Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on November 20, 2002, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in

Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act''),\1\ and rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on October 15, 2002, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on December 16, 2002, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'') the proposed rule change as

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on May 13, 2002, the Boston Stock Exchange, Inc. (``BSE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items

Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice if hereby given that on October 9, 2002, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on November 20, 2002, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on November 1, 2002, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. (``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on December 9, 2002, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. (``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as

Correction

In Release No. 3446467 (``Prior Release''), issued on September 6, 2002, beginning on page 58088 in the Federal Register issue of Friday, September 13, 2002, the amended fingerprinting plan of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. (``CBOE'') was noticed incorrectly. The corrected text of the amended CBOE

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on November 21, 2002, the International Securities Exchange, Inc. (``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on August 15, 2002, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'') the proposed rule change

Pursuant to Rule 11Aa32 \1\ under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''), notice is hereby given that on December 16, 2002, the Consolidated Tape Association (``CTA'') Plan and Consolidated Quotation (``CQ'') Plan Participants (``Participants'') \2\ filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or

Pursuant to section 11A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and rule 11Aa32 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on November 8, 2002, November 14, 2002, November 15, 2002, November 26, 2002, and December 6, 2002, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (``Phlx''), International Securities Exchange LLC

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on
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September 24, 2002, the International Securities Exchange, Inc. (``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or

On August 16, 2002, the New York Stock Exchange (``NYSE'' or ``Exchange''), and on November 4, 2002, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD''), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') proposed rule changes pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act

Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on November 1, 2002, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD''), through its subsidiary, the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (``Nasdaq''), filed with the Securities and

Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on September 26, 2002, the Pacific Exchange, Inc. (``PCX'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'') the proposed rule change as

Notice is hereby given that the following filing(s) has/have been made with the Commission pursuant to provisions of the Act and rules promulgated under the Act. All interested persons are referred to the application(s) and/or declaration(s) for complete statements of the proposed
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transaction(s) summarized

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on December 10, 2002, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as

I. Introduction

On October 7, 2002, the Government Securities Clearing Corporation (``GSCC'') and MBS Clearing Corporation (``MBSCC'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') proposed rule changes SRGSCC200209 and SRMBSCC200201 pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on December 16, 2002, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD'' or ``Association'') through its subsidiary, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (``Nasdaq''), submitted to

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'')\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on December 13, 2002, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD'' or ``Association''), through its subsidiary, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (``Nasdaq'') filed with the

I. Introduction

On April 29, 2002, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD''), through its subsidiary, the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (``Nasdaq''), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule

Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on December 10, 2002, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD'' or ``Association''), through its subsidiary, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (``Nasdaq''), filed with the

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on November 15, 2002, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change