Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Limit Order Protection and Market Order Protection

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#  Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Change To Adopt Limit Order Protection and Market Order Protection

On January 12, 2016, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [^1] and Rule 19b-4 thereunder, [^2] a proposed rule change to adopt a Limit Order Protection and a Market Order Protection feature for members accessing the Exchange. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the *Federal Register* on January 27, 2016. [^3] The Commission received no comment letters on the proposal. On February 26, 2016, the Exchange withdrew the proposed rule  change.

[^1] 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

[^2] 17 CFR 240.19b-4.

[^3]*See* Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76956 (January 21, 2016), 81 FR 4684.

[^4] 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority. <sup>4</sup>

Robert W. Errett,

Deputy Secretary.