80_FR_16765 80 FR 16705 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Extending the Pilot Period for the Exchange's Retail Liquidity Until September 30, 2015

80 FR 16705 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Extending the Pilot Period for the Exchange's Retail Liquidity Until September 30, 2015

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 60 (March 30, 2015)

Page Range16705-16707
FR Document2015-07136

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16705-16707]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07136]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-74572; File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2015-22]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Extending the Pilot 
Period for the Exchange's Retail Liquidity Until September 30, 2015

March 24, 2015.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given 
that on March 20, 2015, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``NYSE 
Arca'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission'') a proposed rule change as described in Items I and II 
below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission 
is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule 
change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to extend the pilot period for the Exchange's 
Retail Liquidity Program (the ``Retail Liquidity Program'' or the 
``Program''), which is currently scheduled to expire on April 14, 2015, 
until September 30, 2015. The text of the proposed rule change is 
available on the Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal 
office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization 
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the 
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the 
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at 
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared 
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most 
significant parts of such statements.

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A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of this filing is to extend the pilot period of the 
Retail Liquidity Program, currently scheduled to expire on April 14, 
2015, until September 30, 2015.
Background
    In December 2013, the Commission approved the Retail Liquidity 
Program on a pilot basis.\3\ The Program is designed to attract retail 
order flow to the Exchange, and allows such order flow to receive 
potential price improvement. The Program is currently limited to trades 
occurring at prices equal to or greater than $1.00 per share. Under the 
Program, Retail Liquidity Providers (``RLPs'') are able to provide 
potential price improvement in the form of a non-displayed order that 
is priced better than the Exchange's best protected bid or offer 
(``PBBO''), called a Retail Price Improvement Order (``RPI''). When 
there is an RPI in a particular security, the Exchange disseminates an 
indicator, known as the Retail Liquidity Identifier, indicating that 
such interest exists. Retail Member Organizations (``RMOs'') can submit 
a Retail Order to the Exchange, which would interact, to the extent 
possible, with available contra-side RPIs.
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71176 (December 23, 
2013), 78 FR 79524 (December 30, 2013) (SR-NYSEArca-2013-107) (``RLP 
Approval Order'').
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    The Retail Liquidity Program was approved by the Commission on a 
pilot basis. Pursuant to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.44(m), the pilot 
period for the Program is scheduled to end twelve months after the date 
of implementation. Because the Program was implemented on April 14, 
2014, the pilot period for the Program ends on April 14, 2015.\4\
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    \4\ The Exchange announced the implementation date by Trader 
Update, which is available here: https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/notifications/trader-update/2014_04_07_Arca_RLP%20GO%20LIVE.pdf.
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Proposal To Extend the Operation of the Program
    The Exchange established the Retail Liquidity Program in an attempt 
to attract retail order flow to the Exchange by potentially providing 
price improvement to such order flow. The Exchange believes that the 
Program promotes competition for retail order flow by allowing Exchange 
members to submit RPIs to interact with Retail Orders. Such competition 
has the ability to promote efficiency by facilitating the price 
discovery process and generating additional investor interest in 
trading securities, thereby promoting capital formation. The Exchange 
believes that extending the pilot is appropriate because it will allow 
the Exchange and the Commission additional time to analyze data 
regarding the Program that the Exchange has committed to provide.\5\ As 
such, the Exchange believes that it is appropriate to extend the 
current operation of the Program.\6\ Through this filing, the Exchange 
seeks to amend NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.44(m) and extend the current 
pilot period of the Program until September 30, 2015.
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    \5\ See RLP Approval Order, supra, n. 3 at 79529.
    \6\ Concurrently with this filing, the Exchange has submitted a 
request for an extension of the exemption under Regulation NMS Rule 
612 previously granted by the Commission that permits it to accept 
and rank the undisplayed RPIs. See Letter from Martha Redding, Asst. 
Corporate Secretary, NYSE Group, Inc. to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, dated March 19, 2015.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the 
Act,\7\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5),\8\ 
in particular, in that it is designed to promote just and equitable 
principles of trade, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism 
of a free and open market and a national market system, and, in 
general, to protect investors and the public interest. The Exchange 
believes that extending the pilot period for the Retail Liquidity 
Program is consistent with these principles because the Program is 
reasonably designed to attract retail order flow to the exchange 
environment, while helping to ensure that retail investors benefit from 
the better price that liquidity providers are willing to give their 
orders. Additionally, as previously stated, the competition promoted by 
the Program may facilitate the price discovery process and potentially 
generate additional investor interest in trading securities. The 
extension of the pilot period will allow the Commission and the 
Exchange to continue to monitor the Program for its potential effects 
on public price discovery, and on the broader market structure.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate 
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed rule change 
simply extends an established pilot program for an additional six 
months, thus allowing the Retail Liquidity Program to enhance 
competition for retail order flow and contribute to the public price 
discovery process.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \9\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\10\ 
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the 
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any 
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative for 30 
days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the 
Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of 
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become 
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \11\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.\12\
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) 
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the 
Exchange's intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a 
brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at least 
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule 
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The 
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \13\ normally 
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the 
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\14\ the Commission 
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked 
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposed 
rule change may become operative before the pilot's expiration. The 
Exchange stated that an immediate operative date is necessary in order 
to immediately implement the proposed rule change so that member 
organizations could continue to benefit

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from the pilot program without interruption after April 14, 2015. The 
Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is 
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest 
because such waiver would allow the pilot to continue uninterrupted, 
thereby avoiding any potential investor confusion that could result 
from temporary interruption in the pilot program. For this reason, the 
Commission designates the proposal operative on April 14, 2015.\15\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \15\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, 
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on 
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule 
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or 
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or 
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of 
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSEARCA-2015-22 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
    All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEARCA-2015-22. 
This file number should be included on the subject line if email is 
used. To help the Commission process and review your comments more 
efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all 
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, 
all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that 
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating 
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, 
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance 
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site 
viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the 
hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be 
available for inspection and copying at the principal offices of the 
Exchange. All comments received will be posted without change; the 
Commission does not edit personal identifying information from 
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make 
available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-
NYSEARCA-2015-22, and should be submitted on or before April 20, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
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    \16\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12), (59).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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                                                  whether the information will have                       Commission includes the estimated                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                  practical utility;                                      burden of complying with the                          COMMISSION
                                                    • evaluate the accuracy of the                        information collection required by Rule
                                                  agency’s estimate of the burden of the                  11a–2 in the total number of burden                   [Release No. 34–74572; File No. SR–
                                                  proposed collections of information,                    hours estimated for completing the                    NYSEARCA–2015–22]
                                                  including the validity of the                           relevant registration statements and
                                                  methodologies and assumptions used;                     reports the burden of Rule 11a–2 in the               Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
                                                    • enhance the quality, utility, and                   separate Paperwork Reduction Act                      Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
                                                  clarity of the information to be
                                                                                                          (‘‘PRA’’) submissions for those                       Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
                                                  collected; and
                                                    • minimize the burden of the                          registration statements (see the separate             Rule Change Extending the Pilot
                                                  collections of information on those who                 PRA submissions for Form N–3 (17 CFR                  Period for the Exchange’s Retail
                                                  are to respond, including through the                   274.11b), Form N–4 (17 CFR 274.11c)                   Liquidity Until September 30, 2015
                                                  use of appropriate automated,                           and Form N–6 (17 CFR 274.11d). The
                                                                                                                                                                March 24, 2015.
                                                  electronic, mechanical, or other                        Commission is requesting a burden of
                                                  technological collection techniques or                  one hour for Rule 11a–2 for                              Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                  other forms of information technology,                  administrative purposes.                              Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                  e.g., permitting electronic submission of                  The estimate of average burden hours               ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                  responses.                                              is made solely for the purposes of the                notice is hereby given that on March 20,
                                                    Issued in Washington, DC, this 24th day of            PRA, and is not derived from a                        2015, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’
                                                  March, 2015.                                            comprehensive or even a representative                or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed with the
                                                  Judith Starr,                                           survey or study of the costs of                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                  General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty               Commission rules or forms. With regard                (the ‘‘Commission’’) a proposed rule
                                                  Corporation.                                            to Rule 11a–2, the Commission includes                change as described in Items I and II
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–07271 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am]             the estimate of burden hours in the total             below, which Items have been prepared
                                                  BILLING CODE 7709–02–P                                  number of burden hours estimated for                  by the Exchange. The Commission is
                                                                                                          completing the relevant registration                  publishing this notice to solicit
                                                                                                          statements and reported on the separate               comments on the proposed rule change
                                                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 PRA submissions for those statements                  from interested persons.
                                                  COMMISSION                                              (see the separate PRA submissions for                 I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  [SEC File No. 270–267, OMB Control No.                  Form N–3, Form N–4 and Form N–6).                     Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                  3235–0272]                                                 The information collection                         the Proposed Rule Change
                                                                                                          requirements imposed by Rule 11a–2
                                                  Submission for OMB Review;                                                                                      The Exchange proposes to extend the
                                                                                                          are mandatory. Responses to the
                                                  Comment Request                                                                                               pilot period for the Exchange’s Retail
                                                                                                          collection of information will not be
                                                  Upon Written Request, Copies Available                  kept confidential. An agency may not                  Liquidity Program (the ‘‘Retail Liquidity
                                                   From: Securities and Exchange                          conduct or sponsor, and a person is not               Program’’ or the ‘‘Program’’), which is
                                                   Commission, Office of FOIA Services,                   required to respond to, a collection of               currently scheduled to expire on April
                                                   100 F Street NE., Washington, DC                       information unless it displays a                      14, 2015, until September 30, 2015. The
                                                   20549–2736.                                            currently valid control number.                       text of the proposed rule change is
                                                  Extension:
                                                                                                                                                                available on the Exchange’s Web site at
                                                                                                             The public may view the background                 www.nyse.com, at the principal office of
                                                    Rule 11a–2.
                                                                                                          documentation for this information                    the Exchange, and at the Commission’s
                                                     Notice is hereby given that, pursuant                collection at the following Web site,                 Public Reference Room.
                                                  to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                  www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be
                                                  (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities                directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the                 II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  and Exchange Commission (the                            Securities and Exchange Commission,                   Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                  ‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the                    Office of Information and Regulatory                  Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                  Office of Management and Budget a                       Affairs, Office of Management and                     Change
                                                  request for extension of the previously                 Budget, Room 10102, New Executive
                                                  approved collection of information                                                                              In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                                                                          Office Building, Washington, DC 20503,
                                                  discussed below.                                                                                              self-regulatory organization included
                                                                                                          or by sending an email to: Shagufta_
                                                     Rule 11a–2 (17 CFR 270.11a–2) under                                                                        statements concerning the purpose of,
                                                  the Investment Company Act of 1940                      Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela
                                                                                                                                                                and basis for, the proposed rule change
                                                  (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) permits certain               Dyson, Director/Chief Information
                                                                                                                                                                and discussed any comments it received
                                                  registered insurance company separate                   Officer, Securities and Exchange
                                                                                                                                                                on the proposed rule change. The text
                                                  accounts, subject to certain conditions,                Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon,
                                                                                                                                                                of those statements may be examined at
                                                  to make exchange offers without prior                   100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549
                                                                                                                                                                the places specified in Item IV below.
                                                  approval by the Commission of the                       or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@
                                                                                                                                                                The Exchange has prepared summaries,
                                                  terms of those offers. Rule 11a–2                       sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to
                                                                                                                                                                set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
                                                                                                          OMB within 30 days of this notice.
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                                                  requires disclosure, in certain                                                                               of the most significant parts of such
                                                  registration statements filed pursuant to                 Dated: March 24, 2015.                              statements.
                                                  the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a               Brent J. Fields,
                                                  et seq.) of any administrative fee or sales
                                                                                                          Secretary.
                                                  load imposed in connection with an
                                                  exchange offer.                                         [FR Doc. 2015–07129 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am]
                                                     There are currently 652 registrants                  BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                  1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                  governed by Rule 11a–2. The                                                                                     2 17   CFR 240.19b–4.



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                                                  A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       to promote efficiency by facilitating the               of the purposes of the Act. The
                                                  Statement of the Purpose of, and the                    price discovery process and generating                  proposed rule change simply extends an
                                                  Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                  additional investor interest in trading                 established pilot program for an
                                                  Change                                                  securities, thereby promoting capital                   additional six months, thus allowing the
                                                                                                          formation. The Exchange believes that                   Retail Liquidity Program to enhance
                                                  1. Purpose
                                                                                                          extending the pilot is appropriate                      competition for retail order flow and
                                                     The purpose of this filing is to extend              because it will allow the Exchange and                  contribute to the public price discovery
                                                  the pilot period of the Retail Liquidity                the Commission additional time to                       process.
                                                  Program, currently scheduled to expire                  analyze data regarding the Program that
                                                  on April 14, 2015, until September 30,                                                                          C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                          the Exchange has committed to
                                                  2015.                                                                                                           Statement on Comments on the
                                                                                                          provide.5 As such, the Exchange
                                                                                                                                                                  Proposed Rule Change Received From
                                                  Background                                              believes that it is appropriate to extend
                                                                                                                                                                  Members, Participants, or Others
                                                                                                          the current operation of the Program.6
                                                     In December 2013, the Commission                     Through this filing, the Exchange seeks                   No written comments were solicited
                                                  approved the Retail Liquidity Program                   to amend NYSE Arca Equities Rule                        or received with respect to the proposed
                                                  on a pilot basis.3 The Program is                       7.44(m) and extend the current pilot                    rule change.
                                                  designed to attract retail order flow to                period of the Program until September
                                                  the Exchange, and allows such order                                                                             III. Date of Effectiveness of the
                                                                                                          30, 2015.                                               Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
                                                  flow to receive potential price
                                                  improvement. The Program is currently                   2. Statutory Basis                                      Commission Action
                                                  limited to trades occurring at prices                      The proposed rule change is                             The Exchange has filed the proposed
                                                  equal to or greater than $1.00 per share.               consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act,7               rule change pursuant to Section
                                                  Under the Program, Retail Liquidity                     in general, and furthers the objectives of              19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 9 and Rule
                                                  Providers (‘‘RLPs’’) are able to provide                Section 6(b)(5),8 in particular, in that it             19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.10 Because the
                                                  potential price improvement in the form                 is designed to promote just and                         proposed rule change does not: (i)
                                                  of a non-displayed order that is priced                 equitable principles of trade, to remove                Significantly affect the protection of
                                                  better than the Exchange’s best                         impediments to and perfect the                          investors or the public interest; (ii)
                                                  protected bid or offer (‘‘PBBO’’), called               mechanism of a free and open market                     impose any significant burden on
                                                  a Retail Price Improvement Order                        and a national market system, and, in                   competition; and (iii) become operative
                                                  (‘‘RPI’’). When there is an RPI in a                    general, to protect investors and the                   for 30 days from the date on which it
                                                  particular security, the Exchange                       public interest. The Exchange believes                  was filed, or such shorter time as the
                                                  disseminates an indicator, known as the                 that extending the pilot period for the                 Commission may designate, if
                                                  Retail Liquidity Identifier, indicating                 Retail Liquidity Program is consistent                  consistent with the protection of
                                                  that such interest exists. Retail Member                with these principles because the                       investors and the public interest, the
                                                  Organizations (‘‘RMOs’’) can submit a                   Program is reasonably designed to                       proposed rule change has become
                                                  Retail Order to the Exchange, which                     attract retail order flow to the exchange               effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
                                                  would interact, to the extent possible,                 environment, while helping to ensure                    of the Act 11 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)
                                                  with available contra-side RPIs.                        that retail investors benefit from the                  thereunder.12
                                                     The Retail Liquidity Program was                     better price that liquidity providers are                  A proposed rule change filed under
                                                  approved by the Commission on a pilot                   willing to give their orders.                           Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 13 normally does not
                                                  basis. Pursuant to NYSE Arca Equities                   Additionally, as previously stated, the                 become operative prior to 30 days after
                                                  Rule 7.44(m), the pilot period for the                  competition promoted by the Program                     the date of the filing. However, pursuant
                                                  Program is scheduled to end twelve                      may facilitate the price discovery                      to Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii),14 the
                                                  months after the date of                                process and potentially generate                        Commission may designate a shorter
                                                  implementation. Because the Program                     additional investor interest in trading                 time if such action is consistent with the
                                                  was implemented on April 14, 2014, the                  securities. The extension of the pilot                  protection of investors and the public
                                                  pilot period for the Program ends on                    period will allow the Commission and                    interest. The Exchange has asked the
                                                  April 14, 2015.4                                        the Exchange to continue to monitor the                 Commission to waive the 30-day
                                                  Proposal To Extend the Operation of the                 Program for its potential effects on                    operative delay so that the proposed
                                                  Program                                                 public price discovery, and on the                      rule change may become operative
                                                                                                          broader market structure.                               before the pilot’s expiration. The
                                                     The Exchange established the Retail                                                                          Exchange stated that an immediate
                                                  Liquidity Program in an attempt to                      B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                                                                                  operative date is necessary in order to
                                                  attract retail order flow to the Exchange               Statement on Burden on Competition
                                                                                                                                                                  immediately implement the proposed
                                                  by potentially providing price                            The Exchange does not believe that                    rule change so that member
                                                  improvement to such order flow. The                     the proposed rule change will impose                    organizations could continue to benefit
                                                  Exchange believes that the Program                      any burden on competition that is not
                                                  promotes competition for retail order                   necessary or appropriate in furtherance                   9 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
                                                  flow by allowing Exchange members to                                                                              10 17  CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
                                                  submit RPIs to interact with Retail                       5 See  RLP Approval Order, supra, n. 3 at 79529.         11 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).

                                                  Orders. Such competition has the ability                  6 Concurrently   with this filing, the Exchange has      12 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–

                                                                                                          submitted a request for an extension of the             4(f)(6)(iii) requires the Exchange to give the
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                                                    3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71176       exemption under Regulation NMS Rule 612                 Commission written notice of the Exchange’s intent
                                                  (December 23, 2013), 78 FR 79524 (December 30,          previously granted by the Commission that permits       to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief
                                                  2013) (SR–NYSEArca–2013–107) (‘‘RLP Approval            it to accept and rank the undisplayed RPIs. See         description and text of the proposed rule change,
                                                  Order’’).                                               Letter from Martha Redding, Asst. Corporate             at least five business days prior to the date of filing
                                                    4 The Exchange announced the implementation           Secretary, NYSE Group, Inc. to Brent J. Fields,         of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time
                                                  date by Trader Update, which is available here:         Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission,          as designated by the Commission. The Exchange
                                                  https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/                   dated March 19, 2015.                                   has satisfied this requirement.
                                                                                                             7 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).                                     13 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
                                                  notifications/trader-update/2014_04_07_Arca_
                                                  RLP%20GO%20LIVE.pdf.                                       8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                                  14 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).




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                                                  from the pilot program without                          public in accordance with the                         www.nyse.com, at the principal office of
                                                  interruption after April 14, 2015. The                  provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                   the Exchange, and at the Commission’s
                                                  Commission believes that waiving the                    available for Web site viewing and                    Public Reference Room.
                                                  30-day operative delay is consistent                    printing in the Commission’s Public
                                                                                                                                                                II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  with the protection of investors and the                Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                                                                                                                                Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                  public interest because such waiver                     Washington, DC 20549 on official
                                                                                                                                                                Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                  would allow the pilot to continue                       business days between the hours of
                                                                                                                                                                Change
                                                  uninterrupted, thereby avoiding any                     10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
                                                  potential investor confusion that could                 filing also will be available for                        In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                  result from temporary interruption in                   inspection and copying at the principal               self-regulatory organization included
                                                  the pilot program. For this reason, the                 offices of the Exchange. All comments                 statements concerning the purpose of,
                                                  Commission designates the proposal                      received will be posted without change;               and basis for, the proposed rule change
                                                  operative on April 14, 2015.15                          the Commission does not edit personal                 and discussed any comments it received
                                                     At any time within 60 days of the                    identifying information from                          on the proposed rule change. The text
                                                  filing of the proposed rule change, the                 submissions. You should submit only                   of those statements may be examined at
                                                  Commission summarily may                                information that you wish to make                     the places specified in Item IV below.
                                                  temporarily suspend such rule change if                 available publicly. All submissions                   The Exchange has prepared summaries,
                                                  it appears to the Commission that such                  should refer to File Number SR–                       set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
                                                  action is necessary or appropriate in the               NYSEARCA–2015–22, and should be                       of the most significant parts of such
                                                  public interest, for the protection of                  submitted on or before April 20, 2015.                statements.
                                                  investors, or otherwise in furtherance of                 For the Commission, by the Division of              A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  the purposes of the Act.                                Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated            Statement of the Purpose of, and the
                                                  IV. Solicitation of Comments                            authority.16                                          Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                                                                          Brent J. Fields,                                      Change
                                                    Interested persons are invited to
                                                                                                          Secretary.
                                                  submit written data, views, and                                                                               1. Purpose
                                                  arguments concerning the foregoing,                     [FR Doc. 2015–07136 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                   The Exchange proposes to amend
                                                  including whether the proposed rule
                                                                                                                                                                Rule 13—Equities (‘‘Rule 13’’) relating
                                                  change is consistent with the Act.
                                                                                                                                                                to pegging interest to provide that if the
                                                  Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                                                                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                               protected best bid or offer (‘‘PBBO’’) is
                                                  the following methods:
                                                                                                          COMMISSION                                            not within the range of the pegging
                                                  Electronic Comments                                                                                           interest, the pegging interest would peg
                                                                                                          [Release No. 34–74571; File No. SR–
                                                     • Use the Commission’s Internet                      NYSEMKT–2015–19]
                                                                                                                                                                to the ‘‘next best-priced available
                                                  comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                                                                             displayable interest,’’ rather than the
                                                  rules/sro.shtml); or                                    Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE                   ‘‘next best-priced available interest.’’
                                                     • Send an email to rule-comments@                    MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and                         This amendment would therefore
                                                  sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                 Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed                   exclude non-displayed interest from
                                                  NYSEARCA–2015–22 on the subject                         Rule Change Amending Rule 13—                         consideration as part of the ‘‘next best-
                                                  line.                                                   Equities Relating to Pegging Interest                 priced available interest’’ under the
                                                                                                                                                                rule.
                                                  Paper Comments                                          March 24, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                Background
                                                     • Send paper comments in triplicate                     Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
                                                  to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities               Securities Exchange Act of 1934                          Under current Rule 13, pegging
                                                  and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street                   (‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3               interest pegs to prices based on (i) a
                                                  NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.                         notice is hereby given that on March 17,              PBBO, which may be available on the
                                                     All submissions should refer to File                 2015, NYSE MKT LLC (‘‘Exchange’’ or                   Exchange or an away market, or (ii)
                                                  Number SR–NYSEARCA–2015–22. This                        ‘‘NYSE MKT’’) filed with the Securities               interest that establishes a price on the
                                                  file number should be included on the                   and Exchange Commission                               Exchange.4 In addition, pegging interest
                                                  subject line if email is used. To help the              (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule                    will peg only within a price range
                                                  Commission process and review your                      change as described in Items I and II                 specified by the floor broker submitting
                                                  comments more efficiently, please use                   below, which Items have been prepared                 the order. Thus, if the PBBO is not
                                                  only one method. The Commission will                    by the self-regulatory organization. The              within the specified price range of the
                                                  post all comments on the Commission’s                   Commission is publishing this notice to               pegging interest, the pegging interest
                                                  Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                  solicit comments on the proposed rule                 will instead peg to the next available
                                                  rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                         change from interested persons.                       best-priced interest that is within the
                                                  submission, all subsequent                                                                                    specified price range.5 For example, if
                                                                                                          I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  amendments, all written statements                                                                            pegging interest to buy 100 shares has
                                                                                                          Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                  with respect to the proposed rule                                                                             a specified price range up to $10.00, but
                                                                                                          the Proposed Rule Change
                                                  change that are filed with the                                                                                the best protected bid (‘‘PBB’’) of 100
                                                  Commission, and all written                                The Exchange proposes to amend                     shares is $10.01, then such pegging
                                                  communications relating to the                          Rule 13—Equities (Orders and                          interest could not peg to the $10.01 PBB
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                                                  proposed rule change between the                        Modifiers) relating to pegging interest.              because it is not within the specified
                                                  Commission and any person, other than                   The text of the proposed rule change is               price range of the pegging interest. The
                                                  those that may be withheld from the                     available on the Exchange’s Web site at               pegging interest would instead peg to
                                                                                                            16 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12), (59).                      4 See paragraph (a)(3) to Rule 13 governing
                                                    15 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
                                                                                                            1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                  operative delay, the Commission has considered the                                                            pegging interest.
                                                                                                            2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
                                                  proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,                                                              5 See paragraph (a)(4) to Rule 13 governing

                                                  and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).              3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                 pegging interest.



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation80 FR 16705 

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