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5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

6 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(31). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3The term ‘‘option contract’’ means a put or a call 

issued, or subject to issuance, by the Clearing 

Corporation pursuant to the Rules of the Clearing 

Corporation. See Exchange Rule 100. 

4The terms ‘‘class of options’’ or ‘‘option class’’ 

means all option contracts covering the same 

underlying security. See Exchange Rule 100. 

5See Exchange Rule 404(f). 

6The term ‘‘series of options’’ means all option 

contracts of the same class having the same exercise 

price and expiration date. See Exchange Rule 100. 

7See Interpretations and Policies .01(a) of Rule 

404. 

8See Interpretations and Policies .04 of Rule 404. 

9 Id. 

10See Interpretations and Policies .02 of Rule 404. 

11See Interpretations and Policies .04 of Rule 404. 

to consider the proposed rule change 

and the issues raised therein. 

Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant 

to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,5

designates November 21, 2023, as the 

date by which the Commission shall 

either approve or disapprove, or 

institute proceedings to determine 

whether to disapprove, the proposed 

rule change (File No. SR–CboeBZX– 

2023–058). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.6

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21623 Filed 9–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–98534; File No. SR–MIAX– 

2023–36] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations: Miami 

International Securities Exchange LLC; 

Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule 

Change To Amend Exchange Rule 404, 

Series of Option Contracts Open for 

Trading 

September 26, 2023. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 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 September 14, 2023, Miami 

International Securities Exchange LLC 

(‘‘MIAX’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) a proposed rule change 

as described in Items I, II, and III below, 

which Items have been prepared by the 

Exchange. 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 is filing a proposal to 

amend Exchange Rule 404, Series of 

Option Contracts Open for Trading. 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is available on the Exchange’s website at 

http://www.miaxoptions.com/rulefilings, at MIAX’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, 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, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The Exchange proposes to amend 

Rule 404, Series of Option Contracts 

Open for Trading. Specifically, the 

Exchange proposes to adopt new 

Interpretations and Policies .12 to Rule 

404 to implement a new strike interval 

program for stocks that are priced less 

than $2.50 and have an average daily 

trading volume of at least 1,000,000 

shares per day for the three (3) 

preceding calendar months. The 

Exchange also proposes to amend the 

table in Interpretations and Policies .11 

of Rule 404 to harmonize the table to the 

propose change. 

Background 

Currently, Exchange Rule 404, Series 

of Option Contracts Open for Trading, 

describes the process and procedures for 

listing and trading series of options 3 on 

the Exchange. Rule 404 provides for a 

$2.50 Strike Price Program, where the 

Exchange may select up to 60 option 

classes 4 on individual stocks for which 

the interval of strike prices will be $2.50 

where the strike price is greater than 

$25.00 but less than $50.00.5 Rule 404 

also provides for a $1 Strike Price 

Interval Program, where the interval 

between strike prices of series of 

options 6 on individual stocks may be 

$1.00 or greater provided the strike 

price is $50.00 or less, but not less than 

$1.00.7 Additionally, Rule 404 provides 

for a $0.50 Strike Program.8 The interval 

of strike prices of series of options on 

individual stocks may be $0.50 or 

greater beginning at $0.50 where the 

strike price is $5.50 or less, but only for 

options classes whose underlying 

security closed at or below $5.00 in its 

primary market on the previous trading 

day and which have national average 

daily volume that equals or exceeds 

1,000 contracts per day as determined 

by The Options Clearing Corporation 

during the preceding three calendar 

months. The listing of $0.50 strike 

prices is limited to options classes 

overlying no more than 20 individual 

stocks (the ‘‘$0.50 Strike Program’’) as 

specifically designated by the Exchange. 

The Exchange may list $0.50 strike 

prices on any other option classes if 

those classes are specifically designated 

by other securities exchanges that 

employ a similar $0.50 Strike Program 

under their respective rules. A stock 

shall remain in the $0.50 Strike Program 

until otherwise designated by the 

Exchange.9

Proposal 

At this time, the Exchange proposes to 

adopt a new strike interval program for 

underlying stocks that are not in the 

aforementioned $0.50 Strike Program (or 

the Short Term Option Series 

Program) 10 and that close below $2.50 

and have an average daily trading 

volume of at least 1,000,000 shares per 

day for the three (3) preceding calendar 

months. The $0.50 Strike Program 

considers stocks that have a closing 

price at or below $5.00 whereas the 

Exchange’s proposal will consider 

stocks that have a closing price below 

$2.50. Currently, there is a subset of 

stocks that are not included in the $0.50 

Strike Program as a result of the 

limitations of that program which 

provides that the listing of $0.50 strike 

prices shall be limited to option classes 

overlying no more than 20 individual 

stocks as specifically designated by the 

Exchange and requires a national 

average daily volume that equals or 

exceeds 1,000 contracts per day as 

determined by The Options Clearing 

Corporation during the preceding three 

calendar months.11 Therefore, the 

Exchange is proposing to implement a 

new strike interval program termed the 

‘‘Low Priced Stock Strike Price Interval 

Program.’’ 


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12While the Exchange may list new strikes on 

underlying stocks that meet the eligibility 

requirements of the new program the Exchange will 

exercise its discretion and will not list strikes on 

underlying stocks the Exchange believes are subject 

to imminent delisting from their primary exchange. 

13The Exchange notes this is the same 

methodology used in the $1 Strike Price Interval 

Program. See Interpretations and Policies .01(c)(3) 

of Rule 404. 

14See Exchange Rule 402(b)(4). 

15See Exchange Rule 402(f)(3)(ii). 

16See Exchange Rule 1802(d)(7). 

17See Securities Exchange Release Act No. 91125 

(February 21, 2021), 86 FR 10375 (February 19, 

2021) (SR–BX–2020–032) (Order Granting 

Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, 

as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To Amend 

Options 4, Section 5, To Limit Short Term Options 

Series Intervals Between Strikes That Are Available 

for Quoting and Trading on BX). 

18See Securities Exchange Act No. 91225 

(February 12, 2021), 86 FR 10375 (February 12, 

2021) (SR–BX–2020–032) (BX Strike Approval 

Order); see also BX Options Strike Proliferation 

Proposal (February 25, 2021) available at: https:// 

www.nasdaq.com/solutions/bx-options-strikeproliferation-proposal). 

19See Securities Exchange Act No. 91225 

(February 12, 2021), 86 FR 10375 (February 12, 

2021) (SR–BX–2020–032). 

20See id. 

To be eligible for the inclusion in the 

Low Priced Stock Strike Price Interval 

Program, an underlying stock must (i) 

close below $2.50 in its primary market 

on the previous trading day; and (ii) 

have an average daily trading volume of 

at least 1,000,000 shares per day for the 

three (3) preceding calendar months. 

The Exchange notes that there is no 

limit to the number of classes that will 

be eligible for inclusion in the proposed 

program, provided, of course, that the 

underlying stocks satisfy both the price 

and average daily trading volume 

requirements of the proposed program. 

The Exchange also proposes that after 

a stock is added to the Low Priced Stock 

Strike Price Interval Program, the 

Exchange may list $0.50 strike price 

intervals from $0.50 up to $2.00.12 For 

the purpose of adding strikes under the 

Low Priced Stock Strike Price Interval 

Program, the ‘‘price of the underlying 

stock’’ shall be measured in the same 

way as ‘‘the price of the underlying 

security’’ as set forth in Rule 

404A(b)(1).13 Further, no additional 

series in $0.50 intervals may be listed if 

the underlying stock closes at or above 

$2.50 in its primary market. Additional 

series in $0.50 intervals may not be 

added until the underlying stock again 

closes below $2.50. 

The Exchange’s proposal addresses a 

gap in strike coverage for low priced 

stocks. The $0.50 Strike Program 

considers stocks that close below $5.00 

and limits the number of option classes 

listed to no more than 20 individual 

stocks (provided that the open interest 

criteria is also satisfied). Whereas, the 

Exchange’s proposal has a narrower 

focus, with respect to the underlying’s 

stock price, and is targeted to those 

stocks that close below $2.50 and does 

not limit the number of stocks that may 

participate in the program (provided 

that the average daily trading volume is 

also satisfied). The Exchange does not 

believe that any market disruptions will 

be encountered with the addition of 

these new strikes. The Exchange 

represents that it has the necessary 

capacity and surveillance programs in 

place to support and properly monitor 

trading in the proposed Low Priced 

Stock Strike Price Interval Program. 

The Exchange believes that its average 

daily trading volume requirement of 

1,000,000 shares is a reasonable 

threshold to ensure adequate liquidity 

in eligible underlying stocks as it is 

substantially greater than the thresholds 

used for listing options on equities, 

American Depository Receipts, and 

broad-based indexes. Specifically, 

underlying securities with respect to 

which put or call option contracts are 

approved for listing and trading on the 

Exchange must meet certain criteria as 

determined by the Exchange. One of 

those requirements is that trading 

volume (in all markets in which the 

underlying security is traded) has been 

at least 2,400,000 shares in the 

preceding twelve (12) months.14 Rule 

402(f) provides the criteria for listing 

options on American Depositary 

Receipts (‘‘ADRs’’) if they meet certain 

criteria and guidelines set forth in 

Exchange Rule 402. One of the 

requirements is that the average daily 

trading volume for the security in the 

U.S. markets over the three (3) months 

preceding the selection of the ADR for 

options trading is 100,000 or more 

shares.15 Finally, the Exchange may 

trade options on a broad-based index 

pursuant to Rule 19b–4(e) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

provided a number of conditions are 

satisfied. One of those conditions is that 

each component security that accounts 

for at least one percent (1%) of the 

weight of the index has an average daily 

trading volume of at least 90,000 shares 

during the last six month period.16

Additionally, the Exchange proposes 

to amend the table in Interpretations 

and Policies .11 of Rule 404 to insert a 

new column to harmonize the 

Exchange’s proposal to the strike 

intervals for Short Term Options Series 

as described in Interpretations and 

Policies .02 of Rule 404. The table in 

Interpretations and Policies .11 is 

intended to limit the intervals between 

strikes for multiply listed equity options 

within the Short Term Options Series 

program that have an expiration date 

more than twenty-one days from the 

listing date. Specifically, the table 

defines the applicable strike intervals 

for options on underlying stocks given 

the closing price on the primary market 

on the last day of the calendar quarter, 

and a corresponding average daily 

volume of the total number of options 

contracts traded in a given security for 

the applicable calendar quarter divided 

by the number of trading days in the 

applicable calendar quarter.17 However, 

the lowest share price column is titled 

‘‘Less than $25.’’ The Exchange now 

proposes to insert a column titled ‘‘Less 

than $2.50’’ and to set the strike interval 

at $0.50 for each average daily volume 

tier represented in the table. Also, the 

Exchange proposes to amend the 

heading of the column currently titled 

‘‘Less than $25,’’ to ‘‘$2.50 to less than 

$25’’ as a result of the adoption of the 

new proposed column, ‘‘Less than 

$2.50.’’ The Exchange believes this 

change will remove any potential 

conflict between the strike intervals 

under the Short Term Options Series 

Program and those described herein 

under the Exchange’s proposal. 

Impact of Proposal 

The Exchange recognizes that its 

proposal will introduce new strikes in 

the marketplace and further 

acknowledges that there has been 

significant effort undertaken by the 

industry to curb strike proliferation. 

This initiative has been spearheaded by 

the Nasdaq BX who filed an initial 

proposal focused on the removal, and 

prevention of the listing, of strikes 

which are extraneous and do not add 

value to the marketplace (the ‘‘Strike 

Interval Proposal’’).18 The Strike 

Interval Proposal was intended to 

remove repetitive and unnecessary 

strike listings across the weekly 

expiries. Specifically, the Strike Interval 

Proposal aimed to reduce the density of 

strike intervals that would be listed in 

the later weeks, by creating limitations 

for intervals between strikes which have 

an expiration date more than twentyone days from the listing date.19 The 

Strike Interval Proposal took into 

account OCC customer-cleared volume, 

using it as an appropriate proxy for 

demand. The Strike Interval Proposal 

was designed to maintain strikes where 

there was customer demand and 

eliminate strikes where there wasn’t. At 

the time of its proposal Nasdaq BX 

estimated that the Strike Interval 

Proposal would reduce the number of 

strikes it listed by 81,000.20 The 


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21See proposed Interpretations and Policies .12(a) 

of Rule 404 which requires that an underlying stock 

have an average daily trading volume of 1,000,000 

shares for the three (3) preceding months to be 

eligible for inclusion in the Low Priced Stock Strike 

Price Interval Program. 

22The term ‘‘Member’’ means an individual or 

organization approved to exercise the trading rights 

associated with a Trading Permit. Members are 

deemed ‘‘members’’ under the Exchange Act. See 

Exchange Rule 100. 

23 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 

24 15 U.S.C. 78(f)(b)(5). 

25See Yahoo! Finance, https:// 

finance.yahoo.com/quote/SOND/history?p=SOND 

(last visited August 10, 2023). 26See Yahoo! Finance, https:// 

finance.yahoo.com/quote/CTXR/history?p=CTXR 

(last visited August 10, 2023). 

Exchange proposes to amend the table 

to define the strike interval at $0.50 for 

underlying stocks with a share price of 

less than $2.50. The Exchange believes 

this amendment will harmonize the 

Exchange’s proposal with the Strike 

Interval Proposal described above. 

The Exchange recognizes that its 

proposal will moderately increase the 

total number of option series available 

on the Exchange. However, the 

Exchange’s proposal is designed to only 

add strikes where there is investor 

demand 21 which will improve market 

quality. Under the requirements for the 

Low Priced Stock Strike Price Interval 

Program as described herein, the 

Exchange determined that as of August 

9, 2023, 106 symbols met the proposed 

criteria. Of those symbols 36 are 

currently in the $1 Strike Price Interval 

Program with $1.00 and $2.00 strikes 

listed. Under the Exchange’s proposal 

the Exchange would add the $0.50 and 

$1.50 strikes for these symbols for the 

current expiration terms. The remaining 

70 symbols eligible under the 

Exchange’s proposal would have $0.50, 

$1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 strikes added to 

their current expiration terms. 

Therefore, for the 106 symbols eligible 

for the Low Priced Stock Strike Price 

Interval Program a total of 

approximately 3,250 options would be 

added. As of August 9, 2023, the 

Exchange listed 1,106,550 options, 

therefore the additional options that 

would be listed under this proposal 

would represent a very minor increase 

of 0.294% in the number of options 

listed on the Exchange. 

The Exchange does not believe that its 

proposal contravenes the industry’s 

efforts to curtail unnecessary strikes. 

The Exchange’s proposal is targeted to 

only underlying stocks that close at less 

than $2.50 and that also meet the 

average daily trading volume 

requirement. Additionally, because the 

strike increment is $0.50 there are only 

a total of four strikes that may be listed 

under the program ($0.50, $1.00, $1.50, 

and $2.00) for an eligible underlying 

stock. Finally, if an eligible underlying 

stock is in another program (e.g., the 

$0.50 Strike Program or the $1 Strike 

Price Interval Program) the number of 

strikes that may be added is further 

reduced if there are pre-existing strikes 

as part of another strike listing program. 

Therefore, the Exchange does not 

believe that it will list any unnecessary 

or repetitive strikes as part of its 

program, and that the strikes that will be 

listed will improve market quality and 

satisfy investor demand. 

The Exchange further believes that the 

Options Price Reporting Authority 

(‘‘OPRA’’), has the necessary systems 

capacity to handle any additional 

messaging traffic associated with this 

proposed rule change. The Exchange 

also believes that Members 22 will not 

have a capacity issue as a result of the 

proposed rule change. Finally, the 

Exchange believes that the additional 

options will serve to increase liquidity, 

provide additional trading and hedging 

opportunities for all market 

participants, and improve market 

quality. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes that its 

proposed rule change is consistent with 

the Act and the rules and regulations 

thereunder applicable to the Exchange 

and, in particular, the requirements of 

Section 6(b) of the Act,23 in that it is 

designed to prevent fraudulent and 

manipulative acts and practices, to 

promote just and equitable principles of 

trade, to foster cooperation and 

coordination with persons engaged in 

regulating, clearing, settling, processing 

information with respect to, and 

facilitating transactions in, securities, to 

remove impediments to and perfect the 

mechanisms of a free and open market 

and a national market system and, in 

general, to protect investors and the 

public interest. Additionally, the 

Exchange believes the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Section 

(6)(b)(5) 24 requirement that the rules of 

an exchange not be designed to permit 

unfair discrimination between 

customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. 

The Exchange believes its proposal 

promotes just and equitable principles 

of trade and removes impediments to 

and perfects the mechanisms of a free 

and open market and a national market 

system as the Exchange has identified a 

subset of stocks that are trading under 

$2.50 and do not have meaningful 

strikes available. For example, on 

August 9, 2023, symbol SOND closed at 

$0.50 and had open interest of over 

44,000 contracts and an average daily 

trading volume in the underlying stock 

of over 1,900,000 shares for the three 

preceding calendar months.25 Currently 

the lowest strike listed is for $2.50, 

making the lowest strike 400% away 

from the closing stock price. Another 

symbol, CTXR, closed at $0.92 on 

August 9, 2023, and had open interest 

of over 63,000 contracts and an average 

daily trading volume in the underlying 

stock of over 1,900,000 shares for the 

three preceding calendar months.26

Similarly, the lowest strike listed is for 

$2.50, making the lowest strike more 

than 170% away from the closing stock 

price. Currently, such products have no 

at-the-money options, as well as no inthe-money calls or out-of-the-money 

puts. The Exchange’s proposal will 

provide additional strikes in $0.50 

increments from $0.50 up to $2.00 to 

provide more meaningful trading and 

hedging opportunities for this subset of 

stocks. Given the increased granularity 

of strikes as proposed under the 

Exchange’s proposal out-of-the-money 

puts and in-the-money calls will be 

created. The Exchange believes this will 

allow market participants to tailor their 

investment and hedging needs more 

effectively. 

The Exchange believes its proposal 

promotes just and equitable principles 

of trade and removes impediments to 

and perfects the mechanisms of a free 

and open market and a national market 

system and, in general, protects 

investors and the public interest by 

adding strikes that improves market 

quality and satisfies investor demand. 

The Exchange does not believe that the 

number of strikes that will be added 

under the program will negatively 

impact the market. Additionally, the 

proposal does not run counter to the 

efforts undertaken by the industry to 

curb strike proliferation as that effort 

focused on the removal and prevention 

of extraneous strikes where there was no 

investor demand. The Exchange’s 

proposal requires the satisfaction of an 

average daily trading volume threshold 

in addition to the underlying stock 

closing at a price below $2.50 to be 

eligible for the program. The Exchange 

believes that the average daily trading 

volume threshold of the program 

ensures that only strikes with investor 

demand will be listed and fills a gap in 

strike interval coverage as described 

above. Further, being that the strike 

interval is $0.50, there are only a 

maximum of four strikes that may be 

added ($0.50, $1.00, $1.50, and $2.00). 

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27See supra note 14. 

28See supra note 15. 

29See supra note 16. 

30See Exchange Rule 402(a)(1) and (2). 

31See Exchange Rule 402(b)(1),(2),(3) and (4). 

believe that its proposal will undermine 

the industry’s efforts to eliminate 

repetitive and unnecessary strikes in 

any fashion. 

The Exchange believes that its average 

daily trading volume threshold 

promotes just and equitable principles 

of trade and removes impediments to 

and perfects the mechanisms of a free 

and open market and a national market 

system and, in general, protects 

investors and the public interest as it is 

designed to permit only those stocks 

with demonstrably high levels of trading 

activity to participate in the program. 

The Exchange notes that its average 

daily trading volume requirement is 

substantially greater that the average 

daily trading requirement currently in 

place on the Exchange for options on 

equity underlyings,27 ADRs,28 and 

broad-based indexes.29

The Exchange believes that the 

proposed rule change is consistent with 

Section 6(b)(1) of the Act, which 

provides that the Exchange be organized 

and have the capacity to be able to carry 

out the purposes of the Act and the 

rules and regulations thereunder, and 

the rules of the Exchange. The proposed 

rule change allows the Exchange to 

respond to customer demand to provide 

meaningful strikes for low priced stocks. 

The Exchange does not believe that the 

proposed rule would create any capacity 

issue or negatively affect market 

functionality. Additionally, the 

Exchange represents that it has the 

necessary systems capacity to support 

the new options series and handle 

additional messaging traffic associated 

with this proposed rule change. The 

Exchange also believes that its Members 

will not experience any capacity issues 

as a result of this proposal. In addition, 

the Exchange represents that it believes 

that additional strikes for low priced 

stocks will serve to increase liquidity 

available as well and improve price 

efficiency by providing more trading 

opportunities for all market 

participants. The Exchange believes that 

the proposed rule change will benefit 

investors by giving them increased 

opportunities to execute their 

investment and hedging decisions. 

Finally, the Exchange believes its 

proposal is designed to prevent 

fraudulent and manipulative acts and 

practices as options may only be listed 

on underlyings that satisfy the listing 

requirements of the Exchange as 

described in Exchange Rule 402, Criteria 

for Underlying Securities. Specifically, 

Rule 402 requires that underlying 

securities for which put or call option 

contracts are approved for listing and 

trading on the Exchange must meet the 

following criteria: (1) the security must 

be registered and be an ‘‘NMS stock’’ as 

defined in Rule 600 of Regulation NMS 

under the Exchange Act; (2) the security 

shall be characterized by a substantial 

number of outstanding shares that are 

widely held and actively traded.30

Additionally, Rule 402 provides that 

absent exceptional circumstances, an 

underlying security will not be selected 

for options transactions unless: (1) there 

are a minimum of seven (7) million 

shares of the underlying security which 

are owned by persons other than those 

required to report their stock holdings 

under Section 16(a) of the Exchange 

Act; (2) there are a minimum of 2,000 

holders of the underlying security; (3) 

the issuer is in compliance with any 

applicable requirements of the Exchange 

Act; and (4) trading volume (in all 

markets in which the underlying 

security is traded) has been at least 

2,400,000 shares in the preceding 

twelve (12) months.31 The Exchange’s 

proposal does not impact the eligibility 

of an underlying stock to have options 

listed on it, but rather addresses only 

the listing of new additional option 

classes on an underlying listed on the 

Exchange in accordance to the 

Exchange’s listings rules. As such, the 

Exchange believes that the listing 

requirements described in Exchange 

Rule 402 address potential concerns 

regarding possible manipulation. 

Additionally, in conjunction with the 

proposed Average Daily Volume 

requirement described herein, the 

Exchange believes any possible market 

manipulation is further mitigated. 

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 

Within 45 days of the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register or within such longer period (i) 

as the Commission may designate up to 

90 days of such date if it finds such 

longer period to be appropriate and 

publishes its reasons for so finding or 

(ii) as to which the Exchange consents, 

the Commission shall: (a) by order 

approve or disapprove such proposed 

rule change, or (b) institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

change should be 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 (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include file number SR– 

MIAX–2023–36 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–MIAX–2023–36. 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 (https://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 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also 

will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of the 

Exchange. Do not include personal 

identifiable information in submissions; 

you should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. We may redact in part or 

withhold entirely from publication 

submitted material that is obscene or 

subject to copyright protection. All 

submissions should refer to file number 

SR–MIAX–2023–36 and should be 

submitted on or before October 23, 

2023. 


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32 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Notice of Filing infra note 5, 88 FR 60001. 

4Amendment No. 1 updates the Exhibit 5 to 

correct the presentation of three of the proposed 

changes to the Wind Down Framework and Plan 

that were filed with the Commission on August 11, 

2023. The proposed rule change includes an Exhibit 

4. Exhibit 4 shows the change that Amendment No. 

1 makes to the Exhibit 5. 

5Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Europe 

Limited; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change, 

as Modified by Amendment No. 1, Relating to 

Amendments to the Wind Down Framework and 

Plan, Exchange Act Release No. 34–98217 (August 

24, 2023); 88 FR 60001 (August 30, 2023) (SR– 

ICEEU–2023–011) (‘‘Notice’’). 

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

7 Id. 

8 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(31). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 97421 

(May 2, 2023), 88 FR 29725 (May 8, 2023). 

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

5See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 97727 

(June 14, 2023), 88 FR 40366 (June 21, 2023). The 

Commission designated August 6, 2023, as the date 

by which the Commission shall approve or 

disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine 

whether to approve or disapprove, the proposed 

rule change. 

6See letter from Ellen Greene, Managing Director, 

Equities & Options Market Structure, SIFMA, to 

Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, Commission, dated 

July 5, 2023 (‘‘SIFMA Letter’’). 

7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). 

8See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 98045 

(August 2, 2023), 88 FR 53555 (August 8, 2023). 

9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

10See supra note 3. 

11 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.32

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–98536; File No. SR–ICEEU– 

2023–011] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE 

Clear Europe Limited; Notice of 

Designation of Longer Period for 

Commission Action on Proposed Rule 

Change, as Modified by Amendment 

No. 1, Relating to Amendments to the 

Wind Down Framework and Plan 

September 26, 2023. 

On August 11, 2023, ICE Clear Europe 

Limited (‘‘ICE Clear Europe’’) filed with 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the 

proposed rule change SR–ICEEU–2023– 

011 pursuant to Section 19(b) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Exchange Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 2

thereunder to amend its Wind Down 

Framework and Plan to make certain 

updates and enhancements.3 On August 

22, 2023, ICE Clear Europe filed 

Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule 

change to make certain changes to the 

Exhibits 5.4 The proposed rule change, 

as modified by Amendment No. 1 

(hereafter ‘‘the Proposed Rule Change’’), 

was published for public comment in 

the Federal Register on August 30, 

2023.5 The Commission has not 

received comments regarding the 

proposal described in the Proposed Rule 

change. 

Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act 6

provides that, within 45 days of the 

publication of notice of the filing of a 

proposed rule change, or within such 

longer period up to 90 days as the 

Commission may designate if it finds 

such longer period to be appropriate 

and publishes its reasons for so finding, 

or as to which the self-regulatory 

organization consents, the Commission 

shall either approve the proposed rule 

change, disapprove the proposed rule 

change, or institute proceedings to 

determine whether the proposed rule 

change should be disapproved. The 45th 

day after publication of the Notice of 

Filing is October 14, 2023. The 

Commission is extending this 45-day 

time period. 

In order to provide the Commission 

with sufficient time to consider the 

Proposed Rule Change, the Commission 

finds that it is appropriate to designate 

a longer period within which to take 

action on the Proposed Rule Change. 

Accordingly, the Commission, 

pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 

Exchange Act,7 designates November 

28, 2023, as the date by which the 

Commission shall either approve, 

disapprove, or institute proceedings to 

determine whether to disapprove 

proposed rule change SR–ICEEU–2023– 

011. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.8

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21621 Filed 9–29–23; 8:45 am] 

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[Release No. 34–98541; File No. SR–MIAX– 

2023–19] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami 

International Securities Exchange LLC; 

Notice of Designation of Longer Period 

for Commission Action on a Proposed 

Rule Change To Amend Exchange 

Rule 307, Position Limits 

September 26, 2023. 

On April 21, 2023, Miami 

International Securities Exchange LLC 

(‘‘MIAX’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(the ‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’),1 and 

Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule 

change to amend Exchange Rule 307, 

Position Limits, to establish a process 

for adjusting option position limits 

following a stock split or reverse stock 

split in the underlying security. The 

proposed rule change was published for 

comment in the Federal Register on 

May 8, 2023.3 On June 14, 2023, 

pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 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 

approve or disapprove the proposed 

rule change.5 The Commission has 

received one comment regarding the 

proposal.6 On August 2, 2023, the 

Commission instituted proceedings 

under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act 7 to 

determine whether to approve or 

disapprove the proposed rule change.8

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act 9 provides 

that, after initiating disapproval 

proceedings, the Commission shall issue 

an order approving or disapproving the 

proposed rule change not later than 180 

days after the date of publication of 

notice of filing of the proposed rule 

change. The Commission may extend 

the period for issuing an order 

approving or disapproving the proposed 

rule change, however, by not more than 

60 days if the Commission determines 

that a longer period is appropriate and 

publishes the reasons for such 

determination. The proposed rule 

change was published for comment in 

the Federal Register on May 8, 2023.10

The 180th day after the date of the 

publication of the proposed rule is 

November 4, 2023. The Commission is 

extending the time period for approving 

or disapproving the proposed rule 

change for an additional 60 days. 

The Commission finds that it is 

appropriate to designate a longer period 

within which to issue an order 

approving or disapproving the proposed 

rule change so that it has sufficient time 

to consider the proposed rule change 

and the issues raised therein, as well as 

the comment received. Accordingly, the 

Commission, pursuant to Section 

19(b)(2) of the Act,11 designates January 

3, 2024, as the date by which the 

Commission shall either approve or 


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