Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rule 11890(b)(2) to Allow NASD to Designate Officers to Take Action Under the Rule with Respect to Clearly Erroneous Transactions

NASD is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") a proposed rule change to amend NASD Rule 11890 (Clearly Erroneous Transactions) to allow any NASD officer designated by an Executive Vice President of NASD's Market Regulation Department or an Executive Vice President of NASD's Transparency Services Department to, on his or her own motion, review any transaction in a Nasdaq-listed security or an OTC equity security, as defined in Rule 6610, arising out of or reported through any quotation, communication, or trade reporting system owned or operated by NASD or its subsidiaries.