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9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

4See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62885 

(September 10, 2010), 75 FR 56641 (September 16, 

2010) (Order Approving File No. SR–FINRA–2010– 

032). 

5 15 U.S.C. 78o–3(b)(6). 

6 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

7 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). In addition, Rule 

19b–4(f)(6)(iii) requires that a self-regulatory 

organization submit to the Commission written 

notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, 

along with a brief description and text of the 

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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 

publicly available. All submissions 

should refer to File Number SR–ISE– 

2010–118 and should be submitted on 

or before January 5, 2011. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.9

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31441 Filed 12–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

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COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–63483; File No. SR–FINRA– 

2010–065] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Financial Industry Regulatory 

Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 

Rule Change To Extend the Pilot 

Period of Amendments to FINRA Rule 

11892 Governing Clearly Erroneous 

Transactions 

December 9, 2010. 

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 

8, 2010, Financial Industry Regulatory 

Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’) filed with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed 

rule change as described in Items I and 

II below, which Items have been 

prepared by FINRA. FINRA has 

designated the proposed rule change as 

constituting a ‘‘non-controversial’’ rule 

change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 

19b–4 under the Act,3 which renders 

the proposal effective upon receipt of 

this filing by the Commission. 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 

FINRA is proposing to amend FINRA 

Rule 11892 (Clearly Erroneous 

Transactions in Exchange-Listed 

Securities) to extend the effective date 

of the pilot, which is currently 

scheduled to expire on December 10, 

2010, until April 11, 2011. 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is available on FINRA’s Web site at 

http://www.finra.org, at the principal 

office of FINRA, at the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.sec.gov, 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, 

FINRA 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. FINRA 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 

FINRA proposes to amend FINRA 

Rule 11892.02 to extend the effective 

date of the amendments set forth in File 

No. SR–FINRA–2010–032 (the ‘‘pilot’’), 

which are currently scheduled to expire 

on December 10, 2010, until April 11, 

2011. 

The pilot was drafted in consultation 

with other self-regulatory organizations 

(‘‘SROs’’) and Commission staff to 

provide for uniform treatment: (1) Of 

clearly erroneous execution reviews in 

Multi-Stock Events involving twenty or 

more securities; and (2) in the event 

transactions occur that result in the 

issuance of an individual stock trading 

pause by the primary listing market and 

subsequent transactions that occur 

before the trading pause is in effect for 

transactions otherwise than on an 

exchange. FINRA also implemented 

additional changes to the Rule as part of 

the pilot that reduce the ability of 

FINRA to deviate from the objective 

standards set forth in the Rule.4

The extension proposed herein would 

allow the pilot to continue to operate 

without interruption while FINRA and 

the other SROs further assess whether 

the pilot should be adopted 

permanently and whether other 

initiatives should be adopted in lieu of 

the current pilot. 

2. Statutory Basis 

FINRA believes that the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the provisions 

of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,5 which 

requires, among other things, that 

FINRA rules must be designed to 

prevent fraudulent and manipulative 

acts and practices, to promote just and 

equitable principles of trade and, in 

general, to protect investors and the 

public interest. FINRA believes that the 

proposed rule change is consistent with 

the clearly erroneous rules of other 

SROs and will promote the goal of 

transparency and uniformity across 

markets concerning reviews of 

potentially clearly erroneous executions 

in various contexts. Further, FINRA 

believes that the proposed changes 

enhance the objectivity of decisions 

made by FINRA with respect to clearly 

erroneous executions. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

FINRA does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will result in any 

burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments were neither 

solicited nor 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 6 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.7 FINRA has asked 


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proposed rule change, at least five business days 

prior to the filing of the proposed rule change, or 

such shorter time as designated by the Commission. 

The Commission notes that FINRA has satisfied this 

requirement. 

8For purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission has considered the 

proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition, 

and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 

9 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)(iii). 

4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

5Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62886 

(September 10, 2010), 75 FR 56613 (September 16, 

2010) (SR–CBOE–2010–056). 

the Commission to waive the 30-day 

operative delay so that the proposal may 

become operative immediately upon 

filing. The Commission believes that 

waiving the 30-day operative delay is 

consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest 

because such waiver will allow the pilot 

program to continue uninterrupted and 

help ensure uniformity among the 

national securities exchanges and 

FINRA with respect to the treatment of 

clearly erroneous transactions.8

Accordingly, the Commission waives 

the 30-day operative delay requirement 

and designates the proposed rule change 

as operative upon filing with the 

Commission. 

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 rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–FINRA–2010–065 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–2010–065. 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 

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 publicly available. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–FINRA–2010–065 and 

should be submitted on or before 

January 5, 2011. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.9

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31445 Filed 12–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–63485; File No. SR–CBOE– 

2010–113] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Chicago Board Options Exchange, 

Incorporated; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 

Rule Change Related to the Extension 

of the Clearly Erroneous Policy Pilot 

Program 

December 9, 2010. 

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 December 

8, 2010, the Chicago Board Options 

Exchange, Incorporated (‘‘Exchange’’ or 

‘‘CBOE’’) filed with the Securities and 

Exchange Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I and II 

below, which Items have been prepared 

by the Exchange. The Exchange has 

designated the proposal as a ‘‘noncontroversial’’ proposed rule change 

pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of 

the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 

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 extend a 

pilot program pertaining to the CBOE 

Stock Exchange (‘‘CBSX’’), the CBOE’s 

stock trading facility, through April 11, 

2011. This rule change simply seeks to 

extend the pilot. No other changes to the 

pilot are being proposed. 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, at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

and on the Commission’s Web site 

(www.sec.gov). 

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 those 

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 parts of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and the 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

Certain amendments to Rule 52.4, 

Clearly Erroneous Policy, were approved 

by the Commission on September 10, 

2010 on a pilot basis to end on 

December 10, 2010.5 The clearly 

erroneous policy changes were 

developed in consultation with other 

markets and the Commission staff to 

provide for uniform treatment: (i) Of 

clearly erroneous execution reviews in 

Multi-Stock Events involving twenty or 

more securities; and (ii) in the event 

transactions occur that result in the 

issuance of an individual stock trading 


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