Or the White House budget and regulatory office could require the EPA to repropose the rule with more flexibility.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: If the Lights Go Out

Now the SEC said it might repropose amendments to the so-called options market-maker exemptions, which allow options firms to hold open short positions in stocks to hedge their options positions in ways that aren't allowed for other traders.

FORBES: Magazine Article

"We're pleased they're going to repropose" amendments, says Susan Milligan, senior vice president of government relations for Options Clearing, the clearing house for the major options exchanges, including the Chicago Board Options Exchange, American Stock Exchange, Boston Options Exchange and International Securities Exchange.

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