SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ISSUES RULE: DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO GRANT OR DENY EXEMPTIONS FROM RULE 612 OF REGULATION NMS UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Securities And Exchange Commission has issued a rule called: Delegation of Authority To Grant or Deny Exemptions From Rule 612 of Regulation NMS Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 16 by J. Matthew DeLesDernier, Deputy Secretary.

Summary: The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is adopting a technical amendment to correct an outdated cross-reference in its rules delegating authority to the Commission's staff to grant certain exemptions.

For more information, contact Jennifer Dodd, Special Counsel, or Alba Baze, Attorney-Adviser, Office of Market Supervision, at 202/551-5500, Division of Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commissio...