80_FR_27050 80 FR 26960 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rules To Describe How All-or-None Orders Are Handled by Its New Options Floor Broker Management System

80 FR 26960 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rules To Describe How All-or-None Orders Are Handled by Its New Options Floor Broker Management System

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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FR Document2015-11273

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 90 (Monday, May 11, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26960-26962]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11273]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-74874; File No. SR-Phlx-2015-37]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend 
Exchange Rules To Describe How All-or-None Orders Are Handled by Its 
New Options Floor Broker Management System

May 5, 2015.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act'') \1\, and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given 
that on April 22, 2015, NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC (``Phlx'' or ``Exchange'') 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or 
``Commission'') the 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 the 
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Exchange rules to describe how All-
or-None (``AON'') orders are handled by its new Options Floor Broker 
Management System (``FBMS'').
    The text of the proposed rule change is below; proposed new 
language is italicized; proposed deletions are in brackets.
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A-9 All-or-None Option Orders

    An all-or-none option order is a limit order which is to be 
executed in its entirety, or not at all. Unlike a fill-or-kill 
order, an all-or-none order is not cancelled if it is not executed 
as soon as it is represented in the trading crowd. An all-or-none 
order has no standing respecting executions in the crowd except with 
respect to other all-or-none orders.
    When represented in the crowd, [A]all-or-none orders are not 
included as part of the bid or offer. [However, an all-or-none order 
entrusted to a Specialist should be disclosed to the trading crowd 
if such order falls within or upon the bid or offer for the 
particular option series.
    For example, if the market in XYZ Oct 30 calls is 4-4.25, 10x15, 
and there is an all-or-none order on the Specialist's book to sell 
10 XYZ Oct 30 calls at 4.25 all-or-none, the Specialist, in response 
to a request for the market in XYZ Oct 30 calls, should respond:
    ``The market is 4-4.25, 10x15, 10 (to sell) at 4.25 all-or-
none.''
    Accordingly, under this policy, all-or-none option orders should 
be announced to the trading crowd as part of the quoted market, but 
not as part of the bid or offer.]
    When entered electronically pursuant to Rule 1080 or into 
Options Floor Broker Management System pursuant to Rule 1063, an 
all-or-none order has standing and is eligible for execution in time 
priority with all other customer orders and all-or-none professional 
orders (as specified in Rule 1000(b)(14)) at that price if the all-
or-none contingency can be met.

FINE SCHEDULE

    Fine not applicable
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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 Exchange 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 these 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 aspects of such 
statements.

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

1. Purpose
Background
    Today, the Exchange is operating two versions of FBMS as part of an 
implementation period for the new FBMS. The old FBMS enabled Floor 
Brokers and/or their employees to enter, route, and report transactions 
stemming from options orders executed manually (verbally) in open 
outcry on the Exchange. It also established an electronic audit trail 
for options orders represented by Floor Brokers on the Exchange. Floor 
Brokers can use old FBMS to submit orders to the PHLX XL II System 
(``System'') pursuant to Rule 1063, rather than executing the orders in 
the trading crowd.
    With the new FBMS, all options transactions on the Exchange 
involving at least one Floor Broker can continue to be represented in 
open outcry in the trading crowd but are now required to be executed by 
and through the new FBMS. In connection with order execution, the 
Exchange allows FBMS to execute two-sided orders entered by Floor 
Brokers, including multi-leg orders up to 15 legs, after the Floor 
Broker has represented the orders in the trading crowd. FBMS also 
provides Floor Brokers with an enhanced functionality called the 
complex calculator that calculates and displays a suggested price of 
each individual component of a multi-leg order, up to 15 legs, 
submitted on a net debit or credit basis. The Exchange deployed the new 
FBMS in March 2014. Despite the initial intent to phase out the old 
FBMS after an implementation period involving the old and new FBMS 
operating concurrently, the Exchange has determined to operate the old 
FBMS until November 3, 2015 and is planning to implement a new, third 
FBMS, the details of which will be filed as a proposed rule change.\3\ 
In the event that the Floor Broker is utilizing the new FBMS and the 
new FBMS malfunctions or is otherwise not available after a Floor 
Broker has entered an order, the Floor Broker can re-enter that order 
into the old FBMS.
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    \3\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73586 (November 13, 
2014), 79 FR 68931 (November 19, 2014) (SR-Phlx-2014-71).
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Proposal
    The purpose of the proposal is to address the way AON orders on the 
book are handled electronically by the new FBMS.\4\ In its filing for 
approval of the new FBMS, the Exchange addressed AON orders merely by 
referring to Advice A-9, which provides, in pertinent part, that an AON 
option order is a limit order which is to be executed in its entirety, 
or not at all.\5\ Advice A-9 further provides that an AON order has no 
standing in the crowd except with respect to other AON orders. 
Accordingly, when a Floor Broker using

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the old FBMS executes an order in the trading crowd today where there 
is an AON order executable against the Floor Broker's order on the 
contra-side, the Floor Broker can skip that AON order and trade with 
another quote or order at that price, because the AON order has no 
standing. This would continue to be the case for verbal executions, 
which occur when the old FBMS is used, when the new FBMS malfunctions 
\6\ and where there is no Floor Broker involved.\7\ The Exchange is not 
proposing to change this, other than to make a slight language change 
to clarify that the execution is occurring in the trading crowd.
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    \4\ Only customers and professionals can submit AON orders. See 
Rules 1000(b)(14) and Rule 1080(b).
    \5\ See also Rule 1066(c)(4).
    \6\ Rule 1063(e)(ii).
    \7\ Rule 1000(f)(ii).
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    Although this is how AON orders are treated on the trading floor 
today when executed manually in the trading crowd, AON orders are 
treated differently when the new FBMS is used because the System 
performs the execution. Specifically, in the new FBMS, AON orders that 
can trade against any eligible interest, not just other AON orders, and 
they are not skipped. When a Floor Broker seeks to execute an order 
using the new FBMS where there is an AON order at a price equal to or 
better than the Floor Broker's order on the contra-side, the Floor 
Broker must enter his order into the new FBMS and execute against the 
full size of the AON order electronically. If the Floor Broker does not 
fulfill the full size of the AON order, the Floor Broker's order will 
be returned with no execution occurring.
    This is the same way that AON orders are treated by the System; 
they are subject to the normal price and time priority principles of 
Rule 1014, except that the AON contingency must be met for the AON 
order to trade. An AON order with time priority will trade in time 
priority before another customer order if its size contingency can be 
met. If the size contingency order cannot be met, the AON order will be 
skipped and a customer order behind it in time priority may execute. 
Because the new FBMS executes orders electronically and generally 
provides more electronic functionality, the Exchange believes it is 
appropriate to address AON orders executed against orders submitted 
through the new FBMS in the same way.
    Accordingly, Advice A-9 is proposed to be amended to expressly 
state that how AON orders are handled when executed manually (verbally) 
as well as when executed electronically. With respect to electronic AON 
orders, the Exchange proposes to expressly state that an AON order has 
standing and is eligible for execution in time priority with all other 
customer orders and AON professional orders (as specified in Rule 
1000(b)(14)) at that price if the AON contingency can be met. The 
Exchange is not changing what types of orders a professional can submit 
nor the priority of those orders. Rule 1000(b)(14) will continue to 
state that the term ``professional'' means any person or entity that 
(i) is not a broker or dealer in securities, and (ii) places more than 
390 orders in listed options per day on average during a calendar month 
for its own beneficial account(s). It will also continue to state that 
a professional will be treated in the same manner as an off-floor 
broker-dealer for purposes of Rules 1014(g)(except with respect to AON 
orders, which will be treated like customer orders, except that orders 
submitted pursuant to Rule 1080(n) for the beneficial account(s) of 
professionals with an AON designation will be treated in the same 
manner as off-floor broker-dealer orders), 1033(e), 1064.02 (except 
professional orders will be considered customer orders subject to 
facilitation), 1080(n) and 1080.08 as well as Options Floor Procedure 
Advices B-6, B-11 and F-5.
    The Exchange also proposes to delete the example at the end of 
Advice A-9. It is obsolete for several reasons; it refers to the 
``Specialist's book,'' which is now generally considered the Exchange's 
book, the limit order book or just the book; and announcing AON orders 
on the book to the crowd does not occur where there is a remote 
specialist. For similar reasons, the Exchange proposes to delete 
reference to an AON order being ``entrusted to a Specialist.'' This 
process is no longer performed.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act \8\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act \9\ in particular, in that it is designed to promote 
just and equitable principles of trade and to protect investors and the 
public interest, by specifically providing how an AON order executes 
against orders submitted through the new FBMS and by improving the 
treatment of such AON orders as opposed to AON orders handled manually. 
Specifically, the proposal results in improving the treatment of 
electronic AON orders by increasing their interaction with other orders 
on the Exchange, because AON orders are electronically executed against 
contra-side orders entered into the new FBMS. More specifically, such 
orders have standing and time priority, as explained above. The 
Exchange is not changing the priority of afforded to electronic AON 
orders, but rather is codifying such treatment in its rules.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \9\ 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 not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. This treatment of AON orders 
should help the Exchange compete with other floor-based exchanges for 
AON orders. More importantly, the proposal should result in more 
interaction between AON orders and all other orders, as explained 
above, thereby promoting a more competitive marketplace.

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

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

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

    Because the foregoing 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, it has become 
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \10\ and 
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\11\
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6) 
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission 
written notice of its intent to file 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) normally does 
not become operative for 30 days after the date of filing.\12\ However, 
Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) permits the Commission to designate a shorter 
time if such action is consistent with the protection of investors and 
the public interest.\13\ The Exchange has asked the Commission to waive 
the 30-day operative delay so that the proposed rule change may become 
operative immediately upon filing. The Commission notes that the 
proposal is designed to provide Exchange members with more specificity 
regarding how the Exchange handles AON orders in the

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new FBMS system. The Commission also notes that the Exchange represents 
that the proposal does not affect the priority of electronic AON 
orders. Accordingly, the Commission hereby waives the 30-day operative 
delay and designates the proposal operative upon filing.\14\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \13\ Id.
    \14\ 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: (i) 
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the 
protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the 
purposes of the Act.\15\ If the Commission takes such action, the 
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the 
proposed rule change should be approved or disapproved.\16\
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C).
    \16\ Id.
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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 rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number SR-Phlx-2015-37 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-Phlx-2015-37. 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-Phlx-2015-37, 
and should be submitted on or before June 1, 2015.
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    \17\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-11273 Filed 5-8-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                1. The Commission establishes Docket                     A–9 All-or-None Option Orders                         from options orders executed manually
                                              No. CP2015–62 for consideration of the                        An all-or-none option order is a limit order       (verbally) in open outcry on the
                                              matters raised by the Postal Service’s                     which is to be executed in its entirety, or not       Exchange. It also established an
                                              Notice.                                                    at all. Unlike a fill-or-kill order, an all-or-       electronic audit trail for options orders
                                                2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Cassie                     none order is not cancelled if it is not              represented by Floor Brokers on the
                                              D’Souza is appointed to serve as an                        executed as soon as it is represented in the          Exchange. Floor Brokers can use old
                                                                                                         trading crowd. An all-or-none order has no
                                              officer of the Commission to represent                                                                           FBMS to submit orders to the PHLX XL
                                                                                                         standing respecting executions in the crowd
                                              the interests of the general public in this                except with respect to other all-or-none              II System (‘‘System’’) pursuant to Rule
                                              proceeding (Public Representative).                        orders.                                               1063, rather than executing the orders in
                                                3. Comments are due no later than                           When represented in the crowd, [A]all-or-          the trading crowd.
                                              May 13, 2015.                                              none orders are not included as part of the              With the new FBMS, all options
                                                4. The Secretary shall arrange for                       bid or offer. [However, an all-or-none order          transactions on the Exchange involving
                                              publication of this order in the Federal                   entrusted to a Specialist should be disclosed         at least one Floor Broker can continue
                                              Register.                                                  to the trading crowd if such order falls within       to be represented in open outcry in the
                                                                                                         or upon the bid or offer for the particular           trading crowd but are now required to
                                                By the Commission.                                       option series.                                        be executed by and through the new
                                              Shoshana M. Grove,                                            For example, if the market in XYZ Oct 30
                                                                                                         calls is 4–4.25, 10×15, and there is an all-or-
                                                                                                                                                               FBMS. In connection with order
                                              Secretary.                                                                                                       execution, the Exchange allows FBMS
                                                                                                         none order on the Specialist’s book to sell 10
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–11330 Filed 5–8–15; 8:45 am]                                                                       to execute two-sided orders entered by
                                                                                                         XYZ Oct 30 calls at 4.25 all-or-none, the
                                              BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P                                     Specialist, in response to a request for the          Floor Brokers, including multi-leg
                                                                                                         market in XYZ Oct 30 calls, should respond:           orders up to 15 legs, after the Floor
                                                                                                            ‘‘The market is 4–4.25, 10×15, 10 (to sell)        Broker has represented the orders in the
                                                                                                         at 4.25 all-or-none.’’                                trading crowd. FBMS also provides
                                              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                       Accordingly, under this policy, all-or-none
                                              COMMISSION                                                                                                       Floor Brokers with an enhanced
                                                                                                         option orders should be announced to the              functionality called the complex
                                                                                                         trading crowd as part of the quoted market,
                                              [Release No. 34–74874; File No. SR–Phlx–
                                                                                                         but not as part of the bid or offer.]
                                                                                                                                                               calculator that calculates and displays a
                                              2015–37]                                                      When entered electronically pursuant to            suggested price of each individual
                                                                                                         Rule 1080 or into Options Floor Broker                component of a multi-leg order, up to 15
                                              Self-Regulatory Organizations;                             Management System pursuant to Rule 1063,              legs, submitted on a net debit or credit
                                              NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of                             an all-or-none order has standing and is              basis. The Exchange deployed the new
                                              Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of                      eligible for execution in time priority with all      FBMS in March 2014. Despite the initial
                                              Proposed Rule Change To Amend                              other customer orders and all-or-none                 intent to phase out the old FBMS after
                                              Exchange Rules To Describe How All-                        professional orders (as specified in Rule             an implementation period involving the
                                              or-None Orders Are Handled by Its                          1000(b)(14)) at that price if the all-or-none         old and new FBMS operating
                                              New Options Floor Broker                                   contingency can be met.
                                                                                                                                                               concurrently, the Exchange has
                                              Management System                                          FINE SCHEDULE                                         determined to operate the old FBMS
                                                                                                            Fine not applicable                                until November 3, 2015 and is planning
                                              May 5, 2015.
                                                                                                         *      *     *       *       *                        to implement a new, third FBMS, the
                                                 Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                                                                           details of which will be filed as a
                                              Securities Exchange Act of 1934                            II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                    proposed rule change.3 In the event that
                                              (‘‘Act’’) 1, and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                   Statement of the Purpose of, and                      the Floor Broker is utilizing the new
                                              notice is hereby given that on April 22,                   Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                FBMS and the new FBMS malfunctions
                                              2015, NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC                                  Change                                                or is otherwise not available after a
                                              (‘‘Phlx’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the                     In its filing with the Commission, the             Floor Broker has entered an order, the
                                              Securities and Exchange Commission                         Exchange included statements                          Floor Broker can re-enter that order into
                                              (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed                   concerning the purpose of and basis for               the old FBMS.
                                              rule change as described in Items I and                    the proposed rule change and discussed
                                              II below, which Items have been                                                                                  Proposal
                                                                                                         any comments it received on the
                                              prepared by the Exchange. The                              proposed rule change. The text of these                  The purpose of the proposal is to
                                              Commission is publishing this notice to                    statements may be examined at the                     address the way AON orders on the
                                              solicit comments on the proposed rule                      places specified in Item IV below. The                book are handled electronically by the
                                              change from interested persons.                            Exchange has prepared summaries, set                  new FBMS.4 In its filing for approval of
                                              I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                          forth in sections A, B, and C below, of               the new FBMS, the Exchange addressed
                                              Statement of the Terms of the Substance                    the most significant aspects of such                  AON orders merely by referring to
                                              of the Proposed Rule Change                                statements.                                           Advice A–9, which provides, in
                                                                                                                                                               pertinent part, that an AON option order
                                                 The Exchange proposes to amend                          A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     is a limit order which is to be executed
                                              Exchange rules to describe how All-or-                     Statement of the Purpose of, and                      in its entirety, or not at all.5 Advice
                                              None (‘‘AON’’) orders are handled by its                   Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                A–9 further provides that an AON order
                                              new Options Floor Broker Management                        Change                                                has no standing in the crowd except
                                              System (‘‘FBMS’’).                                                                                               with respect to other AON orders.
                                                                                                         1. Purpose
                                                 The text of the proposed rule change                                                                          Accordingly, when a Floor Broker using
                                              is below; proposed new language is                         Background
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                                              italicized; proposed deletions are in                        Today, the Exchange is operating two                  3 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73586

                                              brackets.                                                  versions of FBMS as part of an                        (November 13, 2014), 79 FR 68931 (November 19,
                                                                                                                                                               2014) (SR–Phlx–2014–71).
                                              *      *    *     *    *                                   implementation period for the new                       4 Only customers and professionals can submit
                                                                                                         FBMS. The old FBMS enabled Floor                      AON orders. See Rules 1000(b)(14) and Rule
                                                1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                 Brokers and/or their employees to enter,              1080(b).
                                                2 17   CFR 240.19b–4.                                    route, and report transactions stemming                 5 See also Rule 1066(c)(4).




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                                              the old FBMS executes an order in the                      with all other customer orders and AON                 as explained above. The Exchange is not
                                              trading crowd today where there is an                      professional orders (as specified in Rule              changing the priority of afforded to
                                              AON order executable against the Floor                     1000(b)(14)) at that price if the AON                  electronic AON orders, but rather is
                                              Broker’s order on the contra-side, the                     contingency can be met. The Exchange                   codifying such treatment in its rules.
                                              Floor Broker can skip that AON order                       is not changing what types of orders a
                                                                                                                                                                B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                              and trade with another quote or order at                   professional can submit nor the priority
                                                                                                                                                                Statement on Burden on Competition
                                              that price, because the AON order has                      of those orders. Rule 1000(b)(14) will
                                              no standing. This would continue to be                     continue to state that the term                           The Exchange does not believe that
                                              the case for verbal executions, which                      ‘‘professional’’ means any person or                   the proposed rule change will impose
                                              occur when the old FBMS is used, when                      entity that (i) is not a broker or dealer              any burden on competition not
                                              the new FBMS malfunctions 6 and                            in securities, and (ii) places more than               necessary or appropriate in furtherance
                                              where there is no Floor Broker                             390 orders in listed options per day on                of the purposes of the Act. This
                                              involved.7 The Exchange is not                             average during a calendar month for its                treatment of AON orders should help
                                              proposing to change this, other than to                    own beneficial account(s). It will also                the Exchange compete with other floor-
                                              make a slight language change to clarify                   continue to state that a professional will             based exchanges for AON orders. More
                                              that the execution is occurring in the                     be treated in the same manner as an off-               importantly, the proposal should result
                                              trading crowd.                                             floor broker-dealer for purposes of Rules              in more interaction between AON
                                                 Although this is how AON orders are                     1014(g)(except with respect to AON                     orders and all other orders, as explained
                                              treated on the trading floor today when                    orders, which will be treated like                     above, thereby promoting a more
                                              executed manually in the trading crowd,                    customer orders, except that orders                    competitive marketplace.
                                              AON orders are treated differently when                    submitted pursuant to Rule 1080(n) for                 C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                              the new FBMS is used because the                           the beneficial account(s) of                           Statement on Comments on the
                                              System performs the execution.                             professionals with an AON designation                  Proposed Rule Change Received From
                                              Specifically, in the new FBMS, AON                         will be treated in the same manner as                  Members, Participants, or Others
                                              orders that can trade against any eligible                 off-floor broker-dealer orders), 1033(e),
                                              interest, not just other AON orders, and                   1064.02 (except professional orders will                 No written comments were either
                                              they are not skipped. When a Floor                         be considered customer orders subject                  solicited or received.
                                              Broker seeks to execute an order using                     to facilitation), 1080(n) and 1080.08 as               III. Date of Effectiveness of the
                                              the new FBMS where there is an AON                         well as Options Floor Procedure                        Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
                                              order at a price equal to or better than                   Advices B–6, B–11 and F–5.                             Commission Action
                                              the Floor Broker’s order on the contra-                       The Exchange also proposes to delete
                                              side, the Floor Broker must enter his                      the example at the end of Advice A–9.                     Because the foregoing proposed rule
                                              order into the new FBMS and execute                        It is obsolete for several reasons; it refers          change does not: (i) Significantly affect
                                              against the full size of the AON order                     to the ‘‘Specialist’s book,’’ which is now             the protection of investors or the public
                                              electronically. If the Floor Broker does                   generally considered the Exchange’s                    interest; (ii) impose any significant
                                              not fulfill the full size of the AON order,                book, the limit order book or just the                 burden on competition; and (iii) become
                                              the Floor Broker’s order will be returned                  book; and announcing AON orders on                     operative for 30 days from the date on
                                              with no execution occurring.                               the book to the crowd does not occur                   which it was filed, or such shorter time
                                                 This is the same way that AON orders                    where there is a remote specialist. For                as the Commission may designate, it has
                                              are treated by the System; they are                        similar reasons, the Exchange proposes                 become effective pursuant to Section
                                              subject to the normal price and time                                                                              19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 10 and
                                                                                                         to delete reference to an AON order
                                              priority principles of Rule 1014, except                                                                          subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–4
                                                                                                         being ‘‘entrusted to a Specialist.’’ This
                                              that the AON contingency must be met                                                                              thereunder.11
                                                                                                         process is no longer performed.                           A proposed rule change filed under
                                              for the AON order to trade. An AON
                                              order with time priority will trade in                     2. Statutory Basis                                     Rule 19b–4(f)(6) normally does not
                                                                                                            The Exchange believes that its                      become operative for 30 days after the
                                              time priority before another customer
                                                                                                         proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)               date of filing.12 However, Rule 19b–
                                              order if its size contingency can be met.
                                                                                                         of the Act 8 in general, and furthers the              4(f)(6)(iii) permits the Commission to
                                              If the size contingency order cannot be
                                                                                                         objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act 9             designate a shorter time if such action
                                              met, the AON order will be skipped and
                                                                                                         in particular, in that it is designed to               is consistent with the protection of
                                              a customer order behind it in time
                                                                                                         promote just and equitable principles of               investors and the public interest.13 The
                                              priority may execute. Because the new
                                                                                                         trade and to protect investors and the                 Exchange has asked the Commission to
                                              FBMS executes orders electronically
                                                                                                         public interest, by specifically providing             waive the 30-day operative delay so that
                                              and generally provides more electronic
                                                                                                         how an AON order executes against                      the proposed rule change may become
                                              functionality, the Exchange believes it is
                                                                                                         orders submitted through the new                       operative immediately upon filing. The
                                              appropriate to address AON orders
                                                                                                         FBMS and by improving the treatment                    Commission notes that the proposal is
                                              executed against orders submitted
                                                                                                         of such AON orders as opposed to AON                   designed to provide Exchange members
                                              through the new FBMS in the same way.
                                                 Accordingly, Advice A–9 is proposed                     orders handled manually. Specifically,                 with more specificity regarding how the
                                              to be amended to expressly state that                      the proposal results in improving the                  Exchange handles AON orders in the
                                              how AON orders are handled when                            treatment of electronic AON orders by                    10 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                              executed manually (verbally) as well as                    increasing their interaction with other                  11 17  CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
                                              when executed electronically. With                         orders on the Exchange, because AON                    4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give
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                                              respect to electronic AON orders, the                      orders are electronically executed                     the Commission written notice of its intent to file
                                              Exchange proposes to expressly state                       against contra-side orders entered into                the proposed rule change at least five business days
                                                                                                                                                                prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
                                              that an AON order has standing and is                      the new FBMS. More specifically, such                  change, or such shorter time as designated by the
                                              eligible for execution in time priority                    orders have standing and time priority,                Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this
                                                                                                                                                                requirement.
                                                6 Rule   1063(e)(ii).                                     8 15   U.S.C. 78f(b).                                   12 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
                                                7 Rule   1000(f)(ii).                                     9 15   U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                                13 Id.




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                                              26962                           Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 90 / Monday, May 11, 2015 / Notices

                                              new FBMS system. The Commission                         those that may be withheld from the                   I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                              also notes that the Exchange represents                 public in accordance with the                         Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                              that the proposal does not affect the                   provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                   the Proposed Rule Change
                                              priority of electronic AON orders.                      available for Web site viewing and                       The Exchange proposes to amend the
                                              Accordingly, the Commission hereby                      printing in the Commission’s Public                   fees for NYSE OpenBook to add a late
                                              waives the 30-day operative delay and                   Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                     fee in connection with failure to submit
                                              designates the proposal operative upon                  Washington, DC 20549, on official                     the non-display use declaration,
                                              filing.14                                               business days between the hours of                    operative on May 1, 2015. The text of
                                                 At any time within 60 days of the                    10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such               the proposed rule change is available on
                                              filing of the proposed rule change, the                                                                       the Exchange’s Web site at
                                                                                                      filing also will be available for
                                              Commission summarily may                                                                                      www.nyse.com, at the principal office of
                                                                                                      inspection and copying at the principal
                                              temporarily suspend such rule change if                                                                       the Exchange, and at the Commission’s
                                              it appears to the Commission that such                  offices of the Exchange. All comments
                                                                                                      received will be posted without change;               Public Reference Room.
                                              action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in
                                              the public interest; (ii) for the protection            the Commission does not edit personal                 II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                              of investors; or (iii) otherwise in                     identifying information from                          Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                              furtherance of the purposes of the Act.15               submissions. You should submit only                   Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                              If the Commission takes such action, the                information that you wish to make                     Change
                                              Commission shall institute proceedings                  available publicly. All submissions                      In its filing with the Commission, the
                                              to determine whether the proposed rule                  should refer to File Number SR-Phlx-                  self-regulatory organization included
                                              change should be approved or                            2015–37, and should be submitted on or                statements concerning the purpose of,
                                              disapproved.16                                          before June 1, 2015.                                  and basis for, the proposed rule change
                                              IV. Solicitation of Comments                               For the Commission, by the Division of             and discussed any comments it received
                                                                                                      Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated            on the proposed rule change. The text
                                                Interested persons are invited to                                                                           of those statements may be examined at
                                                                                                      authority.17
                                              submit written data, views, and                                                                               the places specified in Item IV below.
                                              arguments concerning the foregoing,                     Jill M. Peterson,
                                                                                                                                                            The Exchange has prepared summaries,
                                              including whether the proposed rule                     Assistant Secretary.
                                                                                                                                                            set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
                                              change is consistent with the Act.                      [FR Doc. 2015–11273 Filed 5–8–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                            of the most significant parts of such
                                              Comments may be submitted by any of                     BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                statements.
                                              the following methods:
                                                                                                                                                            A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                              Electronic Comments                                                                                           Statement of the Purpose of, and the
                                                                                                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                • Use the Commission’s Internet                       COMMISSION                                            Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                              comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                                                                             Change
                                              rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                • Send an email to rule-comments@                     [Release No. 34–74870; File No. SR–NYSE–              1. Purpose
                                              sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                 2015–20]                                                 The Exchange proposes to amend the
                                              Phlx–2015–37 on the subject line.                                                                             fees for NYSE OpenBook, as set forth on
                                                                                                      Self-Regulatory Organizations; New                    the NYSE Proprietary Market Data Fee
                                              Paper Comments                                          York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of                    Schedule (‘‘Fee Schedule’’), to add a late
                                                • Send paper comments in triplicate                   Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of                 fee in connection with failure to submit
                                              to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                   Proposed Rule Change Amending the                     an updated non-display use declaration.
                                              Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                           Fees for NYSE OpenBook To Add a                       The proposed change to the Fee
                                              Washington, DC 20549–1090.                              Late Fee in Connection With Failure To                Schedule would be operative on May 1,
                                              All submissions should refer to File                    Submit the Non-Display Use                            2015.
                                              Number SR–Phlx–2015–37. This file                       Declaration                                              The Exchange established the current
                                              number should be included on the                                                                              fees for non-display services for NYSE
                                                                                                      May 5, 2015.                                          OpenBook in April 2013 and amended
                                              subject line if email is used. To help the
                                              Commission process and review your                         Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the              those fees in September 2014.4 The 2013
                                              comments more efficiently, please use                   Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                  Non-Display Filing established a
                                              only one method. The Commission will                    ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3                requirement that data recipients that
                                              post all comments on the Commission’s                   notice is hereby given that, on April 24,             receive real-time NYSE market data
                                              Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                  2015, New York Stock Exchange LLC                     subject to Non-Display Use fees submit
                                              rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                         (‘‘NYSE’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with             a declaration with respect to their use of
                                              submission, all subsequent                              the Securities and Exchange                           non-display data.5 In connection with
                                              amendments, all written statements                      Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the                   the fee changes in the 2014 Non-Display
                                              with respect to the proposed rule                       proposed rule change as described in                    4 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 69278
                                              change that are filed with the                          Items I, II, and III below, which Items               (April 2, 2013), 78 FR 20973 (April 8, 2013) (SR–
                                              Commission, and all written                             have been prepared by the self-                       2013–25 [sic]) (‘‘2013 Non-Display Filing’’) and
                                              communications relating to the                          regulatory organization. The                          72923 (Aug. 26, 2014), 79 FR 52079 (Sept. 2, 2014)
                                              proposed rule change between the                        Commission is publishing this notice to               (SR–NYSE–2014–43) (‘‘2014 Non-Display Filing’’).
                                                                                                                                                              5 The non-display fee structure established in the
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                                              Commission and any person, other than                   solicit comments on the proposed rule                 2013 Non-Display Filing replaced a monthly
                                                14 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
                                                                                                      change from interested persons.                       reporting obligation with respect to non-display
                                                                                                                                                            devices with the requirement to submit the non-
                                              operative delay, the Commission has considered the                                                            display use declaration. The Exchange also notes
                                                                                                        17 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                              proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,                                                            that if a data recipient only subscribes to products
                                              and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).              1 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1).                               for which there are no non-display usage fees, e.g.,
                                                15 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C).                              2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
                                                                                                                                                            NYSE Realtime Reference Prices, then no
                                                16 Id.                                                  3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                 declaration is required.



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