[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 230 (Friday, November 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72548-72551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28241]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-58993; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2008-128]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change 
Relating to Listing of PowerShares DB Funds

November 21, 2008.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given 
that, on November 5, 2008, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and 
II below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The 
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the 
proposed rule change from interested persons and approving the proposed 
rule change on an accelerated basis.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19(b)(1) of the Act,\3\ the 
Exchange, through its wholly owned subsidiary NYSE Arca Equities, Inc. 
(``NYSE Arca Equities''), proposes to list and trade shares of the 
PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (symbol: DBC); PowerShares 
DB Energy Fund (DBE); PowerShares DB Oil Fund (DBO); PowerShares DB 
Precious Metals Fund (DBP); PowerShares DB Gold Fund (DGL); PowerShares 
DB Silver Fund (DBS); PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund (DBB); 
PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA); PowerShares DB G10 Currency 
Harvest Fund (DBV); PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish Fund 
(UUP); and PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bearish Fund (UDN) 
(collectively the ``Funds'') under Commentary .02 to NYSE Arca Equities 
Rule 8.200. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the 
Exchange's Web site at http://www.nyse.com, at the Exchange's principal 
office and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.
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    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization 
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the 
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the 
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at 
the places specified in Item III below. The Exchange has prepared 
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most 
significant parts of such statements.

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

1. Purpose
    Pursuant to Commentary .02 to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.200, the 
Exchange may approve for listing and trading trust issued receipts 
(``TIRs'') investing in shares or securities (``Investment Shares'') 
that hold investments in any combination of futures contracts, options 
on futures contracts, forward contracts, commodities, swaps or high 
credit quality short-term fixed income securities or other 
securities.\4\ The Exchange proposes to list and trade the shares of 
each of the Funds (the ``Shares''), which represent beneficial 
ownership interests in the corresponding Master Fund's net assets, as 
described in the Registration Statements for the Funds.\5\
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    \4\ In April 2006, the Commission approved Commentary .02 to 
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.200, which sets forth the rules related to 
listing and trading criteria for Investment Shares. See Securities 
Exchange Act Release No. 53736 (April 27, 2006), 71 FR 26582 (May 5, 
2006) (SR-PCX-2006-22).
    \5\ See Registration Statements on Form S-1 o Form S-1A for 
PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (No. 333-150217, dated 
April 11, 2008); PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund (No. 
132484, May 16, 2008); PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish Fund 
and PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bearish Fund (No. 333-150588, 
dated May 2, 2008); PowerShares DB Energy Fund, PowerShares DB Oil 
Fund, PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund, PowerShares DB Gold Fund, 
the PowerShares DB Silver Fund, the PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund, 
and PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (No. 333-150501, dated June 25, 
2008).
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    The Funds are currently listed on NYSE Alternext U.S. LLC (NYSE 
Alternext U.S. (formerly, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'')) 
\6\ and are traded on the Exchange pursuant to unlisted trading 
privileges (``UTP'').\7\ Prior to listing on the Exchange, the Funds 
would be required to satisfy the applicable delisting procedures of 
NYSE Alternext U.S. and applicable statutory and regulatory 
requirements, including, without limitation, Section 12 of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act''),\8\ relating to 
listing the Shares on the Exchange.\9\
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    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 53105 (January 11, 
2006), 71 FR 3129 (January 19, 2006) (SR-Amex-2005-59) (approving 
listing of DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (now known as 
PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund )); 55292 (February 14, 
2007), 72 FR 8406 (February 26, 2007) (SR-Amex-2006-86) (approving 
listing of the PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish Fund and 
PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bearish Fund; 54450 (September 14, 
2006), 71 FR 55230 (September 21, 2006) (SR-Amex-2006-44) (approving 
listing of DB Currency Index Value Fund (now known as PowerShares DB 
G10 Currency Harvest Fund)); 55029 (December 29, 2006), 72 FR 806 
(January 8, 2007) (SR-Amex-2006-76) (approving listing of 
PowerShares DB Energy Fund, the PowerShares DB Oil Fund, PowerShares 
DB Precious Metals Fund, the PowerShares DB Gold Fund, the 
PowerShares DB Silver Fund, the PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund, and 
the PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund) (collectively, ``Amex 
Filings'').
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 53736 (April 27, 
2006), 71 FR 26582 (May 5, 2006) (SR-PCX-2006-22) (order approving 
UTP trading of DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (now known as 
PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund); 54569 (October 4, 
2006), 71 FR 60594 (October 13, 2006) (SR-NYSEArca-2006-64) (order 
approving UTP trading of PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund); 
55484 (March 16, 2007), 72 FR 13847 (March 23, 2007) (SR-NYSEArca-
2006-67) (order approving UTP trading of PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar 
Index Bullish Fund and PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bearish 
Fund; 55453 (March 13, 2007), 72 FR 13333 (March 21, 2007) (SR-
NYSEArca-2006-62) (order approving UTP trading of PowerShares DB 
Energy Fund, PowerShares DB Oil Fund, PowerShares DB Precious Metals 
Fund, PowerShares DB Gold Fund, PowerShares DB Silver Fund, 
PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund, and PowerShares DB Agriculture 
Fund) (collectively, ``UTP Filings'').
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78(l).
    \9\ The Exchange will seek the voluntary consent of the issuer 
of the Shares to be delisted from NYSE Alternext U.S. and listed on 
the Exchange. The Exchange notes that its approval of the Funds' 
listing applications would be required prior to listing.
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    Descriptions of the Funds and their underlying indexes 
(``Indexes'') are included in the Amex Filings, the UTP Filings, and 
the respective Registration Statements for the Funds.\10\ The Exchange 
represents that the Funds satisfy the requirements of Rule 8.200, 
Commentary .02 and thereby qualify for listing on the Exchange. The 
Exchange states that all of the facts describing the Funds and the 
Shares contained in the Amex Filings are true and correct as of the 
date of this filing. The Exchange states further that the 
representations included in the Amex Filings relating to the 
dissemination and availability of information regarding the Shares will 
apply to listing and trading of the Shares on the Exchange.\11\ To the 
extent

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NYSE Alternext US has any affirmative obligations with respect to 
dissemination of information or key values relating to the Shares, the 
Exchange represents that it would take the place of NYSE Alternext US 
in such role and discharge such obligations.
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    \10\ See notes 5-7, supra.
    \11\ The Exchange notes that the Funds' Web site is http://www.DBFunds.DB.com. The Exchange's Web site (http://www.nyse.com) 
will contain a link to the Funds' Web site. Additional information 
relating to the Funds is available on http://www.invescopowershares.com.
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    The Funds will comply with the requirements of Rule 10A-3 \12\ 
under the Act.
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    \12\ 17 CFR 240.10A-3.
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    Trading Rules
    The Exchange deems the Shares to be equity securities, thus 
rendering trading in the Shares subject to the Exchange's existing 
rules governing the trading of equity securities. Shares will trade on 
the NYSE Arca Marketplace from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time. The 
Exchange has appropriate rules to facilitate transactions in the Shares 
during all trading sessions. The minimum trading increment for Shares 
on the Exchange will be $0.01.
    The trading of the Shares will be subject to Commentary .02(e)(1)-
(4) to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.200, which sets forth certain 
restrictions on ETP Holders acting as registered Market Makers in TIRs 
that invest in Investment Shares to facilitate surveillance. See 
``Surveillance'' below for more information.
    With respect to trading halts, the Exchange may consider all 
relevant factors in exercising its discretion to halt or suspend 
trading in the Shares. Trading may be halted because of market 
conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make 
trading in the Shares inadvisable. These may include: (1) The extent to 
which trading is not occurring in the underlying futures contracts, or 
(2) whether other unusual conditions or circumstances detrimental to 
the maintenance of a fair and orderly market are present. In addition, 
trading in Shares will be subject to trading halts caused by 
extraordinary market volatility pursuant to the Exchange's ``circuit 
breaker'' rule \13\ or by the halt or suspension of trading of the 
underlying futures contracts.
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    \13\ See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.12.
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    Surveillance
    The Exchange intends to utilize its existing surveillance 
procedures applicable to derivative products, including Trust Issued 
Receipts, to monitor trading in the Shares. The Exchange represents 
that these procedures are adequate to properly monitor Exchange trading 
of the Shares in all trading sessions and to deter and detect 
violations of Exchange rules and applicable federal securities laws.
    The Exchange's current trading surveillances focus on detecting 
securities trading outside their normal patterns. When such situations 
are detected, surveillance analysis follows and investigations are 
opened, where appropriate, to review the behavior of all relevant 
parties for all relevant trading violations. The Exchange is able to 
obtain information regarding trading in the Shares, the physical 
commodities included in, or options, futures or options on futures on, 
the Indexes or any other derivatives based on the Indexes, through ETP 
Holders, in connection with such ETP Holders' proprietary or customer 
trades which they effect on any relevant market. With regard to the 
Index components, the Exchange can obtain market surveillance 
information, including customer identity information, with respect to 
transactions occurring on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the 
InterContinental Exchange and the London Metal Exchange, pursuant to 
its comprehensive information sharing agreements with each of those 
exchanges. All of the other trading venues on which current Index 
components are traded are members of the Intermarket Surveillance Group 
(``ISG'') and the Exchange therefore has access to all relevant trading 
information with respect to those contracts without any further action 
being required on the part of the Exchange. A list of ISG members is 
available at http://www.isgportal.org.
    In addition, not more than 10% of the weight of the applicable 
Index in the aggregate shall consist of components whose principal 
trading market is not a member of ISG or is a market with which the 
Exchange does not have a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.
    The Exchange also has a general policy prohibiting the distribution 
of material, non-public information by its employees.
    Information Bulletin
    Prior to the commencement of trading, the Exchange will inform its 
ETP Holders in an Information Bulletin of the special characteristics 
and risks associated with trading the Shares. Specifically, the 
Information Bulletin will discuss the following: (1) The procedures for 
purchases and redemptions of Shares in Baskets (and that Shares are not 
individually redeemable); (2) NYSE Arca Equities Rule 9.2(a), which 
imposes a duty of due diligence on its ETP Holders to learn the 
essential facts relating to every customer prior to trading the Shares; 
(3) how information regarding the IFVs is disseminated; (4) the 
requirement that ETP Holders deliver a prospectus to investors 
purchasing newly issued Shares prior to or concurrently with the 
confirmation of a transaction; (5) trading information; and (6) the 
risks involved in trading the Shares in the Opening and Late Trading 
Sessions when an updated IFV will not be calculated or publicly 
disseminated.\14\
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    \14\ See e-mail from Michael Cavalier, Chief Counsel, NYSE 
Euronext, to Mitra Mehr, Special Counsel and Brian O'Neill, 
Attorney, Division of Trading and Markets, Commission, dated 
November 20, 2008.
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    In addition, the Information Bulletin will advise ETP Holders, 
prior to the commencement of trading, of the prospectus delivery 
requirements applicable to the Funds. The Exchange notes that investors 
purchasing Shares directly from a Fund (by delivery of the 
corresponding Cash Deposit Amount) will receive a prospectus. ETP 
Holders purchasing Shares from a Fund for resale to investors will 
deliver a prospectus to such investors. The Information Bulletin will 
also discuss any exemptive, no-action and interpretive relief granted 
by the Commission from any rules under the Act.
    In addition, the Information Bulletin will reference that the Funds 
are subject to various fees and expenses described in the Registration 
Statement. The Information Bulletin will also reference that the CFTC 
has regulatory jurisdiction over the trading of futures contracts.
    The Information Bulletin will also disclose the trading hours of 
the Shares of the Funds and that the NAV for the Shares is calculated 
after 4 p.m. ET each trading day. The Bulletin will disclose that 
information about the Shares of each Fund and the corresponding Indexes 
is publicly available on the Funds' Web site.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) \15\ of 
the Act in general and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) \16\ 
in particular in that it is designed to prevent fraudulent and 
manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable 
principles of trade, to foster cooperation and coordination with 
persons engaged in facilitating transactions in securities, and to 
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open 
market and a national market system. The Exchange believes that the 
proposed rule change will permit the

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listing of the Shares on the Exchange, to the benefit of investors and 
the marketplace. In addition, the listing and trading criteria set 
forth in Rule 8.200 are intended to protect investors and the public 
interest.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose 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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

III. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2008-128 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2008-128. 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 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 Room, 100 F Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours 
of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All 
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does 
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should 
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All 
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2008-128 and should 
be submitted on or before December 19, 2008.

IV. Commission's Findings and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of 
the Proposed Rule Change

    After careful consideration, 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.\17\ In particular, the Commission believes that the proposal 
is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\18\ which requires, 
among other things, that the rules of a national securities exchange be 
designed 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.
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    \17\ In approving this rule change, the Commission notes that it 
has considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, 
competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange proposes to list and trade the Shares pursuant to 
Commentary .02 to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.200. NYSE Arca represents 
that the Shares satisfy the requirements of Commentary .02 of Rule 
8.200, which include initial and continued listing criteria to which 
the Shares will be subject. The Exchange deems the Shares to be equity 
securities, thus subjecting the Shares to the Exchange's existing rules 
governing the trading of equity securities. The Shares will trade on 
the Exchange from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time. The Commission 
approved the listing and trading of the Shares on Amex,\19\ now known 
as NYSE Alternext US, and trading of the Shares pursuant to UTP on NYSE 
Arca.\20\
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    \19\ See Amex Filings, supra note 6.
    \20\ See UTP Filings, supra note 7.
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    The Commission believes that the proposal to list and trade the 
Shares on the Exchange is consistent with Section 11A(a)(1)(C)(iii) of 
the Act,\21\ which sets forth Congress' finding that it is in the 
public interest and appropriate for the protection of investors and the 
maintenance of fair and orderly markets to assure the availability to 
brokers, dealers, and investors of information with respect to 
quotations for and transactions in securities. The Exchange states 
that: (1) The representations included in the Amex Filings relating to 
the dissemination and availability of information regarding the Shares 
will apply to listing and trading of the Shares on the Exchange; and 
(2) to the extent NYSE Alternext US has any affirmative obligations 
with respect to dissemination of information or key values relating to 
the Shares, the Exchange will assume the role of NYSE Alternext US and 
discharge such obligations. Accordingly, among other things:
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    \21\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1(a)(1)(C)(iii).
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    1. Shortly after 4 p.m. each business day, the NAV of the Trust, 
(for orders properly placed by 4 p.m. during the day), and the next 
day's Indicative Basket Amount are disseminated; \22\
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    \22\ See supra note 6, 71 FR at 3133; supra note 6, 72 FR at 
8407; supra note 6, 71 FR at 55232; and supra note 6, 72 FR at 808.
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    2. The IFV will be disseminated on a per Share basis at least every 
15 seconds between 9:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time; \23\
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    \23\ See supra note 6, 71 FR at 3132; supra note 6, 72 FR at 
8407; supra note 6, 71 FR at 55233; and supra note 6, 72 FR at 808.
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    3. The Trust's Web site is and will be publicly accessible at no 
charge and will contain, among other things, the NAV of the Shares and 
the underlying Basket Amount as of the prior business day, the 
Indicative Basket Amount, the Bid-Ask Price, and a calculation of the 
premium or discount of the Bid-Ask Price in relation to the closing 
NAV; \24\
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    \24\ See supra note 6, 71 FR at 3133; supra note 6, 72 FR at 
8407; supra note 6, 71 FR at 55233; and supra note 6, 72 FR at 808.
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    4. The Trust's Web site, to which the NYSE Arca will link, will 
also provide data in chart form displaying the frequency distribution 
of discounts and premiums of the Bid-Ask Price against the NAV, within 
appropriate ranges for each of the four previous calendar quarters, the 
Prospectus, and other applicable quantitative information; \25\ and
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    \25\ See supra note 6, 71 FR at 3133; supra note 6, 72 FR at 
8407; supra note 6, 71 FR at 55233; and supra note 6, 72 FR at 808.
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    5. The Exchange will provide a hyperlink on its Web site to the 
Funds' Web site (http://www.DBFunds.DB.com).\26\
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    \26\ See supra note 6, 71 FR at 3133; supra note 6, 72 FR at 
8407; supra note 6, 71 FR at 55233; and supra note 6, 72 FR at 808.
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    The Commission also believes that the proposal to list and trade 
the Shares is

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reasonably designed to promote fair disclosure of information that may 
be necessary to price the Shares appropriately and to prevent trading 
when a reasonable degree of transparency cannot be assured. Under its 
continued listing standards, the Exchange will consider suspending 
trading in the Shares or removing them from listing if: (1) After the 
12-month period following the commencement of trading on the Exchange, 
the issuer has more than 60 days remaining until termination and there 
are fewer than 50 record and/or beneficial holders for 30 or more 
consecutive days, the issuer has fewer than 50,000 Shares outstanding, 
or a market value less than $1,000,000; \27\ (2) the value of the 
underlying commodity is no longer calculated or available on at least a 
15-second delayed basis or if the sponsor or Exchange stops providing a 
hyperlink on its Web site to any such unaffiliated commodity value; 
\28\ or (3) the IFV is no longer made available on at least a 15-second 
delayed basis.\29\ With respect to trading halts, the Exchange may 
consider all relevant factors in exercising its discretion to halt or 
suspend trading in the Shares.\30\ In addition, the Commission notes 
that if the Exchange becomes aware that the NAV is not being 
disseminated to all market participants at the same time, it will halt 
trading in the Shares until such time as the NAV is available to all 
market participants pursuant to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.34(a)(5).\31\
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    \27\ See Commentary .02 (d)(2)(i) to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
8.200.
    \28\ See Commentary .02 (d)(2)(ii) to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
8.200.
    \29\ See Commentary .02 (d)(2)(iii) to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
8.200.
    \30\ Trading may be halted because of market conditions or for 
reasons that make trading in the Shares inadvisable, including: (1) 
The extent to which trading is not occurring in the underlying 
futures contracts; or (2) whether other unusual conditions or 
circumstances detrimental to the maintenance of a fair and orderly 
market are present. The Exchange will also halt trading pursuant to 
the Exchange's to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.12 during extraordinary 
market volatility or by the halt or suspension of trading in the 
underlying futures contracts.
    \31\ See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.34(a)(5).
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    The Commission also notes that Commentary .02 of Rule 8.200 sets 
forth certain restrictions on ETP Holders acting as registered Market 
Makers in the Shares to facilitate surveillance.
    In support of this proposal, the Exchange has made the following 
representations:
    (1) The Shares satisfy the requirements of Commentary .02 of Rule 
8.200, which includes the initial and continued listing criteria for 
Trust Issued Receipts.
    (2) All of the facts describing the Funds and the Shares contained 
in the Amex filings are true and correct as of the date of this filing.
    (3) The representations included in the Amex Filings relating to 
the dissemination and availability of information regarding the Shares 
will apply to listing and trading of the Shares on the Exchange. To the 
extent NYSE Alternext U.S. has any affirmative obligations with respect 
to dissemination of information or key values relating to the Shares, 
the Exchange will take the place of NYSE Alternext U.S. in such role 
and discharge such obligations.
    (4) The Exchange's surveillance procedures are adequate to properly 
monitor trading of the Shares in all trading sessions and to deter and 
detect violations of Exchange rules and applicable federal securities 
laws.
    (5) With regard to the Index components, the Exchange can obtain 
market surveillance information, including customer identity 
information, with respect to transactions occurring on the New York 
Mercantile Exchange, the InterContinental Exchange and the London Metal 
Exchange, pursuant to its comprehensive information sharing agreements 
with each of those exchanges. All of the other trading venues on which 
current Index components are traded are members of the ISG and the 
Exchange therefore has access to all relevant trading information with 
respect to those contracts without any further action being required on 
the part of the Exchange.
    (6) Not more than 10% of the weight of the applicable Index in the 
aggregate shall consist of components whose principal trading market is 
not a member of ISG or is a market with which the Exchange does not 
have a comprehensive surveillance sharing agreement.
    (7) The Exchange will distribute an Information Bulletin, the 
contents of which are more fully described above, to ETP Holders in 
connection with the trading of the Shares.

This approval order is based on the Exchange's representations.
    The Commission finds good cause, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of 
the Act,\32\ for approving the proposed rule change prior to the 30th 
day after the date of publication of notice in the Federal Register. 
Previously, the Commission approved the listing and trading of the 
Shares on Amex,\33\ and the trading of the Shares pursuant to UTP on 
the Exchange.\34\ The Exchange's proposal to list and trade the Shares 
does not appear to present any novel or significant regulatory issues. 
As such, the Commission believes that accelerating approval of this 
proposal should benefit investors by creating, without undue delay, 
additional competition in the market for such products.
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    \32\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \33\ See Amex Filings, supra, note 6.
    \34\ See UTP Filings, supra, note 7.
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V. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\35\ that the proposed rule change (SR-NYSEArca-2008-128) be, and 
it hereby is, approved on an accelerated basis.
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    \35\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \36\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\36\
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
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