Document ID: SEC-2013-0048-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: NYSE Arca, Inc.
Posted Date: 2013-01-09T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1894-1898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00196]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68569; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2012-140]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade 
Options on the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and the Reduced-Value Nasdaq-100 
Index (MNX) and To Amend NYSE Arca Rule 5.15(a)(1) To Provide That 
There Are No Position Limits for Options on NDX and MNX

January 3, 2013.
    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, 2012, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or ``Exchange'') 
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

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by the Exchange. 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.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to list and trade options on Nasdaq-100 Index 
(NDX) and the reduced-value Nasdaq-100 Index (MNX) and to amend NYSE 
Arca Rule 5.15(a)(1) to provide that there are no position limits for 
options on NDX and MNX. The text of the proposed rule change is 
available on the Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal 
office of the Exchange, 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 self-regulatory organization 
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 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to list and trade options on the full and 
reduced values of the Nasdaq 100 Index (the ``Index''), a stock index 
calculated and maintained by Nasdaq.\3\ Specifically, the Exchange 
proposes to list options based on Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and the 
reduced-value Nasdaq-100 Index (MNX) and to amend Rule 5.15(a)(1) to 
provide that there are no position limits for options on NDX and MNX. 
The Exchange also proposes to list and trade FLEX Options and Long-Term 
Equity Option Series (``LEAPS'') on NDX and MNX. The options on NDX and 
MNX listed on the Exchange will be identical to those already listed on 
multiple exchanges.
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    \3\ A description of the Index is available on Nasdaq's Web site 
at http://dynamic.nasdaq.com/dynamic/nasdaq100_activity.stm.
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    The Exchange notes that it initially listed for trading options on 
NDX and MNX as broad-based index options in January 2010 without filing 
a Rule 19b-4 filing with the Commission.\4\ In addition, when initially 
listed and traded, because none of the other exchanges that list and 
trade NDX and MNX had position limits for those indices, nor did the 
Options Clearing Corporation disseminate position limits information 
for NDX and MNX, the Exchange similarly did not apply position limits 
to NDX and MNX. The Exchange is filing the proposed rule change because 
options on the Index will not otherwise qualify for listing on the 
Exchange due to the component weightings of the Index. Specifically, 
Exchange Rule 5.12(a)(8), which allows the listing of options on a 
broad-based index currently requires that no component of a broad-based 
index account for more than ten percent of the weight of the index, and 
the five highest weighted component securities in the index do not, in 
the aggregate, account for more than thirty-three percent (33%) of the 
weight of the index.\5\ Therefore, like other options exchanges that 
currently trade options on the Index, the Exchange is seeking to file 
in order to list and trade options on the Index under the conditions 
and according to the standards set forth below.
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    \4\ See Exchange Rule 5.15.
    \5\ See Exchange Rule 5.12(a)(8).
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Index Design and Composition
    The Index was launched in January 1985 and represents the largest 
non-financial domestic and international issues listed on Nasdaq based 
on market capitalization. The Index reflects companies across major 
industry groups, including computer hardware and software, 
telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade, and biotechnology.
    The Index is calculated using a modified capitalization-weighted 
methodology. The value of the Index equals the aggregate value of the 
Index share weights of each of the component securities multiplied by 
each security's respective official closing price on Nasdaq, divided by 
the Divisor. The Divisor serves the purpose of scaling such aggregate 
value (otherwise in the trillions) to a lower order of magnitude which 
is more desirable for Index reporting purposes. If trading in an Index 
security is halted while the market is open, the last Nasdaq traded 
price for that security is used for all index computations until 
trading resumes. If trading is halted before the market is open, the 
previous day's official closing price is used. Additionally, the Index 
ordinarily is calculated without regard to dividends on component 
securities. The modified capitalization-weighted methodology is 
expected to retain, in general, the economic attributes of 
capitalization weighting, while providing enhanced diversification. To 
accomplish this, Nasdaq reviews the composition of the Index quarterly 
and adjusts the weighting of Index components using a proprietary 
algorithm, if certain pre-established weight distribution requirements 
are not met.
    Nasdaq has certain eligibility requirements for inclusion in the 
Index.\6\ For example, to be eligible for inclusion in the Index, a 
component security must be exclusively listed on the Nasdaq National 
Market, or dually listed on a national securities exchange prior to 
January 1, 2004.\7\ Only one class of security per issuer is considered 
for inclusion in the Index.
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    \6\ The initial eligibility criteria and continued eligibility 
criteria are available on Nasdaq's Web site at http://dynamic.nasdaq.com/dynamic/nasdaq100_activity.stm.
    \7\ One of the eligibility requirements it that the security 
must be seasoned (it has been listed on the market for three whole 
months [sic]). In the case of spin-offs, the operating history of 
the spin-off will be considered by Nasdaq. Additionally, if a 
component security will otherwise qualify to be in the top 25% of 
securities included in the Index by market capitalization for the 
six prior consecutive months, it will be eligible if it had been 
listed for one year.
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    Additionally, the issuer of a component security cannot be a 
financial or investment company and cannot currently be involved in 
bankruptcy proceedings. Criteria for inclusion also require the average 
daily trading volume of a component security to be at least 200,000 
shares on Nasdaq. If a component security is of a foreign issuer, based 
on its country of incorporation, it must have listed options or be 
eligible for listed-options trading. In addition, the issuer of a 
component security must not have entered into any definitive agreement 
or other arrangement which will likely result in the security no longer 
being Index eligible. An issuer of a component security also must not 
have annual financial statements with an audit opinion that is 
currently withdrawn.
    As of November 26, 2012, the following were characteristics of the 
Index:
     The total capitalization of all components of the Index 
was $3.11 trillion;
     Regarding component capitalization, (a) the highest 
capitalization of a component was $554.57 billion (Apple, Inc.), (b) 
the lowest capitalization of a component was $2.12 billion (Apollo 
Group, Inc.), (c) the mean capitalization of the components was $31.05 
billion, and (d)

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the median capitalization of the components was $10.91 billion;
     Regarding component price per share, (a) the highest price 
per share of a component was $661.15 (Google, Inc.), (b) the lowest 
price per share of a component was $2.76 (Sirius XM Radio, Inc.), (c) 
the mean price per share of the components was $70.30, and (d) the 
median price per share of the components was $40.38;
     Regarding component weightings, (a) the highest weighting 
of a component was 18.52% (Apple, Inc.), (b) the lowest weighting of a 
component was 0.07% (Apollo Group, Inc.), (c) the mean weighting of the 
components was 1.00%, (d) the median weighting of the components was 
0.37%, and (e) the total weighting of the top five highest weighted 
components was 40.78% (Apple Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Google Inc., 
Oracle Inc., and Amazon.com, Inc.);
     Regarding component available shares, (a) the most 
available shares of a component was 8.42 billion shares (Microsoft 
Corp.), (b) the least available shares of a component was 39.76 million 
shares (Intuitive Surgical, Inc.), (c) the mean available shares of the 
components was 750.27 million shares, and (d) the median available 
shares of the components was 295.85 million shares;
     Regarding the six-month average daily volumes of the 
components, (a) the highest six-month average daily volume of a 
component was 61.25 million shares (Sirius XM Radio Inc.), (b) the 
lowest six-month average daily volume of a component was 331,667 shares 
(Intuitive Surgical, Inc.), (c) the mean six-month average daily volume 
of the components was 6.94 million shares, (d) the median six-month 
average daily volume of the components was 3.13 million shares, (e) the 
average of six-month average daily volumes of the five most heavily 
traded components was 43.34 million shares (Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 
Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Cisco Systems, Inc., and Micron 
Technology, Inc.), and (f) 100% of the components had a six-month 
average daily volume of at least 50,000; and
     Regarding option eligibility, (a) 100% of the components 
were options eligible, as measured by weighting, and (b) 100% of the 
components were options eligible, as measured by number.
Index Calculation and Index Maintenance
    In recent years, the value of the Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index has 
increased significantly, such that the value of the Index stood at 
3,012.03 as of November 29, 2012. As a result, the premium for the 
Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index options also has increased. The Exchange 
believes that this has caused Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index options to 
trade at a level that may be uncomfortably high for retail investors. 
The Exchange believes that listing options on reduced values will 
attract a greater source of customer business than if the options were 
based only on the full value of the Index. The Exchange further 
believes that listing options on reduced values will provide an 
opportunity for investors to hedge, or speculate on, the market risk 
associated with the stocks comprising the Index. Additionally, by 
reducing the values of the Index, investors will be able to use this 
trading vehicle while extending a smaller outlay of capital. The 
Exchange believes that this should attract additional investors and, in 
turn, create a more active and liquid trading environment.\8\
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    \8\ Options trading on MNX have generated considerable interest 
from investors, as measured by its robust trading volume on multiple 
exchanges in the third quarter of 2012 (126,151 contracts total).
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    The Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index and the Mini Nasdaq 100 Index levels 
are calculated continuously, using the last sale price for each 
component stock in the Index, and are disseminated every 15 seconds 
throughout the trading day.\9\ The Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index level 
equals the current market value of component stocks multiplied by 125 
and then divided by the stocks' market value of the adjusted base 
period. The adjusted base period market value is determined by 
multiplying the current market value after adjustments, times the 
previous base period market value and then dividing that result by the 
current market value before adjustments. To calculate the value of the 
Mini Nasdaq 100 Index, the full value of the Index is divided by ten. 
To maintain continuity for the Index's value, the divisor is adjusted 
periodically to reflect events such as changes in the number of common 
shares outstanding for component stocks, company additions or 
deletions, corporate restructurings, or other capitalization changes.
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    \9\ Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index and Mini Nasdaq 100 Index levels 
are disseminated through the Nasdaq Index Dissemination Services 
(``NIDS'') during normal Nasdaq trading hours (9:30 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m. ET). The Index is calculated using Nasdaq prices (not 
consolidated) during the day and the official closing price for the 
close. The closing value of the Index may change until 5:15 p.m. ET 
due to corrections to the NOCP of the component securities. In 
addition, the Index is published daily on Nasdaq's Web site and 
through major quotation vendors such as Reuters and Thomson's ILX.
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    The settlement values for purposes of settling both Full-size 
Nasdaq 100 Index (``Full-size Settlement Value'') and Mini Nasdaq 100 
Index (``Mini Settlement Value'') are calculated based on a volume-
weighted average of prices reported in the first five minutes of 
trading for each of the component securities on the last business day 
before the expiration date (``Settlement Day'').\10\ The Settlement Day 
is normally the Friday preceding ``Expiration Saturday.'' \11\ If a 
component security in the Index does not trade on Settlement Day, the 
closing price from the previous trading day will be used to calculate 
both the Full-size Settlement Value and Mini Settlement Value.\12\ 
Accordingly, trading in options on the Index will normally cease on the 
Thursday preceding an Expiration Saturday. Nasdaq monitors and 
maintains the Index. Nasdaq is responsible for making all necessary 
adjustments to the Index to reflect component deletions; share changes; 
stock splits; stock dividends; stock price adjustments due to 
restructuring, mergers, or spin-offs involving the underlying 
components; and other corporate actions. Some corporate actions, such 
as stock splits and stock dividends, require simple changes to the 
available shares outstanding and the stock prices of the underlying 
components.
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    \10\ The aggregate exercise value of the option contract is 
calculated by multiplying the Index value by the Index multiplier, 
which is 100.
    \11\ For any given expiration month, options on the Nasdaq 100 
Index will expire on the third Saturday of the month.
    \12\ Full-size Settlement Values and Mini Settlement Values are 
disseminated by Nasdaq.
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    The component securities are evaluated on an annual basis, except 
under extraordinary circumstances which may result in an interim 
evaluation, as follows: securities listed on Nasdaq that meet its 
eligibility criteria are ranked by market value using closing prices as 
of the end of October and publicly available total shares outstanding 
as of the end of November. Eligible component securities which are 
already in the Index and ranked in the top 100 (based on market value) 
are retained in the Index. Component securities that are ranked from 
101 to 125 are also retained, provided that those securities were 
ranked in the top 100 eligible securities as of the previous ranking 
review or have been added to the Index subsequent to the previous 
ranking review. Securities not meeting such criteria are replaced. The 
replacement securities chosen are those Index-eligible securities not 
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Index that have the largest market capitalization.
    Generally, the list of annual additions and deletions to the Index 
is publicly announced in early December, and changes to the Index are 
made effective after the close of trading on the third Friday in 
December. Moreover, if at any time during the year a component security 
is determined by Nasdaq to become ineligible for continued inclusion in 
the Index based on the continued eligibility criteria, that component 
security will be replaced with the largest market capitalization 
component not currently in the Index that met the eligibility criteria 
described earlier.
    The Exchange will monitor the Index on a quarterly basis, and will 
not list any additional series for trading and will limit all 
transactions in such options to closing transactions only for the 
purpose of maintaining a fair and orderly market and protecting 
investors if: (i) the number of securities in the Index drops by one-
third or more; (ii) 10% or more of the weight of the Index is 
represented by component securities having a market value of less than 
$ 75 million; (iii) less than 80% of the weight of the Index is 
represented by component securities that are eligible for options 
trading pursuant to Exchange Rule 5.3.; (iv) 10% or more of the weight 
of the Index is represented by component securities trading less than 
20,000 shares per day; or (v) the largest component security accounts 
for more than 25% of the weight of the Index or the largest five 
components in the aggregate account for more than 50% of the weight of 
the Index.
    The Exchange represents that, if the Index ceases to be maintained 
or calculated, or if the Index values are not disseminated every 15 
seconds by a widely available source, it will not list any additional 
series for trading and will limit all transactions in such options to 
closing transactions only for the purpose of maintaining a fair and 
orderly market and protecting investors.
Contract Specifications
    The proposed contract specifications are identical to the contract 
specifications of NDX and MNX options that are currently listed on 
other exchanges. The Index is a broad-based index. Options on the 
Nasdaq 100 Index are European-style and A.M. cash-settled. The 
Exchange's trading hours for index options (9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET), 
will apply to options on the Nasdaq 100 Index. Exchange Rules that are 
applicable to the trading of options on broad-based indexes will apply 
to both NDX and MNX. The trading of NDX and MNX options will be subject 
to, among others, Exchange Rules governing margin requirements and 
trading halt procedures for index options.
    The Exchange also proposes to amend Rule 5.15(a)(1) to establish 
that there are no position limits for options on NDX, which is 
consistent with the treatment of position limits for NDX on other 
options markets.\13\ Because MNX is the reduced-value option on the NDX 
broad-based index option, pursuant to existing Rule 5.15(a), MNX will 
also have no position limits pursuant to this proposed change. The NDX 
contracts will be aggregated with the MNX contracts, where ten MNX 
contracts equal one NDX contract.\14\ The Exchange will set strike 
price intervals for MNX contracts and NDX contract that will be similar 
to the strike price intervals that are already being used by multiple 
exchanges that list these options.\15\ The minimum increment size for 
series trading below $ 3 is $ 0.05, and for series trading at or above 
$ 3 is $ 0.10.\16\ The Exchange's margin rules will be applicable.\17\ 
The Exchange may list options on both the NDX and the NMX in up to 
seven consecutive expiration months plus up to three successive 
expiration months in the March cycle.\18\ The Exchange intends to list 
the same NDX and MNX options that are already listed by multiple other 
options exchanges. The trading of LEAPS NDX and LEAPS MNX options will 
be subject to the same rules that govern the trading of all the 
Exchange's index options, including sales practice rules, margin 
requirements, and trading rules.\19\ The trading of FLEX NDX and FLEX 
MNX options will be subject to the same rules that govern the trading 
of all the Exchange's index options, including sales practice rules, 
margin requirements, and trading rules.\20\
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    \13\ See NYSE MKT LLC (``NYSE MKT'') Rule 904C; Chicago Board 
Options Exchange (``CBOE'') Rule 24.4; NASDAQ OMX PHLX (``Phlx'') 
Rule 1001A.
    \14\ See Exchange Rule 5.15(c).
    \15\ See Exchange Rule 5.19.
    \16\ See Exchange Rule 6.72.
    \17\ See Exchange Rule 5.25.
    \18\ See Exchange Rule 5.19.
    \19\ See Exchange Rule 5.19(b).
    \20\ See Exchange Rule 5, Section 4.
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Surveillance and Capacity
    The Exchange represents that it has an adequate surveillance 
program in place for options traded on the Index and intends to apply 
those same program procedures that it applies to the Exchange's other 
index options. Additionally, the Exchange is a member of the 
Intermarket Surveillance Group (``ISG'') under the Intermarket 
Surveillance Group Agreement, dated June 20, 1994.\21\ The ISG members 
work together to coordinate surveillance and investigative information 
sharing in the stock and options markets. In addition, the major 
futures exchanges are affiliated members of the ISG, which allows for 
the sharing of surveillance information for potential intermarket 
trading abuses.
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    \21\ A list of the current members and affiliate members of ISG 
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    The Exchange represents that it has the necessary systems capacity 
to support new options series that will result from the introduction of 
NDX, MNX, NDX LEAPS, MNX LEAPS, FLEX NDX, and FLEX MNX.
    Finally, the Exchange proposes to amend Commentary .01 to Rule 5.22 
to provide that the reporting authority designated by the Exchange for 
the Index underlying the NDX and MNX index options is NASDAQ OMX Group, 
Inc.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) \22\ of 
the Act, in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 
6(b)(5),\23\ in particular, 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 facilitating transactions in securities, 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.
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    \22\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \23\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that the rule proposal will remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market 
because it enabling [sic] the Exchange to immediately list and trade 
full and reduced-size options on the Index in a manner consistent with 
other options exchanges. The Exchange believes that the proposed rule 
change would be beneficial to market participants, including market 
makers, institutional investors and retail investors, by specifying 
that there are no position limits on NDX and MNX. The Exchange further 
notes that the rule proposal will remove impediments to and perfect the 
mechanism of a free and open market because it will harmonize how 
position limits are treated for NDX and MNX options across options 
markets. The Commission has already approved the listing and trading 
and the elimination of position limits for NDX

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and MNX options for other options exchanges, and the Exchange believes 
that harmonizing the standard across options markets will enable market 
participants to handle trading in NDX and MNX options similarly 
regardless of which options market in which they are trading.

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 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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change: (1) Does not 
significantly affect the protection of investors or the public 
interest; (2) does not impose any significant burden on competition; 
and (3) by its terms does not become operative for 30 days after the 
date of this filing, or such shorter time as the Commission may 
designate if consistent with the protection of investors and the public 
interest, the proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \24\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) 
thereunder.\25\
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    \24\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \25\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) 
requires a self-regulatory organization to provide the Commission 
with 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 fulfilled this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally does 
not become operative for 30 days after the date of filing. However, 
Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) permits the Commission to designate a shorter 
time if such action is consistent with the protection of investors and 
the public interest. The Exchange requests that the Commission waive 
the 30-day operative delay so that it can list and trade NDX and MNX 
options with no position limits without delay. The Commission believes 
that waiving the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest.\26\ The Commission 
notes the proposal is substantively identical to prior proposed rule 
changes and existing rules of other exchanges, and does not raise any 
new regulatory issues.\27\ For these reasons, the Commission designates 
the proposed rule change as operative upon filing.
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    \26\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, 
the Commission has also considered the proposed rule's impact on 
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 
78c(f).
    \27\ See, e.g., Security Exchange Act Release Nos. 57654 (April 
11, 2008), 73 FR 21003 (April 17, 2008) (SR-NASDAQ-2008-028) and 
57936 (June 6, 2008), 73 FR 33481 (June 12, 2008) (SR-Phlx-2008-36). 
See also NYSE MKT Rule 904C, CBOE Rule 24.4, and Phlx Rule 1001A.
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    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 email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2012-140 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-NYSEArca-2012-140. 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 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 
10:00 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; the Commission does 
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should 
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All 
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2012-140 and should 
be submitted on or before January 30, 2013.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\28\
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    \28\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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