SEC NEWS DIGEST

Self-Regulatory Organizations

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Changes

A proposed rule change filed by NASDAQ OMX PHLX (SR-Phlx-2011-115) to establish and adopt fees for the new PSX Pre-Trade Risk Management Service has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Publication is expected in the Federal Register during the week of August 22. (Rel. 34-65174)

A proposed rule change filed by NASDAQ OMX BX to Establish and Adopt Fees for the new BX Pre-Trade Risk Management Service (SR-BX-2011-057) has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Publication is expected in the Federal Register during the week of August 22. (Rel. 34-65175)

A proposed rule change filed by The NASDAQ Stock Market (SR-NASDAQ-2011-117) to extend the pilot period of Rule 4753(c) has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Publication is expected in the Federal Register during the week of August 22. (Rel. 34-65176)

A proposed rule change filed by NASDAQ OMX BX extending the pilot period for BOX to receive inbound routes of orders from NOS (SR-BX-2011-058) has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Publication is expected in the Federal Register during the week of August 22. (Rel. 34-65177)

A proposed rule change filed by The NASDAQ Stock Market relating to access service fees (SR-NASDAQ-2011-111) has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Publication is expected in the Federal Register during the week of August 22. (Rel. 34-65180)

Proposed Rule Changes

NYSE Amex filed a proposed rule change under Rule 19b-4 (SR-NYSEAmex-2011-64) amending NYSE Amex Options Rule 993NY(b)(2) to make permanent the pilot program that permits the Exchange to accept inbound orders routed by Archipelago Securities LLC in its capacity as a facility of affiliated exchanges and to clarify the text of NYSE Amex Options Rule 993NY(b)(1)(B) to more accurately reflect the regulatory services agreement between the Exchange and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Publication is expected in the Federal Register during the week of August 22. (Rel. 34-65181)

NYSE Arca filed a proposed rule change under Rule 19b-4 (SR-NYSEArca-2011-62) amending NYSE Arca Options Rule 6.96(b)(2) to make permanent the pilot program that permits the Exchange to accept inbound orders routed by Archipelago Securities LLC in its capacity as a facility of affiliated exchanges and to clarify the text of NYSE Arca Options Rule 6.96(b)(1)(B) to more accurately reflect the regulatory services agreement between the Exchange and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Publication is expected in the Federal Register during the week of August 22. (Rel. 34-65182)

New York Stock Exchange filed a proposed rule change under Rule 19b-4 (SR-NYSE-2011-45) amending NYSE Rule 17(c)(2)(B) to make permanent the pilot program that permits the Exchange to accept inbound orders routed by Archipelago Securities LLC in its capacity as a facility of affiliated exchanges and to clarify the text of NYSE Rule 17(c)(2)(A)(ii) to more accurately reflect the regulatory services agreement between the Exchange and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Publication is expected in the Federal Register during the week of August 22. (Rel. 34-65183)

NYSE Amex filed a proposed rule change under Rule 19b-4 (SR-NYSEAmex-2011-63) amending NYSE Amex Equities Rule 17(c)(2)(B) to make permanent the pilot program that permits the Exchange to accept inbound orders routed by Archipelago Securities LLC in its capacity as a facility of affiliated exchanges and to clarify the NYSE Amex Equities Rule 17(c)(2)(A)(ii) to more accurately reflect the regulatory services agreement between the Exchange and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Publication is expected in the Federal Register during the week of August 22. (Rel. 34-65184)

NYSE Arca filed a proposed rule change under Rule 19b-4 (SR-NYSEArca-2011-61) amending NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.45(c)(2) to make permanent the pilot program that permits the Exchange to accept inbound orders routed by Archipelago Securities LLC in its capacity as a facility of affiliated exchanges and to clarify the text of NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.45(c)(1)(B) to more accurately reflect the regulatory services agreement between the Exchange and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Publication is expected in the Federal Register during the week of August 22. (Rel. 34-65185)

Securities Act Registrations

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Recent 8K Filings

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