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3 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 

4 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

6 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6)(iii) requires a self-regulatory organization to 

give the Commission written notice of its intent to 

file the proposed rule change, along with a brief 

description and text of the proposed rule change, 

at least five business days prior to the date of filing 

of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time 

as designated by the Commission. The Exchange 

has satisfied this requirement. 7 17 CFR 200.3–3(a)(12). 

quotation data source and CQS/UQDF 

will become its secondary data source 

for the handling, routing and execution 

of orders and for performing regulatory 

compliance processes related to each of 

those functions. The change to the 

primary sources reflects the Exchange’s 

effort to include an additional source 

and the use of secondary sources in the 

event the primary source is unable to 

provide data. 

The Exchange proposes to implement 

the proposed rule change no later than 

ninety (90) days following the effective 

date of the proposed rule change. The 

Exchange notes this additional time 

gives the Exchange time to configure its 

system accordingly. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes that its 

proposal is consistent with Section 6(b) 

of the Act,3 in general, and furthers the 

objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,4

in particular, in that it is designed 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 Exchange believes that the 

proposed rule change removes 

impediments to and perfects the 

mechanism of a free and open market 

because updating its data feeds table of 

market centers for which the exchange 

consumes quotation data through a 

direct feed will provide clarity to market 

participants. Additionally, it is 

necessary and consistent with the 

public interest and the protection of 

investors to update the Exchange’s table 

of market centers in Equity 4, Rule 4759 

in order to provide transparency with 

respect to all the direct proprietary and 

network processor feeds from which the 

Exchange obtains market data. 

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 not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. The 

proposed rule change is not designed to 

address any competitive issue; instead, 

its purpose is to enhance transparency 

with respect to the operation of the 

Exchange and its use of market data 

feeds. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

No written comments were either 

solicited or received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Because the foregoing 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 for 30 days from the date on 

which it was filed, or such shorter time 

as the Commission may designate, it has 

become effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 5 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) thereunder.6

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 

change 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 email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

NASDAQ–2021–008 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2021–008. This 

file number should be included on the 

subject line if email 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 website (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 website 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 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of the Exchange. All comments 

received will be posted without change. 

Persons submitting comments are 

cautioned that we do not redact or edit 

personal identifying information from 

comment submissions. You should 

submit only information that you wish 

to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2021–008 and 

should be submitted on or before March 

15, 2021. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.7

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, 

February 25, 2021. 

PLACE: The meeting will be held via 

remote means and/or at the 

Commission’s headquarters, 100 F 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the closed meeting. Certain 


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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89308 

(July 14, 2020), 85 FR 43923. Comments received 

on the proposed rule change are available on the 

Commission’s website at: https://www.sec.gov/ 

comments/sr-cboe-2020-034/srcboe2020034.htm. 

4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89743, 

85 FR 55717 (September 9, 2020). 

6 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). 

7See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90204, 

85 FR 67037 (October 21, 2020). 

8 In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange provided 

additional support for the proposal. The full text of 

Amendment No. 1 is available on the Commission’s 

website at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-cboe2020-034/srcboe2020034.htm. 

9See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89743, 

86 FR 6718 (January 22, 2021). The Commission 

designated March 17, 2021 as the date by which the 

Commission shall either approve or disapprove the 

proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment 

No. 1. 

10 In Amendment No. 2, the Exchange provided 

further support and rationale for the proposal. The 

full text of Amendment No. 2 is available on the 

Commission’s website at: https://www.sec.gov/ 

comments/sr-cboe-2020-034/srcboe2020034.htm. 

11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90806 

(December 28, 2020), 86 FR 169 (January 4, 2021) 

(SR–ICEEU–2020–018) (‘‘Notice’’). 

4Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90861 

(January 6, 2021), 86 FR 2472 (January 12, 2021) 

(SR–ICEEU–2020–018) (‘‘Partial Amendment No. 

1’’). ICE Clear Europe filed Partial Amendment No. 

1 to amend Item 3(a) of the original filing to add 

an explanation as to the circumstances pursuant to 

which ICE Clear Europe may permit a CDS 

Committee-Eligible Clearing Member to postpone 

participation in the CDS Default Committee. Partial 

Amendment No. 1 did not otherwise make changes 

to the substance of the filing, nor did it raise any 

novel regulatory issues 

5Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein 

have the meanings assigned to them in the CDS 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters also may be present. 

In the event that the time, date, or 

location of this meeting changes, an 

announcement of the change, along with 

the new time, date, and/or place of the 

meeting will be posted on the 

Commission’s website at https://

www.sec.gov. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) 

and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), 

(a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and 

(a)(10), permit consideration of the 

scheduled matters at the closed meeting. 

The subject matter of the closed 

meeting will consist of the following 

topics: 

Institution and settlement of 

injunctive actions; 

Institution and settlement of 

administrative proceedings; 

Resolution of litigation claims; and 

Other matters relating to examinations 

and enforcement proceedings. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting agenda items that 

may consist of adjudicatory, 

examination, litigation, or regulatory 

matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

For further information; please contact 

Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office 

of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. 

Dated: February 18, 2021. 

Vanessa A. Countryman, 

Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–91135; File No. SR–CBOE– 

2020–034] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe 

Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Withdrawal 

of a Proposed Rule Change, as 

Modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2, 

to Authorize for Trading Flexible 

Exchange Options on Full-Value 

Indexes With a Contract Multiplier of 

One 

February 16, 2021. 

On June 30, 2020, Cboe 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 authorize for trading flexible 

exchange options on full-value indexes 

with a contract multiplier of one. 

The proposed rule change was 

published for comment in the Federal 

Register on July 20, 2020.3 On 

September 2, 2020, pursuant to Section 

19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,4 the 

Commission designated a longer period 

within which to approve the proposed 

rule change, disapprove the proposed 

rule change, or institute proceedings to 

determine whether to disapprove the 

proposed rule change.5 On October 15, 

2020, the Commission instituted 

proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of 

the Exchange Act 6 to determine 

whether to approve or disapprove the 

proposed rule change.7 On January 12, 

2021, the Exchange submitted 

Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule 

change.8 On January 14, 2021, the 

Commission designated a longer period 

for Commission action on proceedings 

to determine whether to approve or 

disapprove the proposed rule change, as 

modified by Amendment No. 1.9 On 

February 4, 2021, the Exchange 

submitted Amendment No. 2 to the 

proposed rule change.10 On February 

12, 2021, the Exchange withdrew the 

proposed rule change (SR–CBOE–2020– 

034). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.11

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–91141; File No. SR–ICEEU– 

2020–018] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE 

Clear Europe Limited; Order Approving 

Proposed Rule Change as Modified by 

Partial Amendment No. 1 Relating to 

Amendments to the ICE Clear Europe 

CDS Procedures and CDS Default 

Management Policy. 

February 17, 2021. 

I. Introduction 

On December 14, 2020, ICE Clear 

Europe Limited (‘‘ICE Clear Europe’’) 

filed with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant 

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

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 

19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule 

change to amend its CDS Procedures 

and CDS Default Management Policy. 

The proposed rule change was 

published for comment in the Federal 

Register on January 4, 2021.3 On 

December 31, 2020, ICE Clear Europe 

filed Partial Amendment No. 1 to the 

proposed rule change. Notice of Partial 

Amendment No. 1 was published in the 

Federal Register on January 12, 2021.4

The Commission did not receive 

comments on the proposed rule change, 

as modified by Partial Amendment No. 

1. For the reasons discussed below, the 

Commission is approving the proposed 

rule change, as modified by Partial 

Amendment No. 1 (hereinafter, the 

‘‘proposed rule change’’). 

II. Description of the Proposed Rule 

Change 

As described below, the proposed rule 

change would amend the CDS 

Procedures and CDS Default 

Management Policy primarily related to 

CDS Default Committee participation. 

The proposed changes would also 

clarify certain other provisions to better 

reflect current practices. 5


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