Notice2025-17445

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC; MIAX PEARL, LLC; MIAX Sapphire, LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Partial Amendments Thereto, To Amend Rule 402, Criteria for Underlying Securities, To List and Trade Options on Commodity-Based Trust Shares

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September 11, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 174 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 44123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17445]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-103903; File Nos. SR-MIAX-2025-07; SR-PEARL-2025-08; 
SR-SAPPHIRE-2025-12]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities 
Exchange, LLC; MIAX PEARL, LLC; MIAX Sapphire, LLC; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proceedings To 
Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change, as 
Modified by Partial Amendments Thereto, To Amend Rule 402, Criteria for 
Underlying Securities, To List and Trade Options on Commodity-Based 
Trust Shares

September 8, 2025.
    On March 5, 2025, Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC 
(``MIAX''), MIAX PEARL, LLC (``MIAX Pearl''), and MIAX Sapphire, LLC 
(``MIAX Sapphire'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ 
proposed rule changes to amend Rule 402, Criteria for Underlying 
Securities, of their respective rulebooks to list and trade options on 
units that represent interests in a trust that is a Commodity-Based 
Trust. On March 11, 2025, MIAX, MIAX Pearl and MIAX Sapphire each filed 
Partial Amendment No. 1 to their respective proposed rule changes. On 
March 12, 2025, MIAX Pearl and MIAX Sapphire each filed Partial 
Amendment No. 2 (with Partial Amendment No. 1, collectively ``Partial 
Amendments'') to their respective proposed rule changes. The proposed 
rule changes, as modified by the applicable Partial Amendments, were 
published for comment in the Federal Register on March 19, 2025.\3\ On 
April 25, 2025, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\4\ the 
Commission designated a longer period within which to approve the 
proposed rule changes, disapprove the proposed rule changes, or 
institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed 
rule changes, as modified by the applicable Partial Amendments.\5\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 102658 (Mar. 13, 
2025), 90 FR 12870 (SR-MIAX-2025-07); 102659 (Mar. 13, 2025), 90 FR 
12876 (SR-PEARL-2025-08); 102660 (Mar. 13, 2025), 90 FR 12859 (SR-
SAPPHIRE-2025-12) (collectively, ``Notices'').
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 102928, 90 FR 18717 
(May 1, 2025) (SR-SAPPHIRE-2025-12); 102929, 90 FR 18718 (May 1, 
2025) (SR-PEARL-2025-08); 102932, 90 FR 18715 (May 1, 2025) (SR-
MIAX-2025-07).
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    On June 17, 2025, the Commission instituted proceedings under 
Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act \6\ to determine whether to approve or 
disapprove the proposed rule changes, as modified by the applicable 
Partial Amendments.\7\ The Commission has not received any comments on 
the proposed rule changes, as modified by the applicable Partial 
Amendments.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 103283, 90 FR 26634 
(June 23, 2025).
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \8\ provides that, after initiating 
proceedings, the Commission shall issue an order approving or 
disapproving the proposed rule change not later than 180 days after the 
date of publication of the notice of filing of the proposed rule 
change. The Commission may extend the period for issuing an order 
approving or disapproving the proposed rule change, however, by not 
more than 60 days if the Commission determines that a longer period is 
appropriate and publishes the reasons for such determination. The 
proposed rule changes, as modified by the applicable Partial 
Amendments, were published for notice and comment in the Federal 
Register on March 19, 2025.\9\ The 180th day after publication of the 
Notices is September 15, 2025. The Commission is extending the time 
period for approving or disapproving the proposed rule changes, as 
modified by the applicable Partial Amendments, for an additional 60 
days.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \9\ See Notices, supra note 3.
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    The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period 
within which to issue an order approving or disapproving the proposed 
rule changes so that it has sufficient time to consider the proposed 
rule changes, as modified by the applicable Partial Amendments. 
Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\10\ designates November 14, 2025, as the date by which the 
Commission shall either approve or disapprove the proposed rule 
changes, as modified by the applicable Partial Amendments (File Nos. 
SR-MIAX-2025-07; SR-PEARL-2025-08; SR-SAPPHIRE-2025-12).
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(57).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-17445 Filed 9-10-25; 8:45 am]
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