Self-Regulatory Organizations: Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 404, Series of Option Contracts Open for Trading, To Amend the Short Term Option Series Program With Respect to Qualifying Securities

takes place after market close with respect to individual stock to avoid permitting an additional expiry on a day where post-close price volatility may be impacted due to the Earnings Announcement. Pursuant to Interpretation and Policy .02 to Exchange Rule 404, an Earnings Announcement shall include official public quarterly or yearly earnings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposal At this time, the Exchange proposes to amend the listing and trading of Qualifying Securities to: (1) permit the listing of up to two Tuesday and Thursday Expirations for options on certain Exchange- Traded Funds that meet the current criteria in addition to the existing Monday and Wednesday Expirations; and (2) permit the listing of up to two Monday and Wednesday Expirations for options on additional Exchange-Traded Fund Shares that meet new additional criteria. As noted above, the Exchange proposes to designate the Exchange-Traded Fund Shares that meet the current criteria in Interpretation and Policy .02 to Exchange Rule 404 as ``Tier 1 Qualifying Securities'' and designate the Exchange-Traded Fund Shares that meet the proposed new set of criteria for Qualifying Securities that would only be permitted to trade up to two Monday and Wednesday Expirations, as ``Tier 2 Qualifying Securities.'' Expansion of