• OKXICE TSV: 38 issuers have objected as of its 28 Oct notice, up from 22 on 23 Oct; new names include JPMorgan, AMD, Coca-Cola, Dell, Eli Lilly and Walmart. Still no trading start date (OKXICE notice).
  • Innovation Exemption: issuers have 30 calendar days from a venue’s notice to object, directly to that venue; opt-outs are per venue with no blanket option. Nasdaq says it intends to opt itself out of TSVs (Nasdaq FAQ).
  • Comment file 4-927: Better Markets calls the order the biggest rewrite of equity trading rules since Reg NMS and urges the SEC to withdraw it and use notice-and-comment rulemaking (Better Markets).