Rule 3000. Nasdaq PSX
Rule 3100. Limit
Up-Limit Down Plan and Trading Halts on PSX
(a) Authority to Initiate Trading Halts or Pauses
In circumstances in which the Exchange deems it necessary to protect investors and the public interest, and
pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Rule:
(1) The Exchange may halt trading on PSX of a
security listed on another national securities exchange when such exchange imposes a trading halt in that
security because of an order imbalance or influx ("operational trading halt"). In the event that the
Exchange initiates a trading halt based on another exchange's operational trading halt, PSX may resume
trading and permit PSX Participants to commence entry of orders and quotations and trading at any time
following initiation of the other exchange's operational trading halt.
(2) Limit Up-Limit Down Mechanism.
(A) Definitions.
(1) "Plan" means the Plan to Address Extraordinary
Market Volatility Submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission Pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Exhibit A to Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67091 (May 31,
2012), 77 FR 33498 (June 6, 2012).
(2) All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in
this Rule shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or Exchange rules, as applicable.
(B) Exchange Participation in the Plan. The Exchange
is a Participant in, and subject to the applicable requirements of, the Plan, which establishes procedures
to address extraordinary volatility in NMS Stocks.
(C) Member Organization Compliance. Member
organizations shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Plan.
(D) Exchange Compliance with the Plan. Exchange
systems shall not display or execute buy (sell) interest above (below) the Upper (Lower) Price Bands, unless
such interest is specifically exempted under the Plan.
(E) Repricing and Cancellation of Interest. Exchange
systems shall reprice and/or cancel buy (sell) interest that is priced or could be executed above (below)
the Upper (Lower) Price Band. Any interest that is repriced pursuant to this Rule shall receive a new time
stamp and new execution priority.
(1) Market Orders. If a market order with a time in
force other than Immediate or Cancel cannot be fully executed at or within the Price Bands, Exchange systems
shall post the unexecuted portion of the buy (sell) market order at the Upper (Lower) Price Band.
(2) Limit-priced Interest. Both displayable and
non-displayable incoming limit-priced interest to buy (sell) that is priced above (below) the Upper (Lower)
Price Band shall be repriced to the Upper (Lower) Price Band.
(a) For limit-priced orders entered via the OUCH
protocol, the order shall be re-priced upon entry only if the Price Bands are such that the price of the
limit-priced interest to buy (sell) would be above (below) the upper (lower) Price Band. Once slid:
(i) if the Price Bands move such that the price of
the order to buy (sell) would be below (above) the lower (upper) Price Band, the order will not be re-priced
again. Rather, the order will either remain on the book at the same price or be cancelled back to the
entering party, depending on how the entering party has configured its order entry port.
(ii) if the Price Bands move such that the price of
the order to buy (sell) would be above (below) the upper (lower) Price Band, the order will not be re-priced
again. Rather, the order will be cancelled.
(b) For limit-priced orders entered via RASH or FIX
protocols, the order shall be eligible to be repriced by the system multiple times if the Price Bands move
such that the price of resting limit-priced interest to buy (sell) would be above (below) the upper (lower)
Price Band. Once slid, if the Price Bands again move such that the price of resting limit interest to buy
(sell) would be below (above) the upper (lower) Price Band the order will continue to be repriced either to
its original limit price or to the new price bands, whichever is less aggressive.
(3) IOC Orders. If an IOC order cannot be fully
executed at or within the Price Bands, Exchange systems shall cancel any unexecuted portion of the IOC
Order.
(4) Routable Orders. Exchange systems shall not
route buy (sell) interest to an away market displaying a sell (buy) quote that is above (below) the Upper
(Lower) Price Band. Orders that are eligible to be routed to away destinations will be price slid before
routing if the buy (sell) is priced above (below) the Upper (Lower) Price Band.
(5) Sell Short Orders. During a Short Sale Price
Test, as defined in Rule 3303, Short Sale Orders priced below the Lower Price Band shall be repriced to the
higher of the Lower Price Band or the Permitted Price, as defined in Rule 3303.
(b) Definitions. For purposes of this Rule:
(1) "Derivative Securities Product" means a series
of Trust Shares, Index Fund Shares, Managed Fund Shares or Trust Issued Receipts, a series of
Commodity-Related Securities (as defined in Rule 3230), securities representing interests in unit investment
trusts or investment companies, or any other derivative security traded on PSX.
(A) The term "Trust Shares" means a security (a)
that is based on a unit investment trust ("Trust") which holds the securities which comprise an index or
portfolio underlying a series of Trust Shares; (b) that is issued by the Trust in a specified aggregate
minimum number in return for a "Portfolio Deposit" consisting of specified numbers of shares of stock plus a
cash amount; (c) that, when aggregated in the same specified minimum number, may be redeemed from the Trust
which will pay to the redeeming holder the stock and cash then comprising the "Portfolio Deposit"; and (d)
that pays holders a periodic cash payment corresponding to the regular cash dividends or distributions
declared with respect to the component securities of the stock index or portfolio of securities underlying
the Trust Shares, less certain expenses and other charges as set forth in the Trust prospectus.
(B) The term "Index Fund Shares" means a security
(a) that is issued by an open-end management investment company based on a portfolio of stocks that seeks to
provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of specified foreign
or domestic stock index; (b) that is issued by such an open-end management investment company in a specified
aggregate minimum number in return for a deposit of specified numbers of shares of stock and/or a cash
amount with a value equal to the next determined net asset value; and (c) that, when aggregated in the same
specified minimum number, may be redeemed at a holder's request by such open-end investment company which
will pay to the redeeming holder the stock and/or cash with a value equal to the next determined net asset
value.
(C) The term "Managed Fund Shares" means a security
that (a) represents an interest in a registered investment company ("Investment Company") organized as an
open-end management investment company or similar entity, that invests in a portfolio of securities selected
by the Investment Company's investment adviser consistent with the Investment Company's investment
objectives and policies; (b) is issued in a specified aggregate minimum number in return for a deposit of a
specified portfolio of securities and/or a cash amount with a value equal to the next determined net asset
value; and (c) when aggregated in the same specified minimum number, may be redeemed at a holder's request,
which holder will be paid a specified portfolio of securities and/or cash with a value equal to the next
determined net asset value.
(D) The term "Trust Issued Receipts" means a
security (a) that is issued by a trust ("Trust") which holds specified securities deposited with the Trust;
(b) that, when aggregated in some specified minimum number, may be surrendered to the Trust by the
beneficial owner to receive the securities; and (c) that pays beneficial owners dividends and other
distributions on the deposited securities, if any are declared and paid to the trustee by an issuer of the
deposited securities.
(2) "Pre-Market Session" means the trading session
that begins at 8:00 a.m. and continues until 9:30 a.m.
(3) "Post-Market Session" means the trading session
that begins at 4:00 p.m. or 4:15 p.m., and that continues until 5:00 p.m.
(4) "Regular Market Session" means the trading
session from 9:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. or 4:15 p.m.
(5) The term "UTP Listing Market" means the primary
listing market for a UTP Security.
(6) The term "UTP Regulatory Halt" means a trade
suspension, halt, or pause called by the UTP Listing Market in a UTP Security that requires all market
centers to halt trading in that security.
(7) The term "UTP Security" means a security that is
listed on a national securities exchange other than the Exchange and that trades on the Exchange pursuant to
unlisted trading privileges.
(c) Procedure for Initiating and Terminating a Trading Halt
(1) Should the Exchange determine that a basis
exists under Rule 3100 for initiating a trading halt, the commencement of the trading halt will be effective
at the time specified by the Exchange in a notice posted on a publicly available Exchange website. In
addition, the Exchange shall disseminate notice of the commencement of a trading halt through major wire
services.
(2) Trading in a halted security shall resume at the
time specified by the Exchange in a notice posted on a publicly available Exchange website. In addition, the
Exchange shall disseminate notice of the resumption of trading through major wire services.
(3) A trading halt initiated under this Rule shall
be terminated when the Exchange releases the security for trading, at a time announced to market
participants in advance by the Exchange.
(d) UTP Regulatory Halts. If the UTP Listing Market, as defined in (b)(5) above, declares a UTP Regulatory
Halt, as defined in (b)(6) above, the Exchange will halt trading in that security until it receives
notification from the UTP Listing Market that the halt or suspension is no longer in effect or as provided
for in Rule 3100(a)(2) and Phlx Rule 133 provided that, during Regular Market Session, the Exchange will
halt trading until it receives the first Price Band in that security. If a UTP Regulatory Halt was issued
for the purpose of dissemination of material news, the Exchange will assume that adequate publication or
dissemination has occurred upon the expiration of one hour after initial publication in a national news
dissemination service of the information that gave rise to an UTP Regulatory Halt and may, at its
discretion, reopen trading at that time, notwithstanding notification from the UTP Listing Market that the
halt or suspension is no longer in effect.
(e) The Exchange will not conduct a halt cross or re-opening cross in a UTP Security and will process new and
existing orders in a UTP Security during a trading halt as follows:
(1) cancel any unexecuted portion of Midpoint Peg
and Midpoint Peg Post-Only Orders;
(2) maintain all other resting Orders in the
Exchange Book at their last ranked price and displayed price;
(3) accept and process all cancellations; and
(4) Orders, including Order modifications, entered
during the trading halt or pause will not be accepted.
(f) Halts in Exchange Traded Products. Trading Halts for UTP Exchange Traded Products. A "UTP Exchange
Traded Product" means one of the following Exchange Traded Products that trades on the Exchange pursuant to
unlisted trading privileges: Equity Linked Notes, Investment Company Units, Index Fund Shares, NextShares,
Index-Linked Exchangeable Notes, Equity Gold Shares, Equity Index-Linked Securities, Commodity-Linked
Securities, Currency-Linked Securities, Fixed-Income Index-Linked Securities, Futures-Linked Securities,
Multifactor-Index-Linked Securities, Trust Certificates, Currency and Index Warrants, Portfolio Depository
Receipts, Trust Issued Receipts, Commodity-Based Trust Shares, Currency Trust Shares, Commodity Index Trust
Shares, Commodity Futures Trust Shares, Partnership Units, Paired Trust Shares, Trust Units, Managed Fund
Shares, and Managed Trust Securities.
(1) Pre-Market Session. If a UTP Exchange Traded
Product begins trading on the Exchange in the Pre-Market Session and subsequently a temporary interruption
occurs in the calculation or wide dissemination of the Intraday Indicative Value ("IIV") or the value of the
underlying index, as applicable, to such UTP Exchange Traded Product, by a major market data vendor, the
Exchange may continue to trade the UTP Exchange Traded Product for the remainder of the Pre-Market Session.
(2) Regular Market Session. During the Regular
Market Session, if a temporary interruption occurs in the calculation or wide dissemination of the
applicable IIV or value of the underlying index by a major market data vendor and the listing market halts
trading in the UTP Exchange Traded Product, the Exchange, upon notification by the primary listing market of
such halt due to such temporary interruption, also shall immediately halt trading in the UTP Exchange Traded
Product on the Exchange.
(3) Post-Market Session and Next Business Day's
Pre-Market Session.
(A) If the IIV or the value of the underlying index
continues not to be calculated or widely available after the close of the Regular Market Session, the
Exchange may trade the UTP Exchange Traded Product in the Post-Market Session only if the listing market
traded such securities until the close of its regular trading session without a halt.
(B) If the IIV or the value of the underlying index
continues not to be calculated or widely available as of the commencement of the Pre-Market Session on the
next business day, the Exchange shall not commence trading of the UTP Exchange Traded Product in the
Pre-Market Session that day. If an interruption in the calculation or wide dissemination of the IIV or the
value of the underlying index continues, the Exchange may resume trading in the UTP Exchange Traded Product
only if calculation and wide dissemination of the IIV or the value of the underlying index resumes or
trading in the UTP Exchange Traded Product resumes in the primary listing market.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendments.
September 22, 2010 (10-126).
December 9, 2010 (10-172).
December 9, 2010 (10-174).
March 31, 2011 (11-44).
June 23, 2011 (11-64), operative August 8, 2011.
August 8, 2011 (11-113).
November 18, 2011 (11-158).
January 11, 2012 (12-07).
July 19, 2012 (12-99).
February 1, 2013 (13-14).
March 11, 2013 (13-26), operative April 8, 2013.
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
June 14, 2013 (13-66), operative July 14, 2013.
June 22, 2016 (16-70).
December 3, 2019 (19-51).
This Rule shall be in effect during a pilot period that expires at the close of business on October 18, 2021.
If the pilot is not either extended or approved permanently at the end of the pilot period, the prior
version of this Rule shall be in effect.
(a) The Exchange shall halt trading in all stocks and shall not reopen for the time periods specified in this
Rule if there is a Level 1, 2, or 3 Market Decline.
(i) For purposes of this Rule, a Market Decline
means a decline in price of the S&P 500® Index between 9:30 a.m. EST and 4:00 p.m. EST on a trading
day as compared to the closing price of the S&P 500® Index for the immediately preceding trading
day. The Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Market Declines that will be applicable for the trading day will be
publicly disseminated before 9:30 a.m. EST.
(ii) A "Level 1 Market Decline" means a Market
Decline of 7%.
(iii) A "Level 2 Market Decline" means a Market
Decline of 13%.
(iv) A "Level 3 Market Decline" means a Market
Decline of 20%.
(b) Halts in Trading.
(i) If a Level 1 Market Decline or a Level 2 Market
Decline occurs after 9:30 a.m. and up to and including 3:25 p.m, EST or in the case of an early scheduled
close, 12:25 p.m. EST the Exchange shall halt trading in all stocks for 15 minutes after a Level 1 or Level
2 Market Decline. The Exchange shall halt trading based on a Level 1 or Level 2 Market Decline only once per
trading day. The Exchange will not halt trading if a Level 1 Market Decline or a Level 2 Market Decline
occurs after 3:25 p.m. EST or in the case of an early scheduled close, 12:25 p.m. EST.
(ii) If a Level 3 Market Decline occurs at any time
during the trading day, the Exchange shall halt trading in all stocks for the remainder of the trading day.
(c) Re-opening of Trading
(i) The re-opening of trading following a Level 1 or
2 trading halt shall follow procedures set forth in Rule 3100.
(ii) If the primary listing market halts trading in
all stocks, the Exchange will halt trading in those stocks until trading has resumed on the primary listing
market or notice has been received from the primary listing market that trading may resume. If the primary
listing market does not reopen a security within 15 minutes following the end of the 15-minute halt period,
the Exchange may resume trading in that security.
(d) Nothing in this Rule should be construed to limit the ability of the Exchange to otherwise halt, suspend,
or pause the trading in any stock or stocks traded on the Exchange pursuant to any other Exchange rule or
policy.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03); amended Mar. 19, 2020 (20-11); amended October 7, 2020 (SR-Phlx-2020-46).
Rule 3102. Limitation of Exchange Liability and Reimbursement of Certain Expenses
(a) The Exchange, including for purposes of PSX Rule 3102 its officers, directors and employees, shall not be
liable for any damages sustained by a member, member organization, or person associated with any of the
foregoing, arising out of or relating to the use or enjoyment by such person or entity of the facilities
afforded by the Exchange to members for the conduct of their business.
(b) The cost to the Exchange of producing, pursuant to court order or other legal process, records relating
to the business or affairs of a member, member organization, or person associated with any of the foregoing,
may, in the discretion of the Exchange, be required to be paid to the Exchange by such person or entity,
whether such production is required at the instance of such person or entity, or at the instance of any
other party.
(c) In the event any action or proceeding is brought, or claim made, to impose liability on the Exchange for
an alleged failure on its part to prevent or to require action by a member, member organization, or person
associated with any of the foregoing, such person or entity may, in the discretion of the Exchange, be
required to reimburse the Exchange for:
(1) all expenses, including counsel fees, incurred
by the Exchange in connection with said action, proceeding, or claim, (2) the recovery, if any, adjudged
against the Exchange upon a final determination that the Exchange was liable for the damage sustained, and
(3) any payment made by the Exchange with the approval of the member, member organization, or person
associated with any of the foregoing in connection with any settlement of any such action, proceeding, or
claim; provided, however, that no member, member organization, or person associated with any of the
foregoing shall be required to reimburse the Exchange for any fine or any other civil penalty imposed on the
Exchange by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") or any other governmental entity for a
violation by the Exchange of any provision of the Act or of any Commission regulation, or where
indemnification would otherwise be prohibited by law.
(2) Each member organization that physically
conducts a business on the Exchange's trading floor is required, at its sole cost, to procure and maintain
liability insurance that provides defense and indemnity coverage for itself, any person associated with it
and the Exchange for any action or proceeding brought, or claim made, to impose liability upon such member
organization, associated person or the Exchange resulting from, relating to, or arising out of the conduct
of the member organization or associated person (hereinafter, "Insurance"). The Insurance shall further
provide defense and indemnity coverage to the Exchange for the Exchange's sole, concurrent, or contributory
negligence, or other wrongdoing, relating to or in connection with such claim. The Exchange shall be
expressly named by endorsement as an Additional Insured under the Insurance. The Exchange's status and
rights to coverage under the Insurance shall be the same rights of the named insured of the Insurance,
including, without limitation, rights to the full policy limits. In addition:
(i) The limits for the Insurance shall be not less
than $1,000,000 without erosion by defense costs, but under no circumstance shall the Exchange be entitled
to less than the full policy limits of such Insurance.
(ii) The Insurance shall state that it is primary to
any insurance maintained by the Exchange.
(iii) Each member organization annually shall cause
a certificate of insurance to be issued directly to the Exchange demonstrating that insurance compliant with
this Rule has been procured and is maintained. Each member organization also shall furnish a copy of the
Insurance to the Exchange for review upon the Exchange's request at any time.
(a) This section (2) is the only section of PSX Rule
3102 specifically limited to member organizations physically located on the Exchange's trading floor.
(d) In the event that a member, member organization, or person associated with any of the foregoing fails to
remit any amount due the Exchange under this Rule or General 2, Section 3, such person shall be responsible
for all costs of collection incurred by the Exchange, including counsel fees. This subsection does not apply
to any objection or appeal by a member, member organization, or person associated with any of the foregoing
considered by the Exchange or the Commission, or any appeal from a decision of the Commission.
(e) PSX Rule 3102(a), (b) & (c) shall apply to any action, proceeding, claim, or other legal process
brought, made, or asserted on or after the date of the filing of this Rule with the Commission. PSX Rule
3102(d) shall apply to any costs incurred by the Exchange upon approval of this Rule.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
Rule 3200. Requirements for PSX Participants
Unless otherwise specified, the Rules set forth in this 3200 Series apply only to the quoting and trading
of System Securities via PSX.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendments.
May 25, 2011 (11-69).
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
The following Rules of the Exchange shall be applicable to market participants trading on PSX.
The Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Exchange
The By-Laws of the Exchange
Sec. 44 FINRA Jurisdiction Over Arbitrations Against Exchange Members
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendments.
December 6, 2010 (10-171).
February 16, 2011 (11-23).
April 25, 2011 (11-13).
July 26, 2011 (11-100), operative August 26, 2011.
April 20, 2012 (12-23).
March 12, 2015 (15-23), operative April 11, 2015.
Nov. 4, 2015 (15-93), operative Dec. 4, 2015.
April 8, 2016 (16-49), operative May 8, 2016.
November 15, 2017 (17-92), operative January 2, 2018.
September 27, 2018 (18-61), operative October 1, 2018.
April 30, 2019 (19-18), operative June 7, 2019.
December 3, 2019 (19-51).
Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
(a) For purposes of the Rule 3000 Series, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "SEC Rule 100," "SEC Rule 101," and "SEC
Rule 104" means the rules adopted by the Commission under Regulation M, and any amendments thereto.
(2) "Stabilizing bid" means the terms
"stabilizing" or to "stabilize" as defined in SEC Rule 100 under Regulation M.
(3) "Underwriting Activity Report" is a report
provided by the Corporate Financing Department of FINRA in connection with a distribution of securities
subject to SEC Rule 101 under Regulation M and includes forms that are submitted by member organizations
to comply with their notification obligations under Rules 3214, 3219, and 3223.
(b) For purposes of Rules 3214, 3219, and 3223, the following terms shall have the meanings as defined in
SEC Rule 100 under Regulation M: "affiliated purchaser," "distribution," "distribution participant,"
"independent bid," "net purchases," "penalty bid," "reference security," "restricted period," "subject
security," and "syndicate covering transaction."
Adopted.
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
(a) General Provisions and Unlisted Trading Privileges. Only such securities admitted pursuant to
unlisted trading privileges shall be dealt in on the Exchange. The Exchange will not list equity
securities pursuant to any Rule until the Exchange files a proposed rule change under Section 19(b)(2)
under the Exchange Act to amend its Rules to make any changes needed to comply with Rules 10A-3 and
10C-1 under the Exchange Act and to incorporate additional qualitative and other listing criteria, and
such proposed rule change is approved by the Commission. Therefore, the provisions of the Exchange's
Rules are not effective to permit the listing of equity securities.
(1) The Exchange may extend unlisted trading
privileges ("UTP") to any security that is an NMS Stock that is listed on another national securities
exchange or with respect to which unlisted trading privileges may otherwise be extended in accordance
with Section 12(f) of the Exchange Act and any such security shall be subject to all Exchange rules
applicable to trading on the Exchange, unless otherwise noted.
(2) UTP Exchange Traded Product. Any UTP
Security, which is defined in Rule 3100(b)(7), that is a UTP Exchange Traded Product, which is defined
in Rule 3100(f), will be subject to the additional following rules:
(A) Information Circular. The Exchange will
distribute an information circular prior to the commencement of trading in each such UTP Exchange Traded
Product that generally includes the same information as is contained in the information circular
provided by the listing exchange, including (a) the special risks of trading the new Exchange Traded
Product, (b) the Exchange Rules that will apply to the new Exchange Traded Product, and (c) information
about the dissemination of value of the underlying assets or indices.
(B) Product Description.
(i) Prospectus Delivery Requirements. Member
organizations are subject to the prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act of 1933,
unless the UTP Exchange Traded Product is the subject of an order by the Securities and Exchange
Commission exempting the product from certain prospectus delivery requirements under Section 24(d) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the product is not otherwise subject to prospectus delivery
requirements under the Securities Act of 1933.
(ii) Written Description of Terms and
Conditions. The Exchange will inform member organizations of the application of the provisions of this
subparagraph to UTP Exchange Traded Products by means of an information circular. The Exchange requires
that member organizations provide each purchaser of UTP Exchange Traded Products a written description
of the terms and characteristics of those securities, in a form approved by the Exchange or prepared by
the open-ended management company issuing such securities, not later than the time a confirmation of the
first transaction in such securities is delivered to such purchaser. In addition, member organizations
will include a written description with any sales material relating to UTP Exchange Traded Products that
is provided to customers or the public. Any other written materials provided by a member organization to
customers or the public making specific reference to the UTP Exchange Traded Products as an investment
vehicle must include a statement substantially in the following form:
"A circular describing the terms and
characteristics of [the UTP Exchange Traded Products] has been prepared by the [open-ended management
investment company name] and is available from your broker. It is recommended that you obtain and review
such circular before purchasing [the UTP Exchange Traded Products]."
A member organization carrying an omnibus
account for a nonmember organization is required to inform such non-member organizations that execution
of an order to purchase UTP Exchange Traded Products for such omnibus account will be deemed to
constitute an agreement by the non-member organizations to make such written description available to
its customers on the same terms as are directly applicable to the member organization under this Rule.
(iii) Customer Requests for a Prospectus. Upon
request of a customer, a member organization will also provide a prospectus for the particular UTP
Exchange Traded Product.
(C) Trading Halts. The Exchange will halt
trading in a UTP Exchange Traded Product as provided for in Rule 3100. Nothing in this rule will limit
the power of the Exchange under the Rules or procedures of the Exchange with respect to the Exchange's
ability to suspend trading in any securities if such suspension is necessary for the protection of
investors or in the public interest.
(D) Market Maker Restrictions. The following
restrictions will apply to each member organization acting as a registered Market Maker on the Exchange
in a UTP Exchange Traded Product that derives its value from one or more currencies, commodities, or
derivatives based on one or more currencies or commodities, or is based on a basket or index composed of
currencies or commodities (collectively, "Reference Assets"):
(i) The member organization acting as a
registered Market Maker on the Exchange in a UTP Exchange Traded Product must file with the Exchange, in
a manner prescribed by the Exchange, and keep current a list identifying all accounts for trading the
underlying physical asset or commodity, related futures or options on futures, or any other related
derivatives (collectively with Reference Assets, "Related Instruments"), which the member organization
acting as a registered Market Maker on the Exchange may have or over which it may exercise investment
discretion. No member organization acting as a registered Market Maker on the Exchange in the UTP
Exchange Traded Product will trade in the underlying physical asset or commodity, related futures or
options on futures, or any other related derivatives, in an account in which a member organization
acting as a registered Market Maker on the Exchange, directly or indirectly, controls trading
activities, or has a direct interest in the profits or losses thereof, which has not been reported to
the Exchange as required by this Rule.
(ii) A Market Maker on the Exchange will, in a
manner prescribed by the Exchange, file with the Exchange and keep current a list identifying any
accounts ("Related Instrument Trading Accounts") for which Related Instruments are traded: (a) in which
the Market Maker holds an interest; (b) over which it has investment discretion; or (c) in which it
shares in the profits and/or losses.
A Market Maker on the Exchange may not have an
interest in, exercise investment discretion over, or share in the profits and/or losses of a Related
Instrument Trading Account that has not been reported to the Exchange as required by this Rule.
(iii) In addition to the existing obligations
under Exchange rules regarding the production of books and records, a Market Maker on the Exchange will,
upon request by the Exchange, make available to the Exchange any books, records, or other information
pertaining to any Related Instrument Trading Account or to the account of any registered or
non-registered employee affiliated with the Market Maker on the Exchange for which Related Instruments
are traded.
(iv) A Market Maker on the Exchange will not use
any material nonpublic information in connection with trading a Related Instrument.
(E) Surveillance. The Exchange will enter into
comprehensive surveillance sharing agreements with markets that trade components of the index or
portfolio on which the UTP Exchange Traded Product is based to the same extent as the listing exchange's
rules require the listing exchange to enter into comprehensive surveillance sharing agreements with such
markets.
(3) Prior to the commencement of trading of CVRs
on the Exchange, the Exchange will distribute a circular to its member organizations providing guidance
regarding member organization compliance responsibilities (including suitability recommendations and
account approval) when handling transactions in CVRs.
Adopted.
December 3, 2019 (19-51).
Rule 3210. Registration and
Other Requirements
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendments.
April 25, 2011 (11-13).
May 25, 2011 (11-69).
July 26, 2011 (11-100), operative August 26, 2011.
Nov. 4, 2015 (15-93), operative Dec. 4, 2015.
(a) Quotations and quotation sizes may be entered into PSX only by a member organization registered as a
PSX Market Maker or other entity approved by the Exchange to function in a market-making capacity.
Member organizations seeking to become registered as a PSX Market Maker must comply with the applicable
requirements of Rule 910.
(b) A PSX Market Maker may become registered in an issue by entering a registration request via an
Exchange approved electronic interface with PSX's systems or by contacting PSX Market Operations.
Registration shall become effective on the day the registration request is entered.
(c) A PSX Market Maker's registration in an issue shall be terminated by the Exchange if the market maker
fails to enter quotations in the issue within five (5) business days after the market maker's
registration in the issue becomes effective.
Adopted.
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
Amendment.
August 14, 2013 (13-84), operative September 13, 2013.
A member organization registered as a Market Maker shall engage in a course of dealings for its own
account to assist in the maintenance, insofar as reasonably practicable, of fair and orderly markets in
accordance with this Rule.
(a) Quotation Requirements and Obligations
(1) Two-Sided Quote Obligation. For each
security in which a member organization is registered as a Market Maker, the member organization shall
be willing to buy and sell such security for its own account on a continuous basis during regular market
hours and shall enter and maintain a two-sided trading interest ("Two-Sided Obligation") that is
identified to the Exchange as the interest meeting the obligation and is displayed in PSX's quotation
montage at all times. Interest eligible to be considered as part of a Market Maker's Two-Sided
Obligation shall have a displayed quotation size of at least one normal unit of trading (or a larger
multiple thereof); provided, however, that a Market Maker may augment its Two-Sided Obligation size to
display limit orders priced at the same price as the Two-Sided Obligation. Unless otherwise designated,
a "normal unit of trading" shall be 100 shares. After an execution against its Two-Sided Obligation, a
Market Maker must ensure that additional trading interest exists in PSX to satisfy its Two-Sided
Obligation either by immediately entering new interest to comply with this obligation to maintain
continuous two-sided quotations or by identifying existing interest on the PSX book that will satisfy
this obligation.
(2) Pricing Obligations. For NMS stocks (as
defined in Rule 600 under Regulation NMS) a Market Maker shall adhere to the pricing obligations
established by this Rule during Regular Trading Hours; provided, however, that such pricing obligations
(i) shall not commence during any trading day until after the first regular way transaction on the
primary listing market in the security, as reported by the responsible single plan processor, and (ii)
shall be suspended during a trading halt, suspension, or pause, and shall not re-commence until after
the first regular way transaction on the primary listing market in the security following such halt,
suspension, or pause, as reported by the responsible single plan processor.
(A) Bid Quotations. At the time of entry of bid
interest satisfying the Two-Sided Obligation, the price of the bid interest shall be not more than the
Designated Percentage away from the then current National Best Bid, or if no National Best Bid, not more
than the Designated Percentage away from the last reported sale from the responsible single plan
processor. In the event that the National Best Bid (or if no National Best Bid, the last reported sale)
increases to a level that would cause the bid interest of the Two-Sided Obligation to be more than the
Defined Limit away from the National Best Bid (or if no National Best Bid, the last reported sale), or
if the bid is executed or cancelled, the Market Maker shall enter new bid interest at a price not more
than the Designated Percentage away from the then current National Best Bid (or if no National Best Bid,
the last reported sale), or identify to the Exchange current resting interest that satisfies the
Two-Sided Obligation.
(B) Offer Quotations. At the time of entry of
offer interest satisfying the Two-Sided Obligation, the price of the offer interest shall be not more
than the Designated Percentage away from the then current National Best Offer, or if no National Best
Offer, not more than the Designated Percentage away from the last reported sale received from the
responsible single plan processor. In the event that the National Best Offer (or if no National Best
Offer, the last reported sale) decreases to a level that would cause the offer interest of the Two-Sided
Obligation to be more than the Defined Limit away from the National Best Offer (or if no National Best
Offer, the last reported sale), or if the offer is executed or cancelled, the Market Maker shall enter
new offer interest at a price not more than the Designated Percentage away from the then current
National Best Offer (or if no National Best Offer, the last reported sale), or identify to the Exchange
current resting interest that satisfies the Two-Sided Obligation.
(C) The National Best Bid and Offer shall be
determined by the Exchange in accordance with its procedures for determining protected quotations under
Rule 600 under Regulation NMS.
(D) For purposes of this Rule, the "Designated
Percentage" shall be:
(i) 8% for securities included in the S&P 500® Index, Russell 1000® Index, and a pilot list of Exchange Traded Products ("Tier 1 Securities");
(ii) 28% for all NMS stocks that are not Tier 1 Securities with a price equal to or greater than $1 ("Tier 2 Securities");
(iii) 30% for all NMS stocks that are not Tier 1 Securities with a price less than $1 ("Tier 3 Securities"),
except that between 9:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. and
between 3:35 p.m. and the close of trading, the Designated Percentage shall be 20% for Tier 1 NMS Stocks under
the LULD Plan Securities, 28% for Tier 2 NMS Stocks under the LULD Plan with a price equal to or greater than $1
Securities, and 30% for Tier 3 NMS Stocks under the LULD Plan with a price less than $1 Securities. The Designated Percentage for
rights and warrants shall be 30%.
(E) For purposes of this Rule, the "Defined
Limit" shall be 9.5% for Tier 1 Securities NMS, 29.5% for Tier 2 Securities NMS, and 31.5% for Tier 3 Securities, except
that between 9:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. and between 3:35 p.m. and the close of trading,
the Defined Limit shall be 21.5% for Tier 1 Securities, 29.5% for Tier 2 Securities, and 31.5% for Tier 3 Securities.
(F) Nothing in this Rule shall preclude a Market
Marker from quoting at price levels that are closer to the National Best Bid and Offer than the levels
required by this Rule.
(G) The minimum quotation increment for quotations of $1.00 or above in all System Securities shall be $0.01. The minimum quotation increment in
the System for quotations below $1.00 in System Securities shall be $0.0001.
(H) The individual Market Participant Identifier
("MPID") assigned to a member organization to meet its Two-Sided Obligation pursuant to subparagraph
(a)(1) of this Rule, or Rule 3223, shall be referred to as the member organization's "Primary MPID."
Market Makers and ECNs may request the use of additional MPIDs that shall be referred to as
"Supplemental MPIDs." A Market Maker may request the use of Supplemental MPIDs for displaying
Attributable Quotes/Orders in the PSX quotation montage for any security in which it is registered and
meets the obligations set forth in subparagraph (1) of this rule. An ECN may request the use of
Supplemental MPIDs for displaying Attributable Quotes/Orders in the PSX quotation montage for any
security in which it meets the obligations set forth in Rule 3223. A Market Maker or ECN that ceases to
meet the obligations appurtenant to its Primary MPID in any security shall not be permitted to use a
Supplemental MPID for any purpose in that security.
(I) Market Makers and ECNs that are permitted
the use of Supplemental MPIDs for displaying Attributable Quotes/Orders pursuant to subparagraph (2) of
this rule are subject to the same rules applicable to their first quotation, with two exceptions: (a)
the continuous twosided quote requirement and excused withdrawal procedures described in subparagraph
(1) above do not apply to Market Makers' Supplemental MPIDs; and (b) Supplemental MPIDs may not be used
by Market Makers to enter stabilizing bids pursuant to Rule 3214.
(b) Firm Orders and Quotations. All quotations and orders to buy and sell entered into the System by PSX
Participants are firm and automatically executable for their displayed and nondisplayed size in the
System.
(c) Impaired Ability to Enter or Update Quotations
In the event that a PSX Market Maker's ability to enter or update quotations is impaired, the market
maker shall immediately contact PSX Market Operations to request the withdrawal of its quotations.
In the event that a PSX Market Maker's ability to enter or update quotations is impaired and the market
maker elects to remain in PSX, the PSX Market Maker shall execute an offer to buy or sell received from
another member organization at its quotations as disseminated through PSX.
(d) Locked and Crossed Markets.
(1) Locked and Cross Markets within the System.
Any orders that are entered into the System that would lock or cross another order in the System will be
executed by the System. This processing, set forth in Rule
3307, ensures that no locked or crossed markets can exist within the System and that price improvement
is allocated fairly.
(2) Inter-market Locked and Crossed Markets. The
provisions of this subsection (d)(2) apply to the trading of securities governed by Regulation NMS.
(A) Definitions. For purposes of this Rule, the
following definitions shall apply:
(i) The terms automated quotation, effective
national market system plan, intermarket sweep order, manual quotation, NMS stock, protected quotation,
regular trading hours, and trading center shall have the meanings set forth in rule 600(b) of Regulation
NMS under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(ii) The term crossing quotation shall mean the
display of a bid for an NMS stock during regular trading hours at a price that is higher than the price
of an offer for such NMS stock previously disseminated pursuant to an effective national market system
plan, or the display of an offer for an NMS stock during regular trading hours at a price that is lower
than the price of a bid for such NMS stock previously disseminated pursuant to an effective national
market system plan.
(iii) The term locking quotation shall mean the
display of a bid for an NMS stock during regular trading hours at a price that equals the price of an
offer for such NMS stock previously disseminated pursuant to an effective national market system plan,
or the display of an offer for an NMS stock during regular trading hours at a price that equals the
price of a bid for such NMS stock previously disseminated pursuant to an effective national market
system plan.
(B) Prohibition. Except for quotations that fall
within the provisions of paragraph (D) of this Rule, Exchange member organizations shall reasonably
avoid displaying, and shall not engage in a pattern or practice of displaying any quotations that lock
or cross a protected quotation, and any manual quotations that lock or cross a quotation previously
disseminated pursuant to an effective national market system plan.
(C) Manual quotations. If an Exchange member
organization displays a manual quotation that locks or crosses a quotation previously disseminated
pursuant to an effective national market system plan, such member organization shall promptly either
withdraw the manual quotation or route an intermarket sweep order to execute against the full displayed
size of the locked or crossed quotation.
(D) Exceptions.
(i) The locking or crossing quotation was
displayed at a time when the trading center displaying the locked or crossed quotation was experiencing
a failure, material delay, or malfunction of its systems or equipment.
(ii) The locking or crossing quotation was
displayed at a time when a protected bid was higher than a protected offer in the NMS stock.
(iii) The locking or crossing quotation was an
automated quotation, and the Exchange member organization displaying such automated quotation
simultaneously routed an intermarket sweep order to execute against the full displayed size of any
locked or crossed protected quotation.
(iv) The locking or crossing quotation was a
manual quotation that locked or crossed another manual quotation, and the Exchange member organization
displaying the locking or crossing manual quotation simultaneously routed an intermarket sweep order to
execute against the full displayed size of the locked or crossed manual quotation.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendments.
April 25, 2011 (11-13).
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
(a) PSX Market Maker Obligation/Identifier
A PSX Market Maker that intends to stabilize the price of a security that is a subject or reference
security under SEC Rule 101 shall submit a request to the Exchange's MarketWatch Department for the
entry of a one-sided bid that is identified on the Exchange as a stabilizing bid in compliance with the
standards set forth in this Rule and SEC Rules 101 and 104.
(b) Eligibility
Only one PSX Market Maker in a security may enter a stabilizing bid.
(c) Limitations on Stabilizing Bids
(1) A stabilizing bid shall not be entered in
PSX unless at least one other PSX Market Maker in addition to the market maker entering the stabilizing
bid is registered as a PSX Market Maker in the security and entering quotations that are considered an
independent bid under SEC Rule 104.
(2) A stabilizing bid must be available for all
freely tradable outstanding securities of the same class being offered.
(d) Submission of Request to the Exchange
(1) A PSX Market Maker that wishes to enter a
stabilizing bid shall submit a request to the Exchange's MarketWatch Department for entry in PSX of a
one-sided bid identified as a stabilizing bid. The PSX Market Maker shall confirm its request in writing
no later than the close of business the day the stabilizing bid is entered by submitting an Underwriting
Activity Report to the Exchange's MarketWatch Department that includes the information required by
subparagraph (d)(2).
(2) In lieu of submitting the Underwriting
Activity Report as set forth in subparagraph (d)(1), the market maker may provide written confirmation
to MarketWatch that shall include:
(A) the identity of the security and its symbol;
(B) the contemplated effective date of the
offering and the date when the offering will be priced;
(C) the date and time that an identifier should
be included on the Exchange; and
(D) a copy of the cover page of the preliminary
or final prospectus or similar offering document, unless the Exchange determines otherwise.
Adopted.
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
The Exchange may share any PSX Participant risk settings in the trading system specified in the
commentary below with the clearing member that clears transactions on behalf of the PSX Participant. For
purposes of this Rule, the term "PSX Participant" has the meaning set forth in Rule 3301(c).
Commentary:
The Exchange offers certain risk settings applicable to a PSX Participant's activities on the Exchange.
The risk settings currently offered by the Exchange are:
(a) Share Size Control - When enabled by a PSX
Participant, this optional control will allow a PSX Participant to limit the number of shares that the
PSX Participant may associate with an order placed on the Exchange;
(b) ISO Control - When enabled by a PSX
Participant, this optional control will prevent a PSX Participant from entering an ISO order onto the
Exchange;
(c) Cancel-on-Disconnect Control - When enabled
by a PSX Participant, this optional control will allow a PSX Participant, when it experiences a
disruption in its connection to the Exchange, to immediately cancel all pending Exchange orders except
for Good-Till-Canceled orders (RASH & FIX only);
(d) The Phlx Kill Switch - This control is
described in Rule 3316;
(e) Limit Order Protection - This control is
described in Rule 3307(f);
(f) Price Collar Check - This control will
automatically restrict a routed order from executing at a price that differs from the NBBO (at the time
of order entry) by more than five percent or $0.25, whichever difference is greater. The system will
proceed to route an order unless and until it crosses the greater of these two price collars, and if it
does so, then the system will block further routings of the order that fall outside of the collars. For
example, if the NBBO is $99 x $100 at the time of entry of a buy order, then the system will route the
order at prices at or below $105, but will stop doing so if the offer price rises above $105 (five
percent of the NBO).
(g) Maximum Order Volume Check - This control
will automatically reject an order for routing away that exceeds a maximum volume of shares. As applied
to equity orders, the default maximum order volume is set at 25,000 shares, but the PSX Participant may
request that the Exchange set a higher default based on historic volume.
(h) Maximum Single Order Notional Check – When enabled by a PSX Participant, this optional control will allow the PSX Participant to limit the maximum dollar amount that the Participant may associate with an order placed on the Exchange;
(i) Cumulative Order Volume Check - This control
will automatically block an attempt by a PSX Participant using a particular MPID to route orders away to
buy or sell equity securities that, cumulatively, exceed 9.5 million shares during a five second time
period; and
(j) Duplication Control - This control will
automatically reject an order that a PSX Participant submits to the Exchange to the extent that it is
duplicative of another order that the PSX Participant submitted to the Exchange during the prior five
seconds.
Adopted.
January 3, 2018 (18-03), operative February 2, 2018; amended July 31, 2020 (SR-Phlx-2020-37), operative September 14, 2020.
A PSX Participant shall make such reports to the Exchange as may be prescribed from time to time by the
Exchange.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
The System operates from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on each business day, unless modified by the
Exchange. A PSX Market Maker shall be open for business as of 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time and shall close no
earlier than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A PSX Market Maker may voluntarily open for business prior to 9:30
a.m. and remain open for business later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. PSX Market Makers whose quotes are
open prior to 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time or after 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time shall be obligated to comply, while
their quotes are open, with all PSX Rules that are not by their express terms, or by an official
interpretation of the Exchange, inapplicable to any part of the 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time period.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendments.
December 9, 2010 (10-172).
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
Rule 3218. Clearance and Settlement
(a) All transactions through the facilities of PSX shall be cleared and settled through a registered
clearing agency using a continuous net settlement system. This requirement may be satisfied by direct
participation, use of direct clearing services, by entry into a correspondent clearing arrangement with
another member organization that clears trades through such a clearing agency, or by use of the services
of CDS Clearing and Depository Services, Inc. in its capacity as a member of such a clearing agency.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), transactions may be settled "ex-clearing" provided that both parties
to the transaction agree.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendment.
November 15, 2012 (12-133), operative December 15, 2012.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Rule, a market maker that wishes to withdraw quotations
in a security shall contact the Exchange's MarketWatch Department to obtain excused withdrawal status
prior to withdrawing its quotations. Withdrawals of quotations shall be granted by MarketWatch only upon
satisfying one of the conditions specified in this Rule.
(b) A PSX Market Maker that wishes to obtain excused withdrawal status based on a market maker's systemic
equipment problems, such as defects in a PSX Market Maker's software or hardware systems or connectivity
problems associated with the circuits connecting PSX systems with the PSX Market Maker's systems, shall
contact Exchange Market Operations. Exchange Market Operations may grant excused withdrawal status based
on systemic equipment problems for up to five (5) business days, unless extended by Exchange Market
Operations.
(c) A PSX Market Maker that wishes to withdraw quotations shall contact the Exchange's MarketWatch
Department to obtain excused withdrawal status prior to withdrawing its quotations. Excused withdrawal
status based on illness, vacations or physical circumstances beyond the PSX Market Maker's control may
be granted for up to five (5) business days, unless extended by MarketWatch. Excused withdrawal status
based on investment activity or advice of legal counsel, accompanied by a representation that the
condition necessitating the withdrawal of quotations is not permanent in nature, may, upon written
request, be granted for not more than sixty (60) days. The withdrawal of quotations because of pending
news, a sudden influx of orders or price changes, or to effect transactions with competitors shall not
normally constitute acceptable reasons for granting excused withdrawal status, unless the Exchange has
initiated a trading halt for market makers in the security, pursuant to Rule 3100.
(d) Excused withdrawal status may be granted to a PSX Market Maker that fails to maintain a clearing
arrangement with a registered clearing agency or with a member of such an agency and is withdrawn from
participation in the trade reporting service of PSX, thereby terminating its registration as a PSX
Market Maker; provided, however, that if the Exchange finds that the PSX Market Maker's failure to
maintain a clearing arrangement is voluntary, the withdrawal of quotations will be considered voluntary
and unexcused pursuant to Rule 3220 and the Rule 3300 Series governing PSX. PSX Market Makers that fail
to maintain a clearing relationship will have their PSX system status set to "suspend" and be thereby
prevented from entering, or executing against, any quotes/orders in the system.
(e) Excused withdrawal status may be granted to a PSX Market Maker that is a distribution participant
(or, in the case of excused withdrawal status, an affiliated purchaser) in order to comply with SEC Rule
101 or 104 under the Act on the following conditions:
(1) A member organization acting as a manager
(or in a similar capacity) of a distribution of a security that is a subject security or reference
security under SEC Rule 101 and any member organization that is a distribution participant or an
affiliated purchaser in such a distribution that does not have a manager shall provide written notice to
the Exchange's MarketWatch Department and the Market Regulation Department of FINRA no later than the
business day prior to the first entire trading session of the one-day or five-day restricted period
under SEC Rule 101, unless later notification is necessary under the specific circumstances.
(A) The notice required by subparagraph (e)(1)
of this Rule shall be provided by submitting a completed Underwriting Activity Report that includes a
request on behalf of each PSX Market Maker that is a distribution participant or an affiliated purchaser
to withdraw the PSX Market Maker's quotations and includes the contemplated date and time of the
commencement of the restricted period.
(B) The managing underwriter shall advise each
PSX Market Maker that it has been identified as a distribution participant or an affiliated purchaser to
MarketWatch and that its quotations will be automatically withdrawn, unless a market maker that is a
distribution participant (or an affiliated purchaser of a distribution participant) notifies MarketWatch
as required by subparagraph (e)(2), below.
(2) A PSX Market Maker that has been identified
to MarketWatch as a distribution participant (or an affiliated purchaser of a distribution participant)
shall promptly notify MarketWatch and the manager of its intention not to participate in the prospective
distribution in order to avoid having its quotations withdrawn.
(3) If a PSX Market Maker that is a distribution
participant withdraws its quotations in order to comply with any provision of SEC Regulation M and
promptly notifies MarketWatch of its action, the withdrawal shall be deemed an excused withdrawal.
Nothing in this subparagraph shall prohibit the Exchange from taking such action as is necessary under
the circumstances against a member organization and its associated persons for failure to contact
MarketWatch to obtain an excused withdrawal as required by subparagraphs (a) and (e) of this Rule.
(4) A member organization acting as a manager
(or in a similar capacity of a distribution subject to subparagraph (e)(1)) of this Rule shall submit a
request to MarketWatch and the Market Regulation Department of FINRA to rescind the excused withdrawal
status of distribution participants and affiliated purchasers, which request shall include the date and
time of the pricing of the offering, the offering price, and the time the offering terminated, and, if
not in writing, shall be confirmed in writing no later than the close of business the day the offering
terminates. The request by this subparagraph may be submitted on the Underwriting Activity Report
(f) The Exchange Review Council shall have jurisdiction over proceedings brought by PSX Market Makers
seeking review of the denial of an excused withdrawal pursuant to this Rule 3219, or the conditions
imposed on their reentry.
Adopted.
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
Amendment.
November 15, 2017 (17-92), January 2, 2018.
(a) A market maker may voluntarily terminate its registration in a security by withdrawing its two-sided
quotation from PSX. A PSX Market Maker that voluntarily terminates its registration in a security may
not re-register as a market maker for one (1) business day. Withdrawal from participation as a PSX
Market Maker shall constitute termination of registration as a market maker in that security for
purposes of this Rule; provided, however, that a PSX Market Maker that fails to maintain a clearing
arrangement with a registered clearing agency or with a member of such an agency and is withdrawn from
participation in the PSX and thereby terminates its registration as a PSX Market Maker may register as a
market maker at any time after a clearing arrangement has been reestablished unless the Exchange finds
that the PSX Market Maker's failure to maintain a clearing arrangement is voluntary, in which case the
withdrawal of quotations will be considered voluntary and unexcused.
(b) Notwithstanding the above, a PSX Market Maker that accidentally withdraws as a PSX Market Maker may
be reinstated if:
(1) the PSX Market Maker notified the Exchange's
MarketWatch Department of the accidental withdrawal as soon as practicable under the circumstances, but
within at least one hour of such withdrawal, and immediately thereafter provided written notification of
the withdrawal and reinstatement request;
(2) it is clear that the withdrawal was
inadvertent and the market maker was not attempting to avoid its market making obligations; and
(3) the PSX Market Maker's firm would not exceed
the following reinstatement limitations:
(A) for firms that simultaneously made markets
in less than 250 stocks during the previous calendar year, the firm can receive no more than two (2)
reinstatements per year;
(B) for firms that simultaneously made markets
in 250 or more but less than 500 stocks during the previous calendar year, the firm can receive no more
than three (3) reinstatements per year; and
(C) for firms that simultaneously made markets
in 500 or more stocks during the previous calendar year, the firm can receive no more than six (6)
reinstatements per year.
(c) Factors that the Exchange will consider in granting a reinstatement under paragraph (b) of this rule
include, but are not limited to:
(1) the number of accidental withdrawals by the
PSX Market Maker in the past, as compared with PSX Market Makers making markets in a comparable number
of stocks;
(2) the similarity between the symbol of the
stock that the PSX Market Maker intended to withdraw from and the symbol of the stock that the PSX
Market Maker actually withdrew from;
(3) market conditions at the time of the
withdrawal;
(4) whether, given the market conditions at the
time of the withdrawal, the withdrawal served to reduce the exposure of the PSX Market Maker's position
in the security at the time of the withdrawal to market risk; and
(5) the timeliness with which the PSX Market
Maker notified MarketWatch of the error.
(d) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this Rule, a market maker shall not be deemed to have voluntarily
terminated its registration in a security by voluntarily withdrawing its two-sided quotation from PSX if
the PSX Market Maker's two-sided quotation in the subject security is withdrawn by the Exchange's
systems due to issuer corporate action related to a dividend, payment or distribution, or due to a
trading halt, and one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) the PSX Market Maker enters a new two-sided
quotation prior to the close of the regular market session on the same day when the Exchange's systems
withdrew such a quotation;
(2) the PSX Market Maker enters a new two-sided
quotation on the day when trading resumes following a trading halt, or, if the resumption of trading
occurs when the market is not in regular session, the PSX Market Maker enters a new two-sided quotation
prior to the opening of the next regular market session; or
(3) upon request from the market maker,
MarketWatch authorizes the market maker to enter a new two-sided quotation, provided that MarketWatch
receives the market maker's request prior to the close of the regular market session on the next regular
trading day after the day on which the market maker became eligible to re-enter a quotation pursuant to
subparagraph (d)(1) or (d)(2) hereof and determines that the market maker was not attempting to avoid
its market making obligations by failing to re-enter such a quotation earlier.
(e) The Exchange Review Council shall have jurisdiction over proceedings brought by market makers seeking
review of their denial of a reinstatement pursuant to paragraphs (b) or (d) of this Rule.
Adopted.
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
Amendment.
November 15, 2017 (17-92), operative January 2, 2018.
Rule
3221. Suspension and Termination of Quotations and Order Entry
The Exchange may, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Disciplinary Rules of the Exchange (Rules 960.1
through 960.12), suspend, condition, limit, prohibit or terminate the authority of an PSX Participant to
enter quotations or orders in one or more authorized securities for violations of applicable
requirements or prohibitions.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendment.
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
The Exchange may, upon notice, terminate PSX service in the event that a PSX Participant fails to qualify
under specified standards of eligibility or fails to pay promptly for services rendered by PSX.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
(a) The Exchange may provide a means to permit alternative trading systems ("ATSs"), as such term is
defined in Regulation ATS, and electronic communications networks ("ECNs"), as such term is defined in
SEC rule 600,
(1) to comply with SEC rule 301(b)(3);
(2) to comply with the terms of the ECN display
alternatives provided for in SEC rule 602(b)(5)(ii)(A) and (B) ("ECN display alternatives"); or
(3) to provide orders to PSX voluntarily.
In providing any such means, the Exchange shall
establish a mechanism that permits the ATS or ECN to display the best prices and sizes of orders entered
into the ATS or ECN by subscribers of the ATS or ECN, if the ECN or ATS so chooses or is required by SEC
rule 301(b)(3) to display a subscriber's order in PSX, and allows any Exchange member organization the
electronic ability to effect a transaction with such priced orders that is equivalent to the ability to
effect a transaction with other orders displayed by PSX. Orders displayed by ECNs or ATSs shall be
displayed without attribution.
(b) An ATS or ECN that seeks to utilize PSX to comply with SEC rule 301(b)(3) or the ECN display
alternatives, or to provide orders to the Exchange voluntarily shall:
(1) demonstrate to the Exchange that it is in
compliance with Regulation ATS or that it qualifies as an ECN meeting the definition in the SEC
rule 600;
(2) be registered as a member organization;
(3) enter into and comply with the terms of
applicable agreements with the Exchange;
(4) agree to provide for the Exchange's
dissemination in the data made available to vendors the prices and sizes of subscriber orders of the ATS
or ECN, if the ATS or ECN so chooses or is required by SEC
rule 301(b)(3) to display a subscriber's order in PSX, at the highest buy price and the lowest sell
price for each security entered in and widely disseminated by the ATS or ECN; and prior to entering such
prices and sizes, register with the Exchange as an ATS or ECN; and
(5) provide an automatic execution of any quote
or order entered into the System by the ATS or ECN.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendment.
April 25, 2011 (11-13).
Rule 3224.
Penalty Bids and Syndicate Covering Transactions
(a) A PSX Market Maker acting as a manager (or in a similar capacity) of a distribution of a security
that is a subject or reference security under SEC Rule 101 shall provide written notice to the Corporate
Financing Department of FINRA of its intention to impose a penalty bid on syndicate members or to
conduct syndicate covering transactions pursuant to SEC Rule 104 prior to imposing the penalty bid or
engaging in the first syndicate covering transaction. A PSX Market Maker that intends to impose a
penalty bid on syndicate members may request that its quotation be identified as a penalty bid on the
Exchange pursuant to paragraph (c) below.
(b) The notice required by paragraph (a) shall include:
(1) the identity of the security and its symbol;
(2) the date the PSX Market Maker is intending
to impose the penalty bid and/or conduct syndicate covering transactions.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a PSX Market Maker may request that its quotation be identified as a
penalty bid on the Exchange by providing notice to the Exchange's MarketWatch Department, which notice
shall include the date and time that the penalty bid identifier should be entered on the Exchange and,
if not in writing, shall be confirmed in writing no later than the close of business the day the penalty
bid identifier is entered on the Exchange.
(d) The written notice required by this Rule may be submitted on the Underwriting Activity Report.
Adopted.
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
(a) An Exchange member organization operating in or participating in PSX shall provide information
orally, in writing, or electronically (if such information is, or is required to be, maintained in
electronic form) to Exchange staff when staff makes an oral, written, or electronically communicated
request for information relating to a specific Exchange Rule, SEC rule, or provision of a joint industry
plan (e.g., UTP, CTA, and CQA) (as promulgated and amended from time-to-time) that the Exchange is
responsible for administering or to other duties and/or obligations imposed on the Exchange; this shall
include, but not be limited to, information relating to:
(A) a locked or crossed market; or
(B) trading activity, rumors, or information
that a member or member organization may possess that may assist in determining whether there is a basis
to initiate a trading halt, pursuant to Rule 3100; or
(C) a clearly erroneous transaction, pursuant to
Rule 3312; or
(D) a request for an excused withdrawal or
reinstatement, pursuant to Rules 3219 or 3220; or
(E) trade-throughs; or
(F) a request to submit a stabilizing bid,
pursuant to Rule 3214, or a request to have a quotation identified as a penalty bid, pursuant to Rule
3224; or
(G) information relating to an equipment
failure.
(b) A failure to comply in a timely, truthful, and/or complete manner with a request for information made
pursuant to this rule may be deemed conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendment.
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
(a) Except as provided for in paragraph (b) below, the Exchange and its affiliates shall not be liable
for any losses, damages, or other claims arising out of PSX or its use. Any losses, damages, or other
claims, related to a failure of PSX to deliver, transmit, execute, compare, submit for clearance and
settlement, adjust, retain priority for, or otherwise correctly process an order, Quote/Order, message,
or other data entered into, or created by, PSX shall be absorbed by the member organization, or the
member organization sponsoring the customer, that entered the order, Quote/Order, message, or other data
into PSX.
(b) The Exchange, subject to the express limits set forth below, may compensate users of PSX for losses
directly resulting from the System's actual failure to correctly process an order, Quote/Order, message,
or other data, provided PSX has acknowledged receipt of the order, Quote/Order, message, or data.
(1) For the aggregate of all claims made by all
market participants related to the use of PSX during a single calendar month, the Exchange's liability
shall not exceed the larger of $500,000, or the amount of the recovery obtained by the Exchange under
any applicable insurance policy.
(2) In the event all of the claims arising out
of the use of PSX cannot be fully satisfied because in the aggregate they exceed the maximum amount of
liability provided for in this Rule, then the maximum amount will be proportionally allocated among all
such claims arising during a single calendar month.
(3) All claims for compensation pursuant to this
Rule shall be in writing and must be submitted no later than 12:00 p.m. ET on the next business day
following the day on which the use of PSX gave rise to such claims. Nothing in this rule shall obligate
the Exchange to seek recovery under any applicable insurance policy.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendment.
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
(a) If a PSX Participant, or clearing member acting on a Participant's behalf, is reported by PSX, or
shown by the activity reports generated by PSX, as constituting a side of a System trade, such
Participant, or clearing member acting on its behalf, shall honor such trade on the scheduled settlement
date.
(b) The Exchange shall have no liability if a Participant, or a clearing member acting on the
Participant's behalf, fails to satisfy the obligations in paragraph (a).
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Rule 3228.
Compliance with Rules and Registration Requirements
(a) Failure by a PSX Participant to comply with any of the Rules or registration requirements applicable
to PSX identified herein shall subject such Participant to censure, fine, suspension or revocation of
its registration as a PSX Participant or any other fitting penalty under the Rules of the Exchange.
(b) (1) If a Participant fails to maintain a clearing relationship as required under paragraphs (a)(2) of
Rule 911, it shall be removed from PSX until such time as a clearing arrangement is reestablished.
(2) A Participant that is not in compliance with
its obligations under paragraphs (a)(2) of Rule 911 shall be notified when the Exchange exercises it
authority under paragraph (b)(1) above.
(3) The authority and procedures contained in
this paragraph (b) do not otherwise limit the Exchange's authority, contained in other provisions of the
Rules of the Exchange, to enforce its Rules or impose any fitting sanction.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendments.
April 25, 2011 (11-13).
May 25, 2011 (11-69).
August 8, 2011 (11-112), operative August 26, 2011.
(a) The Exchange will consider for trading pursuant to unlisted trading privileges on PSX a
Commodity-Related Security that meets the criteria of this Rule. Unless otherwise noted, a
Commodity-Related Security approved for trading under this Rule is eligible for trading during all PSX
market sessions if member organizations comply with Rule 3231 when accepting Commodity-Related Security
orders for execution in the pre-market session or post-market session.
(b) Applicability. This Rule is applicable only to Commodity-Related Securities. Except to the extent
inconsistent with this Rule, or unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of all other Rules
of the Exchange shall be applicable to the trading on PSX of such securities. Commodity-Related
Securities are included within the definition of "security" or "securities" as such terms are used in
Rules of the Exchange.
(c) Definitions. The following terms shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning
herein specified:
(1) Commodity-Related Security. The term
"Commodity-Related Security" means a security that is issued by a trust, partnership, commodity pool or
similar entity that invests, directly or through another entity, in any combination of commodities,
futures contracts, options on futures contracts, forward contracts, commodity swaps, or other related
derivatives, or the value of which is determined by the value of commodities, futures contracts, options
on futures contracts, forward contracts, commodity swaps, or other related derivatives.
(2) Commodity. The term "commodity" is
defined in Section 1(a)(4) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
(d) Information Barriers. A member organization acting as a registered market maker in a
Commodity-Related Security is obligated to establish adequate information barriers when such market
maker engages in inter-departmental communications. Member organizations should refer to NASD/NYSE Joint
Memo on Chinese Wall Policies and Procedures (NASD Notice to Members 91-45) for guidance on the
"`minimum elements' of adequate Chinese Wall policy and procedures." For purposes of a Commodity-Related
Security only, "inter-departmental communications" shall include communications to other departments
within the same firm or the firm's affiliates that involve trading in commodities, futures contracts,
options on futures contracts, forward contracts, commodity swaps, or other related derivatives
underlying such Commodity-Related Security.
(e) Market Maker Accounts. A member organization acting as a registered market maker in a
Commodity-Related Security must file with the Exchange's Regulation Department in a manner prescribed by
such Department and keep current a list identifying all accounts for trading in commodities, futures
contracts, options on futures contracts, forward contracts, commodity swaps, or other related
derivatives underlying such Commodity-Related Security, in which the market maker holds an interest,
over which it may exercise investment discretion, or in which it shares in the profits and losses. No
market maker shall trade in, or exercise investment discretion with respect to, such underlying
commodities, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, forward contracts, commodity swaps, or
other related derivatives, in an account in which a market maker, directly or indirectly, controls
trading activities, or has an interest in the profits or losses thereof, that has not been reported as
required by this Rule. A member organization acting as a registered market maker in a Commodity-Related
Security shall not act or register as a market maker in any commodities, futures contracts, options on
futures contracts, forward contracts, commodity swaps, or other related derivatives underlying such
Commodity-Related Security.
(f) The member organization acting as a registered market maker in a Commodity-Related Security shall
make available to the Exchange's Regulation Department such books, records or other information
pertaining to transactions by such entity or registered or non-registered employees affiliated with such
entity for its or their own accounts for trading commodities, futures contracts, options on futures
contracts, forward contracts, commodity swaps, or other related derivatives underlying such
Commodity-Related Security, as may be requested by the Regulation Department.
(g) In connection with trading a Commodity-Related Security or commodities, futures contracts, options on
futures contracts, forward contracts, commodity swaps, or other related derivatives underlying a
Commodity-Related Security, the member organization acting as a market maker in a Commodity-Related
Security shall not use any material nonpublic information received from any person associated with the
member organization or employee of such person regarding trading by such person or employee in the
commodities, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, forward contracts, commodity swaps, or
other related derivatives underlying such Commodity-Related Security.
(h) The Exchange requires that members and member organizations provide all purchasers of a newly issued
Commodity-Related Security a prospectus for such Commodity-Related Security.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendments.
April 25, 2011 (11-13).
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
No member organization may accept an order from a customer for execution in the Pre-Market Session or
Post-Market Session without disclosing to such customer that extended hours trading involves material
trading risks, including the possibility of lower liquidity, high volatility, changing prices, unlinked
markets, an exaggerated effect from news announcements, wider spreads and any other relevant risk. The
absence of an updated underlying index value or intraday indicative value is an additional trading risk
in extended hours for Derivative Securities Products.
The disclosures required pursuant to this Rule may take the following form or such other form as provides
substantially similar information:
(1) Risk of Lower Liquidity. Liquidity refers to
the ability of market participants to buy and sell securities. Generally, the more orders that are
available in a market, the greater the liquidity. Liquidity is important because with greater liquidity
it is easier for investors to buy or sell securities, and as a result, investors are more likely to pay
or receive a competitive price for securities purchased or sold. There may be lower liquidity in
extended hours trading as compared to regular market hours. As a result, your order may only be
partially executed, or not at all.
(2) Risk of Higher Volatility. Volatility refers
to the changes in price that securities undergo when trading. Generally, the higher the volatility of a
security, the greater its price swings. There may be greater volatility in extended hours trading than
in regular market hours. As a result, your order may only be partially executed, or not at all, or you
may receive an inferior price in extended hours trading than you would during regular market hours.
(3) Risk of Changing Prices. The prices of
securities traded in extended hours trading may not reflect the prices either at the end of regular
market hours, or upon the opening of the next morning. As a result, you may receive an inferior price in
extended hours trading than you would during regular market hours.
(4) Risk of Unlinked Markets. Depending on the
extended hours trading system or the time of day, the prices displayed on a particular extended hours
system may not reflect the prices in other concurrently operating extended hours trading systems dealing
in the same securities. Accordingly, you may receive an inferior price in one extended hours trading
system than you would in another extended hours trading system.
(5) Risk of News Announcements. Normally,
issuers make news announcements that may affect the price of their securities after regular market
hours. Similarly, important financial information is frequently announced outside of regular market
hours. In extended hours trading, these announcements may occur during trading, and if combined with
lower liquidity and higher volatility, may cause an exaggerated and unsustainable effect on the price of
a security.
(6) Risk of Wider Spreads. The spread refers to
the difference in price between what you can buy a security for and what you can sell it for. Lower
liquidity and higher volatility in extended hours trading may result in wider than normal spreads for a
particular security.
(7) Risk of Lack of Calculation or Dissemination
of Underlying Index Value or Intraday Indicative Value ("IIV"). For certain Derivative Securities
Products, an updated underlying index value or IIV may not be calculated or publicly disseminated in
extended trading hours. Since the underlying index value and IIV are not calculated or widely
disseminated during the pre-market and post-market sessions an investor who is unable to calculate
implied values for certain Derivative Securities Products in those sessions may be at a disadvantage to
market professionals.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendment.
April 25, 2011 (11-13).
(a) No member organization, directly or indirectly, in connection with the purchase or sale of any
security that has listed or unlisted trading privileges on the Exchange, shall publish, circulate or
distribute any advertisement, sales literature or market letter or make oral statements or presentations
which the member organization knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, contain any
untrue statement of material fact or which is otherwise false or misleading. Exaggerated or misleading
statements or claims are prohibited.
(b) Advertisements, sales literature and market letters shall contain the name of the member
organization, the person or firm preparing the material, if other than the member organization, and the
date on which it was first published, circulated or distributed (except that in advertisements only the
name of the member organization need be stated).
(c) No cautionary statements or caveats, often called hedge clauses, may be used if they could mislead
the reader or are inconsistent with the content of the material.
(d) Each item of advertising and sales literature and each market letter shall be approved by signature
or initial, prior to use, by an officer, partner or other official the member organization has
designated to supervise all such matters.
(e) A separate file of all advertisements, sales literature and market letters, including the names of
the persons who prepared them and/or approved their use, shall be maintained by the member organization
for a period of three years from the date of each use (for the first two years in a place readily
accessible to examination or spot checks). Each member organization shall file with the Exchange, or the
designated self-regulatory organization for such member organization, within five business days after
initial use, each advertisement (i.e., any material for use in any newspaper or magazine or other public
media or by radio, telephone, recording, motion picture or television, except tombstone advertisements),
unless such advertisement may be published under the rules of another self-regulatory organization
regulating the member organization under the Act.
(f) Testimonial material based on experience with the member organization or concerning any advice,
analysis, report or other investment related service rendered by the member organization must make clear
that such testimony is not necessarily indicative of future performance or results obtained by others.
Testimonials also shall state whether any compensation has been paid to the maker, directly or
indirectly, and if the material implies special experience or expert opinion, the qualifications of the
maker of the testimonial should be given.
(g) Any statement to the effect that a report or analysis or other service will be furnished free or
without any charge shall not be made unless such report or analysis or other service actually is or will
be furnished entirely free and without condition or obligation.
(h) No claim or implication may be made for research or other facilities beyond those which the member
organization actually possesses or has reasonable capacity to provide.
Adopted.
December 3, 2019 (19-51).
(a) Every member organization must establish, maintain and enforce written policies and procedures
reasonably designed, taking into consideration the nature of such member organization's business, to
prevent the misuse of material, non-public information by such member or member organization. Any member
or member organization who becomes aware of a possible misuse of material, non-public information must
promptly notify the Exchange's regulatory staff.
Supplementary Material:
.01 For purposes of Rule 3233, conduct constituting the misuse of material, non-public information
includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(A) Trading in any securities issued by a
corporation, or in any related securities or related options or other derivative securities, while in
possession of material, nonpublic information concerning that issuer; or
(B) Trading in a security or related options or
other derivative securities, while in possession of material non-public information concerning imminent
transactions in the security or related securities; or
(C) Disclosing to another person or entity any
material, non-public information involving a corporation whose shares are publicly traded or an imminent
transaction in an underlying security or related securities for the purpose of facilitating the possible
misuse of such material, non-public information.
.02 This Rule provides that each member organization for which the Exchange is the DEA should establish,
maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures similar to the following, as applicable:
(A) All members must be advised in writing of
the prohibition against the misuse of material, non-public information; and
(B) All members of the member organization must
sign attestations affirming their awareness of, and agreement to abide by the aforementioned
prohibitions. These signed attestations must be maintained for at least three years, the first two years
in an easily accessible place; and
(C) Each member organization must receive and
retain copies of trade confirmations and monthly account statements for each account in which a member:
has a direct or indirect financial interest or makes investment decisions. The activity in such
brokerage accounts should be reviewed at least quarterly by the member organization for the express
purpose of detecting the possible misuse of material, non-public information; and
(D) All members must disclose to the member
organization whether they, or any person in whose account they have a direct or indirect financial
interest, or make investment decisions, are an officer, director or 10% shareholder in a company whose
shares are publicly traded. Any transaction in the stock (or option thereon) of such company shall be
reviewed to determine whether the transaction may have involved a misuse of material non-public
information.
Maintenance of the foregoing policies and
procedures may not, in all cases, satisfy the requirements and intent of this Rule. The adequacy of each
member organization's policies and procedures will depend upon the nature of each member organization's
business.
.03 Member organizations acting as a registered Market Maker in UTP Exchange Traded Products, and their
affiliates, shall also establish, maintain and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably
designed to prevent the misuse of any material nonpublic information with respect to such products, any
components of the related products, any physical asset or commodity underlying the product, applicable
currencies, underlying indexes, related futures or options on futures, and any related derivative
instruments.
Adopted.
December 3, 2019 (19-51).
(a) For purposes of this Rule, the terms below are defined as follows:
(1) "Nasdaq Affiliate" means Nasdaq, Inc. and
any entity that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with Nasdaq, Inc., where "control" means that one entity possesses, directly
or indirectly, voting control of the other entity either through ownership of capital stock or other
equity securities or through majority representation on the board of directors or other management body
of such entity.
(2) "Affiliate Security" means any security
issued by a Nasdaq Affiliate or any Exchange-listed option on any such security.
(b) No Equity Affiliate Security will be listed on the Exchange.
(c) Throughout the trading of the Affiliate Security on the Exchange, the Exchange will prepare a
quarterly report on the Affiliate Security for the Exchange's Regulatory Oversight Committee that
describes Exchange regulatory staff's monitoring of the trading of the Affiliate Security including
summaries of all related surveillance alerts, complaints, regulatory referrals, adjusted trades,
investigations, examinations, formal and informal disciplinary actions, exception reports and trading
data used to ensure the Affiliate Security's compliance with the Exchange's trading rules.
Adopted.
December 3, 2019 (19-51).
No member organization shall give a proxy to vote stock registered in its name, except as required or
permitted under the provisions of Rule 3238, unless the firm is the beneficial owner of such stock.
Adopted.
December 3, 2019 (19-51).
Whenever a person soliciting proxies shall furnish a member organization:
(1) copies of all soliciting material which such person is sending to registered holders, and
(2) satisfactory assurance that he will reimburse such member organization for all out-of-pocket
expenses, including reasonable clerical expenses, if any, incurred by such member organization, in
obtaining instructions from the beneficial owners of stock.
Such organization shall transmit to each beneficial owner of stock the material furnished together with a
request for voting instructions and also a statement to the effect that, if such instructions are not
received by the tenth day before the meeting the proxy may be given at discretion by the owner of record
of the stock. However, when the proxy soliciting material is transmitted to the beneficial owner of the
stock twenty-five days or more before the meeting, the statement accompanying such material shall be to
the effect that the proxy may be given fifteen days before the meeting at the discretion of the owner of
record of the stock. This Rule shall not apply to beneficial owners outside the United States.
Adopted.
December 3, 2019 (19-51).
A member organization shall give a proxy for stock registered in its name, at the direction of the
beneficial owner. If the stock is not in the control or possession of the member organization,
satisfactory proof of the beneficial ownership as of the record date may be required.
Member organization holdings as executor, etc.
A member organization may give a proxy to vote any stock registered in its name if the member
organization holds such stock as executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, or in a similar
representative or fiduciary capacity with authority to vote.
A member organization which has in its possession or control stock registered in the name of another
member organization shall
(1) forward to such other member organization any voting instructions received from the beneficial owner,
or
(2) if the proxy-soliciting material has been transmitted to the beneficial owner of the stock in
accordance with Rule 3237 and no instructions have been received by the date specified in the statement
accompanying such material, notify such other member organization of such fact in order that such
organization may give the proxy as provided below.
(a) When a member organization may vote without
customer instructions—A member organization may give a proxy to vote stock provided that:
(1) it has transmitted proxy-soliciting material
to the beneficial owner of stock
(2) it has not received voting instructions from
the beneficial owner by the date specified in the statement accompanying such material; and
(3) provided such action is adequately disclosed
to stockholders and does not include authorization for a merger, consolidation or any matter which may
substantially affect the rights or privileges of such stock.
(b) When a member organization may not vote
without customer instructions—A member organization may not give or authorize a proxy to vote
without instructions from beneficial owners when the matter to be voted upon:
(1) is submitted to stockholders by means of a
proxy statement comparable to that specified in Schedule 14-A of the SEC;
(2) is the subject of a counter-solicitation, or
is part of a proposal made by a stockholder which is being opposed by management;
(3) relates to a merger or consolidation (except
when the company's proposal is to merge with its own wholly owned subsidiary, provided shareholders
dissenting thereto do not have rights of appraisal and there is no change in the state of
incorporation);
(4) involves right of appraisal;
(5) authorizes mortgaging of property;
(6) authorizes or creates indebtedness or
increases the authorized amount of indebtedness;
(7) authorizes or creates a preferred stock or
increases the authorized amount of an existing preferred stock;
(8) alters the terms or conditions of existing
stock or indebtedness;
(9) involves a waiver or modification of
preemptive rights;
(10) changes existing quorum requirements with
respect to stockholder meetings;
(11) alters voting provisions or the
proportionate voting power of a stock, or the number of its votes per share (except where cumulative
voting provisions govern the number of votes per share for election of directors and the company
proposal involves a change in the number of its directors by not more than 10% or not more than one);
(12) authorizes the implementation of any equity
compensation plan, or any material revision to the terms of any existing equity compensation plan;
••• Commentary:----------
.01 A member organization may not give or authorize a proxy to vote without instructions on a
matter relating to executive compensation, even if such matter would otherwise qualify for an exception
from the requirements of Item 12, Item 13 or any other Item under this Rule. See Item 21.
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(13) authorizes:
(i) a new profit-sharing or special remuneration
plan, or a new retirement plan, the annual cost of which will amount to more than 10% of average annual
income before taxes for the preceding five years, or
(ii) the amendment of an existing plan which
would bring its costs above 10% of such average annual income before taxes.
Exception may be made in cases of:
(i) retirement plans based on agreement or
negotiations with labor unions (or which have been or are to be approved by such unions) and
(ii) any related retirement plan for benefit of
non-union employees having terms substantially equivalent to the terms of such union-negotiated plan
which is submitted for action of stockholders concurrently with such union-negotiated plan;
••• Commentary:----------
.02 A member organization may not give or authorize a proxy to vote without instructions on a
matter relating to executive compensation, even if such matter would otherwise qualify for an exception
from the requirements of Item 12, Item 13 or any other Item under this Rule. See Item 21.
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(14) changes the purposes or powers of a company
to an extent which would permit it to change to a materially different line of business and it is the
company's stated intention to make such a change;
(15) authorizes the acquisition of property,
assets or a company, where the consideration to be given has a fair value approximating 20% or more of
the market value of the previously outstanding shares;
(16) authorizes the sale or other disposition of
assets or earning power approximating 20% or more of those existing prior to the transaction;
(17) authorizes a transaction not in the
ordinary course of business in which an officer, director or substantial security holder has a direct or
indirect interest;
(18) reduces earned surplus by 51% or more, or
reduces earned surplus to an amount less than the aggregate of three years' common stock dividends
computed at the current dividend rate.
(19) is the election of directors, provided,
however, that this prohibition shall not apply in the case of a company registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940;
(20) materially amends an investment advisory
contract with an investment company. A material amendment to an investment advisory contract would
include any proposal to obtain shareholder approval of an investment company's investment advisory
contract with a new investment adviser, which approval is required by the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and the rules thereunder. Such approval will be deemed to be a
"matter which may affect substantially the rights or privileges of such stock" for purposes of this Rule
so that a member organization may not give or authorize a proxy to vote shares registered in its name
absent instruction from the beneficial holder of the shares. As a result, for example, a member
organization may not give or authorize a proxy to vote shares registered in its name, absent instruction
from the beneficial holder of the shares, on any proposal to obtain shareholder approval required by the
1940 Act of an investment advisory contract between an investment company and a new investment adviser
due to an assignment of the investment company's investment advisory contract, including an assignment
caused by a change in control of the investment adviser that is party to the assigned contract; or
(21) is in connection with a vote on executive
compensation matters, or any other significant matter, as determined by the Commission by rule.
••• Commentary:----------
.03 A matter relating to executive compensation would include, among other things, the items
referred to in Section 14A of the Exchange Act (added by Section 951 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act), including (i) an advisory vote to approve the compensation of
executives, (ii) a vote on whether to hold such an advisory vote every one, two or three years, and
(iii) an advisory vote to approve any type of compensation (whether present, deferred, or contingent)
that is based on or otherwise relates to an acquisition, merger, consolidation, sale, or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of an issuer and the aggregate total of all such
compensation that may (and the conditions upon which it may) be paid or become payable to or on behalf
of an executive officer. In addition, a member organization may not give or authorize a proxy to vote
without instructions on a matter relating to executive compensation, even if such matter would otherwise
qualify for an exception from the requirements of Item 12, Item 13 or any other Item under this Rule.
Any vote on these or similar executive compensation-related matters is subject to the requirements of
this Rule.
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(c) Discretionary and non-discretionary
proposals in one proxy form—A proxy form may contain proposals, some of which may be acted upon at
the discretion of the member organization in the absence of instruction, and others which may be voted
only in accordance with the directions of the beneficial owner. This should be indicated in the letter
of transmittal. In such cases, the member organization may vote the proxy in the absence of instructions
if it physically crosses out those portions where it does not have discretion.
(d) Cancellation of discretionary proxy where
counter-solicitation develops—Where a discretionary proxy has been given in good faith under the
rules and counter-solicitation develops at a later date, thereby creating a "contest", the question as
to whether or not the discretionary proxy should then be canceled is a matter which each member
organization must decide for itself. After a contest has developed, no further proxies should be given
except at the direction of beneficial owners.
(e) Subsequent proxy—Where a member
organization gives a subsequent proxy, it should clearly indicate whether the proxy is in addition to,
in substitution for, or in revocation of, any prior proxy.
(f) Signing and dating proxy—All proxies
should be dated and should show the number of shares voted. Since manual signatures are sometimes
illegible, a member organization should also either type or rubber-stamp its name on such proxy.
(g) Proxy records—Records covering the
solicitation of proxies shall show the following:
(1) the date of receipt of the proxy material
from the issuer or other person soliciting the proxies;
(2) names of customers to whom the material is
sent together with date of mailing;
(3) all voting instructions showing whether
verbal or written; and
(4) a summary of all proxies voted by the member
organization clearly setting forth total shares voted for or against, or not voted, for each proposal to
be acted upon at the meeting.
Verbal voting instructions may be accepted
provided a record is kept of the instructions of the beneficial owner and the instructions are retained
by the member organization. The record shall also indicate the date of the receipt of the instructions
and the name of the recipient.
(h) Retention of records—All proxy
solicitation records, originals of all communications received and copies of all communications sent
relating to such solicitation, shall be retained for a period of not less than three years, the first
two years in an easily accessible place.
Adopted.
December 3, 2019 (19-51).
In all cases in which a proxy is given by a member organization the proxy shall state the actual number
of shares of stock for which the proxy is given.
Adopted.
December 3, 2019 (19-51).
A member organization, when so requested by the Exchange shall transfer certificates of a listed stock
held either for its own account or for the account of others, if registered in the name of a previous
holder of record, into its own name, prior to the taking of a record of stockholders, to facilitate the
convenient solicitation of proxies.
The Exchange will make such request at the instance of the issuer or of persons owning in the aggregate
at least ten percent of such stock, provided, if the Exchange so requires, the issuer or persons making
such request agree to indemnify member organizations against transfer taxes, and the Exchange may make
such a request whenever it deems it advisable.
Adopted.
December 3, 2019 (19-51).
Rule 3241. Rule
Applicable to Individual Members and Nominees
The provisions of Rules 3236 to 3240, inclusive, shall apply also to any nominees of member
organizations. They shall apply also to voting in person.
Adopted.
December 3, 2019 (19-51).
Rule 3242.
Transmission of Interim Reports and Other Material
A member organization, when so requested by a company, and upon being furnished with:
(1) copies of interim
reports of earnings or other material being sent to stockholders, and
(2) satisfactory assurance
that it will be reimbursed by such company for all out-of-pocket expenses, including reasonable clerical
expenses, shall transmit such reports or material to each beneficial owner of stock of such company held
by such member organization and registered in a name other than the name of the beneficial owner.
This Rule shall not apply
to beneficial owners outside the United States.
Adopted.
December 3, 2019 (19-51).
Rule 3300. Execution Services
The following definitions apply to the Rule 3200 and 3300 Series for the trading of securities on PSX.
(a) The term "PSX," or "System" shall mean the automated system for order execution and trade reporting
owned and operated by the Exchange. The Exchange will operate PSX as an automated trading center for
purposes of Rule 600(b)(4) of Regulation NMS. PSX comprises:
(1) a montage for Quotes and Orders, referred to
herein as the "PSX Book", that collects and ranks all Quotes and Orders submitted by Participants;
(2) an Order execution service that enables
Participants to automatically execute transactions in System Securities; and provides Participants with
sufficient monitoring and updating capability to participate in an automated execution environment;
(3) a trade reporting service that submits
"locked-in" trades for clearing to a registered clearing agency for clearance and settlement; transmits
last-sale reports of transactions automatically to the National Trade Reporting System, if required, for
dissemination to the public and industry; and provides participants with monitoring and risk management
capabilities to facilitate participation in a "locked-in" trading environment; and
(4) data feeds that can be used to display with
attribution to PSX Participants' MPIDs all Quotes and Displayed Orders on both the bid and offer side of
the market for all price levels then within the PSX Market, and that disseminate such additional
information about Quotes, Orders, and transactions within PSX as shall be reflected in the PSX Rules.
(b) The term "System Securities" shall mean any NMS stock, as defined in SEC Rule 600 except securities
specifically excluded from trading via a list of excluded securities posted on www.nasdaqtrader.com.
(c) The term "PSX Participant" or "Participant" shall mean an entity that fulfills the obligations
contained in Rule 3211 regarding participation in the System, and shall include:
(1) "Equities ECNs," which are member
organizations that meet all of the requirements of Rule 3223, and that participate in the System with
respect to one or more System Securities;
(2) "PSX Market Makers" or "Market Makers",
member organizations that are registered as PSX Market Makers for purposes of participation in the
System on a fully automated basis with respect to one or more System securities; and
(3) "Order Entry Firms," which are member
organizations that are registered for the purposes of entering orders in System Securities into the
System. This term shall also include any Electronic Communications Network or Alternative Trading System
(as such terms are defined in Regulation NMS) that fails to meet all the requirements of Rule
3223.
(d) The term "Quote" means a single bid or offer quotation submitted to the System by a Market Maker or
Equities ECN and designated for display (price and size) next to the Participant's MPID in the PSX Book.
Quotes are entered in the form of Orders with Attribution (as defined in Rule 3301B). Accordingly, all
Quotes are also Orders.
(e) The term "Order" means an instruction to trade a specified number of shares in a specified System
Security submitted to PSX by a Participant. An "Order Type" is a standardized set of instructions
associated with an Order that define how it will behave with respect to pricing, execution, and/or
posting to the PSX Book when submitted to PSX. An "Order Attribute" is a further set of variable
instructions that may be associated with an Order to further define how it will behave with respect to
pricing, execution, and/or posting to the PSX Book when submitted to PSX. The available Order Types and
Order Attributes, and the Order Attributes that may be associated with particular Order Types, are
described in Rules 3301A and 3301B. One or more Order Attributes may be assigned to a single Order;
provided, however, that if the use of multiple Order Attributes would provide contradictory instructions
to an Order, the System will reject the Order or remove non-conforming Order Attributes.
(f) The term "ET" means Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Time, as applicable.
(g) The term "Market Hours" means the period of time beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET and ending at 4:00 p.m. ET
(or such earlier time as may be designated by the Exchange on a day when PSX closes early). The term
"System Hours" means the period of time beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET and ending at 5:00 p.m. ET (or such
earlier time as may be designated by the Exchange on a day when PSX closes early). The term "Pre-Market
Hours" means the period of time beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET and ending immediately prior to the
commencement of Market Hours. The term "Post-Market Hours" means the period of time beginning
immediately after the end of Market Hours and ending at 5:00 p.m. ET. The Exchange notes that in certain
contexts, times cited in the PSX Rules may be approximate.
(h) The term "marketable" with respect to an Order to buy (sell) means that, at the time it is entered
into the System, the Order is priced at the current Best Offer or higher (at the current Best Bid or
lower).
(i) The term "market participant identifier" or "MPID" means a unique four-letter mnemonic assigned to
each Participant in PSX. A Participant may have one or more than one MPID.
(j) The terms "Best Bid", "Best Offer", "National Best Bid and National Best Offer", "Protected Bid",
"Protected Offer", "Protected Quotation" and "Intermarket Sweep Order" shall have the meanings assigned
to them under Rule 600 under SEC Regulation NMS; provided, however, that the terms "Best Bid", "Best
Offer", "Protected Bid", "Protected Offer", and "Protected Quotation" shall, unless otherwise stated,
refer to the bid, offer, or quotation of a market center other than PSX. The term "NBBO" shall mean the
"National Best Bid and National Best Offer".
(k) The term "minimum price increment" means $0.01 in the case of a System Security priced at $1 or more
per share, and $0.0001 in the case of a System Security priced at less than $1 per share.
(l) The term "System Book Feed" shall mean a data feed for System Securities, generally known as the PSX
TotalView ITCH feed.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendments.
September 29, 2010 (10-135).
December 9, 2010 (10-172).
April 25, 2011 (11-13).
May 19, 2011 (11-70), operative June 20, 2011.
September 21, 2011 (11-108), operative October 22, 2011.
October 3, 2011 (11-132), operative December 19, 2011.
November 10, 2011 (11-153).
November 23, 2011 (11-159).
December 9, 2011 (11-141).
March 23, 2012 (12-39), operative April 23, 2012.
May 4, 2012 (12-62), operative May 14, 2012.
June 22, 2012 (12-84).
July 2, 2012 (12-91).
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
June 3, 2013 (13-62), operative July 3, 2013.
December 19, 2013 (13-127).
June 23, 2014 (14-40), operative July 23, 2014.
March 24, 2015 (15-32), operative April 23, 2015.
June 24, 2015 (15-29).
(a) Participants may express their trading interest in PSX by entering Orders. PSX offers a range of
Order Types that behave in the manner specified for each particular Order Type. Each Order Type may be
assigned certain Order Attributes that further define its behavior. All Order Types and Order Attributes
operate in a manner that is reasonably designed to comply with the requirements of Rules 610 and 611
under Regulation NMS. Each Order must designate whether it is to effect a buy, a long sale, a short
sale, or an exempt short sale.
The Exchange maintains several communications protocols for Participants to use in entering Orders and
sending other messages to PSX:
• OUCH is an Exchange proprietary protocol.
• RASH is an Exchange proprietary protocol.
• FLITE is an Exchange proprietary
protocol.
• FIX is a non-proprietary protocol.
Except where otherwise stated, all protocols are available for all Order Types and Order Attributes.
Upon entry, an Order is processed to determine whether it may execute against any contra-side Orders on
the PSX Book in accordance with the parameters applicable to the Order Type and Order Attributes
selected by the Participant and in accordance with the priority for Orders on the PSX Book provided in
Rule 3307. In addition, the Order may have its price adjusted in accordance with applicable parameters
and may be routed to other market centers for potential execution if designated as Routable. The Order
may then be posted to the PSX Book if consistent with the parameters of the Order Type and Order
Attributes selected by the Participant. Thereafter, as detailed in Rules 3301A, 3301B, and 3315, there
are numerous circumstances in which the Order on the PSX Book may be modified and receive a new
timestamp. The sole instances in which the modification of an Order on the PSX Book will not result in a
new timestamp are: (i) a decrease in the size of the Order due to execution or modification by the
Participant or by the System, and (ii) a redesignation of a sell Order as a long sale, a short sale, or
an exempt short sale. Whenever an Order receives a new timestamp for any reason, it is processed by the
System as a new Order with respect to potential execution against Orders on the PSX Book, price
adjustment, routing, reposting to the PSX Book, and subsequent execution against incoming Orders, except
where otherwise stated.
All Orders are also subject to cancellation and/or repricing and reentry onto the PSX Book in the
circumstances described in Rule 3100(a)(5) (providing for compliance with Plan to Address Extraordinary
Market Volatility) and Rule
3303 (providing for compliance with Regulation SHO). In all circumstances where an Order is repriced
pursuant to those provisions, it is processed by the System as a new Order with respect to potential
execution against Orders on the PSX Book, price adjustment, routing reposting to the PSX Book, and
subsequent execution against incoming Orders. If multiple Orders at a given price are repriced, the
Order in which they are reentered is random, based on the respective processing time for each such
Order; provided, however, that in the case of Price to Comply Orders and Post-Only Orders that have
their prices adjusted upon entry because they lock a Protected Quotation but that are subsequently
displayed at their original entered limit price as provided in Rules 3301A(b)(1)(B) and (4)(B), they are
processed in accordance with the time priority under which they were previously ranked on the PSX Book.
(b) Except where stated otherwise, the following Order Types are available to all Participants:
(1) (A) A "Price to Comply Order" is an Order Type designed to comply with Rule 610(d) under Regulation
NMS by avoiding the display of quotations that lock or cross any Protected Quotation in a System
Security during Market Hours. The Price to Comply Order is also designed to provide potential price
improvement.
When a Price to Comply Order is entered, the Price to Comply Order will be executed against previously
posted Orders on the PSX Book that are priced equal to or better than the price of the Price to Comply
Order, up to the full amount of such previously posted Orders, unless such executions would trade
through a Protected Quotation. Any portion of the Order that cannot be executed in this manner will be
posted on the PSX Book (and/or routed if it has been designated as Routable).
During Market Hours, the price at which a Price to Comply Order is posted is determined in the following
manner. If the entered limit price of the Price to Comply Order would lock or cross a Protected
Quotation and the Price to Comply Order could not execute against an Order on the PSX Book at a price
equal to or better than the price of the Protected Quotation, the Price to Comply Order will be
displayed on the PSX Book at a price one minimum price increment lower than the current Best Offer (for
a Price to Comply Order to buy) or higher than the current Best Bid (for a Price to Comply Order to
sell) but will also be ranked on the PSX Book with a non-displayed price equal to the current Best Offer
(for a Price to Comply Order to buy) or to the current Best Bid (for a Price to Comply Order to sell).
For example, if a Price to Comply Order to buy at $11 would lock a Protected Offer of $11, the Price to
Comply Order will be ranked at a non-displayed price of $11 but will be displayed at $10.99. An incoming
Order to sell at a price of $11 or lower would execute against the Price to Comply Order at $11 (unless
the incoming Order was an Order Type that was not immediately executable, in which case the incoming
Order would behave in the manner specified for that Order Type).
During Pre-Market Hours and Post-Market Hours, a Price to Comply Order will be ranked and displayed at
its entered limit price without adjustment.
(B) If a Price to Comply Order is entered through RASH or FIX, during Market Hours the price of the Price
to Comply Order will be adjusted in the following manner after initial entry and posting to the PSX Book
(unless the Order is assigned a Routing Order Attribute that would cause it to be routed to another
market center rather than remaining on the PSX Book):
• If the entered limit price of the Price
to Comply Order locked or crossed a Protected Quotation and the NBBO changes, the displayed and
non-displayed price of the Price to Comply Order will be adjusted repeatedly in accordance with changes
to the NBBO; provided, however, that if the quotation of another market center moves in a manner that
would lock or cross the displayed price of a Price to Comply Order, the prices of the Price to Comply
Order will not be adjusted. For example, if a Price to Comply Order to buy at $11.02 would cross a
Protected Offer of $11, the Order will be ranked at a non-displayed price of $11 but will be displayed
at $10.99. If the Best Offer then moves to $11.01, the displayed price will be changed to $11 and the
Order will be ranked at a non-displayed price of $11.01. However, if another market center then displays
an offer of $11 (thereby locking the previously displayed price of the Price to Comply Order,
notwithstanding Rule 610(d) under Regulation NMS), the price of the Price to Comply Order will not be
changed. The Order may be repriced repeatedly until such time as the Price to Comply Order is able to be
ranked and displayed at its original entered limit price ($11.02 in the example). The Price to Comply
Order receives a new timestamp each time its price is changed.
• If the original entered limit price of
the Price to Comply Order would no longer lock or cross a Protected Quotation, the Price to Comply Order
will be ranked and displayed at that price and will receive a new timestamp, and will not thereafter be
adjusted under this paragraph (B).
If a Price to Comply Order is entered through OUCH or FLITE, during Market Hours the price of the Price
to Comply Order may be adjusted in the following manner after initial entry and posting to the PSX Book:
• If the entered limit price of the Price
to Comply Order crossed a Protected Quotation and the NBBO changes so that the Price to Comply Order
could be displayed at a price at or closer to its entered limit price without locking or crossing a
Protected Quotation, the Price to Comply Order may either remain on the PSX Book unchanged or may be
cancelled back to the Participant, depending on its choice. For example, if a Price to Comply Order to
buy at $11.02 would cross a Protected Offer of $11, the Order will be ranked a non-displayed price of
$11 but will be displayed at $10.99. If the Best Offer changes to $11.01, the Order will not be
repriced, but rather will either remain with a displayed price of $10.99 but ranked at a non-displayed
price of $11 or be cancelled back to the Participant, depending on its choice. A Participant's choice
with regard to maintaining the Price to Comply Order or cancelling it is set in advance for each port
through which the Participant enters Orders.
• If the entered limit price of the Price
to Comply Order locked a Protected Quotation, the price of the Price to Comply Order will be adjusted
after initial entry only as follows. If the entered limit price would no longer lock a Protected
Quotation, the Price to Comply Order may either remain on the PSX Book unchanged, may be cancelled back
to the Participant, or may be ranked and displayed at its original entered limit price, depending on the
Participant's choice. For example, if a Price to Comply Order to buy at $11 would lock a Protected Offer
of $11, the Price to Comply Order will be ranked at a non-displayed price of $11 but will be displayed
at $10.99. If the Best Offer changes to $11.01, the Price to Comply Order may either remain with a
displayed price of $10.99 but ranked at a non-displayed price of $11, be cancelled back to the
Participant, or be ranked and displayed at $11, depending on the Participant's choice. A Participant's
choice with regard to maintaining the Price to Comply Order, cancelling it, or allowing it to be
displayed is set in advance for each port through which the Participant enters Orders. If the Price to
Comply Order is ranked and displayed at its original entered limit price, it will receive a new
timestamp, and will not thereafter be adjusted under this paragraph (B).
(C) The following Order Attributes may be assigned to a Price to Comply Order:
• Price. As described above, the price of
the Order may be adjusted to avoid locking or crossing a Protected Quotation, and may include a
displayed price as well as a non-displayed price.
• Size.
• Reserve Size (available through RASH and
FIX only).
• A Time-in-Force other than IOC. (A Price
to Comply Order entered with a Time-in-Force of IOC would be processed as a Non-Displayed Order with a
Time-in-Force of IOC).
• Designation as an ISO. In accordance with
Regulation NMS, a Price to Comply Order designated as an ISO would be processed at its entered limit
price, since such a designation reflects a representation by the Participant that it has simultaneously
routed one or more additional limit orders, as necessary, to execute against the full displayed size of
any Protected Quotations that the Price to Comply Order would lock or cross.
• Routing (available through RASH and FIX
only).
• Primary Pegging and Market Pegging
(available through RASH and FIX only).
• Discretion (available through RASH and
FIX only).
• Display. A Price to Comply Order is
always displayed, although, as provided above, it may also have a non-displayed price and/or Reserve
Size.
• Trade Now (available through OUCH, RASH,
FLITE and FIX).
(2) (A) A "Price to Display Order" is an Order Type designed to comply with Rule 610(d) under Regulation
NMS by avoiding the display of quotations that lock or cross any Protected Quotation in a System
Security during Market Hours. Price to Display Orders are available solely to Participants that are
Market Makers for System Securities.
When a Price to Display Order is entered, if its entered limit price would lock or cross a Protected
Quotation, the Price to Display Order will be repriced to one minimum price increment lower than the
current Best Offer (for a Price to Display Order to buy) or higher than the current Best Bid (for a
Price to Display Order to sell). For example, if a Price to Display Order to buy at $11 would cross a
Protected Offer of $10.99, the Price to Display Order will be repriced to $10.98. The Price to Display
Order (whether repriced or not repriced) will then be executed against previously posted Orders on the
PSX Book that are priced equal to or better than the adjusted price of the Price to Display Order, up to
the full amount of such previously posted Orders, unless such executions would trade through a Protected
Quotation. Any portion of the Order that cannot be executed in this manner will be posted on the PSX
Book (and/or routed if it has been designated as Routable).
During Market Hours, the price at which a Price to Display Order is displayed and ranked on the PSX Book
will be its entered limit price if the Price to Display Order was not repriced upon entry, or the
adjusted price if the Price to Comply Order was repriced upon entry, such that the price will not lock
or cross a Protected Quotation.
During Pre-Market Hours and Post-Market Hours, a Price to Display Order will be displayed and ranked at
its entered limit price without adjustment.
(B) If a Price to Display Order is entered through RASH or FIX, during Market Hours the Price to Display
Order may be adjusted in the following manner after initial entry and posting to the PSX Book (unless
the Order is assigned a Routing Order Attribute that would cause it to be routed to another market
center rather than remaining on the PSX Book):
• If the entered limit price of the Price
to Display Order locked or crossed a Protected Quotation and the NBBO changes, the price of the Order
will be adjusted repeatedly in accordance with changes to the NBBO; provided, however, that if the
quotation of another market center moves in a manner that would lock or cross the price of a Price to
Display Order, the price of the Price to Display Order will not be adjusted. For example, if a Price to
Display Order to buy at $11.02 would cross a Protected Offer of $11, the Order will be displayed and
ranked at $10.99. If the Best Offer then moves to $11.01, the displayed/ranked price will be changed to
$11. However, if another market center then displays an offer of $11 (thereby locking the previously
displayed price of the Price to Display Order, notwithstanding Rule 610(d) under Regulation NMS), the
price of the Price to Display Order will not be changed. The Order may be repriced repeatedly until such
time as the Price to Display Order is able to be displayed and ranked at its original entered limit
price ($11.02 in the example). The Price to Display Order receives a new timestamp each time its price
is changed.
• If the original entered limit price of
the Price to Display Order would no longer lock or cross a Protected Quotation, the Price to Display
Order will be displayed and ranked at that price and will receive a new timestamp, and will not
thereafter be adjusted under this paragraph (B).
If a Price to Display Order is entered through OUCH or FLITE, during Market Hours the Price to Display
Order may be adjusted in the following manner after initial entry and posting to the PSX Book:
• If the entered limit price of the Price
to Display Order locked or crossed a Protected Quotation and the NBBO changes so that the Price to
Display Order could be ranked and displayed at a price at or closer to its original entered limit price
without locking or crossing a Protected Quotation, the Price to Display Order may either remain on the
PSX Book unchanged or may be cancelled back to the Participant, depending on the Participant's choice.
For example, if a Price to Display Order to buy at $11.02 would cross a Protected Offer of $11, the
Order will be ranked and displayed at $10.99. If the Best Offer changes to $11.01, the Price to Display
Order will not be repriced, but rather will either remain at its current price or be cancelled back to
the Participant, depending on its choice. A Participant's choice with regard to maintaining the Price to
Display Order or cancelling it is set in advance for each port through which the Participant enters
Orders.
(C) The following Order Attributes may be assigned to a Price to Display Order:
• Price. As described above, the price of
the Order may be adjusted to avoid locking or crossing a Protected Quotation.
• Size.
• Reserve Size (available through RASH and
FIX only).
• A Time-in-Force other than IOC. (A Price
to Display Order entered with a Time-in-Force of IOC would be processed as a Non-Displayed Order with a
Time-in-Force of IOC).
• Designation as an ISO. In accordance with
Regulation NMS, a Price to Display Order designated as an ISO would be processed at its entered limit
price, since such a designation reflects a representation by the Participant that it has simultaneously
routed one or more additional limit orders, as necessary, to execute against the full displayed size of
any Protected Quotations that the Price to Display Order would lock or cross.
• Routing (available through RASH and FIX
only).
• Primary Pegging and Market Pegging
(available through RASH and FIX only).
• Discretion (available through RASH and
FIX only).
• Attribution. All Price to Display Orders
are Attributable Orders.
• Display. A Price to Display Order is
always displayed (but may also have Reserve Size).
(3) (A) A "Non-Displayed Order" is an Order Type that is not displayed to other Participants, but
nevertheless remains available for potential execution against incoming Orders until executed in full or
cancelled. In addition to the Non-Displayed Order Type, there are other Order Types that are not
displayed on the PSX Book. Thus, "Non-Display" is both a specific Order Type and an Order Attribute of
certain other Order Types.
When a Non-Displayed Order is entered, the Non-Displayed Order will be executed against previously posted
Orders on the PSX Book that are priced equal to or better than the price of the Non-Displayed Order, up
to the full amount of such previously posted Orders, unless such executions would trade through a
Protected Quotation. Any portion of the Non-Displayed Order that cannot be executed in this manner will
be posted to the PSX Book (unless the Non-Displayed Order has a Time-in-Force of IOC) and/or routed if
it has been designated as Routable.
During Market Hours, the price at which a Non-Displayed Order is posted is determined in the following
manner. If the entered limit price of the Non-Displayed Order would lock a Protected Quotation, the
Non-Displayed Order will be placed on the PSX Book at the locking price. If the Non-Displayed Order
would cross a Protected Quotation, the Non-Displayed Order will be repriced to a price that would lock
the Protected Quotation and will be placed on the PSX Book at that price. For example, if a
Non-Displayed Order to buy at $11 would cross a Protected Offer of $10.99, the Non-Displayed Order will
be repriced and posted at $10.99. A Non-Displayed Order to buy at $10.99 would also be posted at $10.99.
During Pre-Market Hours and Post-Market Hours, a Non-Displayed Order will be posted at its entered limit
price without adjustment.
(B) If a Non-Displayed Order is entered through RASH or FIX, during Market Hours the Non-Displayed Order
may be adjusted in the following manner after initial entry and posting to the PSX Book (unless the
Order is assigned a Routing Order Attribute that would cause it to be routed to another market center
rather than remaining on the PSX Book):
• If the original entered limit price of a
Non-Displayed Order is higher than the Best Offer (for an Order to buy) or lower than the Best Bid (for
an Order to sell) and the NBBO moves toward the original entered limit price of the Non-Displayed Order,
the price of the Non-Displayed Order will be adjusted repeatedly in accordance with changes to the NBBO.
For example, if a Non-Displayed Order to buy at $11.02 would cross a Protected Offer of $11, the
Non-Displayed Order will be priced and posted at $11. If the Best Offer then changes to $11.01, the
price of the Non-Displayed Order will be changed to $11.01. The Order may be repriced repeatedly in this
manner, receiving a new timestamp each time its price is changed, until the Non-Displayed Order is
posted at its original entered limit price. The Non-Displayed Order will not thereafter be repriced
under this paragraph (B), except as provided below with respect to crossing a Protected Quotation.
• If, after being posted to the PSX Book,
the NBBO changes so that the Non-Displayed Order would cross a Protected Quotation, the Non-Displayed
Order will be repriced at a price that would lock the new NBBO and receive a new timestamp. For example,
if a Non-Displayed Order to buy at $11 would lock a Protected Offer of $11, the Non-Displayed Order will
be posted at $11. If the Best Offer then changes to $10.99, the Non-Displayed Order will be repriced at
$10.99, receiving a new timestamp. The Non-Displayed Order may be repriced and receive a new timestamp
repeatedly.
If a Non-Displayed Order is entered through OUCH or FLITE, during Market Hours the Non-Displayed Order
may be adjusted in the following manner after initial entry and posting to the PSX Book:
• If the original entered limit price of
the Non-Displayed Order locked or crossed a Protected Quotation and the NBBO changes so that the
Non-Displayed Order could be posted at a price at or closer to its original entered limit price without
crossing a Protected Quotation, the Non-Displayed Order may either remain on the PSX Book unchanged or
may be cancelled back to the Participant, depending on its choice. For example, if a Non-Displayed Order
to buy at $11.02 would cross a Protected Offer of $11, the Order will be priced at $11. If the Best
Offer changes to $11.01, the Order will not be repriced, but rather will either remain at its current
$11 price or be cancelled back to the Participant, depending on its choice. A Participant's choice with
regard to maintaining the Non-Displayed Order or cancelling it is set in advance for each port through
which the Participant enters Orders.
• If, after a Non-Displayed Order is posted
to the PSX Book, the NBBO changes so that the Non-Displayed Order would cross a Protected Quotation, the
Non-Displayed Order will be cancelled back to the Participant. For example, if a Non-Displayed Order to
buy at $11 would lock a Protected Offer of $11, the Non-Displayed Order will be posted at $11. If the
Best Offer then changes to $10.99, the Non-Displayed Order will be cancelled back to the Participant.
(C) The following Order Attributes may be assigned to a Non-Displayed Order:
• Price. As described above, the price of
the Order may be adjusted to avoid crossing a Protected Quotation.
• Size.
• Minimum Quantity.
• Time-in-Force.
• Designation as an ISO. In accordance with
Regulation NMS, a Non-Displayed Order designated as an ISO would be processed at its entered limit
price, since such a designation reflects a representation by the Participant that it has simultaneously
routed one or more additional limit orders, as necessary, to execute against the full displayed size of
any Protected Quotations that the Non-Displayed Order would cross. As discussed above, a Non-Displayed
Order would be accepted at a price that locked a Protected Quotation, even if the Order was not
designated as an ISO, because the non-displayed nature of the Order allows it to lock a Protected
Quotation under Regulation NMS. Accordingly, the System would not interpret receipt of a Non-Displayed
Order marked ISO that locked a Protected Quotation as the basis for determining that the Protected
Quotation had been executed for purposes of accepting additional Orders at that price level.
• Routing (available through RASH and FIX
only).
• Primary Pegging and Market Pegging
(available through RASH and FIX only).
• Pegging to the Midpoint (see Rule
3301B(d) with respect to differences between OUCH and FLITE and RASH and FIX).
• Discretion (available through RASH and
FIX only).
• Trade Now (available through OUCH, RASH,
FLITE and FIX).
(4) (A) A "Post-Only Order" is an Order Type designed to have its price adjusted as needed to post to the
PSX Book in compliance with Rule
610(d) under Regulation NMS by avoiding the display of quotations that lock or cross any Protected
Quotation in a System Security during Market Hours, or to execute against locking or crossing quotations
in circumstances where economically beneficial to the Participant entering the Post-Only Order.
During Market Hours, a Post-Only Order is evaluated at the time of entry with respect to locking or
crossing other Orders on the PSX Book, Protected Quotations, and potential execution as follows:
• If a Post-Only Order would lock or cross
a Protected Quotation, the Post Only Order may either be adjusted or be cancelled back to the
Participant, depending on the Participant's choice; provided, however, the Post-Only Order will execute
if (i) it is priced below $1.00 and the value of price improvement associated with executing against an
Order on the PSX Book (as measured against the original limit price of the Order) equals or exceeds the
sum of fees charged for such execution and the value of any rebate that would be provided if the Order
posted to the PSX Book and subsequently provided liquidity, or (ii) it is priced at $1.00 or more and
the value of price improvement associated with executing against an Order on the PSX Book (as measured
against the original limit price of the Order) equals or exceeds $0.01 per share. If the Participant
elects to have the Post Only Order adjusted, the price of the Order will first be adjusted. If the Order
is Attributable, its adjusted price will be one minimum price increment lower than the current Best
Offer (for bids) or higher than the current Best Bid (for offers). If the Order is not Attributable, its
adjusted price will be equal to the current Best Offer (for bids) or the current Best Bid (for offers).
However, the Order will not post or execute until the Order, as adjusted, is evaluated with respect to
Orders on the PSX Book.
º If the adjusted price of the Post-Only
Order would not lock or cross an Order on the PSX Book, the Order will be posted in the same manner as a
Price to Comply Order (if it is not Attributable) or a Price to Display Order (if it is Attributable).
Specifically, if the Post-Only Order is not Attributable, it will be displayed on the PSX Book at a
price one minimum price increment lower than the current Best Offer (for bids) or higher than the
current Best Bid (for offers) but will be ranked on the PSX Book with a non-displayed price equal to the
current Best Offer (for bids) or to the current Best Bid (for offers). For example, if a Post-Only Order
to buy at $11 would lock a Protected Offer of $11, the Order will be ranked at a non-displayed price of
$11 but will be displayed at $10.99. If the Post-Only Order is Attributable, it will be ranked and
displayed on the PSX Book at a price one minimum increment lower than the current Best Offer (for bids)
or higher than the current Best Bid (for offers). Thus, in the preceding example, the Post-Only Order to
buy would be ranked and displayed at $10.99.
º If the adjusted price of the Post-Only
Order would lock or cross a Displayed Order at its displayed price on the PSX Book, the Post Only Order
may either be adjusted or be cancelled back to the Participant, depending on the Participant's choice;
provided, however, the Post-Only Order will execute if (i) it is priced below $1.00 and the value of
price improvement associated with executing against an Order on the PSX Book (as measured against the
original limit price of the Order) equals or exceeds the sum of fees charged for such execution and the
value of any rebate that would be provided if the Order posted to the PSX Book and subsequently provided
liquidity, or (ii) it is priced at $1.00 or more and the value of price improvement associated with
executing against an Order on the PSX Book (as measured against the original limit price of the Order)
equals or exceeds $0.01 per share. If the Participant elects to have the Post-Only Order adjusted, the
Post-Only Order will be repriced, ranked, and displayed at one minimum price increment below the current
best displayed price to sell on the PSX Book (for bids) or above the current best displayed price to buy
on the PSX Book (for offers); provided, however, the Post-Only Order will execute if it meets the
criteria above. For example, if a Participant entered a Non-Attributable Post-Only Order to buy at
$11.01, another market center is displaying a Protected Offer at $11, and there is an Order on the PSX
Book to sell at $11, the adjusted price of the Post-Only Order will be $11. However, because the
Post-Only Order would be executable against the Order on the PSX Book and would receive $0.01 price
improvement (as measured against the original $11.01 price of the Post-Only Order), the Post-Only Order
would execute.
• If the adjusted price of the Post-Only
Order would lock or cross a non-displayed price on the PSX Book, the Post-Only Order will be posted in
the same manner as a Price to Comply Order; provided, however, the Post-Only Order will execute if (i)
it is priced below $1.00 and the value of price improvement associated with executing against an Order
on the PSX Book (as measured against the original limit price of the Order) equals or exceeds the sum of
fees charged for such execution and the value of any rebate that would be provided if the Order posted
to the PSX Book and subsequently provided liquidity, or (ii) it is priced at $1.00 or more and the value
of price improvement associated with executing against an Order on the PSX Book (as measured against the
original limit price of the Order) equals or exceeds $0.01 per share. For example, if a Participant
entered a NonAttributable Post-Only Order to buy at $11.01, another market center is displaying a
Protected Offer at $11, and there is a Non-Displayed Order on the PSX Book to sell at $11, the adjusted
price of the Post-Only Order will be $11. However, because the Post-Only Order would be executable
against the Non-Displayed Order on the PSX Book and would receive $0.01 price improvement (as measured
against the original $11.01 price of the Post-Only Order), the Post-Only Order would execute.
• If the Post-Only Order would not lock or
cross a Protected Quotation but would lock or cross a Displayed Order at its displayed price on the PSX
Book, the Post Only Order may either be adjusted or be cancelled back to the Participant, depending on
the Participant's choice; provided, however, the Post-Only Order will execute if (i) it is priced below
$1.00 and the value of price improvement associated with executing against an Order on the PSX Book (as
measured against the original limit price of the Order) equals or exceeds the sum of fees charged for
such execution and the value of any rebate that would be provided if the Order posted to the PSX Book
and subsequently provided liquidity, or (ii) it is priced at $1.00 or more and the value of price
improvement associated with executing against an Order on the PSX Book (as measured against the original
limit price of the Order) equals or exceeds $0.01 per share. If the Participant elects to have the Post
Only Order adjusted, the Post Only Order will be repriced, ranked, and displayed at one minimum price
increment below the current best-priced Order to sell on the PSX Book (for bids) or above the current
best-priced Order to buy on the PSX Book (for offers); provided, however, the Post-Only Order will
execute if it meets the criteria above. For example, if a Participant entered a Post-Only Order to buy
at $11.02, the Best Offer on an away exchange was $11.04, and there was a Displayed Order on the PSX
Book to sell at $11.02, the Post-Only Order would be ranked and displayed at $11.01. However, if a
Participant entered a Post-Only Order to buy at $11.03, the Order would execute against the Order on the
PSX Book at $11.02, receiving $0.01 per share price improvement.
• If the Post-Only Order would not lock or
cross a Protected Quotation but would lock or cross a non-displayed Order on the PSX Book, the Post-Only
Order will be posted, ranked, and displayed at its limit price; provided, however, the Post-Only Order
will execute if (i) it is priced below $1.00 and the value of price improvement associated with
executing against an Order on the PSX Book (as measured against the original limit price of the Order)
equals or exceeds the sum of fees charged for such execution and the value of any rebate that would be
provided if the Order posted to the PSX Book and subsequently provided liquidity, or (ii) it is priced
at $1.00 or more and the value of price improvement associated with executing against an Order on the
PSX Book (as measured against the original limit price of the Order) equals or exceeds $0.01 per share.
For example, if a Participant entered a Post-Only Order to buy at $11.02, the Best Offer was $11.04, and
there was a Non-Displayed Order on the PSX Book to sell at $11.02, the Post-Only Order would be ranked
and displayed at $11.02. However, if a Participant entered a Post-Only Order to buy at $11.03, the Order
would execute against the Order on the PSX Book at $11.02, receiving $0.01 per share price improvement.
• If a Post-Only Order is entered with a
Time-in-Force of IOC, the Order will be evaluated for possible execution in the same manner as any other
Post-Only Order but will be cancelled rather than posted if the Order cannot execute.
• If a Post-Only Order would not lock or
cross an Order on the PSX Book or any Protected Quotation, it will be posted on the PSX Book at its
entered limit price.
During Pre-Market and Post-Market Hours, a Post-Only Order will be processed in a manner identical to
Market Hours with respect to locking or crossing Orders on the PSX Book, but will not be cancelled or
have its price adjusted with respect to locking or crossing the quotations of other market centers.
(B) If a Post-Only Order is entered through RASH or FIX, during System Hours the Post-Only Order may be
adjusted in the following manner after initial entry and posting to the PSX Book:
• If the original entered limit price of
the Post-Only Order is not being displayed, the displayed price (and non-displayed price, if any) of the
Order will be adjusted repeatedly in accordance with changes to the NBBO or the best price on the PSX
Book, as applicable; provided, however, that if the quotation of another market center moves in a manner
that would lock or cross the displayed price of a PostOnly Order, the price(s) of the Post-Only Order
will not be adjusted. For example, if a Non-Attributable Post-Only Order to buy at $11.02 would cross a
Protected Offer of $11, the Order will be ranked at a non-displayed price of $11 but will be displayed
at $10.99. If the Best Offer then moves to $11.01, the displayed price will be changed to $11 and the
non-displayed price at which the Order is ranked will be changed to $11.01. However, if another market
center then displays an offer of $11 (thereby locking the previously displayed price of the Post-Only
Order, notwithstanding Rule 610(d) under Regulation NMS), the price of the Post-Only Order will not be
changed. The Order may be repriced repeatedly until such time as the Post-Only Order is able to be
displayed at its original entered limit price ($11.02 in the example). The Post-Only Order receives a
new timestamp each time its price is changed.
• If the original entered limit price of
the Post-Only Order would no longer lock or cross a Protected Quotation or a Displayed Order on the PSX
Book, the PostOnly Order will be ranked and displayed at that price and will receive a new time-stamp,
and will not thereafter be adjusted under this paragraph (B).
If a Post-Only Order is entered through OUCH or FLITE, the Post-Only Order may be adjusted in the
following manner after initial entry and posting to the PSX Book:
• During Market Hours, if the original
entered limit price of the Post-Only Order locked or crossed a Protected Quotation, the Post-Only Order
may be adjusted after initial entry in the same manner as a Price to Comply Order (or a Price to Display
Order, if it is Attributable). Thus, in the case of a Non-Attributable Post-Only Order that crossed a
Protected Quotation, if the NBBO changed so that the Post-Only Order could be ranked and displayed at a
price at or closer to its original entered limit price without locking or crossing a Protected
Quotation, the Post-Only Order may either remain on the PSX Book unchanged or may be cancelled back to
the Participant, depending on its choice. In the case of a Non-Attributable Post-Only Order that locked
a Protected Quotation, if the limit price would no longer lock a Protected Quotation, the Post-Only
Order may either remain on the PSX Book unchanged, may be cancelled back to the Participant, or may be
ranked and displayed at its original entered limit price, depending on the Participant's choice, and
will not thereafter be adjusted under this paragraph (B). If the Post-Only Order is displayed at its
original entered limit price, it will receive a new timestamp. Finally, in the case of an Attributable
Post-Only Order that locked or crossed a Protected Quotation, if the NBBO changed so that the Post-Only
Order could be ranked and displayed at a price at or closer to its original entered limit price without
locking or crossing a Protected Quotation, the Post-Only Order may either remain on the PSX Book
unchanged or may be cancelled back to the Participant, depending on the Participant's choice. A
Participant's choice with regard to adjustment of Post-Only Orders is set in advance for each port
through which the Participant enters Orders.
• During System Hours, if the original
entered limit price of the Post-Only Order locked or crossed a Displayed Order on the PSX Book and the
PSX Book changes so that the original entered limit price would no longer lock or cross an Order on the
PSX Book, the Post-Only Order may either remain on the PSX Book unchanged or may be cancelled back to
the Participant, depending on the Participant's choice. For example, if a Post-Only Order to buy at $11
would lock a Displayed Order on the PSX Book priced at $11, the Post-Only Order will be ranked and
displayed at $10.99. If the Order at $11 is cancelled or executed, the Post-Only Order may either remain
with a displayed price of $10.99 or be cancelled back to the Participant, depending on the Participant's
choice. A Participant's choice with regard to maintaining the Post-Only Order or cancelling it is set in
advance for each port through which the Participant enters Orders.
(C) The following Order Attributes may be assigned to a Post-Only Order:
• Price. As described above, the price of
the Order may be adjusted to avoid locking or crossing a Protected Quotation, and may include a
displayed price as well as a non-displayed price.
• Size.
• Time-in-Force; provided, however, that a
Post-Only Order with a Time-in-Force of IOC may not be entered through RASH or FIX.
• Designation as an ISO. In accordance with
Regulation NMS, a Post-Only Order designated as an ISO that locked or crossed a Protected Quotation
would be processed at its entered limit price, since such a designation reflects a representation by the
Participant that it has simultaneously routed one or more additional limit orders, as necessary, to
execute against the full displayed size of any Protected Quotations that the Post-Only Order would lock
or cross. However, as described above, a Post-Only Order designated as an ISO that locked or crossed an
Order on the PSX Book would either execute at time of entry, post at its limit price, or would have its
price adjusted prior to posting. Accordingly, the System would not interpret receipt of a Post-Only
Order marked ISO that had its price adjusted prior to posting as the basis for determining that any
Protected Quotation at the Order's original entered limit price level had been executed for purposes of
accepting additional Orders at that price level. However, if the Post-Only Order is ranked and displayed
at its adjusted price, the System would consider the adjusted price level to be open for purposes of
accepting additional Orders at that price level. For example, assume that there is a Protected Offer at
$11 and a Participant enters a Post-Only Order marked ISO to buy at $11. If there are no Orders to sell
at $11 on the PSX Book, the Order to buy will be displayed and ranked at $11, since the designation of
the Order as an ISO reflects the Participant's representation that it has routed one or more additional
limit orders, as necessary, to execute against the full displayed size of any Protected Quotations that
the Post-Only Order would lock or cross. However, if there was also a Displayed Order to sell at $11 on
the PSX Book, the Post-Only Order will be repriced, ranked, and displayed at $10.99. In that case, the
mere fact that the Post-Only Order was designated as an ISO would not allow PSX to conclude that the $11
price level was "open" for receiving orders to buy at that price; the $11 price level would be
considered open only if market data received by the System demonstrated that the Protected Offer at $11
had been removed or if a subsequent Displayed Order marked ISO was received and ranked at that price.
• Attribution.
• Display. A Post-Only Order is always
displayed, although as provided above, may also have a non-displayed price.
• Trade Now (available through OUCH, RASH,
FLITE and FIX).
(5) (A) A "Market Maker Peg Order" is an Order Type designed to allow a Market Maker to maintain a
continuous two-sided quotation at a displayed price that is compliant with the quotation requirements
for Market Makers set forth in Rule 3213(a)(2). The displayed price of the Market Maker Peg Order is set
with reference to a "Reference Price" in order to keep the displayed price of the Market Maker Peg Order
within a bounded price range. A Market Maker Peg Order may be entered through RASH or FIX only. A Market
Maker Peg Order must be entered with a limit price beyond which the Order may not be priced. The
Reference Price for a Market Maker Peg Order to buy (sell) is the then-current National Best Bid
(National Best Offer) (including PSX), or if no such National Best Bid or National Best Offer, the most
recent reported last-sale eligible trade from the responsible single plan processor for that day, or if
none, the previous closing price of the security as adjusted to reflect any corporate actions (e.g.,
dividends or stock splits) in the security.
Upon entry, the displayed price of a Market Maker Peg Order to buy (sell) is automatically set by the
System at the Designated Percentage (as defined in Rule 3213) away from the Reference Price in order to
comply with the quotation requirements for Market Makers set forth in Rule 3213(a)(2). For example, if
the National Best Bid is $10 and the Designated Percentage for the security is 8%, the displayed price
of a Market Marker Peg Order to buy would be $9.20. If the limit price of the Order is not within the
Designated Percentage, the Order will be sent back to the Participant.
Once a Market Maker Peg Order has posted to the PSX Book, it is repriced if needed as the Reference Price
changes. Specifically, if as a result of a change to the Reference Price, the difference between the
displayed price of the Market Maker Peg Order and the Reference Price reaches the Defined Limit (as
defined in Rule 3213), a Market Maker Peg Order to buy (sell) will be repriced to the Designated
Percentage away from the Reference Price. In the foregoing example, if the Defined Limit is 9.5% and the
National Best Bid increased to $10.17, such that the displayed price of the Market Maker Peg Order would
be more than 9.5% away, the Order will be repriced to $9.35, or 8% away from the National Best Bid. Note
that prices will be rounded in a manner to ensure that they are calculated and displayed at a level that
is consistent with the Designated Percentage and the permissible minimum increment of $0.01 or $0.0001,
as applicable. If the limit price of the Order is outside the Defined Limit, the Order will be sent back
to the Participant.
Similarly, if as a result of a change to the Reference Price, the displayed price of a Market Maker Peg
Order to buy (sell) is at least one minimum price variation more than (less than) a price that is 4%
less than (more than) the Reference Price, rounded up (down), then the Market Maker Peg Order to buy
(sell) will be repriced to the Designated Percentage away from the Reference Price. For example, if the
National Best Bid is $10 and the Designated Percentage for the security is 8%, the displayed price of a
Market Marker Peg Order to buy would initially be $9.20. If the National Best Bid then moved to $9.57,
such that the displayed price of the Market Maker Peg Order would be a minimum of $0.01 more than a
price that is 4% less than the National Best Bid, rounded up (i.e. $9.57 - ($9.57 x 0.04) = $9.1872,
rounding up to $9.19), the Order will be repriced to $8.81, or 8% away from the National Best Bid.
A Market Maker may enter a Market Maker Peg Order with a more aggressive offset than the Designated Percentage, but may not enter a less aggressive offset. A more aggressive offset will be expressed as a price difference from the Reference Price. Such a Market Maker Peg Order will be repriced in the same manner as a Price to Display Order with Attribution and Primary Pegging. As a result, the Order will be repriced whenever the price to which the Order is pegged is changed.
A new timestamp is created for a Market Maker Peg Order each time that it is repriced. In the absence of
a Reference Price, a Market Maker Peg Order will be cancelled (if on the PSX Book) or rejected (if it is
an incoming Order). If, after entry, a Market Maker Peg Order has a displayed price based on a Reference
Price other than the NBBO and such Market Maker Peg Order is established as the National Best Bid or
National Best Offer, the Market Maker Peg Order will not be subsequently repriced in accordance with
this rule until a new Reference Price is established. In such case, the new Reference Price may be
established by a change in the NBBO based on another market center's quotation or by the entry into the
System of any Displayed Order with a price better than the displayed price of the Market Maker Peg
Order, whether the new Order is at a price that is lower than, higher than or equal to the prior
Reference Price.
Notwithstanding the availability of Market Maker Peg Order functionality, a Market Maker remains
responsible for entering, monitoring, and resubmitting, as applicable, quotations that meet the
requirements of Rule 3213.
(B) The following Order Attributes may be assigned to a Market Maker Peg Order:
• Price. As discussed above, the displayed
price of Market Maker Peg Order is established by PSX based on the Reference Price, the Designated
Percentage (or a narrower offset established by the Market Maker), the Defined Limit, and the 4% minimum
difference from the Reference Price.
• Size.
• A Time-in-Force other than IOC or GTC.
• If the Market Maker designates a more aggressive offset than the Designated Percentage, Primary Pegging
is required.
• Attribution. All Market Maker Peg Orders
are Attributable.
• Display. Market Marker Peg Orders are
always Displayed.
(6)(A) A "Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order" is an Order Type with a Non-Display Order Attribute that is
priced at the midpoint between the NBBO and that will execute upon entry only in circumstances where
economically beneficial to the party entering the Order. The Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order is available
during the Regular Market Session only.
A Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order must be assigned a limit price. When a Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order is
entered, it will be priced at the midpoint between the NBBO, unless such midpoint is higher than (lower
than) the limit price of an Order to buy (sell), in which case the Order will be priced at its limit
price. If the NBBO is locked, the Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order will be priced at the locking price, if
the NBBO is crossed or if there is no NBBO, the Order will not be accepted. The Midpoint Peg Post-Only
Order will post to the System book unless it is a buy (sell) Order that is priced higher than (lower
than) a sell (buy) Order on the System book, in which case it will execute at the price of the Order on
the System book; provided, however, that if the Order has a Time-in-Force of IOC, the Order will be
cancelled after determining whether it can be executed. For example, if the Best Bid was $11 and the
Best Offer was $11.06, the price of the Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order would be $11.03. If there was a
Non-Displayed Order (or another Order with a Non-Display Order Attribute) on the System book to sell at
$11.02, the incoming Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order to buy would execute against it at $11.02. However, if
there was a Non-Displayed Order (or another Order with a Non-Display Order Attribute) to sell at $11.03,
the Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order to buy would post at $11.03. While a Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order that
posts to the System book is locking a preexisting Order, the Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order will execute
against an incoming Order only if the price of the incoming sell (buy) Order is lower (higher) than the
price of the preexisting Order. Thus, in the previous example, if the incoming Midpoint Peg Post-Only
Order locked the preexisting Non-Displayed Order at $11.03, the Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order could
execute only against an incoming Order to sell priced at less than $11.03.
A Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order that would be assigned a price of $1 or less per share will not be
accepted.
(B) If a Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order is entered
through RASH or FIX, the Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order may be repriced in the following manner after
initial entry and posting to the System book:
• The price of the Midpoint Peg Post-Only
Order will be updated repeatedly to equal the midpoint between the NBBO; provided, however, that the
Order will not be priced higher (lower) than the limit price of an Order to buy (sell). In the event
that the midpoint between the NBBO becomes higher than (lower than) the limit price of an Order to buy
(sell), the price of the Order will stop updating and the Order will post (with a Non-Display Order
Attribute) at its limit price, but will resume updating if the midpoint becomes lower than (higher than)
the limit price of an Order to buy (sell). Similarly, if a Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order is on the System
book and subsequently the NBBO is crossed, or if there is no NBBO, the Order will be removed from the
System Book and will be re-entered at the new midpoint once there is a valid NBBO that is not crossed.
The Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order receives a new timestamp each time its price is changed.
If a Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order is entered
through OUCH or FLITE, the Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order may be repriced in the following manner after
initial entry and posting to the System book:
• The price at which the Midpoint Peg
Post-Only Order is ranked on the System book is the midpoint between the NBBO, unless the Order has a
limit price that is lower than the midpoint between the NBBO for an Order to buy (higher than the
midpoint between the NBBO for an Order to sell), in which case the Order will be ranked on the System
book at its limit price. The price of the Order will not thereafter be repriced based on changes to the
NBBO. However, a Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order entered through OUCH or FLITE will be cancelled back to
the Participant after initial entry and posting to the Exchange Book if any of the following conditions
are met:
• There is no National Best Bid and/or
National Best Offer;
• The Order to buy (sell) is entered with a
limit price above (below) the Midpoint of the NBBO and is ranked at the Midpoint of the NBBO;
thereafter, the NBBO changes so that the midpoint changes and the Order is no longer at the NBBO
Midpoint;
• The Order to buy (sell) is entered at a
limit price that is equal to or less than (greater than) the Midpoint of the NBBO and is ranked at its
limit price; thereafter, the NBBO changes so that the Midpoint of the NBBO is lower (higher) than the
limit price of the Order;
• The Order to buy (sell) is entered at a
limit price that is equal to or less than (greater than) the Midpoint of the NBBO and is ranked at its
limit price, thereafter the NBBO becomes crossed, such that the Midpoint of the crossed NBBO remains
equal to or higher (lower) than the limit price of the Order, and then a new sell (buy) Order is
received at a price that locks or crosses the limit price of the resting Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order;
or
• The Order to buy (sell) is entered at a
limit price that is greater than (less than) the Midpoint of the NBBO and is therefore ranked at the
Midpoint of the NBBO, thereafter the NBBO becomes crossed but the Midpoint does not change, and then a
new sell (buy) Order is received at a price that locks or crosses the Midpoint of the NBBO.
(C) The following Order Attributes may be
assigned to a Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order:
• Price of more than $1 per share.
• Size.
• Time-in-Force; provided, however, that a
Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order with a Time-in-Force of IOC may not be entered through RASH or FIX, and
provided further, that regardless of the Time-in-Force entered, a Midpoint Post-Only Order may not be
active outside of the Regular Market Session. A Midpoint Peg Post- Only Order entered prior to the
beginning of the Regular Market Session will be rejected. A Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order remaining on
the System book at 4:00 p.m. ET will be cancelled by the System.
• Pegging to the midpoint is required for
Midpoint Peg Post-Only Orders entered through RASH or FIX. As discussed above, the price of a Midpoint
Peg Post- Only Order entered through OUCH or FLITE will be pegged to the midpoint upon entry and not
repriced thereafter.
• Minimum Quantity.
• Non-Display. All Midpoint Peg Post-Only
Orders are Non-Displayed.
• Trade Now (available through OUCH, RASH,
FLITE and FIX).
Adopted.
June 24, 2015 (15-29).
Amendments.
June 26, 2015 (15-56), operative July 1, 2015.
May 2, 2016 (16-55).
March 26, 2020 (20-15), operative April 25, 2020.
As described in Rule 3301A, the following Order Attributes may be assigned to those Order Types for which
they are available.
(a) Time-in-Force
The "Time-in-Force" assigned to an Order means the period of time that PSX will hold the Order for
potential execution. Participants specify an Order's Time-in-Force by designating a time at which the
Order will become active and a time at which the Order will cease to be active. The available times for
activating Orders are:
• The time of the Order's receipt by PSX;
• the beginning of Market Hours;
• the end of Market Hours;
• the resumption of trading, in the case of
a security that is the subject of a trading halt.
The available times for deactivating Orders are:
• "Immediate" (i.e., immediately after
determining whether the Order is marketable);
• the end of Market Hours;
• the end of System Hours;
• one year after entry; or
• a specific time identified by the
Participant; provided, however, that an Order specifying an expire time beyond the current trading day
will be cancelled at the end of the current trading day.
Notwithstanding the Time-in-Force originally designated for an Order, a Participant may always cancel an
Order after it is entered.
The following Times-in-Force are referenced elsewhere in PSX's Rules by the designations noted below:
(1) An Order that is designated to deactivate immediately after determining whether the Order is
marketable may be referred to as having a Time in Force of "Immediate or Cancel" or "IOC". An Order with
a Time-in-Force of IOC that is entered at any time between 8:00 a.m. ET and 5:00 p.m. ET may be referred
to as having a Time-in-Force of "System Hours Immediate or Cancel" or "SIOC".
(2) An Order that is designated to deactivate at 8:00 p.m. may be referred to as having a Time in Force
of "System Hours Day" or "SDAY".
(3) An Order that is designated to deactivate one year after entry may be referred to as a
"Good-till-Cancelled" or "GTC" Order. If a GTC Order is designated as eligible for execution during
Market Hours only, it may be referred to as having a Time in Force of "Market Hours Good-till-Cancelled"
or "MGTC". If a GTC is designated as eligible for execution during System Hours, it may be referred to
as having a Time in Force of "System Hours Good-till-Cancelled" or "SGTC".
(4) An Order that is designated to deactivate at the time specified in advance by the entering
Participant may be referred to as having a Time-in-Force of "System Hours Expire Time" or "SHEX".
(5) An Order that is designated to activate at any time during Market Hours and deactivate at 4:00 p.m.
ET may be referred to as having a Time-in-Force of "Market Hours Day" or "MDAY". An Order entered with a
Time-in-Force of MDAY after 4:00 p.m. ET will be accepted but given a Time-in-Force of IOC.
(6) An Order that is designated to activate when entered and deactivate at 4:00 p.m. ET may be referred
to as having a Time-in-Force of "Good-till-Market Close" or "GTMC". GTMC Orders entered after 4:00 p.m.
ET will not be accepted.
(b) Size. Except as otherwise provided, an Order may be entered in any whole share size between one share
and 999,999 shares. Orders for fractional shares are not permitted. The following terms may be used to
describe particular Order sizes:
(1) "normal unit of trading" or "round lot" means the size generally employed by traders when trading a
particular security, which is 100 shares in most instances;
(2) "mixed lot" means a size of more than one normal unit of trading but not a multiple thereof; and
(3) "odd lot" means a size of less than one normal unit of trading.
(c) Price. With limited exceptions, all Orders must have a price, such that they will execute only if the
price available is equal to or better than the price of the Order. The maximum price that the System
will accept is $199,999.99. Certain Orders have a price that is determined by PSX based on the NBBO or
other reference prices, rather than by the Participant. As described below with respect to the Pegging
Order Attribute, an Order may have a price that is pegged to the opposite side of the market, in which
case the Order will behave like a "market order" or "unpriced order" (i.e., an Order that executes
against accessible liquidity on the opposite side of the market, regardless of its price).
(d) Pegging. Pegging is an Order Attribute that allows an Order to have its price automatically set with
reference to the NBBO; provided, however, that if PSX is the sole market center at the Best Bid or Best
Offer (as applicable), then the price of any Displayed Order with Primary Pegging (as defined below)
will be set with reference to the highest bid or lowest offer disseminated by a market center other than
PSX. An Order with a Pegging Order Attribute may be referred to as a "Pegged Order." For purposes of
this rule, the price to which an Order is pegged will be referred to as the Inside Quotation, the Inside
Bid, or the Inside Offer, as appropriate. There are three varieties of Pegging:
• Primary Pegging means Pegging with
reference to the Inside Quotation on the same side of the market. For example, if the Inside Bid was
$11, an Order to buy with Primary Pegging would be priced at $11.
• Market Pegging means Pegging with
reference to the Inside Quotation on the opposite side of the market. For example, if the Inside Offer
was $11.06, an Order to buy with Market Pegging would be priced at $11.06.
• Midpoint Pegging means Pegging with
reference to the midpoint between the Inside Bid and the Inside Offer (the "Midpoint"). Thus, if the
Inside Bid was $11 and the Inside Offer was $11.06, an Order with Midpoint Pegging would be priced at
$11.03. An Order with Midpoint Pegging is not displayed. An Order with Midpoint Pegging may be executed
in sub-pennies if necessary to obtain a midpoint price.
Pegging is available only during Market Hours. An Order with Pegging may specify a limit price beyond
which the Order may not be executed; provided, however, that if an Order has been assigned a Pegging
Order Attribute and a Discretion Order Attribute, the Order may execute at any price within the
discretionary price range, even if beyond the limit price specified with respect to the Pegging Order
Attribute. If an Order with Pegging is priced at its limit price, the price of the Order may
nevertheless be changed to a less aggressive price based on changes to the Inside Quotation. In
addition, an Order with Primary Pegging or Market Pegging may specify an Offset Amount, such that the
price of the Order will vary from the Inside Quotation by the selected Offset Amount. The Offset Amount
may be either aggressive or passive. Thus, for example, if a Participant entered an Order to buy with
Primary Pegging and a passive Offset Amount of $0.05 and the Inside Bid was $11, the Order would be
priced at $10.95. If the Participant selected an aggressive Offset Amount of $0.02, however, the Order
would be priced at $11.02. An Order with Primary Pegging and an Offset Amount will not be Displayed,
unless the Order is Attributable. An Order with Midpoint Pegging will not be Displayed. An Order with
Market Pegging and no Offset behaves as a "market order" with respect to any liquidity on the PSX Book
at the Inside Quotation on the opposite side of the market because it is immediately executable at that
price. If, at the time of entry, there is no price to which a Pegged Order can be pegged, the Order will
be rejected; provided, however, that a Displayed Order that has Market Pegging, or an Order with a
Non-Display Attribute that has Primary Pegging or Market Pegging, will be accepted at its limit price.
In the case of an Order with Midpoint Pegging, if the Inside Bid and Inside Offer are locked, the Order
will be priced at the locking price, if the Inside Bid and Inside Offer are crossed or if there is no
Inside Bid and/or Inside Offer, the Order will not be accepted. However, even if the Inside Bid and
Inside Offer are locked, an Order with Midpoint Pegging that locked an Order on the PSX Book would
execute (provided, however, that a Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order would execute or post as described in
Rule 3301A(b)(6)(A)).
Primary Pegging and Market Pegging are available through RASH and FIX only. An Order entered through OUCH
or FLITE with Midpoint Pegging will have its price set upon initial entry to the Midpoint, unless the
Order has a limit price, and that limit price is lower than the Midpoint for an Order to buy (higher
than the Midpoint for an Order to sell), in which case the Order will be ranked on the PSX Book at its
limit price. The price of the Order will not thereafter be adjusted based on changes to the Inside Bid
or Offer. However, an Order with Midpoint Pegging entered through OUCH or FLITE will be cancelled back
to the Participant after initial entry and posting to the Exchange Book if any of the following
conditions are met:
• There is no Inside Bid and/or Inside
Offer;
• The Order to buy (sell) is entered with a
limit price above (below) the Midpoint and is ranked at the Midpoint; thereafter the Inside Bid and/or
Inside Offer change so that the Midpoint changes and the Order is no longer at the Midpoint;
• The Order to buy (sell) is entered at a
limit price that is equal to or less than (greater than) the Midpoint and is ranked at its limit price;
thereafter, the Inside Bid and/or Inside Offer change so that the Midpoint is lower (higher) than the
limit price of the Order;
• The Order to buy (sell) is entered at a
limit price that is equal to or less than (greater than) the Midpoint and is ranked at its limit price,
thereafter, the Inside Bid and Inside Offer become crossed, such that the Midpoint of the crossed
Quotation remains equal to or higher (lower) than the limit price of the Order, and then a new sell
(buy) Order is received at a price that locks or crosses the limit price of the resting Order marked for
Midpoint Pegging; or
• The Order to buy (sell) is entered at a
limit price that is greater than (less than) the Midpoint and is therefore ranked at the Midpoint;
thereafter, the Inside Bid and Inside Offer become crossed but the Midpoint does not change, and then a
new sell (buy) Order is received at a price that locks or crosses the Midpoint of the Inside Bid and
Inside Offer.
An Order entered through RASH or FIX with Pegging will have its price set upon initial entry and will
thereafter have its price reset in accordance with changes to the relevant Inside Quotation. An Order
with Pegging receives a new timestamp whenever its price is updated and therefore will be evaluated with
respect to possible execution (and routing, if it has been assigned a Routing Order Attribute) in the
same manner as a newly entered Order. If the price to which an Order is pegged is not available, the
Order will be rejected. For an Order with Midpoint Pegging, if the Inside Bid and Inside Offer become
crossed or if there is no Inside Bid and/or Inside Offer, the Order will be removed from the Exchange
Book and will be re-entered at the new midpoint once there is a valid Inside Bid and Inside Offer that
is not crossed.
Primary Pegging Orders and Market Pegging Orders are subject to a collar. Any portion of a Primary
Pegging Order or Market Pegging Order that would execute, either on the Exchange or when routed to
another market center, at a price of more than $0.25 or 5 percent worse than the NBBO at the time when
the order reaches the System, whichever is greater, will be cancelled.
(e) Minimum Quantity. Minimum Quantity is an Order Attribute that allows a Participant to provide that an
Order will not execute unless a specified minimum quantity of shares can be obtained. An Order with a
Minimum Quantity Order Attribute may be referred to as a "Minimum Quantity Order." For example, a
Participant could enter an Order with a Size of 1000 shares and specify a Minimum Quantity of 500
shares. In that case, upon entry, the System would determine whether there were one or more posted
Orders executable against the incoming Order with an aggregate size of at least the minimum quantity
(500 shares in the above example). If there were not, the Order would post on the PSX Book in accordance
with the characteristics of its underlying Order Type. Once posted to the PSX Book, a Minimum Quantity
Order retains its Minimum Quantity Order Attribute, such that the Order may execute only against
incoming Orders with a size of at least the minimum quantity condition. An Order that has a Minimum
Quantity Order Attribute and that posts to the PSX Book will not be displayed.
A Participant may specify two alternatives with respect to the processing of a Minimum Quantity Order at
time of entry:
• First, the Participant may specify that
the minimum quantity condition may be satisfied by execution against multiple Orders. In that case, upon
entry, the System would determine whether there were one or more posted Orders executable against the
incoming Order with an aggregate size of at least the minimum quantity (500 shares in the above
example). If there were not, the Order would post on the PSX Book in accordance with the characteristics
of its underlying Order Type.
• Second, the Participant may specify that
the minimum quantity condition must be satisfied by execution against one or more Orders, each of which
must have a size that satisfies the minimum quantity condition. If there are such Orders but there are
also other Orders that do not satisfy the minimum quantity condition, the Minimum Quantity Order will
execute against Orders on the PSX Book in accordance with Rule 3307(a) (pertaining to execution
priority) until it reaches an Order that does not satisfy the minimum quantity condition, and then the
remainder of the Order will be cancelled. For example, if a Participant entered an Order to buy at $11
with a size of 1,500 shares and a minimum quantity condition of 500 shares, and there were three Orders
to sell at $11 on the PSX Book, two with a size of 500 shares each and one with a size of 200 shares,
with the 200 share Order ranked in time priority between the 500 share Orders, the 500 share Order with
the first time priority would execute and the remainder of the Minimum Quantity Order would be
cancelled. Alternatively, if the Order would lock or cross Orders on the PSX Book but none of the
resting Orders would satisfy the minimum quantity condition, an Order with a minimum quantity condition
to buy (sell) will be repriced to one minimum price increment lower than (higher than) the lowest price
(highest price) of such Orders. For example, if there was an Order to buy at $11 with a minimum quantity
condition of 500 shares, and there were resting Orders on the PSX Book to sell 200 shares at $10.99 and
300 shares at $11, the Order would be repriced to $10.98 and ranked at that price.
Once posted to the PSX Book, a Minimum Quantity Order retains its Minimum Quantity Order Attribute, such
that the Order may execute only against incoming Orders with a size of at least the minimum quantity
condition. An Order that has a Minimum Quantity Order Attribute and that posts to the PSX Book will not
be displayed
Upon entry, an Order with a Minimum Quantity Order Attribute must have a size of at least one round lot.
An Order entered through OUCH or FLITE may have a minimum quantity condition of any size of at least one
round lot. An Order entered through RASH or FIX must have a minimum quantity of one round lot or any
multiple thereof, and a mixed lot minimum quantity condition will be rounded down to the nearest round
lot. In the event that the shares remaining in the size of an Order with a Minimum Quantity Order
Attribute following a partial execution thereof are less than the minimum quantity specified by the
Participant entering the Order, the minimum quantity value of the Order will be reduced to the number of
shares remaining. An Order with a Minimum Quantity Order Attribute may not be displayed; if a
Participant marks an Order with both a Minimum Quantity Order Attribute and a Display Order Attribute,
the System will accept the Order but will give a Time-in-Force of IOC, regardless of the Time-in-Force
marked by the Participant. An Order marked with a Minimum Quantity Order Attribute and a Routing Order
Attribute will be rejected.
(f) Routing. Routing is an Order Attribute that allows a Participant to designate an Order to employ one
of several Routing Strategies offered by PSX, as described in Rule 3315; such an Order may be referred
to as a "Routable Order." Upon receipt of an Order with the Routing Order Attribute, the System will
process the Order in accordance with the applicable Routing Strategy. In the case of a limited number of
Routing Strategies, the Order will be sent directly to other market centers for potential execution. For
most other Routing Strategies, the Order will attempt to access liquidity available on PSX in the manner
specified for the underlying Order Type and will then be routed in accordance with the applicable
Routing Strategy. Shares of the Order that cannot be executed are then returned to PSX, where they will
(i) again attempt to access liquidity available on PSX and (ii) post to the PSX Book or be cancelled,
depending on the Time-in-Force of the Order. Under certain Routing Strategies, the Order may be routed
again if the System observes an accessible quotation of another market center, and returned to PSX again
for potential execution and/or posting to the PSX Book. In connection with the trading of securities
governed by Regulation NMS, all Orders shall be routed for potential execution in compliance with
Regulation NMS. Where appropriate, Routable Orders will be marked as Intermarket Sweep Orders.
(g) Discretion. Discretion is an Order Attribute under which an Order has a non-displayed discretionary
price range within which the entering Participant is willing to trade; such an Order may be referred to
as a "Discretionary Order." Thus, an Order with Discretion has both a price (for example, buy at $11)
and a discretionary price range (for example, buy up to $11.03). Depending on the Order Type used, the
price may be displayed (for example, a Price to Display Order) or non-displayed (for example, a
Non-Displayed Order). The discretionary price range is always non-displayed. In addition, it should be
noted that the Discretion Order Attribute may be combined with the Pegging Order Attribute, in which
case either the price of the Order or the discretionary price range or both may be pegged in the ways
described in Rule 3301A(d) with respect to the Pegging Order Attribute. For example, an Order with
Discretion to buy might be pegged to the Best Bid with a $0.05 passive Offset and might have a
discretionary price range pegged to the Best Bid with a $0.02 passive Offset. In that case, if the Best
Bid was $11, the price of the Order would be $10.95, with a discretionary price range up to $10.98. If
the Best Bid moved to $10.99, the price of the Order would then be $10.94, with a discretionary price
range up to $10.97. Alternatively, if the price of the Order was pegged but the discretionary price
range was not, the price of the Order would be $10.94, but the discretionary price range would continue
to range up to $10.98. Likewise, if the discretionary price range was pegged but the price of the Order
was not, the Order would remain priced at $10.95 but with a discretionary price range of up to $10.97. A
Participant may also specify a limit price beyond which the discretionary price range may not extend.
Under the circumstances described below, PSX processes an Order with Discretion by generating a
Non-Displayed Order with a Time-in-Force of IOC (a "Discretionary IOC") that will attempt to access
liquidity available within the discretionary price range. The Discretionary IOC will not be permitted to
execute, however, if the price of the execution would trade through a Protected Quotation. If more than
one Order with Discretion satisfies conditions that would cause the generation of a Discretionary IOC
simultaneously, the order in which such Discretionary IOCs are presented for execution is random, based
on the respective processing time for each such Order. Whenever a Discretionary IOC is generated, the
underlying Order with Discretion will be withheld or removed from the PSX Book and will then be routed
and/or placed on the PSX Book if the Discretionary IOC does not exhaust the full size of the underlying
Order with Discretion, with its price determined by the underlying Order Type and Order Attributes
selected by the Participant. Because the circumstances under which a Discretionary IOC will be generated
are dependent upon a range of factors, several specific scenarios are described below.
• If an Order has been assigned a
Discretion Order Attribute, but has not been assigned a Routing Order Attribute, upon entry of the
Order, PSX will automatically generate a Discretionary IOC with a price equal to the highest price for
an Order with Discretion to buy (lowest price for an Order with Discretion to sell) within the
discretionary price range and a size equal to the full size of the underlying Order to determine if
there are any Orders within the discretionary price range on the PSX Book. If the Discretionary IOC does
not exhaust the full size of the Order with Discretion, the remaining size of the Order with Discretion
will post to the PSX Book in accordance with the parameters that apply to the underlying Order Type.
Thus, for example, if a Participant enters a Price to Display Order to buy at $11 with a discretionary
price range of up to $11.03, upon entry PSX will generate a Discretionary IOC to buy priced at $11.03.
If there is an Order on the PSX Book to sell priced at $11.02 and an execution at $11.02 would not trade
through a Protected Quotation, the Discretionary IOC will execute against the Order on the PSX Book, up
to the full size of each Order. Any remaining size of the Price to Display Order would post to the PSX
Book in accordance with its parameters.
• After the Order posts to the PSX Book,
PSX will examine whether at any time there is an Order on the PSX Book with a price in the discretionary
price range against which the Order with Discretion could execute. In doing so, PSX will examine all
Orders (including Orders that are not Displayed). If PSX observes such an Order, it will generate a
Discretionary IOC with a price equal to the highest price for an Order to buy (lowest price for an Order
to sell) within the discretionary price range and a size equal to the full size of the Order.
• If an Order that uses a passive routing
strategy (i.e., a strategy that does not seek routing opportunities after posting to the PSX Book) has
been assigned a Discretion Order Attribute but does not have a pegged discretionary price range, upon
entry of the Order, PSX will examine all Orders (including Orders that are not Displayed) on the PSX
Book to determine if there is an Order on the PSX Book with a price in the discretionary price range
against which the Order with Discretion could execute. If PSX observes such an Order, it will generate a
Discretionary IOC with a price equal to the price of the Order on the PSX Book and a size equal to the
applicable size of the Order on the PSX Book. PSX will also determine if there are any accessible
quotations with prices that are within the discretionary price range at destinations on the applicable
routing table for the selected routing strategy. If there are such quotations, PSX will generate one or
more Discretionary IOCs to route to such destinations, with a price and size that match the price and
size of the market center's quotation. If necessary to maximize execution opportunities and comply with
Regulation NMS, the System's routing broker may mark such Discretionary IOCs as Intermarket Sweep
Orders. If the Discretionary IOC(s) do not exhaust the full size of the Order with Discretion, the
remaining size of the Order with Discretion will post to the PSX Book in accordance with the parameters
that apply to the underlying Order Type. PSX will then examine whether at any time there is an Order on
the PSX Book with a price in the discretionary price range against which the Order with Discretion could
execute. In doing so, PSX will examine all Orders (including Orders that are not Displayed). If PSX
observes such an Order, it will generate a Discretionary IOC with a price equal to the price of the
Order on the PSX Book and a size equal to the applicable size of the Order on the PSX Book.
• If an Order that uses a reactive routing
strategy (i.e., a strategy that seeks routing opportunities after posting to the PSX Book) has been
assigned a Discretion Order Attribute but does not have a pegged discretionary price range, upon entry
of the Order, PSX will examine all Orders (including Orders that are not Displayed) on the PSX Book to
determine if there is an Order on the PSX Book with a price in the discretionary price range against
which the Order with Discretion could execute. If PSX observes such an Order, it will generate a
Discretionary IOC with a price equal to the price of the Order on the PSX Book and a size equal to the
applicable size of the Order on the PSX Book. PSX will also determine if there are any accessible
quotations with prices that are within the discretionary price range at destinations on the applicable
routing table for the selected routing strategy. If there are such quotations, PSX will generate one or
more Discretionary IOCs to route to such destinations, with a price and size that match the price and
size of the market center's quotation. If necessary to maximize execution opportunities and comply with
Regulation NMS, the System may mark such Discretionary IOCs as Intermarket Sweep Orders. If the
Discretionary IOC(s) do not exhaust the full size of the Order with Discretion, the remaining size of
the Order with Discretion will post to the PSX Book in accordance with the parameters that apply to the
underlying Order Type. PSX will then examine whether at any time there is an Order on the PSX Book or an
accessible quotation at another trading venue with a price in the discretionary price range against
which the Order with Discretion could execute. In examining the PSX Book, PSX will examine all Orders
(including Orders that are not Displayed). If PSX observes such an Order or quotation, it will generate
a Discretionary IOC with a price equal to the price of such the Order or quotation and a size equal to
the applicable size of the Order on the PSX Book or the displayed size of the quotation.
• If an Order that uses a passive routing
strategy has been assigned a Discretion Order Attribute and does have a pegged discretionary price
range, upon entry of the Order, PSX will examine all Orders (including Orders that are not Displayed) on
the PSX Book to determine if there is an Order on the PSX Book with a price in the discretionary price
range against which the Order with Discretion could execute. If PSX observes such an Order, it will
generate a Discretionary IOC with a price equal to the price of the Order on the PSX Book and a size
equal to the applicable size of the Order on the PSX Book. PSX will also determine if there are any
accessible quotations with prices that are within the discretionary price range at destinations on the
applicable routing table for the selected routing strategy. If there are such quotations, PSX will
generate one or more Discretionary IOCs to route to such destinations, with a price and size that match
the price and size of the market center's quotation. If necessary to maximize execution opportunities
and comply with Regulation NMS, the System may mark such Discretionary IOCs as Intermarket Sweep Orders.
If the Discretionary IOC(s) do not exhaust the full size of the Order with Discretion, the remaining
size of the Order with Discretion will post to the PSX Book in accordance with the parameters that apply
to the underlying Order Type. Thereafter, the Order will not generate further Discretionary IOCs unless
the Order is updated in a manner that causes it to receive a new timestamp, in which case the Order will
behave in the same manner as a newly entered Order.
• If an Order that uses a reactive routing
strategy has been assigned a Discretion Order Attribute and does have a pegged discretionary price
range, upon entry of the Order, PSX will examine all Orders (including Orders that are not Displayed) on
the PSX Book to determine if there is an Order on the PSX Book with a price in the discretionary price
range against which the Order with Discretion could execute. If PSX observes such an Order, it will
generate a Discretionary IOC with a price equal to the price of the Order on the PSX Book and a size
equal to the applicable size of the Order on the PSX Book. PSX will also determine if there are any
accessible quotations with prices that are within the discretionary price range at destinations on the
applicable routing table for the selected routing strategy. If there are such quotations, PSX will
generate one or more Discretionary IOCs to route to such destinations, with a price and size that match
the price and size of the market center's quotation. If necessary to maximize execution opportunities
and comply with Regulation NMS, the System may mark such Discretionary IOCs as Intermarket Sweep Orders.
If the Discretionary IOC(s) do not exhaust the full size of the Order with Discretion, the remaining
size of the Order with Discretion will post to the PSX Book in accordance with the parameters that apply
to the underlying Order Type. PSX will then examine whether at any time there is an Order on the PSX
Book or an accessible quotation at another trading venue with a price in the discretionary price range
against which the Order with Discretion could execute. In examining the PSX Book, PSX will examine
Displayed Orders but will not examine Non-Displayed Orders. If PSX observes such an Order or quotation,
it will generate a Discretionary IOC with a price equal to the price of such the Order or quotation and
a size equal to the applicable size of the Order on the PSX Book or the displayed size of the quotation.
(h) Reserve Size. Reserve Size is an Order Attribute that permits a Participant to stipulate that an
Order Type that is displayed may have its displayed size replenished from additional non-displayed size.
An Order with Reserve Size may be referred to as a "Reserve Order." At the time of entry, the displayed
size of such an Order selected by the Participant must be one or more normal units of trading; an Order
with a displayed size of a mixed lot will be rounded down to the nearest round lot. A Reserve Order with
displayed size of an odd lot will be accepted but with the full size of the Order displayed. Reserve
Size is not available for Orders that are not displayed; provided, however, that if a Participant enters
Reserve Size for a Non-Displayed Order with a Time-in-Force of IOC, the full size of the Order,
including Reserve Size, will be processed as a Non-Displayed Order.
Whenever a Participant enters an Order with Reserve Size, PSX will process the Order as two Orders: a
Displayed Order (with the characteristics of its selected Order Type) and a Non-Displayed Order. Upon entry, the full size of each such Order will be processed for potential execution in accordance with the parameters applicable to the Order Type. For example, a Participant might enter a Price to Display Order
with 200 shares displayed and an additional 3,000 shares non-displayed. Upon entry, the Order would
attempt to execute against available liquidity on the PSX Book, up to 3,200 shares. Thereafter,
unexecuted portions of the Order would post to the PSX Book as a Displayed Price to Display Order and a
Non-Displayed Order; provided, however, that if the remaining total size is less than the display size
stipulated by the Participant, the Displayed Order will post without Reserve Size. Thus, if 3,050 shares
executed upon entry, the Price to Display Order would post with a size of 150 shares and no Reserve
Size.
When an Order with Reserve Size is posted, if there is an execution against the Displayed Order that
causes its size to decrease below a normal unit of trading, another Displayed Order will be entered at
the level stipulated by the Participant while the size of the Non-Displayed Order will be reduced by the
same amount. Any remaining size of the original Displayed Order will remain on the PSX Book. The new
Displayed Order will receive a new timestamp, but the Non-Displayed Order (and the original Displayed
Order, if any) will not; although the new Displayed Order will be processed by the System as a new Order
in most respects at that time, if it was designated as Routable, the System will not automatically route
it upon reentry. For example, if a Price to Comply Order with Reserve Size posted with a Displayed Size
of 200 shares, along with a Non-Displayed Order of 3,000 and the 150 shares of the Displayed Order was
executed, the remaining 50 shares of the original Price to Comply Order would remain, a new Price to
Comply Order would post with a size of 200 shares and a new timestamp, and the Non-Displayed Order would
be decremented to 2,800 shares. Because a new Displayed Order is entered and the Non-Displayed Order is
not reentered, there are circumstances in which the Displayed Order may receive a different price than
the Non-Displayed Order. For example, if, upon reentry, a Price to Display Order would lock or cross a
newly posted Protected Quotation, the price of the Order will be adjusted but its associated
Non-Displayed Order would not be adjusted. In that circumstance, it would be possible for the better
priced Non-Displayed Order to execute prior to the Price to Display Order.
A Participant may stipulate that the Displayed Order should be replenished to its original size. Alternatively, the Participant may stipulate that the original and subsequent displayed size will be an
amount randomly determined based on factors selected by the Participant. Specifically, the Participant
would select both a theoretical displayed size and a range size, which may be any share amount less than
the theoretical displayed size. The actual displayed size will then be determined by the System within a
range in which the minimum size is the theoretical displayed size minus the range size, and the maximum
size is (i) the minimum size plus (ii) an amount that is two times the range size minus one round lot.
For example, if the theoretical displayed size is 600 shares and the range size is 500, the minimum
displayed size will be 100 shares (600-500), and the maximum size will be 1,000 shares ((600-500) + ((2
x 500) — 100)).
When the Displayed Order with Reserve Size is executed and replenished, applicable market data
disseminated by PSX will show the execution and decrementation of the Displayed Order, followed by
replenishment of the Displayed Order.
In all cases, if the remaining size of the Non-Displayed Order is less than the fixed or random amount
stipulated by the Participant, the full remaining size of the Non-Displayed Order will be displayed and
the Non-Displayed Order will be removed.
(i) Attribution. Attribution is an Order Attribute that permits a Participant to designate that the price
and size of the Order will be displayed next to the Participant's MPID in market data disseminated by
PSX. An Order with Attribution is referred to as an "Attributable Order" and an Order without
attribution is referred to as a "Non-Attributable Order."
(j) Intermarket Sweep Order. Designation of an Order as an Intermarket Sweep Order, or ISO, is an Order
Attribute that allows the Order to be executed within PSX by Participants at multiple price levels
without respect to Protected Quotations of other market centers within the meaning of Rule
600(b) under Regulation NMS. ISOs are immediately executable within PSX against Orders against which
they are marketable. An Order designated as an ISO may not be assigned a Routing Order Attribute. In
connection with the trading of securities governed by Regulation NMS, Intermarket Sweep Orders shall be
executed exclusively within the System and the entering Participant shall be responsible for compliance
with Rules 610 and 611 under Regulation NMS with respect to order protection and locked and crossed
markets with respect to such Orders. Orders eligible for execution outside the System shall be processed
in compliance with Regulation NMS, including accessing Protected Quotations and resolving locked and
crossed markets, as instructed.
Simultaneously with the routing of an ISO to the System, one or more additional limit orders, as
necessary, are routed by the entering Participant to execute against the full displayed size of any
Protected Quotation with a price that is superior to the price of the Order identified as an Intermarket
Sweep Order (as defined in Rule 600(b) under Regulation NMS). These additional routed orders must be
identified as Intermarket Sweep Orders.
Upon receipt of an ISO, the System will consider the stated price of the ISO to be available for other
Orders to be entered at that price, unless the ISO is not itself accepted at that price level (for
example, a Post-Only Order that has its price adjusted to avoid executing against an Order on the PSX
Book) or the ISO is not Displayed.
In addition, as described with respect to various Order Types, such as the Price to Comply Order, Orders
on the PSX Book that had their price adjusted may be eligible to be reentered at the stated price of the
ISO. For example, if a Price to Comply Order to buy at $11 would lock a Protected Offer at $11, the
Price to Comply Order will be posted with a non-displayed price of $11 and a displayed price of $10.99.
If the System then receives an ISO to buy at $11, the ISO will be posted at $11 and the Price to Comply
Order will be reentered at $11 (if the Participant opted to have its Orders reentered). The respective
priority of such reentered Orders will be maintained among multiple repriced Orders; however, other new
Orders may also be received after receipt of the ISO but before the repricing of the Price to Comply
Order is complete; accordingly, the priority of an Order on the PSX Book vis-à-vis a newly entered
Order is not guaranteed.
(k) Display. Display is an Order Attribute that allows the price and size of an Order to be displayed to
market participants via market data feeds. All Orders that are Attributable are also displayed, but an
Order may be displayed without being Attributable. As discussed in Rule
3301A, a Non-Displayed Order is a specific Order Type, but other Order Types may also be non-displayed
if they are not assigned a Display Order Attribute; however, depending on context, all Orders that are
not displayed may be referred to as "Non-Displayed Orders." An Order with a Display Order Attribute may
be referred to as a "Displayed Order."
(l) Trade Now. Trade Now is an Order Attribute that allows a resting Order that becomes locked by an
incoming Displayed Order to execute against a locking or crossing Order(s) as a liquidity taker, and any
remaining shares of the resting Order will remain posted on the PSX Book with the same priority.
• An Order entered through RASH or FIX
protocol with a Trade Now Order Attribute will execute against locking interest automatically. When
entered through RASH or FIX protocol, the Trade Now Order Attribute may be enabled on an order-by-order
or a port-level basis.
• An Order entered through OUCH or FLITE
may not be assigned a Trade Now attribute upon entry, but rather the Participant that entered the Order
must send a Trade Now instruction after the Order becomes locked. If a Trade Now instruction is given
when there is no locking or crossing interest, the instruction will be ignored by the System and the
Order will remain on the PSX Book with the same priority. When entered through OUCH or FLITE protocol,
the Trade Now instruction must be sent on an order-by-order basis.
Adopted.
June 24, 2015 (15-29).
Amendments.
July 20, 2015 (15-66).
May 2, 2016 (16-55).
November 15, 2016 (16-113).
March 26, 2020 (20-15), operative April 25, 2020.
The System will be opened for order entry at 8:00 a.m. and will begin to process each order in accordance
with its characteristics immediately. All trades executed prior to 9:30 a.m. shall be automatically
appended with the ".T" modifier.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendment.
December 9, 2010 (10-172).
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this Rule, the terms "covered security," "listing market," and "national
best bid" shall have the same meaning as in Rule 201 of Regulation SHO.
(b) Short Sale Price Test. The System (as defined in PSX Rule 0120(x)) shall not execute or display a
short sale order with respect to a covered security at a price that is less than or equal to the current
national best bid if the price of that security decreases by 10% or more, as determined by the listing
market for the security, from the security's closing price on the listing market as of the end of
regular trading hours on the prior day ("Trigger Price").
(c) Duration of Short Sale Price Test. If the Short Sale Price Test is triggered by the listing market
with respect to a covered security, the Short Sale Price Test shall remain in effect until the close of
trading on the next trading day, as provided for in Regulation SHO Rule 201(b)(1)(ii) (the "Short Sale
Period").
(d) Re-pricing of Orders during Short Sale Period. Except as provided below, during the Short Sale
Period, short sale orders that are limited to the national best bid or lower and short sale market
orders will be re-priced by the System one minimum allowable price increment above the current national
best bid ("Permitted Price"). To reflect declines in the national best bid, the Exchange will continue
to re-price a short sale order at the lowest Permitted Price down to the order's original limit price,
or if a market order, until the order is filled. Non-displayed orders between the PSX bid and offer at
the time of receipt will also be re-priced upward to a Permitted Price to correspond with a rise in the
national best bid.
(1) During the Short Sale Period, immediate or
cancel orders ("IOC") requiring that all or part of the order be executed immediately will be executed
at a Permitted Price and higher and then cancelled, and will not be re-priced. IOC short sale orders
that are inter-market sweep orders and not marked "short exempt" will be handled in the same manner as
IOC orders.
(2) During the Short Sale Period, if an order
was entered as a long sale order or a short sale exempt order but is subsequently marked pursuant to
Phlx Rule 3306(a)(3) as a short sale order, the System will cancel the order unless it is priced at a
Permitted Price or higher.
(e) Execution of Permissible Orders during the Short Sale Period. During the Short Sale Period, the
System will execute and display a short sale order without regard to whether the order is at a Permitted
Price or higher if, at the time of initial display of the short sale order, the order was at a price
above the then current national best bid. Short sale orders that are entered into the Exchange prior to
the Short Sale Period but are not displayed will be re-priced as described in (d) above.
(f) Short Exempt Orders. During the Short Sale Period, the System will execute and display orders marked
"short exempt" without regard to whether the order is at a Permitted Price or higher. The System will
accept orders marked "short exempt" at any time when the System is open for order entry, regardless of
whether the Short Sale Price Test has been triggered.
Adopted.
February 18, 2011 (11-25).
Amendment.
May 10, 2013 (13-54), operative June 9, 2013.
(a) The PSX System consumes quotation data from the below proprietary and network processor feeds for the
handling, routing, and execution of orders, as well as for the regulatory compliance processes related
to those functions. The Primary Source of data is used unless it is delayed by a configurable amount
compared to the Secondary Source of data. The Exchange will revert to the Primary Source of data once
the delay has been resolved. The configurable amount described in this rule will be made available to
members via Equity Trader Alert.
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Secondary Source Quotes
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A - NYSE American
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B - Nasdaq BX
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C - NYSE National
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D - FINRA ADF
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H – MIAX Pearl
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J - CBOE EDGA
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K - CBOE EDGX
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L – LTSE
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M - NYSE Chicago
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N - NYSE
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V - IEX
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(b) SIP Trade and Administrative Data. The SIP is the Primary Source of trade and administrative messages
such as limit-up limit-down price bands, market-wide circuit breaker decline and status messages,
Regulation SHO state messages, halts and resumes, and last sale information. Where available, the Direct
Feeds are the Secondary Source of such information.
Adopted.
July 16, 2014 (14-49).
Amendments.
May 5, 2015 (15-39).
August 6, 2015 (15-70).
April 21, 2016 (16-53), operative May 21, 2016.
July 12, 2016 (16-76).
August 2, 2017 (17-65).
October 18, 2017 (17-82).
November 28, 2017 (17-95).
October 29, 2019 (19-47), operative November 4, 2019; amended August 27, 2020 (SR-Phlx-2020-42); amended September 3, 2020 (SR-Phlx-2020-44), operative November 16, 2020.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendments.
September 21, 2011 (11-108), operative October 22, 2011.
November 10, 2011 (11-153).
December 9, 2011 (11-141).
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
June 23, 2014 (14-40), operative July 23, 2014.
June 24, 2015 (15-29).
Rule 3306. Entry and
Display of Quotes and Orders
(a) Entry of Orders—Participants can enter orders into the System, subject to the following
requirements and conditions:
(1) Participants shall be permitted to transmit
to the System multiple orders at a single as well as multiple price levels. Each order that is
designated as a Reserve Order shall indicate the amount of Reserve Size.
(2) The System shall time-stamp an order, which
shall determine the time ranking of the order for purposes of processing the order.
(3) Orders can be entered into the System (or
previously entered orders cancelled or modified) from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. ET. Participants may
modify a previously entered Order without cancelling it or affecting the priority of the Order on the
PSX Book solely for the purpose of modifying the marking of a sell order as long, short, or short
exempt; provided, however, that such a modification may be made only with respect to Orders entered
through OUCH or FLITE; and provided further, that if an Order is redesignated as short, a Short Sale
Period is in effect under Rule 3303, and the Order is not priced at a Permitted Price or higher under
Rule 3303(d), the Order will be cancelled. In addition, a partial cancellation of an Order to reduce its
share size will not affect the priority of the Order on the book; provided, however that such a partial
cancellation may not be made with respect to a Pegged Order (including a Discretionary Order that is
Pegged). Except as provided in Rule 3311, all other modifications of orders will result in the
replacement of the original order with a new order with a new time stamp.
(4) Each Order is subject to a daily limit on
the number of changes that may occur with respect to the Order; if the daily limit is reached, the Order
will be cancelled. The number of permissible changes may vary by Order Type or Order Attribute and may
change from time to time. The Exchange will post on its website what is considered a change for a
particular Order Type and Order Attribute, and the current limits on the number of such changes.
(b) Entry of Quotes—PSX Market Makers and Equities ECNs can enter Quotes into the System from 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Quotes will be processed as Attributable Orders, with such time-in-force
designation as the PSX Market Maker or Equities ECN may assign. Entry of Quotes will be subject to the
requirements and conditions set forth in section (a) above.
(c) Display of Quotes and Orders—The System will display Quotes and Orders submitted to the System
as follows:
(1) System Book Feed—Quotes and Orders
resident in the System available for execution will be displayed via the System Book Feed.
(2) Best Priced Order Display—Pursuant to
Rule 602 of Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act, the Exchange will transmit for display to the
appropriate network processor for each System Security:
(i) the highest price to buy wherein the
aggregate size of all displayed buy interest in the System greater than or equal to that price is one
round lot or greater;
(ii) the aggregate size of all displayed buy
interest in the System greater than or equal to the price in (i), rounded down to the nearest round lot;
(iii) the lowest price to sell wherein the
aggregate size of all displayed sell interest in the System less than or equal to that price is one
round lot or greater; and
(iv) the aggregate size of all displayed sell
interest in the System less than or equal to the price in (iii), rounded down to the nearest round lot.
(3) Exceptions—The following exceptions
shall apply to the display parameters set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) above:
(A) Reserve Size—Reserve Size shall not be
displayed in the System, but shall be accessible as described in Rule 3307.
(B) Discretionary Orders—The discretionary
portion of Discretionary Orders shall not be displayed but shall be made available for execution only
upon the appearance of contra-side marketable trading interest, and shall be executed pursuant to Rule
3307.
(C) Non-Displayed Orders—Non-Displayed
Orders are not displayed in the System, and have lower priority within the System than an equally priced
Displayed Order, regardless of time stamp, and shall be executed pursuant to Rule 3307.
(4) In connection with the trading of securities
governed by Regulation NMS, pursuant to rule 600(b)(4) of Regulation NMS under the Act, the Exchange has
implemented such systems, procedures, and rules as are necessary to render it capable of meeting the
requirements for automated quotations, as defined in rule 600(b)(3) of Regulation NMS under the Act; and
immediately to identify its quotations as manual whenever it has reason to believe it is not capable of
displaying automated quotations. The Exchange has adopted policies and procedures for notifying member
organizations and other trading centers that it has reason to believe it is not capable of displaying
automated quotations or, once manual, that it has restored the ability to display automated quotations
and is preparing to identify its quotation as automated. In addition, the Exchange has adopted policies
and procedures for responding to notices that it receives from other trading centers indicating that
they have elected to use the "self-help" exception of rule
611(b)(1) of Regulation NMS under the Act.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendments.
December 9, 2010 (10-172).
April 25, 2011 (11-13).
November 10, 2011 (11-153).
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
May 10, 2013 (13-54), operative June 9, 2013.
May 16, 2013 (13-56), operative June 15, 2013.
July 22, 2013 (13-77), operative August 21, 2013.
June 24, 2015 (15-29).
May 2, 2016 (16-55).
November 16, 2018 (18-75), operative January 28, 2019.
System orders shall be executed in accordance with one of two execution algorithms: Price/Time or Pro
Rata. Securities that are subject to the Pro Rata algorithm may also be subject to the variation for
Price-Setting Orders described in Rule 3307(b)(2)(B). The algorithm applicable to a particular security
(including the applicability of the variation for Price-Setting Orders) will be selected by the
President of the Exchange or another officer of the Exchange designated by the President for this
purpose, and will be listed on a publicly available website. The Exchange will notify member
organizations of changes in the algorithm applicable to a particular security (including the
applicability of the variation for Price-Setting Orders) through a notice that is widely disseminated at
least one month in advance of the change. In selecting the applicable algorithm (including the
applicability of the variation for Price-Setting Orders), the Exchange will conduct ongoing assessments
of the depth of liquidity made available by member organizations in particular stocks, with the goal of
maximizing the displayed size, minimizing the quoted spread, and increasing the extent of PSX's time at
the national best bid and best offer. Factors to be considered for each security would include the size
of member organizations' quotes, the amount of time that PSX is at the national best bid and best offer,
PSX's market share, and observed changes in volume, average execution size, and average order size.
(a) Price/Time Execution Algorithm—Under the Price/Time execution algorithm, the System shall
execute trading interest within the System in the following order:
(1) Price—Better priced trading interest
will be executed ahead of inferior-priced trading interest.
(2) Display—Displayed Quotes/Orders at a
particular price will be executed in time priority among such interest.
(3) Non-Displayed Interest—Non-Displayed
Orders and the reserve portion of Quotes and Reserve Orders (collectively, "Non-Displayed Interest") at
a particular price will be executed in time priority among such interest.
(b) Pro Rata Execution Algorithm—Under the Pro Rata Execution Algorithm, the System shall execute
trading interest within the System in the following order:
(1) Price—Better priced trading interest
will be executed ahead of inferior-priced trading interest.
(2) Display—Displayed Orders at a
particular price with a size of at least one round lot will be executed ahead of Displayed Orders with a
size of less than one round lot, Non-Displayed Interest with a size of at least one round lot, Minimum
Quantity Orders, and Non-Displayed Interest with a size of less than one round lot at the same price.
(A) Allocation to Displayed Orders with a Size
of One Round Lot or More—As among equally priced Displayed Orders with a size of at least one round
lot, the System will allocate round lot portions of incoming executable orders to displayed trading
interest within the System pro rata based on the size of the Displayed Orders, rounding down to the
nearest round lot. Next, portions of an order that would be executed in a size other than a round lot if
they were allocated on a pro rata basis will be allocated for execution against available displayed
trading interest, one round lot at a time, in the order of the displayed size (measured at the time when
the pro rata allocation began) of the trading interest at that price (largest to smallest), or, as among
orders with an equal size, based on time priority. Incoming orders with a size of less than one round
lot will be allocated against available displayed trading interest in the order of the size of displayed
trading interest at that price (largest to smallest), or, as among orders with an equal size, based on
time priority.
Example 1:
Displayed Orders to sell at $10.00 reside on the
PSX book with sizes of 600 shares (Order 1), 400 shares (Order 2), and 300 shares (Order 3).
An incoming order to buy 1,200 shares at $10.00
is entered.
The System allocates the incoming order as
follows:
• 500 shares to Order 1 ((600 ÷ 1,300)
x 1,200, rounded down to the nearest round lot)
• 300 shares to Order 2 ((400 ÷ 1,300)
x 1,200, rounded down to the nearest round lot)
• 200 shares to Order 3 ((300 ÷ 1,300)
x 1,200, rounded down to the nearest round lot)
• 100 shares to Order 1 (order with the
largest displayed size at the beginning of the pro rata allocation)
• 100 shares to Order 2 (order with the
next largest displayed size at the beginning of the pro rata allocation)
Example 2:
Displayed Orders to sell at $10.00 reside on the
PSX book with sizes of 600 shares (Order 1), 400 shares (Order 2), and 300 shares (Order 3).
An incoming order to buy 80 shares at $10.00 is
entered.
The System allocates the incoming order as
follows:
• 80 shares to Order 1 (resting order with
the largest displayed size)
(B) Variation for Price-Setting Orders. The
Exchange may designate a security for the variation of the Pro Rata algorithm for Price-Setting Orders.
For such a security, a Displayed Order with a size of at least one round lot that establishes the best
price in PSX when it is entered will be a "Price-Setting Order" if such order is executed; provided,
however, that a better priced order will become the Price-Setting Order if it is executed. The
allocation to the Price-Setting Order will be the greater of 40% (the "Guaranteed Percentage") or the
percentage that the order would otherwise be allocated under the Pro Rata algorithm. If the
Price-Setting Order receives an allocation greater than the Guaranteed Percentage, the remainder of the
order will be allocated to other displayed trading interest in the manner provided in Rule
3307(b)(2)(A). If the Price-Setting Order receives the Guaranteed Percentage, the System will then
allocate round lot portions of the incoming order that are not allocated to the Price- Setting Order to
other displayed trading interest within the System pro rata based on the size of such Displayed Orders
(excluding the Price-Setting Order), rounding down to the nearest round lot. Next, portions of an order
that would be executed in a size other than a round lot if they were allocated on a pro rata basis will
be allocated for execution against available displayed trading interest (excluding the Price-Setting
Order), one round lot at a time, in the order of the displayed size (measured at the time when the pro
rata allocation began) of the trading interest at that price (largest to smallest), or, as among orders
with an equal size, based on time priority. In the case of incoming orders with a size of less than one
round lot, the Price-Setting Order will receive the Guaranteed Percentage of the order, and the
remainder of the order will be allocated to available displayed trading interest in the order of the
size of displayed trading interest at that price (largest to smallest), or, as among orders with an
equal size, based on time priority.
Example 3:
A Displayed Order to sell 1,000 shares at $10.01
resides on the PSX book (Order 1). A Displayed Order to sell 1,000 shares at $10.00 is entered and
becomes the Price-Setting Order (Order 2). Additional Displayed Orders to sell at $10.00 with sizes of
3,000 shares (Order 3) and 1,000 shares (Order 4) are then entered.
An incoming order to buy 1,000 shares at $10.00
is entered.
The System allocates the incoming order as
follows:
• 400 shares to Order 2 (40% allocated to
the Price-Setting Order)
• 400 shares to Order 3 ((3,000 ÷
4,000) x 600, rounded down to the nearest round lot)
• 100 shares to Order 4 ((1,000 ÷
4,000) x 600, rounded down to the nearest round lot)
• 100 shares to Order 3 (order with the
largest original displayed size)
Example 4:
A Displayed Order to sell 1,000 shares at $10.01
resides on the PSX book (Order 1). A Displayed Order to sell 3,000 shares at $10.00 is entered and
becomes the Price-Setting Order (Order 2). Additional Displayed Orders to sell at $10.00 with sizes of
1,000 shares (Order 3) and 1,000 shares (Order 4) are then entered.
An incoming order to buy 1,000 shares at $10.00
is entered.
The System allocates the incoming order as
follows:
• 600 shares to Order 2 ((3,000 ÷
5,000) x 1,000, resulting in an allocation in excess of the Guaranteed Percentage)
• 200 shares to Order 3 ((1,000 ÷
5,000) x 1,000)
• 200 shares to Order 4 ((1,000 ÷
5,000) x 1,000)
Example 5:
A Displayed Order to sell 1,000 shares at $10.01
resides on the PSX book (Order 1). A Displayed Order to sell 1,000 shares at $10.00 is entered and
becomes the Price-Setting Order (Order 2). Additional Displayed Orders to sell at $10.00 with sizes of
3,000 shares (Order 3) and 1,000 shares (Order 4) are then entered.
An incoming order to buy 80 shares at $10.00 is
entered.
The System allocates the incoming order as
follows:
• 32 shares to Order 2 (40% allocated to
the Price-Setting Order)
• 48 shares to Order 3 (resting order with
the largest displayed size)
(3) Displayed Odd-Lot Orders—As among
equally priced Displayed Orders with a size of less than one round lot, the System will allocate
incoming orders against available trading interest in the order of the size of the trading interest at
that price (largest to smallest), or, as among orders with an equal size, based on time priority.
(4) Non-Displayed Interest with a Size of One
Round Lot or More—As among equally priced Non-Displayed Interest with a size of at least one round
lot (excluding Minimum Quantity Orders), the System will allocate portions of incoming executable orders
to Non-Displayed Interest within the System pro rata based on the size of Non-Displayed Interest,
rounding down to the nearest round lot. Next, portions of an order that would be executed in a size
other than a round lot if they were allocated on a pro rata basis will be allocated for execution
against available Non-Displayed Interest, one round lot at a time, in the order of the size (measured at
the time when the pro rata allocation began) of the trading interest at that price (largest to
smallest), or, as among orders with an equal size, based on time priority. Incoming orders with a size
of less than one round lot will be allocated against available Non-Displayed Interest in the order of
the size of trading interest at that price (largest to smallest), or, as among orders with an equal
size, based on time priority.
(5) Minimum Quantity Orders—As among
equally priced Minimum Quantity Orders, the System will allocate incoming executable orders to Minimum
Quantity Orders within the System in the ascending order of the size of the minimum quantity conditions
assigned to the orders. Thus, an order with a minimum quantity condition of 300 shares will be filled
before an order with a minimum quantity condition of 400 shares. If there are two or more Minimum
Quantity Orders with an equal minimum quantity condition, the System will determine the order of
execution based on time priority.
(6) Non-Displayed Odd-Lot Orders—As among
equally priced Non-Displayed Interest with a size of less than one round lot, the System will allocate
incoming orders based on the size of the Non-Displayed Interest, in the order of the size of the trading
interest at that price (largest to smallest), or, as among orders with an equal size, based on time
priority.
(c) Exception: Anti-Internalization—As an exception to both algorithms, market participants may
direct that Quotes/Orders entered into the System not execute against Quotes/Orders entered under the
same MPID. In addition, market participants using the OUCH order entry protocol may assign to orders
entered through a specific order entry port a unique group identification modifier that will prevent
Quotes/Orders with such modifier from executing against each other. In such a case, a market participant
may elect from the following options:
(A) if the interacting Quotes/Orders are
equivalent in size, both Quotes/Orders will be cancelled back to their entering parties. If the
interacting Quotes/Orders are not equivalent in size, share amounts equal to the size of the smaller of
the two Quotes/Orders will be cancelled back to their originating parties with the remainder of the
larger Quote/Order being retained by the System for potential execution;
(B) regardless of the size of the interacting
Quotes/Orders, cancelling the oldest of them in full; or
(C) regardless of the size of the interacting
Quotes/Orders, cancelling the most recent of them in full.
The foregoing options may be applied to all orders entered under the same MPID, or, in the case of market
participants using the OUCH order entry protocol, may be applied to all orders entered through a
specific order entry port.
(d) Decrementation—Upon execution, an order shall be reduced by an amount equal to the size of that
execution.
(e) Price Improvement—Any potential price improvement resulting from an execution in the System
shall accrue to the taker of liquidity.
Example:
Buy order resides on book at 10.
Incoming order to sell priced at 9 comes into the System
Order executes at 10 (seller get $1 price improvement)
The text of Rule 3307(f) has been approved, but not implemented. The changes will be implemented no
later than March 31, 2017. The Exchange will announce the specific date in advance through an
Equities Trader Alert.
(f) Limit Order Protection ("LOP"). LOP is a feature of PSX that prevents certain Limit Orders at
prices outside of pre-set standard limits ("LOP Limit") from being accepted by the System.
(i) Applicability. LOP applies to all
Quotes and Orders, including Quotes and Orders that have been modified, where the modification results
in a new timestamp and priority. LOP does not apply to Orders with Market and Primary Pegging, Market
Maker Peg Orders or Intermarket Sweep Orders. A Midpoint Pegging Order with a discretion price would not
be subject to LOP. LOP is operational each trading day. LOP is not operational during trading halts and
pauses. LOP would not apply in the event there is no established LOP Reference Price or the National
Best Bid, when used as the LOP Reference Price, is equal to or less than $0.50.
(ii) LOP Limit. The LOP Limit shall be
the greater of 10% of the LOP Reference Price or $0.50 for all securities across all trading sessions.
(iii) LOP Reference Price. The LOP
Reference Price shall be the current National Best Bid or Best Offer, the bid for sell orders and the
offer for buy orders.
(iv) LOP Reference Threshold. The LOP
Reference Threshold for buy orders will be the LOP Reference Price (offer) plus the applicable LOP
Limit. The LOP Reference Threshold for sell orders will be the LOP Reference Price (bid) minus the
applicable LOP Limit.
(v) Acceptance of Orders. LOP will reject
incoming Limit Orders that exceed the LOP Reference Threshold. Limit Orders will be rejected if the
price of the Limit Order is greater than the LOP Reference Threshold for a buy Limit Order. Limit Orders
will be rejected if the price of the Limit Order is less than the LOP Reference Threshold for a sell
Limit Order.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendments.
September 30, 2010 (10-137).
October 3, 2011 (11-132), operative December 19, 2011.
November 22, 2011 (11-161).
November 23, 2011 (11-159).
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
February 4, 2014 (14-11), operative March 6, 2014.
July 14, 2014 (14-24).
August 24, 2016 (16-58), operative Mar. 31, 2017.
November 15, 2016 (16-113).
December 19, 2016 (16-124), operative January 18, 2017.
Executions occurring as a result of orders matched on PSX shall be reported by the Exchange to an
appropriate consolidated transaction reporting system. The System will identify trades executed pursuant
to an exception to or exemption from rule 611 of Regulation NMS in accordance with specifications
approved by the operating committee of the relevant national market system plan for an NMS Stock. If a
trade is executed pursuant to both the intermarket sweep order exception of rule 611(b)(5) or (6) of
Regulation NMS and the self-help exception of rule 611(b)(1) of Regulation NMS, such trade shall be
identified as executed pursuant to the intermarket sweep order exception. The Exchange shall promptly
notify PSX Participants of all executions of their orders as soon as the Exchange is notified that such
executions have taken place.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendment.
April 25, 2011 (11-13).
(a) Transactions executed in the System shall be cleared and settled anonymously. The transaction reports
produced by the System will indicate the details of the transactions, and shall not reveal contra party
identities.
(b) The Exchange shall reveal a Participant's identity in the following circumstances:
(1) when a registered clearing agency ceases to
act for a Participant, or the Participant's clearing firm, and the registered clearing agency determines
not to guarantee the settlement of the Participant's trades;
(2) for regulatory purposes or to comply with an
order of an arbitrator or court;
(3) if both Participants to the transaction
consent;
(4) Unless otherwise instructed by a member
organization, the Exchange will reveal to a member organization, no later than the end of the day on the
date an anonymous trade was executed, when the member organization's Quote or Order has been decremented
by another Quote or Order submitted by that same member organization.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendment.
April 25, 2013 (13-24).
(a) Except as provided below, the System will automatically cancel open quotes and/or orders in all
System Securities resident in the System in response to issuer corporate actions, including any dividend
(whether payable in cash or securities or both), payment, distribution, forward or reverse stock split,
symbol change, or change in primary listing venue, immediately prior to the opening of the System at
8:00 a.m. on the ex-date of such actions.
(b) A member may designate that all orders with a time-in-force of good-till-cancelled that are entered
through one or more order entry ports specified by the member will be processed in the following manner
in the event of certain issuer corporate actions as specified below. The member may opt for the
processing provided in this paragraph (b) on a port-by-port basis, but all of the provisions of this
paragraph shall apply to all good-till-cancelled orders entered through a port that has been specified
by the member hereunder.
(1) Cash Dividend. If an issuer is paying a cash
dividend, the price of an order to buy will be reduced by the amount of the sum of all dividends
payable, rounded up to the nearest whole cent; provided, however, that there will be no adjustment if
the sum of all dividends is less than $0.01. For example, if the sum of all dividends is $0.381, the
price of the order will be reduced by $0.39. An order to sell will be retained but will receive no price
adjustment.
(2) Forward Stock Split or Stock Dividend. If an
issuer is implementing a forward stock split or a stock dividend (i.e., a corporate action in which
additional shares are issued to holders), the order will be cancelled if its size is less than one round
lot. If the order's size is greater than one round lot, (i) the size of the order will be multiplied by
the ratio of post-action shares to pre-action shares, with the result rounded downward to the nearest
whole share, and (ii) the price of the order will be multiplied by the ratio of pre-action shares to
post-action shares, with the result rounded down to the nearest whole penny in the case of orders to buy
and rounded up to the nearest whole penny in the case of orders to sell. For example, if a member has
entered a goodtill- cancelled order to buy 375 shares at $10.95 per share and the issuer implemented a
split or dividend under which an additional 1.25 shares would be issued for each share outstanding, the
size of the order would be adjusted to 843 shares (375 x 2.25/1 = 843.75, rounded down to 843) and the
price of the order would be adjusted to $4.86 per share ($10.95 per share x 1/2.25 = $4.8667 per share,
rounded down to $4.86 per share). An order to sell at the same price and size would be adjusted to 843
shares with a price of $4.87 per share.
(3) Combination of Cash Dividend and Forward
Stock Split or Stock Dividend. If an issuer is implementing a cash dividend and a forward stock split or
stock dividend on the same date, the adjustments described above will both be applied, in the order
described in the notice of the corporate actions received by the Exchange.
(4) For other corporate actions, including
symbol changes, changes in primary listing venue, reverse stock splits, and dividends payable in either
cash or securities at the option of the stockholder, the order will be cancelled.
(5) All of the foregoing changes will be
effected immediately prior to the opening of the System at 8:00 a.m. on the ex-date of the applicable
corporate action. Open orders that are retained will be re-entered by the System (as adjusted above)
immediately prior to the opening of the System, such that they will retain time priority over new orders
entered at or after 8:00 a.m.
Adopted.
May 16, 2013 (13-56), operative June 15, 2013.
Amendments.
July 22, 2013 (13-77), operative August 21, 2013.
December 23, 2014 (14-79), operative January 22, 2015.
The provisions of paragraphs (a)(2)(C), (b), and (c)(1) of this Rule, as amended on September 30, 2010,
and the provisions of paragraphs (g) through (i), shall be in effect during a pilot period that expires
at the close of business on April 20, 2021. If the pilot period is not either extended or approved as
permanent, the prior versions of paragraphs (a)(2)(C), (b), and (c)(1) shall be in effect, and the
provisions of paragraphs (g) through (i) shall be null and void.
(a) Authority to Review Transactions Pursuant to Complaint of Market Participant
(1) Definition. For purposes of this Rule, the
terms of a transaction executed on PSX are "clearly erroneous" when there is an obvious error in any
term, such as price, number of shares or other unit of trading, or identification of the security. A
transaction made in clearly erroneous error and cancelled by both parties or determined by the Exchange
to be clearly erroneous will be removed from the consolidated tape.
(2) Requests and Timing of Review. A member
organization that receives an execution on an order that was submitted erroneously to PSX for its own or
customer account may request that the Exchange review the transaction under this Rule. An official of
the Exchange shall review the transaction under dispute and determine whether it is clearly erroneous,
with a view toward maintaining a fair and orderly market and the protection of investors and the public
interest. Such requests for review shall be made in writing via electronic complaint or other means
specified from time to time by the Exchange as announced in an Equity Trader Alert. A request for review
shall include information concerning the time of the transaction(s), security symbol(s), number of
shares, price(s), side (bought or sold), and factual basis for believing that the trade is clearly
erroneous. Upon receipt of a timely filed request that satisfies the Numerical Guidelines set forth in
paragraph (a)(2)(C) the counterparty to the trade shall be notified by the Exchange as soon as
practicable, but generally within 30 minutes. An Exchange official may request additional supporting
written information to aid in the resolution of the matter. If requested, each party to the transaction
shall provide, within 30 minutes of the request, any supporting written information. Either party to the
disputed trade may request the supporting written information provided by the other party on the matter.
(A) Filing Time Periods.
(i) Except as provided in paragraph
(a)(2)(A)(ii) and (a)(2)(A)(iii), any member organization or person associated with a member
organization that seeks to have a transaction reviewed pursuant to paragraph (a) hereof shall submit a
written complaint to the Exchange within 30 minutes of the execution time.
(ii) Routed executions from other market centers
will generally have an additional 30 minutes from receipt of their Participant's timely filing, but no
longer than 60 minutes from the time of the execution at issue, to file with the Exchange for review of
transactions routed to PSX from that market center and executed on PSX.
(iii) In the case of an Outlier Transaction, an
Exchange official may at its sole discretion, and on a case-by-case basis, consider requests received
pursuant to this Rule after 30 minutes, but not longer than 60 minutes after the transaction in
question, depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding such request. "Outlier Transaction" means
a transaction where:
A. the execution price of the security is
greater than three times the current Numerical Guidelines set forth in paragraph (a)(2)(C), or
B. the execution price of the security in
question is not within the Outlier Transaction parameters set forth in paragraph (a)(2)(A)(iii)A. above,
but the execution price breaches the 52-week high or 52-week low. In such cases, the Exchange may
consider Additional Factors as outlined in paragraph (a)(2)(C)(iii), in determining if the transaction
qualifies for further review or if the Exchange shall decline to act.
(B) Once a party has applied to the Exchange for
review and the transaction has been determined to be eligible for review, the transaction shall be
reviewed and a determination rendered, unless (i) both parties to the transaction agree to withdraw the
application for review prior to the time a decision is rendered by the Exchange official, or (ii) the
complainant withdraws its application for review prior to the notification of counterparties. In the
event that the Exchange official determines that the transaction in dispute is clearly erroneous, the
official shall declare the transaction null and void. A determination shall be made generally within 30
minutes of receipt of the complaint, but in no case later than the start of Regular Trading Hours
(9:30:00 to 4:00:00) on the following trading day. The parties shall be promptly notified of the
determination.
(C) Determinations of a clearly erroneous
execution will be made as follows:
(i) Numerical Guidelines. Subject to the
provisions of paragraph (a)(2)(C)(iii) below, a transaction executed shall be found to be clearly
erroneous only if the price of the transaction to buy (sell) that is the subject of the complaint is
greater than (less than) the Reference Price by an amount that equals or exceeds the Numerical
Guidelines set forth below. The execution time of the transaction under review determines whether the
threshold is Regular Trading Hours or Pre-Opening and After Hours Trading Session (which occurs before
and after Regular Trading Hours). The Reference Price will be equal to the consolidated last sale
immediately prior to the execution(s) under review except for: (A) Multi-Stock Events involving twenty
or more securities, as described in paragraph (a)(2)(C)(ii) below; and (B) in other circumstances, such
as, for example, relevant news impacting a security or securities, periods of extreme market volatility,
sustained illiquidity, or widespread system issues, where use of a different Reference Price is
necessary for the maintenance of a fair and orderly market and the protection of investors and the
public interest.
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Reference Price):
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(ii) Multi-Stock Events Involving Twenty or
More Securities. During Multi-Stock Events involving twenty or more securities the number of
affected transactions is such that immediate finality may be necessary to maintain a fair and orderly
market and to protect investors and the public interest. In such circumstances, the Exchange may use a
Reference Price other than consolidated last sale. To ensure consistent application across market
centers when this paragraph is invoked, the Exchange will promptly coordinate with the other market
centers to determine the appropriate review period, which may be greater than the period of five minutes
or less that triggered application of this paragraph, as well as select one or more specific points in
time prior to the transactions in question and use transaction prices at or immediately prior to the one
or more specific points in time selected as the Reference Price. The Exchange will nullify as clearly
erroneous all transactions that are at prices equal to or greater than 30% away from the Reference Price
in each affected security during the review period selected by the Exchange and other markets consistent
with this paragraph.
(iii) Additional Factors. Except in the
context of a Multi-Stock Event involving five or more securities, an Exchange official may also consider
additional factors to determine whether an execution is clearly erroneous, including but not limited to,
system malfunctions or disruptions, volume and volatility for the security, derivative securities
products that correspond to greater than 100% in the direction of a tracking index, news released for
the security, whether trading in the security was recently halted/resumed, whether the security is an
IPO, whether the security was subject to a stock-split, reorganization, or other corporate action,
overall market conditions, Pre- Opening and After Hours Trading Session executions, validity of the
consolidated tapes trades and quotes, consideration of primary market indications, and executions
inconsistent with the trading pattern in the stock. Each additional factor shall be considered with a
view toward maintaining a fair and orderly market and the protection of investors and the public
interest.
(b) Procedures for Reviewing Transactions on the Exchange's Own Motion
(1) System Disruption or Malfunctions. In
the event of any disruption or a malfunction in the operation of any electronic communications and
trading facilities of the Exchange in which the nullification of transactions may be necessary for the
maintenance of a fair and orderly market or the protection of investors and the public interest exist,
the President of the Exchange or any designated officer or senior level employee ("Senior Official") of
the Exchange, on his or her own motion, may review such transactions and declare such transactions
arising out of the operation of such facilities during such period null and void. In such events, the
Senior Official will rely on the provisions of paragraph (a)(2)(C)(i)-(iii) of this Rule, but in
extraordinary circumstances may also use a lower Numerical Guideline if necessary to maintain a fair and
orderly market, protect investors and the public interest. Absent extraordinary circumstances, any such
action of the Senior Official pursuant to this paragraph (b)(1) shall be taken within thirty (30)
minutes of detection of the erroneous transaction. When extraordinary circumstances exist, any such
action of the Senior Official must be taken by no later than the start of Regular Trading Hours on the
trading day following the date of execution(s) under review. Each Member involved in the transaction
shall be notified as soon as practicable by the Exchange, and the party aggrieved by the action may
appeal such action in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c)(1) below.
(2) Senior Official Acting on Own Motion.
A Senior Official, acting on his or her own motion, may review potentially erroneous executions and
declare trades null and void or shall decline to take any action in connection with the completed
trade(s). In such events, the Senior Official will rely on the provisions of paragraph
(a)(2)(C)(i)-(iii) of this Rule. Absent extraordinary circumstances, any such action of the Senior
Official shall be taken in a timely fashion, generally within thirty (30) minutes of the detection of
the erroneous transaction. When extraordinary circumstances exist, any such action of the Senior
Official must be taken by no later than the start of Regular Trading Hours on the trading day following
the date of execution(s) under review. When such action is taken independently, each party involved in
the transaction shall be notified as soon as practicable by the Exchange, and the party aggrieved by the
action may appeal such action in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c)(1) below.
(c) Review by the Exchange Review Council
(1) A member organization or person associated
with a member organization may appeal a determination made under paragraph (a) to the Exchange Review
Council. A member organization or person associated with a member organization may appeal a
determination made under paragraph (b) to the Exchange Review Council unless the Senior Official making
the determination also determines that the number of the affected transactions is such that immediate
finality is necessary to maintain a fair and orderly market and to protect investors and the public
interest, and further provided that with respect to rulings made by the Exchange in conjunction with one
or more additional market centers, the number of affected transactions is similarly such that immediate
finality is necessary to maintain a fair and orderly market and to protect investors and the public
interest and, hence, are also non-appealable. An appeal must be made in writing, and must be received by
the Exchange within thirty (30) minutes after the person making the appeal is given the notification of
the determination being appealed. Once a written appeal has been received, the counterparty to the trade
that is the subject of the appeal will be notified of the appeal and both parties shall be able to
submit any additional supporting written information up until the time the appeal is considered by the
Exchange Review Council. Either party to a disputed trade may request the written information provided
by the other party during the appeal process. An appeal to the Exchange Review Council shall not operate
as a stay of the determination being appealed, and the scope of the appeal shall be limited to trades
which the person making the appeal is a party.
Once a party has appealed a determination to the
Exchange Review Council, the determination shall be reviewed and a decision rendered, unless (i) both
parties to the transaction agree to withdraw the appeal prior to the time a decision is rendered by the
Exchange Review Council, or (ii) the party filing the appeal withdraws its appeal prior to the
notification of counterparties. The Exchange Review Council panel shall review the facts and render a
decision as soon as practicable, but generally on the same trading day as the execution(s) under review.
On requests for appeal received between 3:00 ET and the close of trading in the After Hours Trading
Session, a decision will be rendered as soon as practicable, but in no case later than the trading day
following the date of the execution under review. Upon consideration of the record, and after such
hearings as it may in its discretion order, the Exchange Review Council, pursuant to the standards set
forth in this Rule, shall affirm, modify, reverse, or remand the determination.
(2) The panel shall consist of three or more
members of the Exchange Review Council, provided that no more than 50 percent of the members of any
panel are directly engaged in market making activity or employed by a member organization whose revenues
from market making activity exceed ten percent of its total revenues. In no case shall an Exchange
Review Council Panel include a person affiliated with a party to the trade in question.
(3) The decision of the Exchange Review Council
pursuant to an appeal, or a determination by an Exchange official that is not appealed, shall be final
and binding upon all parties and shall constitute final action by the Exchange on the matter in issue.
Any determination by an Exchange official pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) or any decision by the
Exchange Review Council pursuant to paragraph (c) shall be rendered without prejudice as to the rights
of the parties to the transaction to submit their dispute to arbitration.
(d) Communications
(1) All materials submitted to the Exchange or
the Exchange Review Council pursuant to this Rule shall be submitted in writing within the time
parameters specified herein via the online complaint form available on the Exchange's website,
facsimile, or such other telecommunications procedures as the Exchange may announce from time to time in
an Equity Trader Alert. Materials shall be deemed received at the time indicated by the
telecommunications equipment (e.g., facsimile machine or computer) receiving the materials. The
Exchange, in its sole and absolute discretion, reserves the right to reject or accept any material that
is not received within the time parameters specified herein. All times stated in this Rule are Eastern
Time.
(2) The Exchange shall provide affected parties
with prompt notice of filings and determinations under this Rule via facsimile machine, electronic mail,
telephone (including voicemail), press release, system status, web posting or any other method
reasonably expected to provide rapid notice to many market participants. During periods of high
volatility and large numbers of requests for clearly erroneous review, the Exchange may streamline the
notification process to expedite the adjudicatory review in such manner as the Exchange may announce
from time to time by Equity Trader Alert.
(e) Fees
(1) Filing Fees
No fee shall be assessed to a member
organization for filing two or fewer unsuccessful clearly erroneous complaints pursuant to paragraph
(a)(2) during a calendar month. A member organization shall be assessed a fee of $250.00 for each
additional unsuccessful complaint filed thereafter during the calendar month. An unsuccessful complaint
is one in which the Exchange does not break any of the trades included in the complaint. Each security
filed on is considered a separate complaint. In cases where the member organization files on multiple
securities at the same time, the Exchange calculates the fee separately for each security depending upon
whether the Exchange breaks any trades filed on by the member organization in that security. Adjustments
or voluntary breaks negotiated by the Exchange to trades executed at prices that meet the Numerical
Guidelines set forth in (a)(2)(C)(i) count as breaks by the Exchange for purposes of this paragraph. A
member organization for purposes of this paragraph (e)(1) is defined by each unique broker Web CRD
Number. All market participant identifiers associated with that Web CRD Number shall be included when
calculating the number of unsuccessful clearly erroneous complaints for that member organization during
the calendar month. No fee pursuant to this paragraph (e)(1) shall be assessed for a complaint that is
(A) successful, where the final decision by the Exchange (including after appeal, if any) is to break at
least one of the trades filed on by the member organization, (B) not timely filed under the parameters
in paragraph (a)(2)(A), (C) withdrawn by the complainant within five (5) minutes of filing and before
the Exchange has performed any substantial work on the complaint, or (D) adjudicated by the Exchange on
its own motion under Rule 3312(b).
(2) Appeal Fees
The party initiating an appeal shall be assessed
a $500.00 fee if the Exchange Review Council upholds the decision of the Exchange official.
(3) Fees Charged By Another Market Center
In instances where the Exchange, on behalf of a
member organization, requests a determination by another market center that a transaction is clearly
erroneous, the Exchange will pass any resulting charges through to the relevant member organization.
(f) Refusal to Abide by Rulings of an Exchange Official or the Exchange Review Council
It shall be considered conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade for any member
organization to refuse to take any action that is necessary to effectuate a final decision of an
Exchange official or the Exchange Review Council under this Rule.
(g) Securities Subject to Limit Up-Limit Down Plan. For purposes of this paragraph, the phrase
"Limit Up-Limit Down Plan" or "Plan" shall mean the Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility
Pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS under the Act. The provisions of paragraphs (a) through (f) above
and (h) through (i) below shall govern all Exchange transactions, including transactions in securities
subject to the Plan, other than as set forth in this paragraph (g). If as a result of an Exchange
technology or systems issue any transaction occurs outside of the applicable price bands disseminated
pursuant to the Plan, a Senior Official of the Exchange, acting on his or her own motion or at the
request of a third party, shall review and declare any such trades null and void. Absent extraordinary
circumstances, any such action of the Senior Official of the Exchange shall be taken in a timely
fashion, generally within thirty (30) minutes of the detection of the erroneous transaction. When
extraordinary circumstances exist, any such action of the Senior Official of the Exchange must be taken
by no later than the start of Regular Trading Hours on the trading day following the date on which the
execution(s) under review occurred. Each Member involved in the transaction shall be notified as soon as
practicable by the Exchange, and the party aggrieved by the action may appeal such action in accordance
with the provisions of paragraph (c) above. In the event that a single plan processor experiences a
technology or systems issue that prevents the dissemination of price bands, the Exchange will make the
determination of whether to nullify transactions based on paragraphs (a) through (f) above and (h)
through (i) below.
(h)
Multi-Day Event
. A series of transactions in a particular security on one or more trading days may be viewed as one
event if all such transactions were effected based on the same fundamentally incorrect or grossly
misinterpreted issuance information resulting in a severe valuation error for all such transactions (the
"Event"). An Officer of the Exchange or senior level employee designee, acting on his or her own motion,
shall take action to declare all transactions that occurred during the Event null and void not later
than the start of trading on the day following the last transaction in the Event. If trading in the
security is halted before the valuation error is corrected, an Officer of the Exchange or senior level
employee designee shall take action to declare all transactions that occurred during the Event null and
void prior to the resumption of trading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no action can be taken pursuant
to this paragraph with respect to any transactions that have reached settlement date or that result from
an initial public offering of a security. To the extent transactions related to an Event occur on one or
more other market centers, the Exchange will promptly coordinate with such other market center(s) to
ensure consistent treatment of the transactions related to the Event, if practicable. Any action taken
in connection with this paragraph will be taken without regard to the Numerical Guidelines set forth in
this Rule. Each Member involved in a transaction subject to this paragraph shall be notified as soon as
practicable by the Exchange, and the party aggrieved by the action may appeal such action in accordance
with the provisions of paragraph (c) above.
(i)
Trading Halts
. In the event of any disruption or malfunction in the operation of the electronic communications
and trading facilities of the Exchange, another market center or responsible single plan processor in
connection with the transmittal or receipt of a regulatory trading halt, suspension or pause, an Officer
of the Exchange or senior level employee designee, acting on his or her own motion, shall nullify any
transaction in a security that occurs after the primary listing market for such security declares a
regulatory trading halt, suspension or pause with respect to such security and before such regulatory
trading halt, suspension or pause with respect to such security has officially ended according to the
primary listing market. In addition, in the event a regulatory trading halt, suspension or pause is
declared, then prematurely lifted in error and is then re-instituted, an Officer of the Exchange or
senior level employee designee shall nullify transactions that occur before the official, final end of
the halt, suspension or pause according to the primary listing market. Any action taken in connection
with this paragraph shall be taken in a timely fashion, generally within thirty (30) minutes of the
detection of the erroneous transaction and in no circumstances later than the start of the Regular
Market Session on the trading day following the date of execution(s) under review. Any action taken in
connection with this paragraph will be taken without regard to the Numerical Guidelines set forth in
this Rule. Each Member involved in a transaction subject to this paragraph shall be notified as soon as
practicable by the Exchange, and the party aggrieved by the action may appeal such action in accordance
with the provisions of paragraph (c) above.
Adopted.
September 9, 2010 (10-79).
Amendments.
September 22, 2010 (10-125).
December 9, 2010 (10-172).
March 31, 2011 (11-45).
April 25, 2011 (11-13).
May 25, 2011 (11-69).
August 5, 2011 (11-110).
January 12, 2012 (12-08).
July 24, 2012 (12-100).
January 31, 2013 (13-12).
September 26, 2013 (13-97).
March 18, 2014 (14-18).
June 19, 2014 (14-27).
November 15, 2017 (17-92), January 2, 2018.
April 10, 2019 (19-14).
October 16, 2019 (19-44).
March 23, 2020 (20-13); amended Oct. 13, 2020 (SR-Phlx-2020-47).
(a) Order Routing Process
(1) The Order Routing Process shall be available
to Participants from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and shall route orders as described below.
All routing of orders shall comply with Rule 611 of Regulation NMS under the Act.
(A) The System provides a variety of routing
options. Routing options may be combined with all available order types and times-in-force, with the
exception of order types and times-in-force whose terms are inconsistent with the terms of a particular
routing option. The System will consider the quotations only of accessible markets. The term "System
routing table" refers to the proprietary process for determining the specific trading venues to which
the System routes orders and the order in which it routes them. The Exchange reserves the right to
maintain a different System routing table for different routing options and to modify the System routing
table at any time without notice. The System routing options are:
(i) - (ii) Reserved.
(iii) PSTG is a routing option under which
orders check the System for available shares and simultaneously route the remaining shares to
destinations on the System routing table. If shares remain unexecuted after routing, they are posted on
the book. Once on the book, should the order subsequently be locked or crossed by another accessible
market center, the System shall route the order to the locking or crossing market center. PSKN is a form
of PSTG in which the entering firm instructs the System to bypass any market centers included in the
PSTG System routing table that are not posting Protected Quotations within the meaning of Regulation
NMS.
(iv) PSCN is a routing option under which orders
check the System for available shares and simultaneously route the remaining shares to destinations on
the System routing table. If shares remain unexecuted after routing, they are posted on the book. Once
on the book, should the order subsequently be locked or crossed by another market center, the System
will not route the order to the locking or crossing market center. PSKP is a form of PSCN in which the
entering firm instructs the System to bypass any market centers included in the PSCN System routing
table that are not posting Protected Quotations within the meaning of Regulation NMS.
(v) PTFY is a routing option under which orders
check the System for available shares only if so instructed by the entering firm and are thereafter
routed to destinations on the System routing table. If shares remain un-executed after routing, they are
posted to the book. Once on the book, should the order subsequently be locked or crossed by another
market center, the System will not route the order to the locking or crossing market center.
(vi) PMOP is a routing option under which orders
route only to Protected Quotations and only for displayed size. If shares remain unexecuted after
routing, they are posted to the book. Once on the book, should the order subsequently be locked or
crossed by another market center, the System will not route the order to the locking or crossing market
center.
(vii) PCRT is a routing option under which
orders route to the Nasdaq BX Equities Market, check the System for available shares and then route to
The Nasdaq Stock Market. If shares remain un-executed, they are posted to the book or cancelled. Once on
the book, should the order subsequently be locked or crossed by another market center, the System will
not route the order to the locking or crossing market center.
(viii) XDRK is a routing option under which
orders check the System for available shares and simultaneously route the remaining shares to
destinations on the System routing table that are not posting Protected Quotations within the meaning of
Regulation NMS. If shares remain un-executed after routing, they are posted on the book. Once on the
book, should the order subsequently be locked or crossed by another market center, the System will not
route the order to the locking or crossing market center.
(ix) XCST is a routing option under which orders
check the System for available shares and simultaneously route the remaining shares to destinations on
the System routing table that are not posting Protected Quotations within the meaning of Regulation NMS
and to certain, but not all, exchanges. If shares remain un-executed after routing, they are posted on
the book. Once on the book, should the order subsequently be locked or crossed by another market center,
the System will not route the order to the locking or crossing market center.
(x) SCAR is a routing option under which orders
will check the System for available shares and simultaneously route to the Nasdaq BX Equities Market and
The Nasdaq Stock Market in accordance with the System routing table. If shares remain unexecuted after
routing, they are posted on the book or cancelled. Once on the book, should the order subsequently be
locked or crossed by another market center, the System will not route the order to the locking or
crossing market center.
(B) Priority of Routed Orders. Regardless of the
routing option selected, orders sent by the System to other markets do not retain time priority with
respect to other orders in the System and the System shall continue to execute other orders while routed
orders are away at another market center. Once routed by the System, an order becomes subject to the
rules and procedures of the destination market including, but not limited to, order cancellation. If a
routed order is subsequently returned, in whole or in part, that order, or its remainder, shall receive
a new time stamp reflecting the time of its return to the System.
(b) Routing Broker
(1) All routing by the System shall be performed
by the Exchange's affiliated broker-dealer, Nasdaq Execution Services, LLC, which, in turn, shall route
orders to other market centers either directly or through one or more third-party unaffiliated routing
broker-dealers as directed by the Exchange. The Exchange will determine the logic that provides when,
how, and where orders are routed away to other exchanges. Except as provided in subparagraph (c) below,
the routing broker(s) cannot change the terms of an order or the routing instructions, nor does the
routing broker have any discretion about where to route an order.
(2) Nasdaq Execution Services, LLC will not
engage in any business other than: (a) as an outbound router for the Exchange and (b) any other
activities it may engage in as approved by the Commission.
(3) Nasdaq Execution Services, LLC shall operate
as a facility, as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Act, of the Exchange.
(4) For purposes of SEC Rule 17d-1, the
designated examining authority of Nasdaq Execution Services, LLC shall be a self-regulatory organization
unaffiliated with the Exchange or any of its affiliates. The Exchange may not use a routing broker for
which the Exchange or any affiliate of the Exchange is the designated examining authority.
(5) The Exchange shall be responsible for filing
with the Securities and Exchange Commission rule changes related to the operation of, and fees for
services provided by, Nasdaq Execution Services, LLC and Nasdaq Execution Services, LLC shall be subject
to exchange non-discrimination requirements.
(6) The books, records, premises, officers,
agents, directors and employees of Nasdaq Execution Services, LLC as a facility of the Exchange shall be
deemed to be the books, records, premises, officers, agents, directors and employees of the Exchange for
purposes of, and subject to oversight pursuant to, the Act. The books and records of Nasdaq Execution
Services, LLC as a facility of the Exchange shall be subject at all times to inspection and copying by
the Commission.
(7) Use of Nasdaq Execution Services, LLC to
route orders to other market centers will be optional. Parties that do not desire to use Nasdaq
Execution Services, LLC must enter orders into the System as immediate-or-cancel orders or any other
order type available through the System that is ineligible for routing.
(8) Nasdaq Execution Services, LLC shall
establish and maintain procedures and internal controls reasonably designed to adequately restrict the
flow of confidential and proprietary information between: the Exchange and its facilities (including
Nasdaq Execution Services, LLC as its routing facility) and any other entity; or, where there is a
routing broker, the Exchange, the Routing Facility and any routing broker, and any other entity,
including any affiliate of the routing broker (and if the routing broker or any of its affiliates
engages in any other business activities other than providing routing services to the Exchange, between
the segment of the routing broker or affiliate that provides the other business activities and the
segment of the routing broker that provides the routing services).
(c) Market Access. In addition to the Exchange Rules regarding routing to away trading centers, Nasdaq
Execution Services LLC has, pursuant to Rule 15c3-5 under the Act, implemented certain tests designed to
mitigate risks associated with providing the Exchange's members and member organizations with access to
such away trading centers. Pursuant to the policies and procedures developed by Nasdaq Execution
Services LLC to comply with Rule 15c3-5, if an order or series of orders are deemed to be violative of
applicable pre-trade requirements under Rule 15c3-5, the order will be rejected prior to routing and/or
Nasdaq Execution Services LLC will seek to cancel the order if it has been routed.
(d) Cancellation of Orders and Error Account
(1) The Exchange or Nasdaq Execution Services
may cancel orders as either deems to be necessary to maintain fair and orderly markets if a technical or
systems issue occurs at the Exchange, Nasdaq Execution Services, or a routing destination. The Exchange
or Nasdaq Execution Services shall provide notice of the cancellation to affected members as soon as
practicable.
(2) Nasdaq Execution Services shall maintain an
error account for the purpose of addressing positions that result from a technical or systems issue at
Nasdaq Execution Services, the Exchange, a routing destination, or a non-affiliate third-party Routing
Broker that affects one or more orders ("error positions").
(A) For purposes of this Rule 3315(d), an error
position shall not include any position that results from an order submitted by a member to the Exchange
that is executed on the Exchange and automatically processed for clearance and settlement on a locked-in
basis.
(B) Except as provided in Rule 3315(d)(2)(C),
Nasdaq Execution Services shall not (i) accept any positions in its error account from an account of a
member, or (ii) permit any member to transfer any positions from the member's account to Nasdaq
Execution Services's error account.
(C) If a technical or systems issue results in
the Exchange not having valid clearing instructions for a member to a trade, Nasdaq Execution Services
may assume that member's side of the trade so that the trade can be automatically processed for
clearance and settlement on a locked-in basis.
(3) In connection with a particular technical or
systems issue, Nasdaq Execution Services or the Exchange shall either (i) assign all resulting error
positions to members in accordance with subparagraph (A) below, or (ii) have all resulting error
positions liquidated in accordance with subparagraph (B) below. Any determination to assign or liquidate
error positions, as well as any resulting assignments, shall be made in a nondiscriminatory fashion.
(A) Nasdaq Execution Services or the Exchange
shall assign all error positions resulting from a particular technical or systems issue to the members
affected by that technical or systems issue if Nasdaq Execution Services or the Exchange:
(i) determines that it has accurate and
sufficient information (including valid clearing information) to assign the positions to all of the
members affected by that technical or systems issue;
(ii) determines that it has sufficient time
pursuant to normal clearance and settlement deadlines to evaluate the information necessary to assign
the positions to all of the members affected by that technical or systems issue; and
(iii) has not determined to cancel all orders
affected by that technical or systems issue in accordance with subparagraph (d)(1) above.
(B) If Nasdaq Execution Services or the Exchange
is unable to assign all error positions resulting from a particular technical or systems issue to all of
the affected members in accordance with subparagraph (A) above, or if Nasdaq Execution Services or the
Exchange determines to cancel all orders affected by the technical or systems issue in accordance with
subparagraph (d)(1) above, then Nasdaq Execution Services shall liquidate the error positions as soon as
practicable. Nasdaq Execution Services shall:
(i) provide complete time and price discretion
for the trading to liquidate the error positions to a third-party broker-dealer and shall not attempt to
exercise any influence or control over the timing or methods of such trading; and
(ii) establish and enforce policies and
procedures that are reasonably designed to restrict the flow of confidential and proprietary information
between the third-party broker-dealer and Nasdaq Execution Services/the Exchange associated with the
liquidation of the error positions.
(4) Nasdaq Execution Services and the Exchange
shall make and keep records to document all determinations to treat positions as error positions and all
determinations for the assignment of error positions to members or the liquidation of error positions,
as well as records associated with the liquidation of error positions through the third-party
broker-dealer.
Adopted.
Sept. 21, 2011 (11-108), operative Oct. 22, 2011.
Amendments.
Aug. 14, 2012 (12-81).
Sept. 25, 2012 (12-116).
Jan. 22, 2013 (13-08), operative Feb. 21, 2013.
Jan. 15, 2014 (14-04), operative Feb. 14, 2014.
Nov. 4, 2014 (14-67).
October 18, 2017 (17-82).
March 6, 2019 (19-04), operative April 8, 2019.
(a)
Definition
. The PHLX Kill Switch is an optional tool offered at no charge that enables PSX Participants to establish
pre-determined levels of risk exposure, to receive notifications as the value of
executed orders and if applicable, unexecuted orders approaches the risk levels, and to have order entry ports disabled and unexecuted orders
administratively cancelled when the value of executed orders, and if applicable unexecuted orders exceeds the risk levels set forth below. For purposes of this Rule, the term "PSX Participant" has the meaning set forth in Rule 3301(c).
(1) Gross Executed Risk Exposure . This refers to a pre-established maximum daily dollar amount for buy and sell orders across all symbols, where both buy and sell orders are counted as positive values. For purposes of calculating Gross Executed Risk Exposure, only executed orders are included.
(2) Gross Notional Risk Exposure . This refers to a pre-established maximum daily dollar amount for buy and sell orders across all symbols, where both buy and sell orders are counted as positive values. For purposes of calculating Gross Notional Risk Exposure, unexecuted orders on the Exchange book and executed orders are included.
(b)
Establishing and Adjusting Levels
. PSX Participants or a PSX Participant’s clearing member, as designated pursuant to paragraph (d), may set risk levels for each MPID individually. Each PSX Participant, or a PSX Participant’s clearing member, as designated pursuant to paragraph (d), is responsible for establishing and
maintaining its risk levels. PSX Participants or a PSX Participant’s clearing member, as designated pursuant to paragraph (d), may set and adjust risk level values before the beginning of a trading day and during the trading day.
(c)
Notification
. PSX Participants and a PSX Participant’s clearing member, as designated pursuant to paragraph (d), will receive notifications when the total value of executed orders and, if applicable, unexecuted orders associated with an MPID
exceeds 50, 75, 85, 90, and 95 percent of either of the risk level values. When either risk level value is exceeded, the notification
will include the total number of orders cancelled and remaining open in the System.
(d)
Clearing Member Designation
. A PSX Participant that does not self-clear may allocate the responsibility for establishing and adjusting the risk levels identified in paragraph (a) of this Rule to a clearing member that clears transactions on behalf of the PSX Participant, if designated in a manner prescribed by the Exchange. A PSX Participant that chooses to allocate responsibility to its clearing member may view any risk levels established by the clearing member pursuant to this Rule, and will be notified of any action taken by the Exchange with respect to its trading activity. By allocating responsibility to its clearing member, the PSX Participant consents to the Exchange taking action with respect to the PSX Participant’s trading activity as provided for in paragraph (e) of this Rule. A PSX Participant may revoke responsibility allocated to its clearing member pursuant to this paragraph at any time, if designated in a manner prescribed by the Exchange.
(e)
Breach Action and Reinstatement
. When a pre-established risk level is breached and the Kill Switch is triggered, it shall result in the immediate cancellation of all unexecuted orders of any
type or duration entered by the PSX Participant via the affected MPID, and in the immediate prevention of order
entry of any type via the affected MPID. The PSX Participant or the PSX Participant’s clearing member, if designated pursuant to paragraph (d), must request reactivation of the MPID before trading will be reauthorized.
Adopted.
February 4, 2014 (14-10), operative March 6, 2014.
Amendment.
October 18, 2017 (17-82); amended July 31, 2020 (SR-Phlx-2020-37), operative September 14, 2020.
(a) Tick Size Pilot Program
(1) Definitions.
(A) "Plan" means the Tick Size Pilot Plan
Submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission Pursuant to Rule 608(a)(3) of Regulation NMS under
the Exchange Act.
(B) "Pilot Test Groups" means the three test
groups established under the Plan, consisting of 400 Pilot Securities each, which satisfy the respective
criteria established by the Plan for each such test group.
(C) Reserved.
(D) "Trade-at Intermarket Sweep Order" means a
limit order for a Pilot Security that meets the following requirements:
(i) When routed to a Trading Center, the limit
order is identified as a Trade-at Intermarket Sweep Order; and
(ii) Simultaneously with the routing of the
limit order identified as a Trade-at Intermarket Sweep Order, one or more additional limit orders, as
necessary, are routed to execute against the full size of any protected bid, in the case of a limit
order to sell, or the full displayed size of any protected offer, in the case of a limit order to buy,
for the Pilot Security with a price that is better than or equal to the limit price of the limit order
identified as a Trade-at Intermarket Sweep Order. These additional routed orders also must be marked as
Trade-at Intermarket Sweep Orders or Intermarket Sweep Orders.
(E) All capitalized terms not otherwise defined
in this Rule shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan, Regulation NMS under the Exchange Act, or
Exchange rules, as applicable.
(2) Exchange Participation in the Plan. The
Exchange is a Participant in, and subject to the applicable requirements of, the Plan, which establishes
a Tick Size Pilot Program that will allow the Securities and Exchange Commission, market participants,
and the public to study and assess the impact of increment conventions on the liquidity and trading of
the common stocks of small capitalization companies.
(3) Member Organization Compliance. Member
organizations shall establish, maintain and enforce written policies and procedures that are reasonably
designed to comply with the applicable requirements of the Plan.
(4) Exchange Compliance with the Plan. Exchange
systems will not display, quote or trade in violation of the applicable quoting and trading requirements
for a Pilot Security specified in the Plan and this Rule, unless such quotation or transaction is
specifically exempted under the Plan.
(5) Pilot Securities That Drop Below $1.00
during the Pilot Period. If the price of a Pilot Security drops below $1.00 during regular trading on
any given business day, such Pilot Security will continue to be subject to the Plan and the requirements
enumerated in (c)(1)-(3) below and will continue to trade in accordance with such Rules as if the price
of the Pilot Security had not dropped below $1.00. However, if the Closing Price of a Pilot Security on
any given business day is below $1.00, such Pilot Security will be moved out of its respective Pilot
Test Group into the Control Group, and may then be quoted and traded at any price increment that is
currently permitted by Exchange rules for the remainder of the Pilot Period. Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, at all times during the Pilot Period, Pilot Securities (whether in the
Control Group or any Pilot Test Group) will continue to be subject to the requirements contained in
Paragraph (b).
(b) Compliance with Data Collection Requirements
(1) Policies and Procedures Requirement. A
Member that operates a Trading Center shall establish, maintain and enforce written policies and
procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with the data collection and transmission requirements
of Items I and II of Appendix B of the Plan, and a Member that is a Market Maker shall establish,
maintain and enforce written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with the
data collection and transmission requirements of Item IV of Appendix B of the Plan and Item I of
Appendix C of the Plan.
(2) The Exchange shall collect and transmit to
the SEC the data described in Items I and II of Appendix B of the Plan relating to trading activity in
Pre-Pilot Securities and Pilot Securities on a Trading Center operated by the Exchange. The Exchange
shall transmit such data to the SEC in a pipe delimited format, on a disaggregated basis by Trading
Center, within 30 calendar days following month end for:
(A) Each Pre-Pilot Data Collection Security for
the period beginning six months prior to the Pilot Period through thirty-one days prior to the first day
of the Pilot Period; and
(B) Each Pilot Security for the period beginning
thirty days prior to the first day of the Pilot Period through six months after the end of the Pilot
Period. The Exchange also shall make such data publicly available on the Exchange web site within 120
calendar days following month end at no charge and shall not identify the Member that generated the
data.
(3) Daily Market Maker Participation Statistics
Requirement
(A) A Member that is a Market Maker shall
collect and transmit to their DEA data relating to Item IV of Appendix B of the Plan, with respect to
activity conducted on any Trading Center in Pre-Pilot Securities and Pilot Securities in furtherance of
its status as a Market Maker, including a Trading Center that executes trades otherwise than on a
national securities exchange, for transactions that have settled or reached settlement date. Market
Makers shall transmit such data in a format required by their DEA by 12:00 p.m. EST on T+4:
(i) For transactions in each Pre-Pilot Data
Collection Security for the period beginning six months prior to the Pilot Period through thirty-one
days prior to the first day of the Pilot Period; and
(ii) For transactions in each Pilot Security for
the period beginning thirty days prior to the first day of the Pilot Period through six months after the
end of the Pilot Period.
(B) A Member that is a Market Maker whose DEA is
not a Participant to the Plan shall transmit the data collected pursuant to paragraph (3)(A) above to
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA"). Market Makers shall transmit such data in a
format required by FINRA by 12:00 p.m. EST on T+4 in accordance with paragraphs (3)(A)(i) and (ii)
above.
(C) The Exchange shall transmit the data
collected by the DEA or FINRA pursuant to paragraphs (3)(A) and (B) above relating to Market Maker
activity on a Trading Center operated by the Exchange to the SEC in a pipe delimited format within 30
calendar days following month end. The Exchange shall also make such data publicly available on the
Exchange web site within 120 calendar days following month end at no charge and shall not identify the
Trading Center that generated the data.
(4) Market Maker Profitability
(A) A Member that is a Market Maker shall
collect and transmit to their DEA the data described in Item I of Appendix C of the Plan with respect to
executions on any Trading Center that have settled or reached settlement date. Market Makers shall
transmit such data in a format required by their DEA by 12:00 p.m. EST on T+4 for executions during and
outside of Regular Trading Hours in each:
(i) Pre-Pilot Data Collection Security for the
period beginning six months prior to the Pilot Period through thirty-one days prior to the first day of
the Pilot Period; and
(ii) Pilot Security for the period beginning
thirty days prior to the first day of the Pilot Period through six months after the end of the Pilot
Period.
(B) A Member that is a Market Maker whose DEA is
not a Participant to the Plan shall transmit the data collected pursuant to paragraph (4)(A) above to
FINRA. Market Makers shall transmit such data in a format required by FINRA by 12:00 p.m. EST on T+4 for
executions during and outside of Regular Trading Hours in accordance with paragraphs (4)(A)(i) and (ii)
above.
(C) The Exchange, as DEA, shall collect the data
required by Item I of Appendix C to the Plan and paragraph (b)(4)(A) above for those Members that are
Market Makers for which the Exchange is DEA, and on a monthly basis transmit such data, categorized by
the Control Group and each Test Group, to the SEC in a pipe delimited format. The Exchange, as DEA,
shall also make the data collected pursuant to subparagraph (4) of Rule 3317(b) available to FINRA for
aggregation and publication, categorized by the Control Group and each Test Group, on the FINRA website
pursuant to FINRA Rules.
(5) Market Maker Registration Statistics. The
Exchange shall collect and transmit to the SEC the data described in Item III of Appendix B of the Plan
relating to daily Market Maker registration statistics in a pipe delimited format within 30 calendar
days following month end for:
(A) For transactions in each Pre-Pilot Data
Collection Security for the period beginning six months prior to the Pilot Period through the trading
day immediately preceding the Pilot Period; and
(B) For transactions in each Pilot Security for
the period beginning on the first day of the Pilot Period through six months after the end of the Pilot
Period.
The Exchange also shall make such data publicly
available on the Exchange web site within 120 calendar days following month end at no charge.
(c) Compliance with Quoting and Trading Restrictions
(1) Pilot Securities in Test Group One will be
subject to the following requirement: No member organization may display, rank, or accept from any
person any displayable or non-displayable bids or offers, orders, or indications of interest in
increments other than $0.05. However, orders priced to trade at the midpoint of the national best bid
and national best offer ("NBBO") or best protected bid and best protected offer ("PBBO") and orders
entered in a Participant-operated retail liquidity program may be ranked and accepted in increments of
less than $0.05. Pilot Securities in Test Group One may continue to trade at any price increment that is
currently permitted by Rule 3301(k).
(2) Pilot Securities in Test Group Two shall be
subject to the following requirements:
(A) No member organization may display, rank, or
accept from any person any displayable or non-displayable bids or offers, orders, or indications of
interest in increments other than $0.05. However, orders priced to trade at the midpoint of the NBBO or
PBBO and orders entered in a Participant-operated retail liquidity program may be ranked and accepted in
increments of less than $0.05.
(B) Absent any of the exceptions listed in (C)
below, no member organization may execute orders in any Pilot Security in Test Group Two in price
increments other than $0.05. The $0.05 trading increment will apply to all trades, including Brokered
Cross Trades.
(C) Pilot Securities in Test Group Two may trade
in increments less than $0.05 under the following circumstances:
(i) Trading may occur at the midpoint between
the NBBO or the PBBO;
(ii) Retail Investor Orders may be provided with
price improvement that is at least $0.005 better than the PBBO;
(iii) Negotiated Trades may trade in increments
less than $0.05; and
(iv) Reserved.
(3) Pilot Securities in Test Group Three shall
be subject to the following requirements:
(A) No member organization may display, rank, or
accept from any person any displayable or non-displayable bids or offers, orders, or indications of
interest in increments other than $0.05. However, orders priced to trade at the midpoint of the NBBO or
PBBO and orders entered in a Participant-operated retail liquidity program may be ranked and accepted in
increments of less than $0.05.
(B) Absent any of the exceptions listed in (C)
below, no member organization may execute orders in any Pilot Security in Test Group Three in price
increments other than $0.05. The $0.05 trading increment will apply to all trades, including Brokered
Cross Trades.
(C) Pilot Securities in Test Group Three may
trade in increments less than $0.05 under the following circumstances:
(i) Trading may occur at the midpoint between
the NBBO or PBBO;
(ii) Retail Investor Orders may be provided with
price improvement that is at least $0.005 better than the Best Protected Bid or the Best Protected
Offer;
(iii) Negotiated Trades may trade in increments
less than $0.05; and
(iv) Reserved.
(D) Pilot Securities in Test Group Three will be
subject to the following Trade-at Prohibition:
(i) "Trade-at Prohibition" means the prohibition
against executions by a Trading Center of a sell order for a Pilot Security at the price of a Protected
Bid or the execution of a buy order for a Pilot Security at the price of a Protected Offer during
regular trading hours.
(ii) Absent any of the exceptions listed in
(iii) below, no member organization may execute a sell order for a Pilot Security in Test Group Three at
the price of a Protected Bid or execute a buy order for a Pilot Security in Test Group Three at the
price of a Protected Offer.
(iii) Member organizations may execute a sell
order for a Pilot Security in Test Group Three at the price of a Protected Bid or execute a buy order
for a Pilot Security in Test Group Three at the price of a Protected Offer if any of the following
circumstances exist:
a. The order is executed as agent or riskless
principal by an independent trading unit, as defined under Rule 200(f) of Regulation SHO, of a Trading
Center within a member organization that has a displayed quotation as agent or riskless principal, via
either a processor or an SRO Quotation Feed, at a price equal to the traded-at Protected Quotation, that
was displayed before the order was received, but only up to the full displayed size of that independent
trading unit's previously displayed quote;
b. The order is executed by an independent
trading unit, as defined under Rule 200(f) of Regulation SHO, of a Trading Center within a member
organization that has a displayed quotation for the account of that Trading Center on a principal
(excluding riskless principal) basis, via either a processor or an SRO Quotation Feed, at a price equal
to the traded-at Protected Quotation, that was displayed before the order was received, but only up to
the full displayed size of that independent trading unit's previously displayed quote;
c. The order is of Block Size at the time of
origin and may not be:
A. an aggregation of non-block orders; or
B. broken into orders smaller than Block Size
prior to submitting the order to a Trading Center for execution;
d. The order is a Retail Investor Order executed
with at least $0.005 price improvement;
e. The order is executed when the Trading Center
displaying the Protected Quotation that was traded at was experiencing a failure, material delay, or
malfunction of its systems or equipment;
f. The order is executed as part of a
transaction that was not a "regular way" contract;
g. The order is executed as part of a
single-priced opening, reopening, or closing transaction on the Exchange;
h. The order is executed when a Protected Bid
was priced higher than a Protected Offer in the Pilot Security;
i. The order is identified as a Trade-at
Intermarket Sweep Order;
j. The order is executed by a Trading Center
that simultaneously routed Trade-at Intermarket Sweep Orders or Intermarket Sweep Orders to execute
against the full displayed size of the Protected Quotation that was traded at;
k. The order is executed as part of a Negotiated
Trade;
l. The order is executed when the Trading Center
displaying the Protected Quotation that was traded at had displayed, within one second prior to
execution of the transaction that constituted the Trade-at, a Best Protected Bid or Best Protected
Offer, as applicable, for the Pilot Security with a price that was inferior to the price of the Trade-at
transaction;
m. The order is executed by a Trading Center
which, at the time of order receipt, the Trading Center had guaranteed an execution at no worse than a
specified price (a "stopped order"), where:
A. The stopped order was for the account of a
customer;
B. The customer agreed to the specified price on
an order-by-order basis; and
C. The price of the Trade-at transaction was,
for a stopped buy order, equal to or less than the National Best Bid in the Pilot Security at the time
of execution or, for a stopped sell order, equal to or greater than the National Best Offer in the Pilot
Security at the time of execution, as long as such order is priced at an acceptable increment;
n. The order is for a fractional share of a
Pilot Security, provided that such fractional share order was not the result of breaking an order for
one or more whole shares of a Pilot Security into orders for fractional shares or was not otherwise
effected to evade the requirements of the Trade-at Prohibition or any other provisions of the Plan; or
o. The order is to correct a bona fide error,
which is recorded by the Trading Center in its error account. A bona fide error is defined as:
A. The inaccurate conveyance or execution of any
term of an order including, but not limited to, price, number of shares or other unit of trading;
identification of the security; identification of the account for which securities are purchased or
sold; lost or otherwise misplaced order tickets; short sales that were instead sold long or vice versa;
or the execution of an order on the wrong side of a market;
B. The unauthorized or unintended purchase,
sale, or allocation of securities, or the failure to follow specific client instructions;
C. The incorrect entry of data into relevant
systems, including reliance on incorrect cash positions, withdrawals, or securities positions reflected
in an account; or
D. A delay, outage, or failure of a
communication system used to transmit market data prices or to facilitate the delivery or execution of
an order.
(iv) No member organization shall break an order
into smaller orders or otherwise effect or execute an order to evade the requirements of the Trade-at
Prohibition of this Rule or any other provisions of the Plan.
(d) Operation of Order Types and Order Attributes
This section sets forth PSX's specific procedures for handling, executing, re-pricing and displaying of
certain Order Types and Order Attributes applicable to Pilot Securities. Unless otherwise indicated,
this section applies to orders in all three Test Group Pilot Securities.
(1) All Order Types. Any Order Type in a
security of any of the Test Groups that requires a price and does not otherwise qualify for an
exception, will not be accepted if it is in a minimum price increment other than $0.05. This minimum
price increment applies to repricing and rounding by the System, unless otherwise noted below.
Subject to the provisions below, if the entered
limit price of an Order in a Test Group Three Pilot Security, entered through RASH or FIX, locked or
crossed a Protected Quotation and the NBBO changes so that the Order can be ranked closer to its
original entered limit price, the price of the Order will be adjusted repeatedly in accordance with
changes to the NBBO.
(2) Price to Comply Order. A Price to Comply
Order in a Test Group Pilot Security will operate as described in Rule 3301A(b)(1) except as provided
under this paragraph. If a Price to Comply Order for a Test Group Three Pilot Security is partially
executed upon entry and the remainder would lock a Protected Quotation of another market center, the
unexecuted portion of the Order will be cancelled. If the Order is not executable against any previously
posted orders on the Exchange Book, and the limit price of a buy (sell) Price to Comply Order in a Test
Group Three Pilot Security would lock or cross a Protected Quotation of another market center, the Order
will display at one minimum price increment below (above) the Protected Quotation, and the Order will be
ranked on the Exchange Book at the current midpoint of NBBO.
A Price to Comply Order in a Test Group Three
Pilot Security entered through OUCH or FLITE may be adjusted in the following manner after initial entry
and posting to the Exchange Book:
• If entered at a price that locked a
Protected Quotation, and if the NBBO changes such that it can be ranked and displayed at the price of
the Protected Quotation that it locked, the Price to Comply Order will be adjusted to rank and display
at its original entered limit price.
• If entered at a price that crossed a
Protected Quotation, and if the NBBO changes such that it can be ranked at the price of the Protected
Quotation it crossed, the Price to Comply Order, based on the participant's choice, may either be (i)
cancelled or (ii) adjusted to rank at the price of the Protected Quotation it crossed upon entry with
its displayed price remaining unchanged.
• If, after being posted on the Exchange
Book, the non-displayed price of a Price to Comply Order becomes locked or crossed by a Protected
Quotation due to a change in the NBBO, or if the Price to Comply Order is at an impermissible price
under Regulation NMS or the Plan and it cannot otherwise be adjusted as above, the Price to Comply Order
will be cancelled.
(3) Non-Displayed Order. A Non-Displayed Order
in a Test Group Pilot Security will operate as described in Rule 3301A(b)(3) except as provided under
this paragraph. A resting Non-Displayed Order in a Test Group Three Pilot security cannot execute at the
price of a Protected Quotation of another market center unless the incoming Order otherwise qualifies
for an exception to the Trade-at prohibition provided under Rule 3317(c)(3)(D). If the limit price of a
buy (sell) Non-Displayed Order in a Test Group Three Pilot Security would lock or cross a Protected
Quotation of another market center, the Order will be ranked on the Exchange Book at either one minimum
price increment below (above) the National Best Offer (National Best Bid) or at the midpoint of the
NBBO, whichever is higher (lower). If a resting Non-Displayed Order in a Test Group Three Pilot Security
entered through RASH or FIX becomes locked or crossed by a Protected Quotation due to a change in the
NBBO, or if the Non-Displayed Order is at an impermissible price under Regulation NMS or the Plan, the
Non- Displayed Order will be repriced to a price that is at either one minimum price increment below
(above) the National Best Offer (National Best Bid) or at the midpoint of the NBBO, whichever is higher
(lower) and will receive a new timestamp.
A Non-Displayed Order in a Test Group Three
Pilot Security entered through OUCH or FLITE may be adjusted in the following manner after initial entry
and posting to the Exchange Book:
• If entered at a price that locked a
Protected Quotation, and if the NBBO changes such that it can be ranked at the price of the Protected
Quotation that it locked, the Non-Displayed Order will be adjusted to rank at its original entered limit
price.
• If entered at a price that crossed a
Protected Quotation, and if the NBBO changes such that it can be ranked at the price of the Protected
Quotation it crossed, the Order, based on the Participant's choice, may either be (i) cancelled or (ii)
adjusted to rank at the price of the Protected Quotation it crossed.
• If entered at a price that locked or
crossed a Protected Quotation, and if the NBBO changes such that it cannot be ranked at the price of the
Protected Quotation it locked or crossed but can be ranked closer to its original limit price, the
Non-Displayed Order will be adjusted to the new midpoint of the NBBO.
• If, after being posted on the Exchange
Book, the Non-Displayed Order becomes locked or crossed by a Protected Quotation due to a change in the
NBBO, or if the Non-Displayed Order is at an impermissible price under Regulation NMS or the Plan and it
cannot otherwise be adjusted as above, the Non-Displayed Order will be cancelled.
(4) Post-Only Order. A Post-Only Order in a Test
Group Pilot Security will operate as described in Rule 3301A(b)(4) except as provided under this
paragraph. For orders that are not attributable, if the limit price of a buy (sell) Post-Only Order in a
Test Group Three Pilot Security would lock or cross a Protected Quotation of another market center, the
Order will display at one minimum price increment below (above) the Protected Quotation, and the Order
will be ranked on the Exchange Book at the current midpoint of the NBBO.
A Non-Attributable Post-Only Order in a Test
Group Three Pilot Security entered through OUCH or FLITE may be adjusted in the following manner after
initial entry and posting to the Exchange Book:
• If entered at a price that locked a
Protected Quotation, and if the NBBO changes such that it can be ranked and displayed at the price of
the Protected Quotation that it locked,, the Post-Only Order will be adjusted to rank and display at its
original entered limit price.
• If entered at a price that crossed a
Protected Quotation, and if the NBBO changes such that it can be ranked at the price of the Protected
Quotation it crossed, the Post-Only Order, based on the Participant's choice, may either be (i)
cancelled or (ii) adjusted to rank at the price of the Protected Quotation it crossed upon entry with
its displayed price remaining unchanged.
• If, after being posted on the Exchange
Book, the non-displayed price of a resting Post-Only Order becomes locked or crossed by a Protected
Quotation due to a change in the NBBO, or if the Post-Only Order is at an impermissible price under
Regulation NMS or the Plan and it cannot otherwise be adjusted as above, the Post-Only Order will be
cancelled.
(5) Market Maker Peg Order. A Market Maker Peg
Order in a Test Group Pilot Security will operate as described in Rule 3301A(b)(5) except as provided
under this paragraph. The displayed price of a Market Maker Peg Order in a Test Group Pilot Security
will be rounded up (down) to the nearest minimum price increment for bids (offers), if it would
otherwise display at an increment smaller than the minimum price increment. For example, if the NBB is
$10.05 and NBO is $10.15, and the Designated Percentage (as defined in Rule 3213) is 28%, the displayed
price of a Market Maker Peg Order to buy 100 shares of a Test Group Pilot Security would be $7.25 (i.e.,
$10.05 - ($10.05 x 0.28) = $7.236, rounded up to $7.25). Using the same market, but with a Market Maker
Peg Order to sell 100 shares, the displayed price of the Order would be $12.95 (i.e., $10.15 + ($10.15 x
0.28) = $12.992, rounded down to $12.95).
(6) Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order. A Midpoint Peg
Post-Only Order in a Test Group Pilot Security will operate as described in Rule 3301A(b)(6) except as
provided under this paragraph. A Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order in a Test Group Pilot Security may execute
at the midpoint of the NBBO in an increment other than the minimum price increment.
(7) Midpoint Pegging. An Order with Midpoint
Pegging in a Test Group Pilot Security will operate as described in Rule 3301B(d) except as provided
under this paragraph. An order in a Test Group Pilot Security with Midpoint Pegging may execute at the
midpoint of the NBBO in an increment other than the minimum price increment.
(8) Reserve Size. An Order with Reserve Size in
a Test Group Pilot Security will operate as described in Rule 3301B(h) except as provided under this
paragraph. A resting Order in a Test Group Three Pilot Security with a Reserve Size (either a Price to
Comply Order or a Price to Display Order through RASH or FIX) may not execute the non-displayed Reserve
Size at the price of a Protected Quotation of another market center unless the incoming Order otherwise
qualifies for an exception to the Trade-at prohibition provided under Rule 3317(c)(3)(D). If an Order
with Reserve Size for a Test Group Three Pilot Security is partially executed upon entry and the
remainder would lock a Protected Quotation of another market center, the unexecuted portion of the Order
will be cancelled. If the Order is not executable against any previously posted orders on the Exchange
Book, and the limit price of a buy (sell) Price to Comply Order with Reserve Size in a Test Group Three
Pilot Security would lock or cross a Protected Quotation of another market center, the displayed portion
of the Order will display at one minimum price increment below (above) the Protected Quotation, and the
displayed and non-displayed portions of the Order will be ranked on the Exchange Book at the current
midpoint of the NBBO. If the Order is not executable against any previously posted orders on the
Exchange Book, and the limit price of a buy (sell) Price to Display Order with Reserve Size in a Test
Group Three Pilot Security would lock or cross a Protected Quotation of another market center, the
displayed portion of the Order will be display and be ranked at one minimum price increment below
(above) the Protected Quotation, and the non-displayed portion of the Order will be ranked on the
Exchange Book at the current midpoint of the NBBO. If after being posted to the Exchange Book, the NBBO
changes so that the Order with Reserve Size in a Test Group Three Pilot Security would no longer be
executable at its ranked price due to the requirements of Regulation NMS or the Plan, the order will be
adjusted in the same manner as described above.
(9) Good-till-Cancelled. An Order with a
Time-in-Force of Good-till-Cancelled in a Test Group Pilot Security will operate as described in Rule
3301B(a)(3) except as provided under this paragraph. An order in a Test Group Security with a
Good-till-Cancelled Time-in-Force that is adjusted pursuant to Rule 3311(b) will be adjusted based on a
$0.05 increment.
Commentary:
.01 The terms used in this
Rule 4770 shall have the same meaning as provided in the Plan, unless otherwise specified.
.02 For purposes of the
reporting requirement in Appendix B.II.(n), a Trading Center shall report "Y" to their DEA where it is
relying upon the Retail Investor Order exception to Test Groups Two and Three, and "N" in all other
instances.
.03 For purposes of
Appendix B.I, the field "Affected by Limit-Up Limit-Down bands" shall be included. A Trading Center
shall report a value of "Y" to their DEA when the ability of an order to execute has been affected by
the Limit-Up Limit-Down (LULD) bands in effect at the time of order receipt. A Trading Center shall
report a value of "N" to their DEA when the ability of an order to execute has not been affected by the
LULD bands in effect at the time of order receipt. For purposes of Appendix B.I, the Participants shall
classify all orders in Pilot and Pre-Pilot Securities that may trade in a foreign market as: (1) fully
executed domestically or (2) fully or partially executed on a foreign market. For purposes of Appendix
B.II, the Participants shall classify all orders in Pilot and Pre-Pilot Securities that may trade in a
foreign market as: (1) directed to a domestic venue for execution; (2) may only be directed to a foreign
venue for execution; or (3) fully or partially directed to a foreign venue at the discretion of the
Member.
.04 (a) For purposes of
Appendix B.I.a(14), B.I.a(15), B.I.a(21) and B.I.a(22), the time ranges shall be changed as follows:
(1) Appendix B.I.a(14A): The cumulative number
of shares of orders executed from 100 microseconds to less than 1 millisecond after the time of order
receipt;
(2) Appendix B.I.a(15): The cumulative number of
shares of orders executed from 1millisecond to less than 100 milliseconds after the time of order
receipt;
(3) Appendix B.I.a(21A): The cumulative number
of shares of orders canceled from 100 microseconds to less than 1 millisecond after the time of order
receipt; and
(4) Appendix B.I.a(22): The cumulative number of
shares of orders canceled from 1 millisecond to less than 100 milliseconds after the time of order
receipt.
(b) For purposes of
Appendix B.I.a(21) through B.I.a(27), unexecuted Immediate or Cancel orders shall be categorized
separately irrespective of the duration of time after order receipt.
.05 For purposes of
Appendix B.I.a(31)-(33), the relevant measurement is the time of order receipt.
.06 For purposes of
Appendix B, the following order types and numbers shall be included and assigned the following numbers:
"not held" orders (18); clean cross orders (19); auction orders (20); and orders that cannot otherwise
be classified, including orders received when the NBBO is crossed (21); and limit order priced more than
$0.10 away from the NBBO (22). For purposes of order types 12-14 in Appendix B, such order types shall
include all orders and not solely "resting" orders.
.07 A Member shall not be
deemed a Trading Center for purposes of Appendix B of the Plan where that Member only executes orders
otherwise than on a national securities exchange for the purpose of: (i) correcting a bona fide error
related to the execution of a customer order; (ii) purchases a security from a customer at a nominal
price solely for purposes of liquidating the customer's position; or (iii) completing the fractional
share portion of an order.
.08 A Trading Center shall
begin the data collection required pursuant to Appendix B.I.a(1) through B.II.(y) of the Plan and Item I
of Appendix C of the Plan on April 4, 2016. The requirement that the Exchange or their DEA provide
information to the SEC within 30 days following month end pursuant to Appendix B and C of the Plan shall
commence at the beginning of the Pilot Period. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (b)(2)(B),
(b)(3)(C), and (b)(5) of this Rule, with respect to data for the Pre- Pilot and Pilot Period, the
requirement that the Exchange or DEA make Appendix B data publicly available on the Exchange's or DEA's
web site shall commence on August 31, 2017. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b)(4) of this
Rule, the Exchange or DEA shall make Appendix C data for the Pre-Pilot Period through January 2017
publicly available on the Exchange or DEA's web site by February 28, 2017.
.09 For purposes of
Appendix B.IV, the count of the number of Market Makers used in the calculation of share (trade)
participation shall be added to each category. For purposes of Appendix B.IV(b) and (c), share
participation and trade participation shall be calculated by using a total count instead of a
share-weighted average or a trade-weighted average. For purposes of Appendix B, B.IV(d) (cross-quote
share (trade) participation), (e) (inside-the-quote share (trade) participation), (f) (at-the-quote
share (trade) participation), and (g) (outside-the-quote share (trade) participation), shall be
calculated by reference to the National Best Bid or National Best Offer in effect immediately prior to
the trade.
.10 For purposes of Item I
of Appendix C, the Participants shall calculate daily Market Maker realized profitability statistics for
each trading day on a daily last in, first out (LIFO) basis using reported trade price and shall include
only trades executed on the subject trading day. The daily LIFO calculation shall not include any
positions carried over from previous trading days. For purposes of Item I.c of Appendix C, the
Participants shall calculate daily Market Maker unrealized profitability statistics for each trading day
on an average price basis. Specifically, the Participants must calculate the volume weighted average
price of the excess (deficit) of buy volume over sell volume for the current trading day using reported
trade price. The gain (loss) of the excess (deficit) of buy volume over sell volume shall be determined
by using the volume weighted average price compared to the closing price of the security as reported by
the primary listing exchange. In calculating unrealized trading profits, the Participant also shall
report the number of excess (deficit) shares held by the Market Maker, the volume weighted average price
of that excess (deficit), and the closing price of the security as reported by the primary listing
exchange used in reporting unrealized profit.
.11 "Pre-Pilot Data
Collection Securities" are the securities designated by the Participants for purposes of the data
collection requirements described in Items I, II and IV of Appendix B and Item I of Appendix C of the
Plan for the period beginning six months prior to the Pilot Period through thirty-one days prior to the
Pilot Period. The Participants shall compile the list of Pre-Pilot Data Collection Securities by
selecting all NMS stocks with a market capitalization of $5 billion or less, a Consolidated Average
Daily Volume (CADV) of 2 million shares or less and a closing price of $1 per share or more. The market
capitalization and the closing price thresholds shall be applied to the last day of the Pre- Pilot
measurement period, and the CADV threshold shall be applied to the duration of the Pre-Pilot measurement
period. The Pre-Pilot measurement period shall be the three calendar months ending on the day when the
Pre-Pilot Data Collection Securities are selected. The Pre-Pilot Data Collection Securities shall be
selected thirty days prior to the commencement of the six-month Pre-Pilot Period.
.12 This Rule shall be in
effect during a pilot period to coincide with the pilot period for the Plan (including any extensions to
the pilot period for the Plan).
.13 For purposes of
qualifying for the Block Size exception under paragraph (c)(3)(D)(iii) of this Rule, the Order must have
a size of 5,000 shares or more and the resulting execution upon entry must have a size of 5,000 shares
or more in aggregate.
Adopted.
March 23, 2016 (16-39).
Amendments.
June 29, 2016 (16-73), operative July 29, 2016.
August 29, 2016 (16-90).
October 7, 2016 (16-92).
October 17, 2016 (16-106).
October 31, 2016 (16-110).
November 14, 2016 (16-114).
November 30, 2016 (16-118).
December 13, 2016 (16-121).
February 28, 2017 (17-22).
April 28, 2017 (17-33).
Rule 3400. Dealings on the Exchange—Securities
Only such securities as shall be admitted to dealings on an "issued,""when issued," or "when distributed"
basis shall be dealt in on the Exchange.
Rule 3401. Bids and
Offers—"When Issue"
Bids and offers in securities admitted to dealings on a "when issued" basis may be made only "when
issued," i.e., for delivery when issued as determined by the Exchange.
Bids and offers—"when distributed"
Bids and offers in securities admitted to dealings on a "when distributed" basis may be made only "when
distributed," i.e., for delivery when distributed as determined by the Exchange.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
The price at which an order is executed on the Exchange shall be binding, notwithstanding the fact that
an erroneous report in respect thereto may have been rendered.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
(a) In all deliveries of securities other than securities deliverable pursuant to the rules of a
registered clearing agency, the party delivering shall have the right to require the purchase money to
be paid upon delivery; if delivery is made by transfer, payment may be required at the time and place of
transfer.
(b) When both the member organization and its agent and the customer and its agent are participants in a
securities depository, the facilities of a securities depository shall be used for the confirmation,
acknowledgment and book entry settlement of all depository eligible payment on delivery transactions.
(b) Transactions that are settled outside the United States shall be exempt from the provisions of
paragraph (b) of this Rule.
(c) For the purposes of this Rule, a "securities depository" shall mean a clearing agency as defined in
Section 3(a)(23) of the Exchange Act, that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Section 17A(b)(2) of the Act.
(d) For the purposes of this Rule, "depository eligible transactions" shall mean transactions in those
securities for which confirmation, acknowledgment and book entry settlement can be performed through the
facilities of a securities depository as defined in subparagraph (c).
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
(a) Each member and member organization shall use the facilities of a securities depository for the
book-entry settlement of all transactions in depository eligible securities with another member or
member organization or a member of a national securities exchange or a registered securities
association.
(b) Each member or member organization shall not effect a delivery-versus payment or
receipt-versus-payment transaction in a depository eligible security with a customer unless the
transaction is settled by book-entry using the facilities of a securities depository.
(c) For purposes of this Rule, the term "securities depository" shall mean a securities depository
registered as a clearing agency under Section 17A of the Exchange Act.
(d) The term "depository eligible securities" shall mean securities that (i) are part of an issue
(securities identified by a single CUSIP number) of securities that is eligible for deposit at a
securities depository and (ii) with respect to a particular transaction, are eligible for book-entry
transfer at the depository at the time of settlement of the transaction.
(e) This Rule shall not apply to transactions that are settled outside of the United States.
(f) The requirements of this Rule shall supersede any inconsistent requirements under other Exchange
Rules.
(g) This Rule shall not apply to any transaction where the securities to be delivered in settlement of
the transaction are not on deposit at a securities depository and:
(i) if the transaction is for same-day
settlement, the deliverer cannot by reasonable efforts deposit the securities in a securities depository
prior to the cut-off time established by the depository for same-day crediting of deposited securities,
or
(ii) the deliverer is unable to deposit the
securities in a depository prior to a cut-off date established by the depository for that issue of
securities.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
Transactions in stocks (except those made for "cash") shall be ex-dividend or ex-rights as the case may
be on the first business day preceding the record date fixed by the corporation or the date of the
closing of transfer books therefor. Should such record date or such closing of transfer books occur upon
a day other than a business day, such transactions shall be ex-dividend or ex-rights on the second
preceding business day.
Transactions in stocks made for "cash" shall be ex-dividend or ex-rights on the business day following
said record date or date of closing of transfer books.
The Exchange may, however, in any particular case, direct otherwise.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
Transactions in securities which have subscription warrants attached (except those made for "cash") shall
be ex-warrants on the first business day preceding the date of expiration of the warrants, except that
when the date of expiration occurs on a day other than a business day, said transactions shall be
ex-warrants on the second business day preceding said date of expiration.
Transactions in securities made for "cash" shall be ex-warrants on the business day following the date of
expiration of the warrants.
The Exchange may, however, in any particular case, direct otherwise.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
Unless otherwise agreed, the buyer shall be entitled to receive all dividends, rights and privileges,
except voting power, accruing upon securities purchased which sell ex-dividend or ex-rights during the
pendency of the contract.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
When the owner of a registered security claims dividends, rights, etc., from the party in whose name the
security is registered, the registered holder thereof may require from the claimant presentation of the
certificate or bond, a written statement that he was the holder of the security at the time of the
closing of the books, a guarantee against any future demand for the same and the privilege to record on
the certificate or bond evidence of the payment by cash or due-bill.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
No member or member organization, who has accepted for execution, personally or through his member
organization or a partner, officer or shareholder thereof, an order for the purchase of securities shall
fill such order by selling such securities for any account in which he or his member organization or a
partner, officer or shareholder thereof has a direct or indirect interest, or having so accepted an
order for the sale of securities shall fill such order by buying such securities for such an account,
except as follows:
Missing the market
(a) A member or member organization who neglects to execute an order may be compelled to take or supply
for his own account or that of his member organization the securities named in the order;
"Crossing" for own account
(b) A member or member organization, acting for another member or member organization, may take the
securities named in the order, provided (1) the price is justified by the condition of the market, and
(2) the member or member organization who gave the order shall directly, or through a broker authorized
to act for him, after prompt notification, accept the trade;
(c) A member or member organization, acting for another member or member organization, may supply the
securities named in the order, provided (1) the price is justified by the condition of the market and
(2) the member or member organization who gave the order shall directly, or through a broker authorized
to act for him, after prompt notification, accept the trade;
(d) A member or member organization, acting as a broker, is permitted to report to his principal a
transaction as made with himself when he has orders from two principals to buy and to sell the same
security and not to give up his principals;
(e) A Market Maker in accordance with its duty to provide an orderly market in the securities in which it
is registered may purchase or sell for principal account, such securities named in its customer's order
provided that:
(i) the price is consistent with the market;
(ii) full disclosure to its customer is made on
the confirmation of the transaction in a manner that defines the interest of the Market Maker.
(f) A member or member organization may purchase or sell for principal account the securities named in
his customer's order provided that:
(i) the price is consistent with the market;
(ii) full disclosure of the interest of the
member or member organization is made to his customer on the confirmation of the transaction.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
(a) Except as provided in this Rule, no member or member organization shall cause the entry of an order
to buy (sell) on the Exchange any security listed or traded on the Exchange for any account in which
such member or member organization or any associated person thereof is directly or indirectly interested
(a "proprietary order"), if the person responsible for the entry of such order has knowledge of any
particular unexecuted customer order to buy (sell) such security which could be executed at the same
price.
(b) A member or member organization may enter a proprietary order while representing a customer order
which could be executed at the same price, provided the customer's order is not for the account of an
individual investor, and the customer has given express permission, including an understanding of the
relative price and size-of allocated-execution reports, under the following conditions:
(1) the member or member organization is
liquidating a position held in a proprietary facilitation account, and the customer order is for 10,000
shares or more;
(2) the member or member organization is
creating a bona fide hedge ("hedge") and (i) the creation of the hedge, whether through one or more
transactions, occurs so close in time to the completion of the transaction precipitating such hedge that
the hedge is clearly related; (ii) the size of the hedge is commensurate with the risk it offsets; (iii)
the risk to be offset is the result of a position acquired in the course of facilitating a customer
order; and (iv) the customer order is for 10,000 shares or more;
(3) the member or member organization is
modifying an existing hedge and (i) the size of the hedge, as modified, remains commensurate with the
risk it offsets; (ii) the hedge was created to offset a position acquired in the course of facilitating
a customer order; and (iii) the customer order is for 10,000 shares or more; or
(4) the member or member organization is
engaging in bona fide arbitrage or risk arbitrage transaction, and recording such transactions in an
account used solely to record arbitrage transactions (an "arbitrage account").
(c) The provisions of this Rule shall not apply to:
(1) any purchase or sale of any security in an
amount of less than the unit of trading made by an odd-lot dealer to offset odd-lot orders of customers;
(2) any purchase or sale of any security upon
terms for delivery other than those specified in such unexecuted market or limited price order;
(3) transactions by a member or member
organization acting in the capacity of a specialist or market maker in a security listed or traded on
the Exchange otherwise than on the Exchange; and
(4) transactions made to correct bona fide
errors.
(d) A member or member organization or employee thereof responsible for entering proprietary orders shall
be presumed to have knowledge of a particular customer order unless the member organization has
implemented a reasonable system of internal policies and procedures to prevent the misuse of information
about customer orders by those responsible for entering such proprietary orders.
(e) This Rule shall apply to any agency or proprietary transaction effected on the Exchange if such
transaction ("Exchange transaction") is part of a group of related transactions that together have the
effects prohibited by this Rule regardless whether (i) one or more of the other related transactions
were effected on other market centers; or (ii) the Exchange transaction by itself had such effects.
(f) For purposes of paragraph (b) above, the term "account of an individual investor" shall mean an
account covered by Section 11(a)(1)(E) of the Exchange Act. For purposes of paragraph (b)(1) above, the
term "proprietary facilitation account" shall mean an account in which a member organization has a
direct interest and which is used to record transactions whereby the member organization acquires
positions in the course of facilitating customer orders. Only those positions which are recorded in a
proprietary facilitation account may be liquidated as provided in paragraph (b)(1). For purposes of
paragraph (b)(2) and (b)(4) above, the terms "bona fide hedge", "bona fide arbitrage" and "risk
arbitrage" shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in Securities Exchange Act Release No. 15533,
January 29, 1979. All transactions effected pursuant to paragraph (b)(4) above must be recorded in an
arbitrage account.
(g) For purposes of paragraph (b)(2) above, a hedge will be deemed to be "clearly related" if either the
first or last transaction comprising the hedge is executed on the same trade date as the transaction
that precipitates such hedge. A member shall mark all memoranda of orders to identify each transaction
creating or modifying a hedge as permitted under this Rule.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
No member, and no firm of which he is a partner, and no partner of such firm, shall execute or cause to
be executed on the Exchange the purchase of any security at successively higher prices or the sale of
any security at successively lower prices for the purpose of creating or inducing a false, misleading or
artificial appearance of activity in such security, or for the purpose of unduly or improperly
influencing the market price of such security, or for the purpose of making a price which does not
reflect the true state of the market in such security.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
PSX shall not effect a sell order or sale of any security unless such sell order is effected in
compliance with Regulation SHO promulgated under the Exchange Act.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
Rule 3413. Proper and Adequate Margin
(a) No member organization shall effect a transaction or accept or carry an account for a customer,
whether a member or non-member of the Exchange, without proper and adequate margin in accordance with
the Margin Rules set forth in Options 6C, Section 3 and Regulation T.
(b) A member organization must elect to be bound by the initial and maintenance margin requirements of
either the Chicago Board Options Exchange ("CBOE") or New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") as the same may
be in effect and amended from time to time.
(1) Such election shall be promptly made in
writing by a notice filed with the Exchange.
(2) Upon the filing of such election, a member
organization shall be bound to comply with the margin rules of CBOE or NYSE, as applicable, as though
said rules were part of the Exchange's Margin Rules.
(A) Upon the filing of such election, a member
organization engaged in trading Treasury securities options on the Exchange shall, in respect of such
trading, comply with the NYSE initial and maintenance margin rules or CBOE margin rules in Chapter XII
(not CBOE Government security option margin rules in Chapter XXI). Provided, however, that short
Treasury security options traded on the Exchange shall follow the margin percentage requirements for
short equity options in NYSE margin rules or the margin percentage requirements for short equity options
in CBOE Chapter XII; and provided that portfolio margin shall not be applicable to Treasury securities
options.
(c) The margin requirement for any U.S. dollar-settled foreign currency put or call option listed and
traded on the Exchange and issued by a registered clearing corporation shall be calculated as follows:
(1) The Exchange will review the five day price
movements comparing the base currency against the underlying currency over the most recent three-year
period for each foreign currency pair underlying options traded on the Exchange and will set margin
levels which would have covered the price changes over the review period at least 97.5% of the time
("confidence level").
(2) Subsequent reviews of five day price changes
over the most recent three year period will be performed quarterly on the 15th of January, April, July
and October of each year.
(3) If the results of subsequent reviews show
that the confidence level for any currency pair has fallen below 97%, the Exchange will increase the
margin requirement for that currency up to a 98% confidence level. If the results show a confidence
level between 97% and 97.5%, the currency pair will be monitored monthly until the confidence level
exceeds 97.5% for two consecutive months. If the results of a monthly review show that the confidence
level has fallen below 97%, the margin requirement will be increased to a 98% confidence level. If the
results of any review show that the confidence level has exceeded 98.5%, the margin level would be
reduced to a level which would provide a 98% confidence level.
(4) The Exchange will also review each currency
pair for large price movements outside the margin level ("extreme outlier test"). If the results of any
review show a price movement, either positive or negative, of greater than two times the current margin
level, the margin requirement for that currency pair will be increased to a confidence level of 99%.
(d) The margin requirement for any Alpha Index put or call option listed and traded on the Exchange and
issued by a registered clearing corporation shall be the same as the higher of the margin requirements
applicable to options on the two individual components of the index.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
No member organization shall permit a customer (other than a broker/dealer or a "designated account") to
make a practice, directly or indirectly, of effecting transactions in a cash account where the cost of
securities purchased is met by the sale of the same securities. No member organization shall permit a
customer to make a practice of selling securities with them in a cash account which are to be received
against payment from another broker/dealer where such securities were purchased and are not yet paid
for. A member organization transferring an account which is subject to a Regulation T 90-day freeze to
another member organization shall inform the receiving member organization of such 90-day freeze.
The provisions of Section 220.8(c) of Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System dictate the prohibitions and exceptions against customers' free riding. Member organizations may
apply to the Exchange in writing for waiver of a 90-day freeze not exempted by Regulation T.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
Rule 3500. Financial Responsibility and Reporting
Rule 3500. Financial
Responsibility and Reporting
(a) Financial Responsibility Standards.—Each member organization effecting securities
transactions shall comply with the capital requirements set forth below:
(i) each member organization subject to SEC rule
15c3-1 shall at all times comply with said rule and the notification provisions of SEC Rule
17a-11;
(ii) each member organization exempt from SEC Rule
15c3-1 shall, at the time of its admission to the Exchange, have a minimum of $25,000 in net liquid assets;
(iii) each member organization or foreign currency
options participant organization exempt from SEC Rule 15c3-1 and whose principal business is as a registered
options trader on the Exchange, shall, subject to subparagraph (iv) below, at all times maintain a minimum
of $25,000 in net liquid assets;
(iv) each member organization referred to in
paragraph (iii) above shall at all times maintain positive net liquid assets and, in its clearing
account(s), positive equity, provided that said organization has filed with the Exchange a letter of
guarantee issued on its behalf by a clearing member organization of this Exchange which is also a clearing
member of The Options Clearing Corporation. In said letter the clearing member organization guarantees the
financial responsibilities of said organization for all transactions and balances carried and cleared in the
clearing account(s). Such letter of guarantee filed with the Exchange shall remain in effect until a written
notice of revocation has been filed with the Exchange by the clearing member organization. A revocation
shall in no way relieve a clearing member organization of responsibility for transactions guaranteed prior
to the effective date of such revocation.
(v) a member organization shall promptly notify the
Exchange if it ceases to be in compliance with the net capital requirements of SEC Rule
15c3-1 and/or the provisions of paragraphs (a)(iii) and (a)(iv) above.
(vi) Each member organization which maintains a
joint back office ("JBO" arrangement with a clearing broker-dealer subject to the requirements of Regulation
T Section 220.7 of the Federal Reserve System shall comply with the requirements below:
(A) Each JBO participant must be registered as a
broker-dealer pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act and subject to SEC Rule
15c3-1(b)(i).
(B) Each JBO participant must meet and maintain a
minimum account equity requirements of $1,000,000 the carrying organization must issue a call for additional
funds or securities which shall be obtained within five business days. If funds or securities sufficient to
eliminate the deficiency are not received within five (5) business days, the carrying organization must
margin the account in accordance with the requirements prescribed for a customer in Regulation T and Options
6C, Section 3.
(C) Each JBO participant must meet and maintain the
ownership standards.
(D) Each JBO participant must employ or have access
to a qualified Series 27 principal.
(vii) Every clearing member organization carrying
JBO accounts in accordance with Regulation T, shall comply with Section 220.7 of the Federal Reserve Board.
(A) Each member organization that carries JBO
accounts shall not allow its (i) tentative net to fall below $25 million or in the alternative its (ii) net
capital $7 million for a period in excess of three (3) consecutive business days, provided that the
broker-dealer has as its primary business the clearance of options market maker accounts and provided that
at least 60% of the sum of the gross haircuts calculated for all options market makers and JBO participant
accounts, without regard to related account equity or clearing firm net capital charges, is attributable to
options market maker transactions. In addition, the firm operating pursuant to (ii) must include the gross
deductions calculated for all JBO participant accounts in the clearing firm's ratio of gross options market
maker deductions to adjusted net capital in accordance with the provisions of SEC Rule
15c3-1.
(B) Each member organization which maintains JBO
accounts shall require and maintain equity of $1,000,000 for each JBO participant, over all related
accounts. If equity is below $1,000,000 the carrying organization must issue a call for additional funds or
securities which shall be obtained within five business days. If funds or securities are sufficient to
eliminate the deficiency are not received within five (5) business days, the carrying organization must
margin the account in accordance with the requirements prescribed for a customer in Regulation T and Options
6C, Section 3.
(C) Each member organization which maintains JBO
accounts shall adjust its net worth daily by deducting any deficiency between a JBO participant's account
equity and the proprietary haircut calculated pursuant to SEC Rule 15c3-1 for the positions maintained in
such account.
(D) Each member organization which maintains JBO
accounts shall establish and maintain written ownership standards for JBO accounts.
(E) Each member organization which maintains JBO
accounts must notify its Designated Examining Authority ("DEA"), in writing of its intention to carry such
accounts.
If at any time a clearing member operating pursuant
to paragraphs (vii)(A)(i) or (ii) above determines that its tentative net capital or that its net capital,
respectively, has fallen below the applicable requirements, such clearing member shall immediately notify
the Exchange of such deficiency by telegraphic or facsimile notice; and be subject to the prohibition
against withdrawal of equity capital set forth in SEC Rule 15c3-1(e) and to the prohibitions against
reduction, prepayment and repayment of subordination agreements set forth in paragraph (b)(1) of the SEC
Rule 15c3-1d, as if such broker or dealers' net capital were below the minimum standards specified by each
of these paragraphs.
(F) Each member organization which maintains JBO
accounts must develop risk analysis standards which are acceptable to the Exchange.
(viii) a member organization shall promptly notify
the Exchange if it ceases to be in compliance with the net capital requirements of SEC Rule
15c3-1 and/or the provisions of paragraphs (a)(iii) and (a)(iv) above.
(b) Computation of Net Liquid Assets.—Each member organization subject to this Rule shall compute
net liquid assets in accordance with the following.
(i) Net Liquid Assets shall mean Total Assets less
Total Liabilities less Non-Allowable Assets plus Exchange-approved Subordinated Liabilities less 2/3 of the
value, as defined below. Unless provided otherwise in this rule, assets, liabilities and net worth shall be
computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(ii) Assets and Non-Allowable Assets shall have the
same meaning as set forth in SEC Rule 15c3-1 except as stated in paragraph (b)(i) above;
(iii) Exchange-approved Subordinated Liabilities
shall have the same meaning as those liabilities subject to Appendix D to SEC Rule 15c3-1 and shall be
executed and maintained in the same manner as defined in said Rule and SEC Rule 17a-11.
(c) Reporting and Recordkeeping.—Member organizations shall make the following reports of their
compliance with their pertinent financial responsibility rules:
(i) Organizations designated to the Exchange for
financial responsibility pursuant to SEC Rule 17d-1 and subject to SEC Rules 15c3-1 and 17a-5 shall file
those periodic and annual reports and annual certified audited statements as prescribed by SEC Rule 17a-5.
(ii) Each organization designated to the Exchange
for financial responsibility pursuant to SEC Rule 17d-1 and acting as a Market Maker and/or option
specialist shall, on forms prescribed by the Exchange, file the following reports with the Exchange or its
designee:
(A) As of the last business day of each month, a
statement of assets, liabilities, net worth and a computation of net capital;
(B) As of the last business day of each calendar
quarter, in addition to the information required by subparagraph (c)(ii)(A), a statement of profit or loss
for said calendar quarter and, where applicable, changes in retained earnings, partnership capital and
subordinated liabilities; and
(C) As of the last business day of each calendar
year, in addition to the information required by subparagraph (c)(ii)(A), a statement of profit or loss for
said year and where applicable, changes in retained earnings, partnership capital and subordinated
liabilities and any other supplemental schedule(s) as may be required by the SEC.
(iii) Each organization designated to the Exchange
for financial responsibility pursuant to SEC Rule 17d-1, exempt from SEC Rule 15c3-1 and maintaining net
liquid assets in accordance with subparagraph (a)(iii), shall, on forms prescribed by the Exchange, file
those reports prescribed in subparagraph (c)(ii)(A), (B), and (C).
(iv) Each organization designated to the Exchange
for financial responsibility pursuant to SEC Rule 17d-1, exempt from SEC Rule 15c3-1 and maintaining net
liquid assets in accordance with Rule 703(a)(iv), shall file only those reports prescribed in Rule
subparagraph (c)(ii)(C) as well as those reports prescribed in subparagraph (c)(iv)(A).
(A) As of the last business day of the first half of
each calendar year, in addition to the information required by subparagraph (c)(ii)(A), a statement of
profit or loss for said first half, and where applicable, changes in retained earnings, partnership capital
and subordinated liabilities.
(v) Each organization designated to the Exchange for
financial responsibility pursuant to SEC Rule 17d-1 and acting as a broker on the Exchange shall, on forms
prescribed by the Exchange, file those reports described in subparagraph (c)(ii)(A), (B), and (C).
(vi) Each member organization whose principal
business is acting as a broker on PSX, who is not self-clearing and for which the Exchange is the DEA must
establish and maintain an account with a clearing firm for the sole purposes of carrying positions resulting
from errors made in the course of its brokerage business. Such an account for options transactions must be
maintained with an entity which is also a clearing member of The Options Clearing Corporation. A broker on
PSX, prior to effecting any transactions, must file with the Exchange a letter from its clearing member
organization stating that this account has been established and that the clearing member organization
guarantees the financial responsibilities of the broker on PSX with respect to all orders entrusted on PSX
with such broker on PSX as well as all transactions and balances carried within the account. This letter
shall remain in effect until the Exchange receives written notice from the clearing member organization of
its intent to no longer clear or carry transactions for such broker on PSX. Written notice received at least
one-half hour before the normal opening of trading shall take effect on the day of receipt; written notice
received less than one-half hour before the opening of trading shall take effect on the opening of the
business day following Exchange receipt.
(d) The Exchange may at any time or from time to time with respect to a particular member organization,
prescribe more frequent filing of reports or greater net liquid asset requirements than those prescribed
under this Rule, including more stringent treatment of items in computing net liquid assets.
(e) Due Dates; Fees for Late Filing.—Each financial report required by paragraph (c) shall be
filed with the Exchange within seventeen business days after the conclusion of the reporting period. Reports
shall be deemed to have been filed on the date which they have been postmarked; if such reports have not
been postmarked, they shall be deemed to have been filed when received by the Exchange. A request for an
extension of time to file any such report must be received by the Exchange no later than the business day
before the due date for the required report. Unless such an extension has been granted, a member
organization shall pay a late fee as set forth below for each week or any part thereof that the report has
not been filed.
(i) $100 per week for the first late filing in a
twelve-month period;
(ii) $300 per week for the second late filing during
a twelve-month period; and
(iii) $1,000 per week for the third late filing, and
subsequent late filings, during a twelvemonth period.
The twelve-month period is calculated based on report due dates. Delinquencies will be calculated based on a
running twelve-month period.
(f) Filings with The Exchange.—All letters, reports, extension requests and other items required
to be filed with the Exchange by any provision of this Rule shall be filed with the Exchange or its
designee.
(g) JBO participants shall not be considered self-clearing for any purpose other than the extension of credit
under Options 6C, Section 3 or under the comparable rules of another self-regulatory organization.
(h) Organizations designated to the Exchange for financial responsibility pursuant to SEC Rule 17d-1 and
subject to SEC Rules 15c3-1 and 17a-5 or exempt from SEC Rule 15c3-1 and maintaining net liquid assets in
accordance with paragraph (a), must file electronically with the Exchange or its designee, utilizing such
method as required by the Exchange, FOCUS Reports and filings required by SEC Rule 17a-5(a) and (b) and
paragraphs 703(c), (d) and (f). Exchange members are still obligated to submit such filings to the
Securities and Exchange Commission as specified in the Exchange Act ("Act"), as amended, and the rules
promulgated under the Act.
Each member organization doing any business with the public shall at least once each calendar year cause
to be made an audit of its affairs, conducted in accordance with applicable audit requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and such other requirements as deemed appropriate by the Exchange, by
independent public accountants and shall have such accountants prepare an answer to the financial
questionnaire of the Exchange based upon such audit.
Pursuant to Rule 17a-5(d), promulgated under the Exchange Act, all broker-dealers are required to file
annually audited financial statements ("Annual Audits") with their Designated Examining Authority and
the SEC, no more than 60 days after the date of the year end financial statements. A member organization
unable to meet the filing deadline for its Annual Audit as a result of exceptional circumstances may
request an extension of time, in writing, prior to the filing due date. Annual Audits not received by
the Exchange by the due date, or revised due date if an extension has been granted, will be subject to a
late fee as set forth below for each week or any part thereof that the Annual Audit has not been filed,
as calculated based on the due date or revised due date for filing the Annual Audit. (Implemented on a
running three-year basis.)
(i) $100 per week for the first late filing in a
three-year period.
(ii) $300 per week for the second late filing in
a three-year period.
(iii) $1,000 per week for the third late filing
in a three-year period.
••• Supplementary Material:
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The Exchange has adopted
the following directive:
Annual audit
While the new rule
eliminates the requirement for a surprise audit it is still required that an audit be conducted. The
annual audit may be done on a surprise basis but the rule also allows for the audit to be conducted on a
calendar year basis, fiscal year basis or any other regular basis approved by the Exchange.
The agreement between the
member organization and the accountant, required to be filed with the Membership Department under
directive of the Exchange, shall read substantially as follows, although additional provisions, not
inconsistent with the following, may also be included in the agreement:
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••• Supplementary Material:
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SAMPLE COPY
(Not for filing)
To be typed on Accountants Letterhead
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(Name of Member Organization)
Gentlemen:
You have selected us (me)
to make an audit of your affairs and to prepare an answer to the financial questionnaire required to be
filed with Nasdaq PHLX LLC based upon such audit.
We (I) Agree
(1) To make an audit of the affairs of your firm
in accordance with the audit regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Nasdaq PHLX LLC.
Such audit shall be conducted as of, 20. In the event the audit is to be conducted on a "surprise"
basis, do not fill in date called for above and state that "the audit will be made without prior notice
to your firm."
(2) to notify promptly the Membership Department
that the audit has been commenced;
(3) to prepare an answer to the financial
questionnaire required to be filed with the Membership Department, based upon such audit;
(4) to submit to the Membership Department a
copy of such answer accompanied by an attestation, in the prescribed form, signed by the general
partners (officers) of the member firm (corporation) and ourselves (myself);
(5) to submit to the Membership Department a
copy of our (my) report in accordance with the special instructions which appear in the financial
questionnaire.
Yours very truly,
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Signature of Independent
Public Accountant
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A member or member organization shall submit such of the following trade data elements specified below in
such automated format as may be prescribed by the Exchange from time to time, in regard to such
transaction or transactions as may be subject of a particular request for information made by the
Exchange:
(a) If the transaction was a proprietary transaction effected or caused to be effected by the member or
member organization for any account in which such member or member organization, or any member, allied
member, approved person, partner, officer, director, or employee thereof, is directly or indirectly
interested, such member or member organization shall submit or cause to be submitted the following
information:
(1) Clearing house number, or alpha symbol as
used by the member or the member organization submitting the data;
(2) Clearing house number(s), or alpha symbol(s)
as may be used from time to time, of the member(s) or member organization(s) on the opposite side of the
transaction;
(3) Identifying symbol assigned to the security;
(4) Date transaction was executed;
(5) Number of shares, or quantity of bonds or
options contracts for each specific transaction and whether each transaction was a purchase, sale, short
sale, and if an options contract whether open long or short or close long or short;
(6) Transaction price;
(7) Account number; and
(8) Market center where transaction was
executed.
(b) If the transaction was effected or caused to be effected by the member or member organization for any
customer account, such member organization shall submit or cause to be submitted the following
information:
(1) Data elements (1) through (8) as contained
in paragraph (a) above; and
(2) Customer name, address(es), branch office
number, registered representative number, whether order was solicited or unsolicited, date account
opened and employer name and the tax identification number(s).
(3) If transaction was effected from a member
broker-dealer customer, whether the broker-dealer was acting as principal or agent on the transaction or
transactions that are the subject of the Exchange's request.
(c) In addition to the above trade data elements, a member or member organization shall submit such other
information in such automated format as may be prescribed by the Exchange, as may from time to time be
required.
(d) The Exchange may grant exceptions, in such cases and for such time periods as it deems appropriate,
from the requirement that the data elements prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (b) above be submitted to
the Exchange in an automated format.
Rule 3503. Conduct Inconsistent with Just and Equitable Principles of Trade
(a) A member, member organization, or person associated with or employed by a member or member
organization shall not engage in conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade.
(b) Without limiting the generality of this Rule, it is conduct inconsistent with just and equitable
principles of trade for any member, member organization, or person associated with or employed by a
member or member organization to engage, directly, or indirectly, in any conduct that threatens,
harasses, intimidates, constitutes a "refusal to deal," or retaliates against any member, member
organization, person associated with or employed by a member or member organization, or other market
participant because such member, member organization, person associated with or employed by a member or
member organization, or other market participant has: (i) made a proposal to any exchange or other
market to list or trade any option class; (ii) advocated or proposed to list or trade an option class on
any exchange or other market; (iii) commenced making a market in or trading any option class on any
exchange or other market; (iv) sought to increase the capacity of any options exchange or the options
industry to disseminate quote or trade data; (v) sought to introduce new option products; or (vi) acted,
or sought to act, competitively.
(c) Without limiting the generality of this Rule, it is conduct inconsistent with just and equitable
principles of trade for any member, member organization, or person associated with or employed by a
member or member organization to engage in conduct that has the intent or effect of unbundling equity
securities orders for execution for the primary purpose of maximizing a monetary or in-kind amount
received by the member, member organization, or person associated with or employed by a member or member
organization as a result of the execution of such equity securities orders. For purposes of this
section, "monetary or in-kind amounts" shall be defined to include commissions, gratuities, payments for
or rebate of fees resulting from the entry of such equity securities orders, or any similar payments of
value to the member, member organization, or person associated with or employed by a member or member
organization.
A member, member organization, or person associated with or employed by a member or member organization
shall not engage in acts detrimental to the interest or welfare of the Exchange.
Supplementary Material
.01 Acts which could be deemed detrimental to the interest or welfare of the Exchange include,
but are not limited to, the following:
(a) conviction or guilty plea to any felony
charge or any securities or fraud-related criminal misconduct;
(b) use or attempted use of unauthorized
assistance while taking any securities industry or Exchange-related qualification examination;
(c) failure to make a good faith effort to pay
any fees, dues, fines or other monies due and owing to the Exchange;
(d) destruction or misappropriation of Exchange
or member property;
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
(a) No agreement between a member organization and a customer authorizing the member organization to
pledge securities carried for the account of the customer either alone or with other securities, either
for the amount due thereon or for a greater amount, or to lend such securities, shall justify the member
organization in pledging or lending more of such securities than is fair and reasonable in view of the
indebtedness of said customer to said member organization, except as provided in paragraph (d) of this
Rule.
Agreements for use of customers' securities
(b) No member organization shall lend, either to itself as broker or to others, securities held on margin
for a customer and which may be pledged or loaned under paragraph (a) hereof, unless such member
organization shall first have obtained a separate written authorization from such customer permitting
the lending of such securities by such member organization.
Restrictions on delivery of customers' securities
(c) No general agreement between a member organization and a customer shall justify the member
organization in delivering securities carried for the customer on sales made by the member organization
for any account in which such member organization or any partner thereof or stockholder therein is
directly or indirectly interested.
Free or excess margin securities
(d) No securities held by a member organization for the account of a customer, whether free or
representing excess margin, may be loaned to itself as broker, or to others, or delivered on sales made
by the member organization for any account in which the organization or any partner or stockholder has a
direct or indirect interest unless a specific written agreement designating the particular securities to
be loaned is first obtained from the customer.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
Each member and member organization for which the Exchange is the Designated Examining Authority, shall
develop and implement a written anti-money laundering program reasonably designed to achieve and monitor
the member's compliance with the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. 5311, et. seq.), and
the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder by the Department of the Treasury. Each member's
anti-money laundering program must be approved, in writing, by a representative of its senior management
staff. The anti-money laundering programs required by this Rule shall include, at a minimum a
requirement to:
(1) Establish and implement policies, procedures
and controls that can be reasonably expected to detect and cause the reporting of transactions required
under 31 U.S.C. 5318(g) and the implementing regulations thereunder;
(2) Establish and implement policies, procedures
and internal controls reasonably designed to achieve compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the
implementing regulations thereunder;
(3) Provide for independent testing for
compliance to be conducted by member personnel or by a qualified outside party;
(4) Designate an individual or individuals
responsible for implementing and monitoring the day-to-day operations and controls of the program; and
(5) Provide ongoing training for appropriate
personnel; and
(6) Include appropriate risk-based procedures
for conducting ongoing customer due diligence, to include, but not be limited to:
(A) understanding the nature and purpose of
customer relationships for the purpose of developing a customer risk profile; and
(B) conducting ongoing monitoring to identify
and report suspicious transactions and, on a risk basis, to maintain and update customer information.
For purposes of this subparagraph (a)(6), customer information shall include information regarding the
beneficial owners of legal entity customers (as defined in 31 CFR 1010.230(e)).
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03); amended Feb. 18, 2020 (20-06), operative Mar. 19, 2020.
(a) No member or person associated with a member shall:
(1) make outbound telephone calls to the residence of any person for the purpose of soliciting the
purchase of securities or related services at any time other than between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. local
time at the called person's location, without the prior consent of the person; or
(2) make an outbound telephone call to any person for the purpose of soliciting the purchase of
securities or related services without disclosing promptly and in a clear and conspicuous manner to the
called person the following information:
(i) the identity of the caller and the firm; and
(ii) the telephone number or address at which
the caller may be contacted; and
(iii) that the purpose of the call is to solicit
the purchase of securities or related services.
(3) The prohibitions of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to telephone calls by any person
associated with a member organization or another associated person acting at the direction of such
person for the purpose of maintaining and servicing the accounts of existing customers of the member
organization under the control of or assigned to such associated person:
(i) to an existing customer who, within the
preceding twelve months, has affected a securities transaction in, or made a deposit of funds or
securities into, an account that, at the time of the transaction or the deposit, was under the control
of or assigned to, such associated person:
(ii) to an existing customer who previously has
effected a securities transaction in, or made a deposit of funds or securities into, an account that, at
the time of the transaction or deposit, was under the control of or assigned to such associated person,
provided that such customer's account has earned interest or dividend income during the preceding twelve
months, or
(iii) to a broker or dealer.
For the purposes of paragraph (3), the term "existing customer" means a customer for whom the member
organization, or a clearing member broker or dealer on behalf of such member organization, carries an
account. The scope of this rule is limited to the telemarketing calls described herein; the terms of
this rule shall not otherwise expressly or by implication impose on members any additional requirements
with respect to the relationship between a member and a customer or between a person associated with a
member organization and a customer.
(b) Each member organization shall make and maintain a centralized do-not-call list of persons who do not
wish to receive telephone solicitations from such member organization or its associated persons.
(c) No member organization or person associated with such member organization shall obtain from a
customer or submit for payment a check, draft or other form of negotiable paper drawn on a customer's
checking, savings, share, or similar account, without that person's express written authorization, which
may include the customer's signature on the negotiable instrument. Such written authorization shall be
preserved by the member organization for a period of not less than three years. This provision shall
not, however, require maintenance of copies of negotiable instruments signed by customers.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).
Rule 3600. Regulatory Services Agreements
The Board may authorize any officer, on behalf of the Exchange, subject to the approval of the Board, to
enter into one or more agreements with another self-regulatory organization to provide regulatory services
to the Exchange to assist the Exchange in discharging its obligations under Section 6 and Section 19(g) of
the Exchange Act. Any action taken by another self-regulatory organization, or its employees or authorized
agents, acting on behalf of the Exchange pursuant to a regulatory services agreement shall be deemed to be
an action taken by the Exchange; provided, however, that nothing in this provision shall affect the
oversight of such other self-regulatory organization by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Exchange may enter into one or more regulatory services agreements, the
Exchange shall retain ultimate legal responsibility for, and control of, its self-regulatory
responsibilities, and any such regulatory services agreement shall so provide.
Adopted Feb. 3, 2020 (20-03).