fund.
FTA..................... First Trust Large Cap NASDAQ.
Value AlphaDEX Fund.
QDF..................... FlexShares Quality NYSE Arca.
Dividend Index Fund.
IBDN.................... iShares iBonds Dec 2022 NYSE Arca.
Term Corporate ETF.
JPUS.................... JPMorgan Diversified NYSE Arca.
Return U.S. Equity ETF.
AMZA.................... InfraCap MLP ETF........ NYSE Arca.
IBDO.................... iShares iBonds Dec 2023 NYSE Arca.
Term Corporate ETF.
SRET.................... Global X SuperDividend NASDAQ.
REIT ETF.
VNM..................... VanEck Vectors Vietnam Cboe BZX.
ETF.
BSCN.................... Invesco Bulletshares NASDAQ.
2023 Corporate Bond ETF.
USSG.................... Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG NYSE Arca.
Leaders Equity ETF.
EMHY.................... iShares Emerging Markets Cboe BZX.
High Yield Bond ETF.
IPAC.................... iShares Core MSCI NYSE Arca.
Pacific ETF.
RYU..................... Invesco S&P 500 Equal NYSE Arca.
Weight Utilities ETF.
BSCO.................... Invesco BulletShares NASDAQ.
2024 Corporate Bond ETF.
PWV..................... Invesco Dynamic Large NYSE Arca.
Cap Value ETF.
ICLN.................... iShares Global Clean NASDAQ.
Energy ETF.
SMMV.................... iShares Edge MSCI Min Cboe BZX.
Vol USA Small-Cap ETF.
FLCO.................... Franklin Liberty NYSE Arca.
Investment Grade
Corporate ETF.
CLOU.................... Global X Cloud Computing NASDAQ.
ETF.
PLW..................... Invesco 1-30 Laddered NASDAQ.
Treasury ETF.
IOO..................... iShares Global 100 ETF.. NYSE Arca.
PPH..................... VanEck Vectors NASDAQ.
Pharmaceutical ETF.
SPGP.................... Invesco S&P 500 GARP ETF NYSE Arca.
FINX.................... Global X FinTech ETF.... NASDAQ.
KXI..................... iShares Global Consumer NYSE Arca.
Staples ETF.
RHS..................... Invesco S&P 500 Equal NYSE Arca.
Weight Consumer Staples
ETF.
DIV..................... Global X SuperDividend NYSE Arca.
US ETF.
FDIS.................... Fidelity MSCI Consumer NYSE Arca.
Discretionary Index ETF.
PFXF.................... VanEck Vectors Preferred NYSE Arca.
Securities ex
Financials ETF.
IYM..................... iShares U.S. Basic NYSE Arca.
Materials ETF.
SIVR.................... Aberdeen Standard NYSE Arca.
Physical Silver Shares
ETF.
FXG..................... First Trust Consumer NYSE Arca.
Staples AlphaDEX Fund.
PICK.................... iShares MSCI Global Cboe BZX.
Metals & Mining
Producers ETF.
TFLO.................... iShares Treasury NYSE Arca.
Floating Rate Bond ETF.
IWC..................... iShares Micro-Cap ETF... NYSE Arca.
FENY.................... Fidelity MSCI Energy NYSE Arca.
Index ETF.
NUAG.................... Nuveen Enhanced Yield NYSE Arca.
U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF.
JKE..................... iShares Morningstar NYSE Arca.
Large-Cap Growth ETF.
MXI..................... iShares Global Materials NYSE Arca.
ETF.
IBDP.................... iShares iBonds Dec 2024 NYSE Arca.
Term Corporate ETF.
LVHD.................... Legg Mason Low NASDAQ.
Volatility High
Dividend ETF.
DBEH.................... iM DBi Hedge Strategy NYSE Arca.
ETF.
FXR..................... First Trust Industrials/ NYSE Arca.
Producer Durables
AlphaDEX Fund.
IYY..................... iShares Dow Jones U.S. NYSE Arca.
ETF.
EZM..................... WisdomTree U.S. MidCap NYSE Arca.
Fund.
XPH..................... SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals NYSE Arca.
ETF.
DFJ..................... WisdomTree Japan NYSE Arca.
SmallCap Dividend Fund.
PCEF.................... Invesco CEF Income NYSE Arca.
Composite ETF.
LIT..................... Global X Lithium & NYSE Arca.
Battery Tech ETF.
AOK..................... iShares Core NYSE Arca.
Conservative Allocation
ETF.
ILTB.................... iShares Core 10+ Year NYSE Arca.
USD Bond ETF.
IQDF.................... FlexShares International NYSE Arca.
Quality Dividend Index
Fund.
USMC.................... Principal U.S. Mega-Cap NASDAQ.
Multi-Factor Index ETF.
IHE..................... iShares U.S. NYSE Arca.
Pharmaceuticals ETF.
FDVV.................... Fidelity High Dividend NYSE Arca.
ETF.
FXD..................... First Trust Consumer NYSE Arca.
Discretionary AlphaDEX
Fund.
FM...................... iShares MSCI Frontier NYSE Arca.
100 ETF.
PTMC.................... Pacer Trendpilot US Mid Cboe BZX.
Cap ETF.
TDIV.................... First Trust NASDAQ NASDAQ.
Technology Dividend
Index Fund.
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QLTA.................... iShares Aaa-A Rated NYSE Arca.
Corporate Bond ETF.
ICVT.................... iShares Convertible Bond Cboe BZX.
ETF.
SCHK.................... Schwab 1000 Index ETF... NYSE Arca.
SMDV.................... ProShares Russell 2000 Cboe BZX.
Dividend Growers ETF.
AVUS.................... Avantis U.S. Equity ETF. NYSE Arca.
REGL.................... ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Cboe BZX.
Dividend Aristocrats
ETF.
FLQL.................... Franklin LibertyQ U.S. Cboe BZX.
Equity ETF.
IXP..................... iShares Global Comm NYSE Arca.
Services ETF.
BBAX.................... JPMorgan BetaBuilders Cboe BZX.
Developed Asia ex-Japan
ETF.
PUI..................... Invesco DWA Utilities NASDAQ.
Momentum ETF.
XHE..................... SPDR S&P Health Care NYSE Arca.
Equipment ETF.
XSOE.................... WisdomTree Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets ex-State-Owned
Enterprises Fund.
HYEM.................... VanEck Vectors Emerging NYSE Arca.
Markets High Yield Bond
ETF.
FCOM.................... Fidelity MSCI NYSE Arca.
Communication Services
Index ETF.
CFA..................... VictoryShares US 500 NASDAQ.
Volatility Wtd ETF.
RYH..................... Invesco S&P 500 Equal NYSE Arca.
Weight Health Care ETF.
DBO..................... Invesco DB Oil Fund..... NYSE Arca.
CGW..................... Invesco S&P Global Water NYSE Arca.
Index ETF.
BAR..................... GraniteShares Gold NYSE Arca.
Shares.
PEY..................... Invesco High Yield NASDAQ.
Equity Dividend
Achievers ETF.
IBDQ.................... iShares iBonds Dec 2025 NYSE Arca.
Term Corporate ETF.
AOA..................... iShares Core Aggressive NYSE Arca.
Allocation ETF.
EES..................... WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap NYSE Arca.
Fund.
PTNQ.................... Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF Cboe BZX.
CMBS.................... iShares CMBS ETF........ NYSE Arca.
ATMP.................... Barclays ETN+ Select MLP Cboe BZX.
ETN.
PHO..................... Invesco Water Resources NASDAQ.
ETF.
LDUR.................... PIMCO Enhanced Low NYSE Arca.
Duration Active ETF.
CFO..................... VictoryShares US 500 NASDAQ.
Enhanced Volatility Wtd
ETF.
GIGB.................... Goldman Sachs Access NYSE Arca.
Investment Grade
Corporate Bond ETF.
DTD..................... WisdomTree U.S. Total NYSE Arca.
Dividend Fund.
FDLO.................... Fidelity Low Volatility NYSE Arca.
Factor ETF.
JO...................... iPath Series B Bloomberg NYSE Arca.
Coffee Subindex Total
Return ETN.
HDGE.................... AdvisorShares Ranger NYSE Arca.
Equity Bear ETF.
JAGG.................... J.P. Morgan Exchange- NYSE Arca.
Traded Fund Trust.
LTPZ.................... PIMCO 15+ Year US TIPS NYSE Arca.
Index ETF.
SNLN.................... Highland iBoxx Senior NASDAQ.
Loan ETF.
SMIN.................... iShares MSCI India Small Cboe BZX.
Cap ETF.
SHE..................... SPDR SSGA Gender NYSE Arca.
Diversity Index ETF.
DWX..................... SPDR S&P International NYSE Arca.
Dividend ETF.
FLTR.................... VanEck Vectors NYSE Arca.
Investment Grade
Floating Rate ETF.
FEP..................... First Trust Europe NASDAQ.
AlphaDEX Fund.
GWX..................... SPDR S&P International NYSE Arca.
Small Cap ETF.
VSGX.................... Vanguard ESG Cboe BZX.
International Stock ETF.
ARGT.................... Global X MSCI Argentina NYSE Arca.
ETF.
AMU..................... ETRACS Alerian MLP Index NYSE Arca.
ETN.
ENZL.................... iShares MSCI New Zealand NASDAQ.
ETF.
IVOO.................... Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 NYSE Arca.
ETF.
POCT.................... Innovator S&P 500 Power Cboe BZX.
Buffer ETF--October.
PSCH.................... Invesco S&P SmallCap NASDAQ.
Health Care ETF.
TPYP.................... Tortoise North American NYSE Arca.
Pipeline Fund.
AWTM.................... Aware Ultra-Short NYSE Arca.
Duration Enhanced
Income ETF.
XSW..................... SPDR S&P Software & NYSE Arca.
Services ETF.
IVLU.................... iShares Edge MSCI Intl NYSE Arca.
Value Factor ETF.
VRIG.................... Invesco Variable Rate NASDAQ.
Investment Grade ETF.
ZIV..................... VelocityShares Daily NASDAQ.
Inverse VIX Medium-Term
ETN.
QAI..................... IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy NYSE Arca.
Tracker ETF.
FGD..................... First Trust Dow Jones NYSE Arca.
Global Select Dividend
Index Fund.
XNTK.................... SPDR NYSE Technology ETF NYSE Arca.
PNQI.................... Invesco NASDAQ Internet NASDAQ.
ETF.
VTC..................... Vanguard Total Corporate NASDAQ.
Bond ETF.
EXI..................... iShares Global NYSE Arca.
Industrials ETF.
FLTB.................... Fidelity Limited Term NYSE Arca.
Bond ETF.
SRVR.................... Pacer Benchmark Data & NYSE Arca.
Infrastructure Real
Estate SCTR ETF.
EPS..................... WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap NYSE Arca.
Fund.
FXC..................... Invesco CurrencyShares NYSE Arca.
Canadian Dollar Trust.
REMX.................... VanEck Vectors Rare NYSE Arca.
Earth/Strategic Metals
ETF.
ULST.................... SPDR SSgA Ultra Short NYSE Arca.
Term Bond ETF.
BOCT.................... Innovator S&P 500 Buffer Cboe BZX.
ETF--October.
SUSL.................... iShares ESG MSCI USA NASDAQ.
Leaders ETF.
TILT.................... FlexShares Morningstar Cboe BZX.
US Market Factor Tilt
Index Fund.
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EPU..................... iShares MSCI Peru ETF... NYSE Arca.
PWB..................... Invesco Dynamic Large NYSE Arca.
Cap Growth ETF.
BSCP.................... Invesco Bulletshares NASDAQ.
2025 Corporate Bond ETF.
PNOV.................... Innovator S&P 500 Power Cboe BZX.
Buffer ETF--November.
WIP..................... SPDR FTSE International NYSE Arca.
Government Inflation-
Protected Bond ETF.
BDEC.................... Innovator S&P 500 Buffer Cboe BZX.
ETF--December.
SCHI.................... Schwab 5-10 Year NYSE Arca.
Corporate Bond ETF.
PJP..................... Invesco Dynamic NYSE Arca.
Pharmaceuticals ETF.
HDEF.................... Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High NYSE Arca.
Dividend Yield Equity
ETF.
IHDG.................... WisdomTree International NYSE Arca.
Hedged Quality Dividend
Growth Fund.
HEWG.................... iShares Currency Hedged NASDAQ.
MSCI Germany ETF.
FIDU.................... Fidelity MSCI NYSE Arca
Industrials Index ETF.
IBDR.................... iShares iBonds Dec 2026 NYSE Arca
Term Corporate ETF.
OUSA.................... O'Shares FTSE US Quality NYSE Arca.
Dividend ETF.
FXF..................... Invesco CurrencyShares NYSE Arca.
Swiss Franc Trust.
HFXI.................... IQ 50 Percent Hedged NYSE Arca.
FTSE International ETF.
FNY..................... First Trust Mid Cap NASDAQ.
Growth AlphaDEX Fund.
AVDE.................... Avantis International NYSE Arca.
Equity ETF.
FIW..................... First Trust Water ETF... NYSE Arca.
FNX..................... First Trust Mid Cap Core NASDAQ.
AlphaDEX Fund.
CLTL.................... Invesco Treasury NYSE Arca.
Collateral ETf.
AIA..................... iShares Asia 50 ETF..... NASDAQ.
DVOL.................... First Trust Dorsey NASDAQ.
Wright Momentum & Low
Volatility ETF.
PAUG.................... Innovator S&P 500 Power Cboe BZX.
Buffer ETF--August.
DIAL.................... Columbia Diversified NYSE Arca.
Fixed Income Allocation
ETF.
FXZ..................... First Trust Materials NYSE Arca.
AlphaDEX Fund.
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Appendix B--Data and Reporting
I. Data Provision. The Commission may request from the Primary
Listing Exchanges the below data that is not otherwise publicly
available. The requested data shall be collected and transmitted to
the Commission in an agreed-upon format, to be provided 30 calendar
days following the date of the request, or such other date as agreed
upon by the Commission and Primary Listing Exchange. Data collected
in connection with a Commission request shall be transmitted to the
Commission with a request for confidential treatment under the
Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, and the Commission's rules
and regulations thereunder. This section shall expire at the time
the below data becomes available via the National Market System Plan
Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail or becomes publicly
available.
A. Data set of all orders entered during halts or Trading
Pauses.
1. Normal or Auction Only orders, Arrivals, Changes, Cancels, #
shares, limit/market, side, Limit State side
2. Pipe delimited with field name as first record
B. Data set of order events received during Limit States.
C. 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 NBO 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
II. Reporting.
A. Annual Report. No later than March 31, 2020 and annually
thereafter, the Operating Committee, in consultation with the
Advisory committee, will provide the Commission and make publicly
available a report containing key information concerning the Plan's
performance during the preceding calendar year which shall include
the following items: (1) An update on the Plan's operations; (2) an
analysis of any amendments to the Plan implemented during the period
covered by the report; and (3) an analysis of potential material
emerging issues that may directly impact the operation of the Plan.
1. Update on the Plan's Operations. This section of the Annual
Report shall analyze the Plan's operations during the covered
period, including a discussion of any areas of the Plan's operation
that require additional analysis. In particular, this section of the
Annual Report shall examine the calibration of the parameters set
forth in the Plan (e.g., Price Bands, duration of Limit States,
impact of Straddle States, duration of Trading Pauses, and the
performance of reopening procedures following a Trading Pause). This
section of the Annual Report also shall consider stock
characteristics and variations in market conditions over time, and
may include tests that differentiate results for different
characteristics, both in isolation and in combination.
2. Analysis of Amendments Implemented. This section of the
Annual Report shall provide an analysis of any amendments
implemented during the covered period. The analysis shall include a
discussion of any such amendment's operation and its impact on the
overall operation of the Plan.
3. Analysis of Emerging Issues. This section of the Annual
Report should vary from year-to-year and will include a discussion
and analysis of the Plan's operation during a significant market
event that may have occurred during the covered period. This section
shall also include any additional analyses performed during the
covered period on issues that were raised in previous Annual
Reports.
B. Quarterly Data. Thirty [30] days following the end of each
calendar quarter, the Operating Committee shall provide the
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Commission and make publicly available a report (``Monitoring
Report'') including basic statistics aggregated across primary
listing exchanges regarding the Plan's operation [(``Monitoring
Report'')] during the preceding calendar quarter, as well as data
aggregated [data] across primary listing exchanges from the previous
12 quarters beginning with the calendar quarter covered by the first
Monitoring Report. The purpose of the Monitoring Report is to
identify trends in the performance and impact of the Plan on market
activity.
[1.] The Monitoring Report [quarterly production] shall include
data on the following events [data] for each month during the
preceding calendar quarter:
a. Event Data.
i. Number of Limit States, Trading Pauses, and Straddle States
per day, including distribution statistics such as the mean, median,
minimum and maximum percentiles
ii. Number of NMS Stocks that experience more than one Limit
State Trading Pause, or Straddle State in a single day including the
length of each Limit State, Trading Pause, and Straddle State per
day
b. The number of Clearly Erroneous Events per day for all NMS Stocks
that occurred during the time when Price Bands are disseminated by
the Processor
c. Reopening Data
i. Number of times an automated reopening process is extended
for and the length of the Trading Pause
ii. Whether the reopening process ended in a trade
iii. The price calculated by an automated reopening process for
an NMS Stock exiting a Trading Pause
iv. For the five minutes following the conclusion of a Trading
Pause, the highest price of all last sale eligible trades, the
lowest price of all last sale eligible trades, and the average price
of all last sale eligible trades
2. 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 the above categories
e. Tier 1 leveraged ETPs in each of the above categories
f. Tier 2 non-ETPs in each of the above categories
g. Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs in each of the above categories
h. Tier 2 leveraged ETPs in each of the above categories
3. 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]
1. Limit States, Trading Pauses, Straddle States, and Clearly
Erroneous Events
a. Definitions. For the purpose of this Section B.1, the
following definitions apply:
i. ``Category'' means the following categories of securities:
(1) Tier 1 non-ETP securities $3.00
(2) Tier 1 non-ETP securities = $0.75 and <= $3.00
(3) Tier 1 non-ETP securities < $0.75
(4) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs $3.00
(5) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs = $0.75 and <= $3.00
(6) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs < $0.75
(7) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs $3.00
(8) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs = $0.75 and <= $3.00
(9) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs < $0.75
(10) Tier 2 non-ETPs $3.00
(11) Tier 2 non-ETPs = $0.75 and <= $3.00
(12) Tier 2 non-ETPs < $0.75
(13) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs $3.00
(14) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs = $0.75 and <= $3.00
(15) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs < $0.75
(16) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs > $3.00
(17) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs = $0.75 and <= $3.00
(18) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs < $0.75
ii. ``Time of Day'' means the following time spans:
(1) Opening (prior to 9:45 a.m. ET)
(2) Regular (between 9:45 a.m. ET and 25 minutes prior to the end of
core trading hours)
(3) Closing (the last 25 minutes of core trading hours)
(4) Within five minutes of a Trading Pause reopen or IPO open
b. Limit States. The Monitoring Report will include:
i. Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 25th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of Limit States per day,
broken out by Category and Time of Day.
ii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 25th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of NMS Stocks that
experienced more than one Limit State on a single day, broken out by
Category.
iii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and 99th percentile) on the number of Limit States
experienced per day by individual NMS Stocks that had more than one
Limit State on a single day, broken out by Category.
iv. Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and 99th percentile) on the total length of Limit States
experienced per day by individual NMS Stocks that had more than one
Limit State on a single day, broken out by Category.
c. Trading Pauses. The Monitoring Report will include:
i. Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 25th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of Trading Pauses per day,
broken out by Category and Time of Day.
ii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 25th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of NMS Stocks that
experienced more than one Trading Pause on a single day, broken out
by Category.
iii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of Trading Pauses per day
experienced by individual NMS Stocks having more than one Trading
Pause on a single day, broken out by Category.
d. Straddle States. The Monitoring Report will include:
i. Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 25th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of Straddle States per day,
broken out by Category and Time of Day.
ii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 25th
percentile, and maximum) on the number of NMS Stocks that
experienced more than one Straddle State on a single day, broken out
by Category.
iii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and 99.9th percentile) on the total time spent in a
Straddle State per day for individual NMS Stocks experiencing one or
more Straddle States on a single day, broken out by Category.
e. The Monitoring Report will include the number of Clearly
Erroneous Events per day for all NMS Stocks that occurred during the
time when Price Bands are disseminated by the Processor, broken out
by Category and Time of Day.
2. Reopening Data
a. Definitions. For the purpose of this Section B.2, the
following definitions apply:
i. ``Type of Reopening'' means either (1) manual or (2)
automated.
ii. ``Category'' means the following categories of securities:
(1) Tier 1 non-ETP securities
(2) Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs
(3) Tier 1 leveraged ETPs
(4) Tier 2 non-ETP securities
(5) Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs
(6) Tier 2 leveraged ETPs
ii. ``Length of the Trading Pause'' means the following
durations:
(1) less than 6 minutes (for manual reopenings) or no extensions
of the Trading Pause (for automated reopenings);
(2) 6 to 10 minutes (for manual reopenings) or one extension of
the Trading Pause (for automated reopenings);
(3) more than 10 minutes (for manual reopenings) or more than
one extension of the Trading Pause (for automated reopenings)
b. The Monitoring Report will include the following monthly data
on reopenings:
i. The number of Trading Pauses per month, broken out by (1)
Type of Reopening, (2) Category, and (3) Length of the Trading
Pause.
ii. Monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and 99th percentile) on the duration of each Trading
Pause, broken out by (1) Type of Reopening and (2) Category.
iii. The number of Trading Pauses ending in a:
(1) trade;
(2) quote; and
(3) potential closing auction, broken out by (a) Type of
Reopening, (b) Category, and (c) Length of Trading Pause.
iv. For Trading Pauses in NMS Stocks preceded by a Limit Up
state, monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and 99th percentile) on the percentage price change from
the Limit Up pricing that triggered the Trading Pause to the
reopening price on exiting the Trading Pause (i.e., the reopening
trade or midpoint price), broken out by (1) Category and (2) whether
the Trading Pause ended in a trade or (3) in a quote (i.e., the
reopening price was a midpoint).
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v. For Trading Pauses in NMS Stocks preceded by a Limit Down
state, monthly distribution statistics (mean, median, 90th
percentile, and 99th percentile) on the percentage price change from
the Limit Down pricing that triggered the Trading Pause to the
reopening price on exiting the Trading Pause (i.e., the reopening
trade or midpoint price), broken out by (1) Category and (2) whether
the Trading Pause ended in a trade or (3) in a quote (i.e., the
reopening price was a midpoint).
vi. For Trading Pauses in NMS Stocks where the reopening process
ended in a trade or quote (with resulting reference price equal to
the midpoint of that quote), monthly distribution statistics (mean,
median, 90th percentile, and 99th percentile) on the percentage
price change from the reopening price on exiting the Trading Pause
(i.e., the reopening trade or midpoint price) to
(1) the highest price of all last sale eligible trades;
(2) the lowest price of all last sale eligible trades; and
(3) the trade-weighted average price of all last sale eligible
trades for the five minutes following the conclusion of the Trading
Pause, broken out by (a) Category, (b) whether the Trading Pause was
preceded by a Limit Up state or (c) a Limit Down state, and (d)
whether the Trading Pause ended in a trade or (e) in a quote (i.e.,
the reopening price was a midpoint).
C. Reports on Market Events. At the Commission's request, the
Operating Committee shall provide the Commission and make publicly
available a report analyzing the Plan's operation during a
significant market event that (1) materially impacted the trading of
more than one security across multiple Trading Centers; and (2) is
directly related to or implicating the performance of the Plan. Such
report shall be provided to the Commission no later than 30 days
following the Commission's request, or at a later date as agreed
upon between the Commission and the Operation Committee. The
requirement to submit a report under this section may be satisfied
by including the required analysis within an Annual Report.
[FR Doc. 2020-06024 Filed 3-20-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P