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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 6 (Friday, January 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 2045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00302]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-102103; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2024-087]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change 
To Increase the Exchange's Port Fees in NOM Options 7, Section 3

January 3, 2025.
    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 20, 2024, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Exchange'') filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the 
proposed rule change as described in Item I below, which Item has been 
substantially prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange has designated 
this proposal for immediate effectiveness pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f) thereunder.\4\ The 
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the 
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f). 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 will institute proceedings to determine whether the 
proposed rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to increase the Exchange's port pricing in 
The Nasdaq Options Market LLC (``NOM'') Rules at Options 7, Section 3 
for the Specialized Quote Feed (``SQF'') \5\ Ports and SQF Purge Ports.
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    \5\ ``Specialized Quote Feed'' or ``SQF'' is an interface that 
allows Market Makers to connect, send, and receive messages related 
to quotes and Immediate-or-Cancel Orders into and from the Exchange. 
Features include the following: (1) options symbol directory 
messages (e.g., underlying instruments); (2) system event messages 
(e.g., start of trading hours messages and start of opening); (3) 
trading action messages (e.g., halts and resumes); (4) execution 
messages; (5) quote messages; (6) Immediate-or-Cancel Order 
messages; (7) risk protection triggers and purge notifications; and 
(8) opening imbalance messages. The SQF Purge Interface only 
receives and notifies of purge requests from the Market Maker. 
Market Makers may only enter interest into SQF in their assigned 
options series. Immediate-or-Cancel Orders entered into SQF are not 
subject to the Order Price Protection, Market Order Spread 
Protection, or Size Limitation in Options 3, Section 15(a)(1) and 
(a)(2), and (b)(2), respectively. See Options 3, Section 7(e)(1)(B).
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    While these amendments are effective upon filing, the Exchange has 
designated the proposed amendments to be operative on January 1, 
2025.\6\
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    \6\ The Exchange initially filed this fee proposal as SR-NASDAQ-
2024-063 on October 18, 2024. On December 3, 2024, the Exchange 
withdrew SR-NASDAQ-2024-063 and replaced it with SR-NASDAQ-2024-081. 
On December 20, 2024, the Exchange withdrew SR-NASDAQ-2024-081 and 
replaced it with this fee change.
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    The proposed rule change, including the Exchange's statement of the 
purpose of, and statutory basis for, the proposed rule change, is 
available on the Exchange's website at https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaq/rules and on the Commission's 
website at https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-NASDAQ-2024-087.

II. 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.\7\ Comments may be submitted 
electronically by using the Commission's internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-NASDAQ-2024-087) or by 
sending an email to [email protected]. Please include file number 
SR-NASDAQ-2024-087 on the subject line. Alternatively, paper comments 
may be sent to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F 
Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. All submissions should refer to 
file number SR-NASDAQ-2024-087. 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-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-NASDAQ-2024-087). 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-NASDAQ-2024-087 and 
should be submitted on or before January 31, 2025.
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    \7\ 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 SRO.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-00302 Filed 1-8-25; 8:45 am]
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