[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 3789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01416]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-82561; File No. SR-CboeBZX-2017-021]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Withdrawal of a Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade Shares of the 
First Trust Bitcoin Strategy ETF and the First Trust Inverse Bitcoin 
Strategy ETF, Each a Series of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund 
VII, Under Rule 14.11(i), Managed Fund Shares

January 22, 2018.
    On December 19, 2017, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (``Exchange'') filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant 
to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange 
Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to list 
and trade shares of the First Trust Bitcoin Strategy ETF and the First 
Trust Inverse Bitcoin Strategy ETF, each a series of the First Trust 
Exchange-Traded Fund VII, under Rule 14.11(i), Managed Fund Shares. The 
proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register 
on January 8, 2018.\3\ The Commission received three comment letters on 
the proposed rule change.\4\
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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. 82429 (Jan. 2, 
2018), 83 FR 929 (Jan. 8, 2018).
    \4\ See Letters from Anita Desai (Jan. 4, 2018); Carl Summersett 
(Jan. 4, 2018); and Stephen Knell (Jan. 9, 2018). All comments on 
the proposed rule change are available on the Commission's website 
at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-cboebzx-2017-021/cboebzx2017021.htm.
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    On January 19, 2018, the Exchange withdrew the proposed rule change 
(SR-CboeBZX-2017-021).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\5\
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    \5\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-01416 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am]
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