2017-20974. Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of the Fifteenth Amendment to the National Market System Plan To Address Extraordinary Market Volatility by Bats BZX Exchange, Inc., Bats BYX Exchange, Inc., Bats EDGA ...  

  • Start Preamble September 26, 2017.

    I. Introduction

    On August 31, 2017, NYSE Group, Inc., on behalf of the following parties to the National Market System Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility (“the Plan”): [1] Bats BZX Exchange, Inc., Bats BYX Exchange, Inc., Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc., Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc., Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), Investors Exchange LLC, NASDAQ BX, Inc., NASDAQ PHLX LLC, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), New York Stock Exchange LLC (“NYSE”), NYSE Arca, Inc., NYSE American LLC, and NYSE National Inc. (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 (“Fifteenth Amendment”).[4] The proposal reflects changes unanimously approved by the Participants. The Fifteenth Amendment proposes to extend the implementation date for the twelfth amendment to the Plan (“Twelfth Amendment”) and related changes from the thirteenth amendment to the Plan (“Amendment 13 Changes”) set out in the fourteenth amendment to the Plan (“Fourteenth Amendment”), as discussed below.[5] The Participants are filing the Fifteenth Amendment for immediate effectiveness pursuant to Start Printed Page 45923Rule 608(b)(3)(iii) of Regulation NMS (“Rule 608”) under the Exchange Act.[6] The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments from interested persons.[7]

    II. Description of the Plan

    Set forth in this Section II is the statement of the purpose and summary of the Fourteenth Amendment, along with the information required by Rule 608(a)(4) and (5) under the Exchange Act,[8] prepared and submitted by the Participants to the Commission.[9]

    A. Statement of Purpose and Summary of the Plan Amendment

    The Participants filed the Plan on April 5, 2011, to create a market-wide limit up-limit down mechanism intended to address extraordinary market volatility in NMS Stocks, as defined in Rule 600(b)(47) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act. The Plan sets forth procedures that provide for market-wide limit up-limit down requirements that would prevent trades in individual NMS Stocks from occurring outside of the specified price bands. These limit up-limit down requirements are coupled with Trading Pauses,[10] as defined in Section I(Y) of the Plan, to accommodate more fundamental price moves. In particular, the Participants adopted this Plan to address the type of sudden price movements that the market experienced on the afternoon of May 6, 2010.

    As set forth in more detail in the Plan, all trading centers in NMS Stocks, including both those operated by Participants and those operated by members of Participants, shall establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with the limit up-limit down requirements specified in the Plan. More specifically, the Processor responsible for consolidation of information for an NMS Stock pursuant to Rule 603(b) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act will be responsible for calculating and disseminating a lower price band and upper price band, as provided for in Section V of the Plan. Section VI of the Plan sets forth the limit up-limit down requirements of the Plan, and in particular, that all trading centers in NMS Stocks, including both those operated by Participants and those operated by members of Participants, shall establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent trades at prices that are below the lower price band or above the upper price band for an NMS Stock, consistent with the Plan.

    The changes approved by the Commission in the twelfth amendment to the Plan provide that a Trading Pause will continue until the Primary Listing Exchange has reopened trading using its established reopening procedures, and to require that trading centers not resume trading in an NMS Stock following a Trading Pause without Price Bands for such NMS Stock. In the Statement of Purpose filed with the twelfth amendment, the Participants stated that the changes described in the twelfth amendment would be implemented no later than six months after approval of that amendment. Based on the fourteenth amendment to the Plan, the twelfth amendment must be implemented no later than the end of the third quarter of 2017.

    Because the SIP technology changes necessary to implement the twelfth amendment to the Plan and the Amendment 13 Changes will not be ready by September 30, 2017, the Participants are filing this proposal to change the implementation date for the changes to the Plan set forth in the twelfth amendment and the Amendment 13 Changes to no later than November 30, 2017. Specifically, the CQS and CTA SIPs are in the process of upgrading to binary message type formats over their multicast channels and the changes described in the twelfth and thirteenth amendments to the Plan are scheduled to be implemented together with these upgrades. SIAC has announced revised implementation dates for the implementation of the CQS and CTA new binary formats, which impacts the implementation dates for SIAC's implementation of the twelfth amendment to the Plan and the Amendment 13 Changes.[11]

    Because of a dependency on certain SIP technology changes, certain Primary Listing Exchanges will not be ready to implement the changes to their automated reopening processes following a Trading Pause, which were made pursuant to exchange rule filings in conjunction with the twelfth amendment to the Plan, by September 30, 2017. To provide for a standardized approach that would allow for extensions of a Trading Pause by the Primary Listing Exchange if equilibrium cannot be met to establish a Reopening Price within specified parameters (“automated reopening changes”), the Primary Listing Exchanges amended their rules for automated reopenings.[12] The Primary Listing Exchanges anticipate implementing the automated reopening changes commensurate with implementation of the twelfth amendment to the Plan and the Amendment 13 Changes.[13]

    Accordingly, both to provide time to support the technology changes for the twelfth amendment to the Plan and to align the implementation date of the twelfth amendment and the

    Amendment 13 Changes with the implementation timeline for the automated reopening changes by the Primary Listing Exchanges, the Participants propose to change the implementation date for the changes in the twelfth amendment to the Plan and the Amendment 13 Changes to no later than November 30, 2017. This proposed change does not require any changes to the text of the Plan.

    The Participants believe that the proposed modification to the implementation schedule is technical and ministerial in nature because it simply extends the implementation period for the twelfth amendment to the Plan and does not change any substantive elements of the Plan.[14] The Participants believe that the proposal to extend the implementation schedule is consistent with the goal of the twelfth amendment to the Plan, which is to reduce the potential for sequential Trading Pauses in an NMS Stock by centralizing the reopening process through the Primary Listing Exchanges, because it would align the implementation schedule for the twelfth amendment to the Plan with the implementation schedule for the automated reopening changes. The proposed amendment would therefore protect investors and the public interest Start Printed Page 45924and is appropriate to the maintenance of fair and orderly markets.

    B. Governing or Constituent Documents

    The governing documents of the Processor, as defined in Section I(P) of the Plan, will not be affected by the Plan, but once the Plan is implemented, the Processor's obligations will change, as set forth in detail in the Plan.

    C. Implementation of Plan

    The initial date of the Plan operations was April 8, 2013.

    D. Development and Implementation Phases

    The Plan was initially implemented as a one-year pilot program in two Phases, consistent with Section VIII of the Plan: Phase I of Plan implementation began on April 8, 2013 and was completed on May 3, 2013. Implementation of Phase II of the Plan began on August 5, 2013 and was completed on February 24, 2014. The tenth amendment to the Plan was implemented on July 18, 2016. Pursuant to the proposed thirteenth amendment to the Plan, the Participants propose [sic] to extend the pilot period until April 16, 2018.[15] Currently, the Participants must implement the twelfth amendment to the Plan to no later than the end of the third quarter of 2017. Pursuant to this proposed amendment, the Participants propose to extend the time frame to implement the twelfth amendment to the Plan and the Amendment 13 Changes to no later than November 30, 2017.

    E. Analysis of Impact on Competition

    The proposed Plan does not impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Exchange Act. The Participants do not believe that the proposed Plan introduces terms that are unreasonably discriminatory for the purposes of Section 11A(c)(1)(D) of the Exchange Act.

    F. Written Understanding or Agreements Relating to Interpretation of, or Participation in, Plan

    The Participants have no written understandings or agreements relating to interpretation of the Plan. Section II(C) of the Plan sets forth how any entity registered as a national securities exchange or national securities association may become a Participant.

    G. Approval of Amendment of the Plan

    Each of the Plan's Participants has executed a written amended Plan.

    H. Terms and Conditions of Access

    Section II(C) of the Plan provides that any entity registered as a national securities exchange or national securities association under the Exchange Act may become a Participant by: (1) Becoming a participant in the applicable Market Data Plans, as defined in Section I(F) of the Plan; (2) executing a copy of the Plan, as then in effect; (3) providing each then-current Participant with a copy of such executed Plan; and (4) effecting an amendment to the Plan as specified in Section III(B) of the Plan.

    I. Method of Determination and Imposition, and Amount of, Fees and Charges

    Not applicable.

    J. Method and Frequency of Processor Evaluation

    Not applicable.

    K. Dispute Resolution

    Section III(C) of the Plan provides that each Participant shall designate an individual to represent the Participant as a member of an Operating Committee. No later than the initial date of the Plan, the Operating Committee shall designate one member of the Operating Committee to act as the Chair of the Operating Committee. Any recommendation for an amendment to the Plan from the Operating Committee that receives an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the Participants, but is less than unanimous, shall be submitted to the Commission as a request for an amendment to the Plan initiated by the Commission under Rule 608.

    On July 19, 2017, the Operating Committee, duly constituted and chaired by Mr. Robert Books of Bats, met and voted unanimously to amend the Plan as set forth herein in accordance with Section III(C) of the Plan. The Plan Advisory Committee was notified in connection with the Fifteenth Amendment and was in favor.

    III. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the amendment is consistent with the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

    Electronic Comments

    Paper Comments

    • Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

    All submissions should refer to File Number 4-631.This file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://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 Web site viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the Participants' offices. All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number 4-631 and should be submitted on or before October 23, 2017.

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    By the Commission.

    Brent J. Fields,

    Secretary.

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    ATTACHMENT A

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    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

    SectionPage
    Preamble1
    I. Definitions2
    II. Parties4
    III. Amendments to Plan7
    IV. Trading Center Policies and Procedures8
    V. Price Bands8
    VI. Limit Up—Limit Down Requirements11
    VII. Trading Pauses13
    VIII. Implementation15
    IX. Withdrawal from Plan16
    X. Counterparts and Signatures16
    Appendix A—Percentage Parameters18
    Appendix A—Schedule 120
    Appendix B—Data35

    Preamble

    The Participants submit to the SEC this Plan establishing procedures to address extraordinary volatility in NMS Stocks. The procedures provide for market-wide limit up-limit down requirements that prevent trades in individual NMS Stocks from occurring outside of the specified Price Bands. These limit up-limit down requirements are coupled with Trading Pauses to accommodate more fundamental price moves. The Plan procedures are designed, among other things, to protect investors and promote fair and orderly markets. The Participants developed this Plan pursuant to Rule 608(a)(3) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act, which authorizes the Participants to act jointly in preparing, filing, and implementing national market system plans.

    I. Definitions

    (A) “Eligible Reported Transactions” shall have the meaning prescribed by the Operating Committee and shall generally mean transactions that are eligible to update the last sale price of an NMS Stock.

    (B) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

    (C) “Limit State” shall have the meaning provided in Section VI of the Plan.

    (D) “Limit State Quotation” shall have the meaning provided in Section VI of the Plan.

    (E) “Lower Price Band” shall have the meaning provided in Section V of the Plan.

    (F) “Market Data Plans” shall mean the effective national market system plans through which the Participants act jointly to disseminate consolidated information in compliance with Rule 603(b) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act.

    (G) “National Best Bid” and “National Best Offer” shall have the meaning provided in Rule 600(b)(42) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act.

    (H) “NMS Stock” shall have the meaning provided in Rule 600(b)(47) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act.

    (I) “Opening Price” shall mean the price of a transaction that opens trading on the Primary Listing Exchange . If the Primary Listing Exchange opens with quotations, the “Opening Price” shall mean the closing price of the NMS Stock on the Primary Listing Exchange on the previous trading day, or if no such closing price exists, the last sale on the Primary Listing Exchange.

    (J) “Operating Committee” shall have the meaning provided in Section III(C) of the Plan.

    (K) “Participant” means a party to the Plan.

    (L) “Plan” means the plan set forth in this instrument, as amended from time to time in accordance with its provisions.

    (M) “Percentage Parameter” shall mean the percentages for each tier of NMS Stocks set forth in Appendix A of the Plan.

    (N) “Price Bands” shall have the meaning provided in Section V of the Plan.

    (O) “Primary Listing Exchange” shall mean the Participant on which an NMS Stock is listed. If an NMS Stock is listed on more than one Participant, the Participant on which the NMS Stock has been listed the longest shall be the Primary Listing Exchange.

    (P) “Processor” shall mean the single plan processor responsible for the consolidation of information for an NMS Stock pursuant to Rule 603(b) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act.

    (Q) “Pro-Forma Reference Price” shall have the meaning provided in Section V(A)(2) of the Plan.

    (R) “Reference Price” shall have the meaning provided in Section V of the Plan.

    (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) Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.

    8050 Marshall Drive

    Lenexa, Kansas 66214

    (2) Bats BYX Exchange, Inc.

    8050 Marshall Drive

    Lenexa, Kansas 66214

    (3) Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc.

    8050 Marshall Drive

    Lenexa, Kansas 66214

    (4) Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.

    8050 Marshall Drive

    Lenexa, Kansas 66214

    (5) Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.

    440 South LaSalle Street

    Chicago, Illinois 60605

    (6) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

    1735 K Street, NW

    Washington, DC 20006

    (7) Investors Exchange LLC

    4 World Trade Center, 44th Floor

    New York, New York 10007

    (8) NASDAQ BX, Inc.

    One Liberty Plaza

    New York, New York 10006

    (9) NASDAQ PHLX LLC

    1900 Market Street

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

    (10) The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

    1 Liberty Plaza

    165 Broadway

    New York, NY 10006

    (11) NYSE National, Inc.

    11 Wall Street

    New York, NY 10005

    (12) New York Stock Exchange LLC

    11 Wall Street

    New York, New York 10005

    (13) NYSE [MKT]American LLC

    11 Wall Street

    New York, New York 10005

    (14) NYSE Arca, Inc.

    11 Wall Street

    New York, New York 10005

    (B) Compliance Undertaking

    By subscribing to and submitting the Plan for approval by the SEC, each Participant agrees to comply with and to enforce compliance, as required by Rule 608(c) of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act, by its members with the provisions of the Plan. To this end, each Participant shall adopt a rule requiring compliance by its members with the provisions of the Plan, and each Participant shall take such actions as are necessary and appropriate as a participant of the Market Data Plans to cause and enable the Processor for each NMS Stock to fulfill the functions set forth in this Plan.

    (C) New Participants

    The Participants agree that any entity registered as a national securities exchange or national securities association under the Exchange Act may become a Participant by: (1) becoming a participant in the applicable Market Data Plans; (2) executing a copy of the Plan, as then in effect; (3) providing each then-current Participant with a copy of such executed Plan; and (4) effecting an amendment to the Plan as specified in Section III (B) of the Plan.

    (D) Advisory Committee

    (1) Formation. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Plan, an Advisory Committee to the Plan shall be formed and shall function in accordance with the provisions set forth in this section.

    (2) Composition. Members of the Advisory Committee shall be selected for two-year terms as follows:Start Printed Page 45926

    (A) Advisory Committee Selections. By affirmative vote of a majority of the Participants, the Participants shall select at least one representatives from each of the following categories to be members of the Advisory Committee: (1) a broker-dealer with a substantial retail investor customer base; (2) a broker-dealer with a substantial institutional investor customer base; (3) an alternative trading system; (4) a broker-dealer that primarily engages in trading for its own account; and (5) an investor.

    (3) Function. Members of the Advisory Committee shall have the right to submit their views to the Operating Committee on Plan matters, prior to a decision by the Operating Committee on such matters. Such matters shall include, but not be limited to, proposed material amendments to the Plan.

    (4) Meetings and Information. Members of the Advisory Committee shall have the right to attend meetings of the Operating Committee and to receive any information concerning Plan matters; provided, however, that the Operating Committee may meet in executive session if, by affirmative vote of a majority of the Participants, the Operating Committee determines that an item of Plan business requires confidential treatment.

    III. Amendments to Plan

    (A) General Amendments

    Except with respect to the addition of new Participants to the Plan, any proposed change in, addition to, or deletion from the Plan shall be effected by means of a written amendment to the Plan that: (1) sets forth the change, addition, or deletion; (2) is executed on behalf of each Participant; and, (3) is approved by the SEC pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act, or otherwise becomes effective under Rule 608 of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act.

    (B) New Participants

    With respect to new Participants, an amendment to the Plan may be effected by the new national securities exchange or national securities association executing a copy of the Plan, as then in effect (with the only changes being the addition of the new Participant's name in Section II(A) of the Plan) and submitting such executed Plan to the SEC for approval. The amendment shall be effective when it is approved by the SEC in accordance with Rule 608 of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act or otherwise becomes effective pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act.

    (C) Operating Committee

    (1) Each Participant shall select from its staff one individual to represent the Participant as a member of an Operating Committee, together with a substitute for such individual. The substitute may participate in deliberations of the Operating Committee and shall be considered a voting member thereof only in the absence of the primary representative. Each Participant shall have one vote on all matters considered by the Operating Committee. No later than the initial date of Plan operations, the Operating Committee shall designate one member of the Operating Committee to act as the Chair of the Operating Committee.

    (2) The Operating Committee shall monitor the procedures established pursuant to this Plan and advise the Participants with respect to any deficiencies, problems, or recommendations as the Operating Committee may deem appropriate. The Operating Committee shall establish specifications and procedures for the implementation and operation of the Plan that are consistent with the provisions of this Plan and the Appendixes thereto. With respect to matters in this paragraph, Operating Committee decisions shall be approved by a simple majority vote.

    (3) Any recommendation for an amendment to the Plan from the Operating Committee that receives an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the Participants, but is less than unanimous, shall be submitted to the SEC as a request for an amendment to the Plan initiated by the Commission under Rule 608 of Regulation NMS.

    IV. Trading Center Policies and Procedures

    All trading centers in NMS Stocks, including both those operated by Participants and those operated by members of Participants, shall establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with the limit up—limit down requirements specified in Sections VI of the Plan, and to comply with the Trading Pauses specified in Section VII of the Plan.

    V. Price Bands

    (A) Calculation and Dissemination of Price Bands

    (1) The Processor for each NMS stock shall calculate and disseminate to the public a Lower Price Band and an Upper Price Band during Regular Trading Hours for such NMS Stock. The Price Bands shall be based on a Reference Price for each NMS Stock that equals the arithmetic mean price of Eligible Reported Transactions for the NMS stock over the immediately preceding five-minute period (except for periods following openings and reopenings, which are addressed below). If no Eligible Reported Transactions for the NMS Stock have occurred over the immediately preceding five-minute period, the previous Reference Price shall remain in effect. The Price Bands for an NMS Stock shall be calculated by applying the Percentage Parameter for such NMS Stock to the Reference Price, with the Lower Price Band being a Percentage Parameter below the Reference Price, and the Upper Price Band being a Percentage Parameter above the Reference Price. The Price Bands shall be calculated during Regular Trading Hours. Between 9:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. ET, and 3:35 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET, or in the case of an early scheduled close, during the last 25 minutes of trading before the early scheduled close, the Price Bands shall be calculated by applying double the Percentage Parameters set forth in Appendix A. If the Processor has not yet disseminated Price Bands, but a Reference Price is available, a trading center may calculate and apply Price Bands based on the same Reference Price that the Processor would use for calculating such Price Bands until such trading center receives Price Bands from the Processor. If, under Section VII(B)(2), the Primary Listing Exchange notifies the Processor that it is unable to reopen an NMS Stock due to a systems or technology issue and it has not declared a Regulatory Halt, the Processor will calculate and disseminate Price Bands by applying triple the Percentage Parameters set forth in Appendix A for the first 30 seconds such Price Bands are disseminated.

    (2) The Processor shall calculate a Pro-Forma Reference Price on a continuous basis during Regular Trading Hours, as specified in Section V(A)(1) of the Plan. If a Pro-Forma Reference Price has not moved by 1% or more from the Reference Price currently in effect, no new Price Bands shall be disseminated, and the current Reference Price shall remain the effective Reference Price. When the Pro-Forma Reference Price has moved by 1% or more from the Reference Price currently in effect, the Pro-Forma Reference Price shall become the Reference Price, and the Processor shall disseminate new Price Bands based on the new Reference Price; provided, however, that each new Reference Price shall remain in effect for at least 30 seconds.

    (B) Openings

    (1) Except when a Regulatory Halt is in effect at the start of Regular Trading Hours, the first Reference Price for a trading day shall be the Opening Price on the Primary Listing Exchange in an NMS Stock if such Opening Price occurs less than five minutes after the start of Regular Trading Hours. During the period less than five minutes after the Opening Price, a Pro-Forma Reference Price shall be updated on a continuous basis to be the arithmetic mean price of Eligible Reported Transactions for the NMS Stock during the period following the Opening Price (including the Opening Price), and if it differs from the current Reference Price by 1% or more shall become the new Reference Price, except that a new Reference Price shall remain in effect for at least 30 seconds. Subsequent Reference Prices shall be calculated as specified in Section V(A) of the Plan.

    (2) If the Opening Price on the Primary Listing Exchange in an NMS Stock does not occur within five minutes after the start of Regular Trading Hours, the first Reference Price for a trading day shall be the arithmetic mean price of Eligible Reported Transactions for the NMS Stock over the preceding five minute time period, and subsequent Reference Prices shall be calculated as specified in Section V(A) of the Plan.

    (C) Reopenings

    (1) Following a Trading Pause in an NMS Stock, and if the Primary Listing Exchange has not declared a Regulatory Halt, if the Primary Listing Exchange reopens trading with a transaction or quotation that does not include a zero bid or zero offer, the next Reference Price shall be the Reopening Price on the Primary Listing Exchange. Subsequent Reference Prices shall be determined in the manner prescribed for normal openings, as specified in Section V(B)(1) of the Plan. If the Primary Listing Exchange notifies the Processor that it is unable to reopen an NMS Stock due to a systems or technology issue, Start Printed Page 45927or if the Primary Listing Exchange reopens trading with a quotation that has a zero bid or zero offer, or both, the next Reference Price shall be the last effective Price Band that was in a Limit State before the Trading Pause. Subsequent Reference Prices shall be calculated as specified in Section V(A) of the Plan.

    (2) Following a Regulatory Halt, the next Reference Price shall be the Opening or Reopening Price on the Primary Listing Exchange if such Opening or Reopening Price occurs within five minutes after the end of the Regulatory Halt, and subsequent Reference Prices shall be determined in the manner prescribed for normal openings, as specified in Section V(B)(1) of the Plan. If such Opening or Reopening Price has not occurred within five minutes after the end of the Regulatory Halt, the Reference Price shall be equal to the arithmetic mean price of Eligible Reported Transactions for the NMS Stock over the preceding five minute time period, and subsequent Reference Prices shall be calculated as specified in Section V(A) of the Plan.

    VI. Limit Up—Limit Down Requirements

    (A) Limitations on Trades and Quotations Outside of Price Bands

    (1) All trading centers in NMS Stocks, including both those operated by Participants and those operated by members of Participants, shall establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent trades at prices that are below the Lower Price Band or above the Upper Price Band for an NMS Stock. Single-priced opening, reopening, and closing transactions on the Primary Listing Exchange, however, shall be excluded from this limitation. In addition, any transaction that both (i) does not update the last sale price (except if solely because the transaction was reported late or because the transaction was an odd-lot sized transaction), and (ii) is excepted or exempt from Rule 611 under Regulation NMS shall be excluded from this limitation.

    (2) When a National Best Bid is below the Lower Price Band or a National Best Offer is above the Upper Price Band for an NMS Stock, the Processor shall disseminate such National Best Bid or National Best Offer with an appropriate flag identifying it as non-executable. When a National Best Offer is equal to the Lower Price Band or a National Best Bid is equal to the Upper Price Band for an NMS Stock, the Processor shall distribute such National Best Bid or National Best Offer with an appropriate flag identifying it as a “Limit State Quotation”.

    (3) All trading centers in NMS Stocks, including both those operated by Participants and those operated by members of Participants, shall establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent the display of offers below the Lower Price Band and bids above the Upper Price Band for an NMS Stock. The Processor shall disseminate an offer below the Lower Price Band or bid above the Upper Price Band that may be submitted despite such reasonable policies and procedures, but with an appropriate flag identifying it as non-executable; provided, however, that any such bid or offer shall not be included in National Best Bid or National Best Offer calculations.

    (B) Entering and Exiting a Limit State

    (1) All trading for an NMS Stock shall immediately enter a Limit State if the National Best Offer equals the Lower Price Band and does not cross the National Best Bid, or the National Best Bid equals the Upper Price Band and does not cross the National Best Offer.

    (2) When trading for an NMS Stock enters a Limit State, the Processor shall disseminate this information by identifying the relevant quotation (i.e., a National Best Offer that equals the Lower Price Band or a National Best Bid that equals the Upper Price Band) as a Limit State Quotation. At this point, the Processor shall cease calculating and disseminating updated Reference Prices and Price Bands for the NMS Stock until either trading exits the Limit State or trading resumes with an opening or re-opening as provided in Section V.

    (3) Trading for an NMS Stock shall exit a Limit State if, within 15 seconds of entering the Limit State, the entire size of all Limit State Quotations are executed or cancelled.

    (4) If trading for an NMS Stock exits a Limit State within 15 seconds of entry, the Processor shall immediately calculate and disseminate updated Price Bands based on a Reference Price that equals the arithmetic mean price of Eligible Reported Transactions for the NMS Stock over the immediately preceding five-minute period (including the period of the Limit State).

    (5) If trading for an NMS Stock does not exit a Limit State within 15 seconds of entry, the Limit State will terminate when the Primary Listing Exchange declares a Trading Pause pursuant to Section VII of the Plan or at the end of Regular Trading Hours.

    VII. Trading Pauses

    (A) Declaration of Trading Pauses

    (1) If trading for an NMS Stock does not exit a Limit State within 15 seconds of entry during Regular Trading Hours, then the Primary Listing Exchange shall declare a Trading Pause for such NMS Stock and shall notify the Processor.

    (2) The Primary Listing Exchange may also declare a Trading Pause for an NMS Stock when an NMS Stock is in a Straddle State, which is when National Best Bid (Offer) is below (above) the Lower (Upper) Price Band and the NMS Stock is not in a Limit State, and trading in that NMS Stock deviates from normal trading characteristics such that declaring a Trading Pause would support the Plan's goal to address extraordinary market volatility. The Primary Listing Exchange shall develop policies and procedures for determining when it would declare a Trading Pause in such circumstances. If a Trading Pause is declared for an NMS Stock under this provision, the Primary Listing Exchange shall notify the Processor.

    (3) The Processor shall disseminate Trading Pause information to the public. No trades in an NMS Stock shall occur during a Trading Pause, but all bids and offers may be displayed.

    (B) Reopening of Trading During Regular Trading Hours

    (1) Five minutes after declaring a Trading Pause for an NMS Stock, and if the Primary Listing Exchange has not declared a Regulatory Halt, the Primary Listing Exchange shall attempt to reopen trading using its established reopening procedures. The Processor will publish the following information that the Primary Listing Exchange provides to the Processor in connection with such reopening: auction reference price; auction collars; and number of extensions to the reopening auction. The Trading Pause shall end when the Primary Listing Exchange reports a Reopening Price.

    (2) The Primary Listing Exchange shall notify the Processor if it is unable to reopen trading in an NMS Stock due to a systems or technology issue and if it has not declared a Regulatory Halt. The Processor shall disseminate this information to the public.

    (3) Trading centers may not resume trading in an NMS Stock following a Trading Pause without Price Bands in such NMS Stock.

    (4) The Processor shall update the Price Bands as set forth in Section V(C)(1)-(2) of the Plan after receiving notification from the Primary Listing Exchange of a Reopening Price following a Trading Pause (or a resume message in the case of a reopening quote that has a zero bid or zero offer, or both) or that it is unable to reopen trading following a Trading Pause due to a systems or technology issue, provided that if the Primary Listing Exchange is unable to reopen due to a systems or technology issue, the update to the Price Bands will be no earlier than ten minutes after the beginning of the Trading Pause.

    (C) Trading Pauses Within Ten Minutes of the End of Regular Trading Hours

    (1) If an NMS Stock is in a Trading Pause during the last ten minutes of trading before the end of Regular Trading Hours, the Primary Listing Exchange shall not reopen trading and shall attempt to execute a closing transaction using its established closing procedures. All trading centers may begin trading the NMS Stock when the Primary Listing Exchange executes a closing transaction.

    (2) If the Primary Listing Exchange does not execute a closing transaction within five minutes after the end of Regular Trading Hours, all trading centers may begin trading the NMS Stock.

    VIII. Implementation

    The initial date of Plan operations shall be April 8, 2013.

    The Plan shall be implemented on a pilot basis set to end on April 16, 2018.

    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 Start Printed Page 45928contain 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 August 2017 [February 2017] by each of the parties hereto.

    BATS BZX EXCHANGE, INC.

    BY:

    BATS EDGA EXCHANGE, INC.

    BY:

    CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.

    BY:

    INVESTORS EXCHANGE LLC

    BY:

    NASDAQ PHLX LLC

    BY:

    NYSE NATIONAL, INC.

    BY:

    NYSE [MKT] American LLC

    BY:

    BATS BYX EXCHANGE, INC.

    BY:

    BATS EDGX EXCHANGE, INC.

    BY:

    FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY, INC.

    BY:

    NASDAQ BX, Inc.

    BY:

    THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET LLC

    BY:

    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LLC

    BY:

    NYSE ARCA, INC.

    BY:

    Appendix A—Percentage Parameters

    I. Tier 1 NMS Stocks

    (1) Tier 1 NMS Stocks shall include all NMS Stocks included in the S&P 500 Index, the Russell 1000 Index, and the exchange-traded products (“ETP”) identified as Schedule 1 to this Appendix. Schedule 1 to the Appendix will be reviewed and updated semi-annually based on the fiscal year by the Primary Listing Exchange to add ETPs that meet the criteria, or delete ETPs that are no longer eligible. To determine eligibility for an ETP to be included as a Tier 1 NMS Stock, all ETPs across multiple asset classes and issuers, including domestic equity, international equity, fixed income, currency, and commodities and futures will be identified. Leveraged ETPs will be excluded and the list will be sorted by notional consolidated average daily volume (“CADV”). The period used to measure CADV will be from the first day of the previous fiscal half year up until one week before the beginning of the next fiscal half year. Daily volumes will be multiplied by closing prices and then averaged over the period. ETPs, including inverse ETPs, that trade over $2,000,000 CADV will be eligible to be included as a Tier 1 NMS Stock. The semi-annual updates to Schedule 1 do not require an amendment to the Plan. The Primary Listing Exchanges will maintain the updated Schedule 1 on their respective websites.

    (2) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 1 NMS Stocks with a Reference Price more than $3.00 shall be 5%.

    (3) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 1 NMS Stocks with a Reference Price equal to $0.75 and up to and including $3.00 shall be 20%.

    (4) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 1 NMS Stocks with a Reference Price less than $0.75 shall be the lesser of (a) $0.15 or (b) 75%.

    (5) The Reference Price used for determining which Percentage Parameter shall be applicable during a trading day shall be based on the closing price of the NMS Stock on the Primary Listing Exchange on the previous trading day, or if no closing price exists, the last sale on the Primary Listing Exchange reported by the Processor.

    II. Tier 2 NMS Stocks

    (1) Tier 2 NMS Stocks shall include all NMS Stocks other than those in Tier 1, provided, however, that all rights and warrants are excluded from the Plan.

    (2) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 2 NMS Stocks with a Reference Price more than $3.00 shall be 10%.

    (3) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 2 NMS Stocks with a Reference Price equal to $0.75 and up to and including $3.00 shall be 20%.

    (4) The Percentage Parameters for Tier 2 NMS Stocks with a Reference Price less than $0.75 shall be the lesser of (a) $0.15 or (b) 75%.

    (5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Percentage Parameters for a Tier 2 NMS Stock that is a leveraged ETP shall be the applicable Percentage Parameter set forth in clauses (2), (3), or (4) above, multiplied by the leverage ratio of such product.

    (6) The Reference Price used for determining which Percentage Parameter shall be applicable during a trading day shall be based on the closing price of the NMS Stock on the Primary Listing Exchange on the previous trading day, or if no closing price exists, the last sale on the Primary Listing Exchange reported by the Processor.

    Appendix A—Schedule 1 (as of January 3, 2017)

    TickerETP nameExchange
    SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TrustNYSE Arca
    IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETFNYSE Arca
    QQQPowershares QQQ Trust Series 1NASDAQ
    EEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFNYSE Arca
    GDXVanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETFNYSE Arca
    XLFFinancial Select Sector SPDR FundNYSE Arca
    GLDSPDR Gold SharesNYSE Arca
    TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFNASDAQ
    VXXiPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETNNYSE Arca
    EFAiShares MSCI EAFE ETFNYSE Arca
    XLEEnergy Select Sector SPDR FundNYSE Arca
    HYGiShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    XIVVelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETNNASDAQ
    IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFNYSE Arca
    XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR FundNYSE Arca
    GDXJVanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETFNYSE Arca
    XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundNYSE Arca
    FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETFNYSE Arca
    EWZiShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETFNYSE Arca
    XLVHealth Care Select Sector SPDR FundNYSE Arca
    IYRiShares U.S. Real Estate ETFNYSE Arca
    LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    XLIIndustrial Select Sector SPDR FundNYSE Arca
    DIASPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF TrustNYSE Arca
    XOPSPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETFNYSE Arca
    VWOVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETFNYSE Arca
    IBBiShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETFNASDAQ
    XLKTechnology Select Sector SPDR FundNYSE Arca
    XLYConsumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR FundNYSE Arca
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    VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFNYSE Arca
    USOUnited States Oil Fund LPNYSE Arca
    JNKSPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    XBISPDR S&P Biotech ETFNYSE Arca
    MDYSPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF TrustNYSE Arca
    VNQVanguard REIT ETFNYSE Arca
    EWJiShares MSCI Japan ETFNYSE Arca
    SVXYProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETFNYSE Arca
    AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETFNYSE Arca
    KRESPDR S&P Regional Banking ETFNYSE Arca
    EMBiShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    IWDiShares Russell 1000 Value ETFNYSE Arca
    VEAVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFNYSE Arca
    VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETFNYSE Arca
    DXJWisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity FundNYSE Arca
    XLBMaterials Select Sector SPDR FundNYSE Arca
    EWWiShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETFNYSE Arca
    IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    IJHiShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETFNYSE Arca
    XRTSPDR S&P Retail ETFNYSE Arca
    SLViShares Silver TrustNYSE Arca
    IWFiShares Russell 1000 Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    VGKVanguard FTSE Europe ETFNYSE Arca
    SMHVanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETFNYSE Arca
    IWNiShares Russell 2000 Value ETFNYSE Arca
    BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETFNYSE Arca
    RSXVanEck Vectors Russia ETFNYSE Arca
    USMViShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETFNYSE Arca
    TIPiShares TIPS Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    EZUiShares MSCI Eurozone ETFBats
    IJRiShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFNYSE Arca
    SHYiShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    OIHVanEck Vectors Oil Service ETFNYSE Arca
    EWYiShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETFNYSE Arca
    PFFiShares US Preferred Stock ETFNYSE Arca
    XMESPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETFNYSE Arca
    IEFAiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFNYSE Arca
    IWBiShares Russell 1000 ETFNYSE Arca
    KBESPDR S&P Bank ETFNYSE Arca
    BSVVanguard Short-Term Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    IWOiShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    HEDJWisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity FundNYSE Arca
    EWTiShares MSCI Taiwan ETFNYSE Arca
    SHProShares Short S&P 500NYSE Arca
    ACWIiShares MSCI ACWI ETFNASDAQ
    VCSHVanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETFNASDAQ
    SPLVPowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility PortfolioNYSE Arca
    EWGiShares MSCI Germany ETFNYSE Arca
    VTVVanguard Value ETFNYSE Arca
    AMLPAlerian MLP ETFNYSE Arca
    DBEFDeutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETFNYSE Arca
    IAUiShares Gold TrustNYSE Arca
    UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LPNYSE Arca
    DVYiShares Select Dividend ETFNYSE Arca
    BKLNPowerShares Senior Loan PortfolioNYSE Arca
    VBVanguard Small-Cap ETFNYSE Arca
    VEUVanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETFNYSE Arca
    IVEiShares S&P 500 Value ETFNYSE Arca
    RSPGuggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight ETFNYSE Arca
    SHViShares Short Treasury Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    VIXYProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETFNYSE Arca
    XHBSPDR S&P Homebuilders ETFNYSE Arca
    IVWiShares S&P 500 Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    VCITVanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETFNASDAQ
    EPIWisdomTree India Earnings FundNYSE Arca
    EFAViShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility ETFNYSE Arca
    ITBiShares U.S. Home Construction ETFNYSE Arca
    SDYSPDR S&P Dividend ETFNYSE Arca
    MUBiShares National Muni Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    VUGVanguard Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETFNYSE Arca
    INDAiShares MSCI India ETFBats
    BIVVanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETFNYSE Arca
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    FEZSPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETFNYSE Arca
    AAXJiShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETFNASDAQ
    VIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETFNYSE Arca
    MCHIiShares MSCI China ETFNASDAQ
    AMJJPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETNNYSE Arca
    EWHiShares MSCI Hong Kong ETFNYSE Arca
    EWUiShares MSCI United Kingdom ETFNYSE Arca
    SOXXiShares PHLX Semiconductor ETFNASDAQ
    FXECurrencyShares Euro TrustNYSE Arca
    MBBiShares MBS ETFNYSE Arca
    CIUiShares Intermediate Credit Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    VOVanguard Mid-Cap ETFNYSE Arca
    EWCiShares MSCI Canada ETFNYSE Arca
    IEIiShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    CSJiShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    OEFiShares S&P 100 ETFNYSE Arca
    ILFiShares Latin America 40 ETFNYSE Arca
    IYEiShares U.S. Energy ETFNYSE Arca
    VGTVanguard Information Technology ETFNYSE Arca
    XLREReal Estate Select Sector SPDR FundNYSE Arca
    IYTiShares Transportation Average ETFNYSE Arca
    PCYPowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt PortfolioNYSE Arca
    IWSiShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETFNYSE Arca
    EEMViShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF/DupNYSE Arca
    IYFiShares US Financials ETFNYSE Arca
    VBRVanguard Small-Cap Value ETFNYSE Arca
    UUPPowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish FundNYSE Arca
    BNDXVanguard Total International Bond ETFNASDAQ
    SJNKSPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    EWAiShares MSCI Australia ETFNYSE Arca
    MINTPIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded FundNYSE Arca
    HDViShares High Dividend ETFNYSE Arca
    SCHFSchwab International Equity ETFNYSE Arca
    BILSPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month T-BillNYSE Arca
    CWBSPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETFNYSE Arca
    FDNFirst Trust Dow Jones Internet Index FundNYSE Arca
    PGXPowerShares Preferred PortfolioNYSE Arca
    VFHVanguard Financials ETFNYSE Arca
    IWRiShares Russell Mid-Cap ETFNYSE Arca
    HEFAiShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETFNYSE Arca
    VTVanguard Total World Stock ETFNYSE Arca
    SCZiShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETFNASDAQ
    VXFVanguard Extended Market ETFNYSE Arca
    HYSPIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded FundNYSE Arca
    FLOTiShares Floating Rate Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    DBCPowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking FundNYSE Arca
    ICFiShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETFNYSE Arca
    ITOTiShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETFNYSE Arca
    RWMProShares Short Russell2000NYSE Arca
    SCHBSchwab US Broad Market ETFNYSE Arca
    VHTVanguard Health Care ETFNYSE Arca
    RWRSPDR Dow Jones REIT ETFNYSE Arca
    IWViShares Russell 3000 ETFNYSE Arca
    IYWiShares US Technology ETFNYSE Arca
    VXUSVanguard Total International Stock ETFNASDAQ
    EWPiShares MSCI Spain Capped ETFNYSE Arca
    DBEUDeutsche X-trackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETFNYSE Arca
    EZAiShares MSCI South Africa ETFNYSE Arca
    DBJPDeutsche X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETFNYSE Arca
    SCHXSchwab US Large-Cap ETFNYSE Arca
    IJJiShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETFNYSE Arca
    ACWXiShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETFNASDAQ
    RWXSPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETFNYSE Arca
    IEViShares Europe ETFNYSE Arca
    VBKVanguard Small-Cap Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    VOEVanguard Mid-Cap Value ETFNYSE Arca
    IWPiShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    PSQProShares Short QQQNYSE Arca
    SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETFNYSE Arca
    QUALiShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETFNYSE Arca
    SPHDPowerShares S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility PortfolioNYSE Arca
    FXGFirst Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX FundNYSE Arca
    BLVVanguard Long-Term Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    IJSiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETFNYSE Arca
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    VPUVanguard Utilities ETFNYSE Arca
    VDEVanguard Energy ETFNYSE Arca
    EPPiShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETFNYSE Arca
    FXDFirst Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX FundNYSE Arca
    IGViShares North American Tech-Software ETFNYSE Arca
    NEARiShares Short Maturity Bond ETFBats
    HEWJiShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETFNYSE Arca
    EWIiShares MSCI Italy Capped ETFNYSE Arca
    EIDOiShares MSCI Indonesia ETFNYSE Arca
    HYDVanEck Vectors High Yield Municipal Index ETFNYSE Arca
    SCPBSPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term Corporate Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    SCHHSchwab U.S. REIT ETFNYSE Arca
    EWLiShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETFNYSE Arca
    IJKiShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    EFViShares MSCI EAFE Value ETFNYSE Arca
    IJTiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    EMLCVanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    SCHASchwab US Small-Cap ETFNYSE Arca
    IDUiShares US Utilities ETFNYSE Arca
    HEZUiShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETFNYSE Arca
    SHMSPDR Nuveen Barclays Short Term Municipal Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    IYHiShares U.S. Healthcare ETFNYSE Arca
    FVFirst Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETFNASDAQ
    IHIiShares U.S. Medical Devices ETFNYSE Arca
    ITAiShares US Aerospace & Defense ETFNYSE Arca
    GOVTiShares Core US Treasury Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    GUNRFlexShares Global Upstream Natural Resources Index FundNYSE Arca
    VVVanguard Large-Cap ETFNYSE Arca
    ASHRDeutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETFNYSE Arca
    IYZiShares US Telecommunications ETFNYSE Arca
    BWXSPDR Bloomberg Barclays International Treasury Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    TFISPDR Nuveen Barclays Municipal Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    SCHZSchwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    VCLTVanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETFNASDAQ
    VNQIVanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETFNASDAQ
    KBWBPowerShares KBW Bank PortfolioNASDAQ
    IDViShares International Select Dividend ETFNYSE Arca
    IXUSiShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETFNASDAQ
    ACWViShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETFNYSE Arca
    FXYCurrencyShares Japanese Yen TrustNYSE Arca
    NOBLProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETFBats
    VPLVanguard FTSE Pacific ETFNYSE Arca
    THDiShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETFNYSE Arca
    TOTLSPDR Doubleline Total Return Tactical ETFNYSE Arca
    VDCVanguard Consumer Staples ETFNYSE Arca
    VOXVanguard Telecommunication Services ETFNYSE Arca
    VTIPVanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETFNASDAQ
    MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFNYSE Arca
    QTECFirst Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index FundNASDAQ
    EWMiShares MSCI Malaysia ETFNYSE Arca
    FXNFirst Trust Energy AlphaDEX FundNYSE Arca
    OILiPath Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return Index ETNNYSE Arca
    REMiShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETFNYSE Arca
    TBFProShares Short 20+ Year TreasuryNYSE Arca
    FCGFirst Trust Natural Gas ETFNYSE Arca
    FXRFirst Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX FundNYSE Arca
    PINPowerShares India PortfolioNYSE Arca
    VISVanguard Industrials ETFNYSE Arca
    TURiShares MSCI Turkey ETFNYSE Arca
    VMBSVanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETFNASDAQ
    FVDFirst Trust Value Line Dividend Index FundNYSE Arca
    FXBCurrencyShares British Pound Sterling TrustNYSE Arca
    PHBPowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond PortfolioNYSE Arca
    DOGProShares Short Dow30NYSE Arca
    EFGiShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    EWQiShares MSCI France ETFNYSE Arca
    IYJiShares U.S. Industrials ETFNYSE Arca
    IYGiShares U.S. Financial Services ETFNYSE Arca
    BONDPIMCO Total Return Active Exchange-Traded FundNYSE Arca
    HEWGiShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETFNYSE Arca
    SHYGiShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    VLUEiShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETFNYSE Arca
    SCHESchwab Emerging Markets Equity ETFNYSE Arca
    ECHiShares MSCI Chile Capped ETFNYSE Arca
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    FXUFirst Trust Utilities AlphaDEX FundNYSE Arca
    RWOSPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETFNYSE Arca
    PRFPowershares FTSE RAFI US 1000 PortfolioNYSE Arca
    VGLTVanguard Long-Term Government Bond ETFNASDAQ
    VOTVanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    SCHMSchwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETFNYSE Arca
    EUFNiShares MSCI Europe Financials ETFNASDAQ
    EWSiShares MSCI Singapore ETFNYSE Arca
    GVIiShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    SCHVSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETFNYSE Arca
    SCHPSchwab US TIPs ETFNYSE Arca
    DEMWisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend FundNYSE Arca
    IYMiShares U.S. Basic Materials ETFNYSE Arca
    DBAPowerShares DB Agriculture FundNYSE Arca
    SCHGSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    IGOViShares International Treasury Bond ETFNASDAQ
    IGFiShares Global Infrastructure ETFNASDAQ
    TLHiShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    EPHEiShares MSCI Philippines ETFNYSE Arca
    SCHOSchwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETFNYSE Arca
    EUMProShares Short MSCI Emerging MarketsNYSE Arca
    PGFPowerShares Financial Preferred PortfolioNYSE Arca
    IHFiShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETFNYSE Arca
    VSSVanguard FTSE All World ex-US Small-Cap ETFNYSE Arca
    KIESPDR S&P Insurance ETFNYSE Arca
    SPHBPowerShares S&P 500 High Beta Port ETFNYSE Arca
    SDOGALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETFNYSE Arca
    VAWVanguard Materials ETFNYSE Arca
    FPEFirst Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETFNYSE Arca
    ITRSPDR Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    VCRVanguard Consumer Discretionary ETFNYSE Arca
    IGEiShares North American Natural Resources ETFNYSE Arca
    SILGlobal X Silver Miners ETFNYSE Arca
    EDVVanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETFNYSE Arca
    DLNWisdomTree LargeCap Dividend FundNYSE Arca
    DONWisdomTree MidCap Dividend FundNYSE Arca
    MLPIETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETNNYSE Arca
    CLYiShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    IUSGiShares Core US Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    ITMVanEck Vectors AMT-Free Intermediate Municipal Index ETFNYSE Arca
    RPGGuggenheim S&P 500 Pure Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    VGITVanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETFNASDAQ
    CREDiShares Core US Credit Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    XESSPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETFNYSE Arca
    PHYSSprott Physical Gold TrustNYSE Arca
    TLOSPDR Bloomberg Barclays Long Term Treasury ETFNYSE Arca
    BBHVanEck Vectors Biotech ETFNASDAQ
    RYTGuggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETFNYSE Arca
    FXOFirst Trust Financial AlphaDEX FundNYSE Arca
    CWISPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETFNYSE Arca
    FXHFirst Trust Health Care AlphaDEX FundNYSE Arca
    FDLFirst Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders IndexNYSE Arca
    PJPPowershares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals PortfolioNYSE Arca
    PZAPowerShares National AMT-Free Municipal Bond PortfolioNYSE Arca
    RPVGuggenheim S&P 500 Pure Value ETFNYSE Arca
    GSLCGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETFNYSE Arca
    SUBiShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    IXCiShares Global Energy ETFNYSE Arca
    IATiShares US Regional Banks ETFNYSE Arca
    GSYGuggenheim Enhanced Short Duration ETFNYSE Arca
    ERUSiShares MSCI Russia Capped ETFNYSE Arca
    IXJiShares Global Healthcare ETFNYSE Arca
    DESWisdomTree SmallCap Dividend FundNYSE Arca
    DJPiPath Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return ETNNYSE Arca
    FTSMFirst Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETFNASDAQ
    XPHSPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETFNYSE Arca
    VTEBVanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index ETFNYSE Arca
    VWOBVanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETFNASDAQ
    IUSViShares Core US Value ETFNYSE Arca
    PDPPowerShares DWA Momentum PortfolioNASDAQ
    MGKVanguard Mega Cap Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    HYLSFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETFNASDAQ
    FEXFirst Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX FundNASDAQ
    HYMBSPDR Nuveen S&P High Yield Municipal Bond ETFNYSE Arca
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    DGROiShares Core Dividend Growth ETFNYSE Arca
    VGSHVanguard Short-Term Government Bond ETFNASDAQ
    RHSGuggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETFNYSE Arca
    LEMBiShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    FBTFirst Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index FundNYSE Arca
    IYKiShares US Consumer Goods ETFNYSE Arca
    FNDXSchwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company IndexNYSE Arca
    BNDSSPDR Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    PEYPowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers PortfolioNASDAQ
    VRPPowerShares Variable Rate Preferred PortfolioNYSE Arca
    SPHQPowerShares S&P 500 Quality PortfolioNYSE Arca
    GNRSPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETFNYSE Arca
    ANGLVanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    EMLPFirst Trust North American Energy Infrastructure FundNYSE Arca
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    PXHPowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets PortfolioNYSE Arca
    WIPSPDR Citi International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    AOMiShares Core Moderate Allocation ETFNYSE Arca
    EWKiShares MSCI Belgium Capped ETFNYSE Arca
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    DBBPowerShares DB Base Metals FundNYSE Arca
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    FENYFidelity MSCI Energy Index ETFNYSE Arca
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    EWXSPDR S&P Emerging Markets SmallCap ETFNYSE Arca
    ENZLiShares MSCI New Zealand Capped ETFNASDAQ
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    SILJPureFunds ISE Junior Silver Small Cap Miners/Explorers ETFNYSE Arca
    VONGVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETFNASDAQ
    JPINJPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETFNYSE Arca
    WBIYWBI Power FactorTM High Dividend ETFNYSE Arca
    FTAFirst Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX FundNASDAQ
    GWXSPDR S&P International Small Cap ETFNYSE Arca
    OUSAO'Shares FTSE US Quality Dividend ETFNYSE Arca
    FMiShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETFNYSE Arca
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    RYHGuggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Healthcare ETFNYSE Arca
    VONVVanguard Russell 1000 ValueNASDAQ
    PFXFVanEck Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETFNYSE Arca
    QDFFlexShares Quality Dividend Index FundNYSE Arca
    RYFGuggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETFNYSE Arca
    RYEGuggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETFNYSE Arca
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    FUTYFidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETFNYSE Arca
    HDGEAdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETFNYSE Arca
    MOATVanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETFNYSE Arca
    PWVPowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value PortfolioNYSE Arca
    BSCIGuggenheim BulletShares 2018 Corporate Bond ETFNYSE Arca
    DFJWisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend FundNYSE Arca
    TDTTFlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index FundNYSE Arca
    DGLPowerShares DB Gold FundNYSE Arca
    DBEPowerShares DB Energy FundNYSE Arca
    SMDVProshares Trust-Proshares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETFBats
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    DWMWisdomTree International Equity FundNYSE Arca
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    EBNDSPDR Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets Local Bond ETFNYSE Arca
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    REGLProshares S&P Midcap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETFBats
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    Appendix B—Data

    Unless otherwise specified, the following data shall be collected and transmitted to the SEC in an agreed-upon format on a monthly basis, to be provided 30 calendar days following month end. Unless otherwise specified, the Primary Listing Exchanges shall be responsible for collecting and transmitting the data to the SEC. Data collected in connection with Sections II(E)-(G) below shall be transmitted to the SEC with a request for confidential treatment under the Freedom of Information Act. 5 U.S.C. 552, and the SEC's rules and regulations thereunder.

    I. Summary Statistics

    A. Frequency with which NMS Stocks enter a Limit State. Such summary data shall be broken down as follows:

    1. Partition stocks by category

    a. Tier 1 non-ETP issues > $3.00

    b. Tier 1 non-ETP issues >= $0.75 and <= $3.00

    c. Tier 1 non-ETP issues <$0.75

    d. Tier 1 non-leveraged ETPs in each of above categories

    e. Tier 1 leveraged ETPs in each of above categories

    f. Tier 2 non-ETPs in each of above categories

    g. Tier 2 non-leveraged ETPs in each of above categories

    h. Tier 2 leveraged ETPs in each of above categories

    2. Partition by time of day

    a. Opening (prior to 9:45 am ET)

    b. Regular (between 9:45 am ET and 3:35 pm ET)

    c. Closing (after 3:35 pm ET)

    d. Within five minutes of a Trading Pause re-open or IPO open

    3. Track reasons for entering a Limit State, such as:

    a. Liquidity gap-price reverts from a Limit State Quotation and returns to trading within the Price Bands

    b. Broken trades

    c. Primary Listing Exchange manually declares a Trading Pause pursuant to Section (VII)(2) of the Plan

    d. Other

    B. Determine (1), (2) and (3) for when a Trading Pause has been declared for an NMS Stock pursuant to the Plan.

    II. Raw Data (all Participants, except A-E, which are for the Primary Listing Exchanges only)

    A. Record of every Straddle State

    1. Ticker, date, time entered, time exited, flag for ending with Limit State, flag for ending with manual override.

    2. Pipe delimited with field names as first record.

    B. Record of every Price Band

    1. Ticker, date, time at beginning of Price Band, Upper Price Band, Lower Price Band

    2. Pipe delimited with field names as first record

    C. Record of every Limit State

    1. Ticker, date, time entered, time exited, flag for halt

    2. Pipe delimited with field names as first record

    D. Record of every Trading Pause or halt

    1. Ticker, date, time entered, time exited, type of halt (i.e., regulatory halt, non-regulatory halt, Trading Pause pursuant to the Plan, other)

    2. Pipe delimited with field names as first record

    E. Data set or orders entered into reopening auctions during halts or Trading Pauses

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    2. Pipe delimited with field name as first record

    F. Data set of order events received during Limit States

    G. Summary data on order flow of arrivals and cancellations for each 15-second period for discrete time periods and sample stocks to be determined by the SEC in subsequent data requests. Must indicate side(s) of Limit State.

    1. Market/marketable sell orders arrivals and executions

    a. Count

    b. Shares

    c. Shares executed

    2. Market/marketable buy orders arrivals and executions

    a. Count

    b. Shares

    c. Shares executed

    3. Count arriving, volume arriving and shares executing in limit sell orders above NBBO mid-point

    4. Count arriving, volume arriving and shares executing in limit sell orders at or below NBBO mid-point (non-marketable)

    5. Count arriving, volume arriving and shares executing in limit buy orders at or above NBBO mid-point (non-marketable)

    6. Count arriving, volume arriving and shares executing in limit buy orders below NBBO mid-point

    7. Count and volume arriving of limit sell orders priced at or above NBBO mid-point plus $0.05

    8. Count and volume arriving of limit buy orders priced at or below NBBO mid-point minus $0.05

    9. Count and volume of (3-8) for cancels

    10. Include: ticker, date, time at start, time of Limit State, all data item fields in 1, last sale prior to 15-second period (null if no trades today), range during 15-second period, last trade during 15-second period

    III. On May 28, 2015, Participants provided to the SEC a supplemental joint assessment relating to the impact of the Plan and calibration of the Percentage Parameters as follows:

    A. Assess the statistical and economic impact on liquidity of approaching Price Bands.

    B. Assess the statistical and economic impact of the Price Bands on erroneous trades.

    C. Assess the statistical and economic impact of the appropriateness of the Percentage Parameters used for the Price Bands.

    D. Assess whether the Limit State is the appropriate length to allow for liquidity replenishment when a Limit State is reached because of a temporary liquidity gap.

    E. Evaluate concerns from the options markets regarding the statistical and economic impact of Limit States on liquidity and market quality in the options markets. (Participants that operate options exchange should also prepare such assessment reports.)

    F. Assess whether the process for entering a Limit State should be adjusted and whether Straddle States are problematic.

    G. Assess whether the process for exiting a Limit State should be adjusted.

    H. Assess whether the Trading Pauses are too long or short and whether the reopening procedures should be adjusted.

    End Preamble

    Footnotes

    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). 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).

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    4.  See Letter from Elizabeth King, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, NYSE, to Brent Fields, Secretary, Commission, dated August 30, 2017 (“Transmittal Letter”).

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    5.  The Participants also propose a non-substantive amendment to the Plan text to reflect the name change of NYSE MKT LLC to NYSE American LLC. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80283 (March 21, 2017), 82 FR 15244 (March 27, 2017) (SR-NYSEMKT-2017-14).

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    9.  See Transmittal Letter, supra note 4.

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    10.  Unless otherwise specified, the terms used herein have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan.

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    11.  See Updated CQS and CTS Multicast Output Binary Formats: Testing and Implementation Schedule Update 7, available here: https://www.nyse.com/​publicdocs/​ctaplan/​notifications/​trader-update/​CTS_​CQS%20New%20Binary%20Formats_​Update_​v7_​06262017.pdf.

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    12.  See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 79846 (January 19, 2017), 82 FR 8548 (January 26, 2017) (SR-NYSEArca-2016-130) (Approval Order); 79884 (January 26, 2017), 82 FR 8968 (February 1, 2017) (SR-BatsBZX-2016-61) (Approval Order); 79876 (January 25, 2017), 82 FR 8888 (January 31, 2017) (SR-Nasdaq-2016-131) (Approval Order).

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    13.  In other words, the Participants expect that both the changes pursuant to the twelfth amendment and the Primary Listing Exchange automated reopening changes would become operative at the same time.

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    14.  See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 70273 (amending Section VIII.B of the Plan to establish a new implementation schedule for Phase II of the Plan) and 71247 (amending Section VIII.B of the Plan to establish a new implementation schedule for Phase II of the Plan), supra note 1.

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    15.  See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80455 (order approving the thirteenth amendment to the Plan), supra note 1.

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    [FR Doc. 2017-20974 Filed 9-29-17; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 8011-01-P

Document Information

Published:
10/02/2017
Department:
Securities and Exchange Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
2017-20974
Pages:
45922-45937 (16 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Release No. 34-81720, File No. 4-631
EOCitation:
of 2017-09-26
PDF File:
2017-20974.pdf