82_FR_21947 82 FR 21858 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 4703 (Order Attributes)

82 FR 21858 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 4703 (Order Attributes)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 89 (May 10, 2017)

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FR Document2017-09423

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 89 (Wednesday, May 10, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21858-21860]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09423]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80594; File No. SR-BX-2017-021]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 4703 
(Order Attributes)

May 4, 2017.
    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 April 21, 2017, NASDAQ BX, Inc. (``BX'' or ``Exchange'') filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the 
proposed rule change as described in Items I and II 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 proposes to amend Rule 4703 (Order Attributes) to 
specify the behavior of Orders with Midpoint Pegging after initial 
entry and posting to the Exchange Book when the market is crossed, or 
when there is no best bid and/or offer. The Exchange also proposes to 
change a reference to cancelling or rejecting orders in Rule 4703.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
Web site at http://nasdaqbx.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
    BX proposes to amend Rule 4703 (Order Attributes) to specify the 
behavior of Orders with Midpoint Pegging that are cancelled or rejected 
when the market is crossed, or when there is no best bid and/or offer 
after initial entry and posting to the Exchange Book. BX also proposes 
to change a reference to cancelling or rejecting orders in Rule 4703.
    Rule 4703(d) describes the Pegging Order Attribute, including 
Midpoint Pegging. Pegging is an Order Attribute that allows an Order to 
have its price automatically set with reference to the NBBO. Midpoint 
Pegging means Pegging with reference to the midpoint between the Inside 
Bid and the Inside Offer (the ``Midpoint'').\3\ An Order with Midpoint 
Pegging is not displayed.
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    \3\ Thus, if the Inside Bid was $11 and the Inside Offer was 
$11.06, an Order with Midpoint Pegging would be priced at $11.03.
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    BX recently proposed changes to Orders with Midpoint Pegging, which 
were approved by the SEC on November 10, 2016.\4\ With this change, if 
the Inside Bid and Inside Offer are crossed or if there is no Insider 
Bid and Inside Offer, any existing Order with Midpoint Pegging would be 
cancelled and any new Order with Midpoint Pegging would be rejected.\5\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79290 (November 10, 
2016), 81 FR 81184 (November 17, 2016) (SR-BX-2016-046).
    \5\ Id.
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    BX now proposes to add language to Rule 4703(d) to specify the 
treatment of Orders with Midpoint Pegging after initial entry and 
posting to the Exchange Book when the Inside Bid and Inside Offer are 
subsequently crossed, or if there is subsequently no Inside Bid and/or 
Inside Offer. Specifically, for Orders with Midpoint Pegging entered 
through RASH or FIX, if the Order is on the Exchange Book and 
subsequently the Inside Bid and Inside Offer become crossed, or if 
there is no Inside Bid and/or Inside Offer, the Order will be removed 
from the Exchange Book and will be re-entered at the new midpoint once 
there is a valid Inside Bid and Inside Offer that is not crossed.
    As stated in the filing proposing the new Midpoint Pegging 
functionality, BX believes that the midpoint of a crossed market, or 
where there is no Inside Bid and Inside Offer, is not a clear and 
accurate indication of a valid price, and may produce sub-optimal 
execution

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prices for members and investors.\6\ Prior to this change, Orders 
entered through RASH or FIX would have been nevertheless repriced to 
the midpoint of the Inside Bid and Inside Offer if the Inside Bid and 
Inside Offer subsequently became crossed, or would have been cancelled 
if there was subsequently no Inside Bid and/or Inside Offer. BX is 
proposing to re-enter such Orders at the new midpoint once there is an 
Inside Bid and Inside Offer that is not crossed because the new Inside 
Bid and Inside Offer is indicative of a valid price. BX is proposing to 
re-enter Orders submitted through RASH or FIX because BX typically 
assumes a more active role in managing the order flow submitted by 
users of these protocols, and this functionality reflects the order 
flow management practices of these participants.
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    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79290 (November 10, 
2016), 81 FR 81184 (November 17, 2016) (SR-BX-2016-046).
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    While BX is only proposing to adopt this re-entry functionality for 
Orders that are entered through RASH or FIX, the Exchange believes that 
it is appropriate to also modify the treatment of Orders with Midpoint 
Pegging entered through OUCH or FLITE where the Inside Bid and Inside 
Offer subsequently becomes crossed, or there is subsequently no Inside 
Bid and/or Inside Offer. Accordingly, BX is proposing to amend Rule 
4703(d) to state that if, after an Order with Midpoint Pegging is 
entered through OUCH or FLITE, the Inside Bid and Inside Offer changes 
so that the Midpoint is lower than (higher than) the price of an Order 
to buy (sell), the Inside Bid and Inside Offer are crossed or if there 
is no Inside Bid and/or Inside Offer, the Pegged Order will be 
cancelled back to the Participant.\7\
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    \7\ BX is proposing to change the reference in this sentence 
from NBBO to Inside Bid and Inside Offer to make this sentence more 
consistent with the rest of Rule 4703, which uses the concept of the 
Inside Bid and Insider Offer rather than the NBBO.
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    Finally, BX is proposing to change a reference in Rule 4703 that 
describes the cancellation or rejection of an Order. Specifically, Rule 
4703(d) currently states that, in the case of an Order with Midpoint 
Pegging, if the Inside Bid and Inside Offer are locked, the Order will 
be priced at the locking price, if the Inside Bid and Inside Offer are 
crossed or if there is no Inside Bid and/or Inside Offer, the Order 
will be cancelled or rejected. BX proposes to change references to 
cancelling or rejecting an order to ``not accepting'' an Order. 
Depending on the context, the reference to rejecting an order may have 
one of two meanings.\8\ BX believes that changing references from 
rejecting or cancelling an Order to not accepting an Order is 
appropriate because the proposed language resolves the ambiguity that 
may arise when referring to an order rejection, and is sufficiently 
broad to encompass the contexts in which the concept of Order rejection 
or cancellation may be used.
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    \8\ Specifically, an Order may be referred to as ``rejected'' if 
it is not initially accepted by the customer-facing BX interface. 
Alternatively, after an Order has been initially accepted by the 
customer-facing interface, and is being transmitted from one BX 
interface to another, it may be ``rejected'' if the Order is not 
accepted by another part of the BX system for various reasons.
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    This proposed change supplements the recently-approved changes to 
Orders with Midpoint Pegging, and the resulting modifications to BX 
systems.\9\
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    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79290 (November 10, 
2016), 81 FR 81184 (November 17, 2016) (SR-BX-2016-046). BX 
initially proposed to implement the new functionality for Orders 
with Midpoint Pegging on November 21, 2016. See Equity Trader Alert 
#2016-291. However, following testing, BX has decided to delay the 
implementation of this new functionality to provide additional time 
for systems testing. The new functionality shall be implemented no 
later than May 31, 2017. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 
80046 (February 15, 2017), 82 FR 11385 (February 22, 2017) (SR-BX-
2017-008) (extending the implementation date to no later than March 
31, 2017); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80393 (April 6, 
2017), 82 FR 17711 (April 12, 2017) (SR-BX-2017-018) (extending the 
implementation date to no later than May 31, 2017).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act,\10\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act,\11\ in particular, in that it is designed to 
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments 
to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national 
market system, and, in general to protect investors and the public 
interest. The proposed change is consistent with the Act because it 
supplements the recently-approved changes to Orders with Midpoint 
Pegging and the resulting modifications to BX systems, and reflects the 
Exchange's belief that the midpoint of a crossed market, or where there 
is no Inside Bid and/or Inside Offer, is not a clear and accurate 
indication of a valid price, and may produce sub-optimal execution 
prices for members and investors. The proposal adopts a functionality 
for Orders with Midpoint Pegging after initial entry and posting to the 
Exchange Book where the Inside Bid and Inside Offer subsequently 
becomes crossed, or where there is subsequently no Inside Bid and/or 
Inside Offer, that reflects the order flow management practices of the 
participants that use those protocols, e.g., re-submitting such Orders 
that are entered through RASH or FIX, and cancelling such Orders that 
are submitted through OUCH or FLITE.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The proposal to replace the reference in Rule 4703 to rejecting or 
cancelling an order to ``not accepting'' an order is consistent with 
the Act because the proposed language encompasses the contexts in which 
the concept of order rejection or cancellation may be used and resolves 
any ambiguity that may arise when referring to an order rejection.

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. The proposed change simply 
supplements the recently-approved changes to Orders with Midpoint 
Pegging and the resulting modifications to BX systems by adopting a 
functionality for Orders with Midpoint Pegging after initial entry and 
posting to the Exchange Book where the Inside Bid and Inside Offer 
subsequently becomes crossed, or where there is subsequently no Inside 
Bid and/or Inside Offer, that reflects the order flow management 
practices of the participants that use those protocols. Moreover, the 
use of Exchange Order types and attributes is voluntary, and no member 
is required to use any specific Order type or attribute or even to use 
any Exchange Order type or attribute or any Exchange functionality at 
all. If an Exchange member believes for any reason that the proposed 
rule change will be detrimental, that perceived detriment can be 
avoided by choosing not to enter or interact with the Order type 
modified by this proposed rule change. Finally, the proposal will apply 
equally to all Orders that meet its criteria.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i) 
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public 
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii) 
become

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operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such 
shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become effective 
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) 
thereunder.\12\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). As required under Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the Commission with written 
notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a 
brief description and the text of the proposed rule change, at least 
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule 
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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    A proposed rule change filed pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the 
Act \13\ normally does not become operative for 30 days after the date 
of its filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \14\ permits the 
Commission to designate a shorter time if such action is consistent 
with the protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange 
has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay. The 
Exchange states that the proposal supplements the recently-approved 
changes to Orders with Midpoint Pegging, and that it intends to 
implement these previously-approved changes shortly (and no later than 
May 31, 2017).\15\ Waiver of the 30-day operative delay would allow the 
Exchange to implement the previously-approved changes concurrently with 
the supplemental changes in this proposal. The Commission believes that 
waiver of the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection 
of investors and the public interest. Therefore, the Commission hereby 
waives the 30-day operative delay and designates the proposed rule 
change to be operative upon filing.\16\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \15\ See supra note 9.
    \16\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, 
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on 
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such 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. If the Commission 
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule change 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-BX-2017-021 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-2017-021. 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-2017-021 and should be 
submitted on or before May 31, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
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    \17\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                                    • Send an email to rule-                                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  comments@sec.gov. Please include File                     COMMISSION                                             Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                  Number SR–PEARL–2017–19 on the                                                                                   Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                  subject line.                                             [Release No. 34–80594; File No. SR–BX–                 Change
                                                  Paper Comments                                            2017–021]                                              1. Purpose
                                                                                                                                                                     BX proposes to amend Rule 4703
                                                    • Send paper comments in triplicate                     Self-Regulatory Organizations;
                                                                                                            NASDAQ BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and                  (Order Attributes) to specify the
                                                  to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
                                                                                                            Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed                    behavior of Orders with Midpoint
                                                  Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                                                                                    Pegging that are cancelled or rejected
                                                  Washington, DC 20549–1090.                                Rule Change To Amend Rule 4703
                                                                                                            (Order Attributes)                                     when the market is crossed, or when
                                                  All submissions should refer to File                                                                             there is no best bid and/or offer after
                                                  Number SR–PEARL–2017–19. This file                        May 4, 2017.                                           initial entry and posting to the Exchange
                                                  number should be included on the                             Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                 Book. BX also proposes to change a
                                                  subject line if email is used. To help the                Securities Exchange Act of 1934                        reference to cancelling or rejecting
                                                  Commission process and review your                        (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                orders in Rule 4703.
                                                  comments more efficiently, please use                     notice is hereby given that on April 21,                 Rule 4703(d) describes the Pegging
                                                  only one method. The Commission will                      2017, NASDAQ BX, Inc. (‘‘BX’’ or                       Order Attribute, including Midpoint
                                                  post all comments on the Commission’s                     ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities                Pegging. Pegging is an Order Attribute
                                                  Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                    and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or                    that allows an Order to have its price
                                                                                                            ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule                      automatically set with reference to the
                                                  rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                                                                            change as described in Items I and II                  NBBO. Midpoint Pegging means Pegging
                                                  submission, all subsequent
                                                                                                            below, which Items have been prepared                  with reference to the midpoint between
                                                  amendments, all written statements
                                                                                                            by the Exchange. The Commission is                     the Inside Bid and the Inside Offer (the
                                                  with respect to the proposed rule                                                                                ‘‘Midpoint’’).3 An Order with Midpoint
                                                  change that are filed with the                            publishing this notice to solicit
                                                                                                            comments on the proposed rule change                   Pegging is not displayed.
                                                  Commission, and all written                                                                                        BX recently proposed changes to
                                                  communications relating to the                            from interested persons.
                                                                                                                                                                   Orders with Midpoint Pegging, which
                                                  proposed rule change between the                          I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      were approved by the SEC on November
                                                  Commission and any person, other than                     Statement of the Terms of Substance of                 10, 2016.4 With this change, if the
                                                  those that may be withheld from the                       the Proposed Rule Change                               Inside Bid and Inside Offer are crossed
                                                  public in accordance with the                                                                                    or if there is no Insider Bid and Inside
                                                  provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                          The Exchange proposes to amend                      Offer, any existing Order with Midpoint
                                                  available for Web site viewing and                        Rule 4703 (Order Attributes) to specify                Pegging would be cancelled and any
                                                  printing in the Commission’s Public                       the behavior of Orders with Midpoint                   new Order with Midpoint Pegging
                                                  Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                         Pegging after initial entry and posting to             would be rejected.5
                                                  Washington, DC 20549, on official                         the Exchange Book when the market is
                                                                                                                                                                     BX now proposes to add language to
                                                                                                            crossed, or when there is no best bid
                                                  business days between the hours of                                                                               Rule 4703(d) to specify the treatment of
                                                                                                            and/or offer. The Exchange also
                                                  10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                                                                           Orders with Midpoint Pegging after
                                                                                                            proposes to change a reference to
                                                  filing also will be available for                                                                                initial entry and posting to the Exchange
                                                                                                            cancelling or rejecting orders in Rule
                                                  inspection and copying at the principal                                                                          Book when the Inside Bid and Inside
                                                                                                            4703.
                                                  office of the Exchange. All comments                                                                             Offer are subsequently crossed, or if
                                                  received will be posted without change;                      The text of the proposed rule change                there is subsequently no Inside Bid and/
                                                  the Commission does not edit personal                     is available on the Exchange’s Web site                or Inside Offer. Specifically, for Orders
                                                  identifying information from                              at http://nasdaqbx.cchwallstreet.com/,                 with Midpoint Pegging entered through
                                                                                                            at the principal office of the Exchange,               RASH or FIX, if the Order is on the
                                                  submissions. You should submit only
                                                                                                            and at the Commission’s Public                         Exchange Book and subsequently the
                                                  information that you wish to make
                                                                                                            Reference Room.                                        Inside Bid and Inside Offer become
                                                  available publicly. All submissions
                                                                                                            II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     crossed, or if there is no Inside Bid and/
                                                  should refer to File Number SR–
                                                                                                            Statement of the Purpose of, and                       or Inside Offer, the Order will be
                                                  PEARL–2017–19 and should be
                                                                                                            Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                 removed from the Exchange Book and
                                                  submitted on or before May 31, 2017.
                                                                                                            Change                                                 will be re-entered at the new midpoint
                                                    For the Commission, by the Division of                                                                         once there is a valid Inside Bid and
                                                  Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                  In its filing with the Commission, the               Inside Offer that is not crossed.
                                                  authority.18                                              Exchange included statements                             As stated in the filing proposing the
                                                  Eduardo A. Aleman,                                        concerning the purpose of and basis for                new Midpoint Pegging functionality, BX
                                                  Assistant Secretary.                                      the proposed rule change and discussed                 believes that the midpoint of a crossed
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–09421 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am]                any comments it received on the                        market, or where there is no Inside Bid
                                                                                                            proposed rule change. The text of these                and Inside Offer, is not a clear and
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                                                                                                            statements may be examined at the                      accurate indication of a valid price, and
                                                                                                            places specified in Item IV below. The                 may produce sub-optimal execution
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                                                                                                            Exchange has prepared summaries, set
                                                                                                            forth in sections A, B, and C below, of                  3 Thus, if the Inside Bid was $11 and the Inside

                                                                                                            the most significant aspects of such                   Offer was $11.06, an Order with Midpoint Pegging
                                                                                                                                                                   would be priced at $11.03.
                                                                                                            statements.                                              4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79290

                                                                                                                                                                   (November 10, 2016), 81 FR 81184 (November 17,
                                                                                                             1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                              2016) (SR–BX–2016–046).
                                                    18 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                             2 17   CFR 240.19b–4.                                   5 Id.




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                                                  prices for members and investors.6 Prior                two meanings.8 BX believes that                          Bid and/or Inside Offer, that reflects the
                                                  to this change, Orders entered through                  changing references from rejecting or                    order flow management practices of the
                                                  RASH or FIX would have been                             cancelling an Order to not accepting an                  participants that use those protocols,
                                                  nevertheless repriced to the midpoint of                Order is appropriate because the                         e.g., re-submitting such Orders that are
                                                  the Inside Bid and Inside Offer if the                  proposed language resolves the                           entered through RASH or FIX, and
                                                  Inside Bid and Inside Offer                             ambiguity that may arise when referring                  cancelling such Orders that are
                                                  subsequently became crossed, or would                   to an order rejection, and is sufficiently               submitted through OUCH or FLITE.
                                                  have been cancelled if there was                        broad to encompass the contexts in                         The proposal to replace the reference
                                                  subsequently no Inside Bid and/or                       which the concept of Order rejection or                  in Rule 4703 to rejecting or cancelling
                                                  Inside Offer. BX is proposing to re-enter               cancellation may be used.                                an order to ‘‘not accepting’’ an order is
                                                  such Orders at the new midpoint once                      This proposed change supplements                       consistent with the Act because the
                                                  there is an Inside Bid and Inside Offer                 the recently-approved changes to Orders                  proposed language encompasses the
                                                  that is not crossed because the new                     with Midpoint Pegging, and the                           contexts in which the concept of order
                                                  Inside Bid and Inside Offer is indicative               resulting modifications to BX systems.9                  rejection or cancellation may be used
                                                  of a valid price. BX is proposing to re-                                                                         and resolves any ambiguity that may
                                                                                                          2. Statutory Basis
                                                  enter Orders submitted through RASH                                                                              arise when referring to an order
                                                  or FIX because BX typically assumes a                      The Exchange believes that its                        rejection.
                                                  more active role in managing the order                  proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)
                                                                                                          of the Act,10 in general, and furthers the               B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  flow submitted by users of these                                                                                 Statement on Burden on Competition
                                                  protocols, and this functionality reflects              objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,11
                                                  the order flow management practices of                  in particular, in that it is designed to                    The Exchange does not believe that
                                                  these participants.                                     promote just and equitable principles of                 the proposed rule change will impose
                                                                                                          trade, to remove impediments to and                      any burden on competition not
                                                     While BX is only proposing to adopt                  perfect the mechanism of a free and                      necessary or appropriate in furtherance
                                                  this re-entry functionality for Orders                  open market and a national market                        of the purposes of the Act. The
                                                  that are entered through RASH or FIX,                   system, and, in general to protect                       proposed change simply supplements
                                                  the Exchange believes that it is                        investors and the public interest. The                   the recently-approved changes to Orders
                                                  appropriate to also modify the treatment                proposed change is consistent with the                   with Midpoint Pegging and the resulting
                                                  of Orders with Midpoint Pegging                         Act because it supplements the recently-                 modifications to BX systems by
                                                  entered through OUCH or FLITE where                     approved changes to Orders with                          adopting a functionality for Orders with
                                                  the Inside Bid and Inside Offer                         Midpoint Pegging and the resulting                       Midpoint Pegging after initial entry and
                                                  subsequently becomes crossed, or there                  modifications to BX systems, and                         posting to the Exchange Book where the
                                                  is subsequently no Inside Bid and/or                    reflects the Exchange’s belief that the                  Inside Bid and Inside Offer
                                                  Inside Offer. Accordingly, BX is                        midpoint of a crossed market, or where                   subsequently becomes crossed, or where
                                                  proposing to amend Rule 4703(d) to                      there is no Inside Bid and/or Inside                     there is subsequently no Inside Bid and/
                                                  state that if, after an Order with                      Offer, is not a clear and accurate                       or Inside Offer, that reflects the order
                                                  Midpoint Pegging is entered through                     indication of a valid price, and may                     flow management practices of the
                                                  OUCH or FLITE, the Inside Bid and                       produce sub-optimal execution prices                     participants that use those protocols.
                                                  Inside Offer changes so that the                        for members and investors. The                           Moreover, the use of Exchange Order
                                                  Midpoint is lower than (higher than) the                proposal adopts a functionality for                      types and attributes is voluntary, and no
                                                  price of an Order to buy (sell), the Inside             Orders with Midpoint Pegging after                       member is required to use any specific
                                                  Bid and Inside Offer are crossed or if                  initial entry and posting to the Exchange                Order type or attribute or even to use
                                                  there is no Inside Bid and/or Inside                    Book where the Inside Bid and Inside                     any Exchange Order type or attribute or
                                                  Offer, the Pegged Order will be                         Offer subsequently becomes crossed, or                   any Exchange functionality at all. If an
                                                  cancelled back to the Participant.7                     where there is subsequently no Inside                    Exchange member believes for any
                                                     Finally, BX is proposing to change a                                                                          reason that the proposed rule change
                                                  reference in Rule 4703 that describes the                  8 Specifically, an Order may be referred to as
                                                                                                                                                                   will be detrimental, that perceived
                                                  cancellation or rejection of an Order.                  ‘‘rejected’’ if it is not initially accepted by the
                                                                                                          customer-facing BX interface. Alternatively, after an    detriment can be avoided by choosing
                                                  Specifically, Rule 4703(d) currently                    Order has been initially accepted by the customer-       not to enter or interact with the Order
                                                  states that, in the case of an Order with               facing interface, and is being transmitted from one      type modified by this proposed rule
                                                  Midpoint Pegging, if the Inside Bid and                 BX interface to another, it may be ‘‘rejected’’ if the   change. Finally, the proposal will apply
                                                  Inside Offer are locked, the Order will                 Order is not accepted by another part of the BX
                                                                                                          system for various reasons.                              equally to all Orders that meet its
                                                  be priced at the locking price, if the                     9 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79290       criteria.
                                                  Inside Bid and Inside Offer are crossed                 (November 10, 2016), 81 FR 81184 (November 17,
                                                  or if there is no Inside Bid and/or Inside              2016) (SR–BX–2016–046). BX initially proposed to         C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  Offer, the Order will be cancelled or                   implement the new functionality for Orders with          Statement on Comments on the
                                                  rejected. BX proposes to change                         Midpoint Pegging on November 21, 2016. See               Proposed Rule Change Received From
                                                                                                          Equity Trader Alert #2016–291. However, following        Members, Participants, or Others
                                                  references to cancelling or rejecting an                testing, BX has decided to delay the
                                                  order to ‘‘not accepting’’ an Order.                    implementation of this new functionality to provide        No written comments were either
                                                  Depending on the context, the reference                 additional time for systems testing. The new             solicited or received.
                                                                                                          functionality shall be implemented no later than
                                                  to rejecting an order may have one of                   May 31, 2017. See Securities Exchange Act Release        III. Date of Effectiveness of the
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                                                                                                          No. 80046 (February 15, 2017), 82 FR 11385               Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
                                                    6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79290       (February 22, 2017) (SR–BX–2017–008) (extending
                                                  (November 10, 2016), 81 FR 81184 (November 17,          the implementation date to no later than March 31,       Commission Action
                                                  2016) (SR–BX–2016–046).                                 2017); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80393            Because the foregoing proposed rule
                                                    7 BX is proposing to change the reference in this     (April 6, 2017), 82 FR 17711 (April 12, 2017) (SR–
                                                                                                          BX–2017–018) (extending the implementation date
                                                                                                                                                                   change does not: (i) Significantly affect
                                                  sentence from NBBO to Inside Bid and Inside Offer
                                                  to make this sentence more consistent with the rest     to no later than May 31, 2017).                          the protection of investors or the public
                                                  of Rule 4703, which uses the concept of the Inside         10 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).                                  interest; (ii) impose any significant
                                                  Bid and Insider Offer rather than the NBBO.                11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                               burden on competition; and (iii) become


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                                                  21860                         Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 89 / Wednesday, May 10, 2017 / Notices

                                                  operative for 30 days from the date on                  change is consistent with the Act.                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                  which it was filed, or such shorter time                Comments may be submitted by any of                    COMMISSION
                                                  as the Commission may designate, it has                 the following methods:
                                                                                                                                                                 [Release No. 34–80593; File No. SR–
                                                  become effective pursuant to Section                                                                           NASDAQ–2017–042]
                                                                                                          Electronic Comments
                                                  19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b–
                                                  4(f)(6) thereunder.12                                     • Use the Commission’s Internet                      Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
                                                     A proposed rule change filed                         comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                      NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of
                                                  pursuant to Rule 19b–4(f)(6) under the                  rules/sro.shtml); or                                   Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
                                                  Act 13 normally does not become                                                                                Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule
                                                  operative for 30 days after the date of its               • Send an email to rule-
                                                                                                          comments@sec.gov. Please include File                  4702 (Order Types) and Rule 4703
                                                  filing. However, Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 14                                                                      (Order Attributes)
                                                  permits the Commission to designate a                   Number SR–BX–2017–021 on the
                                                  shorter time if such action is consistent               subject line.                                          May 4, 2017.
                                                  with the protection of investors and the                Paper Comments                                            Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                  public interest. The Exchange has asked                                                                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                                  the Commission to waive the 30-day                        • Send paper comments in triplicate                  (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                  operative delay. The Exchange states                    to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities              notice is hereby given that on April 21,
                                                  that the proposal supplements the                       and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street                  2017, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
                                                  recently-approved changes to Orders                     NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.                        (‘‘Nasdaq’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
                                                  with Midpoint Pegging, and that it                                                                             Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                                                                          All submissions should refer to File
                                                  intends to implement these previously-                                                                         (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed
                                                                                                          Number SR–BX–2017–021. This file
                                                  approved changes shortly (and no later                                                                         rule change as described in Items I and
                                                                                                          number should be included on the
                                                  than May 31, 2017).15 Waiver of the 30-                                                                        II below, which Items have been
                                                                                                          subject line if email is used. To help the
                                                  day operative delay would allow the                                                                            prepared by the Exchange. The
                                                                                                          Commission process and review your
                                                  Exchange to implement the previously-                                                                          Commission is publishing this notice to
                                                                                                          comments more efficiently, please use
                                                  approved changes concurrently with the                                                                         solicit comments on the proposed rule
                                                                                                          only one method. The Commission will
                                                  supplemental changes in this proposal.                                                                         change from interested persons.
                                                                                                          post all comments on the Commission’s
                                                  The Commission believes that waiver of                  Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                 I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  the 30-day operative delay is consistent                rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                        Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                  with the protection of investors and the                submission, all subsequent                             the Proposed Rule Change
                                                  public interest. Therefore, the                         amendments, all written statements
                                                  Commission hereby waives the 30-day                                                                               The Exchange proposes to amend
                                                                                                          with respect to the proposed rule                      Rule 4702 (Order Types) and Rule 4703
                                                  operative delay and designates the                      change that are filed with the
                                                  proposed rule change to be operative                                                                           (Order Attributes) to specify the
                                                                                                          Commission, and all written                            behavior of Midpoint Peg Post-Only
                                                  upon filing.16                                          communications relating to the
                                                     At any time within 60 days of the                                                                           Orders and Orders with Midpoint
                                                                                                          proposed rule change between the                       Pegging after initial entry and posting to
                                                  filing of such proposed rule change, the
                                                                                                          Commission and any person, other than                  the Nasdaq Book when the market is
                                                  Commission summarily may
                                                                                                          those that may be withheld from the                    crossed, or when there is no best bid
                                                  temporarily suspend such rule change if
                                                                                                          public in accordance with the                          and/or offer. Nasdaq also proposes to
                                                  it appears to the Commission that such
                                                                                                          provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                    change certain references to cancelling
                                                  action is necessary or appropriate in the
                                                                                                          available for Web site viewing and                     or rejecting orders in Rule 4702 and
                                                  public interest, for the protection of
                                                                                                          printing in the Commission’s Public                    Rule 4703.
                                                  investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
                                                                                                          Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                         The text of the proposed rule change
                                                  the purposes of the Act. If the
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20549, on official                      is available on the Exchange’s Web site
                                                  Commission takes such action, the
                                                                                                          business days between the hours of                     at http://nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com, at
                                                  Commission shall institute proceedings
                                                                                                          10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                 the principal office of the Exchange, and
                                                  to determine whether the proposed rule
                                                                                                          filing also will be available for                      at the Commission’s Public Reference
                                                  change should be approved or
                                                                                                          inspection and copying at the principal                Room.
                                                  disapproved.
                                                                                                          office of the Exchange. All comments
                                                  IV. Solicitation of Comments                            received will be posted without change;                II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                          the Commission does not edit personal                  Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                    Interested persons are invited to                                                                            Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                  submit written data, views, and                         identifying information from
                                                                                                          submissions. You should submit only                    Change
                                                  arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                                  including whether the proposed rule                     information that you wish to make                         In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                                                                          available publicly. All submissions                    Exchange included statements
                                                    12 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). As required under Rule     should refer to File Number SR–BX–                     concerning the purpose of and basis for
                                                  19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the             2017–021 and should be submitted on                    the proposed rule change and discussed
                                                  Commission with written notice of its intent to file    or before May 31, 2017.                                any comments it received on the
                                                  the proposed rule change, along with a brief
                                                  description and the text of the proposed rule             For the Commission, by the Division of               proposed rule change. The text of these
                                                  change, at least five business days prior to the date   Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated             statements may be examined at the
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                                                  of filing of the proposed rule change, or such          authority.17                                           places specified in Item IV below. The
                                                  shorter time as designated by the Commission.                                                                  Exchange has prepared summaries, set
                                                    13 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).                            Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                                                                                                                                                 forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
                                                    14 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).                       Assistant Secretary.
                                                    15 See supra note 9.
                                                                                                                                                                 the most significant aspects of such
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2017–09423 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    16 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
                                                                                                                                                                 statements.
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                  operative delay, the Commission has considered the
                                                                                                                                                                   1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                  proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,
                                                  and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).              17 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                           2 17   CFR 240.19b–4.



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