12:26 PM EDT, 05/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Nasdaq, CBOE, NYSE declining to comment in fifth paragraph.)

Nasdaq (NDAQ), Cboe Global Markets ( CBOE ) and the New York Stock Exchange were asked by the US Securities and Exchange Commission to fine-tune listing applications for ether exchange-traded-funds, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing four people familiar with the process.

Such requests from the SEC usually signal that the agency may be poised to approve the filings, the report said.

US securities regulators must decide whether to approve CBOE's applications to list ether ETFs provided by VanEck and ARK Investments/21Shares by the end of this week, the report said.

Spokespeople for the SEC and CBOE declined to comment, while the Nasdaq, ARK and NYSE did not respond to requests for comment, Reuters said.

Spokespersons for the SEC, Nasdaq, CBOE and NYSE declined MT Newswires' requests for comment. ARK didn't immediately reply to a request for comment.

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