81_FR_79769 81 FR 79550 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Related to Fees for Use of the Exchange's Equity Options Platform

81 FR 79550 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Related to Fees for Use of the Exchange's Equity Options Platform

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 219 (November 14, 2016)

Page Range79550-79551
FR Document2016-27238

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 219 (Monday, November 14, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79550-79551]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27238]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-79255; File No. SR-BatsBZX-2016-69]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Related to 
Fees for Use of the Exchange's Equity Options Platform

November 7, 2016.
    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 October 27, 2016, Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (``BZX'' or 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 
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the 
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange filed a proposal to amend the fee schedule applicable 
to Members \3\ and non-Members of the Exchange pursuant to BZX Rules 
15.1(a) and (c).
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    \3\ The term ``Member'' is defined as ``any registered broker or 
dealer that has been admitted to membership in the Exchange.'' See 
Exchange Rule 1.5(n).
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's 
Web site at www.batstrading.com, at the principal office of the 
Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements 
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and 
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The 
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in 
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in 
Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant parts of such 
statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to modify its fee schedule applicable to the 
Exchange's equity options platform (``BZX Options'') to add a new Step-
Up Tier under footnote 3, Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take Volume Tiers.
    The Exchange appends fee code PP to Non-Customer \4\ orders in 
Penny Pilot Securities \5\ that removes liquidity. Orders that yield 
fee code PP are charged a fee of $0.50 per contract. The Exchange 
offers three tiers under footnote 3, Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take 
Volume Tiers, which offer reduced fees for Non-Customer orders that 
yield fee code PP upon achieving each tier's required criteria. Under 
Tier 1, orders that yield fee code PP will be eligible for a reduced 
fee of $044 [sic] per contract where the Member has: (i) an ADAV \6\ in 
Customer \7\ orders equal to or greater than 0.60% of average TCV; \8\ 
(ii) an ADAV in Market Maker \9\ orders equal to or greater than 0.25% 
of average TCV; and (iii) on the Exchange's equities platform, BZX 
Equities, an ADAV equal to or greater than 0.30% of average TCV. Under 
Tier 2, orders that yield fee code PP will be eligible for a reduced 
fee of $0.47 per contract where the Member has an ADAV in Customer 
orders equal to or greater than 1.00% of average TCV. Lastly, under 
Tier 3, orders that yield fee code PP will be eligible for a reduced 
fee of $0.44 per contract where the Member has an ADAV in Customer 
orders equal to or greater than 1.30% of average TCV.
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    \4\ As defined in the Exchange's fee schedule available at 
http://www.bats.com/us/options/membership/fee_schedule/bzx/
    \5\ Id.
    \6\ Id.
    \7\ Id.
    \8\ Id.
    \9\ As defined in the Exchange's fee schedule available at 
http://www.bats.com/us/options/membership/fee_schedule/bzx/.
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    The Exchange now proposes to reduce the above fees by $0.01 for 
Members that achieve certain additional volume requirements. 
Specifically, the Exchange proposes to add a Step-Up tier under 
footnote 3 such that the fee charged to a Member under fee code PP and 
the Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take Volume Tiers described above would be 
reduced by $0.01 per contract where the Member has an Options Step-Up 
Add TCV \10\ in Customer orders from September 2016 baseline equal to 
or greater than 0.30%. The criteria for the proposed Step-Up Tier under 
footnote 3 would be in addition the criteria required by the three Non-
Customer Take Volume tiers under footnote 3.
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    \10\ Id.
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Implementation Date
    The Exchange proposes to implement these amendments to its fee 
schedule as of November 1, 2016.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with the objectives of Section 6 of the Act,\11\ in general, and 
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4),\12\ in particular, as it is 
designed to provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, 
fees and other charges among its Members and other persons using its 
facilities. Volume-based rebates such as those currently maintained on 
the Exchange have been widely adopted by equities and options exchanges 
and are equitable because they are open to all Members on an equal 
basis and provide additional benefits or discounts that are reasonably 
related to the value to an exchange's market quality associated with 
higher levels of market activity, such as higher levels of liquidity 
provision and/or growth patterns, and introduction of higher volumes of 
orders into the price and volume discovery processes. The addition of 
the Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take Volume Step-Up Tier is intended to 
incentivize Members to send additional orders to the Exchange in an 
effort to qualify for a further reduced fee for orders that yield fee 
code PP and the Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take Volume Tiers under 
footnote 3. The Exchange believes the rates remain competitive with 
those charged by other venues \13\ and, therefore, are reasonable and 
equitably allocated to Members. The Exchange also notes that it 
operates in a highly-competitive market in which market participants 
can readily direct order flow to competing venues if they deem fee 
levels at a particular venue to be excessive. The Exchange believes 
that the proposed Step-Up Tier is equitable and non-discriminatory in 
that it would apply uniformly to all Members.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
    \13\ See NYSE Arca, Inc.'s fee schedule available at https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/arca-options/NYSE_Arca_Options_Fee_Schedule.pdf (dated October 1, 2016) (offering 
additional credits to under incentive programs for customer, 
professional customer, and market maker orders as well as a separate 
take fee discount qualification tier).
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    The Exchange also believes requiring the Member to have an Options 
Step-Up Add TCV in Customer orders from September 2016 baseline equal 
to or

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greater than 0.30% is also equitable and reasonable. Such pricing 
programs reward a Member's growth pattern on the Exchange and such 
increased volume increases potential revenue to the Exchange, and will 
allow the Exchange to continue to provide and potentially expand the 
incentive programs operated by the Exchange. The Exchange believes that 
providing additional financial incentives to Members that demonstrate 
an increase over their September 2016 Options Step-Up Add TCV through 
the proposed tier offers an additional, flexible way to achieve 
financial incentives from the Exchange and encourage Members to add 
liquidity to the Exchange. The Exchange believes that this incentive is 
reasonable, fair and equitable because the liquidity from the proposed 
tier also benefits all investors by deepening the Exchange's liquidity 
pool, offering additional flexibility for all investors to enjoy cost 
savings, supporting the quality of price discovery, promoting market 
transparency and improving investor protection. These pricing programs 
are also fair and equitable in that they are available to all Members 
and will result in Members receiving either the same or an increased 
rebate than they would currently receive.

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

    The Exchange believes the proposed amendment to its fee schedule 
would not impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or 
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. To the contrary, 
the Exchange has designed the proposed amendment to its fee schedule to 
enhance its ability to compete with other exchanges. Also, the Exchange 
believes that the addition of the proposed tier contributes to rather 
than burdens competition, as such tier is intended to incentivize 
Members to increase their participation on the Exchange, which will 
increase the liquidity and market quality on the Exchange, which will 
then further enhance the Exchange's ability to compete with other 
exchanges.
    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed change will impair 
the ability of Members or competing venues to maintain their 
competitive standing in the financial markets. Additionally, Members 
may opt to disfavor the Exchange's pricing if they believe that 
alternatives offer them better value. Accordingly, the Exchange does 
not believe that the proposed change to the Exchange's tiered pricing 
structure burdens competition, but instead, enhances competition as it 
is intended to increase the competitiveness of the Exchange.

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

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

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \14\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 
thereunder.\15\ At any time within 60 days of the filing of the 
proposed rule change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend 
such rule change if it appears to the Commission that such action is 
necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of 
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-BatsBZX-2016-69 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-BatsBZX-2016-69. 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-BatsBZX-2016-69, and should 
be submitted on or before December 5, 2016.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
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    \16\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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                                                  79550                      Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 219 / Monday, November 14, 2016 / Notices

                                                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     proposed Step-Up Tier under footnote 3
                                                  COMMISSION                                              Statement of the Purpose of, and the                  would be in addition the criteria
                                                                                                          Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                required by the three Non-Customer
                                                  [Release No. 34–79255; File No. SR–                     Change                                                Take Volume tiers under footnote 3.
                                                  BatsBZX–2016–69]                                        1. Purpose                                            Implementation Date
                                                  Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats                        The Exchange proposes to modify its                  The Exchange proposes to implement
                                                  BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing                    fee schedule applicable to the                        these amendments to its fee schedule as
                                                  and Immediate Effectiveness of                          Exchange’s equity options platform                    of November 1, 2016.
                                                  Proposed Rule Change Related to Fees                    (‘‘BZX Options’’) to add a new Step-Up                2. Statutory Basis
                                                  for Use of the Exchange’s Equity                        Tier under footnote 3, Non-Customer
                                                                                                          Penny Pilot Take Volume Tiers.                           The Exchange believes that the
                                                  Options Platform
                                                                                                             The Exchange appends fee code PP to                proposed rule change is consistent with
                                                  November 7, 2016.                                       Non-Customer 4 orders in Penny Pilot                  the objectives of Section 6 of the Act,11
                                                                                                          Securities 5 that removes liquidity.                  in general, and furthers the objectives of
                                                     Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                                                                        Section 6(b)(4),12 in particular, as it is
                                                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934                         Orders that yield fee code PP are
                                                                                                          charged a fee of $0.50 per contract. The              designed to provide for the equitable
                                                  (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                                                                       allocation of reasonable dues, fees and
                                                  notice is hereby given that on October                  Exchange offers three tiers under
                                                                                                          footnote 3, Non-Customer Penny Pilot                  other charges among its Members and
                                                  27, 2016, Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.                                                                             other persons using its facilities.
                                                  (‘‘BZX’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with                Take Volume Tiers, which offer reduced
                                                                                                          fees for Non-Customer orders that yield               Volume-based rebates such as those
                                                  the Securities and Exchange                                                                                   currently maintained on the Exchange
                                                  Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the                         fee code PP upon achieving each tier’s
                                                                                                          required criteria. Under Tier 1, orders               have been widely adopted by equities
                                                  proposed rule change as described in                                                                          and options exchanges and are equitable
                                                  Items I, II, and III below, which Items                 that yield fee code PP will be eligible for
                                                                                                          a reduced fee of $044 [sic] per contract              because they are open to all Members on
                                                  have been prepared by the Exchange.                                                                           an equal basis and provide additional
                                                  The Commission is publishing this                       where the Member has: (i) an ADAV 6 in
                                                                                                          Customer 7 orders equal to or greater                 benefits or discounts that are reasonably
                                                  notice to solicit comments on the                                                                             related to the value to an exchange’s
                                                  proposed rule change from interested                    than 0.60% of average TCV; 8 (ii) an
                                                                                                          ADAV in Market Maker 9 orders equal to                market quality associated with higher
                                                  persons.                                                                                                      levels of market activity, such as higher
                                                                                                          or greater than 0.25% of average TCV;
                                                  I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       and (iii) on the Exchange’s equities                  levels of liquidity provision and/or
                                                  Statement of the Terms of Substance of                  platform, BZX Equities, an ADAV equal                 growth patterns, and introduction of
                                                  the Proposed Rule Change                                to or greater than 0.30% of average TCV.              higher volumes of orders into the price
                                                                                                          Under Tier 2, orders that yield fee code              and volume discovery processes. The
                                                     The Exchange filed a proposal to                     PP will be eligible for a reduced fee of              addition of the Non-Customer Penny
                                                  amend the fee schedule applicable to                    $0.47 per contract where the Member                   Pilot Take Volume Step-Up Tier is
                                                  Members 3 and non-Members of the                        has an ADAV in Customer orders equal                  intended to incentivize Members to
                                                  Exchange pursuant to BZX Rules 15.1(a)                  to or greater than 1.00% of average TCV.              send additional orders to the Exchange
                                                  and (c).                                                Lastly, under Tier 3, orders that yield               in an effort to qualify for a further
                                                     The text of the proposed rule change                                                                       reduced fee for orders that yield fee
                                                                                                          fee code PP will be eligible for a
                                                  is available at the Exchange’s Web site                                                                       code PP and the Non-Customer Penny
                                                                                                          reduced fee of $0.44 per contract where
                                                  at www.batstrading.com, at the                                                                                Pilot Take Volume Tiers under footnote
                                                                                                          the Member has an ADAV in Customer
                                                  principal office of the Exchange, and at                                                                      3. The Exchange believes the rates
                                                                                                          orders equal to or greater than 1.30% of
                                                  the Commission’s Public Reference                                                                             remain competitive with those charged
                                                                                                          average TCV.
                                                  Room.                                                      The Exchange now proposes to reduce                by other venues 13 and, therefore, are
                                                                                                          the above fees by $0.01 for Members                   reasonable and equitably allocated to
                                                  II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                                                                            Members. The Exchange also notes that
                                                                                                          that achieve certain additional volume
                                                  Statement of the Purpose of, and                                                                              it operates in a highly-competitive
                                                                                                          requirements. Specifically, the
                                                  Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                                                                        market in which market participants can
                                                                                                          Exchange proposes to add a Step-Up tier
                                                  Change                                                                                                        readily direct order flow to competing
                                                                                                          under footnote 3 such that the fee
                                                                                                                                                                venues if they deem fee levels at a
                                                    In its filing with the Commission, the                charged to a Member under fee code PP
                                                                                                                                                                particular venue to be excessive. The
                                                  Exchange included statements                            and the Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take
                                                                                                                                                                Exchange believes that the proposed
                                                  concerning the purpose of and basis for                 Volume Tiers described above would be
                                                                                                                                                                Step-Up Tier is equitable and non-
                                                  the proposed rule change and discussed                  reduced by $0.01 per contract where the
                                                                                                                                                                discriminatory in that it would apply
                                                  any comments it received on the                         Member has an Options Step-Up Add
                                                                                                                                                                uniformly to all Members.
                                                  proposed rule change. The text of these                 TCV 10 in Customer orders from                           The Exchange also believes requiring
                                                  statements may be examined at the                       September 2016 baseline equal to or                   the Member to have an Options Step-Up
                                                  places specified in Item IV below. The                  greater than 0.30%. The criteria for the              Add TCV in Customer orders from
                                                  Exchange has prepared summaries, set                                                                          September 2016 baseline equal to or
                                                                                                            4 As defined in the Exchange’s fee schedule
                                                  forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of
                                                                                                          available at http://www.bats.com/us/options/
                                                  the most significant parts of such                                                                              11 15 U.S.C. 78f.
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                                                                                                          membership/fee_schedule/bzx/
                                                  statements.                                               5 Id.
                                                                                                                                                                  12 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
                                                                                                                                                                  13 See NYSE Arca, Inc.’s fee schedule available at
                                                                                                            6 Id.

                                                    1 15                                                    7 Id.
                                                                                                                                                                https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/
                                                         U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                                                                      arca-options/NYSE_Arca_Options_Fee_
                                                    2 17                                                    8 Id.
                                                         CFR 240.19b–4.                                                                                         Schedule.pdf (dated October 1, 2016) (offering
                                                    3 The term ‘‘Member’’ is defined as ‘‘any               9 As defined in the Exchange’s fee schedule
                                                                                                                                                                additional credits to under incentive programs for
                                                  registered broker or dealer that has been admitted      available at http://www.bats.com/us/options/          customer, professional customer, and market maker
                                                  to membership in the Exchange.’’ See Exchange           membership/fee_schedule/bzx/.                         orders as well as a separate take fee discount
                                                  Rule 1.5(n).                                              10 Id.                                              qualification tier).



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                                                  greater than 0.30% is also equitable and                to increase the competitiveness of the                    Commission, and all written
                                                  reasonable. Such pricing programs                       Exchange.                                                 communications relating to the
                                                  reward a Member’s growth pattern on                                                                               proposed rule change between the
                                                                                                          C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  the Exchange and such increased                                                                                   Commission and any person, other than
                                                                                                          Statement on Comments on the
                                                  volume increases potential revenue to                                                                             those that may be withheld from the
                                                                                                          Proposed Rule Change Received From
                                                  the Exchange, and will allow the                                                                                  public in accordance with the
                                                                                                          Members, Participants, or Others
                                                  Exchange to continue to provide and                                                                               provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                                  potentially expand the incentive                          The Exchange has not solicited, and                     available for Web site viewing and
                                                  programs operated by the Exchange. The                  does not intend to solicit, comments on                   printing in the Commission’s Public
                                                  Exchange believes that providing                        this proposed rule change. The                            Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                  additional financial incentives to                      Exchange has not received any written
                                                                                                                                                                    Washington, DC 20549 on official
                                                  Members that demonstrate an increase                    comments from members or other
                                                                                                                                                                    business days between the hours of
                                                  over their September 2016 Options                       interested parties.
                                                                                                                                                                    10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
                                                  Step-Up Add TCV through the proposed                    III. Date of Effectiveness of the                         filing also will be available for
                                                  tier offers an additional, flexible way to              Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                       inspection and copying at the principal
                                                  achieve financial incentives from the                   Commission Action                                         office of the Exchange. All comments
                                                  Exchange and encourage Members to
                                                                                                             The foregoing rule change has become                   received will be posted without change;
                                                  add liquidity to the Exchange. The
                                                                                                          effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)                 the Commission does not edit personal
                                                  Exchange believes that this incentive is
                                                                                                          of the Act 14 and paragraph (f) of Rule                   identifying information from
                                                  reasonable, fair and equitable because
                                                  the liquidity from the proposed tier also               19b–4 thereunder.15 At any time within                    submissions. You should submit only
                                                  benefits all investors by deepening the                 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule                information that you wish to make
                                                  Exchange’s liquidity pool, offering                     change, the Commission summarily may                      available publicly. All submissions
                                                  additional flexibility for all investors to             temporarily suspend such rule change if                   should refer to File Number SR–
                                                  enjoy cost savings, supporting the                      it appears to the Commission that such                    BatsBZX–2016–69, and should be
                                                  quality of price discovery, promoting                   action is necessary or appropriate in the                 submitted on or before December 5,
                                                  market transparency and improving                       public interest, for the protection of                    2016.
                                                  investor protection. These pricing                      investors, or otherwise in furtherance of                   For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                  programs are also fair and equitable in                 the purposes of the Act.                                  Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                  that they are available to all Members                  IV. Solicitation of Comments                              authority.16
                                                  and will result in Members receiving                                                                              Brent J. Fields,
                                                  either the same or an increased rebate                    Interested persons are invited to
                                                                                                          submit written data, views, and                           Secretary.
                                                  than they would currently receive.
                                                                                                          arguments concerning the foregoing,                       [FR Doc. 2016–27238 Filed 11–10–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       including whether the proposed rule                       BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                  Statement on Burden on Competition                      change is consistent with the Act.
                                                                                                          Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                     The Exchange believes the proposed
                                                                                                          the following methods:                                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                  amendment to its fee schedule would
                                                  not impose any burden on competition                    Electronic Comments                                       COMMISSION
                                                  that is not necessary or appropriate in                   • Use the Commission’s Internet                         Sunshine Act Meeting
                                                  furtherance of the purposes of the Act.                 comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                  To the contrary, the Exchange has                       rules/sro.shtml); or                                        Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
                                                  designed the proposed amendment to its                    • Send an email to rule-comments@                       to the provisions of the Government in
                                                  fee schedule to enhance its ability to                  sec.gov. Please include File Number SR-                   the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409,
                                                  compete with other exchanges. Also, the                 BatsBZX–2016–69 on the subject line.                      the Securities and Exchange
                                                  Exchange believes that the addition of
                                                                                                          Paper Comments                                            Commission will hold an Open Meeting
                                                  the proposed tier contributes to rather
                                                                                                                                                                    on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at 3:00
                                                  than burdens competition, as such tier                    • Send paper comments in triplicate                     p.m., in the Auditorium, Room L–002.
                                                  is intended to incentivize Members to                   to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities
                                                  increase their participation on the                     and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street                       The subject matter of the Open
                                                  Exchange, which will increase the                       NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.                           Meeting will be:
                                                  liquidity and market quality on the                     All submissions should refer to File                        • The Commission will consider
                                                  Exchange, which will then further                       Number SR–BatsBZX–2016–69. This file                      whether to approve a proposed national
                                                  enhance the Exchange’s ability to                       number should be included on the                          market system (‘‘NMS’’) plan to create,
                                                  compete with other exchanges.                           subject line if email is used. To help the                implement, and maintain a consolidated
                                                     The Exchange does not believe that                   Commission process and review your                        audit trail, submitted pursuant to Rule
                                                  the proposed change will impair the                     comments more efficiently, please use                     613 of Regulation NMS.
                                                  ability of Members or competing venues                  only one method. The Commission will                        At times, changes in Commission
                                                  to maintain their competitive standing                  post all comments on the Commission’s                     priorities require alterations in the
                                                  in the financial markets. Additionally,                 Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                    scheduling of meeting items.
                                                  Members may opt to disfavor the
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                                                                                                          rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                  Exchange’s pricing if they believe that                 submission, all subsequent                                  For further information and to
                                                  alternatives offer them better value.                   amendments, all written statements                        ascertain what, if any, matters have been
                                                  Accordingly, the Exchange does not                      with respect to the proposed rule                         added, deleted, or postponed, please
                                                  believe that the proposed change to the                 change that are filed with the                            contact Brent J. Fields in the Office of
                                                  Exchange’s tiered pricing structure                                                                               the Secretary at (202) 551–5400.
                                                  burdens competition, but instead,                         14 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                  enhances competition as it is intended                    15 17   CFR 240.19b–4(f).                                 16 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).



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