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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. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62886 

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

2010) (SR–EDGA–2010–03). 

4See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63517 

(December 10, 2010), 75 FR 78318 (December 15, 

2010) (SR–EDGA–2010–24). 

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64230 

(April 7, 2011), 76 FR 20770 (April 13, 2011) (SR– 

EDGA–2011–12). 

6See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62886 

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

2010) (SR–EDGA–2010–03). 

7 Id. 

8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 

9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

10 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 

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 the Exchange has 

satisfied this requirement. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.9

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–65074; File No. SR–EDGA– 

2011–25] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGA 

Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 

Rule Change To Amend EDGA Rule 

11.13 To Extend the Operation of a 

Pilot Program Pursuant to the Rule 

Until January 31, 2012 

August 9, 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 August 5, 

2011, the EDGA Exchange, Inc. (the 

‘‘Exchange’’ or the ‘‘EDGA’’) filed with 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the 

proposed rule change as described in 

Items I and II below, which items have 

been prepared by the self-regulatory 

organization. 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 

EDGA Rule 11.13 to extend the 

operation of a pilot pursuant to the Rule 

(the ‘‘Pilot’’) until January 31, 2012. The 

text of the proposed rule change is 

attached as Exhibit 5 and is available on 

the Exchange’s Web site at http://www.

directedge.com, at the Exchange’s 

principal office, and at the Public 

Reference Room of 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 

self-regulatory organization 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 the 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

Purpose 

The purpose of this filing is to extend 

the effectiveness of the Exchange’s 

current rule applicable to Clearly 

Erroneous Executions, Rule 11.13, 

through January 31, 2012. 

Background 

The rule, explained in further detail 

below, was initially approved to operate 

under a Pilot program set to expire on 

December 10, 2010.3 Then, it was 

subsequently extended by the Exchange 

to April 11, 2011.4 Then, it was further 

extended by the Exchange through the 

earlier of August 11, 2011 or the date on 

which a limit up/limit down 

mechanism to address extraordinary 

market volatility, if adopted, applies.5

On September 10, 2010, the 

Commission approved, on a Pilot basis, 

changes to EDGA Rule 11.13 to provide 

for uniform treatment: (1) Of clearly 

erroneous execution reviews in multistock 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 market and 

subsequent transactions that occur 

before the trading pause is in effect on 

the Exchange.6 The Exchange also 

adopted additional changes to Rule 

11.13 that reduced the ability of the 

Exchange to deviate from the objective 

standards set forth in Rule 11.13.7 The 

Exchange believes the benefits to market 

participants from the more objective 

clearly erroneous executions rule 

should be approved to continue on a 

Pilot basis through January 31, 2012. 

Basis 

The statutory basis for the proposed 

rule change is Section 6(b)(5) of the 

Act,8 which requires the rules of an 

exchange 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 meets these 

requirements in that it promotes 

transparency and uniformity across 

markets concerning review of 

transactions as clearly erroneous. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The proposed rule change does not 

impose 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 

The Exchange has not solicited, and 

does not intend to solicit, comments on 

this proposed rule change. The 

Exchange has not received any 

unsolicited written comments from 

members or other interested parties. 

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 9 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.10 The Exchange 

has asked 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 


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11For 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). 

12 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62886 

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

2010) (SR–EDGX–2010–03). 

4See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63515 

(December 10, 2010), 75 FR 78319 (December 15, 

2010) (SR–EDGX–2010–23). 

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 64229 

(April 7, 2011), 76 FR 20738 (April 13, 2011) (SR– 

EDGX–2011–11). 

6See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62886 

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

2010) (SR–EDGX–2010–03). 

erroneous transactions.11 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 rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

EDGA–2011–25 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–EDGA–2011–25. 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 

publicly available. All submissions 

should refer to File Number SR–EDGA– 

2011–25 and should be submitted on or 

before September 6, 2011. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.12

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

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COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–65073; File No. SR–EDGX– 

2011–24] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGX 

Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 

Rule Change To Amend EDGX Rule 

11.13 To Extend the Operation of a 

Pilot Program Pursuant to the Rule 

Until January 31, 2012 

August 9, 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 August 5, 

2011, the EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the 

‘‘Exchange’’ or the ‘‘EDGX’’) filed with 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the 

proposed rule change as described in 

Items I and II below, which items have 

been prepared by the self-regulatory 

organization. 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 

EDGX Rule 11.13 to extend the 

operation of a pilot pursuant to the Rule 

(the ‘‘Pilot’’) until January 31, 2012. The 

text of the proposed rule change is 

attached as Exhibit 5 and is available on 

the Exchange’s Web site at www.

directedge.com, at the Exchange’s 

principal office, and at the Public 

Reference Room of 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 

self-regulatory organization 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 the 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

Purpose 

The purpose of this filing is to extend 

the effectiveness of the Exchange’s 

current rule applicable to Clearly 

Erroneous Executions, Rule 11.13, 

through January 31, 2012. 

Background 

The rule, explained in further detail 

below, was initially approved to operate 

under a Pilot program set to expire on 

December 10, 2010.3 Then, it was 

subsequently extended by the Exchange 

to April 11, 2011.4 Then, it was further 

extended by the Exchange through the 

earlier of August 11, 2011 or the date on 

which a limit up/limit down 

mechanism to address extraordinary 

market volatility, if adopted, applies.5

On September 10, 2010, the 

Commission approved, on a Pilot basis, 

changes to EDGX Rule 11.13 to provide 

for uniform treatment: (1) Of clearly 

erroneous execution reviews in multistock 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 market and 

subsequent transactions that occur 

before the trading pause is in effect on 

the Exchange.6 The Exchange also 

adopted additional changes to Rule 


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