[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37866-37868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15893]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-62368; File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2010-60]


 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate 
Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by NYSE Arca, Inc. Amending NYSE 
Arca Equities Rule 7.11 To Set Forth How the Exchange Will Handle Order 
Flow During a Regulatory Halt for a Security Listed on an Exchange 
Other Than NYSE Arca

June 23, 2010.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby 
given that, on June 22, 2010, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or 
``NYSE Arca'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II 
below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory 
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit 
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 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

    The Exchange proposes to amend NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.11 to set 
forth how the Exchange will handle order flow during a regulatory halt 
for a security listed on an exchange other than NYSE Arca. The text of 
the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange, the Commission's 
Public Reference Room, and http://www.nyse.com.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.11 to 
revise how the Exchange will handle order flow during a regulatory halt 
for a security listed on an exchange other than NYSE Arca.
    Rule 7.11 was approved by the Commission on June 10, 2010.\4\ The 
Exchange filed to amend Rule 7.11 to add subsection (f) to the Rule, 
which addresses how orders will be handled when another primary listing 
market issues a trading pause or a regulatory halt.\5\ Pursuant to Rule 
7.11(f), upon the receipt of a trading pause or regulatory halt message 
from another primary listing market, the Exchange will take the 
following actions: (i) Maintain all resting orders in the Book; (ii) 
cancel any unexecuted portion of Market Orders and Pegged Orders; (iii) 
accept and process all cancellations; (iv) accept and route new Market 
Orders to the

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primary market; (v) accept and route PO and PO+ Orders to the primary 
market; and (vi) reject all other orders until the stock has reopened.
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62252 (June 10, 
2010), 75 FR 34186 (June 16, 2010) (SR-NYSEArca-2010-41).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62281 (June 11, 
2010), 75 FR 34504 (June 17, 2010) (SR-NYSEArca-2010-52).
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    Before the amendment to add section (f) to the Rule, the Exchange 
accepted all entry and cancellation of orders during a regulatory halt 
invoked by another market. While the Exchange believes that it is 
appropriate during a regulatory halt to take the actions set forth in 
Rule 7.11(f), the Exchange notes that not all regulatory halts have the 
same basis and there are times when the Exchange believes that trading 
should continue, notwithstanding whether another market has invoked a 
regulatory halt. For example, if trading has halted on another market 
because of an initial public offering, the Exchange believes it should 
be able to accept order flow during such a halt.
    To enable the Exchange to accept order flow during certain 
regulatory halts, the Exchange proposes to revert back to how it 
handled order flow during a regulatory halt before it amended Rule 
7.11. As proposed, during a regulatory halt, the Exchange will continue 
to accept all order entry and cancellation messages and will not reject 
any orders during a regulatory halt. The Exchange therefore proposes to 
amend Rule 7.11(f) to delete the reference to regulatory halts. The 
Exchange will continue to follow the procedures set forth in Rule 
7.11(f) when another primary listing market invokes a trading pause.
    The Exchange also proposes a technical amendment to change the term 
``Corporation'' to ``Exchange'' in Rule 7.11(d).
2. Statutory Basis
    The statutory basis for the proposed rule change is Section 6(b)(5) 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),\6\ which requires 
the rules of an exchange 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. The proposed rule change also is 
designed to support the principles of Section 11A(a)(1) \7\ of the Act 
in that it seeks to assure fair competition among brokers and dealers 
and among exchange markets. The Exchange believes that the proposed 
rule meets these requirements in that it promotes transparency for how 
order flow will be handled during a regulatory halt for a security 
listed on an exchange other than NYSE Arca.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1(a)(1).
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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. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\9\ 
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the 
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any 
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to 
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as 
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of 
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become 
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \10\ normally 
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the 
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b4(f)(6)(iii),\11\ the Commission 
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked 
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposal 
may become operative immediately upon filing. The Commission notes that 
the Exchange, upon reflection, has decided to revert to its former 
manner of handling orders during regulatory halts. The proposed rule 
change does not raise any new substantive issues. For these reasons, 
the Commission believes that the waiver of the 30-day operative delay 
is consistent with the protection of investors and the public 
interest.\12\
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    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \12\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay of 
this proposal, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's 
impact on efficiency, competition and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it 
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate 
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise 
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. 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-2010-60 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEARCA-2010-60. 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 Web site 
viewing and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies 
of the filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the 
NYSE's principal office and on its Internet Web site at http://www.nyse.com. All comments received will be posted without change; the 
Commission does not edit personal identifying information from 
submissions. You should submit only

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information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions 
should refer to File Number SR-NYSEARCA-2010-60 and should be submitted 
on or before July 21, 2010.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-15893 Filed 6-29-10; 8:45 am]
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