80_FR_70265 80 FR 70047 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to the Co-Location Services Offered by the Exchange (the Offering of a Wireless Connection To Allow Users To Receive Market Data Feeds From Third Party Markets) and To Reflect Changes to the NYSE MKT Equities Price List and the NYSE Amex Options Fee Schedule Related to These Services

80 FR 70047 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to the Co-Location Services Offered by the Exchange (the Offering of a Wireless Connection To Allow Users To Receive Market Data Feeds From Third Party Markets) and To Reflect Changes to the NYSE MKT Equities Price List and the NYSE Amex Options Fee Schedule Related to These Services

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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FR Document2015-28686

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 2015)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76366; File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2015-85]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing of 
Proposed Rule Change to the Co-Location Services Offered by the 
Exchange (the Offering of a Wireless Connection To Allow Users To 
Receive Market Data Feeds From Third Party Markets) and To Reflect 
Changes to the NYSE MKT Equities Price List and the NYSE Amex Options 
Fee Schedule Related to These Services

November 5, 2015.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby 
given that, on October 23, 2015, NYSE MKT LLC (the ``Exchange'' or 
``NYSE MKT'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, 
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory 
organization. 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\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to change the co-location services offered by 
the Exchange to include a means for co-located Users to receive market 
data feeds from third party markets through a wireless connection. In 
addition, the proposed rule change reflects changes to the NYSE MKT 
Equities Price List (``Price List'') and the NYSE Amex Options Fee 
Schedule (``Fee Schedule'') related to these services. The text of the 
proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site at 
www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at the 
Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization 
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the 
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the 
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at

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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 to change the co-location \4\ services 
offered by the Exchange to include a means for Users to receive market 
data feeds from third party markets (the ``Third Party Data'') through 
a wireless connection.\5\ In addition, this proposed rule change 
reflects changes to the Price List and the Fee Schedule related to 
these co-location services.
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    \4\ The Exchange initially filed rule changes relating to its 
co-location services with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') in 2010. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 
62961 (September 21, 2010), 75 FR 59299 (September 27, 2010) (SR-
NYSEAmex-2010-80). The Exchange operates a data center in Mahwah, 
New Jersey (the ``data center'') from which it provides co-location 
services to Users.
    \5\ For purposes of the Exchange's co-location services, a 
``User'' means any market participant that requests to receive co-
location services directly from the Exchange. See Securities 
Exchange Act Release No. 76009 (September 29, 2015), 80 FR 60213 
(October 5, 2015) (SR-NYSEMKT-2015-67). As specified in the Price 
List and the Fee Schedule, a User that incurs co-location fees for a 
particular co-location service pursuant thereto would not be subject 
to co-location fees for the same co-location service charged by the 
Exchange's affiliates New York Stock Exchange LLC and NYSE Arca, 
Inc. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70176 (August 13, 
2013), 78 FR 50471 (August 19, 2013) (SR-NYSEMKT-2013-67).
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    The Exchange proposes to offer the wireless connection to provide 
Users with an alternative means of connectivity for Third Party Data. 
Wireless connections involve beaming signals through the air between 
antennas that are within sight of one another. Because the signals 
travel a straight, unimpeded line, and because light waves travel 
faster through air than through glass (fiber optics), wireless messages 
have lower latency than messages travelling through fiber optics.
    Under the proposed rule change, the Exchange would utilize a 
network vendor to provide a wireless connection to the Third Party Data 
through wireless connections from the Exchange access centers in 
Secaucus and Carteret, New Jersey, to its data center in Mahwah, New 
Jersey, through a series of towers equipped with wireless equipment.\6\ 
The wireless connectivity would be an optional offering, offering an 
alternative method for connectivity to the Third Party Data.
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    \6\ The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``NASDAQ'') offers a similar 
wireless service. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68735 
(January 25, 2013), 78 FR 6842 (January 31, 2013) (SR-NASDAQ-2012-
119) (approving a proposed rule change to establish a new optional 
wireless connectivity for collocated clients).
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    A User that chooses this optional service would be able to receive 
data feeds from NASDAQ and BATS Exchange, Inc. over a wireless 
connection. To receive Third Party Data, the User would enter into a 
contract with the relevant third party market, which would charge the 
User the applicable market data fees for the Third Party Data. The 
Exchange would charge the User fees for the wireless connection for the 
Third Party Data.\7\
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    \7\ A User would only receive the Third Party Data for which it 
had entered into a contract. For example, a User that contracted 
with NASDAQ for the NASDAQ Totalview-ITCH data feed but did not 
contract to receive any other Third Party Data would receive only 
the NASDAQ Totalview-ITCH data feed through its wireless connection.
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    A User would be charged a $5,000 non-recurring initial charge for 
each wireless connection and a monthly recurring charge (``MRC'') that 
would vary depending upon the feed that the User opts to receive. If a 
User purchased two wireless connections, it would pay two non-recurring 
initial charges. The Exchange proposes to waive the first month's MRC, 
to allow Users to test the receipt of the feed(s) for a month before 
incurring any MRCs.
    The Exchange proposes that the wireless connections would include 
the use of one port for connectivity to the Third Party Data. A User 
will only require one port to connect to the Third Party Data, 
irrespective of how many of the five wireless connections it orders. If 
a User that has more than one wireless connection wishes to use more 
than one port to connect to the Third Party Data,\8\ the Exchange 
proposes to make such additional ports available for a monthly fee per 
port of $3,000.
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    \8\ For example, a User with two wireless connections for Third 
Party Data may opt to purchase an additional port in order to route 
the options and equity data it receives to different cabinets.
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    The Exchange proposes to revise its Price List and the Fee Schedule 
to reflect fees related to these connections and ports, as follows:

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              Description                        Amount of charge
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Wireless connection of BATS Pitch BZX    $5,000 per connection initial
 Gig shaped data.                         charge plus monthly charge per
                                          connection of $6,000.
                                         Fees are subject to a 30-day
                                          testing period, during which
                                          the monthly charge per
                                          connection is waived.
Wireless connection of DirectEdge EDGX   $5,000 per connection initial
 Gig shaped data.                         charge plus monthly charge per
                                          connection of $6,000.
                                         Fees are subject to a 30-day
                                          testing period, during which
                                          the monthly charge per
                                          connection is waived.
Wireless connection of NASDAQ Totalview- $5,000 per connection initial
 ITCH data.                               charge plus monthly charge per
                                          connection of $8,500.
                                         Fees are subject to a 30-day
                                          testing period, during which
                                          the monthly charge per
                                          connection is waived.
Wireless connection of NASDAQ BX         $5,000 per connection initial
 Totalview-ITCH data.                     charge plus monthly charge per
                                          connection of $6,000.
                                         Fees are subject to a 30-day
                                          testing period, during which
                                          the monthly charge per
                                          connection is waived.
Wireless connection of NASDAQ Totalview- $5,000 per connection initial
 ITCH and BX Totalview-ITCH data.         charge plus monthly charge per
                                          connection of $12,000.
                                         Fees are subject to a 30-day
                                          testing period, during which
                                          the monthly charge per
                                          connection is waived.
Port for wireless connection...........  $3,000 monthly charge per port,
                                          excluding first port.
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    There is limited bandwidth available on the wireless connection for 
data feeds from third parties, and so the Exchange has opted to offer 
only the Third Party Data, which are data feeds that are in high demand 
from Users. The wireless network offered by the Exchange, although 
constrained by bandwidth with respect to the number of feeds it can 
carry, can be made available to an unlimited number of Users.
    The Exchange proposes to offer the wireless connection to provide 
Users with an alternative means of connectivity for Third Party Data. 
Currently, Users can receive Third Party Data from wireless networks 
offered by third party vendors.\9\ Users can also receive Third Party 
Data through other methods, including, for example, from another User, 
through a telecommunications provider, or over the internet protocol 
(``IP'') network.\10\
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    \9\ Currently, at least four third party vendors offer Users 
wireless network connections using wireless equipment installed on 
towers and buildings near the data center.
    \10\ The IP network is a local area network available in the 
data center. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74220 (February 
6, 2015), 80 FR 7894 (February 12, 2015) (SR-NYSEMKT-2015-08) 
(notice of filing and immediate effectiveness of proposed rule 
change to include IP network connections).
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    The wireless connection to the Third Party Data is expected to be 
available no later than March 1, 2016. The Exchange will announce the 
date that the wireless connection to the Third Party Data will be 
available through a customer notice.
    As is the case with all Exchange co-location arrangements, (i) 
neither a User nor any of the User's customers would be permitted to 
submit orders directly to the Exchange unless such User or customer is 
a member organization, a Sponsored Participant or an agent thereof 
(e.g., a service bureau providing order entry services); (ii) use of 
the co-location services proposed herein would be completely voluntary 
and available to all Users on a non-discriminatory basis; \11\ and 
(iii) a User would only incur one charge for the particular co-location 
service described herein, regardless of whether the User connects only 
to the Exchange or to the Exchange and one or both of its 
affiliates.\12\
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    \11\ As is currently the case, Users that receive co-location 
services from the Exchange will not receive any means of access to 
the Exchange's trading and execution systems that is separate from, 
or superior to, that of other Users. In this regard, all orders sent 
to the Exchange enter the Exchange's trading and execution systems 
through the same order gateway, regardless of whether the sender is 
co-located in the data center or not. In addition, co-located Users 
do not receive any market data or data service product that is not 
available to all Users, although Users that receive co-location 
services normally would expect reduced latencies in sending orders 
to, and receiving market data from, the Exchange.
    \12\ See SR-NYSEMKT-2013-67, supra note 5 at 50471. The 
Exchange's affiliates have also submitted substantially the same 
proposed rule change to propose the changes described herein. See 
SR-NYSE-2015-52 and SR-NYSEArca-2015-99.
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    The proposed change is not otherwise intended to address any other 
issues relating to co-location services and/or related fees, and the 
Exchange is not aware of any problems that Users would have in 
complying with the proposed change.
 2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\13\ in general, and furthers the 
objectives of Sections 6(b)(5) of the Act,\14\ in particular, because 
it is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and 
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster 
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, 
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and 
facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to, and 
perfect the mechanisms of, a free and open market and a national market 
system and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest 
and because it is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between 
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed services are not designed 
to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or 
dealers because the wireless connection for Third Party Data would 
provide Users with an alternative means of connectivity for Third Party 
Data. Users that do not opt to utilize the Exchange's proposed wireless 
connections would still be able to obtain Third Party Data through 
other methods, including, for example, from wireless networks offered 
by third party vendors, another User, through a telecommunications 
provider, or over the IP network. Users that opt to use wireless 
connections for Third Party Data would not receive Third Party Data 
that is not available to all Users, as all market participants that 
contract with the relevant third party market for the Third Party Data 
may receive it.
    The Exchange believes that this removes impediments to, and 
perfects the mechanisms of, a free and open market and a national 
market system and, in general, protects investors and the public 
interest because it would provide Users with choices with respect to 
the form and optimal latency of the connectivity they use to receive 
Third Party Data, allowing a User that opts to receive Third Party Data 
to select the connectivity and number of ports that better suit its 
needs, helping it tailor its data center operations to the requirements 
of its business operations.
    The Exchange also believes that the proposed rule change is 
consistent with Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\15\ in particular, because 
it provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and 
other charges among its member organizations, issuers and other persons 
using its facilities and does not unfairly discriminate between 
customers, issuers, brokers or dealers.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    Overall, the Exchange believes that the proposed change is 
reasonable because the Exchange proposes to offer wireless connection 
for Third Party Data described herein as a convenience to Users, but in 
doing so would incur certain costs, including costs related to the data 
center facility, hardware and equipment and costs related to personnel 
required for initial installation and monitoring, support and 
maintenance of such services. The costs associated with the wireless 
connections are incrementally higher than fiber optics-based solutions 
due to the expense of the wireless equipment, cost of installation and 
testing and ongoing maintenance of the network.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed pricing for the wireless 
connection for Third Party Data is reasonable because it allows Users 
to select the Third Party Data connectivity option and number of ports 
that better suit their needs. The fees also reflect the benefit 
received by Users in terms of lower latency over the fiber optics 
option. The Exchange believes that the proposed waiver of the first 
month's MRC is reasonable as it would allow Users to test the receipt 
of the feed(s) for a month before incurring any monthly recurring fees 
and may act as an incentive to Users to utilize the new service.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed change is equitable and not 
unfairly discriminatory because it will result in fees being charged 
only to Users that voluntarily select to receive the corresponding 
services and because those services will be available to all Users. 
Furthermore, the Exchange believes that the services and fees proposed 
herein are not unfairly discriminatory and are equitably allocated 
because, in addition to the services being completely voluntary,

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they are available to all Users on an equal basis (i.e., the same 
products and services are available to all Users). All Users that 
voluntarily select wireless connections and ports would be charged the 
same amount for the same services and would have their first month MRC 
for wireless connections waived.
    For the reasons above, the proposed changes do not unfairly 
discriminate between or among market participants that are otherwise 
capable of satisfying any applicable co-location fees, requirements, 
terms and conditions established from time to time by the Exchange.
    Finally, the Exchange believes that it is subject to significant 
competitive forces, as described below in the Exchange's statement 
regarding the burden on competition.
    For these reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposal is 
consistent with the Act.

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

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\16\ the Exchange 
believes that the proposed rule change will not impose any burden on 
competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the 
purposes of the Act because, in addition to the proposed services being 
completely voluntary, they are available to all Users on an equal basis 
(i.e. the same products and services are available to all Users).
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    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
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    The Exchange believes that allowing Users to receive Third Party 
Data through a wireless connection will not impose any burden on 
competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the 
purposes of the Act because such access will satisfy User demand for 
additional options for connectivity for Third Party Data. Currently, 
Users can receive Third Party Data from wireless networks offered by 
third party vendors. Based on the information available to it, the 
Exchange believes that its proposed wireless connection would provide 
data at the same or similar speed and at the same or similar cost as 
the existing wireless networks. Accordingly, the proposed wireless 
connection for Third Party Data would provide Users with an additional 
wireless connectivity option, thereby enhancing competition.
    The Exchange notes that the proposed wireless connection would 
compete not just with other wireless connections, but also with fiber 
optic networks, which may be more attractive to some Users as they are 
more reliable and less susceptible to weather conditions. Users that do 
not opt to utilize wireless connections would be able to obtain Third 
Party Data through other methods, including, for example, from another 
User, through a telecommunications provider, or over the IP network. In 
this way, the proposed changes would enhance competition by helping 
Users tailor their connectivity for Third Party Data to the needs of 
their business operations by allowing them to select the form and 
optimal latency of the connectivity they use to receive Third Party 
Data that best suits their needs, helping them tailor their data center 
operations to the requirements of their business operations.
    The proposed wireless connection to the Third Party Data would 
traverse wireless connections through a series of towers equipped with 
wireless equipment, including a pole on the grounds of the data center. 
The proposed wireless network would have exclusive rights to operate 
wireless equipment on the data center pole. The Exchange will not sell 
rights to third parties to operate wireless equipment on the pole, due 
to space limitations, security concerns, and the interference that 
would arise between equipment placed too closely together. In addition 
to space issues, there are contractual restrictions on the use of the 
roof that the Exchange has determined would not be met if it offered 
space on the roof for third party wireless equipment. Moreover, access 
to the pole or roof is not required for third parties to establish 
wireless networks that can compete with the Exchange's proposed 
service, as witnessed by the existing wireless networks currently 
serving Users. Based on the information available to it, the Exchange 
believes that its proposed wireless connection would provide data at 
the same or similar speed, and at the same or similar cost, as its 
proposed wireless connection, thereby enhancing competition.\17\
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    \17\ The Exchange notes that the distance of a wireless network 
provider's wireless equipment from the User is only one factor in 
determining overall latency. Other factors include the number of 
repeaters in the route, the number of switches the data has to 
travel through, and the millimeter wave and switch technology used.
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    Finally, the Exchange notes that it operates in a highly 
competitive market in which market participants can readily favor 
competing venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to be 
excessive. In such an environment, the Exchange must continually 
review, and consider adjusting, its services and related fees and 
credits to remain competitive with other exchanges. For the reasons 
described above, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change 
reflects this competitive environment.

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

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

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register or up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may designate 
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its 
reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which the self-regulatory 
organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) by order approve or disapprove the proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSEMKT-2015-85 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-NYSEMKT-2015-85. 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

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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 
the 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-NYSEMKT-2015-85 and should be submitted on or before 
December 3, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
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    \18\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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                                                  investors and the public interest, the                     • Send an email to rule-                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                  proposed rule change has become                          comments@sec.gov. Please include File                  COMMISSION
                                                  effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)                Number SR±NASDAQ±2015±134 on the
                                                                                                                                                                  [Release No. 34–76366; File No. SR–
                                                  of the Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)                     subject line.                                          NYSEMKT–2015–85]
                                                  thereunder.18 A proposed rule change
                                                  filed under Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 19                     Paper Comments
                                                                                                                                                                  Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
                                                  normally does not become operative                         • Send paper comments in triplicate                  MKT LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed
                                                  prior to 30 days after the date of the                                                                          Rule Change to the Co-Location
                                                                                                           to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities
                                                  filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b–                                                                          Services Offered by the Exchange (the
                                                                                                           and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
                                                  4(f)(6)(iii),20 the Commission may                                                                              Offering of a Wireless Connection To
                                                                                                           NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                                  designate a shorter time if such action                                                                         Allow Users To Receive Market Data
                                                  is consistent with the protection of                     All submissions should refer to File                   Feeds From Third Party Markets) and
                                                  investors and the public interest.                       Number SR–NASDAQ–2015–134. This                        To Reflect Changes to the NYSE MKT
                                                     The Exchange has asked the                            file number should be included on the                  Equities Price List and the NYSE Amex
                                                  Commission to waive the 30-day                           subject line if email is used. To help the             Options Fee Schedule Related to
                                                  operative delay so that the proposal may                 Commission process and review your                     These Services
                                                  become operative immediately upon                        comments more efficiently, please use
                                                  filing. The Commission believes that                                                                            November 5, 2015.
                                                                                                           only one method. The Commission will
                                                  waiving the 30-day operative delay is                                                                              Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
                                                                                                           post all comments on the Commission’s
                                                  consistent with the protection of                                                                               Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                                                                           Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                 ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
                                                  investors and the public interest as it
                                                                                                           rules/sro.shtml).                                      notice is hereby given that, on October
                                                  will allow the Exchange to incorporate
                                                  changes required under Regulation SCI,                      Copies of the submission, all                       23, 2015, NYSE MKT LLC (the
                                                  such as establishing standards for                       subsequent amendments, all written                     ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE MKT’’) filed with
                                                  designating BC/DR participants, prior to                 statements with respect to the proposed                the Securities and Exchange
                                                  the November 3, 2015 compliance date.                    rule change that are filed with the                    Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the
                                                  Accordingly, the Commission                              Commission, and all written                            proposed rule change as described in
                                                  designates the proposed rule change to                   communications relating to the                         Items I, II, and III below, which Items
                                                  be operative upon filing.21                              proposed rule change between the                       have been prepared by the self-
                                                     At any time within 60 days of the                     Commission and any person, other than                  regulatory organization. The
                                                  filing of the proposed rule change, the                  those that may be withheld from the                    Commission is publishing this notice to
                                                  Commission summarily may                                 public in accordance with the                          solicit comments on the proposed rule
                                                  temporarily suspend such rule change if                  provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                    change from interested persons.
                                                  it appears to the Commission that such                   available for Web site viewing and                     I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  action is necessary or appropriate in the                printing in the Commission’s Public                    Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                  public interest, for the protection of                   Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                      the Proposed Rule Change
                                                  investors, or otherwise in furtherance of                Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                                  the purposes of the Act. If the                                                                                    The Exchange proposes to change the
                                                                                                           business days between the hours of                     co-location services offered by the
                                                  Commission takes such action, the
                                                                                                           10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                 Exchange to include a means for co-
                                                  Commission shall institute proceedings
                                                  to determine whether the proposed rule                   filing also will be available for                      located Users to receive market data
                                                  should be approved or disapproved.                       inspection and copying at the principal                feeds from third party markets through
                                                                                                           office of the Exchange. All comments                   a wireless connection. In addition, the
                                                  IV. Solicitation of Comments                             received will be posted without change;                proposed rule change reflects changes to
                                                    Interested persons are invited to                      the Commission does not edit personal                  the NYSE MKT Equities Price List
                                                  submit written data, views, and                          identifying information from                           (‘‘Price List’’) and the NYSE Amex
                                                  arguments concerning the foregoing,                      submissions. You should submit only                    Options Fee Schedule (‘‘Fee Schedule’’)
                                                  including whether the proposed rule                      information that you wish to make                      related to these services. The text of the
                                                  change is consistent with the Act.                       available publicly. All submissions                    proposed rule change is available on the
                                                  Comments may be submitted by any of                      should refer to File Number SR±                        Exchange’s Web site at www.nyse.com,
                                                  the following methods:                                   NASDAQ±2015±134 and should be                          at the principal office of the Exchange,
                                                                                                           submitted on or before December 3,                     and at the Commission’s Public
                                                  Electronic Comments                                                                                             Reference Room.
                                                                                                           2015.
                                                    • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                                  comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                          For the Commission, by the Division of               II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  rules/sro.shtml); or                                     Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated             Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                                                                           authority.22                                           Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                     18 In addition, Rule 19b–4(f)(6) requires a self-     Robert W. Errett,                                      Change
                                                  regulatory organization to give the Commission           Deputy Secretary.                                         In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                  written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule
                                                  change at least five business days prior to the date     [FR Doc. 2015–28697 Filed 11–10–15; 8:45 am]           self-regulatory organization included
                                                  of filing of the proposed rule change, or such           BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                  statements concerning the purpose of,
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                                                  shorter time as designated by the Commission. The                                                               and basis for, the proposed rule change
                                                  Exchange has satisfied this requirement.                                                                        and discussed any comments it received
                                                     19 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
                                                                                                                                                                  on the proposed rule change. The text
                                                     20 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
                                                     21 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
                                                                                                                                                                  of those statements may be examined at
                                                  operative delay, the Commission has also
                                                                                                                                                                    1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                  considered the proposed rule’s impact on
                                                                                                                                                                    2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
                                                  efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
                                                  15 U.S.C. 78c(f).                                          22 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                           3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.




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                                                  the places specified in Item IV below.                             light waves travel faster through air than                    A User would be charged a $5,000
                                                  The Exchange has prepared summaries,                               through glass (fiber optics), wireless                     non-recurring initial charge for each
                                                  set forth in sections A, B, and C below,                           messages have lower latency than                           wireless connection and a monthly
                                                  of the most significant parts of such                              messages travelling through fiber optics.                  recurring charge (‘‘MRC’’) that would
                                                  statements.                                                           Under the proposed rule change, the                     vary depending upon the feed that the
                                                  A. Self-Regulatory Organization's                                  Exchange would utilize a network                           User opts to receive. If a User purchased
                                                  Statement of the Purpose of, and                                   vendor to provide a wireless connection                    two wireless connections, it would pay
                                                  Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                             to the Third Party Data through wireless                   two non-recurring initial charges. The
                                                  Change                                                             connections from the Exchange access                       Exchange proposes to waive the first
                                                                                                                     centers in Secaucus and Carteret, New                      month’s MRC, to allow Users to test the
                                                  1. Purpose                                                                                                                    receipt of the feed(s) for a month before
                                                                                                                     Jersey, to its data center in Mahwah,
                                                     The Exchange proposes to change the                             New Jersey, through a series of towers                     incurring any MRCs.
                                                  co-location 4 services offered by the                              equipped with wireless equipment.6                            The Exchange proposes that the
                                                  Exchange to include a means for Users                              The wireless connectivity would be an                      wireless connections would include the
                                                  to receive market data feeds from third                            optional offering, offering an alternative                 use of one port for connectivity to the
                                                  party markets (the ‘‘Third Party Data’’)                           method for connectivity to the Third                       Third Party Data. A User will only
                                                  through a wireless connection.5 In                                 Party Data.                                                require one port to connect to the Third
                                                  addition, this proposed rule change                                                                                           Party Data, irrespective of how many of
                                                  reflects changes to the Price List and the                            A User that chooses this optional
                                                                                                                     service would be able to receive data                      the five wireless connections it orders.
                                                  Fee Schedule related to these co-
                                                                                                                     feeds from NASDAQ and BATS                                 If a User that has more than one wireless
                                                  location services.
                                                     The Exchange proposes to offer the                              Exchange, Inc. over a wireless                             connection wishes to use more than one
                                                  wireless connection to provide Users                               connection. To receive Third Party Data,                   port to connect to the Third Party Data,8
                                                  with an alternative means of                                       the User would enter into a contract                       the Exchange proposes to make such
                                                  connectivity for Third Party Data.                                 with the relevant third party market,                      additional ports available for a monthly
                                                  Wireless connections involve beaming                               which would charge the User the                            fee per port of $3,000.
                                                  signals through the air between                                    applicable market data fees for the Third                     The Exchange proposes to revise its
                                                  antennas that are within sight of one                              Party Data. The Exchange would charge                      Price List and the Fee Schedule to
                                                  another. Because the signals travel a                              the User fees for the wireless connection                  reflect fees related to these connections
                                                  straight, unimpeded line, and because                              for the Third Party Data.7                                 and ports, as follows:

                                                                                           Description                                                                            Amount of charge

                                                  Wireless connection of BATS Pitch BZX Gig shaped data .....................                          $5,000 per connection initial charge plus monthly charge per       connec-
                                                                                                                                                         tion of $6,000.
                                                                                                                                                       Fees are subject to a 30-day testing period, during which the       monthly
                                                                                                                                                         charge per connection is waived.
                                                  Wireless connection of DirectEdge EDGX Gig shaped data ...................                           $5,000 per connection initial charge plus monthly charge per       connec-
                                                                                                                                                         tion of $6,000.
                                                                                                                                                       Fees are subject to a 30-day testing period, during which the       monthly
                                                                                                                                                         charge per connection is waived.
                                                  Wireless connection of NASDAQ Totalview-ITCH data ...........................                        $5,000 per connection initial charge plus monthly charge per       connec-
                                                                                                                                                         tion of $8,500.
                                                                                                                                                       Fees are subject to a 30-day testing period, during which the       monthly
                                                                                                                                                         charge per connection is waived.
                                                  Wireless connection of NASDAQ BX Totalview-ITCH data .....................                           $5,000 per connection initial charge plus monthly charge per       connec-
                                                                                                                                                         tion of $6,000.
                                                                                                                                                       Fees are subject to a 30-day testing period, during which the       monthly
                                                                                                                                                         charge per connection is waived.
                                                  Wireless connection of NASDAQ Totalview-ITCH and BX Totalview-                                       $5,000 per connection initial charge plus monthly charge per       connec-
                                                   ITCH data.                                                                                            tion of $12,000.
                                                                                                                                                       Fees are subject to a 30-day testing period, during which the       monthly
                                                                                                                                                         charge per connection is waived.
                                                  Port for wireless connection .....................................................................   $3,000 monthly charge per port, excluding first port.




                                                     4 The Exchange initially filed rule changes                     As specified in the Price List and the Fee Schedule,       a new optional wireless connectivity for collocated
                                                  relating to its co-location services with the                      a User that incurs co-location fees for a particular       clients).
                                                  Securities and Exchange Commission                                 co-location service pursuant thereto would not be             7 A User would only receive the Third Party Data
                                                  (‘‘Commission’’) in 2010. See Securities Exchange                  subject to co-location fees for the same co-location       for which it had entered into a contract. For
                                                  Act Release No. 62961 (September 21, 2010), 75 FR                  service charged by the Exchange’s affiliates New           example, a User that contracted with NASDAQ for
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                                                  59299 (September 27, 2010) (SR–NYSEAmex–2010–                      York Stock Exchange LLC and NYSE Arca, Inc. See            the NASDAQ Totalview-ITCH data feed but did not
                                                  80). The Exchange operates a data center in
                                                                                                                     Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70176 (August          contract to receive any other Third Party Data
                                                  Mahwah, New Jersey (the ‘‘data center’’) from
                                                  which it provides co-location services to Users.                   13, 2013), 78 FR 50471 (August 19, 2013) (SR–              would receive only the NASDAQ Totalview-ITCH
                                                     5 For purposes of the Exchange’s co-location                    NYSEMKT–2013–67).                                          data feed through its wireless connection.
                                                                                                                       6 The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (‘‘NASDAQ’’)                  8 For example, a User with two wireless
                                                  services, a ‘‘User’’ means any market participant
                                                  that requests to receive co-location services directly             offers a similar wireless service. See Securities          connections for Third Party Data may opt to
                                                  from the Exchange. See Securities Exchange Act                     Exchange Act Release No. 68735 (January 25, 2013),         purchase an additional port in order to route the
                                                  Release No. 76009 (September 29, 2015), 80 FR                      78 FR 6842 (January 31, 2013) (SR–NASDAQ–2012–             options and equity data it receives to different
                                                  60213 (October 5, 2015) (SR–NYSEMKT–2015–67).                      119) (approving a proposed rule change to establish        cabinets.



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                                                     There is limited bandwidth available                    only to the Exchange or to the Exchange             provide Users with choices with respect
                                                  on the wireless connection for data                        and one or both of its affiliates.12                to the form and optimal latency of the
                                                  feeds from third parties, and so the                         The proposed change is not otherwise              connectivity they use to receive Third
                                                  Exchange has opted to offer only the                       intended to address any other issues                Party Data, allowing a User that opts to
                                                  Third Party Data, which are data feeds                     relating to co-location services and/or             receive Third Party Data to select the
                                                  that are in high demand from Users. The                    related fees, and the Exchange is not               connectivity and number of ports that
                                                  wireless network offered by the                            aware of any problems that Users would              better suit its needs, helping it tailor its
                                                  Exchange, although constrained by                          have in complying with the proposed                 data center operations to the
                                                  bandwidth with respect to the number                       change.                                             requirements of its business operations.
                                                  of feeds it can carry, can be made                                                                                The Exchange also believes that the
                                                                                                             2. Statutory Basis
                                                  available to an unlimited number of                                                                            proposed rule change is consistent with
                                                  Users.                                                        The Exchange believes that the                   Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,15 in
                                                                                                             proposed rule change is consistent with             particular, because it provides for the
                                                     The Exchange proposes to offer the                      Section 6(b) of the Act,13 in general, and
                                                  wireless connection to provide Users                                                                           equitable allocation of reasonable dues,
                                                                                                             furthers the objectives of Sections                 fees, and other charges among its
                                                  with an alternative means of                               6(b)(5) of the Act,14 in particular,                member organizations, issuers and other
                                                  connectivity for Third Party Data.                         because it is designed to prevent                   persons using its facilities and does not
                                                  Currently, Users can receive Third Party                   fraudulent and manipulative acts and                unfairly discriminate between
                                                  Data from wireless networks offered by                     practices, to promote just and equitable            customers, issuers, brokers or dealers.
                                                  third party vendors.9 Users can also                       principles of trade, to foster cooperation             Overall, the Exchange believes that
                                                  receive Third Party Data through other                     and coordination with persons engaged               the proposed change is reasonable
                                                  methods, including, for example, from                      in regulating, clearing, settling,                  because the Exchange proposes to offer
                                                  another User, through a                                    processing information with respect to,             wireless connection for Third Party Data
                                                  telecommunications provider, or over                       and facilitating transactions in                    described herein as a convenience to
                                                  the internet protocol (‘‘IP’’) network.10                  securities, to remove impediments to,               Users, but in doing so would incur
                                                     The wireless connection to the Third                    and perfect the mechanisms of, a free               certain costs, including costs related to
                                                  Party Data is expected to be available no                  and open market and a national market               the data center facility, hardware and
                                                  later than March 1, 2016. The Exchange                     system and, in general, to protect                  equipment and costs related to
                                                  will announce the date that the wireless                   investors and the public interest and               personnel required for initial
                                                  connection to the Third Party Data will                    because it is not designed to permit                installation and monitoring, support
                                                  be available through a customer notice.                    unfair discrimination between                       and maintenance of such services. The
                                                     As is the case with all Exchange co-                    customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.            costs associated with the wireless
                                                  location arrangements, (i) neither a User                     The Exchange believes that the                   connections are incrementally higher
                                                  nor any of the User’s customers would                      proposed services are not designed to               than fiber optics-based solutions due to
                                                  be permitted to submit orders directly to                  permit unfair discrimination between                the expense of the wireless equipment,
                                                  the Exchange unless such User or                           customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers             cost of installation and testing and
                                                  customer is a member organization, a                       because the wireless connection for                 ongoing maintenance of the network.
                                                  Sponsored Participant or an agent                          Third Party Data would provide Users                   The Exchange believes that the
                                                  thereof (e.g., a service bureau providing                  with an alternative means of                        proposed pricing for the wireless
                                                  order entry services); (ii) use of the co-                 connectivity for Third Party Data. Users            connection for Third Party Data is
                                                  location services proposed herein would                    that do not opt to utilize the Exchange’s           reasonable because it allows Users to
                                                  be completely voluntary and available                      proposed wireless connections would                 select the Third Party Data connectivity
                                                  to all Users on a non-discriminatory                       still be able to obtain Third Party Data            option and number of ports that better
                                                  basis; 11 and (iii) a User would only                      through other methods, including, for               suit their needs. The fees also reflect the
                                                  incur one charge for the particular co-                    example, from wireless networks offered             benefit received by Users in terms of
                                                  location service described herein,                         by third party vendors, another User,               lower latency over the fiber optics
                                                  regardless of whether the User connects                    through a telecommunications provider,              option. The Exchange believes that the
                                                                                                             or over the IP network. Users that opt              proposed waiver of the first month’s
                                                    9 Currently, at least four third party vendors offer     to use wireless connections for Third               MRC is reasonable as it would allow
                                                  Users wireless network connections using wireless          Party Data would not receive Third                  Users to test the receipt of the feed(s) for
                                                  equipment installed on towers and buildings near           Party Data that is not available to all             a month before incurring any monthly
                                                  the data center.                                           Users, as all market participants that              recurring fees and may act as an
                                                    10 The IP network is a local area network available
                                                                                                             contract with the relevant third party              incentive to Users to utilize the new
                                                  in the data center. See Securities Exchange Act
                                                  Release No. 74220 (February 6, 2015), 80 FR 7894           market for the Third Party Data may                 service.
                                                  (February 12, 2015) (SR–NYSEMKT–2015–08)                   receive it.                                            The Exchange believes that the
                                                  (notice of filing and immediate effectiveness of              The Exchange believes that this                  proposed change is equitable and not
                                                  proposed rule change to include IP network                                                                     unfairly discriminatory because it will
                                                  connections).
                                                                                                             removes impediments to, and perfects
                                                    11 As is currently the case, Users that receive co-      the mechanisms of, a free and open                  result in fees being charged only to
                                                  location services from the Exchange will not receive       market and a national market system                 Users that voluntarily select to receive
                                                  any means of access to the Exchange’s trading and          and, in general, protects investors and             the corresponding services and because
                                                  execution systems that is separate from, or superior       the public interest because it would                those services will be available to all
                                                  to, that of other Users. In this regard, all orders sent
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                                                                                                                                                                 Users. Furthermore, the Exchange
                                                  to the Exchange enter the Exchange’s trading and
                                                  execution systems through the same order gateway,
                                                                                                               12 See SR–NYSEMKT–2013–67, supra note 5 at        believes that the services and fees
                                                  regardless of whether the sender is co-located in the      50471. The Exchange’s affiliates have also          proposed herein are not unfairly
                                                  data center or not. In addition, co-located Users do       submitted substantially the same proposed rule      discriminatory and are equitably
                                                  not receive any market data or data service product        change to propose the changes described herein.
                                                                                                             See SR–NYSE–2015–52 and SR–NYSEArca–2015–           allocated because, in addition to the
                                                  that is not available to all Users, although Users that
                                                  receive co-location services normally would expect         99.                                                 services being completely voluntary,
                                                                                                               13 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
                                                  reduced latencies in sending orders to, and
                                                  receiving market data from, the Exchange.                    14 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                             15 15   U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).



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                                                  they are available to all Users on an                      that do not opt to utilize wireless                    rule change reflects this competitive
                                                  equal basis (i.e., the same products and                   connections would be able to obtain                    environment.
                                                  services are available to all Users). All                  Third Party Data through other methods,
                                                                                                                                                                    C. Self-Regulatory Organization's
                                                  Users that voluntarily select wireless                     including, for example, from another
                                                                                                                                                                    Statement on Comments on the
                                                  connections and ports would be charged                     User, through a telecommunications
                                                                                                             provider, or over the IP network. In this              Proposed Rule Change Received From
                                                  the same amount for the same services
                                                  and would have their first month MRC                       way, the proposed changes would                        Members, Participants, or Others
                                                  for wireless connections waived.                           enhance competition by helping Users                     No written comments were solicited
                                                     For the reasons above, the proposed                     tailor their connectivity for Third Party              or received with respect to the proposed
                                                  changes do not unfairly discriminate                       Data to the needs of their business                    rule change.
                                                  between or among market participants                       operations by allowing them to select                  III. Date of Effectiveness of the
                                                  that are otherwise capable of satisfying                   the form and optimal latency of the
                                                                                                                                                                    Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
                                                  any applicable co-location fees,                           connectivity they use to receive Third
                                                                                                                                                                    Commission Action
                                                  requirements, terms and conditions                         Party Data that best suits their needs,
                                                  established from time to time by the                       helping them tailor their data center                     Within 45 days of the date of
                                                  Exchange.                                                  operations to the requirements of their                publication of this notice in the Federal
                                                     Finally, the Exchange believes that it                  business operations.                                   Register or up to 90 days (i) as the
                                                  is subject to significant competitive                         The proposed wireless connection to                 Commission may designate if it finds
                                                  forces, as described below in the                          the Third Party Data would traverse                    such longer period to be appropriate
                                                  Exchange’s statement regarding the                         wireless connections through a series of               and publishes its reasons for so finding
                                                  burden on competition.                                     towers equipped with wireless                          or (ii) as to which the self-regulatory
                                                     For these reasons, the Exchange                         equipment, including a pole on the                     organization consents, the Commission
                                                  believes that the proposal is consistent                   grounds of the data center. The                        will:
                                                  with the Act.                                              proposed wireless network would have                      (A) by order approve or disapprove
                                                                                                             exclusive rights to operate wireless                   the proposed rule change, or
                                                  B. Self-Regulatory Organization's
                                                                                                             equipment on the data center pole. The                    (B) institute proceedings to determine
                                                  Statement on Burden on Competition
                                                                                                             Exchange will not sell rights to third                 whether the proposed rule change
                                                     In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of                   parties to operate wireless equipment on               should be disapproved.
                                                  the Act,16 the Exchange believes that the                  the pole, due to space limitations,
                                                  proposed rule change will not impose                                                                              IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                                                                                             security concerns, and the interference
                                                  any burden on competition that is not                      that would arise between equipment                       Interested persons are invited to
                                                  necessary or appropriate in furtherance                    placed too closely together. In addition               submit written data, views, and
                                                  of the purposes of the Act because, in                     to space issues, there are contractual                 arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                                  addition to the proposed services being                    restrictions on the use of the roof that               including whether the proposed rule
                                                  completely voluntary, they are available                   the Exchange has determined would not                  change is consistent with the Act.
                                                  to all Users on an equal basis (i.e. the                   be met if it offered space on the roof for             Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                  same products and services are available                   third party wireless equipment.                        the following methods:
                                                  to all Users).                                             Moreover, access to the pole or roof is
                                                     The Exchange believes that allowing                                                                            Electronic Comments
                                                                                                             not required for third parties to establish
                                                  Users to receive Third Party Data                          wireless networks that can compete                       • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                                  through a wireless connection will not                     with the Exchange’s proposed service,                  comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                  impose any burden on competition that                      as witnessed by the existing wireless                  rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                  is not necessary or appropriate in                         networks currently serving Users. Based                  • Send an email to rule-
                                                  furtherance of the purposes of the Act                     on the information available to it, the                comments@sec.gov. Please include File
                                                  because such access will satisfy User                      Exchange believes that its proposed                    Number SR–NYSEMKT–2015–85 on the
                                                  demand for additional options for                          wireless connection would provide data                 subject line.
                                                  connectivity for Third Party Data.                         at the same or similar speed, and at the               Paper Comments
                                                  Currently, Users can receive Third Party                   same or similar cost, as its proposed
                                                  Data from wireless networks offered by                                                                               • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                                                                                             wireless connection, thereby enhancing
                                                  third party vendors. Based on the                                                                                 to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities
                                                                                                             competition.17
                                                  information available to it, the Exchange                     Finally, the Exchange notes that it                 and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
                                                  believes that its proposed wireless                        operates in a highly competitive market                NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                                  connection would provide data at the                       in which market participants can                       All submissions should refer to File
                                                  same or similar speed and at the same                      readily favor competing venues if they                 Number SR–NYSEMKT–2015–85. This
                                                  or similar cost as the existing wireless                   deem fee levels at a particular venue to               file number should be included on the
                                                  networks. Accordingly, the proposed                        be excessive. In such an environment,                  subject line if email is used. To help the
                                                  wireless connection for Third Party Data                   the Exchange must continually review,                  Commission process and review your
                                                  would provide Users with an additional                     and consider adjusting, its services and               comments more efficiently, please use
                                                  wireless connectivity option, thereby                      related fees and credits to remain                     only one method. The Commission will
                                                  enhancing competition.                                     competitive with other exchanges. For                  post all comments on the Commission’s
                                                     The Exchange notes that the proposed                    the reasons described above, the                       Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
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                                                  wireless connection would compete not                      Exchange believes that the proposed                    rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                  just with other wireless connections, but                                                                         submission, all subsequent
                                                  also with fiber optic networks, which                         17 The Exchange notes that the distance of a        amendments, all written statements
                                                  may be more attractive to some Users as                    wireless network provider’s wireless equipment         with respect to the proposed rule
                                                  they are more reliable and less                            from the User is only one factor in determining        change that are filed with the
                                                                                                             overall latency. Other factors include the number of
                                                  susceptible to weather conditions. Users                   repeaters in the route, the number of switches the
                                                                                                                                                                    Commission, and all written
                                                                                                             data has to travel through, and the millimeter wave    communications relating to the
                                                    16 15   U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).                                and switch technology used.                            proposed rule change between the


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                                                  Commission and any person, other than                   solicit comments on the proposed rule                    addition, this proposed rule change
                                                  those that may be withheld from the                     change from interested persons.                          reflects changes to the Fee Schedules
                                                  public in accordance with the                                                                                    related to these co-location services.
                                                                                                          I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                           The Exchange proposes to offer the
                                                  provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                                                                                          Statement of the Terms of Substance of                   wireless connection to provide Users
                                                  available for Web site viewing and
                                                                                                          the Proposed Rule Change                                 with an alternative means of
                                                  printing in the Commission’s Public
                                                  Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                          The Exchange proposes to change the                   connectivity for Third Party Data.
                                                  Washington, DC 20549, on official                       co-location services offered by the                      Wireless connections involve beaming
                                                  business days between the hours of                      Exchange to include a means for co-                      signals through the air between
                                                  10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                  located Users to receive market data                     antennas that are within sight of one
                                                  filing also will be available for                       feeds from third party markets through                   another. Because the signals travel a
                                                  inspection and copying at the principal                 a wireless connection. In addition, the                  straight, unimpeded line, and because
                                                  office of the Exchange. All comments                    proposed rule change reflects changes to                 light waves travel faster through air than
                                                  received will be posted without change;                 the NYSE MKT Equities Price List                         through glass (fiber optics), wireless
                                                  the Commission does not edit personal                   (‘‘Price List’’) and the NYSE Amex                       messages have lower latency than
                                                  identifying information from                            Options Fee Schedule (‘‘Fee Schedule’’)                  messages travelling through fiber optics.
                                                  submissions. You should submit only                     related to these services. The text of the                  Under the proposed rule change, the
                                                  information that you wish to make                       proposed rule change is available on the                 Exchange would utilize a network
                                                  available publicly. All submissions                     Exchange’s Web site at www.nyse.com,                     vendor to provide a wireless connection
                                                  should refer to File Number SR–                         at the principal office of the Exchange,                 to the Third Party Data through wireless
                                                  NYSEMKT–2015–85 and should be                           and at the Commission’s Public                           connections from the Exchange access
                                                  submitted on or before December 3,                      Reference Room.                                          centers in Secaucus and Carteret, New
                                                  2015.                                                                                                            Jersey, to its data center in Mahwah,
                                                                                                          II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       New Jersey, through a series of towers
                                                    For the Commission, by the Division of                Statement of the Purpose of, and                         equipped with wireless equipment.6
                                                  Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated              Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                   The wireless connectivity would be an
                                                  authority.18                                            Change                                                   optional offering, offering an alternative
                                                  Robert W. Errett,
                                                                                                             In its filing with the Commission, the                method for connectivity to the Third
                                                  Deputy Secretary.                                       self-regulatory organization included                    Party Data.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–28686 Filed 11–10–15; 8:45 am]            statements concerning the purpose of,                       A User that chooses this optional
                                                  BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                  and basis for, the proposed rule change                  service would be able to receive data
                                                                                                          and discussed any comments it received                   feeds from NASDAQ and BATS
                                                                                                          on the proposed rule change. The text                    Exchange, Inc. over a wireless
                                                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 of those statements may be examined at                   connection. To receive Third Party Data,
                                                  COMMISSION                                              the places specified in Item IV below.                   the User would enter into a contract
                                                                                                          The Exchange has prepared summaries,                     with the relevant third party market,
                                                  [Release No. 34–76364; File No. SR–
                                                  NYSEArca–2015–99]                                       set forth in sections A, B, and C below,                 which would charge the User the
                                                                                                          of the most significant parts of such                    applicable market data fees for the Third
                                                  Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE                     statements.                                              Party Data. The Exchange would charge
                                                  Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed                                                                         the User fees for the wireless connection
                                                                                                          A. Self-Regulatory Organization's                        for the Third Party Data.7
                                                  Rule Change to the Co-Location
                                                                                                          Statement of the Purpose of, and                            A User would be charged a $5,000
                                                  Services Offered by the Exchange (the
                                                                                                          Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                   non-recurring initial charge for each
                                                  Offering of a Wireless Connection To
                                                                                                          Change                                                   wireless connection and a monthly
                                                  Allow Users To Receive Market Data
                                                  Feeds From Third Party Markets) and                     1. Purpose                                               recurring charge (‘‘MRC’’) that would
                                                  To Reflect Changes to the NYSE Arca                                                                              vary depending upon the feed that the
                                                                                                             The Exchange proposes to change the
                                                  Options Fee Schedule and the NYSE                                                                                User opts to receive. If a User purchased
                                                                                                          co-location 4 services offered by the
                                                  Arca Equities Schedule of Fees and                                                                               two wireless connections, it would pay
                                                                                                          Exchange to include a means for Users                    two non-recurring initial charges. The
                                                  Charges Related to These Services                       to receive market data feeds from third                  Exchange proposes to waive the first
                                                  November 5, 2015.                                       party markets (the ‘‘Third Party Data’’)                 month’s MRC, to allow Users to test the
                                                     Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the                through a wireless connection.5 In                       receipt of the feed(s) for a month before
                                                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                       4 The Exchange initially filed rule changes
                                                                                                                                                                   incurring any MRCs.
                                                  ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3                  relating to its co-location services with the
                                                  notice is hereby given that, on October                 Securities and Exchange Commission                       Stock Exchange LLC and NYSE MKT LLC. See
                                                  23, 2015, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the                          (‘‘Commission’’) in 2010. See Securities Exchange        Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70173 (August
                                                                                                          Act Release No. 63275 (November 8, 2010), 75 FR          13, 2013), 78 FR 50459 (August 19, 2013) (SR–
                                                  ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed with                                                                        NYSEArca–2013–80).
                                                                                                          70048 (November 16, 2010) (SR–NYSEArca–2010–
                                                  the Securities and Exchange                             100). The Exchange operates a data center in                6 The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (‘‘NASDAQ’’)
                                                  Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the                     Mahwah, New Jersey (the ‘‘data center’’) from            offers a similar wireless service. See Securities
                                                  proposed rule change as described in                    which it provides co-location services to Users.         Exchange Act Release No. 68735 (January 25, 2013),
                                                  Items I, II, and III below, which Items                    5 For purposes of the Exchange’s co-location          78 FR 6842 (January 31, 2013) (SR–NASDAQ–2012–
                                                                                                          services, a ‘‘User’’ means any market participant        119) (approving a proposed rule change to establish
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                                                  have been prepared by the self-                         that requests to receive co-location services directly   a new optional wireless connectivity for collocated
                                                  regulatory organization. The                            from the Exchange. See Securities Exchange Act           clients).
                                                  Commission is publishing this notice to                 Release No. 76010 (September 29, 2015), 80 FR               7 A User would only receive the Third Party Data

                                                                                                          60197 (October 5, 2015) (SR–NYSEArca–2015–82).           for which it had entered into a contract. For
                                                    18 17
                                                                                                          As specified in the Fee Schedules, a User that           example, a User that contracted with NASDAQ for
                                                          CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                            incurs co-location fees for a particular co-location     the NASDAQ Totalview-ITCH data feed but did not
                                                    1 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1).                                 service pursuant thereto would not be subject to co-     contract to receive any other Third Party Data
                                                    2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
                                                                                                          location fees for the same co-location service           would receive only the NASDAQ Totalview-ITCH
                                                    3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                   charged by the Exchange’s affiliates New York            data feed through its wireless connection.



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation80 FR 70047 

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