The Commission also issued an order modifying the conditions for the operation of the Nasdaq Stock Market as a national securities exchange. The Commission's order enables Nasdaq to begin operating as an exchange in Nasdaq listed securities separately from other exchange-listed securities, pending the completion of the necessary conditions set forth in the original order granting exchange registration.
Separately, the Commission intends to act soon on the Nasdaq Stock Market's proposal to create a single pool of liquidity by integrating the operations of the Nasdaq Market Center with Nasdaq's Brut and INET facilities.
The Commission's order approving NASD's proposed rule change is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov/rules/sro/nasd/2006/34-54084.pdf.
The Commission's findings, opinion, and order granting Nasdaq's application to register as an exchange are available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov/litigation/opinions/34-53128.pdf.
The Commission's order modifying the conditions for the operation of Nasdaq as a national securities exchange is available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov/rules/other/2006/34-54085.pdf.
The Commission's notice of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC's proposed rule change to integrate three of its facilities into integrate into a single book is available at www.sec.gov/rules/sro/nasdaq/2006/34-53583.pdf.
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