[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 38362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15636]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-67233; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2012-26]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of 
Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade Option Contracts 
Overlying 10 Shares of a Security (``Mini-Options Contracts'') and 
Implement Rule Text Necessary To Distinguish Mini-Options Contracts 
From Option Contracts Overlying 100 Shares of a Security (``Standard 
Contracts'')

June 21, 2012.
    On March 23, 2012, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'') filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 \1\ and Rule 
19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to list and trade Mini-
Options Contracts and implement rule text necessary to distinguish 
Mini-Options Contracts from Standard Contracts. Notice of the proposed 
rule change was published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2012.\3\ 
The Commission received six comment letters on the proposed rule 
change.\4\ On May 21, 2012, the Commission extended the time period for 
Commission action to July 8, 2012.\5\ On June 11, 2012, NYSE Arca 
withdrew the proposed rule change (SR-NYSEArca-2012-26).
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 66725 (April 3, 
2012), 77 FR 21120.
    \4\ See email from Danon Robinson, Toro Trading, LLC, dated 
April 5, 2012; letters to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 
Commission, from Christopher Nagy, Managing Director Order Routing & 
Market Data Strategy, TD Ameritrade, dated April 30, 2012; Manisha 
Kimmel, Executive Director, Financial Information Forum, dated April 
30, 2012; Edward T. Tilly, President and Chief Operating Officer, 
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, dated April 30, 2012; 
Joan C. Conley, Senior Vice President & Corporate Secretary, The 
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., dated April 30, 2012; and Jennifer Green 
Setzenfand, Chairman of the Board and James Toes, President and CEO, 
Security Traders Association, dated June 8, 2012.
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67034 (May 21, 
2012), 77 FR 31418 (May 25, 2012).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-15636 Filed 6-26-12; 8:45 am]
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