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OGC-96-43 1 (1996-09-26)

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GAO            United States
               General Accounting Office
               Washington, D.C. 20548

               Office of the General Counsel



               B-274403





               September 26, 1996

               The Honorable Alfonse D'Amato
               Chairman
               The Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes
               Ranking Minority Member
               Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
               United States Senate

               The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.
               Chairman
               The Honorable John D. Dingell
               Ranking Minority Member
               Committee on Commerce
               House of Representatives

               Subject: Securities and Exchange Commission: Rule 1 lAC1-4 (Limit Order
                         Display Rule) and Amendments to Rule 11 ACI-1 (Quote Rule)

               Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on
               Rule 1lAC1-4 (Limit Order Display Rule) and Amendments to Rule 11 ACI-1 (Quote
               Rule) (RIN: 3235-AG66) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
               We received the rule and amendments on September 9, 1996. They were published
               in the Federal Register on September 12, 1996. 61 Fed. Reg. 48290.

               The Commission adopted the Limit Order Display Rule and amended the Quote
               Rule pursuant to its authority under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C.
               § 78a-7811.

               The Limit Order Display Rule requires the public display of customer limit orders
               priced better than an exchange specialist's or market maker's quote. The rule also
               requires that specialists and market makers add limit orders priced at their quote to
               the size associated with their quote when that quote represents the best market-
               wide price. The rule will set standard display requirements for limit orders in all


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