SIA Submits Comments to the SEC Requesting an Extension to Comment on the Direct+ Trading Facility Proposal
The Securities Industry Association (SIA)*provides comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) onproposedrule changeby the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.(NYSE)relating totheNYSE’s Direct+ Trading Facility, SR-NYSE-2004-05. In light of the SEC’s reissuance of the Regulation NMS proposal for public comment and the potential impact of this revised proposal upon the NYSE proposal, SIA respectfully requests an extension of the comment period for the NYSE proposal to afford the industry and opportunity to review both revised proposals and to evaluate the interaction between them.
*SIFMA is the product of a merger between the Securities Industry Association (SIA) and The Bond Market Association (TBMA) in 2006.