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August 30, 2000
TO: EQUITY MARKETS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 48-00
SEC RULES COMMITTEE No. 110-00
RE: SEC EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD FOR SUPERMONTAGE PROPOSAL
As we previously informed you,1 the Securities and Exchange Commission has
published for comment a proposed rule change filed by the NASD amending certain aspects of
its proposal to establish the Nasdaq Order Display Facility (“SuperMontage”) and to modify the
Nasdaq trading platform. In particular, Nasdaq has filed Amendments Nos. 5, 6, and 7 in
response to comments submitted to the SEC on the original proposal.
In order to provide the public additional time to comment on the amendments, the SEC
has extended the comment period for Amendments Nos. 5, 6, and 7 to September 14, 2000.
Comments on the proposed rule change originally were due to the SEC no later than August 30,
2000.
Ari Burstein
Assistant Counsel
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1 See Memorandum to Equity Markets Advisory Committee No. 45-00 and SEC Rules Committee No. 107-00, dated
August 17, 2000.