Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 6121 (Trading Halts Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility) and FINRA Rule 6272 (Character of Quotations) to Include all NMS Stocks

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend (i) FINRA Rule 6121 (Trading Halts Due to Extraordinary Market Volatility) to expand the scope of the trading pause pilot to include all NMS stocks covered by the trading pause pilot rules of a primary listing market and (ii) FINRA Rule 6272 (Character of Quotations) to conform the quotation requirements on the Alternative Display Facility (“ADF”) to those in place on the national securities exchanges.