SEC UTP Plan Amendment 31

SIFMA provides comments and petition for disapproval to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Proposal to Make Amendment No. 31 to the UTP Plan Effective. This is in regards to the notice of filing and immediate effectiveness of Amendment No. 31 to the Joint Self-Regulatory Organization Plan Governing the Collection, Consolidation and Dissemination of Quotation and Transaction Information for Nasdaq-Listed Securities Traded on Exchanges on an Unlisted Trading Privileges Basis Submitted by the BATS Exchange, Inc., BATS Y-Exchange, Inc., Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., EDGA Exchange, Inc., EDGX Exchange, Inc., Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., International Securities Exchange LLC, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc., NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC, Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, National Stock Exchange, Inc., New York Stock Exchange LLC, NYSE MKT LLC, and NYSE Arca, Inc., File No. S7-24-89, SEC Release No. 34-70953 (November 27, 2013)