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A trader attempts to submit a limit buy order for 500 shares of a stock currently trading at $0.8540 with a proposed price of $0.8541.

According to the Reg NMS Sub-Penny Rule (Rule 612), how should the trading venue handle this order?

  1. The order is permitted because the stock price is below $1.00, allowing for increments as small as $0.0001.
  2. The order is permitted only if the increment is at least $0.001, making $0.8541 invalid.
  3. The order must be rejected because it violates the minimum 0.01 tick size applicable to all NMS securities.
  4. The order is permitted only if the venue is a dark pool, as lit exchanges are restricted to $0.01 increments regardless of price.

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