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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 75157-75161] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30386] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-76520; File No. SR-BX-2015-071] Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Fees and Rebates Related to BX Price Improvement Auction (PRISM) November 24, 2015. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\, and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on November 12, 2015, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. (``BX'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III, below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to amend its Options Pricing at Chapter XV, Section 2, entitled ``BX Options Market--Fees and Rebates,'' which governs pricing for BX members using the BX Options Market (``BX Options''). The Exchange proposes to adopt new subsection (5) to add fees and rebates for BX Price Improvement Auction (``PRISM''), which is a mechanism for price improvement on BX Options (``Price Improvement Mechanism''). While the changes proposed herein are effective upon filing, the Exchange has designated that the amendments be operative on November 16, 2015. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site at http://nasdaqomxbx.cchwallstreet.com/, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room. II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects 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 amend its Chapter XV, Section 2 to adopt new subsection (5) to add fees and rebates for PRISM. Effective on or about November 16, 2015, BX Options is introducing PRISM, which is codified in BX Chapter VI, Section 9 (also known as the ``PRISM Rule'').\3\ PRISM is a Price Improvement Mechanism for all- electronic BX Options whereby a buy and sell order may be submitted in one order message to initiate an auction at a `stop price' and seek potential price improvement. Options are traded electronically on BX Options, and all options participants may respond to a PRISM Auction,\4\ the duration of which will be set at 200 milliseconds.\5\ PRISM includes auto-match functionality in which a Participant (an ``Initiating Participant'') may electronically submit for execution an order it represents as agent on behalf of a Public Customer,\6\ Professional customer, broker dealer, or any other entity (``PRISM Order'') against principal interest or against any other order it represents as agent (an ``Initiating Order'') provided it submits the PRISM Order for electronic execution into the PRISM Auction pursuant to Chapter VI, Section 9.\7\ The PRISM Rule describes the circumstances under which an Initiating Participant may initiate an Auction. A PRISM Order that is for a Non-Customer (account of a broker-dealer or any other person or entity that is not a Public Customer) is always required to improve the same side of the BX BBO even if there is no resting limit order on the book. PRISM Orders that do not comply with the [[Page 75158]] requirements set forth in the PRISM Rule are not eligible to initiate an Auction and will be immediately cancelled. Also, PRISM Orders submitted at or before the opening of trading are not eligible to initiate an Auction and will be rejected. PRISM Orders submitted during the final two seconds of the trading session in the affected series are not eligible to initiate an Auction and will be immediately cancelled. Finally, an Initiating Order may not be a solicited order for the account of any BX Options Market Maker assigned in the affected series.\8\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 76301 (October 29, 2015), 80 FR 68347 (November 4, 2015) (SR-BX-2015-032) (approval order) (``PRISM Approval''); and 75827 (September 3, 2015), 80 FR 54601 (September 10, 2015) (SR-BX-2015-032) (``PRISM Filing''). In the PRISM Approval the Exchange noted that it will file a rule change separately with the Commission to remove Price Improving and Post-Only Order types from its Rules. The Exchange will not commence offering BX PRISM until such time as it has an effective and operative rule in place from the Commission to remove Price Improving and Post-Only Orders and removes the ability to submit Price Improving and Post-Only Orders into the auction. In the event the Exchange determines to amend its order types to allow the entry of non-displayed order types, e.g. Price Improving or Post-Only Orders, the Exchange will file a proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) with the Commission to seek approval for such rule change. See also Options Technical Update #2015-6. \4\ PRISM Auction eligibility requirements and the early conclusion of the PRISM Auction are, with certain other PRISM features, subject to a pilot program scheduled to expire July 18, 2016. See BX Chapter VI, Section 9. \5\ Other exchanges that have price improvement auctions have developed different durations. See, e.g., CBOE Rule 6.74A(b)(1)(C) (CBOE's AIM auction has a duration of one second); and BOX Rule 7150(f)(1) (BOX's PIP auction has a duration of one hundred milliseconds, commencing on the dissemination of the PIP broadcast). \6\ For purposes of the PRISM Rule in Chapter XV, Section 2, a Public Customer order does not include a Professional order, and therefore a Professional would not be entitled to Public Customer priority as described herein. A Public Customer means a person that is not a broker or dealer in securities. See BX Options Rules at Chapter I, Section 1(a)(50). A Public Customer order does not include a Professional order for purposes of BX Rule at Chapter VI, Section 10(a)(C)(1)(a), which governs allocation priority. A ``Professional'' means any person or entity that (i) is not a broker or dealer in securities, and (ii) places more than 390 orders in listed options per day on average during a calendar month for its own beneficial account(s). A Participant or a Public Customer may, without limitation, be a Professional. All Professional orders shall be appropriately marked by Participants. See BX Rules at Chapter I, Section 1(a)(49). \7\ BX PRISM will only conduct an auction for simple (non- complex) Orders. \8\ See Chapter VI, Section 9(i)(C) through (G). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Exchange believes that the PRISM Auction will be beneficial to market participants, and in particular will encourage BX Market Makers\9\ to quote at the National Best Bid or Offer (``NBBO'') with additional size and thereby result in tighter and deeper markets, resulting in more liquidity on BX. Specifically, by offering BX Market Makers the ability to receive priority in the proposed allocation during the PRISM Auction up to the size of their quote, a BX Market Maker will be encouraged to quote with additional size outside of the PRISM Auction at the best and most aggressive prices. BX believes that this incentive may result in a narrowing of quotes and thus further enhance BX's market quality. BX believes that PRISM will encourage BX Market Makers to compete vigorously to provide the opportunity for price improvement in a competitive auction process.\10\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ BX Options Market Makers may also be referred to as ``Market Makers''. The term ``BX Options Market Maker'' means a Participant that has registered as a Market Maker on BX Options pursuant to Chapter VII, Section 2, and must also remain in good standing pursuant to Chapter VII, Section 4. In order to receive Market Maker pricing in all securities, the Participant must be registered as a BX Options Market Maker in at least one security. \10\ For purposes of brevity, the Exchange does not endeavor to describe all the nuances of PRISM within this fee proposal. Additional detail regarding PRISM can be found in PRISM Approval, PRISM Filing, and PRISM FAQs at http://nasdaqtrader.com/content/productsservices/trading/PRISMFAQs.pdf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This proposal establishes the fee and rebate structure for PRISM (per contract), in particular two new fees and one new rebate. These would apply to Customers,\11\ BX Options Market Makers,\12\ and Non- Customers: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ The term ``Customer'' means a Public Customer or a broker- dealer. BX Chapter 1, Section 1(a)(22). The term ``Broker-Dealer'' applies to any transaction which is not subject to any of the other transaction fees applicable within a particular category. \12\ BX Options Market Makers may also be referred to as ``Market Makers''. The term ``BX Options Market Maker'' or (``M'') means a Participant that has registered as a Market Maker on BX Options pursuant to Chapter VII, Section 2, and must also remain in good standing pursuant to Chapter VII, Section 4. In order to receive Market Maker pricing in all securities, the Participant must be registered as a BX Options Market Maker in at least one security. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change 1. The Exchange proposes to establish fees for Submitted PRISM Order\13\ (Agency Order and Contra-Side Order). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \13\ This relates to a market participant submitting an order into the PRISM auction. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change 2. The Exchange proposes to establish fees for Responded to PRISM Auction \14\ (Penny Classes \15\ and non-Penny Classes). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \14\ This relates to a market participant responding to a PRISM Auction. \15\ Penny Classes are options listed pursuant to the Penny Pilot, which was established in June 2012 and extended in 2015. See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 67256 (June 26, 2012), 77 FR 39277 (July 2, 2012) (SR-BX-2012-030) (order approving BX option rules and establishing Penny Pilot); and 75326 (June 29, 2015), 80 FR 38481 (July 6, 2015) (SR-BX-2015-037) (notice of filing and immediate effectiveness extending the Penny Pilot through June 30, 2016). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change 3. The Exchange proposes to establish rebates for PRISM Order Traded With PRISM Response.\16\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \16\ This relates to a market participant submitting a PRISM Order pursuant to a PRISM Auction and the PRISM Order trading with PRISM Response. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each specific change is described in detail below. Change 1--Fees for Submitted PRISM Order: Agency Order and Contra-Side Order For Submitted PRISM Order the Exchange is proposing to establish fees for Agency Order (per contract), and fees for Contra-Side Order (per contract). Currently, the Exchange has no such fees. The fees for Submitted PRISM Order will range from $0.00 to $0.30 for Agency Order. The fees for Submitted PRISM Order will range from $0.00 to $0.05 for Contra-Side Order. Specifically, for Submitted PRISM Order proposed Chapter XV, Section 2 subsection (5) will state that for Customer there will be no fee ($0.00) for Agency Order and no fee ($0.00) for Contra-Side Order. Subsection (5) will state that for BX Options Market Maker there will be a $0.30 fee for Agency Order and a $0.05 fee for Contra-Side Order. Subsection (5) will state that for Non-Customer there will be a $0.30 fee for Agency Order and a $0.05 fee for Contra-Side Order. Change 2--Fees for Responded to PRISM Auction: Penny Classes and Non- Penny Classes For Responded to PRISM Auction the Exchange is proposing to establish fees for Penny Classes (per contract), and fees for non-Penny Classes (per contract). Currently, the Exchange has no such fees. The fees for Responded to PRISM Auction will be $0.49 (per executed contract) for Penny Classes. The fees for Responded to PRISM Auction will be $0.94 (per executed contract) for non-Penny Classes. Specifically, for Responded to PRISM Auction proposed Chapter XV, Section 2 subsection (5) will state that for Customer there will be a $0.49 fee for Penny Classes and a $0.94 fee for non-Penny Classes. Subsection (5) will state that for BX Options Market Maker there will be a $0.49 fee for Penny Classes and a $0.94 fee for non-Penny Classes. Subsection (5) will state that for Non-Customer there will be a $0.49 fee for Penny Classes and a $0.94 fee for non-Penny Classes. Change 3--Rebates for PRISM Order Traded With PRISM Response: Penny Classes and Non-Penny Classes For PRISM Order Traded with PRISM Response the Exchange is proposing to establish rebates for Penny Classes (per contract), and rebates for non-Penny Classes (per contract). Currently, the Exchange has no such rebates. These rebates would be applied in conjunction with the Agency Order fees that the Submitted PRISM Order is assessed. The rebates for PRISM Order Traded with PRISM Response will range from $0.00 to $0.35 for Penny Classes. The rebates for PRISM Order Traded with PRISM Response will range from $0.00 to $0.70 for non-Penny Classes. Only Customers will get rebates. Specifically, for PRISM Order Traded with PRISM Response proposed Chapter XV, Section 2 subsection (5) will state that for Customer there will be a $0.35 rebate for Penny Classes and a $0.70 rebate for non-Penny Classes. Subsection (5) will state that for BX Options Market Maker and for Non-Customer there will be no rebate ($0.00) for Penny Classes and no rebate ($0.00) for non- Penny Classes. Example 1 A Customer PRISM Agency Order in a Penny Class (one contract) trades against a PRISM Response in a Penny Class (one contract). The Customer Agency Order is assessed a fee of $0.00 and given a rebate of $0.35 for a total rebate of $0.35 (fee $0.00 + rebate $0.35). The market participant that Responded to PRISM Auction will be assessed a fee of $0.49. Example 2 A Non-Customer PRISM Agency Order in a Penny Class (one contract) trades against a PRISM Response in a Penny Class (one contract). The Non-Customer Agency Order is assessed a fee of $0.30 and given a rebate of $0.00 for a total fee of $0.30 (fee $0.30 + [[Page 75159]] rebate $0.00). The market participant that Responded to PRISM Auction will be assessed a fee of $0.49. As proposed, Chapter XV, Section 2 subsection (5) will read as follows: (5) Fees and rebates for BX Price Improvement Auction (``PRISM'') Fees and Rebates (per Contact) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted PRISM order fee Responded to PRISM auction PRISM order traded with PRISM -------------------------------- fee response rebate Type of market participants --------------------------------------------------------------- Agency order Contra-side Non-penny Non-penny order Penny classes classes Penny classes classes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Customer................................................ $0.00 $0.00 $0.49 $0.94 $0.35 $0.70 BX Options Market Maker................................. 0.30 0.05 0.49 0.94 0.00 0.00 Non-Customer............................................ 0.30 0.05 0.49 0.94 0.00 0.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BX will apply the rebate to market participants that submitted a PRISM Order pursuant to a PRISM Auction and the PRISM Order Traded with PRISM Response. The Agency Order fee for Submitted PRISM Order will be applicable to any contract(s) for which a rebate is provided for PRISM Order Traded with PRISM Response. The Exchange is adopting these fees and rebates at this time because it believes that they will allow the Exchange to recoup some of the costs associated with PRISM, which promotes price improvement to the benefit of market participants, while also incentivizing the use of PRISM. 2. Statutory Basis The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the provisions of Section 6 of the Act,\17\ in general, and with Section 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act,\18\ in particular, in that it provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges among members and issuers and other persons using any facility or system which the Exchange operates or controls, and is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78f. \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Commission and the courts have repeatedly expressed their preference for competition over regulatory intervention in determining prices, products, and services in the securities markets. In Regulation NMS, for example, the Commission indicated that market forces should generally determine the price of non-core market data because national market system regulation ``has been remarkably successful in promoting market competition in its broader forms that are most important to investors and listed companies.'' \19\ Likewise, in NetCoalition v. NYSE Arca, Inc., 615 F.3d 525 (D.C. Cir. 2010), the DC Circuit upheld the Commission's use of a market-based approach in evaluating the fairness of market data fees against a challenge claiming that Congress mandated a cost-based approach.\20\ As the court emphasized, the Commission ``intended in Regulation NMS that `market forces, rather than regulatory requirements' play a role in determining the market data . . . to be made available to investors and at what cost.'' \21\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \19\ Exchange Act Release No. 34-51808 (June 9, 2005) (``Regulation NMS Adopting Release''). \20\ See NetCoalition, 615 F.3d at 534. \21\ Id., at 537. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Further, ``[n]o one disputes that competition for order flow is `fierce.' . . . As the SEC explained, `[i]n the U.S. national market system, buyers and sellers of securities, and the broker-dealers that act as their order-routing agents, have a wide range of choices of where to route orders for execution'; [and] `no exchange can afford to take its market share percentages for granted' because `no exchange possesses a monopoly, regulatory or otherwise, in the execution of order flow from broker dealers' . . . .'' \22\ Although the Court and the SEC were discussing the cash equities markets, the Exchange believes that, as discussed above, these views apply with equal force to the options markets. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \22\ NetCoalition I, 615 F.3d at 539 (quoting ArcaBook Order, 73 FR at 74782-74783). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Exchange's proposal establishes fees and rebates regarding PRISM, which promotes price improvement to the benefit of market participants. The Exchange believes that PRISM will encourage market participants, and in particular BX Market Makers, to compete vigorously to provide the opportunity for price improvement in a competitive auction process. The Exchange believes that its proposal will allow the Exchange to recoup costs associated with PRISM while also incentivizing its use. Change 1--Fees for Submitted PRISM Order: Agency Order and Contra-Side Order For Submitted PRISM Order, establishing that there will be no fee for Customer for Agency Order, while establishing a $0.30 fee per contract for BX Options Market Maker for Agency Order and a $0.30 fee per contract for Non-Customer for Agency Order, is reasonable because it encourages the desired Customer behavior. The fee is also reasonable because the associated revenue will allow the Exchange to maintain and enhance its services. For Submitted PRISM Order, establishing no Customer fee, while establishing a $0.05 fee per contract for BX Options Market Maker for Contra-Side Order and a $0.05 fee per contract fee for Non-Customer for Contra-Side Order, is reasonable because it encourages the desired Customer behavior. The fee is also reasonable because the associated revenue will allow the Exchange to maintain and enhance its services. Customer activity enhances liquidity on the Exchange for the benefit of all market participants and benefits all market participants by providing more trading opportunities, which attracts market makers. An increase in the activity of these market participants in turn facilitates tighter spreads, which may cause an additional corresponding increase in order flow from other market participants. For Submitted PRISM Order, establishing no fee for Customer (Agency Order and Contra-Side Order) and a fee for BX Market Maker and Non- Customer (Agency Order and Contra-Side Order) is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory. This is because the Exchange's proposal to assess such fee will apply the same to all similarly situated participants. Change 2--Fees for Responded to PRISM Auction: Penny Classes and Non- Penny Classes For Responded to PRISM Auction, establishing that there will be a $0.49 fee per contract for Customer for Agency Order, and the same fee for BX Options Market Maker and for Non-Customer for Agency Order, is reasonable because the [[Page 75160]] associated revenue will allow the Exchange to maintain and enhance its services. For Responded to PRISM Auction, establishing that there will be a $0.94 fee per contract for Customer for Contra-Side Order, and the same fee for BX Options Market Maker and for Non-Customer for Contra-Side Order, is reasonable because the associated revenue will allow the Exchange to maintain and enhance its services. For Responded to PRISM Auction, establishing a fee for Customer, BX Market Maker and Non-Customer (Agency Order and Contra-Side Order) is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory. This is because the Exchange's proposal to assess such fee will apply the same to all similarly situated participants. Change 3--Rebates for PRISM Order Traded With PRISM Response: Penny Classes and Non-Penny Classes For PRISM Order Traded with PRISM Response, establishing that there will be no rebate for BX Options Market Maker and Non-Customer for Penny Classes, while establishing a $0.35 rebate per contract for Customer for Penny Classes and a $0.70 rebate per contract for Customer for non-Penny Pilot Classes, is reasonable because it encourages the desired Customer behavior. The rebate is also reasonable because paying the rebate only to Customers will allow the Exchange to maintain and enhance its services. For PRISM Order Traded with PRISM Response, establishing that there will be no rebate for BX Options Market Maker and Non-Customer for non-Penny Classes, while establishing a $0.70 rebate per contract for Customer for non-Penny, is reasonable because it encourages the desired Customer behavior. The rebate is also reasonable because paying the rebate only to Customers will allow the Exchange to maintain and enhance its services.\23\ Customer activity enhances liquidity on the Exchange for the benefit of all market participants and benefits all market participants by providing more trading opportunities, which attracts market makers. An increase in the activity of these market participants in turn facilitates tighter spreads, which may cause an additional corresponding increase in order flow from other market participants. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \23\ As noted, such rebate would be applied in conjunction with any Agency Order fee that the Submitted PRISM Order is assessed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For PRISM Order Traded with PRISM Response, establishing a rebate for Customer (Penny Classes and non-Penny Classes) and no rebate for BX Market Maker and Non-Customer (Penny Classes and non-Penny Classes) is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory. This is because the Exchange's proposal to pay such rebate will apply the same to all similarly situated participants. The Exchange is adopting the proposed fees and rebates at this time because it believes that the associated revenue will allow it to continue and enhance PRISM, which is beneficial to market participants. B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. Specifically, the Exchange does not believe that its proposal to establish fees and rebates for PRISM will impose any burden on competition, as discussed below. The Exchange operates in a highly competitive market in which many sophisticated and knowledgeable market participants can readily and do send order flow to competing exchanges if they deem fee levels or rebate incentives at a particular exchange to be excessive or inadequate. Additionally, new competitors have entered the market and still others are reportedly entering the market shortly. These market forces ensure that the Exchange's fees and rebates remain competitive with the fee structures at other trading platforms. In that sense, the Exchange's proposal is actually pro-competitive because the Exchange is simply establishing rebates and fees in order to remain competitive in the current environment. The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. In terms of inter-market competition, 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, or rebate opportunities available at other venues to be more favorable. In such an environment, the Exchange must continually adjust its fees to remain competitive with other exchanges and with alternative trading systems that have been exempted from compliance with the statutory standards applicable to exchanges. Because competitors are free to modify their own fees in response, and because market participants may readily adjust their order routing practices, the Exchange believes that the degree to which fee changes in this market may impose any burden on competition is extremely limited. In this instance, the proposed changes to the charges assessed and credits available to member firms in respect of PRISM do not impose a burden on competition because the Exchange's execution and routing services are completely voluntary and subject to extensive competition both from other exchanges and from off-exchange venues. If the changes proposed herein are unattractive to market participants, it is likely that the Exchange will lose market share as a result. Accordingly, the Exchange does not believe that the proposed changes will impair the ability of members or competing order execution venues to maintain their competitive standing in the financial markets. Additionally, the changes proposed herein are pro-competitive to the extent that they continue to allow the Exchange to promote and maintain PRISM, which has the potential to result in more efficient, price improved executions to the benefit of market participants. C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others No written comments were either solicited or received. III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action Pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act,\24\ the Exchange has designated this proposal as establishing or changing a due, fee, or other charge imposed by the self-regulatory organization on any person, whether or not the person is a member of the self-regulatory organization, which renders the proposed rule change effective upon filing. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \24\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule change if it appears to the Commission that such action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved. IV. Solicitation of Comments Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and [[Page 75161]] 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 CommentsUse 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-BX-2015-071 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-BX-2015-071. This file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of 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-BX-2015-071 and should be submitted on or before December 22, 2015. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.\25\ Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \25\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FR Doc. 2015-30386 Filed 11-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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