Notice2025-12299

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend The Nasdaq Options Market LLC (“NOM”) Rules at Options 7, Section 2, Nasdaq Options Market-Fees and Rebates

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29082-29086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12299]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-103339; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2025-045]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To 
Amend The Nasdaq Options Market LLC (``NOM'') Rules at Options 7, 
Section 2, Nasdaq Options Market--Fees and Rebates

June 27, 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 June 16, 2025, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the 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.
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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 amend The Nasdaq Options Market LLC 
(``NOM'') Rules at Options 7, Section 2, Nasdaq Options Market--Fees 
and Rebates. Specifically, NOM proposes to (1) increase the rebate for 
adding liquidity in penny symbols by NOM Market Makers \3\ and remove 
the corresponding note 11 incentive (2) increase the applicable monthly 
percentage volume for Participants \4\ to achieve Tier 5 status, and 
(3) amend the note 6 incentive for Participants.
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    \3\ The term ``NOM Market Maker'' or (``M'') is a Participant 
that has registered as a Market Maker on NOM pursuant to Options 2, 
Section 1, and must also remain in good standing pursuant to Options 
2, Section 9. In order to receive NOM Market Maker pricing in all 
securities, the Participant must be registered as a NOM Market Maker 
in at least one security. See Options 7, Section 1(a).
    \4\ The term ``Options Participant'' or ``Participant'' mean a 
firm, or organization that is registered with the Exchange pursuant 
to Options 2A of the NOM Rules for purposes of participating in 
options trading on NOM as a ``Nasdaq Options Order Entry Firm'' or 
``Nasdaq Options Market Maker''. See Options 1, Section 1(39).
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
website at <a href="https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaq/rulefilings">https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaq/rulefilings</a>, 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 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 NOM's Pricing Schedule at Options 7, 
Section 2, Nasdaq Options Market--Fees and Rebates.
Background
    Today, NOM assesses certain fees and rebates for execution of 
contracts on NOM as follows:

                                                        Rebates To Add Liquidity in Penny Symbols
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                                        Tier 1              Tier 2              Tier 3              Tier 4              Tier 5              Tier 6
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Customer........................  ($0.20)...........  ($0.25)...........  ($0.43)...........  ($0.44)...........  ($0.45)...........  ($0.48)
Professional....................  (0.20)............  (0.25)............  (0.43)............  (0.44)............  (0.45)............  (0.47)
Broker-Dealer...................  (0.10)............  (0.10)............  (0.10)............  (0.10)............  (0.10)............  (0.10)
Firm............................  (0.10)............  (0.10)............  (0.10)............  (0.10)............  (0.10)............  (0.10)
Non-NOM Market Maker............  (0.10)............  (0.10)............  (0.10)............  (0.10)............  (0.10)............  (0.10)
NOM Market Maker................  (0.20)............  (0.25)............  (0.30)............  (0.32)............  (0.44)............  (0.48)
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         Fees and Rebates to Add Liquidity in Non-Penny Symbols
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Customer...................................................      ($0.80)
Professional...............................................       (0.80)
Broker-Dealer..............................................         0.45
Firm.......................................................         0.45
Non-NOM Market Maker.......................................         0.45
NOM Market Maker...........................................  0.35/$0.00/
                                                                ($0.20)/
                                                                 ($0.40)
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         Fees to Remove Liquidity in Penny and Non-Penny Symbols
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                                                   Penny      Non-penny
                                                  symbols      symbols
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Customer......................................        $0.49        $0.85
Professional..................................         0.49         0.85
Broker-Dealer.................................         0.50         1.25
Firm..........................................         0.50         1.25
Non-NOM Market Maker..........................         0.50         1.25
NOM Market Maker..............................         0.50         1.25
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    Further, Customer \5\ and Professional \6\ Rebates to Add Liquidity 
in Penny Symbols are paid per the highest tier achieved below. To 
determine the applicable percentage of total industry customer equity 
and ETF option average daily volume, unless otherwise stated, the 
Participant's Penny Symbol and Non-Penny Symbol Customer and/or 
Professional volume that adds liquidity will be included.
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    \5\ The term ``Customer'' or (``C'') applies to any transaction 
that is identified by a Participant for clearing in the Customer 
range at The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') which is not for 
the account of broker or dealer or for the account of a 
``Professional'' (as that term is defined in Options 1, Section 
1(a)(47)). See Options 7, Section 1(a).
    \6\ The term ``Professional'' or (``P'') means any person or 
entity that (i) is not a broker or dealer in securities, and (ii) 
places more than 390 orders in listed options per day on average 
during a calendar month for its own beneficial account(s) pursuant 
to Options 1, Section 1(a)(47). All Professional orders shall be 
appropriately marked by Participants. See Options 7, Section 1(a).

                             Monthly Volume
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Tier 1.....................  Participant adds Customer, Professional,
                              Firm, Non-NOM Market Maker and/or Broker-
                              Dealer liquidity in Penny Symbols and/or
                              Non-Penny Symbols of up to 0.10% of total
                              industry customer equity and ETF option
                              average daily volume (``ADV'') contracts
                              per day in a month.
Tier 2.....................  Participant adds Customer, Professional,
                              Firm, Non-NOM Market Maker and/or Broker-
                              Dealer liquidity in Penny Symbols and/or
                              Non-Penny Symbols above 0.10% of total
                              industry customer equity and ETF option
                              ADV contracts per day in a month.
Tier 3.....................  Participant: (a) adds Customer,
                              Professional, Firm, Non-NOM Market Maker
                              and/or Broker-Dealer liquidity in Penny
                              Symbols and/or Non-Penny Symbols above
                              0.20% of total industry customer equity
                              and ETF option ADV contracts per day in a
                              month; or (b) adds Customer and/or
                              Professional liquidity in Penny Symbols
                              and/or Non-Penny Symbols above 0.05% of
                              total industry customer equity and ETF
                              option ADV contracts per day in a month
                              and qualifies for MARS.
Tier 4.....................  Participant adds Customer, Professional,
                              Firm, Non-NOM Market Maker and/or Broker-
                              Dealer liquidity in Penny Symbols and/or
                              Non-Penny Symbols above 0.30% of total
                              industry customer equity and ETF option
                              ADV contracts per day in a month.
Tier 5.....................  Participant adds Customer, Professional,
                              Firm, Non-NOM Market Maker and/or Broker-
                              Dealer liquidity in Penny Symbols and/or
                              Non-Penny Symbols above 0.40% of total
                              industry customer equity and ETF option
                              ADV contracts per day in a month.
Tier 6.....................  Participant adds Customer, Professional,
                              Firm, Non-NOM Market Maker and/or Broker-
                              Dealer liquidity in Penny Symbols and/or
                              Non-Penny Symbols above 0.70% or more of
                              total industry customer equity and ETF
                              option ADV contracts per day in a month,
                              or Participant : (1) adds Customer and/or
                              Professional liquidity in Penny Symbols
                              and/or Non-Penny Symbols of 0.10% or more
                              of total industry customer equity and ETF
                              option ADV contracts per day in a month,
                              and (2) has added liquidity in all
                              securities through one or more of its
                              Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs that represent
                              1.00% or more of Consolidated Volume in a
                              month or qualifies for MARS (defined
                              below).
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    Finally, NOM Market Makers Rebates to Add Liquidity in Penny 
Symbols are paid per the highest tier achieved based on the below 6 
tiers.\7\
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    \7\ ``Total Volume'' is defined as Customer, Professional, Firm, 
Broker-Dealer, Non-NOM Market Maker and NOM Market Maker volume in 
Penny Symbols and/or Non-Penny Symbols which either adds or removes 
liquidity on NOM.

                             Monthly Volume
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Tier 1.....................  Participant adds NOM Market Maker liquidity
                              in Penny Symbols and/or Non-Penny Symbols
                              of up to 0.10% of total industry customer
                              equity and ETF option average daily volume
                              (``ADV'') contracts per day in a month.
Tier 2.....................  Participant adds NOM Market Maker liquidity
                              in Penny Symbols and/or Non-Penny Symbols
                              above 0.10% of total industry customer
                              equity and ETF option ADV contracts per
                              day in a month.
Tier 3.....................  Participant: (a) adds NOM Market Maker
                              liquidity in Penny Symbols and/or Non-
                              Penny Symbols above 0.20% of total
                              industry customer equity and ETF option
                              ADV contracts per day in a month; or
                              (b)(1) adds NOM Market Maker liquidity in
                              Penny Symbols and/or Non-Penny Symbols
                              above 0.15% of total industry customer
                              equity and ETF option ADV contracts per
                              day in a month, (2) transacts in all
                              securities through one or more of its
                              Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs that represent
                              (i) 0.50% or more of Consolidated Volume
                              (``CV'') which adds liquidity in the same
                              month on The Nasdaq Stock Market or (ii)
                              50 million shares or more ADV which adds
                              liquidity in the same month on The Nasdaq
                              Stock Market, and (3) executes 1.5 million
                              shares or more ADV in the same month
                              utilizing the M-ELO order type on The
                              Nasdaq Stock Market.
Tier 4.....................  Participant adds NOM Market Maker liquidity
                              in Penny Symbols and/or Non-Penny Symbols
                              of above 0.60% of total industry customer
                              equity and ETF option ADV contracts per
                              day in a month.
Tier 5.....................  Participant: (a) adds NOM Market Maker
                              liquidity in Penny Symbols and/or Non-
                              Penny Symbols above 1.00% of total
                              industry customer equity and ETF option
                              ADV contracts per day in a month; or (b)
                              adds NOM Market Maker liquidity in Penny
                              Symbols and/or Non-Penny Symbols of above
                              0.40% of total industry customer equity
                              and ETF option ADV contracts per day in a
                              month and transacts in all securities
                              through one or more of its Nasdaq Market
                              Center MPIDs that represent 0.40% or more
                              of Consolidated Volume (``CV'') which adds
                              liquidity in the same month on The Nasdaq
                              Stock Market.

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Tier 6.....................  Participant: (a)(1) adds NOM Market Maker
                              liquidity in Penny Symbols and/or Non-
                              Penny Symbols above 0.95% of total
                              industry customer equity and ETF option
                              ADV contracts per day in a month, (2)
                              executes Total Volume of 250,000 or more
                              contracts per day in a month, of which
                              30,000 or more contracts per day in a
                              month must be removing liquidity, and (3)
                              adds Firm, Broker-Dealer and Non-NOM
                              Market Maker liquidity in Non-Penny
                              Symbols of 10,000 or more contracts per
                              day in a month; or (b)(1) adds NOM Market
                              Maker liquidity in Penny Symbols and/or
                              Non-Penny Symbols above 1.40% of total
                              industry customer equity and ETF option
                              ADV contracts per day in a month, and (2)
                              executes Total Volume of 250,000 or more
                              contracts per day in a month, of which
                              15,000 or more contracts per day in a
                              month must be removing liquidity.
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Proposal
    First, NOM proposes to increase the rebate for adding liquidity in 
penny symbols by NOM Market Makers from $0.44 to $0.46 and remove the 
corresponding note 11 incentive, which states that ``NOM Participants 
that qualify for the Tier 5(b) NOM Market Maker Rebate to Add Liquidity 
in Penny Symbols and add NOM Market Maker liquidity in Penny Symbols 
and/or Non-Penny Symbols of above 0.50% of total industry customer 
equity and ETF option ADV contracts per day in a month, will receive a 
$0.46 per contract rebate to add liquidity in Penny Symbols as Market 
Maker in lieu of the Tier 5 rebate.''
    Second, for the NOM Market Maker rebate to add liquidity in penny 
symbols, NOM proposes to increase the applicable monthly percentage 
volume for Participants to achieve Tier 5 status from 1.00% to 1.25%. 
Currently, to achieve Tier 5 status, a Participant must (a) add NOM 
Market Maker liquidity in Penny Symbols and/or Non-Penny Symbols above 
1.00% of total industry customer equity and ETF option ADV contracts 
per day in a month; or (b) add NOM Market Maker liquidity in Penny 
Symbols and/or Non-Penny Symbols above 0.40% of total industry customer 
equity and ETF option ADV contracts per day in a month and transacts in 
all securities through one or more of its Nasdaq Market Center MPIDs 
that represent 0.40% or more of Consolidated Volume (``CV'') which adds 
liquidity in the same month on The Nasdaq Stock Market. NOM proposes to 
change ``1.00% of total industry customer equity and ETF option ADV 
contracts per day in a month'' to 1.25% of total industry customer 
equity and ETF option ADV contracts per day in a month.
    Last, NOM proposes to amend the note 6 incentive to allow 
Participants that qualify for either the Tier 5 or 6 NOM Market Maker 
Rebate to Add Liquidity in Penny Symbols to receive a $0.86 per 
contract NOM Market Maker Rebate to Add Liquidity in Non-Penny Symbols. 
The Exchange believes that these above changes will attract a greater 
amount of order flow to NOM to the benefit of other Participants who 
may interact with that order flow.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act,\8\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Sections 
6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act,\9\ in particular, in that it provides 
for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges 
among members and issuers and other persons using any facility, and is 
not designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, 
issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
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    The Commission and the courts have repeatedly expressed their 
preference for competition over regulatory intervention in determining 
prices, products, and services in the securities markets. In Regulation 
NMS, while adopting a series of steps to improve the current market 
model, the Commission highlighted the importance of market forces in 
determining prices and SRO revenues and, also, recognized that current 
regulation of the market system ``has been remarkably successful in 
promoting market competition in its broader forms that are most 
important to investors and listed companies.'' \10\
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    \10\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9, 2005), 
70 FR 37496, 37499 (June 29, 2005) (``Regulation NMS Adopting 
Release'').
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    Likewise, in NetCoalition v. Securities and Exchange Commission 
\11\ (``NetCoalition'') the D.C. Circuit upheld the Commission's use of 
a market-based approach in evaluating the fairness of market data fees 
against a challenge claiming that Congress mandated a cost-based 
approach.\12\ As the court emphasized, the Commission ``intended in 
Regulation NMS that `market forces, rather than regulatory 
requirements' play a role in determining the market data . . . to be 
made available to investors and at what cost.'' \13\
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    \11\ NetCoalition v. SEC, 615 F.3d 525 (D.C. Cir. 2010).
    \12\ See NetCoalition, at 534-535.
    \13\ Id. at 537.
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    Further, ``[n]o one disputes that competition for order flow is 
`fierce.' . . . As the SEC explained, `[i]n the U.S. national market 
system, buyers and sellers of securities, and the broker-dealers that 
act as their order-routing agents, have a wide range of choices of 
where to route orders for execution'; [and] `no exchange can afford to 
take its market share percentages for granted' because `no exchange 
possesses a monopoly, regulatory or otherwise, in the execution of 
order flow from broker dealers'. . . .'' \14\ Although the court and 
the SEC were discussing the cash equities markets, the Exchange 
believes that these views apply with equal force to the options 
markets.
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    \14\ Id. at 539 (quoting Securities Exchange Act Release No. 
59039 (December 2, 2008), 73 FR 74770, 74782-83 (December 9, 2008) 
(SR-NYSEArca-2006-21)).
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    The Exchange's proposal to increase the Tier 5 rebate for adding 
liquidity in penny symbols by NOM Market Makers and remove the 
corresponding note 11 incentive is reasonable because it will attract 
additional order flow to NOM and all NOM Market Makers would be 
eligible to receive the $0.46 per contract rebate to add liquidity in 
Penny Symbols. Further, the proposal aligns with the goals of the note 
6 incentive, which would allow Participants that qualify for either the 
Tier 5 or 6 NOM Market Maker Rebate to Add Liquidity in Penny Symbols 
to receive a $0.86 per contract NOM Market Maker Rebate to Add 
Liquidity in Non-Penny Symbols. The Exchange's proposal to increase the 
applicable monthly percentage volume for Participants to achieve Tier 5 
status for the NOM Market Maker rebate to add liquidity in penny 
symbols is reasonable because of the corresponding increase to the 
rebate for adding liquidity in penny symbols by NOM Market Makers. 
Additionally, the Exchange's proposal to amend the note 6 incentive for 
Participants is reasonable because it would allow Participants that 
qualify for the Tier 5 NOM Market Maker Rebate to receive a $0.86 per 
contract NOM Market Maker Rebate to Add Liquidity in Non-Penny Symbols 
which may attract additional order flow to the Exchange. To the extent 
NOM Market Maker Participants continue to add liquidity in penny 
symbols on NOM to meet the proposed volume threshold to

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receive the incentive, the Exchange believes that its proposal will 
benefit all market participants who will be able to interact with the 
additional liquidity.
    The Exchange's proposal to increase the rebate for adding liquidity 
in penny symbols by all NOM Market Makers and remove the corresponding 
note 11 incentive is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because 
the Exchange will uniformly assess all NOM Market Makers the applicable 
penny symbol rebate for adding liquidity provided they meet the 
requirements for the rebate. The Exchange's proposal to increase the 
applicable monthly percentage volume for Participants to achieve Tier 5 
status for the NOM Market Maker rebate to add liquidity in penny 
symbols is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because the 
Exchange will uniformly assess all NOM Market Makers with the 
applicable monthly percentage volume in determining whether they meet 
the requirements for the rebate. The Exchange's proposal to amend the 
note 6 incentive for Participants is equitable and not unfairly 
discriminatory because the Exchange will uniformly assess all NOM 
Market Makers the applicable penny symbol rebate for adding liquidity 
provided they meet the requirements for the rebate.
    The Exchange's proposed differentiation between NOM Market Makers 
and other market participants is equitable and not unfairly 
discriminatory because it recognizes the differing contributions of NOM 
Market Makers. NOM Market Makers have obligations to the market and 
regulatory requirements which do not apply to other market 
participants.\15\ A NOM Market Maker has the obligation, for example, 
to make continuous markets, engage in a course of dealings reasonably 
calculated to contribute to the maintenance of a fair and orderly 
market, and not make bids or offers or enter into transactions that are 
inconsistent with a course of dealings.
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    \15\ See NOM Options 2, Sections 4 and 5.
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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 not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
Inter-Market Competition
    The proposal does not impose an undue burden on inter-market 
competition. The Exchange believes its proposal remains competitive 
with other options markets. The Exchange notes that it operates in a 
highly competitive market in which market participants can readily 
favor competing venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to 
be excessive, or rebate opportunities available at other venues to be 
more favorable. In such an environment, the Exchange must continually 
adjust its fees and rebates to remain competitive with other exchanges. 
Because competitors are free to modify their own fees and rebates in 
response, and because market participants may readily adjust their 
order routing practices, the Exchange believes that the degree to which 
fee and rebate changes in this market may impose any burden on 
competition is extremely limited.
Intra-Market Competition
    The Exchange's proposal to (1) increase the rebate for adding 
liquidity in penny symbols by NOM Market Makers and remove the 
corresponding note 11 incentive (2) increase the applicable monthly 
percentage volume for Participants to achieve Tier 5 status, and (3) 
amend the note 6 incentive for Participants does not impose an undue 
burden on competition. Offering these discounts to NOM Market Makers 
does not impose an undue burden on competition because NOM Market 
Makers have obligations to the market and regulatory requirements which 
do not apply to other market participants.\16\ A NOM Market Maker has 
the obligation, for example, to make continuous markets, engage in a 
course of dealings reasonably calculated to contribute to the 
maintenance of a fair and orderly market, and not make bids or offers 
or enter into transactions that are inconsistent with a course of 
dealings. The proposed differentiation as between NOM Market Makers and 
other market participants recognizes the differing contributions of NOM 
Market Makers. For the above reasons, the Exchange believes that NOM 
Market Makers are entitled to discounted fees, provided they qualify 
for the discount.
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    \16\ See NOM Options 2, Sections 4 and 5.
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.\17\
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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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: (i) 
necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the 
protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the 
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the 
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the 
proposed rule should be approved or 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

    <bullet> Use the Commission's internet comment form (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>); or
    <bullet> Send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4133342d246c222e2c2c242f3532013224226f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddafa8b1b8f0beb2b0b0b8b3a9ae9daeb8bef3bab2ab">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-NASDAQ-2025-045 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 SR-NASDAQ-2025-045. 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="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>). 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,

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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-NASDAQ-2025-045 and should 
be submitted on or before July 23, 2025.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
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    \18\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-12299 Filed 7-1-25; 8:45 am]
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