Notice2025-11099

Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing of Amendment to the National Market System Plan Establishing Procedures Under Rule 605 of Regulation NMS To Reflect Recent Amendments to Rule 605 of Regulation NMS

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25721-25725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11099]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-103243; File No. 4-518]


Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing of Amendment to the 
National Market System Plan Establishing Procedures Under Rule 605 of 
Regulation NMS To Reflect Recent Amendments to Rule 605 of Regulation 
NMS

June 12, 2025.

I. Introduction

    Pursuant to Section 11A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Exchange Act'') \1\ and Rule 608 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby 
given that on May 30, 2025, the Financial Industry Regulatory 
Authority, Inc. (``FINRA''), on behalf of the parties \3\ to the 
National Market System Plan Establishing Procedures Under Rule 605 of 
Regulation NMS (the ``Rule 605 NMS Plan'' or ``Plan''),\4\ filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'') a 
proposed amendment to the Rule 605 NMS Plan.\5\ The amendment proposes 
to reflect the Commission's recent amendments to Rule 605 of Regulation 
NMS (``Rule 605'') and to make certain technical updates to modernize 
the operation of the Plan.\6\ The Commission is publishing this notice 
to solicit comments from interested persons on the proposed amendment.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78k-1.
    \2\ 17 CFR 242.608.
    \3\ The current parties to the Plan are: Cboe BZX Exchange, 
Inc.; Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.; Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Cboe EDGX 
Exchange, Inc.; FINRA; Investors Exchange LLC; Long-Term Stock 
Exchange, Inc.; MEMX LLC; MIAX PEARL, LLC; Nasdaq BX, Inc.; Nasdaq 
PHLX LLC; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; New York Stock Exchange, LLC; 
NYSE American LLC; NYSE Arca Inc.; NYSE Texas, Inc.; and NYSE 
National Inc. (collectively, the ``Participants'').
    \4\ On April 21, 2001, the Commission approved a national market 
system plan for the purpose of establishing procedures for market 
centers to follow in making their monthly reports available to the 
public under Rule 11 Ac1-5 under the Exchange Act (n/k/a Rule 605 of 
Regulation NMS). See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 44177 
(April 12, 2001), 66 FR 19814 (April 17, 2001). The Plan has been 
amended nine times since it was approved by the Commission, in each 
case solely to add new Participants to the Plan and most recently in 
September 2020. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90070 
(October 1, 2020), 85 FR 63324 (October 7, 2020) (adding MIAX PEARL, 
LLC as a Participant in the Plan). The Plan has not been 
substantively amended since it was originally approved by the 
Commission in 2001.
    \5\ See Letter from Robert McNamee, Vice President and Associate 
General Counsel, FINRA, to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, 
Commission, dated May 30, 2025. (``Transmittal Letter'').
    \6\ See also Securities Exchange Act Release No. 99679 (March 6, 
2024), 89 FR 26428, 26429 (April 15, 2024) (Disclosure of Order 
Execution Information; Final Rule) (``Rule 605 Amendments''). The 
amendments to Rule 605 became effective on June 14, 2024, and the 
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II. Description of the Plan

    Set forth in this Section II is the statement of the purpose and 
summary of the Plan amendment, along with the information required by 
Rule 608(a) under the Exchange Act,\7\ prepared and submitted by the 
Participants to the Commission.\8\
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    \7\ See 17 CFR 242.608(a)(4) and (a)(5).
    \8\ See Transmittal Letter, supra note 4.
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A. Statement of Purpose and Summary of the Plan Amendment

    The Participants originally filed the Plan with the Commission 
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 11Ac1-5 (later redesignated as Rule 605 
of Regulation NMS),\9\ which required the self-regulatory organizations 
(``SROs'') that trade NMS stocks to act jointly in establishing 
procedures for market centers to follow in making their monthly reports 
on execution quality in NMS stocks available to the public in a 
uniform, readily accessible, and usable electronic format. The Plan was 
approved as proposed and has not been substantively amended since it 
was originally approved.
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    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9, 
2005), 70 FR 37496 (June 29, 2005).
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    As set forth in more detail in the Plan, Section IV of the Plan 
provides an overview of the procedures under the Plan for market 
centers to make available to the public their Rule 605 reports in the 
form of electronic data files that meet the requirements set forth

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in Sections V and VI of the Plan. Section V of the Plan specifies the 
file type, compression, and naming requirements for Rule 605 reports, 
and Section VI of the Plan sets forth the file structure that market 
centers must use to publish their monthly reports. Sections VII, VIII, 
and IX of the Plan set forth requirements for making reports available 
to the public, including through arrangements with a Designated 
Participant. Sections I, II, III, X, XI and XII of the Plan deal with 
administrative and operational matters, including definitions used in 
the Plan, specifying regular trading hours under the Plan, procedures 
for amending the Plan, and withdrawal of a Participant from the Plan.
    On March 6, 2024, the Commission adopted amendments to Rule 605, 
which, among other things, expand the scope of entities subject to Rule 
605 (including larger broker-dealers, in addition to market centers), 
modify the categorization and content of information required to be 
disclosed in the detailed execution quality reports published under 
Rule 605 (including by modifying the scope of covered orders subject to 
disclosures), and require reporting entities to produce a summary 
report of execution quality in addition to the existing detailed 
disclosures regarding execution quality for covered orders in NMS 
stocks.\10\ In adopting the Rule 605 Amendments, the Commission noted 
that, because of the Rule 605 Amendments, ``the Rule 605 NMS Plan will 
need to be updated to: (1) incorporate references to broker-dealers 
subject to Rule 605; (2) account for summary reports that will be 
required under Rule 605(a)(2); and (3) incorporate the new data fields 
that will be required under Rule 605(a)(1) for the detailed reports.'' 
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    \10\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 99679 (March 6, 
2024), 89 FR 26428 (April 15, 2024) (``Rule 605 Amendments'').
    \11\ See Rule 605 Amendments, 89 FR 26428, 26496.
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    Accordingly, the Participants now propose to amend the Plan to 
conform to the Rule 605 Amendments, as well as to make certain other 
technical updates to modernize the operation of the Plan.
Addition of References to Broker-Dealers
    The Rule 605 Amendments expanded the scope of reporting entities 
subject to Rule 605 to include, in addition to market centers, broker-
dealers who introduce or carry 100,000 or more customer accounts.\12\ 
Accordingly, the Participants propose to amend the Plan to add 
references to brokers and dealers, in addition to market centers, in 
each instance where such reporting entities are referenced in the 
Plan.\13\
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    \12\ See Rule 605 Amendments, 89 FR 26428, 26434.
    \13\ The Rule 605 Amendments also clarify the separate treatment 
of single dealer platforms and alternative trading systems for 
purposes of Rule 605 reports. The proposed amendment would also 
update footnotes in the Plan to reflect these clarifications.
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Addition of New Summary Reports
    The Rule 605 Amendments added a requirement for all reporting 
entities subject to Rule 605 to publish, in addition to the existing 
detailed monthly execution quality reports, a new monthly summary 
report.\14\ Accordingly, the Participants proposed to amend the Plan to 
include references to the new summary reports required under paragraph 
(a)(2) of Rule 605 in the sections of the Plan establishing procedures 
to make Rule 605 reports publicly available. Specifically, the 
Participants propose to amend Section IV (Overview of Plan Procedures), 
VII (Internet Sites for Downloading Files),\15\ and VIII (Functions of 
Designated Participant) to include references to the new summary 
reports, in addition to the detailed monthly files required under 
paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 605. The new summary reports would thus be 
made available in the same place, and in accordance with the same 
procedures, as the detailed reports.\16\
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    \14\ See Rule 605 Amendments, 89 FR 26428, 26435.
    \15\ The Participants also propose to amend Section VII to 
clarify that a market center, broker, or dealer shall make available 
the files containing the monthly reports for a period of three years 
from the initial date of posting on the internet site of the market 
center, broker, or dealer, as required by Rule 605(a)(5).
    \16\ As noted by the Commission in the Rule 605 Amendments, 
``final Rule 605(a)(2) requires the use of the Commission's schema 
for CSV format and associated PDF renderer, and therefore the Rule 
605 NMS Plan does not establish the formats and fields for the 
summary report.'' See Rule 605 Amendments, 89 FR 26428, 26490 n.846. 
Accordingly, the Participants are not proposing any specifications 
with respect to the summary reports in Sections V (File Type, 
Compression, and Naming) and VI (File Structure) of the Plan.
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Modifications to Data Fields in Detailed Reports
    The Rule 605 Amendments updated and modernized the scope of the 
detailed monthly reports required under paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 605, 
including by (i) amending the definition of ``covered order'' to 
include any non-marketable limit order (``NMLO'') (including an order 
submitted with a stop price) received outside of regular trading hours 
that become executable after the opening or reopening of trading during 
regular trading hours; certain orders submitted with stop prices, and 
non-exempt short sales orders when a short sale price test is not in 
effect; (ii) modifying existing order size categories to base them on a 
notional dollar value range with an indication that the category 
reflects orders that were for an odd-lot, a round lot, or less than a 
share; (iii) establishing four new order type categories: marketable 
immediate-or cancel orders, executable market orders submitted with 
stop prices, executable market limit orders submitted with stop prices, 
and executable non-marketable limit orders with stop prices; and (iv) 
replacing the three existing categories of nonmarketable order types 
with four new order types (midpoint-or-better limit orders, midpoint-
or-better immediate-or-cancel orders, non-marketable limit orders, and 
non-marketable immediate-or-cancel orders). Further, the Rule 605 
Amendments amended the content of the detailed monthly reports to 
require more granular time-to-execution buckets measured in 
milliseconds or finer; realized spread statistics calculated using 
additional time horizons; and new statistical measures of execution 
quality including: (1) average effective spread divided by quoted 
spread; (2) percentage-based effective and realized spread statistics; 
(3) a size improvement benchmark and statistic; (4) statistical 
measures that could be used to measure execution quality of NMLOs; and 
(5) additional price improvement statistics for market and marketable 
orders.\17\
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    \17\ See Rule 605 Amendments, 89 FR 26428, 26447-83.
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    Accordingly, the Participants propose to amend Section VI (File 
Structure) of the Plan to incorporate and reflect these modifications 
to the scope and content of the detailed monthly reports. The proposed 
amendments to Section VI, discussed in greater detail below, were 
designed by the Participants, in consultation with market participants, 
in an effort to develop a detailed data file format that provides the 
execution quality information required to be disclosed under paragraph 
(a)(1) of Rule 605 in the most useful and efficient manner for users of 
the data consistent with current industry standards.
    Generally, the Participants propose to amend Section VI(a) to 
remove obsolete data fields and reflect the specific order types and 
data fields set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (ii), and (iii) of Rule 
605, as amended. In doing so, the Participants made several 
determinations regarding the content and format of the data files that 
the Participants believe will make the files both more efficient to 
populate for reporting parties and more useful for users of the data.

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    First, based on consultation with market participants, the 
Participants believe that presenting the detailed file structure 
requirements in a chart format, rather than in descriptive text, would 
facilitate implementation by reporting entities by presenting the data 
fields in a format that is more usable and familiar for producers and 
users of structured data. Accordingly, the Participants propose to 
remove the existing text of Section VI(a) and instead incorporate by 
reference a new Exhibit A to the Plan. Exhibit A sets forth, in tabular 
format, each of the required data fields, including the Column # in the 
file, the Rule 605 reference (if applicable), the required name of the 
Field Header (see below), the Field Description, the Data Type (i.e., 
String, Integer, or Decimal), Valid Values, and Additional Notes 
(including, e.g., required rounding methodology as discussed below).
    Second, based on consultation with market participants, the 
Participants believe that including column headers in the detailed data 
files would facilitate readability and use of the information. 
Accordingly, the Participants propose to add field headers for each 
data field included in the detailed reports required under paragraph 
(a)(1) of Rule 605, as specified in Exhibit A to the Plan.
    Third, the Participants agreed that a consistent rounding 
methodology would facilitate reporting by market centers, brokers, and 
dealers, as well make the data more useful and comparable for users of 
the data. Specifically, the Participants believe that rounding to six 
decimal places would provide a reasonable balance between providing 
sufficient accuracy and maintaining readability. Additionally, 
requiring rounding to six decimal places will help mitigate rounding 
errors and methodological differences in the practices of market 
centers, brokers, and dealers. The Participants note that rounding to 
six decimal places is also consistent with industry practice and other 
regulatory requirements, including, for example, reporting to the 
Consolidated Audit Trail. Accordingly, the Participants propose ``up to 
six decimal places'' as an appropriate level for reporting values as 
specified in Exhibit A to the Plan.
    Finally, to enhance the utility of the execution quality 
statistics, the Participants are proposing an order type categorization 
that the Participants believe will facilitate users' ability to analyze 
the Rule 605 reports. Specifically, based on industry feedback \18\ and 
subsequent discussions with industry members, the Participants propose 
order type codes that correspond to a tabular layout as follows: Market 
Orders--``MXXNN''; Marketable Limit Orders--``LYNNN''; Marketable IOC 
Orders--``LYNYN''-; Midpoint-or-better Limit Orders--``LNYNN''; 
Midpoint-or-better Limit IOC Orders--``LNYYN''; Executable non-
marketable Limit Orders--``LNNNN''; Executable non-marketable IOC 
Orders--``LNNYN''; Executable Stop Market Orders--``MXXNY''; Executable 
Stop marketable Limit Orders--``LYNNY''; Executable Stop non-marketable 
Limit Orders--``LNNNY.'' \19\ The Participants believe that this 
symbology, coupled with the tabular layout below corresponding to 
specific order type attributes, would provide the order type detail 
required by Rule 605 in a format that would enable users of the data to 
more easily discern the specific order type attributes for each order 
type reported.
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    \18\ See, e.g., Letter from Howard Meyerson, Managing Director, 
Financial Information Forum, to Kathleen Gross, Senior Special 
Counsel, Division of Trading and Markets, SEC, dated June 24, 2024.
    \19\ In this symbology, ``M'' means market, ``L'' means limit, 
``X'' means not relevant to the order type (i.e., it cannot occur), 
``Y'' means yes (i.e., the attribute applies), and ``N'' means no 
(i.e., the attribute does not apply).

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Market Orders.............................            M             X             X             N             N
Marketable Limit Orders...................            L             Y             N             N             N
Marketable IOC Orders.....................            L             Y             N             Y             N
Midpoint-or-better Limit Orders...........            L             N             Y             N             N
Midpoint-or-better Limit IOC Orders.......            L             N             Y             Y             N
Executable nonmarketable Limit Orders.....            L             N             N             N             N
Executable nonmarketable IOC Orders.......            L             N             N             Y             N
Executable Stop Market Orders.............            M             X             X             N             Y
Executable Stop marketable Limit Orders...            L             Y             N             N             Y
Executable Stop nonmarketable Limit Orders            L             N             N             N             Y
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    In addition, Section VI(b) of the Plan requires that the detailed 
data files have separate records for each combination of security, 
order type, and order size by which a market center, broker, or dealer 
must categorize its report under the Rule. Prior to the Rule 605 
Amendments, there were five order types that could each be broken down 
into four size buckets, for a maximum of 20 records for each individual 
security. Under amended Rule 605, there are ten order types that could 
each be broken down into 24 order size buckets. Accordingly, the 
Participants propose to increase the maximum number of records to 240 
for each individual security.\20\ As was the case prior to the Rule 605 
Amendments, no record would need to be displayed if a market center, 
broker, or dealer did not receive any covered orders that fall within a 
particular combination of security, order type, and order size.
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    \20\ The Participants also propose to update Section VI(b) to 
remove outdated examples of when there may be no data for a 
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Technical Updates To Modernize Operation of the Plan
    As noted above, the Plan has not been substantively amended since 
it was originally approved by the Commission in 2001. Therefore, in 
addition to the proposed changes relating to the Rule 605 Amendments 
discussed above, the Participants propose limited technical updates to 
modernize operation of the Plan.
    First, the Participants propose to amend Section V of the Plan to 
modernize the file types required for the detailed monthly files 
required under paragraph (a)(1) of the Rule. Specifically, the 
Participants propose to change the file type convention for 
uncompressed files to ``.txt'' rather than ``.dat'' format. The 
Participants believe that the ``.txt'' format would enhance readability 
and compatibility of the files, as ``.txt'' files are supported by most 
operating systems and applications and do not require specialized 
software to enable viewing as compared with the

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``.dat'' format. Additionally, the Participants proposed to add Gzip as 
an alternative compression standard, in addition to Zip, with the 
accompanying file extension of ``.gz''. The Participants believe that 
adding ``.gz'' compression in addition to ``.zip'' offers several 
benefits, including potentially smaller file sizes which may aid in the 
storage and transfer of the detailed monthly files required by Rule 
605.
    Second, the Participants propose to amend Section III(c) of the 
Plan, which currently provides that each Participant select a 
representative to form an Advisory Committee on Plan Amendments. Since 
this committee is formed by representatives of the Participants 
themselves, the Participants propose to rename it the Operating 
Committee of the Plan, in line with other, more recently adopted NMS 
plans. The Participants further propose to clarify that the Operating 
Committee will (i) monitor the operation of the procedures established 
pursuant to the Plan; (ii) consider any feedback or recommendations 
that it may receive from market participants regarding the procedures 
established pursuant to the Plan; and (iii) in consultation with market 
participants, as appropriate, recommend any amendments to the Plan as 
the Operating Committee may deem appropriate to correct any 
deficiencies or problems observed in, or otherwise improve, the 
operation of the procedures established pursuant to this Plan. The 
proposed amendment would also clarify that any recommendation for an 
amendment to the Plan from the Operating Committee that receives a 
unanimous vote would be submitted to the SEC as a proposed amendment to 
the Plan.\21\ The Participants believe these proposed changes will 
clarify the role of the Operating Committee going forward and ensure 
that the Plan Participants consider feedback from market participants 
with respect to the need for, or content of, any future amendments to 
the Plan.
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    \21\ This proposed change would not substantively alter the 
threshold for submission of a proposed amendment to the Plan, as the 
current Plan already requires that a proposed amendment be executed 
on behalf of each Participant. Further, the Participants also 
propose to update Section III(c) to remove the current requirement 
that any recommendation receiving less than a unanimous vote (but at 
least a two-thirds vote), shall be submitted to the SEC as a request 
for rulemaking. The Participants do not believe this provision is 
needed, as each Participant, or any subset of Participants, has the 
independent ability to submit to the SEC a petition for rulemaking 
irrespective of any vote of the Operating Committee.
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    Third, the Participants propose to add new Section IV(d) of the 
Plan to avoid duplicative efforts in circumstances where a reporting 
entity subject to Rule 605 is required by SRO rules to submit Rule 605 
reports to the SRO for publication intended to facilitate centralized 
access to Rule 605 reports. Specifically, Section IV(d) would clarify 
that a reporting entity would not be subject to the requirement to 
provide a hyperlink to its Rule 605 reports to its Designated 
Participant, and such Designated Participant would not be required to 
post that reporting entity's hyperlink, to the extent the reporting 
entity is required by the rules of an SRO to submit its Rule 605 
reports for centralized publication on a public website. The 
Participants believe this clarification will mitigate the likelihood of 
duplication where the purpose of the Designated Participant hyperlink 
posting is already fulfilled through other means. However, because 
Designated Participants are responsible for assigning and maintaining 
reporting entity identification codes, those provisions of the Plan 
would still apply to such a reporting entity and Designated 
Participant.
    Fourth, the Participants propose to amend Section VIII of the Plan 
to modernize and provide greater flexibility regarding the method by 
which Designated Participants assign and publish the unique 
identification codes assigned to each market center, broker, or dealer. 
Accordingly, the Participants propose to remove existing Section 
VIII(b) of the Plan, which sets forth prescriptive and outdated 
requirements for the maintenance and identification of files, and 
revise Section VIII(a) of the Plan to provide for both the assignment 
and publication of identification codes by Designated Participants. 
Specifically, revised Section VIII(a) would provide that the unique 
identification codes assigned to each market center, broker, or dealer 
shall be made available on a free and publicly accessible website, and 
would continue to require that the Designated Participants act jointly 
to assure that no market center, broker, or dealer is assigned a code 
that previously has been assigned.
    Finally, the Participants propose to make non-substantive changes 
to (i) add a formal title to the text of the Plan; (ii) add a title to 
the Preamble to the Plan, (iii) update cross-references to Rule 605 and 
other provisions of Regulation NMS throughout the Plan; and (iv) update 
the list of Participants and associated addresses in Section II(a) of 
the Plan.

B. Governing or Constituent Documents

    Not applicable.

C. Implementation of Amendment

    After Commission approval of the proposed amendment, the 
Participants propose to announce to market participants the future date 
on which the changes will be implemented. To the extent feasible, the 
Participants intend to implement the proposed amendment to align with 
the Commission's compliance date for the Rule 605 Amendments.

D. Development and Implementation Phases

    The Participants propose to implement the proposed amendment on a 
permanent basis following Commission approval.

E. Analysis of Impact on Competition

    The Participants believe that the proposed amendment does not 
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate 
in furtherance of the purposes of the Exchange Act. The proposed 
amendment to the Plan would apply to all market participants subject to 
Rule 605 equally and would not impose a competitive burden on one 
category of market participants in favor of another category of market 
participant. The Participants do not believe that the proposed 
amendment introduces terms that are unreasonably discriminatory for the 
purposes of Section 11A(c)(1)(D) of the Exchange Act because it would 
apply to all market participants subject to Rule 605 equally.

F. Written Understanding or Agreements Relating to Interpretation of, 
or Participation in, Plan

    The Participants have no written understandings or agreements 
relating to interpretation of the Plan. Section II(c) of the Plan sets 
forth how any entity registered as a national securities exchange or 
national securities association may become a Participant.

G. Approval of Amendment of the Plan

    Pursuant to Section III(a) of the Plan, the proposed amendment has 
been executed on behalf of each Participant in the Plan.

H. Description of Operation of Facility Contemplated by the Proposed 
Amendment

    Not applicable.

I. Terms and Conditions of Access

    Section II(c) of the Plan provides that any entity registered as a 
national securities exchange or national securities association under 
the Exchange Act may become a Participant by: (i) executing a copy of 
the Plan, as then in effect; (ii) providing each then-

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current Participant with a copy of such executed Plan; and (iii) 
effecting an amendment to the Plan as specified in Section III(b) of 
the Plan.

J. Method of Determination and Imposition, and Amount of, Fees and 
Charges

    Not applicable.

K. Method and Frequency of Processor Evaluation

    Not applicable.

L. Dispute Resolution

    Section III(c) of the Plan provides that any recommendation for an 
amendment to the Plan from the Operating Committee that receives a 
unanimous vote shall be submitted to the SEC as a proposed amendment to 
the Plan pursuant to Section III(a) of the Plan.

III. Solicitation of Comments

    The Commission seeks comment on the amendment. Interested persons 
are invited to submit written data, views and arguments concerning the 
foregoing, including whether the amendment is consistent with the 
Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. Comments may be submitted by any 
of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

    <bullet> Use the Commission's internet comment form (<a href="http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>); or
    <bullet> Send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a585f464f07494547474f445e596a594f49044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f183849d94dc929e9c9c949f8582b1829492df969e87">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number 4-518 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

    <bullet> 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 4-518. 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 (<a href="http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>). 
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written 
statements with respect to the proposed plan amendment that are filed 
with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the 
proposed amendment 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 such filing also will be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal offices of the Participants. 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 4-518 and should be 
submitted on or before July 8, 2025.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\22\
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    \22\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(85).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-11099 Filed 6-16-25; 8:45 am]
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