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SEC Proposed Extension of Information Collection for Rule 103 of Regulation M (Passive Market-Making)

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Low Impact·View source ↗

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking public comments on the extension of the existing Paperwork Reduction Act approval for Rule 103 under Regulation M. Rule 103 allows passive market-making transactions in Nasdaq securities during a securities distribution. Distribution participants wishing to rely on this exception must disclose their intention to engage in passive market-making to third parties. The SEC estimates there are 249 respondents annually, each making one response that takes approximately one hour, for a total annual burden of 249 hours. The estimated aggregate internal compliance cost is $40,836 per year, or about $164 per response. This is a routine 60-day comment period notice under OMB Control No. 3235-0466.

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Key Changes

  • Extension of OMB Control No. 3235-0466 for Rule 103 of Regulation M
  • Estimated 249 annual respondents and 249 total burden hours
  • Each respondent submits 1 response per year taking 1 hour

+ 3 more changes with Pro

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Distribution participants seeking to rely on Rule 103 passive market-making exception must disclose their intention to engage in passive market-making to third parties

Distribution participants in Nasdaq securities
disclosure
high

Respondents must complete and submit information collection responses required under Rule 103 of Regulation M within the compliance timeline

Nasdaq distribution participants relying on passive market-making exception (approximately 249 respondents annually)
reporting
medium

Entities must allocate approximately 1 hour per annual response to comply with Rule 103 information collection requirements

Distribution participants making passive market-making disclosures
operational
medium

Written comments on the information collection must be submitted to Austin Gerig, Director/Chief Data Officer, via email to PaperworkReductionAct@sec.gov by June 1, 2026, if submitting feedback during the 60-day comment period

Any interested parties wishing to comment on the proposed collection
reporting

Affected Parties

Securities distribution participantsPassive market makers in Nasdaq securities+2 more…

Tags

SEC,Regulation M,Rule 103