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Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq Texas, LLC; Notice of Filing, and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of, a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 5711(d) (Commodity-Based Trust Shares)

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57392-57399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18291]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-106268; File No. SR-NasdaqTX-2026-039]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq Texas, LLC; Notice of 
Filing, and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of, a Proposed Rule 
Change To Amend Rule 5711(d) (Commodity-Based Trust Shares)

September 3, 2026.
    On August 20, 2026, Nasdaq Texas, LLC (``Nasdaq Texas'' or 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934

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(``Act'') \1\, and Rule 19b-4 thereunder (``Rule 19b-4''),\2\ a 
proposed rule change to amend Nasdaq Texas Rule 5711(d) to modify the 
generic listing standards for Commodity-Based Trust Shares. The 
proposed rule change is described in Items I and II 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 and is approving the proposed rule change (the ``Proposal''), 
on an accelerated basis.
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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 Rule 5711(d) to modify the generic 
listing standards for Commodity-Based Trust Shares (as defined below) 
to: (1) allow for a buffer of up to 15% of the net asset value 
(``NAV'') of the Commodity-Based Trust Shares holdings to consist of 
certain assets that do not meet the eligibility criteria under the 
generic listing standards; (2) add a definition for digital commodity 
(as defined below); and (3) allow for actively-managed strategies.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
website at <a href="https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaqtx/rulefilings">https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaqtx/rulefilings</a>, and at the principal office of the Exchange.

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 Rule 5711(d) to modify the generic 
listing standards (``GLS'') for Commodity-Based Trust Shares \3\ to (1) 
allow for a buffer of up to 15% of the NAV of the Commodity-Based Trust 
Shares holdings to consist of certain assets that do not meet the GLS 
eligibility criteria; (2) add a definition for digital commodity (as 
defined below); and (3) allow for actively-managed Commodity-Based 
Trust Shares. The proposed changes are materially identical to Rule 
5711(d) of the Exchange's affiliate, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 
(``Nasdaq'').\4\ Each change is discussed in detail below.
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    \3\ The term ``Commodity-Based Trust Shares'' refers to a type 
of exchange-traded product (``ETP'') and means a security that: (1) 
is issued by a trust, limited liability company, partnership, or 
other similar entity (``Trust'') that, if applicable, is operated by 
a registered commodity pool operator pursuant to the Commodity 
Exchange Act, and is not registered as an investment company 
pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940, or series or class 
thereof; (2) is designed to reflect the performance of one or more 
reference assets or an index of reference assets, less expenses and 
other liabilities; (3) in order to reflect the performance as 
provided in (d)(iii)(A)(2) above, is issued by a Trust that holds 
(a) one or more commodities or commodity-based assets as defined in 
(d)(iii)(C) below, and (b) in addition to such commodities or 
commodity-based assets, may hold securities, cash, and cash 
equivalents; (4) is issued by such Trust in a specified aggregate 
minimum number in return for a deposit of (a) a specified quantity 
of the underlying commodities, commodity-based assets, securities, 
cash, and/or cash equivalents, or (b) a cash amount with a value 
based on the next determined net asset value per Trust share; and 
(5) when aggregated in the same specified minimum number, may be 
redeemed at a holder's request by such Trust which will deliver to 
the redeeming holder (a) the specified quantity of the underlying 
commodities, commodity-based assets, securities, cash, and/or cash 
equivalents, or (b) a cash amount with a value based on the next 
determined net asset value per Trust share. See current Rule 
5711(d)(iii)(A). As discussed later in this filing, the Exchange is 
proposing to amend this definition to allow for actively-managed 
strategies.
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 105995 (July 27, 
2026), 91 FR 48204 (July 30, 2026) (SR-NASDAQ-032).
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15% Buffer and Digital Commodity
    Today, the GLS in Rule 5711(d)(iii)(A)(3) contemplates that 
Commodity-Based Trust Shares may hold one or more commodities \5\ or 
commodity-based assets,\6\ and in addition to such commodities or 
commodity-based assets, may hold securities, cash, and cash 
equivalents.\7\ Rule 5711(d)(iv) sets forth specific eligibility 
requirements that the commodity, commodity-based asset, and security 
holdings of Commodity-Based Trust Shares must meet on an initial and, 
with the exception of subparagraph (A)(3) as described below, on a 
continuing basis. In particular, subparagraph (A) sets forth the 
eligibility requirements for commodity and commodity-based asset 
holdings of Commodity-Based Trust Shares. Specifically, each commodity 
or commodity that underlies a commodity-based asset held by the Trust 
must fall into at least one of the following categories in 
subparagraphs (A)(1)-(3):
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    \5\ The term ``commodity'' is as defined in Section 1a(9) of the 
Commodity Exchange Act that is not an ``excluded commodity'' as 
defined in Section 1a(19) of the Commodity Exchange Act. See Rule 
5711(d)(iii)(B).
    \6\ The term ``commodity-based asset'' means any future, option, 
or swap on a commodity. See Rule 5711(d)(iii)(C).
    \7\ The term ``cash equivalent'' means short-term instruments 
with maturities of less than three months as follows: (1) U.S. 
Government securities, including bills, notes, and bonds differing 
as to maturity and rates of interest, which are either issued or 
guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or by U.S. Government agencies or 
instrumentalities; (2) certificates of deposit issued against funds 
deposited in a bank or savings and loan association; (3) bankers' 
acceptances, which are short-term credit instruments used to finance 
commercial transactions; (4) repurchase agreements and reverse 
repurchase agreements; (5) bank time deposits, which are monies kept 
on deposit with banks or savings and loan associations for a stated 
period of time at a fixed rate of interest; (6) commercial paper, 
which are short-term unsecured promissory notes; and (7) money 
market funds. See Rule 5711(d)(iii)(D).
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    <bullet> (1) the commodity trades on a market that is an 
Intermarket Surveillance Group (``ISG'') member; provided that the 
Exchange may obtain information about trading in such commodity from 
the ISG member; or
    <bullet> (2) the commodity underlies a futures contract that has 
been made available to trade on a designated contract market for at 
least six months; provided that the Exchange has a comprehensive 
surveillance sharing agreement, whether directly or through common 
membership in ISG, with such designated contract market; or
    <bullet> (3) on an initial basis only, an exchange-traded fund 
(``ETF'') designed to provide economic exposure of no less than 40% of 
its NAV to the commodity lists and trades on a national securities 
exchange.
    The current GLS therefore requires that all commodity or commodity-
based asset holdings of the Commodity-Based Trust Share must qualify 
under one or more of the above eligibility criteria. These criteria are 
generally designed to ensure that the Exchange can obtain information 
regarding trading in the commodities or commodities underlying 
commodity-based assets held by the Trust issuing the Commodity-Based 
Trust Shares, which would assist in monitoring trading in such Shares 
on the Exchange and to deter and detect violations of Exchange rules 
and applicable federal securities laws, thereby making the Commodity-
Based Trust Shares less readily susceptible to fraud and manipulation.
    In addition, subparagraph (B) of Rule 5711(d)(iv) sets forth the 
eligibility requirements for the Trust's security holdings. 
Specifically, if the Trust holds any securities, each security held by 
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Trust would need to meet the criteria of Rule 5735 (Managed Fund 
Shares), Sections b(1)(A) and (B), or if the security is a listed 
option, trades on an ISG market. Essentially, the GLS requires that the 
security holdings of the Commodity-Based Trust Shares be either an 
equity security or a fixed income security, as defined in Rule 
5735(b)(1)(A) and (B), respectively, and meet the listing standards 
thereunder, or if the security holdings are listed options, they trade 
on an ISG market. The Commission previously found that the generic 
listing standards for Managed Fund Shares consistent with the Exchange 
Act, including the requirements relating to component equity and fixed 
income securities underlying Managed Fund Shares.\8\ Further, with 
respect to listed options, ISG membership would help to ensure the 
availability of information necessary to detect and deter potential 
manipulations and other trading abuses, thereby making the Commodity-
Based Trust Shares less readily susceptible to manipulation.
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    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78397 (July 22, 
2016), 81 FR 49320 (July 27, 2016) (NYSEARCA-2015-110) (approving 
NYSE Arca's generic listing standards for Managed Fund Shares); 
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78396 (July 22, 2016), 81 FR 
49698 (July 28, 2016) (SR-BATS-2015-100) (approving BZX's generic 
listing standards for Managed Fund Shares); Securities Exchange Act 
Release No. 78918 (Sep. 23, 2016), 81 FR 67033 (Sep. 29, 2016) (SR-
NASDAQ-2016-104) (approving Nasdaq's generic listing standards for 
Managed Fund Shares).
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    The Exchange now proposes to amend Rule 5711(d)(iv) to allow up to 
15% of the NAV of the Commodity-Based Trust Shares holdings to consist 
of certain assets that do not meet the GLS eligibility criteria in 
subparagraph (A) and (B) of Rule 5711(d)(iv) as described above. 
Specifically, new subparagraph (C) of Rule 5711(d)(iv) will provide 
that notwithstanding the eligibility requirements described above, up 
to 15% of the NAV of the Commodity-Based Trust Shares holdings in the 
aggregate may consist of (i) digital commodities that do not meet the 
criteria in subparagraph (A) of Rule 5711(d)(iv), or (ii) securities 
that do not meet the criteria in subparagraph (B) of Rule 5711(d)(iv). 
For purposes of calculating the 15% limitation, any derivatives held by 
the Trust will be calculated based on its gross notional value.\9\
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    \9\ Today, the Exchange similarly calculates percentage 
limitations on listed and over-the-counter (``OTC'') derivatives in 
its Managed Fund Shares rule based on the aggregate gross notional 
value of the listed and OTC derivatives. See Rule 5735(b)(1)(D) and 
(E).
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    In connection with the proposed adoption of the 15% buffer, the 
Exchange also proposes to add a definition for ``digital commodity'' in 
new subparagraph (D) of Rule 5711(d)(iii). In connection with this 
change, the Exchange will also renumber current subparagraphs (D)-(J) 
to proposed subparagraphs (E)-(K). As proposed, the term ``digital 
commodity'' will mean a commodity that is a digital asset and is 
intrinsically linked to and derives its value from the programmatic 
operation of a functional crypto system, as well as supply and demand 
dynamics, rather than from the expectations of profits from the 
essential managerial efforts of others. The Exchange is adopting this 
definition to make clear what types of digital assets may be included 
within the 15% buffer described above. The Exchange notes that the 
proposed definition of digital commodity is informed by the joint 
interpretative guidance issued by the SEC and the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission (``CFTC''), effective March 23, 2026.\10\ The 
Exchange represents that to the extent legislation is enacted defining 
``digital commodity'' or a substantially similar term, the Exchange 
will submit a rule filing to conform the definition in the GLS to the 
statutory definition. The proposed changes would effectively exclude 
other commodities such as non-fungible assets or non-fungible 
collectibles from being included in the 15% buffer for generically 
listed Commodity-Based Trust Shares. However, this would not preclude 
the Exchange from submitting a 19b-4 rule filing to seek the listing 
and trading of a Commodity-Based Trust Share that holds other 
commodities, including commodities that fall outside of the definition 
of digital commodity, if it determines to do so at a later date. The 
Exchange notes that generic listing standards are generally intended to 
apply to products that were known and contemplated at the time of 
adoption (e.g., Commodity-Based Trust Shares holding digital 
commodities). They are not intended to apply to novel products or 
materially distinct structures that were not considered when the 
standards were adopted. As it relates to the GLS for Commodity-Based 
Trust Shares, the products that were known and contemplated at the time 
of adoption included, for example, Commodity-Based Trust Shares holding 
digital commodities. The Exchange therefore believes it is appropriate 
to delineate the scope of what can be included in the 15% buffer to 
digital commodities.
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    \10\ See ``Application of the Federal Securities Laws to Certain 
Types of Crypto Assets and Certain Transactions Involving Crypto 
Assets,'' 91 FR 13714 (March 23, 2026).
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    As proposed, the GLS will still require that at least 85% of the 
NAV of the Commodity-Based Trust Shares holdings be comprised of assets 
that are already allowed under the GLS.\11\ Further, the Trust must 
otherwise comply with all applicable requirements of the GLS (e.g., 
Rule 5711(d)(v)'s website disclosure requirements) in order for the 
Commodity-Based Trust Share to be generically listed. The sponsor of 
the Commodity-Based Trust Share must monitor compliance with this 85% 
threshold daily, and must promptly notify the Exchange if the 
Commodity-Based Trust Share breaches this requirement.\12\
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    \11\ Specifically, the Exchange will still require that at least 
85% of the NAV of the Commodity-Based Trust Shares holdings consist 
of (i) commodities, commodity-based assets, and securities that meet 
the eligibility criteria in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of Rule 
5711(d)(iv), and/or (ii) cash and cash equivalents.
    \12\ The Exchange notes that generally speaking, a company with 
securities listed under the Rule 5700 Series must provide the 
Exchange with prompt notification after the company becomes aware of 
any noncompliance by the company with the requirements of the Rule 
5700 Series. See Rule 5701(d). Further, the Commodity-Based Trust 
Shares rule requires that an issuer of Commodity-Based Trust Shares 
must notify the Exchange of any failure to comply with the continued 
listing requirements. See Supplementary Material .03 to Rule 
5711(d).
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    The following examples illustrate how the 15% buffer will be 
applied:
    1. A Commodity-Based Trust Share (``CBTS'') holds $95 million in 
market value of Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, and XRP, which all presently 
qualify as eligible commodities under Rule 5711(d)(iv)(A)(2) and (3) 
(i.e., each commodity underlies a futures contract that has been 
trading on an ISG market for at least 6 months, and has an ETF that 
provides at least 40% economic exposure to the commodity). The CBTS 
also holds $5 million in market value in several digital commodities 
that do not presently qualify as eligible commodities under the GLS. 
Because at least 95% of the Trust's NAV ($95 million/$100 million = 
95%) meets the eligibility criteria under Rule 5711(d)(iv)(2) and (3), 
and the additional 5% consists of digital commodities that do not meet 
the eligibility criteria, consistent with the 15% buffer, the CBTS 
would qualify under the proposed generic criteria.
    2. A CBTS holds gold and gold futures contracts. Both assets 
presently qualify as an eligible commodity or commodity-based asset 
under Rule 5711(d)(iv)(A)(2) because the commodity (gold) underlies 
gold futures contracts that are listed and trading on an ISG market for 
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months. The gold held by the Trust has a market value of $80 million. 
The gold futures contract trading unit size is 100 troy ounces and an 
ounce of gold is currently worth $4,000. The Trust holds 100 gold 
futures contracts with a gross notional value of $40 million (100 
contracts * 100 troy ounces * $4,000). Both the gold and gold futures 
holdings of $120 million in total (100% of NAV) would meet the 
eligibility criteria under Rule 5711(d)(iv)(A)(2). As such, the CBTS 
would qualify under the proposed generic criteria.
    3. A CBTS holds bitcoin and OTC call options on a bitcoin ETF. 
Bitcoin presently qualifies as an eligible commodity under Rule 
5711(iv)(A)(2) and (3) (i.e., bitcoin underlies a futures contract that 
has been trading on an ISG market for at least 6 months, and has an ETF 
that provides at least 40% economic exposure to bitcoin). The bitcoin 
held by the Trust currently has a market value of $100 million. The 
Trust also holds 5,000 OTC call options (with each option contract 
representing 100 shares) on a bitcoin ETF with a current market price 
of $80 per share, resulting in a gross notional value of $40 million 
(5,000 option contracts * 100 option contract multiplier * $80 share 
price). Because these options are traded over-the-counter rather than 
on an ISG market, they do not meet the GLS eligibility criteria for 
securities under Rule 5711(d)(iv)(B). Accordingly, only the bitcoin 
holdings of $100 million or ~71% of NAV ($100 million/$140 million = 
71.42%) would meet the GLS eligibility criteria under Rule 
5711(d)(iv)(A)(2) and (3). While the CBTS could hold up to 15% of OTC 
options under the 15% buffer, here, the OTC options exceed the 15% 
limitation. Accordingly, the CBTS would not qualify under the proposed 
generic criteria.
    The Exchange notes that the proposed 15% buffer for Commodity-Based 
Trust Shares is consistent with the thresholds recently approved by the 
Commission for similar digital commodity-based ETPs.\13\ In those 
filings, the Commission approved the listing and trading of digital 
commodity-based ETPs holding a diversified portfolio of underlying 
digital commodities that tracked transparent, rules-based indexes. 
There, the Commission found that the requirement that the Trusts hold 
at least 85% of its investments in assets approved by the Commission to 
underlie an ETP as primary investments (and the rest of its assets in 
other digital commodities) would enable adequate surveillance of the 
Shares on the Exchange, and found that the Exchange's rules were 
designed to prevent fraud and manipulation.\14\ Although the ETPs in 
the Grayscale Order and Bitwise Order were listed under a different 
listing rule for Trust Units,\15\ the Exchange believes that the policy 
rationale applies with equal force to Commodity-Based Trust Shares 
listed under Rule 5711(d). Here, the Exchange is proposing to require 
that at least 85% of the NAV of the Trust's holdings be composed of 
assets that already qualify under the GLS (i.e., commodities, 
commodity-based assets, and securities that meet the eligibility 
criteria in Rule 5711(d)(iv) as well as cash and cash equivalents). 
These eligibility criteria are designed to assist the Exchange in 
monitoring trading in such Shares on the Exchange, thereby mitigating 
risks around fraud and manipulation. Also the Exchange is proposing to 
limit the 15% buffer to just digital commodities and securities that do 
not meet the eligibility criteria. The Exchange therefore believes that 
its proposal similarly strikes an appropriate balance between ensuring 
that the primary exposure of the ETP is to assets meeting established 
eligibility standards approved by the Commission, and allowing limited 
exposure to certain additional assets that enhance diversification and 
flexibility without undermining market integrity or investor 
protection.
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    \13\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 103996 (September 
17, 2025) (SR-NYSEARCA-2024-87) (Order Setting Aside Action by 
Delegated Authority and Approving a Proposed Rule Change, as 
Modified by Amendment No. 1, to Amend NYSE Arca Rule 8.500-E (Trust 
Units) and to List and Trade Shares of the Grayscale Digital Large 
Cap Fund LLC under Amended NYSE Arca Rule 8.500-E (Trust Units)) 
(``Grayscale Order''); and 104212 (November 18, 2025) (SR-NYSEARCA-
2024-98) (Order Setting Aside Action by Delegated Authority and 
Approving a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, to 
Amend NYSE Arca Rule 8.500-E (Trust Units) and to List and Trade 
Shares of the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF under Amended NYSE Arca 
Rule 8.500-E (Trust Units)) (``Bitwise Order'').
    \14\ See Grayscale Order and Bitwise Order, supra note 13.
    \15\ ``Trust Units'' are listed on the Exchange under Rule 
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Actively-Managed Commodity-Based Trust Shares
    Rule 5711(d)(iii)(A)(2) currently requires Commodity-Based Trust 
Shares to be designed to reflect the performance of one or more 
reference assets or an index of reference assets, less expenses, and 
other liabilities. In other words, Commodity-Based Trust Shares are 
required to be passively managed under the GLS. The Exchange now 
proposes to delete paragraph (A)(2) and a similar provision in 
paragraph (A)(3) in order to allow for both passively- and actively-
managed strategies. The Exchange will also make non-substantive changes 
to renumber the paragraphs in the definition of Commodity-Based Trust 
Shares to reflect the deletion of paragraph (A)(2). The Exchange also 
proposes in proposed paragraph (A)(2) (currently paragraph (A)(3)) to 
add the phrase ``consistent with the Trust's investment objective and 
policies'' to align with language in the Exchange's Managed Fund Shares 
rule in Rule 5735(c)(1), which governs the listing of actively-managed 
ETFs today.
    The Exchange also proposes to implement additional requirements 
around material non-public information in Rule 5711(d)(x) that would 
apply specifically to actively-managed Commodity-Based Trust Shares. In 
particular, proposed Rule 5711(d)(x)(3) will provide that any person 
associated with, or is an agent of (including Reporting Authority 
(defined below)), the Trust who has access to non-public information 
regarding the portfolio of the Commodity-Based Trust Shares, including 
any change thereto, must be subject to procedures designed to prevent 
the use and dissemination of material non-public information regarding 
the portfolio. In connection with this change, the Exchange proposes to 
add a definition for Reporting Authority in proposed Rule 
5711(d)(iii)(L), which would provide that the term ``Reporting 
Authority'' with respect to Commodity-Based Trust Shares means an 
institution or reporting service designated by the Exchange or the 
Trust as the official source for calculating and reporting information 
relating to the CBTS, including, but not limited to, its portfolio, the 
amount of any cash distribution to holders of Commodity-Based Trust 
Shares, net asset value, or other information relating to the issuance, 
redemption or trading of Commodity-Based Trust Shares. Each Commodity-
Based Trust Shares may have more than one Reporting Authority, each 
having different functions.\16\ In connection with the foregoing 
changes, the Exchange will also make a non-substantive change to 
renumber existing Rule 5711(d)(x)(3) to (4). These additional 
requirements are substantively rooted in the current prohibitions 
against the use and dissemination of material non-public information 
within the Exchange's rules governing actively-managed ETFs, and would 
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access to non-public information regarding the Trust's portfolio. These 
proposed requirements would apply in addition to what is already 
required under Rule 5711(d)(x).\17\ The proposed requirements would 
provide additional protection against the potential misuse of material, 
non-public information relating to the Trust's actively-managed 
portfolio.
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    \16\ See, e.g., Rule 5735(c)(4) (Managed Fund Shares) for 
similar provisions.
    \17\ See Rule 5735(g) (Managed Fund Shares) (setting forth 
firewall and procedure requirements that apply to the investment 
adviser to the investment company issuing Managed Fund Shares and to 
personnel who make decisions on the investment company's portfolio 
composition). See also Rules 5704(b)(1)(B)(i) (Exchange Traded Fund 
Shares) (setting forth firewall and procedure requirements that 
apply to the investment adviser to an Exchange Traded Fund and to 
personnel who make decisions on the Exchange Traded Fund's portfolio 
composition) and 5704(b)(1)(B)(ii) (setting forth procedure 
requirements that apply to the ``Reporting Authority'' that provides 
information relating to the Exchange Traded Fund's portfolio). 
Nasdaq [sic] Rule 5704(a)(1)(C) defines ``Reporting Authority'' to 
mean Nasdaq [sic], a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nasdaq [sic], or an 
institution or reporting service designated by Nasdaq or its 
subsidiary as the official source for calculating and reporting 
information relating to Exchange Traded Fund Shares series, 
including, but not limited to, any current index or portfolio value; 
the current value of the portfolio of any securities required to be 
deposited in connection with issuance of Exchange Traded Fund 
Shares; the amount of any dividend equivalent payment or cash 
distribution to holders of Exchange Traded Fund Shares, net asset 
value, and other information relating to the issuance, redemption or 
trading of Exchange Traded Fund Shares.
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    Additionally, while the actively-managed Commodity-Based Trust 
Share would be subject to the existing trading halt requirements of 
Rule 5711(d)(ix), proposed Rule 5711(d)(ix)(B) will provide that if the 
Exchange becomes aware that the information required by paragraph 
(v)(A) is not disseminated to all market participants at the same time, 
it will halt trading in the Commodity-Based Trust Shares until such 
time as the information required by paragraph (v)(A) is available to 
all market participants.\18\ The Exchange also proposes to make 
aligning changes in Rule 5711(d)(ix)(A)(3), which currently provides 
that the Exchange may halt trading during the day in which the 
interruption to the information set forth in Rule 5711(d) is not being 
disclosed in accordance with the requirements of Rule 5711(d)(v), and 
that if the interruption persists past the trading day in which it 
occurred, the Exchange would halt trading no later than the beginning 
of the trading day following the interruption. The Exchange now 
proposes to add a proviso at the end of this Rule that if the Exchange 
becomes aware that the information required by paragraph (v)(A) is not 
disseminated to all market participants at the same time, it will halt 
trading pursuant to proposed subparagraph (B), as described above. This 
additional trading halt requirement is substantively identical to the 
Exchange's rule governing the listing and trading of actively managed 
ETFs, and would apply in addition to what is required under Rule 
5711(d)(ix).\19\ This additional trading halt requirement will help 
ensure that all market participants have transparency relating to the 
Trust's underlying portfolio, which information is key to pricing the 
Commodity-Based Trust Shares, and that no market participant has an 
unfair informational advantage. Ensuring such transparency relating to 
the Trust's underlying portfolio for all market participants will help 
facilitate a fair and orderly market for the Commodity-Based Trust 
Shares, as well as help to ensure that the Commodity-Based Trust Shares 
are not susceptible to manipulation.
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    \18\ Pursuant to paragraph (v)(A) of Rule 5711(d), the Trust 
must disclose prominently on its website, which is publicly 
available and free of charge, the following information: (A) Before 
the opening of regular trading on the Exchange, for the Trust's 
commodities, commodity-based assets, securities, cash and cash 
equivalent, to the extent applicable: (1) ticker symbol; (2) 
identifier; (3) description of the holding; (4) the quantity of each 
commodity, commodity-based asset, security, cash, and cash 
equivalent held; and (5) percentage weighting of the Trust's assets.
    \19\ See Rule 5735(d)(2)(D) (Managed Fund Shares).
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    Actively-managed ETFs have become a significant and growing segment 
of the U.S. and global ETF markets. For example, in 2024, around 49% of 
all ETFs launched globally were active, and in the U.S., active ETF 
launches outnumbered index launches by nearly 4:1.\20\ Active ETFs in 
the U.S. represent the vast majority of total ETF launches in 2025,\21\ 
with over a third of U.S. ETF inflows coming from active strategies 
over the past two years.\22\ By the end of 2025, approximately 83% of 
the year's new ETFs were actively managed.\23\ The Exchange believes 
that these figures demonstrate substantial market demand in actively-
managed strategies, and that this proposal would benefit investors by 
providing a transparent, regulated investment vehicle as an alternative 
to less regulated avenues that investors could use to obtain commodity 
(including digital commodity) exposure.
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    \20\ See ``Decoding active ETFs,'' BlackRock, available at 
<a href="https://www.ishares.com/us/literature/whitepaper/decoding-active-etfs.pdf">https://www.ishares.com/us/literature/whitepaper/decoding-active-etfs.pdf</a>.
    \21\ See ``How active ETFs are unlocking innovation and 
opportunity for investors,'' BlackRock, available at <a href="https://www.ishares.com/us/insights/active-etf-investors">https://www.ishares.com/us/insights/active-etf-investors</a> (``Active ETFs 
accounted for 88% of all U.S.-listed ETF launches through June 2025, 
and 51% of global ETF launches.''); see also ``Monthly Active ETF 
Monitor (August 31, 2025),'' J.P.Morgan, available at <a href="https://am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/americas/us/en/insights/etf-insights/monthly-active-etf.pdf">https://am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/americas/us/en/insights/etf-insights/monthly-active-etf.pdf</a> (``60 active ETFs were launched in 
August. Active ETFs represent 85% of total ETF launches in 2025.'').
    \22\ See ``Decoding active ETFs,'' BlackRock, available at 
<a href="https://www.ishares.com/us/literature/whitepaper/decoding-active-etfs.pdf">https://www.ishares.com/us/literature/whitepaper/decoding-active-etfs.pdf</a> (``31% of net asset inflows come from actively managed 
strategies,'' sourcing BlackRock Global Business Intelligence data 
through June 2024); see also ``Monthly Active ETF Monitor (August 
31, 2025),'' J.P.Morgan, available at <a href="https://am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/americas/us/en/insights/etf-insights/monthly-active-etf.pdf">https://am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/americas/us/en/insights/etf-insights/monthly-active-etf.pdf</a> (``Over 37% of ETF flows in 2025 have gone into 
active strategies'').
    \23\ See ``2025 ETF & ETP Market Trends: Flow and Tell year in 
review,'' BlackRock, available at <a href="https://www.ishares.com/us/insights/2025-etf-market-trends-record-flows">https://www.ishares.com/us/insights/2025-etf-market-trends-record-flows</a>.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act,\24\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act,\25\ in particular, in that it is designed to 
promote just and equitable principles of trade, 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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    \24\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The proposed rule change is designed to perfect the mechanism of a 
free and open market, and, in general to protect investors and the 
public interest because it would facilitate the listing and trading of 
additional Commodity-Based Trust Shares, which would enhance 
competition among market participants, to the benefit of investors and 
the marketplace.
    As discussed above, the Exchange is requiring at least 85% of the 
NAV of the Trust's holdings to be composed of assets that already 
qualify under the GLS (i.e., cash, cash equivalents, as well as 
commodities, commodity-based assets, and securities that meet the 
eligibility criteria in Rule 5711(d)(iv)). By requiring that the 
primary exposure of Commodity-Based Trust Shares be in assets meeting 
established eligibility criteria under this Rule, the Exchange believes 
that its proposal will ensure flexibility for product innovation while 
maintaining robust investor protections. As discussed above, these 
eligibility criteria are generally designed to ensure that the Exchange 
can obtain information regarding trading in the assets held by the 
Trust issuing the Commodity-Based Trust Shares. This, in turn, would 
assist in monitoring the trading in such Shares on the Exchange and to 
deter and detect violations of Exchange rules and applicable federal 
securities laws, thereby making Commodity-Based Trust Shares less 
readily susceptible to fraud and manipulation.

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    The Exchange also believes it is consistent with the Act to add the 
definition of digital commodity in the GLS, and to clearly delineate 
that the proposed 15% buffer could only include digital commodities 
that do not meet the GLS eligibility criteria as well as securities 
that do not meet the GLS eligibility criteria. As discussed above, this 
approach provides appropriate specificity as to the types of assets 
that may be included in the buffer, while maintaining flexibility for 
product innovation. With novel products that were not contemplated at 
the time of adoption, the Exchange may submit an individual 19b-4 rule 
filing to seek the listing and trading of such Commodity-Based Trust 
Shares if it determines to do so at a later date.
    The Exchange also believes that the proposed expansion of the GLS 
to allow for actively-managed Commodity-Based Trust Shares is 
consistent with the Act. The Exchange notes that the Commission 
recently approved individual 19b-4 for the listing and trading of an 
actively-managed Commodity-Based Trust Share under Rule 5711(d).\26\ In 
the iShares Approval Order, the Commission found that the requirements 
under Rule 5711(d), coupled with the additional firewall and trading 
halt representations made by the Exchange regarding the listing and 
trading of the actively-managed product, were designed to prevent 
fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices and to protect investors 
and the public interest consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act.\27\ 
Notably, the Commission cited a prior approval order where it had 
stated in the context of ETFs that ``the mere addition of active 
management to a portfolio that would otherwise qualify for generic 
listing as an index-based ETF should not affect the portfolio's 
susceptibility to manipulation or the availability of arbitrage between 
the ETF and its underlying portfolio.'' \28\ The Exchange agrees with 
the Commission when it stated that this principle holds true for 
Commodity-Based Trust Shares as well,\29\ and believes that the 
proposed amendments to the GLS to permit actively-managed Commodity-
Based Trust Shares are therefore consistent with the Act.
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    \26\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 105582 (May 29, 
2026), 91 FR 33252 (June 3, 2026) (SR-NASDAQ-2025-085) (Order 
Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified 
by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, to List and Trade Shares of the iShares 
Bitcoin Premium Income ETF under Nasdaq Rule 5711(d) (Commodity-
Based Trust Shares)) (``iShares Approval Order''). See also 
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 105681 (June 12, 2026), 91 FR 
36629 (June 17, 2026) (SR-NYSEARCA-2025-77) (Order Granting Approval 
of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 2 Thereto, 
To List and Trade Shares of the T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF 
under NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E (Generic) Commodity-Based Trust 
Shares).
    \27\ See iShares Approval Order at 33253.
    \28\ See iShares Approval Order at 33253 (citing to Securities 
Exchange Act Release Nos. 78396 (July 22, 2016), 81 FR 49698, 49702 
(July 28, 2016) (SR-BATS-2015-100) (Order Approving Generic Listing 
Standards for Managed Fund Shares); and 78397 (July 22, 2016), 81 FR 
49320, 49324-25 (July 27, 2016) (SR-NYSEArca-2015-110) (Order 
Approving Generic Listing Standards for Managed Fund Shares)).
    \29\ See iShares Approval Order at 33253.
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    As discussed above, the Exchange is adopting safeguards around 
trading halts and material-non public information that are already in 
place for other actively-managed products listed and trading on the 
Exchange today.\30\ Further, these actively-managed Commodity-Based 
Trust Shares would be subject to the same requirements under the GLS 
that are currently applicable to passively-managed strategies, 
including requirements related to portfolio transparency, valuation, 
and dissemination. Consistently applying listing standards across 
products with economic exposures to the same underlying commodities 
levels the playing field between issuers, which should promote 
competition and would more readily afford investors greater investment 
options. The Exchange believes that extending the GLS to accommodate 
actively-managed strategies would further this objective by enabling 
additional issuers to bring innovative products to market through a 
transparent, regulated framework.
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    \30\ See supra notes 17 and 19.
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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. Instead, the Exchange believes 
that the proposed rule change would facilitate the listing and trading 
of additional types of Commodity-Based Trust Shares pursuant to generic 
listing standards, provided that the applicable requirements are 
satisfied. Accordingly, the proposal is designed to facilitate product 
innovation and efficient listing processes, thereby enhancing 
competition among issuers and listing venues, to the benefit of 
investors and the marketplace.

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. 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#9eecebf2fbb3fdf1f3f3fbf0eaeddeedfbfdb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b393e272e66282426262e253f380b382e28652c243d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-NasdaqTX-2026-039 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-NasdaqTX-2026-039. 
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 filing 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-NasdaqTX-2026-039 and should be 
submitted on or before September 30, 2026.

IV. Commission's Findings and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of 
Proposed Rule Change

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the Proposal is 
consistent with the Act and rules and regulations thereunder applicable 
to a national securities exchange.\31\ In particular, the Commission 
finds that the Proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the

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Act,\32\ which requires, among other things, that the Exchange's rules 
be designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, 
to promote just and equitable principles of trade, 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 and are not designed to permit unfair discrimination 
between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \31\ In approving the Proposal, the Commission has considered 
the Proposal's impact on efficiency, competition, and capital 
formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \32\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Proposal conforms the Exchange's rules to the changes the 
Commission previously considered and approved for generic listing 
standards for Commodity-Based Trust Shares.\33\ As explained in those 
past approvals, an exchange-traded product (``ETP'') that holds at 
least 85% of its investments in commodities approved by the Commission 
to underlie an ETP as primary investments enables adequate surveillance 
of the shares by the listing exchange. Likewise, the mere addition of 
active management to a portfolio that would otherwise qualify for 
generic listing as an index-based ETF does not affect the portfolio's 
susceptibility to manipulation or the availability of arbitrage between 
the ETF and its underlying portfolio.
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    \33\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 105995 (July 27, 
2026), 91 FR 48204 (July 30, 2026) (SR-NASDAQ-2026-032) (Order 
Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by 
Amendment No. 1, to Amend Nasdaq Rule 5711(d) (Commodity-Based Trust 
Shares)); 106001 (July 28, 2026), 91 FR 48462 (July 31, 2026) (SR-
NYSEArca-2026-42) (Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 1 and Order 
Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified 
by Amendment No. 1, to Amend NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E (Generic) 
Commodity-Based Trust Shares); and 106011 (July 29, 2026), 91 FR 
48957 (Aug. 3, 2026) (SR-CboeBZX-2026-061) (Notice of Filing, and 
Order Granting Accelerated Approval of, a Proposed Rule Change to 
Amend 14.11(e)(4) (Commodity-Based Trust Shares)).
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    Rule 19b-4(e) provides that the listing and trading of a new 
derivative securities product by a national securities exchange shall 
not be deemed a proposed rule change pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of 
Rule 19b-4 \34\ if the Commission has approved, pursuant to Section 
19(b) of the Act,\35\ the exchange's trading rules, procedures, and 
listing standards for the product class that would include the new 
derivatives securities product, and the exchange has a surveillance 
program for the product class.\36\ The Exchange proposes to amend its 
generic listing standards for Commodity-Based Trust Shares to include 
the 15% buffer and active-management that the Commission has previously 
considered and approved in separate Rule 19b-4 filings.
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    \34\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(c)(1).
    \35\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b).
    \36\ See 17 CFR 240.19b-4(e).
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    Accordingly, the Proposal fulfills the intended objective of Rule 
19b-4(e) by permitting Commodity-Based Trust Shares that satisfy the 
requirements previously found to be consistent with the Act to commence 
trading without public comment and Commission approval.\37\ The 
Exchange's ability to rely on Rule 19b-4(e) to list and trade 
additional Commodity-Based Trust Shares that meet the applicable 
requirements and minimum standards will reduce the time frame for 
bringing the shares to market and thereby reduce the burdens on issuers 
and other market participants, while also promoting competition.\38\
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    \37\ The failure of any particular Commodity-Based Trust Shares 
to satisfy the proposed generic listing standards pursuant to Rule 
19b-4(e) would not preclude the Exchange from submitting a separate 
filing pursuant to Section 19(b) to list and trade those Commodity-
Based Trust Shares. See Nasdaq Texas Rule 5711(d)(i).
    \38\ Nasdaq Texas Rule 5711(d), as modified by the Proposal, 
also continues to require the Exchange to maintain surveillance 
procedures for Commodity-Based Trust Shares, consistent with the 
requirements of Rule 19b-4(e). 17 CFR 240.19b-4(e). See Nasdaq Texas 
Rule 5711(d)(viii)(B).
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    Similarly, the Exchange's proposed additional trading halt and 
firewall provisions are consistent with the Act.\39\ Because Nasdaq 
Texas Rule 5711(d) currently contemplates only passive management,\40\ 
the Exchange proposes changes designed to address active management of 
Commodity-Based Trust Shares, namely provisions related to (1) trading 
halts if Commodity-Based Trust Shares' portfolio information \41\ is 
not disseminated to all market participants at the same time,\42\ and 
(2) procedures designed to prevent the use and dissemination of 
material non-public portfolio information. The Exchange's proposed 
changes are substantively identical to Nasdaq Texas's rule governing 
the listing and trading of actively managed ETFs,\43\ and apply in 
addition to what is already required under Nasdaq Texas Rule 
5711(d)(ix). The additional trading halt provision will help to ensure 
that all market participants have transparency relating to the 
Commodity-Based Trust Shares' underlying portfolio, which information 
is key to pricing the shares and that no market participant has an 
unfair informational advantage. Ensuring such transparency relating to 
the underlying portfolio for all market participants will help 
facilitate a fair and orderly market for the Commodity-Based Trust 
Shares, as well as help to ensure that the Commodity-Based Trust Shares 
are not susceptible to manipulation. Likewise, the additional firewall 
provision will provide additional protection against the potential 
misuse of material, non-public information relating to a Commodity-
Based Trust Share's actively-managed portfolio.
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    \39\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \40\ See, e.g., Nasdaq Texas Rules 5711(d)(viii)(B)(2) and 
5711(d)(ix)(A)(1), requiring the Exchange to initiate delisting 
procedures and halt trading if the value of the underlying reference 
asset(s) or index is not made widely available on at least a 15-
second basis from a source unaffiliated with the sponsor or the 
trust; Nasdaq Rule 5711(d)(x)(1), requiring that if the value of a 
Commodity-Based Trust Share is based on an index that is maintained 
by a broker-dealer, the broker-dealer erect and maintain a firewall 
around the personnel responsible for the maintenance of such index 
or who have access to information concerning changes and adjustments 
to the index; and Nasdaq Texas Rule 5711(d)(x)(2), requiring that 
any advisory committee, supervisory board, or similar entity that 
advises an index licensor or administrator or that makes decisions 
regarding the index composition, methodology, and related matters 
must implement and maintain, or be subject to, procedures designed 
to prevent the use and dissemination of material, non-public 
information regarding the applicable index.
    \41\ See supra note 18.
    \42\ See supra note 19 and accompanying text.
    \43\ See Nasdaq Texas Rules 5735(d)(2)(D) (Managed Fund Shares) 
(setting forth trading halt requirements if certain information with 
respect to a series of Managed Fund Shares is not disseminated to 
all market participants at the same time); 5750(d)(2)(D)(ii) (Proxy 
Portfolio Shares) (setting forth trading halt requirement if certain 
information with respect to a series of Proxy Portfolio Shares is 
not being made available to all market participants at the same 
time). See also Nasdaq Texas Rules 3735(g) (Managed Fund Shares) 
(setting forth firewall and procedure requirements that apply to the 
investment adviser to the investment company issuing Managed Fund 
Shares and to personnel who make decisions on the investment 
company's portfolio composition); 5704(b)(1)(B)(i) (Exchange-Traded 
Fund Shares) (setting forth firewall and procedures requirements 
that apply to the investment adviser to an Exchange-Traded Fund and 
to personnel who make decisions on the Exchange-Traded Fund's 
portfolio composition); 5704(b)(1)(B)(ii) (Exchange-Traded Fund 
Shares) (setting forth procedure requirements that apply to the 
``Reporting Authority'' that provides information relating to the 
Exchange-Traded Fund's portfolio) and 5750(b)(6) (Proxy Portfolio 
Shares) (setting forth procedures and firewall requirements that 
apply to any person or entity, including a Reporting Authority, who 
has access to nonpublic information regarding the fund's portfolio). 
Further, these requirements are substantially similar to 
requirements applicable to actively-managed Commodity-Based Trust 
Shares previously approved by the Commission. See supra note 26.
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    Finally, Commodity-Based Trust Shares listed pursuant to Nasdaq 
Texas Rule 5711(d), as modified by the Proposal, would be required to 
comply with all applicable requirements of Nasdaq Texas Rule 5711(d). 
In addition, all Commodity-Based Trust Shares listed under Nasdaq Texas 
Rule 5711(d) will be subject to the rules and procedures of the 
Exchange that currently govern the trading of equity securities on the 
Exchange.\44\ The

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Exchange would continue to be required to submit a rule filing with the 
Commission when seeking to list and trade Commodity-Based Trust Shares 
that do not meet the generic listing standards under Nasdaq Texas Rule 
5711(d), as proposed to be modified.
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    \44\ See Nasdaq Texas Rule 5711(d)(ii).
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    For the same reasons discussed above, the Commission finds good 
cause, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\45\ for approving the 
proposed rule change prior to the thirtieth day after the date of 
publication of the notice of the filing thereof in the Federal 
Register. Accordingly, the Commission finds good cause, pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\46\ to approve the Proposal on an 
accelerated basis.
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    \45\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \46\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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V. Conclusion

    This approval order is based on all of the Exchange's 
representations and descriptions in the Proposal, which the Commission 
has evaluated as discussed above. For the reasons set forth above, the 
Commission finds, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\47\ that the 
Proposal is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules 
and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities 
exchange, and in particular, with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act.\48\
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    \47\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)
    \48\ 15 U.S.C.78f(b)(5).
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    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\49\ that the proposed rule change (SR-NasdaqTX-2026-039) be, and 
hereby is, approved on an accelerated basis.
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    \49\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\50\
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    \50\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-18291 Filed 9-8-26; 8:45 am]
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