Securities and Exchange Commission:

Amendment to Rule Filing Requirements for Self-Regulatory Organizations Regarding New Derivative Securities Products

OGC-99-29, Jan 5, 1999

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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) new rule on filing requirements for self-regulatory organizations (SRO) regarding derivative securities products. GAO noted that: (1) the new rule would permit a SRO to list and trade new derivative securities products pursuant to existing self-regulatory organization trading rules; and (2) SEC complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule.