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Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Options 10, Section 27

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58496-58499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18816]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-106325; File No. SR-ISE-2026-49]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Options 
10, Section 27

September 10, 2026.
    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 September 3, 2026, Nasdaq ISE, LLC (``ISE'' 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 ISE Options 10, Section 27, 
Influencing or Rewarding Employees of Others, to conform to the rules 
of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (``FINRA'') for 
purposes of an agreement between the Exchange and FINRA pursuant to 
Rule 17d-2 under the Act.\3\
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    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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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/ise/rulefilings">https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/ise/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 Options 10, Section 27, Influencing 
or Rewarding Employees of Others, to conform the rule so that it is 
substantially similar to FINRA Rule 3220. The Exchange notes that this 
filing is based on a proposal recently submitted by FINRA, and approved 
by the Commission, to amend FINRA Rule 3220 (Influencing or Rewarding 
Employees of Others).\4\ The Exchange also proposes a technical 
amendment at Options 10, Section 7, Supervision of Accounts.
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 104830 (February 12, 
2026), 91 FR 7570 (February 18, 2026) (Order Approving File No. SR-
FINRA-2025-003) (``FINRA Approval Order'').
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Options 10, Section 27
    Pursuant to Rule 17d-2 under the Act,\5\ the Exchange and FINRA 
entered into an agreement to allocate regulatory responsibility for 
common rules (the ``17d-2 Agreement''). The 17d-2 Agreement covers 
common members of the Exchange and FINRA and allocates to FINRA 
regulatory responsibility, with respect to common members, for the 
following: (i) examination of common members of the Exchange and FINRA 
for compliance with certain federal securities laws, rules and 
regulations and rules of the Exchange that the Exchange has certified 
as identical or substantially similar to FINRA rules; (ii) 
investigation of common members of the Exchange and FINRA for 
violations of certain federal securities laws, rules or regulations, or 
Exchange rules that the Exchange has certified as identical or 
substantially similar to a FINRA rule; and (iii) enforcement of 
compliance by common members with certain federal securities laws, 
rules and regulations, and the rules of the Exchange that the Exchange 
has certified as identical or substantially similar to FINRA rules.\6\
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    \5\ 17 CFR 240.17d-2.
    \6\ See Securities and Exchange Release No. 90702 (December 17, 
2020), 72 FR 9983 (March 6, 2007) (approving File No. 4-529).
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    The 17d-2 Agreement included a certification by the Exchange that 
states that the requirements contained in certain Exchange rules are 
identical to, or substantially similar to, certain FINRA rules that 
have been identified as comparable. To conform to comparable FINRA 
rules for purposes of the 17d-2 Agreement, the Exchange proposes 
conforming the text of Options 10, Section 27 so that it is 
substantially similar to FINRA Rule 3220.
    Currently, Options 10, Section 27 is excluded from the 17d-2 
Agreement because it is not identical, or substantially similar, to 
FINRA Rule 3220. Current ISE Options 10, Section 27 prohibits a Member 
or person associated with a Member from directly or indirectly, giving 
or permitting to be given anything of value, including gratuities, in 
excess of one hundred dollars per individual per year to any person, 
principal, proprietor, employee, agent or representative of another 
person where such payment or gratuity is in relation to the business of 
the employer of the recipient of the payment or gratuity. FINRA Rule 
3220 currently prohibits gifts in excess of $300.00, where the gift or 
gratuity is in relation to the business of the employer of the 
recipient. Unlike FINRA Rule 3220, current Options 10, Section 27 does 
not include provisions covering: supervision and record keeping 
requirements; an exclusion for payments made pursuant to bona fide, 
written employment contracts; gifts incidental to business 
entertainment; valuation of gifts; aggregation of gifts; personal 
gifts; bereavement gifts; de minimis gifts and promotional or 
commemorative items; donations due to federally declared major 
disasters; or gifts to a Member's associated persons or individual 
retail customers. Options 10, Section 27 was, therefore, excluded from 
the 17d-2 Agreement because it was not identical or substantially 
similar to FINRA Rule 3220. To harmonize its rules with FINRA, the 
Exchange proposes to conform the rule text of Options 10, Section 27 to 
text that is substantially similar to FINRA Rule 3220 so that it may be 
incorporated into the 17d-2 Agreement in its entirety.
    The Exchange believes that these changes will help to avoid 
confusion

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among Members of the Exchange that are also members of FINRA by 
harmonizing Options 10, Section 27 with FINRA Rule 3220. The proposed 
changes to Options 10, Section 27 are designed to enable the Exchange 
to incorporate Options 10, Section 27 into the 17d-2 Agreement, further 
reducing duplicative regulation of Members that are also members of 
FINRA. For the avoidance of doubt, Options 10, Section 27 would equally 
apply to Exchange-only Members as the Exchange believes it 
appropriately protects against improprieties, such as conflicts of 
interest, that might arise when a Member or person associated with a 
Member gives items of value to an employee of another person, such as 
an institutional customer, vendor or counterparty with the hope of 
strengthening the relationship with the customer.
    First, the Exchange proposes to amend Options 10, Section 27(a) to 
increase the gift limit from $100 to $300 per individual per year. 
FINRA stated that the current gift limit of $100 has been in place 
since 1992.\7\ FINRA increased the gift limit from $100 to $300 to 
account for past inflation since 1992 and to account for expected 
future inflation for approximately ten years, thereby reducing the 
frequency of future upward adjustments to account for inflation.\8\ 
Consistent with FINRA's determination, the Exchange believes that a 
$300 gift limit would continue to permit the exchange of business 
courtesies while helping to guard against excessiveness, and reasonably 
reflects changes to purchasing power due to inflation since the gift 
limit was last raised in 1992 as well as approximately ten years of 
expected future inflation.
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    \7\ See supra note 4.
    \8\ See id.
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    Second, the Exchange proposes to add a new paragraph (d) to ISE 
Options 10, Section 27 that would authorize the Exchange to 
conditionally or unconditionally grant an exemption from any provision 
of Options 10, Section 27 for good cause shown, provided that such 
exemption is consistent with the purpose of the Rule, the protection of 
investors, and the public interest. Specifically, the Exchange proposes 
that pursuant to General 5, Section 3,\9\ FINRA staff, for good cause 
shown after taking into consideration all relevant factors, may 
conditionally or unconditionally grant an exemption from any provision 
of this Rule to the extent that such exemption is consistent with the 
purpose of the Rule, the protection of investors, and the public 
interest. This proposed provision mirrors the exemptive relief 
authority added by FINRA in new Rule 3220(d).\10\ Given the scope of 
ISE Options 10, Section 27, which applies to gifts given to a wide 
range of recipients where the payment is in relation to the business of 
the employer of the recipient, and given the diversity of Member sizes, 
structures, businesses, and distribution models, the Exchange believes 
it would be useful and appropriate to have the ability to provide 
relief from a particular provision of the Rule under specific factual 
circumstances.
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    \9\ Series 9000 of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Rules are 
incorporated by reference into ISE General 5, Section 3, and are 
applicable to ISE Members, Associated Persons, and other persons 
subject to the Exchange's jurisdiction.
    \10\ See id.
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    Third, FINRA Rule 3220 incorporated published guidance interpreting 
FINRA Rule 3220, including NASD Notice to Members 06-69,\11\ FINRA's 
Frequently Asked Questions on Gifts, Business Entertainment, and Non-
Cash Compensation,\12\ as well as an interpretive letter regarding 
bereavement gifts (the ``Aly Letter'').\13\ To maintain substantive 
alignment with FINRA Rule 3220, the Exchange proposes to adopt 
corresponding Supplementary Material .01 through .09 to Options 10, 
Section 27. Each proposed Supplementary Material section is described 
below.
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    \11\ NASD Notice to Members 06-69 (Dec. 2006) (``NTM 06-69'').
    \12\ Gifts/Business Entertainment/Non-Cash Compensation FAQs, 
<a href="https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/key-topics/gifts-gratuities-and-non-cash-compensation/faqs">https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/key-topics/gifts-gratuities-and-non-cash-compensation/faqs</a> (``FAQs'').
    \13\ Letter from Gary L. Goldsholle, Vice President & Associate 
General Counsel, FINRA, to Amal Aly, Managing Director & Associate 
General Counsel, SIFMA, dated December 17, 2007 (``Aly Letter'').
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    Proposed Supplementary Material .01 (Gifts Incidental to Business 
Entertainment) would state that a gift given during the course of a 
business entertainment event is subject to ISE Options 10, Section 27 
unless it is consistent with the requirements of proposed Supplementary 
Material .04 (Personal Gifts) or .06 (De Minimis Gifts and Promotional 
or Commemorative Items) which is substantially similar to FINRA Rule 
3220 Supplementary Material .04 and .06. For the purpose of the $300 
limit, the cost of the business entertainment event itself would not be 
included in the value of the gift.
    Proposed Supplementary Material .02 (Valuation of Gifts) would 
require Members to value gifts (other than tickets for sporting or 
other events) at cost, exclusive of tax and delivery charges, and would 
require Members to value tickets for sporting or other events at the 
higher of cost or face value. If gifts are given to multiple 
recipients, Members must record the names of each recipient and 
calculate and record the value of the gift on a pro rata, per-recipient 
basis, for purposes of ensuring compliance with the $300 limit in ISE 
Options 10, Section 27(a). FINRA Rule 3220 at Supplementary Material 
.02 requires Members to value gifts (other than tickets for sporting or 
other events) at cost rather than at the higher of cost or market value 
reduces complexity and subjectivity because market value can be 
difficult and burdensome to determine, while distinguishing tickets for 
sporting or other events accounts for the fact that such tickets are 
commonly purchased on secondary markets at costs that differ from face 
value.
    Proposed Supplementary Material .03 (Aggregation of Gifts) would 
require Members to aggregate all gifts given by the Member and each 
associated person of the Member to a particular recipient over the 
course of the year for purposes of ensuring compliance with the $300 
limit in ISE Options 10, Section 27(a), and would require each Member 
to state in its procedures whether it is aggregating all gifts given by 
the Member and its associated persons on a calendar year, fiscal year, 
or on a rolling basis beginning with the first gift to any particular 
recipient. The aggregation requirement would not apply to personal 
gifts under proposed Supplementary Material .04 or to gifts of de 
minimis value or promotional or commemorative items under proposed 
Supplementary Material .06 as they are already not subject to the gift 
limit. This proposed provision which is substantially similar to FINRA 
Rule 3220(a) would help ensure that persons who give multiple gifts in 
a year to the same recipient do not circumvent the gift limit.
    Proposed Supplementary Material .04 (Personal Gifts) would state 
that gifts that are given for infrequent life events (e.g., a wedding 
gift or a congratulatory gift for the birth of a child) are not subject 
to the restrictions in ISE Options 10, Section 27(a) or the 
recordkeeping requirements in ISE Options 10, Section 27(c), provided 
the gifts are customary and reasonable, personal in nature, and not in 
relation to the business of the employer of the recipient. In 
determining whether a gift is ``personal in nature and not in relation 
to the business of the employer of the recipient,'' Members should 
consider a number of factors, including the nature of any pre-existing 
personal or family relationship between the person giving the gift and 
the recipient and whether

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the associated person paid for the gift. When the Member bears the cost 
of the gift, either directly or by reimbursing an associated person, 
the Exchange will presume that such gift is not personal in nature and 
instead is in relation to the business of the employer of the 
recipient. This provision is substantially similar to FINRA Rule 3220 
at Supplementary Material .04.
    Consistent with FINRA Rule 3220 at Supplementary Material .05 
(Bereavement Gifts), Options 10, Section 27 at proposed Supplementary 
.05 separates bereavement gifts from personal gifts. Proposed 
Supplementary Material .05 would state that bereavement gifts that are 
customary and reasonable are not considered to be in relation to the 
business of the employer of the recipient and, therefore, are not 
subject to the restrictions in ISE Options 10, Section 27(a) or the 
recordkeeping requirements in ISE Options 10, Section 27(c). This 
provision is substantially similar to FINRA Rule 3220 at Supplementary 
Material .05.
    Proposed Supplementary Material .06 (De Minimis Gifts and 
Promotional or Commemorative Items), at paragraph (a), would state that 
gifts of a de minimis value (e.g., pens, notepads, or modest desk 
ornaments) or promotional items of nominal value that display the 
Member's logo (e.g., umbrellas, tote bags, or shirts) are not subject 
to the restrictions in ISE Options 10, Section 27(a) or the 
recordkeeping requirements in ISE Options 10, Section 27(c), provided 
that the value of the gift or promotional item is substantially below 
the $300 limit. Proposed Supplementary Material .06(b) would state that 
customary and reasonable solely decorative items commemorating a 
business transaction are not subject to the restrictions in ISE Options 
10, Section 27(a) or the recordkeeping requirements in ISE Options 10, 
Section 27(c). These provisions are substantially similar to FINRA Rule 
3220 at Supplementary Material .06.
    Proposed Supplementary Material .07 (Donations Due to Federally 
Declared Major Disasters) would state that donations by a Member or an 
associated person to any person, principal, proprietor, employee, agent 
or representative of another person to provide assistance to the 
individual for losses sustained in a natural event that the President 
has declared to be a major disaster, such as a wildfire, hurricane, 
tornado, earthquake, or flood, are not considered ``in relation to the 
business of the employer of the recipient'' for purposes of ISE Options 
10, Section 27(a) and are not subject to the restrictions in ISE 
Options 10, Section 27(a) or the recordkeeping requirements of ISE 
Options 10, Section 27(c). This provision is substantially similar to 
FINRA Rule 3220 at Supplementary Material .07 which recognizes that the 
nature of such disasters is unpredictable and catastrophic.
    Proposed Supplementary Material .08 (Supervision and Recordkeeping) 
would state that the Exchange's supervision rules at Options 10, 
Section 7 require a Member to have a supervisory system reasonably 
designed to achieve compliance with ISE Options 10, Section 27.\14\ To 
meet these standards, Members would be required to have systems and 
procedures reasonably designed to ensure that payments and gratuities 
in relation to the business of the employer of the recipient given by 
the Member and its associated persons to employees of another person 
are (a) reported to the Member; (b) reviewed for compliance with ISE 
Options 10, Section 27; and (c) maintained in the Member's records. 
Such procedures must be reasonably designed to ensure that an 
associated person who is giving a payment or gratuity is not 
responsible for determining whether such payment or gratuity is in 
relation to the business of the recipient's employer. Members are not 
required to maintain records of gifts that are consistent with the 
requirements of proposed Supplementary Material .04 through .07. 
Requiring a person other than the associated person giving the gift to 
assess the nature of the gift is intended to encourage objectivity in 
making such determinations, consistent with existing FINRA guidance.
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    \14\ The Exchange's supervision requirements for Members 
conducting options business with the public are set forth in ISE 
Options 10, Section 7 (Supervision of Accounts). To the extent 
applicable, Members would look to the applicable supervision rules 
of the Exchange to establish and maintain a supervisory system 
reasonably designed to achieve compliance with ISE Options 10, 
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    Proposed Supplementary Material .09 (Gifts to a Member's Associated 
Persons or Individual Retail Customers) would state that ISE Options 
10, Section 27 does not apply to gifts from a Member to its own 
associated persons, or to gifts from a Member or an associated person 
to individual retail customers. The Exchange believes that proposed 
Supplementary Material .09 would clarify, and improve awareness and 
understanding of, the scope of ISE Options 10, Section 27, consistent 
with FINRA Rule 3220 at Supplementary Material .09.
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change would promote 
efficiency without reducing protection for investors and the public 
interest. The proposed changes to Options 10, Section 27 to conform to 
the rules of FINRA improve transparency, awareness, and understanding 
of rule's requirements. The Exchange believes these proposed changes 
would also help facilitate compliance with Options 10, Section 27 and 
would provide regulatory certainty to Members. Because the Exchange 
proposes to make conforming amendments that are substantially similar 
to FINRA's amendments to FINRA Rule 3220, Members that are also FINRA 
members would continue to be subject to a substantially similar rule 
when conducting business on the Exchange. In addition, Members that are 
not FINRA members would continue to be subject to ISE Options 10, 
Section 27 to the extent that such Members conduct business with the 
public.
Technical Amendment
    The Exchange proposes a technical amendment to Options 10, Section 
7, Supervision of Accounts. The Exchange proposes to remove the 
following rule text, ``The deadline to submit the annual supervision-
related reports pursuant to Options 10, Section 7(g) and (h) will be 
extended from June 30, 2020 to July 31, 2020.'' This rule text refers 
to a dated deadline.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act,\15\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act,\16\ 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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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    As noted above, the proposed rule change conforms Options 10, 
Section 27 to FINRA Rule 3220 so that it is substantially similar to 
FINRA's rule, thereby promoting uniform standards across the securities 
industry. The Exchange also notes the changes proposed herein align 
Options 10, Section 27 with a recent filing submitted by FINRA and 
approved by the Commission.\17\ The Exchange believes further that 
these changes will help to reduce and avoid potential confusion among 
Members of the Exchange that are also members of FINRA by harmonizing 
Options 10, Section 27 with FINRA Rule 3220. The

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proposed rule change is designed to enable the Exchange to incorporate 
Options 10, Section 27 into the 17d-2 Agreement, further reducing 
duplicative regulation of Members that are also members of FINRA. For 
the avoidance of doubt, Options 10, Section 27 would equally apply to 
Exchange-only Member as the Exchange believes it appropriately protects 
against improprieties that might arise when substantial gifts or 
monetary payments are given to certain persons.
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    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change would promote 
efficiency without reducing protection for investors and the public 
interest. The proposed changes to Options 10, Section 27 to conform to 
the rules of FINRA improve transparency, awareness, and understanding 
of the Rule's requirements. The Exchange believes these proposed 
changes would also help facilitate compliance with Options 10, Section 
27.
Technical Amendment
    The Exchange's proposal to remove dated rule text from Options 10, 
Section 7 is a non-substantive amendment that does not impact the rule 
implementation.

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. The proposed rule change is not 
designed to address any competitive issues but rather to provide 
greater harmonization among Exchange and FINRA rules of similar 
purpose, resulting in less burdensome and more efficient regulatory 
compliance for common members and facilitating FINRA's performance of 
its regulatory functions under the 17d-2 Agreement. As such, 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.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i) 
significantly affect the protection of investors or the public 
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii) 
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or 
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become 
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \18\ and 
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\19\
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \19\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6) 
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission 
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at 
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed 
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. 
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule 
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or 
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or 
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. 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#6715120b024a04080a0a020913142714020449000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cab8bfa6afe7a9a5a7a7afa4beb98ab9afa9e4ada5bc">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-ISE-2026-49 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-ISE-2026-49. 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-ISE-2026-49 and should be submitted on 
or before October 6, 2026.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\20\
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    \20\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-18816 Filed 9-14-26; 8:45 am]
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