The SEC published for comment interesting proposals by Nasdaq and NYSE Arca that would allow issuers of certain securities to essentially reward market makers on those exchanges for making a good market in the relevant issuer's securities. View release in full here (links externally to SEC website).

View release in full here (links externally to OCC website).

View release in full here (links externally to SEC website).

View letter in full here(links externally to CFTC website).

In accordance with section 712(a)(8), section 712(d)(1), sections 712(d)(2)(B) and (C), sections 721(b) and (c), and section 761(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFTC and the SEC, in consultation with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, are jointly adopting new rules and interpretations under the Commodity Exchange Act and the Exchange Act to further define the terms "swap," "security-based swap," and "security-based swap agreement" (collectively, "Product Definitions"); regarding "mixed swaps;" and governing books and records with respect to "security-based swap agreements."