[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52766-52767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21387]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-67725; File No. 4-652]


Technology and Trading Roundtable

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Notice of roundtable discussion; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission will host a one day 
roundtable entitled ``Technology and Trading: Promoting Stability in 
Today's Markets'' to discuss ways to promote stability in markets that 
rely on highly automated systems. The roundtable will focus on the 
relationship between the operational stability and integrity of our 
securities market and the ways in which market participants design, 
implement, and manage complex and inter-connected trading technologies.
    The roundtable discussion will be held in the multi-purpose room of 
the Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters at 100 F Street 
NE., in Washington, DC on September 14, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 
approximately 4 p.m. The public is invited to observe the roundtable 
discussion. Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served 
basis. The roundtable discussion also will be available via webcast on 
the Commission's Web site at www.sec.gov.
    The roundtable will consist of two panels. The morning panel will 
focus on error prevention--where technology experts will discuss 
current best practices and practical constraints for creating, 
deploying, and operating mission-critical systems, including those that 
are used to automatically generate and route orders, match trades, 
confirm transactions, and disseminate data. The afternoon panel will 
focus on error response--where panelists will discuss how the market 
might employ independent filters, objective tests, and other real-time 
processes or crisis-management procedures to detect, limit, and 
possibly terminate erroneous market activities when they do occur, 
thereby limiting the impact of such errors.

DATES: The roundtable discussion will take place on September 14, 2012. 
The Commission will accept comments

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regarding issues addressed at the roundtable until October 5, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/other.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number 4-652 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 submission should refer to File Number 4-652. This file number 
should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help us 
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/other.shtml). Comments are 
also 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 a.m. and 3 p.m. All 
comments received will be posted without change; we do not edit 
personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit 
only information that you wish to make available publicly.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arisa Tinaves, Special Counsel, at 
(202) 551-5676, Division of Trading and Markets, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-7010.

    By the Commission.
     Dated: August 24, 2012.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-21387 Filed 8-29-12; 8:45 am]
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