81_FR_64430 81 FR 64249 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Fee Schedule on the BOX Market LLC (“BOX”) Options Facility To Change the Liquidity Fee and Credit Structure for PIP and COPIP Transactions

81 FR 64249 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Fee Schedule on the BOX Market LLC (“BOX”) Options Facility To Change the Liquidity Fee and Credit Structure for PIP and COPIP Transactions

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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FR Document2016-22423

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 181 (Monday, September 19, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64249-64250]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-78830; File No. SR-BOX-2016-44]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice 
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To 
Amend the Fee Schedule on the BOX Market LLC (``BOX'') Options Facility 
To Change the Liquidity Fee and Credit Structure for PIP and COPIP 
Transactions

September 13, 2016.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given 
that on September 1, 2016, BOX Options Exchange LLC (the ``Exchange'') 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the 
proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which 
Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the 
proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act,\3\ 
and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposal 
effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing 
this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from 
interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the 
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') a proposed rule change to amend the Fee Schedule 
change [sic] the liquidity fee and credit structure for PIP and COPIP 
Transactions on the BOX Market LLC (``BOX'') options facility. While 
changes to the fee schedule pursuant to this proposal will be effective 
upon filing, the changes will become operative on September 1, 2016. 
The text of the proposed rule change is available from the principal 
office of the Exchange, at the Commission's Public Reference Room and 
also on the Exchange's Internet Web site at http://boxexchange.com.

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 Section II.A. of the BOX Fee 
Schedule to make changes to the liquidity fees and credits for PIP and 
COPIP Transactions.\5\ Specifically, the Exchange proposes to amend the 
liquidity fees and credits for transactions where the PIP or COPIP 
Order is from the account of a Professional Customer, Broker Dealer or 
Market Maker (``Non-Public Customer''). The Exchange recently 
established separate fees and credits for Non-Public Customer PIP and 
COPIP Transactions.\6\
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    \5\ Transactions executed through Price Improvement Period 
(``PIP'') and the Complex Order Price Improvement Period (``COPIP'') 
auction mechanisms. All COPIP transactions will be charged per 
contract per leg.
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78618 (August 18, 
2016), 81 FR 57977 (August 24, 2016) (SR-BOX-2016-41).
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    Unlike Public Customer PIP and COPIP transactions, liquidity fees 
and credits for Non-Public Customer PIP and COPIP transactions are only 
assessed if the Non-Public Customer PIP or COPIP Order does not trade 
with its contra order (the Primary Improvement Order). Under the 
current structure, if there are responses in the PIP or COPIP the 
``removal'' credit is applied to the portion of the Non-Public Customer 
PIP or COPIP Order that does not trade with its Primary Improvement 
Order, and the Improvement Order responses are charged the ``add'' fee. 
The Exchange proposes to adjust the fee structure and instead apply any 
``removal'' credits to the Primary Improvement Order instead of the 
Non-Public Customer PIP or COPIP Order. Improvement Order responses 
will continue to be charged the ``add'' fee and the liquidity fee and 
credit rates remain unchanged.
    For example, if a Broker Dealer submits a PIP Order for the account 
of a Non-Public Customer to buy 100 contracts in the PIP and there are 
no responders, the PIP Order would execute against the matching Primary 
Improvement Order to sell 100 contracts and neither Order would be 
assessed a liquidity fee or credit. If, instead, the same PIP Order 
receives an Improvement Order response to sell 75 contracts, the PIP 
Order would execute against the Improvement Order for 75 contracts and 
the Primary Improvement Order for 25 contracts. Liquidity fees and 
credits would be assessed on the 75 contracts which executed against 
the Improvement Order, and under the proposed change, the Broker 
Dealer's Primary Improvement Order, rather than the PIP Order, would 
receive a removal credit for the 75 contracts. Accordingly, the 
Improvement Order response would be charged the add fee for the 75 
contracts, the same as it would be today. The Exchange notes that there 
continue to be no liquidity fees or credits assessed on the remaining 
25 contracts.
    The Exchange also proposes to make other non-substantive edits to 
Section II.A. to clarify and support the proposed change.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with the 
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act, in general, and Section 
6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5)of the Act,\7\ in particular, in that it provides 
for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other 
charges among BOX Participants and other persons using its facilities 
and does not unfairly discriminate between customers, issuers, brokers 
or dealers.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
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    The Exchange believes amending the Liquidity Fees and Credits for 
Non-Public Customer PIP and COPIP transactions is reasonable, equitable 
and not unfairly discriminatory. Liquidity fees and credits on BOX do 
not directly result in revenue to BOX, but are meant to incentivize 
Participants to attract order flow. The current PIP and COPIP liquidity 
fee and credit structure is designed to incentivize valuable Public 
Customer PIP and COPIP Order flow, which the Exchange does not believe 
is necessary or appropriate for Non-Public Customer PIP and COPIP Order 
flow. The proposed change will shift the liquidity credit to the 
Primary Improvement Order that is submitting the Non-Public Customer 
PIP or COPIP Order to the auction for price improvement. The Exchange 
believes this is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory as the 
Initiating Participant no longer receives the benefit of a guaranteed 
execution against a Public Customer's PIP or COPIP Order \8\ but 
continues to play a

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critical role by guaranteeing the Non-Public Customer PIP or COPIP 
Order an execution at the NBBO or at a better price, and is subject to 
market risk while the Non-Public Customer PIP Order or COPIP Order is 
exposed to other BOX Participants for the price improvement 
opportunity. Therefore, the Exchange believes for Non-Public Customer 
PIP and COPIP Orders it is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory to 
instead provide the liquidity credit to the Initiating Participant's 
Primary Improvement Order so that the Initiating Participant will 
continue to submit Non-Public Customer PIP or COPIP Orders to the PIP 
and COPIP. Further, the Exchange believes that the proposed change will 
have no impact on competition in the PIP or COPIP, as Responders will 
continue to be charged the same liquidity fee.
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    \8\ Under BOX Rule 7150(h)(a) [sic] and 7245(h)(a) [sic] the 
Initiating Participant retains trade allocation privileges upon 
conclusion of the PIP or COPIP for up to forty percent (40%) of the 
remaining size of the PIP or COPIP Order after Public Customer 
orders are satisfied. If only one competing order matches the 
Initiating Participant's Single-Priced Primary Improvement Order at 
the final price level, then the Initiating Participant may retain 
priority for up to fifty percent (50%) of the remaining size of the 
PIP or COPIP Order after Public Customer orders are satisfied.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. Specifically, the Exchange 
believes that amending where the liquidity credit is applied in Non-
Public Customer PIP and COPIP Transactions will not impose a burden on 
competition among various Exchange Participants. The Exchange believes 
that the proposed changes will result in these Participants being 
credited appropriately for these transactions.
    Finally, the Exchange notes that it operates in a highly 
competitive market in which market participants can readily favor 
competing exchanges. In such an environment, the Exchange must 
continually review, and consider adjusting, its 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 either solicited or received.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Exchange Act \9\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) 
thereunder,\10\ because it establishes or changes a due, or fee.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend the rule 
change if it appears to the Commission that the action is necessary or 
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or 
would otherwise further 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 
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-BOX-2016-44 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BOX-2016-44. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help 
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, 
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on 
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all 
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are 
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to 
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other 
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the 
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and 
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of 
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available 
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All 
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does 
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should 
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All 
submissions should refer to File Number SR-BOX-2016-44, and should be 
submitted on or before October 11, 2016.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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                                                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                  concerning the purpose of and basis for               liquidity fee or credit. If, instead, the
                                                  COMMISSION                                               the proposed rule change and discussed                same PIP Order receives an
                                                                                                           any comments it received on the                       Improvement Order response to sell 75
                                                  [Release No. 34–78830; File No. SR–BOX–
                                                                                                           proposed rule change. The text of these               contracts, the PIP Order would execute
                                                  2016–44]
                                                                                                           statements may be examined at the                     against the Improvement Order for 75
                                                  Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX                       places specified in Item IV below. The                contracts and the Primary Improvement
                                                  Options Exchange LLC; Notice of                          Exchange has prepared summaries, set                  Order for 25 contracts. Liquidity fees
                                                  Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of                    forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of               and credits would be assessed on the 75
                                                  a Proposed Rule Change To Amend                          the most significant aspects of such                  contracts which executed against the
                                                  the Fee Schedule on the BOX Market                       statements.                                           Improvement Order, and under the
                                                  LLC (‘‘BOX’’) Options Facility To                        A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     proposed change, the Broker Dealer’s
                                                  Change the Liquidity Fee and Credit                      Statement of the Purpose of, and                      Primary Improvement Order, rather than
                                                  Structure for PIP and COPIP                              Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                the PIP Order, would receive a removal
                                                  Transactions                                             Change                                                credit for the 75 contracts. Accordingly,
                                                                                                                                                                 the Improvement Order response would
                                                  September 13, 2016.                                      1. Purpose                                            be charged the add fee for the 75
                                                     Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                      The Exchange proposes to amend                     contracts, the same as it would be today.
                                                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                     Section II.A. of the BOX Fee Schedule                 The Exchange notes that there continue
                                                  ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                   to make changes to the liquidity fees                 to be no liquidity fees or credits
                                                  notice is hereby given that on                           and credits for PIP and COPIP                         assessed on the remaining 25 contracts.
                                                  September 1, 2016, BOX Options                           Transactions.5 Specifically, the                         The Exchange also proposes to make
                                                  Exchange LLC (the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed                    Exchange proposes to amend the                        other non-substantive edits to Section
                                                  with the Securities and Exchange                         liquidity fees and credits for                        II.A. to clarify and support the proposed
                                                  Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the                          transactions where the PIP or COPIP                   change.
                                                  proposed rule change as described in                     Order is from the account of a
                                                  Items I, II, and III below, which Items                                                                        2. Statutory Basis
                                                                                                           Professional Customer, Broker Dealer or
                                                  have been prepared by the Exchange.                      Market Maker (‘‘Non-Public Customer’’).                  The Exchange believes that the
                                                  The Exchange filed the proposed rule                     The Exchange recently established                     proposal is consistent with the
                                                  change pursuant to Section                               separate fees and credits for Non-Public              requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act,
                                                  19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act,3 and Rule                    Customer PIP and COPIP Transactions.6                 in general, and Section 6(b)(4) and
                                                  19b–4(f)(2) thereunder,4 which renders                      Unlike Public Customer PIP and                     6(b)(5)of the Act,7 in particular, in that
                                                  the proposal effective upon filing with                  COPIP transactions, liquidity fees and                it provides for the equitable allocation
                                                  the Commission. The Commission is                        credits for Non-Public Customer PIP and               of reasonable dues, fees, and other
                                                  publishing this notice to solicit                        COPIP transactions are only assessed if               charges among BOX Participants and
                                                  comments on the proposed rule change                     the Non-Public Customer PIP or COPIP                  other persons using its facilities and
                                                  from interested persons.                                 Order does not trade with its contra                  does not unfairly discriminate between
                                                                                                           order (the Primary Improvement Order).                customers, issuers, brokers or dealers.
                                                  I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                                                                                 The Exchange believes amending the
                                                                                                           Under the current structure, if there are
                                                  Statement of the Terms of the Substance                                                                        Liquidity Fees and Credits for Non-
                                                                                                           responses in the PIP or COPIP the
                                                  of the Proposed Rule Change                                                                                    Public Customer PIP and COPIP
                                                                                                           ‘‘removal’’ credit is applied to the
                                                     The Exchange is filing with the                       portion of the Non-Public Customer PIP                transactions is reasonable, equitable and
                                                  Securities and Exchange Commission                       or COPIP Order that does not trade with               not unfairly discriminatory. Liquidity
                                                  (‘‘Commission’’) a proposed rule change                  its Primary Improvement Order, and the                fees and credits on BOX do not directly
                                                  to amend the Fee Schedule change [sic]                   Improvement Order responses are                       result in revenue to BOX, but are meant
                                                  the liquidity fee and credit structure for               charged the ‘‘add’’ fee. The Exchange                 to incentivize Participants to attract
                                                  PIP and COPIP Transactions on the BOX                    proposes to adjust the fee structure and              order flow. The current PIP and COPIP
                                                  Market LLC (‘‘BOX’’) options facility.                   instead apply any ‘‘removal’’ credits to              liquidity fee and credit structure is
                                                  While changes to the fee schedule                        the Primary Improvement Order instead                 designed to incentivize valuable Public
                                                  pursuant to this proposal will be                        of the Non-Public Customer PIP or                     Customer PIP and COPIP Order flow,
                                                  effective upon filing, the changes will                  COPIP Order. Improvement Order                        which the Exchange does not believe is
                                                  become operative on September 1, 2016.                   responses will continue to be charged                 necessary or appropriate for Non-Public
                                                  The text of the proposed rule change is                  the ‘‘add’’ fee and the liquidity fee and             Customer PIP and COPIP Order flow.
                                                  available from the principal office of the               credit rates remain unchanged.                        The proposed change will shift the
                                                  Exchange, at the Commission’s Public                        For example, if a Broker Dealer                    liquidity credit to the Primary
                                                  Reference Room and also on the                           submits a PIP Order for the account of                Improvement Order that is submitting
                                                  Exchange’s Internet Web site at http://                  a Non-Public Customer to buy 100                      the Non-Public Customer PIP or COPIP
                                                  boxexchange.com.                                         contracts in the PIP and there are no                 Order to the auction for price
                                                                                                           responders, the PIP Order would                       improvement. The Exchange believes
                                                  II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       execute against the matching Primary
                                                  Statement of the Purpose of, and                                                                               this is equitable and not unfairly
                                                                                                           Improvement Order to sell 100 contracts               discriminatory as the Initiating
                                                  Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                   and neither Order would be assessed a
                                                  Change                                                                                                         Participant no longer receives the
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                                                                                                                                                                 benefit of a guaranteed execution
                                                     In its filing with the Commission, the                  5 Transactions executed through Price
                                                                                                                                                                 against a Public Customer’s PIP or
                                                  Exchange included statements                             Improvement Period (‘‘PIP’’) and the Complex
                                                                                                           Order Price Improvement Period (‘‘COPIP’’) auction    COPIP Order 8 but continues to play a
                                                                                                           mechanisms. All COPIP transactions will be
                                                    1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                 charged per contract per leg.                           7 15  U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
                                                    2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                      6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78618       8 Under   BOX Rule 7150(h)(a) [sic] and 7245(h)(a)
                                                    3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
                                                                                                           (August 18, 2016), 81 FR 57977 (August 24, 2016)      [sic] the Initiating Participant retains trade
                                                    4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).                              (SR–BOX–2016–41).                                                                                 Continued




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                                                  critical role by guaranteeing the Non-                   III. Date of Effectiveness of the                       printing in the Commission’s Public
                                                  Public Customer PIP or COPIP Order an                    Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                     Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                  execution at the NBBO or at a better                     Commission Action                                       Washington, DC 20549 on official
                                                  price, and is subject to market risk while                  The foregoing rule change has become                 business days between the hours of
                                                  the Non-Public Customer PIP Order or                     effective pursuant to Section                           10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
                                                  COPIP Order is exposed to other BOX                      19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Exchange Act 9 and               filing also will be available for
                                                  Participants for the price improvement                   Rule 19b–4(f)(2) thereunder,10 because                  inspection and copying at the principal
                                                  opportunity. Therefore, the Exchange                     it establishes or changes a due, or fee.                office of the Exchange. All comments
                                                  believes for Non-Public Customer PIP                        At any time within 60 days of the                    received will be posted without change;
                                                  and COPIP Orders it is equitable and not                 filing of the proposed rule change, the                 the Commission does not edit personal
                                                  unfairly discriminatory to instead                       Commission summarily may                                identifying information from
                                                  provide the liquidity credit to the                      temporarily suspend the rule change if                  submissions. You should submit only
                                                  Initiating Participant’s Primary                         it appears to the Commission that the                   information that you wish to make
                                                  Improvement Order so that the Initiating                 action is necessary or appropriate in the               available publicly. All submissions
                                                  Participant will continue to submit Non-                 public interest, for the protection of                  should refer to File Number SR–BOX–
                                                  Public Customer PIP or COPIP Orders to                   investors, or would otherwise further                   2016–44, and should be submitted on or
                                                  the PIP and COPIP. Further, the                          the purposes of the Act. If the                         before October 11, 2016.
                                                  Exchange believes that the proposed                      Commission takes such action, the                         For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                  change will have no impact on                            Commission shall institute proceedings                  Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                  competition in the PIP or COPIP, as                      to determine whether the proposed rule                  authority.11
                                                  Responders will continue to be charged                   should be approved or disapproved.                      Robert W. Errett,
                                                  the same liquidity fee.                                                                                          Deputy Secretary.
                                                                                                           IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                                  B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                                                                                [FR Doc. 2016–22423 Filed 9–16–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                             Interested persons are invited to
                                                  Statement on Burden on Competition                       submit written data, views, and                         BILLING CODE 8011–01–P

                                                    The Exchange does not believe that                     arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                                                                                           including whether the proposed rule
                                                  the proposed rule change will impose                                                                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                                                                           change is consistent with the Act.
                                                  any burden on competition not                                                                                    COMMISSION
                                                                                                           Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                  necessary or appropriate in furtherance
                                                                                                           the following methods:
                                                  of the purposes of the Act. Specifically,                                                                        [Release No. 34–78828; File No. SR–BOX–
                                                  the Exchange believes that amending                      Electronic Comments                                     2016–43]
                                                  where the liquidity credit is applied in                   • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                                  Non-Public Customer PIP and COPIP                        comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                       Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX
                                                  Transactions will not impose a burden                    rules/sro.shtml); or                                    Options Exchange LLC; Notice of
                                                  on competition among various Exchange                      • Send an email to rule-comments@                     Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
                                                  Participants. The Exchange believes that                 sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                 a Proposed Rule Change To Amend
                                                  the proposed changes will result in                      BOX–2016–44 on the subject line.                        the Fee Schedule on the BOX Market
                                                  these Participants being credited                                                                                LLC (‘‘BOX’’) Options Facility To
                                                  appropriately for these transactions.                    Paper Comments                                          Change the Fees and Credits for
                                                    Finally, the Exchange notes that it                      • Send paper comments in triplicate                   Facilitation and Solicitation
                                                  operates in a highly competitive market                  to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                   Transactions
                                                  in which market participants can                         Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                                                                           Washington, DC 20549–1090.                              September 13, 2016.
                                                  readily favor competing exchanges. In
                                                  such an environment, the Exchange                        All submissions should refer to File                       Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                  must continually review, and consider                    Number SR–BOX–2016–44. This file                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                  adjusting, its fees and credits to remain                number should be included on the                        ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                  competitive with other exchanges. For                    subject line if email is used. To help the              notice is hereby given that on August
                                                  the reasons described above, the                         Commission process and review your                      31, 2016, BOX Options Exchange LLC
                                                  Exchange believes that the proposed                      comments more efficiently, please use                   (the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
                                                  rule change reflects this competitive                    only one method. The Commission will                    Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                  environment.                                             post all comments on the Commission’s                   (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                                                                                           Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                  change as described in Items I, II, and
                                                  C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                        rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                         III below, which Items have been
                                                  Statement on Comments on the                             submission, all subsequent                              prepared by the Exchange. The
                                                  Proposed Rule Change Received From                       amendments, all written statements                      Exchange filed the proposed rule change
                                                  Members, Participants, or Others                         with respect to the proposed rule                       pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the
                                                                                                           change that are filed with the                          Act,3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) thereunder,4
                                                    No written comments were either
                                                                                                           Commission, and all written                             which renders the proposal effective
                                                  solicited or received.
                                                                                                           communications relating to the                          upon filing with the Commission. The
                                                                                                           proposed rule change between the                        Commission is publishing this notice to
                                                  allocation privileges upon conclusion of the PIP or
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                                                  COPIP for up to forty percent (40%) of the
                                                                                                           Commission and any person, other than                   solicit comments on the proposed rule
                                                  remaining size of the PIP or COPIP Order after           those that may be withheld from the                     change from interested persons.
                                                  Public Customer orders are satisfied. If only one        public in accordance with the
                                                  competing order matches the Initiating Participant’s     provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                       11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                  Single-Priced Primary Improvement Order at the
                                                  final price level, then the Initiating Participant may
                                                                                                           available for Web site viewing and                        1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                                                                                                                                     2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
                                                  retain priority for up to fifty percent (50%) of the
                                                                                                            9 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).                          3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
                                                  remaining size of the PIP or COPIP Order after
                                                  Public Customer orders are satisfied.                     10 17   CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).                             4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).




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