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The Division is considering recommending that the Commission amend existing requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to update the disclosure required for order executions in national market system ("NMS") stocks. The Commission proposed to expand the scope of reporting entities subject to the rule that requires market centers to make available to the public monthly execution quality reports to encompass broker-dealers with a larger number of customers. The Commission also proposed to modify the definition of "covered order" to include certain orders submitted outside of regular trading hours and certain orders submitted with stop prices. In addition, the Commission proposed modifications to the information required to be reported under the rule, including changing how orders are categorized by order size as well as how they are categorized by order type. Finally, the Commission proposed to enhance the accessibility of the required reports by requiring all reporting entities to make a summary report available.