80_FR_61449 80 FR 61253 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Related to Fees for Use of BATS Exchange, Inc.

80 FR 61253 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Related to Fees for Use of BATS Exchange, Inc.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 196 (October 9, 2015)

Page Range61253-61256
FR Document2015-25697

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 196 (Friday, October 9, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61253-61256]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25697]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76070; File No. SR-BATS-2015-82]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Related to 
Fees for Use of BATS Exchange, Inc.

October 5, 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 September 30, 2015, BATS Exchange,

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Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``BATS'') filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as 
described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared 
by the Exchange. The Exchange has designated the proposed rule change 
as one establishing or changing a member due, fee, or other charge 
imposed by the Exchange under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \3\ 
and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposed rule 
change effective upon filing with the Commission. 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.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the 
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange filed a proposal to amend its fees and rebates 
applicable to Members \5\ of the Exchange pursuant to Rule 15.1(a) and 
(c) (``Fee Schedule'') applicable to the use of the Exchange's equities 
trading platform (``BZX Equities'') to: (i) Adopt a new Step-Up Tier 4 
under footnote 2; and (ii) amend the Tape B Volume Tier under footnote 
13 to: (A) Adopt a new Tape B Volume Tier to be named ``Tier 1''; and 
(B) rename the existing Tape B Volume Tier as ``Tier 2''.
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    \5\ A Member is defined as ``any registered broker or dealer 
that has been admitted to membership in the Exchange.'' See Exchange 
Rule 1.5(n).
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's 
Web site at www.batstrading.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 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 parts of such 
statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes amend [sic] the BZX Equities Fee Schedule to: 
(i) Adopt a new Step-Up Tier 4 under footnote 2; and (ii) amend the 
Tape B Volume Tier under footnote 13 to: (A) Adopt a new Tape B Volume 
Tier to be named ``Tier 1''; and (B) rename the existing Tape B Volume 
Tier as ``Tier 2''. As is the case with any other rebates on the Fee 
Schedule, to the extent that a Member qualifies for higher rebates than 
those provided under the proposed tiers, the higher rebates shall 
apply.
Step-Up Tier 4
    Currently, the Exchange determines the liquidity adding rebate that 
it will provide to Members using the Exchange's tiered pricing 
structure, which is based on the Member meeting certain volume tiers 
based on their ADAV \6\ as a percentage of TCV \7\ or ADV \8\ as a 
percentage of TCV. Under such pricing structure, a Member will receive 
an adding rebate of anywhere between $0.0020 and $0.0032 per share 
executed, depending on the volume tier for which such Member qualifies. 
The Exchange also maintains additional Step-Up Tiers in addition to the 
volume tiers described above. The Step-Up Tiers provide Members with 
additional ways to qualify for enhanced rebates.
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    \6\ As provided in the Fee Schedule, for purposes of BATS 
Equities pricing, ``ADAV'' means average daily added volume 
calculated as the number of shares added per day on a monthly basis; 
the Exchange excludes from the ADAV calculation routed shares as 
well as shares added on any day that the Exchange's system 
experiences a disruption that lasts for more than 60 minutes during 
regular trading hours (``Exchange System Disruption''), on any day 
with a scheduled early market close and on the last Friday in June 
(the ``Russell Reconstitution Day'').
    \7\ As provided in the Fee Schedule, for purposes of BATS 
Equities pricing, ``TCV'' means total consolidated volume calculated 
as the volume reported by all exchanges and trade reporting 
facilities to a consolidated transaction reporting plan for the 
month for which the fees apply, excluding volume on any day that the 
Exchange experiences an Exchange System Disruption, on any with a 
scheduled early market close and the Russell Reconstitution Day.
    \8\ As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of BATS 
Equities pricing, ``ADV'' means average daily volume calculated as 
the number of shares added or removed, combined, per day on a 
monthly basis; the Exchange excludes from the ADV calculation routed 
shares, and shares added on any day that the Exchange's system 
experiences an Exchange System Disruption, on any day with a 
scheduled early market close and on the Russell Reconstitution Day.
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    The Exchange currently offers three Step-Up Tiers under footnote 2 
of its Fe [sic] Schedule. Under Tier 1, a Members [sic] receives a 
rebate of $0.0025 per share where their Step-Up Add TCV \9\ from 
January 2014 is equal to or greater than 0.07%. Under Tier 2, a Members 
[sic] receives a rebate of $0.0029 per share where their Step-Up Add 
TCV from January 2014 is equal to or greater than 0.10%. Lastly, under 
Tier 3, a Members [sic] receives a rebate of $0.0030 per share where 
their Step-Up Add TCV from January 2014 is equal to or greater than 
0.15%. The Exchange proposes to add a fourth tier under footnote 2. 
Under proposed Tier 4, a Members [sic] would receive a rebate of 
$0.0030 per share where their Step-Up Add TCV from August 2015 is equal 
to or greater than 0.08%; and (2) Member's ADAV as a percentage of TCV 
is equal to or greater than 0.35%.
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    \9\ As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of BATS 
Equities pricing, ``Step-Up Add TCV'' means ADAV as a percentage of 
TCV in the relevant baseline month subtracted from current ADAV as a 
percentage of TCV.
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Tape B Volume Tiers
    Currently, the Exchange offers a rebate of $0.0020 per share as the 
standard rebate for orders with fee code B, which applies to orders 
that add liquidity to the Exchange in Tape B securities. The Exchange 
also offers a Tape B Volume Tier that provide Members with the 
opportunity to earn a higher rebate by meeting certain volume metrics. 
Specifically, the Tape B Volume Tier provides a rebate of $0.0027 per 
share to a Member's orders with fee code B for which the Member's Tape 
B ADAV as a percentage of TCV is equal to or greater than 0.08%. The 
Exchange proposes to adopt a new Tape B Volume Tier to be named ``Tier 
1'' under footnote 13 and rename the existing Tape B Volume Tier as 
``Tier 2''. Under proposed Tier 1, a rebate of $0.0025 per share would 
be provided to a Member's orders with a fee code of B for which the 
Member's Tape B ADAV as a percentage of TCV is equal to or greater than 
0.05%.
Implementation Date
    The Exchange proposes to implement this amendment to its Fee 
Schedule on October 1, 2015.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with the objectives of Section 6 of the Act,\10\ in general, and 
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4),\11\ in particular, as it is 
designed to provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, 
fees and other charges among its Members and other persons using its 
facilities. The

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Exchange also notes that it operates in a highly-competitive market in 
which market participants can readily direct order flow to competing 
venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to be excessive. 
The proposed rule change reflects a competitive pricing structure 
designed to incent market participants to direct their order flow to 
the Exchange. The Exchange believes that the proposed rates are 
equitable and non-discriminatory in that they apply uniformly to all 
Members. The Exchange believes the fees and credits remain competitive 
with those charged by other venues and therefore continue to be 
reasonable and equitably allocated to Members.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    Volume-based rebates and fees such as those proposed herein have 
been widely adopted by equities and options exchanges and are equitable 
because they are open to all Members on an equal basis and provide 
additional benefits or discounts that are reasonably related to the 
value to an exchange's market quality associated with higher levels of 
market activity, such as higher levels of liquidity provision and/or 
growth patterns, and introduction of higher volumes of orders into the 
price and volume discovery processes. The Exchange believes that 
proposed tiers are a reasonable, fair and equitable, and not unfairly 
discriminatory allocation of fees and rebates because they will provide 
Members with an additional incentive to reach certain thresholds on the 
Exchange.
    Further, the Exchange believes that the proposed tiers will provide 
such enhancements in market quality on the Exchange by incentivizing 
participation. The Exchange notes that it is not proposing to modify 
any of the existing Step-Up Tiers or the Tape B Volume Tier (other than 
to rename the existing Tape B Volume Tier as Tier 2), but rather to add 
two new tiers that will provide Members with additional ways to receive 
higher rebates. Accordingly, under the proposal a Member will receive 
either the same or a higher rebate than they would receive today. 
Accordingly, the Exchange believes that the proposed additions to the 
Exchange's tiered pricing structure and incentives are not unfairly 
discriminatory because they will apply uniformly to all Members and are 
consistent with the overall goals of enhancing market quality on the 
Exchange.
    In particular, the Exchange believes the addition of a second Tape 
B Volume Tier is a reasonable means to encourage Members to increase 
their liquidity in Tape B securities. The Exchange also believes 
providing a rebate of $0.0025 per share where a Member's Tape B ADAV as 
a percentage of TCV is equal to or greater than 0.05% is also equitable 
and reasonable. The Exchange notes that it currently provides a rebate 
of $0.0027 per share to Member's Tape B ADAV as a percentage of TCV is 
equal to or greater than 0.08%. Such pricing programs thereby reward a 
Member's growth pattern in Tape B securities and such increased volume 
increases potential revenue to the Exchange, and will allow the 
Exchange to continue to provide and potentially expand the incentive 
programs operated by the Exchange. The Exchange also believes that the 
rebate amount provided by proposed Tier 1 is equitable and reasonable 
as compared to the existing Tape B Volume Tier because it reflects the 
lower criteria necessary to achieve the tier.
    The Exchange believes that providing additional financial 
incentives to Members that demonstrate an increase over their August 
2015 Step-Up Add TCV through the new proposed Step-Up Tier 4 offers 
additional, flexible ways to achieve financial incentives from the 
Exchange and encourage Members to add liquidity to the Exchange. The 
Exchange believes that these incentives are reasonable, fair and 
equitable because the liquidity from each of these proposals also 
benefits all investors by deepening the Exchange's liquidity pool, 
offering additional flexibility for all investors to enjoy cost 
savings, supporting the quality of price discovery, promoting market 
transparency and improving investor protection. Such pricing programs 
thereby reward a Member's growth pattern and such increased volume 
increase [sic] potential revenue to the Exchange, and will allow the 
Exchange to continue to provide and potentially expand the incentive 
programs operated by the Exchange. These pricing programs are also fair 
and equitable in that they are available to all Members and will result 
in Members receiving either the same or an increased rebate than they 
would currently receive.
    The Exchange also believes proposing a baseline eligibility for the 
proposed Step-Up Tier 4 is equitable and reasonable. The Exchange notes 
that current Tier 3 provides the same rebate as that proposed for Tier 
4, $0.0030 per share. However, Tier 3 calculates a Member's Step-Up Add 
TCV from a January 2014 baseline, while proposed Tier 4 would calculate 
a Member's Step-Up Add TCV from an August 2015 baseline. The primary 
objective of differing baseline eligibility criteria for the Step-Up 
Tiers is to increase the number of Members who may be eligible to 
achieve either the [sic] tier and receives [sic] the same $0.0030 per 
share rebate. The choice of baseline criteria will enhance the value of 
the Step-Up Tiers to Members whose market participation was higher in 
January 2014 than August 2015, thereby encouraging them to increase 
their volume on the Exchange over such baseline. It also provides 
Members with additional means to achieve the $0.0030 per share rebate 
that may not satisfy the current baseline criteria set forth in Tier 3 
that is based on a Step-Up Add TCV from January 2014. Such increased 
volume would increase potential revenue to the Exchange and allow the 
Exchange to spread its administrative and infrastructure costs over a 
greater number of shares, which would result in lower per share costs. 
The Exchange may then pass on these savings to Members in the form of 
reduced fees. The increased liquidity would also benefit all investors 
by deepening the Exchange's liquidity pool, offering additional 
flexibility for all investors to enjoy cost savings, supporting the 
quality of price discovery, promoting market transparency and improving 
investor protection.
    Lastly, the Exchange believes that it is reasonable and equitable 
to offer an enhanced rebate to Members who satisfy a certain baseline 
eligibility because the Exchange believes that such Members are most 
likely to provide consistent liquidity during periods of market stress 
and to manage their quotes/orders in a coordinated manner that promotes 
price discovery and market stability.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe its proposed amendments to its Fee 
Schedule would impose any burden on competition that is not necessary 
or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange 
does not believe that the proposed changes represent a significant 
departure from previous pricing offered by the Exchange or pricing 
offered by the Exchange's competitors. Additionally, Members may opt to 
disfavor the Exchange's pricing if they believe that alternatives offer 
them better value. Accordingly, the Exchange does not believe that the 
proposed change will impair the ability of Members or competing venues 
to maintain their competitive standing in the financial markets.
    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed new tiers would 
burden competition, but instead, enhances [sic] competition, as they 
are intended to increase the competitiveness of and

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draw additional volume to the Exchange. As stated above, the Exchange 
notes that it operates in a highly competitive market in which market 
participants can readily direct order flow to competing venues if the 
deem fee structures to be unreasonable or excessive. The proposed 
changes are generally intended to enhance the rebates for liquidity 
added to the Exchange, which is intended to draw additional liquidity 
to the Exchange. The Exchange does not believe the proposed tiers would 
burden intramarket competition as they would apply to all Members 
uniformly.

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

    The Exchange has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit, 
comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received 
any unsolicited written comments from Members or other interested 
parties.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \12\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 
thereunder.\13\ 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.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f).
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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-BATS-2015-82 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-BATS-2015-82. 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 office 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-BATS-2015-82, and should be 
submitted on or before October 30, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\14\
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    \14\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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                                              Specifically, the Information Circular                   securities to 10% of its net assets                      performing under the applicable
                                              will discuss the following: (a) The                      (calculated at the time of investment).                  agreement, and the Fund will seek,
                                              procedures for purchases and                                (10) The Fund may invest in                           where possible, to use counterparties
                                              redemptions of Shares in creation units                  exchange-listed equity index futures                     whose financial status is such that the
                                              (and that Shares are not individually                    contracts, in exchange-listed and OTC                    risk of default is reduced.
                                              redeemable); (b) Nasdaq Rule 2111A,                      index credit default swaps, and in                          (16) The Fund’s investments in
                                              which imposes suitability obligations on                 forward foreign currency exchange                        derivative instruments will be
                                              Nasdaq members with respect to                           contracts; however, the Fund will limit                  consistent with the Fund’s investment
                                              recommending transactions in the                         the aggregate notional value of its                      objective and the 1940 Act and will not
                                              Shares to customers; (c) how                             positions in these instruments                           be used to seek to achieve a multiple or
                                              information regarding the Intraday                       (calculated at the time of investment) to                inverse multiple of an index.
                                              Indicative Value is disseminated; (d) the                20% of the value of its net assets.                         (17) A minimum of 100,000 Shares
                                              risks involved in trading the Shares                        (11) The Fund intends to enter into                   will be outstanding at the
                                              during the Pre-Market and Post-Market                    repurchase agreements only with                          commencement of trading on the
                                              Sessions when an updated Intraday                        financial institutions and dealers                       Exchange.
                                              Indicative Value will not be calculated                  believed by the Adviser or the Sub-                         This approval order is based on all of
                                              or publicly disseminated; (e) the                        Adviser to present minimal credit risks                  the Exchange’s representations,
                                              requirement that members deliver a                       in accordance with criteria approved by                  including those set forth above and in
                                              prospectus to investors purchasing                       the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The                  Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 to the
                                              newly issued Shares prior to or                          Adviser or the Sub-Adviser will review                   proposal, and the Exchange’s
                                              concurrently with the confirmation of a                  and monitor the creditworthiness of                      description of the Fund.
                                              transaction; and (f) trading information.                such institutions. The Adviser or the                       For the foregoing reasons, the
                                                 (5) For initial and continued listing,                Sub-Adviser will monitor the value of                    Commission finds that the proposed
                                              the Fund must be in compliance with                      the collateral at the time the transaction               rule change, as modified by Amendment
                                              Rule 10A–3 under the Act.39                              is entered into and at all times during                  Nos. 1 and 2 thereto, is consistent with
                                                 (6) Under normal market conditions,                   the term of the repurchase agreement.                    Section 6(b)(5) of the Act 41 and the
                                                                                                          (12) The Fund may only invest in                      rules and regulations thereunder
                                              the Fund will invest at least 80% of its
                                                                                                       commercial paper rated A–1 or higher                     applicable to a national securities
                                              total assets in Convertible Securities.
                                                                                                       by S&P Ratings, Prime-1 or higher by                     exchange.
                                                 (7) The Adviser expects that, under                   Moody’s or F1 or higher by Fitch.
                                              normal market conditions, generally, for                    (13) Under normal market conditions,                  IV. Conclusion
                                              a Convertible Security to be considered                  convertible Rule 144A securities will                       It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
                                              as an eligible investment, after taking                  have at the time of original issuance                    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,42 that the
                                              into account such an investment, at                      $100 million or more principal amount                    proposed rule change (SR–NASDAQ–
                                              least 75% of the Fund’s net assets that                  outstanding to be considered eligible                    2015–075), as modified by Amendment
                                              are invested in Convertible Securities                   investments.                                             Nos. 1 and 2 thereto, be, and it hereby
                                              will be invested in Convertible                             (14) The Fund may hold up to an                       is, approved.
                                              Securities that will have at the time of                 aggregate amount of 15% of its net
                                              original issuance $200 million or more                                                                              For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                                                                       assets in illiquid assets (calculated at                 Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                              par amount outstanding.                                  the time of investment), including Rule                  authority.43
                                                 (8) At least 90% of the Fund’s net                    144A securities deemed illiquid by the
                                              assets that are invested in Exchange-                                                                             Robert W. Errett,
                                                                                                       Adviser or the Sub-Adviser.40 The Fund
                                              Listed Convertible Securities; ETNs;                                                                              Deputy Secretary.
                                                                                                       will monitor its portfolio liquidity on an
                                              Depositary Receipts, BDCs, Post-                         ongoing basis to determine whether, in                   [FR Doc. 2015–25701 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am]
                                              Conversion Underlying Securities, and                    light of current circumstances, an                       BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                              other Equity Securities; exchange-listed                 adequate level of liquidity is being
                                              equity index futures contracts; and                      maintained, and will consider taking
                                              exchange-listed index credit default                     appropriate steps in order to maintain                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                              swaps (in the aggregate) will be invested                adequate liquidity if, through a change                  COMMISSION
                                              in investments that trade in markets that                in values, net assets, or other                          [Release No. 34–76070; File No. SR–BATS–
                                              are members of ISG or are parties to a                   circumstances, more than 15% of the                      2015–82]
                                              comprehensive surveillance sharing                       Fund’s net assets are held in illiquid
                                              agreement with the Exchange. Further,                    assets.                                                  Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS
                                              at least 90% of the Underlying                              (15) The Fund will only enter into                    Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
                                              Securities corresponding to the pre-                     transactions in OTC index credit default                 Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
                                              conversion Convertible Securities held                   swaps and forward foreign currency                       Rule Change Related to Fees for Use
                                              by the Fund (measured by par value)                      exchange contracts with counterparties                   of BATS Exchange, Inc.
                                              will trade in markets that are members                   that the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser                      October 5, 2015.
                                              of ISG or parties to a comprehensive                     reasonably believes are capable of
                                              surveillance sharing agreement with the                                                                              Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                              Exchange.                                                   40 In reaching liquidity decisions, the Adviser and
                                                                                                                                                                Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                 (9) The Fund’s investments in options                 the Sub-Adviser may consider the following factors:      ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                                                                       The frequency of trades and quotes for the security;     notice is hereby given that on
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                                              will be limited to options that represent
                                              a component of a synthetic convertible
                                                                                                       the number of dealers wishing to purchase or sell        September 30, 2015, BATS Exchange,
                                                                                                       the security and the number of other potential
                                              security, and any such options will be                   purchasers; dealer undertakings to make a market           41 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
                                              exchange-listed. The Fund will limit its                 in the security; and the nature of the security and        42 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
                                              investments in synthetic convertible                     the nature of the marketplace in which it trades
                                                                                                                                                                  43 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                                                                       (e.g., the time needed to dispose of the security, the
                                                                                                                                                                  1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                                                                       method of soliciting offers and the mechanics of
                                                39 See   17 CFR 240.10A–3.                             transfer).                                                 2 17 CFR 240.19b 4.




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                                              Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BATS’’) filed               A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       share where their Step-Up Add TCV 9
                                              with the Securities and Exchange                        Statement of the Purpose of, and                        from January 2014 is equal to or greater
                                              Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the                         Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                  than 0.07%. Under Tier 2, a Members
                                              proposed rule change as described in                    Change                                                  [sic] receives a rebate of $0.0029 per
                                              Items I, II, and III below, which Items                                                                         share where their Step-Up Add TCV
                                                                                                      1. Purpose
                                              have been prepared by the Exchange.                                                                             from January 2014 is equal to or greater
                                                                                                         The Exchange proposes amend [sic]                    than 0.10%. Lastly, under Tier 3, a
                                              The Exchange has designated the
                                                                                                      the BZX Equities Fee Schedule to: (i)                   Members [sic] receives a rebate of
                                              proposed rule change as one
                                                                                                      Adopt a new Step-Up Tier 4 under                        $0.0030 per share where their Step-Up
                                              establishing or changing a member due,                  footnote 2; and (ii) amend the Tape B                   Add TCV from January 2014 is equal to
                                              fee, or other charge imposed by the                     Volume Tier under footnote 13 to: (A)                   or greater than 0.15%. The Exchange
                                              Exchange under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii)                  Adopt a new Tape B Volume Tier to be                    proposes to add a fourth tier under
                                              of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2)                       named ‘‘Tier 1’’; and (B) rename the                    footnote 2. Under proposed Tier 4, a
                                              thereunder,4 which renders the                          existing Tape B Volume Tier as ‘‘Tier                   Members [sic] would receive a rebate of
                                              proposed rule change effective upon                     2’’. As is the case with any other rebates              $0.0030 per share where their Step-Up
                                              filing with the Commission. The                         on the Fee Schedule, to the extent that                 Add TCV from August 2015 is equal to
                                              Commission is publishing this notice to                 a Member qualifies for higher rebates                   or greater than 0.08%; and (2) Member’s
                                              solicit comments on the proposed rule                   than those provided under the proposed                  ADAV as a percentage of TCV is equal
                                              change from interested persons.                         tiers, the higher rebates shall apply.                  to or greater than 0.35%.
                                              I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       Step-Up Tier 4                                          Tape B Volume Tiers
                                              Statement of the Terms of the Substance                    Currently, the Exchange determines                      Currently, the Exchange offers a
                                              of the Proposed Rule Change                             the liquidity adding rebate that it will                rebate of $0.0020 per share as the
                                                                                                      provide to Members using the                            standard rebate for orders with fee code
                                                 The Exchange filed a proposal to                     Exchange’s tiered pricing structure,                    B, which applies to orders that add
                                              amend its fees and rebates applicable to                which is based on the Member meeting                    liquidity to the Exchange in Tape B
                                              Members 5 of the Exchange pursuant to                   certain volume tiers based on their                     securities. The Exchange also offers a
                                              Rule 15.1(a) and (c) (‘‘Fee Schedule’’)                 ADAV 6 as a percentage of TCV 7 or                      Tape B Volume Tier that provide
                                              applicable to the use of the Exchange’s                 ADV 8 as a percentage of TCV. Under                     Members with the opportunity to earn a
                                              equities trading platform (‘‘BZX                        such pricing structure, a Member will                   higher rebate by meeting certain volume
                                              Equities’’) to: (i) Adopt a new Step-Up                 receive an adding rebate of anywhere                    metrics. Specifically, the Tape B
                                              Tier 4 under footnote 2; and (ii) amend                 between $0.0020 and $0.0032 per share                   Volume Tier provides a rebate of
                                              the Tape B Volume Tier under footnote                   executed, depending on the volume tier                  $0.0027 per share to a Member’s orders
                                              13 to: (A) Adopt a new Tape B Volume                    for which such Member qualifies. The                    with fee code B for which the Member’s
                                              Tier to be named ‘‘Tier 1’’; and (B)                    Exchange also maintains additional                      Tape B ADAV as a percentage of TCV
                                              rename the existing Tape B Volume Tier                  Step-Up Tiers in addition to the volume                 is equal to or greater than 0.08%. The
                                              as ‘‘Tier 2’’.                                          tiers described above. The Step-Up Tiers                Exchange proposes to adopt a new Tape
                                                                                                      provide Members with additional ways                    B Volume Tier to be named ‘‘Tier 1’’
                                                 The text of the proposed rule change                 to qualify for enhanced rebates.
                                              is available at the Exchange’s Web site                                                                         under footnote 13 and rename the
                                                                                                         The Exchange currently offers three                  existing Tape B Volume Tier as ‘‘Tier
                                              at www.batstrading.com, at the                          Step-Up Tiers under footnote 2 of its Fe
                                              principal office of the Exchange, and at                                                                        2’’. Under proposed Tier 1, a rebate of
                                                                                                      [sic] Schedule. Under Tier 1, a Members
                                              the Commission’s Public Reference                                                                               $0.0025 per share would be provided to
                                                                                                      [sic] receives a rebate of $0.0025 per
                                              Room.                                                                                                           a Member’s orders with a fee code of B
                                                                                                         6 As provided in the Fee Schedule, for purposes
                                                                                                                                                              for which the Member’s Tape B ADAV
                                              II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      of BATS Equities pricing, ‘‘ADAV’’ means average        as a percentage of TCV is equal to or
                                              Statement of the Purpose of, and                        daily added volume calculated as the number of          greater than 0.05%.
                                              Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                  shares added per day on a monthly basis; the
                                                                                                      Exchange excludes from the ADAV calculation             Implementation Date
                                              Change                                                  routed shares as well as shares added on any day
                                                                                                      that the Exchange’s system experiences a disruption
                                                                                                                                                                The Exchange proposes to implement
                                                In its filing with the Commission, the                that lasts for more than 60 minutes during regular      this amendment to its Fee Schedule on
                                              Exchange included statements                            trading hours (‘‘Exchange System Disruption’’), on      October 1, 2015.
                                              concerning the purpose of and basis for                 any day with a scheduled early market close and
                                                                                                      on the last Friday in June (the ‘‘Russell               2. Statutory Basis
                                              the proposed rule change and discussed                  Reconstitution Day’’).
                                              any comments it received on the                            7 As provided in the Fee Schedule, for purposes
                                                                                                                                                                 The Exchange believes that the
                                              proposed rule change. The text of these                 of BATS Equities pricing, ‘‘TCV’’ means total           proposed rule change is consistent with
                                                                                                      consolidated volume calculated as the volume            the objectives of Section 6 of the Act,10
                                              statements may be examined at the                       reported by all exchanges and trade reporting           in general, and furthers the objectives of
                                              places specified in Item IV below. The                  facilities to a consolidated transaction reporting
                                                                                                                                                              Section 6(b)(4),11 in particular, as it is
                                              Exchange has prepared summaries, set                    plan for the month for which the fees apply,
                                                                                                                                                              designed to provide for the equitable
                                                                                                      excluding volume on any day that the Exchange
                                              forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of                 experiences an Exchange System Disruption, on any       allocation of reasonable dues, fees and
                                              the most significant parts of such                      with a scheduled early market close and the Russell     other charges among its Members and
                                              statements.                                             Reconstitution Day.
                                                                                                                                                              other persons using its facilities. The
                                                                                                         8 As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of
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                                                                                                      BATS Equities pricing, ‘‘ADV’’ means average daily
                                                                                                                                                                9 As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of
                                                                                                      volume calculated as the number of shares added
                                                3 15                                                  or removed, combined, per day on a monthly basis;       BATS Equities pricing, ‘‘Step-Up Add TCV’’ means
                                                    U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).                                                                                  ADAV as a percentage of TCV in the relevant
                                                4 17
                                                                                                      the Exchange excludes from the ADV calculation
                                                    CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).                              routed shares, and shares added on any day that the     baseline month subtracted from current ADAV as a
                                                5 A Member is defined as ‘‘any registered broker
                                                                                                      Exchange’s system experiences an Exchange System        percentage of TCV.
                                              or dealer that has been admitted to membership in                                                                 10 15 U.S.C. 78f.
                                                                                                      Disruption, on any day with a scheduled early
                                              the Exchange.’’ See Exchange Rule 1.5(n).               market close and on the Russell Reconstitution Day.       11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).




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                                              Exchange also notes that it operates in                 per share where a Member’s Tape B                     eligible to achieve either the [sic] tier
                                              a highly-competitive market in which                    ADAV as a percentage of TCV is equal                  and receives [sic] the same $0.0030 per
                                              market participants can readily direct                  to or greater than 0.05% is also                      share rebate. The choice of baseline
                                              order flow to competing venues if they                  equitable and reasonable. The Exchange                criteria will enhance the value of the
                                              deem fee levels at a particular venue to                notes that it currently provides a rebate             Step-Up Tiers to Members whose
                                              be excessive. The proposed rule change                  of $0.0027 per share to Member’s Tape                 market participation was higher in
                                              reflects a competitive pricing structure                B ADAV as a percentage of TCV is equal                January 2014 than August 2015, thereby
                                              designed to incent market participants                  to or greater than 0.08%. Such pricing                encouraging them to increase their
                                              to direct their order flow to the                       programs thereby reward a Member’s                    volume on the Exchange over such
                                              Exchange. The Exchange believes that                    growth pattern in Tape B securities and               baseline. It also provides Members with
                                              the proposed rates are equitable and                    such increased volume increases                       additional means to achieve the $0.0030
                                              non-discriminatory in that they apply                   potential revenue to the Exchange, and                per share rebate that may not satisfy the
                                              uniformly to all Members. The                           will allow the Exchange to continue to                current baseline criteria set forth in Tier
                                              Exchange believes the fees and credits                  provide and potentially expand the                    3 that is based on a Step-Up Add TCV
                                              remain competitive with those charged                   incentive programs operated by the                    from January 2014. Such increased
                                              by other venues and therefore continue                  Exchange. The Exchange also believes                  volume would increase potential
                                              to be reasonable and equitably allocated                that the rebate amount provided by                    revenue to the Exchange and allow the
                                              to Members.                                             proposed Tier 1 is equitable and                      Exchange to spread its administrative
                                                Volume-based rebates and fees such                    reasonable as compared to the existing                and infrastructure costs over a greater
                                              as those proposed herein have been                      Tape B Volume Tier because it reflects                number of shares, which would result in
                                              widely adopted by equities and options                  the lower criteria necessary to achieve               lower per share costs. The Exchange
                                              exchanges and are equitable because                     the tier.                                             may then pass on these savings to
                                              they are open to all Members on an                         The Exchange believes that providing               Members in the form of reduced fees.
                                              equal basis and provide additional                      additional financial incentives to                    The increased liquidity would also
                                              benefits or discounts that are reasonably               Members that demonstrate an increase                  benefit all investors by deepening the
                                              related to the value to an exchange’s                   over their August 2015 Step-Up Add                    Exchange’s liquidity pool, offering
                                              market quality associated with higher                   TCV through the new proposed Step-Up                  additional flexibility for all investors to
                                              levels of market activity, such as higher               Tier 4 offers additional, flexible ways to            enjoy cost savings, supporting the
                                              levels of liquidity provision and/or                    achieve financial incentives from the                 quality of price discovery, promoting
                                              growth patterns, and introduction of                    Exchange and encourage Members to                     market transparency and improving
                                              higher volumes of orders into the price                 add liquidity to the Exchange. The                    investor protection.
                                              and volume discovery processes. The                     Exchange believes that these incentives                  Lastly, the Exchange believes that it is
                                              Exchange believes that proposed tiers                   are reasonable, fair and equitable                    reasonable and equitable to offer an
                                              are a reasonable, fair and equitable, and               because the liquidity from each of these              enhanced rebate to Members who satisfy
                                              not unfairly discriminatory allocation of               proposals also benefits all investors by              a certain baseline eligibility because the
                                              fees and rebates because they will                      deepening the Exchange’s liquidity                    Exchange believes that such Members
                                              provide Members with an additional                      pool, offering additional flexibility for             are most likely to provide consistent
                                              incentive to reach certain thresholds on                all investors to enjoy cost savings,                  liquidity during periods of market stress
                                              the Exchange.                                           supporting the quality of price                       and to manage their quotes/orders in a
                                                Further, the Exchange believes that                   discovery, promoting market                           coordinated manner that promotes price
                                              the proposed tiers will provide such                    transparency and improving investor                   discovery and market stability.
                                              enhancements in market quality on the                   protection. Such pricing programs
                                              Exchange by incentivizing participation.                                                                      B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                      thereby reward a Member’s growth
                                              The Exchange notes that it is not                                                                             Statement on Burden on Competition
                                                                                                      pattern and such increased volume
                                              proposing to modify any of the existing                 increase [sic] potential revenue to the                  The Exchange does not believe its
                                              Step-Up Tiers or the Tape B Volume                      Exchange, and will allow the Exchange                 proposed amendments to its Fee
                                              Tier (other than to rename the existing                 to continue to provide and potentially                Schedule would impose any burden on
                                              Tape B Volume Tier as Tier 2), but                      expand the incentive programs operated                competition that is not necessary or
                                              rather to add two new tiers that will                   by the Exchange. These pricing                        appropriate in furtherance of the
                                              provide Members with additional ways                    programs are also fair and equitable in               purposes of the Act. The Exchange does
                                              to receive higher rebates. Accordingly,                 that they are available to all Members                not believe that the proposed changes
                                              under the proposal a Member will                        and will result in Members receiving                  represent a significant departure from
                                              receive either the same or a higher                     either the same or an increased rebate                previous pricing offered by the
                                              rebate than they would receive today.                   than they would currently receive.                    Exchange or pricing offered by the
                                              Accordingly, the Exchange believes that                    The Exchange also believes proposing               Exchange’s competitors. Additionally,
                                              the proposed additions to the                           a baseline eligibility for the proposed               Members may opt to disfavor the
                                              Exchange’s tiered pricing structure and                 Step-Up Tier 4 is equitable and                       Exchange’s pricing if they believe that
                                              incentives are not unfairly                             reasonable. The Exchange notes that                   alternatives offer them better value.
                                              discriminatory because they will apply                  current Tier 3 provides the same rebate               Accordingly, the Exchange does not
                                              uniformly to all Members and are                        as that proposed for Tier 4, $0.0030 per              believe that the proposed change will
                                              consistent with the overall goals of                    share. However, Tier 3 calculates a                   impair the ability of Members or
                                              enhancing market quality on the                         Member’s Step-Up Add TCV from a                       competing venues to maintain their
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                                              Exchange.                                               January 2014 baseline, while proposed                 competitive standing in the financial
                                                In particular, the Exchange believes                  Tier 4 would calculate a Member’s Step-               markets.
                                              the addition of a second Tape B Volume                  Up Add TCV from an August 2015                           The Exchange does not believe that
                                              Tier is a reasonable means to encourage                 baseline. The primary objective of                    the proposed new tiers would burden
                                              Members to increase their liquidity in                  differing baseline eligibility criteria for           competition, but instead, enhances [sic]
                                              Tape B securities. The Exchange also                    the Step-Up Tiers is to increase the                  competition, as they are intended to
                                              believes providing a rebate of $0.0025                  number of Members who may be                          increase the competitiveness of and


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                                              draw additional volume to the                              All submissions should refer to File                  proposed rule change SR–NSCC–2015–
                                              Exchange. As stated above, the                             Number SR–BATS–2015–82. This file                     003 pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                              Exchange notes that it operates in a                       number should be included on the                      Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                              highly competitive market in which                         subject line if email is used. To help the            (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                              market participants can readily direct                     Commission process and review your                    to change its margin charge with respect
                                              order flow to competing venues if the                      comments more efficiently, please use                 to a member’s positions in securities
                                              deem fee structures to be unreasonable                     only one method. The Commission will                  that are issued by such member or its
                                              or excessive. The proposed changes are                     post all comments on the Commission’s                 affiliate (i.e., ‘‘family-issued securities’’)
                                              generally intended to enhance the                          Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                by excluding positions in these
                                              rebates for liquidity added to the                         rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                       securities, when the member is on
                                              Exchange, which is intended to draw                        submission, all subsequent                            NSCC’s Watch List,3 from its volatility
                                              additional liquidity to the Exchange.                      amendments, all written statements                    margining model. The proposed rule
                                              The Exchange does not believe the                          with respect to the proposed rule                     change was published for comment in
                                              proposed tiers would burden                                change that are filed with the                        the Federal Register on September 2,
                                              intramarket competition as they would                      Commission, and all written                           2015.4 The Commission did not receive
                                              apply to all Members uniformly.                            communications relating to the                        comment letters regarding the proposed
                                                                                                         proposed rule change between the                      change. For the reasons discussed
                                              C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                                                                                below, the Commission is granting
                                                                                                         Commission and any person, other than
                                              Statement on Comments on the                                                                                     approval of the proposed rule change.
                                                                                                         those that may be withheld from the
                                              Proposed Rule Change Received From
                                                                                                         public in accordance with the                         I. Description of the Proposed Rule
                                              Members, Participants, or Others
                                                                                                         provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                   Change
                                                The Exchange has not solicited, and                      available for Web site viewing and
                                              does not intend to solicit, comments on                    printing in the Commission’s Public                      The following is a description of the
                                              this proposed rule change. The                             Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                     proposed rule change, as provided by
                                              Exchange has not received any                              Washington, DC 20549 on official                      NSCC:
                                              unsolicited written comments from                                                                                   The proposed rule change consists of
                                                                                                         business days between the hours of
                                              Members or other interested parties.                                                                             amendments to NSCC’s Rules in order
                                                                                                         10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
                                                                                                                                                               to enhance NSCC’s margining
                                              III. Date of Effectiveness of the                          filing also will be available for
                                                                                                                                                               methodology as applied to family-issued
                                              Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                        inspection and copying at the principal
                                                                                                                                                               securities of NSCC Members 5 that are
                                              Commission Action                                          office of the Exchange. All comments
                                                                                                                                                               placed on NSCC’s ‘‘Watch List’’, i.e.,
                                                                                                         received will be posted without change;
                                                 The foregoing rule change has become                                                                          those Members who present a
                                                                                                         the Commission does not edit personal
                                              effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)                                                                        heightened credit risk to NSCC or have
                                                                                                         identifying information from
                                              of the Act 12 and paragraph (f) of Rule                                                                          demonstrated higher risk related to their
                                                                                                         submissions. You should submit only
                                              19b–4 thereunder.13 At any time within                                                                           ability to meet settlement, as more fully
                                                                                                         information that you wish to make
                                              60 days of the filing of the proposed rule                                                                       described below.
                                                                                                         available publicly. All submissions
                                              change, the Commission summarily may                       should refer to File Number SR–BATS–                  Background
                                              temporarily suspend such rule change if                    2015–82, and should be submitted on or                  As a central counterparty, NSCC
                                              it appears to the Commission that such                     before October 30, 2015.                              occupies an important role in the
                                              action is necessary or appropriate in the
                                                                                                           For the Commission, by the Division of              securities settlement system by
                                              public interest, for the protection of
                                                                                                         Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated            interposing itself between
                                              investors, or otherwise in furtherance of                  authority.14                                          counterparties to financial transactions
                                              the purposes of the Act.
                                                                                                         Robert W. Errett,                                     and thereby reducing the risk faced by
                                              IV. Solicitation of Comments                               Deputy Secretary.                                     participants and contributing to global
                                                Interested persons are invited to                        [FR Doc. 2015–25697 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                 1 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                              submit written data, views, and                            BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                 2 17  CFR 240.19b–4.
                                              arguments concerning the foregoing,                                                                                 3 As part of its ongoing monitoring of its
                                              including whether the proposed rule                                                                              membership, NSCC utilizes an internal credit risk
                                              change is consistent with the Act.                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                               rating matrix to rate its risk exposures to its
                                              Comments may be submitted by any of                        COMMISSION                                            members based on a scale from 1 (the strongest) to
                                                                                                                                                               7 (the weakest). Members that fall within the
                                              the following methods:                                     [Release No. 34–76077; File No. SR–NSCC–              weakest three rating categories (i.e., 5, 6, and 7) are
                                              Electronic Comments                                        2015–003]                                             placed on NSCC’s ‘‘Watch List’’ and, as provided
                                                                                                                                                               under NSCC’s Rules and Procedures (‘‘Rules’’), may
                                                • Use the Commission’s Internet                          Self-Regulatory Organizations;                        be subject to enhanced surveillance or additional
                                              comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                                                                                margin charges. See Section 4 of Rule 2B and
                                                                                                         National Securities Clearing                          Section I(B)(1) of Procedure XV of NSCC’s Rules,
                                              rules/sro.shtml); or                                       Corporation; Order Approving                          available at http://dtcc.com/∼/media/Files/
                                                • Send an email to rule-comments@                        Proposed Rule Change to Enhance                       Downloads/legal/rules/nscc_rules.pdf.
                                              sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                    NSCC’s Margining Methodology as                          4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75768

                                              BATS–2015–82 on the subject line.                          Applied to Family-Issued Securities of                (August 27, 2015), 80 FR 53219 (September 2, 2015)
                                                                                                                                                               (SR–NSCC–2015–003). NSCC also filed an advance
                                              Paper Comments                                             Certain NSCC Members                                  notice with the Commission seeking approval of
                                                                                                                                                               changes to its Rules necessary to implement the
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                                                • Send paper comments in triplicate                      October 5, 2015.                                      proposed rule change. This advance notice was
                                              to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities                     On August 14, 2015, National                       published in the Federal Register on September 17,
                                              and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street                      Securities Clearing Corporation                       2015. Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75899
                                                                                                                                                               (September 11, 2015), 80 FR 55883 (September 17,
                                              NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.                            (‘‘NSCC’’) filed with the Securities and              2015) (File No. SR–NSCC–2015–803).
                                                                                                         Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’)                     5 Terms not defined herein are defined in the
                                                12 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                                                                                   Rules, available at http://dtcc.com/∼/media/Files/
                                                13 17   CFR 240.19b–4(f).                                  14 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                        Downloads/legal/rules/nscc_rules.pdf.



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