[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86590-86591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28894]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-90796; File No. SR-BX-2020-032]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq BX, Inc.; Notice of 
Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule 
Change To Amend Options 4, Section 5, To Limit Short Term Options 
Series Intervals Between Strikes Which Are Available for Quoting and 
Trading on BX

December 23, 2020.
    On November 6, 2020, Nasdaq BX, Inc. (``BX'' or ``Exchange'') filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant 
to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') 
\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to amend 
Options 4, Section 5, ``Series of Options Contracts Open for Trading'' 
to seek to limit Short Term Options Series intervals between strikes 
which are available for quoting and trading on BX. The proposed rule 
change was published for comment in the Federal Register on November 
16, 2020.\3\
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90384 (November 9, 
2020), 85 FR 73113 (November 16, 2020). Comments on the proposed 
rule change can be found at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-bx-2020-032/srbx2020032.htm.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that within 45 days of the 
publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or 
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate 
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its 
reasons for so finding, or as to which the

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self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission shall either 
approve the proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, 
or institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change 
should be disapproved. The 45th day after publication of the notice for 
this proposed rule change is December 31, 2020. The Commission is 
extending this 45-day time period.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period 
within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that it has 
sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change. Accordingly, the 
Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\5\ designates 
February 14, 2021, as the date by which the Commission shall either 
approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to 
disapprove, the proposed rule change (File No. SR-BX-2020-032).
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    \5\ Id.
    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-28894 Filed 12-29-20; 8:45 am]
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