[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38494-38497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18712]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-37445; File No. SR-NYSE-95-42]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order 
Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendments 
No. 1 and 2 Thereto by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to 
the Establishment of Uniform Listing and Trading Guidelines for Narrow-
Based Stock Index Warrants

July 16, 1996.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''), 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1), notice is hereby given that on December 
10, 1995, the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NYSE'' or ``Exchange'') 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or 
``SEC'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III 
below, which Items have been prepared by the NYSE. The NYSE filed 
Amendments No. 1 (``Amendment No. 1'') and 2 (``Amendment No. 2'' 
together with Amendment No. 1 ``Amendments'') to the proposed rule 
change on April 3 and July 12, 1996, respectively.\1\ This Order 
approves the proposed rule change, as amended, on an accelerated basis 
and also solicits comments on the proposed rule change, as amended, 
from interested persons.
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    \1\ Letter from James E. Buck, Secretary, NYSE, to Michael 
Walinskas, SEC, dated April 2, 1996 (Amendment No. 1) and Letter 
from James E. Buck, Secretary, NYSE, to Ivette Lopez, SEC, dated 
July 11, 1996 (Amendment No. 2). The Amendments primarily address 
and clarify position limit related issues.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The NYSE proposes to amend Rule 414 (Index and Currency Warrants) 
and Rule 431 (Margin Requirements) to permit the trading of warrants on 
an industry index stock group (``industry index stock group'' or 
``narrow-based stock index''). Amendments No. 1 and 2 propose to modify 
Rule 414 and certain of the position limit rules that apply to narrow-
based stock index warrants, as discussed below.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Office of 
the Secretary of the NYSE and at the Commission.

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 NYSE included statements 
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and 
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The 
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in 
Item IV below. The NYSE has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections 
(A), (B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of such 
statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    On August 29, 1995, the Commission approved rule changes for the 
NYSE and several other stock exchanges which established uniform 
listing and trading guidelines for broad-based stock index, currency, 
and currency index warrants (``broad-based regulatory framework'').\2\ 
Those standards govern all aspects of the listing and trading of index 
warrants, including issuer eligibility, customer suitability and 
account approval procedures, position and exercise limits, reportable 
positions, automatic exercise, settlement, margin, and trading halts 
and suspensions.
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    \2\ On August 29, 1995, the Commission approved uniform listing 
and trading guidelines for stock index, currency and currency index 
warrants for the NYSE, Pacific Stock Exchange, Philadelphia Stock 
Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and Chicago Board Options 
Exchange. See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 36165, 36166, 
36167, 36168, and 36169 (Aug. 29, 1995), respectively.
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    The purpose of this proposal is to allow for the listing and 
trading of warrants on narrow-based stock index groups in a similar 
manner as was recently approved for other U.S. exchanges.\3\ With the 
exceptions of separate higher margin requirements and reduced position 
limits, the broad-based regulatory framework will fully apply to the 
listing, trading, and surveillance of narrow-based index warrants. This 
includes a heightened suitability standard for recommendations in index 
warrants as well as requiring all purchasers of index warrants to be 
options approved. The proposed changes from the broad-based regulatory 
framework are outlined as follows:
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    \3\ On March 21, 1996, the Commission approved uniform listing 
and trading guidelines for narrow-based stock index warrants for the 
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and Chicago 
Board Options Exchange. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 
37007 (March 21, 1996).
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(a) Position Limits
    The Exchange notes that position limits for broad-based index 
warrants were set at levels approximately equal to 75 percent of the 
then applicable corresponding limits applicable to options on the same 
index. In turn, the Exchange proposes to establish narrow-based index 
warrant position limits at a level equal to 75 percent of those 
recently approved for narrow-based index options.\4\ As a result, 
narrow-based position limits would be governed by three tiers, using 
the same qualifications criteria as used for narrow-based index option 
position limits:

    \4\ Currently, depending on the characteristics of the index, 
position limits for narrow-based index options are either 12,000, 
9,000, or 6,000 contracts on the same side of the market.
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    (i) 4,500,000 warrants if any single stock in the group accounts 
for 30 percent or more of the index group value.\5\
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    \5\ See Amendment No. 2.
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    (ii) 6,750,000 warrants where either: (a) any single stock in 
the group accounts for 20 percent or more of the group's numerical 
index value; or (b) any five stocks in the group together account 
for more than 50 percent of the index group value and no single 
stock in the group accounts for 30 percent or more of the index 
group value.\6\
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    \6\ See Amendment No. 2.
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    (iii) 9,000,000 warrants if the underlying group does not fall 
within the criteria set forth in either of the other two tiers.

    The NYSE proposes that it make the determinations concerning the 
relative weight of stocks within an index when a warrant on the index 
first commences to trade on the Exchange and twice a year thereafter. 
Furthermore, the Exchange proposes to establish uniform dates on which 
to make those semi-annual determinations so as to allow it to make all 
such determinations for all Exchange-listed industry index warrants at 
the same time.

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    The NYSE further proposes that after a warrant first commences to 
trade, it will make its subsequent semi-annual determinations on the 
first of the uniform dates thereafter. If the subsequent semi-annual 
determinations indicate that an underlying industry index stock group 
now qualifies for a higher position limit, then the filing would allow 
the Exchange to increase the limit to the new number immediately. Once 
a position limit has been established for a particular issuance of 
warrants, however, it would never decrease as a result of changes in 
the relative weights of the index's component stocks.\7\ The Exchange 
believes this provision would eliminate the confusion and difficulty 
that might accompany a forced reduction in position limits during the 
life of a particular industry index warrant issue.
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    \7\ Subsequently issued warrants on the same industry index 
stock group would, however, be subject to the position limit 
applicable at the time of the new issuance. This may result in 
separate issuances of warrants on the same narrow-based stock index 
with disparate position limit levels.
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    In addition, Amendment No. 1 clarifies that industry index warrant 
positions that a person or group of persons acting in concert holds or 
controls must be aggregated for the purpose of applying the industry 
index warrant rules. Aggregation applies in two contexts: within a 
particular issue of industry index warrants and among different issues 
on the same underlying industry index stock group. Within a particular 
issue of industry index warrants, the aggregate position is subject to 
the position limit that applies to that issue. In the case of multiple 
issues of warrants on the same underlying industry index stock groups, 
the aggregate position for all such issues is subject to the maximum 
position limit that applies in respect of any such issue.
(b) Margin Requirements
    Margin will be similar to that required for narrow-based index 
options. Accordingly, all purchases of narrow-based index warrants must 
be paid in full. Additionally, the minimum margin required for each 
narrow-based index warrant carried short in a customer's account would 
be 100% of the current market value of each warrant plus 20% of the 
current index group value. Narrow-based index warrants would also be 
subject to the same spread margin treatment recently approved for 
broad-based index warrants.\8\
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    \8\ See NYSE Rule 431.
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Listing Warrants on Approved Indexes

    The proposed narrow-based index warrant regulatory framework would 
also allow the Exchange to list a warrant on a narrow-based stock index 
without prior Commission approval if the Commission has already 
approved the underlying stock index for warrant or options trading. 
Furthermore, the Exchange proposes to incorporate certain generic 
initial listing and maintenance criteria which, when satisfied, provide 
for the expedited approval of warrants based on narrow-based indexes. 
The expedited approval process is nearly identical to that approved for 
narrow-based index options,\9\ except as provided below:

    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34157 (June 3, 
1994).
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    (i) The index must contain a minimum of nine stocks at all 
times;\10\ and
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    \10\ The generic narrow-based index option standard requires ten 
stocks initially and nine stocks thereafter.
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    (ii) Allow for the use of closing (``p.m.'') prices in 
determining the value of an index warrant except that, where 25 
percent or more of the value of an index underlying a warrant 
consists of stocks that trade primarily in the United States, 
opening prices (``a.m. settlement'') must be used at (1) the 
warrant's expiration, and (2) on any date in which the warrant's 
settlement value will be based on prices on either of the two 
business days preceding expiration.\11\

    \11\ The generic index option standard requires the use of 
opening (``a.m.'') price settlement.
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    The basis under the Act for the proposal, as amended, is the 
requirement under Section 6(b)(5) that an exchange have rules that are 
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to 
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments 
to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national 
market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public 
interest.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The NYSE does not believe the proposed rule change imposes any 
burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received -From Members, Participants, or Others

    Comments were neither solicited nor received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    The Exchange requests the Commission to find good cause pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(2) for approving the proposal, as amended, prior to the 
30th day after its publication in the Federal Register in view of the 
Commission's previous approval of substantially identical rule changes 
submitted by three other SROs.\12\ These other proposals were subject 
to the full notice and comment period and the Exchange notes that no 
comment letters were submitted. The NYSE also notes that the Commission 
approved amendments to the three other SRO's narrow-based stock index 
warrant proposal on an accelerated basis. Accordingly, because the 
NYSE's proposed regulatory structure for narrow-based stock index 
warrants mirrors standards already approved by the Commission for other 
SROs, the NYSE believes no regulatory purpose would be served by 
delaying the ability of NYSE to list narrow-based stock index warrants.
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    \12\ See supra note 3.
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IV. Findings and Conclusions

    The Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations 
thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange, and, in 
particular, the requirements of Section 6(b)(5).\13\ Specifically, the 
Commission finds that the Exchange's proposal to establish uniform 
listing and trading standards for narrow-based stock index warrants 
strikes a reasonable balance between the Commission's mandates under 
Section 6(b)(5) to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a 
free and open market and a national market system, while protecting 
investors and the public interest. In addition, the proposed listing 
standards for warrants are consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) 
requirements that rules of an exchange be designed to prevent 
fraudulent and manipulative acts, to promote just and equitable 
principles of trade, and are not designed to permit unfair 
discrimination among issuers.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. Sec. 78f(b)(5) (1988).
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    The Exchange's proposed generic listing standards for narrow-based 
stock index warrants set forth a regulatory framework for the listing 
of such products. Generally, listing standards serve as a means for an 
exchange to screen issuers and to provide listed status only to bona 
fide issuances that will have sufficient public float, investor base, 
and trading interest to ensure that the market has the depth and 
liquidity necessary to maintain fair and orderly markets. Adequate 
standards are especially important for warrant issuances given the 
leveraged and contingent liability they represent.

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    The Commission notes that, with certain exceptions listed below, 
the Exchange will apply to narrow-based index warrants the same 
regulatory framework which recently was approved for broad-based index 
warrants. In approving the broad-based index warrant regulatory 
framework, the Commission found that the framework provides an adequate 
regulatory structure for the trading of such warrants, including 
appropriate trading rules, sales practice requirements, margin 
requirements, position and exercise limits and surveillance procedures. 
The Commission also found that the applicable framework is designed to 
minimize the potential for manipulation, thereby helping to ensure that 
such index warrants do not have a negative market impact. Finally, the 
Commission also indicated that the framework adequately addressed the 
special risks to customers arising from the trading of such 
warrants.\14\
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    \14\ Pursuant to Section 6(b)(5) of the Act, the Commission is 
required to find, among other things, that trading in warrants will 
serve to protect investors and contribute to the maintenance of fair 
and orderly markets. In this regard, the Commission must predicate 
approval of any new derivative product upon a finding that the 
introduction of such derivative instrument is in the public 
interest. Such a finding would be difficult for a derivative 
instrument that served no hedging or other economic function, 
because any benefits that might be derived by market participants 
likely would be outweighed by the potential for manipulation, 
diminished public confidence in the integrity of the markets, and 
other valid regulatory concerns. As discussed below, the Commission 
believes narrow-based index warrants will serve an economic purpose 
by providing an alternative product that will allow investors to 
participate in the price movements of the underlying securities in 
addition to allowing investors holding positions in some or all of 
such securities to hedge the risks associated with their portfolios.
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    The Commission believes it is reasonable for the Exchange to apply 
a nearly identical regulatory structure to narrow-based index warrants 
as broad-based index warrants, particularly given the substantial 
similarities that exist between them.\15\ Both broad and narrow-based 
stock index warrants represent a leveraged investment in a portfolio or 
group of equity securities. However, broad-based index products 
generally have a large number of component securities and represent a 
certain overall equities market or a substantial segment thereof. 
Narrow-based index products, on the other hand, generally are comprised 
of fewer component securities that often are concentrated in a 
particular industry group. These differences heighten concerns with 
leveraged narrow-based index products regarding market impact, 
manipulation and volatility, dictating that narrow-based indexes be 
subject to lower position limits and more restrictive margin 
treatment.\16\
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    \15\ The regulatory framework for broad-based index warrants is 
similar to the approach used in regulating index options. Because 
the same risks exist in trading of narrow-based index options, the 
Commission believes it is appropriate to utilize the same approach.
    \16\ This is similar to the approach taken in regulating narrow-
based and broad-based index options.
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    Accordingly, the Exchange has proposed separate margin and position 
limit treatment for narrow-based index warrants. The proposed margin 
levels are analogous to those currently in place for narrow-based stock 
index options. The Commission believes these requirements will provide 
adequate customer margin levels sufficient to account for the potential 
volatility of these products. In addition, the Commission believes that 
it is appropriate to apply options margin treatment given the options-
like market risk posed by warrants.\17\
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    \17\ The customer spread margin rules applicable to broad-based 
stock index and currency warrants were approved subject to a one 
year pilot program. The Commission notes that narrow-based index 
warrants will be subject to the same pilot program and, upon 
expiration of that program, it will determine whether to revise or 
approve on a permanent basis the proposed spread margin rules.
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    The proposed position limits are also similar to those in place for 
narrow-based index options.\18\ In addition, the Exchange has proposed 
aggregation requirements to address multiple issuances of warrants on 
the same narrow-based index.\19\ The Commission believes that the 
position limits and aggregation requirements are reasonable and will 
serve to minimize potential manipulation and other market impact 
concerns while not unduly restricting liquidity in warrant issuances.
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    \18\ The Commission notes that position limits for broad-based 
stock index warrants were set at a level roughly equivalent to 75% 
of broad-based index options. In the absence of trading experience 
with U.S. equities market based index warrants, the Commission 
believes it would be imprudent to establish position limits for 
positions greater than those currently applicable (on an equivalent 
basis) to stock index options on the same index.
    \19\ Because each individual warrant issuance is assigned a 
separate identification symbol, the Exchange has the ability to 
monitor the aggregation of separate issuances of warrants on the 
same underlying index.
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    The Commission believes the Exchange's existing surveillance 
procedures applicable to broad-based index warrants are adequate to 
surveil the trading of narrow-based index warrants. The Commission 
found that the Exchange's broad-based surveillance procedures were 
adequate to surveil for manipulation and other abuses involving the 
warrant market and the underlying component securities. Given the 
functional similarities between narrow and broad-based index warrants, 
the Commission believes it is reasonable to apply the same surveillance 
procedures to both.
    Similarly, for the same reasons noted in our order approving broad-
based index warrants, the Commission believes that heightened customer 
suitability standards, options account approval requirements, and sales 
practice procedures which are modelled after index options should be 
extended to narrow-based index warrants. The Commission notes that, 
upon approval of this filing, the Exchange may list a warrant upon any 
narrow-based index that the Commission has previously approved for 
options or warrant trading. Additionally, in order to expedite SEC 
review of a particular warrant issuance, the Exchange has proposed 
employing accelerated listing procedures similar to those adopted for 
listing options on narrow-based indexes.\20\
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    \20\ Accelerated listing procedures allow the Exchange to permit 
issuances of warrants on a particular narrow-based index pursuant to 
a filing submitted to the Commission for effectiveness immediately 
upon filing under Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act. In the event that 
a proposed index does not qualify for expedited approval under these 
standards, the Exchange is not precluded from filing a proposed rule 
change for Commission review pursuant to Section 19(b)(2).
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    The Commission notes that these proposed accelerated listing 
standards for index warrants differ from the standards applicable to 
narrow-based index options in that there is a minimum nine stock 
requirement for index warrants (i.e., an index must initially and at 
all times thereafter be comprised of at least nine stocks) and that 
index warrants may, at certain times, utilize a p.m. settlement 
methodology, as discussed above. The Commission believes the proposed 
differences are reasonable in the warrant context for several reasons.
    With respect to p.m. settlement, index warrants are issuer-based 
products whose terms are individually set by the issuer, with the 
number of warrants on a given index being fixed at the time of 
issuance. Accordingly, it is not certain that there will be a 
significant number of warrants in indexes with similar components 
expiring on the same day. This may reduce pressure from liquidation of 
warrant hedges at settlement. Second, the Commission authorized the 
same settlement methodology for broad-based index warrants and believes 
it is reasonable that narrow-based index warrants operate in the same 
manner. With respect to the nine stock requirement, the Commission does 
not believe that this difference is such that it will subject narrow-
based index warrants to

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increased manipulation. In fact, narrow-based index options impose the 
same maintenance requirement of nine stocks. The Commission does not 
believe that the creation of a nine stock index, as opposed to a ten 
stock index, will lead to increased manipulation, per se, provided the 
other listing criteria are satisfied. The Commission notes that this 
requirement precludes the issuance of index warrants pursuant to the 
accelerated listing procedures upon any index comprised of less than 
nine stocks.
    The Commission believes that the accelerated listing procedures 
will provide a sufficient opportunity for it to examine narrow-based 
index warrant products based on new indexes (which require that a 
filing be made pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act). 
Specifically, the Commission believes that the seven day prefiling 
requirement gives the Commission staff an opportunity to discuss with 
the Exchange whether its proposal to list and trade particular narrow-
based index warrants properly qualifies for effectiveness upon filing. 
In addition, the Commission finds that the 30 day delay in the 
commencement of trading of proposed narrow-based index warrants will 
provide a meaningful opportunity for public comment prior to the 
commencement of trading, while also providing the Exchange with the 
opportunity to inform market participants in advance of the proposed 
trade date for new index warrants. In accordance with Section 
19(b)(3)(C) of the Act, if the Commission determines that the rule 
change proposal is inconsistent with the requirements of the Act and 
the rules and regulations thereunder, the 30 day delay would allow the 
Commission to abrogate the rule change before trading commences, which 
will minimize disruption on market participants. This authority could 
be utilized if, for example, it is determined that the proposed narrow-
based index warrant does not satisfy the applicable accelerated listing 
standards.
    The Commission believes that the adoption of these proposed uniform 
listing and trading standards for narrow-based index warrants will 
provide an appropriate regulatory framework. These standards will also 
benefit the Exchange by providing it with greater flexibility in 
structuring narrow-based index warrant issuances and a more expedient 
process for listing narrow-based index warrants without further 
Commission review pursuant to Section 19(b) of the Act. As noted above, 
additional Commission review of specific warrant issuances will 
generally only be required for warrants overlying any non-approved 
narrow-based index that has not been previously approved by the 
Commission for narrow-based index warrant or options trading. If 
Commission review of a particular warrant issuance is required, the 
Commission expects that, to the extent that the warrant issuance 
complies with the uniform criteria adopted herein, its review should 
generally be limited to issues concerning the newly proposed index. 
This should help ensure that such additional Commission review could be 
completed in a prompt manner without causing any unnecessary delay in 
listing new narrow-based index warrant products.
    The Commission finds good cause for approving the proposal, as 
amended, prior to the thirtieth day after the date of publication of 
notice thereof in the Federal Register in order to allow the NYSE to 
begin listing narrow-based stock index warrants without delay. As 
discussed above, the proposal is nearly identical to those submitted by 
several other SROs.\21\ These other narrow-based stock index warrant 
proposals were subject to the full notice and comment period and no 
comment letters were received in response. The Commission notes that 
the filing, as amended, brings the NYSE's proposal into conformity with 
those of the other exchanges. Accordingly, the Commission does not 
believe the filing, as amended, raises any new or unique regulatory 
issues.
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    \21\ See supra note 3.
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    For these reasons, the Commission believes there is good cause, 
consistent with Section 19(b)(2) \22\ of the Act, to approve the 
Exchange's proposal, as amended, on an accelerated basis.
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    \22\ 15 U.S.C. Sec. 78s(b)(2) (1988).
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V. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and 
arguments concerning the foregoing. Person making written submissions 
should file six copies thereof with the Secretary, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. 
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written 
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with 
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed 
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those 
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions 
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and copying in the 
Commission's Public Reference Section, 450 Fifth Street, NW., 
Washington, DC. Copies of such filing will also be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of the above-mentioned 
self-regulatory organization. All submissions should refer to the file 
number in the caption above and should be submitted by August 14, 1996.
    It therefore is ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\23\ that proposed rule change (SR-NYSE-95-42) is approved, as 
amended.

    \23\ 15 U.S.C. Sec. 78s(b)(2) (1988).
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    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\24\
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    \24\ 17 CFR Sec. 200.30-3(a)(12) (1994).
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Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
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