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10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 

4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 

5For a more detailed description of the PULSe 

workstation and its other functionalities, see, e.g., 

Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63246 

(November 4, 2010), 75 FR 69478 (November 12, 

2010)(SR–C2–2010–007). 

6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 

7 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4). 

interest by allowing the continuation of 

the pilot program without interruption 

while permitting FINRA and NYSE to 

further assess the effects of the current 

exemption issues regarding the 

consolidation of market data, market 

surveillance, and price transparency. 

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend 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. If the 

Commission takes such action, the 

Commission shall institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

should be approved or disapproved. 

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 rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–FINRA–2011–002 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–FINRA–2011–002. 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 

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. Copies of the filing also 

will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of 

FINRA. 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–FINRA–2011–002 and 

should be submitted on or before 

February 4, 2011. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.10

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–668 Filed 1–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–63677; File No. SR–C2– 

2011–001] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 

Options Exchange, Incorporated: 

Notice of Filing and Immediate 

Effectiveness of Proposed Rule 

Change Relating to PULSe Fees 

January 7, 2011. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 

‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on January 3, 

2011, C2 Options Exchange, 

Incorporated (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘C2’’) 

filed with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the 

proposed rule change as described in 

Items I, II and III below, which Items 

have been prepared by the Exchange. 

The Exchange has designated this 

proposal as one establishing or changing 

a due, fee, or other charge imposed by 

the Exchange under Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(2) thereunder.4 The Commission is 

publishing this notice to solicit 

comments on the proposed rule change 

from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange proposes to amend its 

Fees Schedule to extend a fee waiver 

related to the PULSe workstation. The 

text of the proposed rule change is 

available on the Exchange’s Web site 

(http://www.cboe.org/legal), at the 

Exchange’s Office of the Secretary and 

at the Commission. 

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 

Exchange 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 these 

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 aspects of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The purpose of this proposed rule 

change is to extend a fee waiver related 

to the PULSe workstation. 

By way of background, the PULSe 

workstation is a front-end order entry 

system designed for use with respect to 

orders that may be sent to the trading 

systems of C2. In addition to providing 

the capability to send orders to the C2 

market, the PULSe workstation will also 

provide a user with the capability to 

send options orders to other U.S. 

options exchanges and stock orders to 

other U.S. stock exchanges through a 

PULSe Routing Intermediary.5

The purpose of this proposed rule 

change is to extend the waiver of the 

PULSe Routing Intermediary fee. 

Currently the Exchange has waived the 

Routing Intermediary fee through 

December 31, 2010. The Exchange is 

proposing to extend this waiver through 

March 31, 2011. Thus this fee will be 

assessed beginning April 1, 2011. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The proposed rule change is 

consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act,6

in general, and furthers the objectives of 

Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,7 in particular, 

in that it is designed to provide for the 

equitable allocation of reasonable dues, 

fees, and other charges among C2 Permit 

Holders in that the same fee waivers are 

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8 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 

9 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 

10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

applicable to all users of the PULSe 

workstation. 

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 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 proposed rule change is 

designated by the Exchange as 

establishing or changing a due, fee, or 

other charge, thereby qualifying for 

effectiveness on filing pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 8 and 

subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b–4 9

thereunder. 

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend 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 rule-comments

@sec.gov. Please include File Number 

SR–C2–2011–001 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–C2–2011–001. 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 

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. Copies of such 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–C2– 

2011–001 and should be submitted on 

or before February 4, 2011. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.10

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–671 Filed 1–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–63678; File No. SR– 

NASDAQ–2010–166] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The 

NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of 

Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of 

Proposed Rule Change To Modify 

Pricing for NASDAQ Members Using 

the NASDAQ Market Center 

January 7, 2011. 

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 December 

30, 2010, The NASDAQ Stock Market 

LLC (‘‘NASDAQ’’), filed with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I, II, and 

III below, which Items have been 

prepared by NASDAQ. The Commission 

is publishing this notice to solicit 

comments on the proposed rule change 

from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of the Substance 

of the Proposed Rule Change 

NASDAQ proposes to modify pricing 

for NASDAQ members using the 

NASDAQ Market Center. NASDAQ will 

implement the proposed change on 

January 3, 2011. 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is available at http://nasdaq.cchwall

street.com/, at NASDAQ’s principal 

office, and at the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, 

NASDAQ 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 these 

statements may be examined at the 

places specified in Item IV below. 

NASDAQ has prepared summaries, set 

forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of 

the most significant aspects of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

NASDAQ is amending Rule 7018 to 

encourage members to provide liquidity 

directly to NASDAQ that previously had 

been provided via a sponsored access 

relationship. Direct liquidity provision 

is beneficial to NASDAQ and to the 

marketplace generally. Direct liquidity 

provision improves NASDAQ’s market 

surveillance by providing a clear view 

of a member’s market activity, rather 

than a view of that activity under the 

aegis of the sponsored access provider. 

Direct liquidity provision also enables 

NASDAQ to offer rebates more 

equitably, based upon each member’s 

unique liquidity provision rather than 

compensating the effort required to 

aggregate order flow. 

To encourage the direct provision of 

liquidity, NASDAQ is adding subsection 

Rule 7018(k). This subsection applies in 

the first month in which a member 

begins providing liquidity to NASDAQ 

directly that previously had been 

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