Given the coverage of ETFs found within the NYSE Arca, many market observers and traders have closely followed any new developments in the investment and financial industry, especially with new regulatory changes that could affect the way their ETF investments are traded on the NYSE Arca.
As of March 7, 2017, the NYSE received approval to modify its generic listings standards for listing passively managed ETFs, which has widespread effects since the majority of ETFs are listed according to this rule. Historically, the underlying benchmarks only needed to be reviewed once upon initial listing, but with the new “continued listing rule,” the same initial requirements will be applied on an ongoing basis.
“This means that all the underlying benchmarks of passively managed ETFs are required to adhere to the liquidity and diversification measurements at all times,” according to NYSE Arca.
The NYSE Arca also recently added an ETF Liquidity Provider Program to improve market quality in new and less actively traded ETFs, notably those with less than 250,000 shares ADV, which should help develop deeper pools of liquidity for all ETFs traded.
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