82_FR_23532 82 FR 23435 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Schedule of Fees To Modify Fees and Rebates for PIM Orders

82 FR 23435 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Schedule of Fees To Modify Fees and Rebates for PIM Orders

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)

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FR Document2017-10306

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23435-23437]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10306]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80684; File No. SR-ISE-2017-39]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the 
Schedule of Fees To Modify Fees and Rebates for PIM Orders

May 16, 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 May 1, 2017, Nasdaq ISE, LLC (``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``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 the Schedule of Fees to modify fees 
charged and rebates provided for orders executed in the Price 
Improvement Mechanism.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
Web site at www.ise.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and 
at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to amend the Schedule of 
Fees to modify fees charged and rebates provided for orders executed in 
the Price Improvement Mechanism (``PIM''). In particular, the proposed 
rule change makes the following changes for both regular and complex 
orders in Select Symbols \3\ and Non-Select Symbols: \4\ (1) Amends the 
fee PIM orders other than Priority Customer \5\ orders to be $0.10 per 
contract, regardless of the size of the order; (2) provides discounted 
fees for PIM orders such that members that execute an average daily 
volume (``ADV'') of 7,500 or more contracts in the PIM in a given month 
will pay a fee of $0.05 per contract, and Members that execute an ADV 
of 12,500 or more contracts in the PIM in a given month will not pay a 
fee for PIM orders; (3) amends the fee for Responses to PIM orders to 
be $0.20 per contract; and (4) eliminates the PIM break-up rebate. Each 
of these proposed changes are described in more detail below.
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    \3\ ``Select Symbols'' are options overlying all symbols listed 
on the Nasdaq ISE that are in the Penny Pilot Program.
    \4\ ``Non-Select Symbols'' are options overlying all symbols 
excluding Select Symbols.
    \5\ A ``Priority Customer'' is a person or entity that is not a 
broker/dealer in securities, and does not place more than 390 orders 
in listed options per day on average during a calendar month for its 
own beneficial account(s), as defined in Nasdaq ISE Rule 
100(a)(37A).
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Fee for PIM Orders
    Currently, regular and complex PIM orders of 100 or fewer contracts 
in Select and Non-Select Symbols are charged a fee of $0.05 per 
contract for Market Maker,\6\ Non-Nasdaq ISE Market Maker,\7\ Firm 
Proprietary,\8\ Broker-

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Dealer, and Professional Customer \9\ orders (``non-Priority Customer 
orders''); \10\ Priority Customer orders receive free executions in the 
PIM. This fee for non-Priority Customer PIM orders of 100 or fewer 
contracts is reduced to $0.03 per contract for orders executed by 
Members that have an ADV of 20,000 or more Priority Customer contracts 
in a given month executed in the PIM.\11\ PIM orders of more than 100 
contracts pay the fee for Crossing Orders, which is $0.20 per contract 
for Non-Nasdaq ISE Market Maker, Firm Proprietary, Broker-Dealer, and 
Professional Customer orders for both regular and complex orders in 
Select and Non-Select Symbols.\12\ Regular Market Maker orders in 
Select Symbols and Market Maker complex orders in both Select and Non-
Select Symbols are charged a fee of $0.20 per contract; Regular Market 
Maker orders in Non-Select Symbols are also charged a fee of $0.20 per 
contract if sent by an Electronic Access Member (``EAM'') and are 
otherwise charged a fee of $0.25 per contract, subject to applicable 
tier discounts.\13\
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    \6\ The term ``Market Makers'' refers to ``Competitive Market 
Makers'' and ``Primary Market Makers'' collectively. See Nasdaq ISE 
Rule 100(a)(25).
    \7\ A ``Non-Nasdaq ISE Market Maker'' is a market maker as 
defined in section 3(a)(38) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
as amended, registered in the same options class on another options 
exchange.
    \8\ A ``Firm Proprietary'' order is an order submitted by a 
member for its own proprietary account.
    \9\ A ``Professional Customer'' is a person or entity that is 
not a broker/dealer and is not a Priority Customer.
    \10\ Fees apply to the originating and contra order. Firm 
Proprietary and Non-Nasdaq ISE Market Maker contracts traded are 
subject to the Crossing Fee Cap, as provided in section IV.H of the 
Schedule of Fees. The Schedule of Fees is currently missing a 
reference indicating that footnote 6 under section II., Complex 
Order Fees and Rebate, relating to the Crossing Fee Cap applies to 
the fee for PIM orders. The Exchange proposes to add this reference.
    \11\ This discounted fee is applied retroactively to all 
eligible PIM volume in that month once the threshold has been 
reached. Priority Customer ADV includes all volume in all symbols 
and order types. All eligible volume from affiliated Members will be 
aggregated in determining total affiliated Priority Customer ADV, 
provided there is at least 75% common ownership between the Members 
as reflected on each Member's Form BD, Schedule A. For purposes of 
determining Priority Customer ADV, any day that the regular order 
book is not open for the entire trading day or the Exchange 
instructs members in writing to route their orders to other markets 
may be excluded from such calculation; provided that the Exchange 
will only remove the day for members that would have a lower ADV 
with the day included.
    \12\ Fees apply to the originating and contra order. Firm 
Proprietary and Non-Nasdaq ISE Market Maker contracts traded are 
subject to the Crossing Fee Cap, as provided in section IV.H of the 
Schedule of Fees.
    \13\ See Schedule of Fees, section IV.C.
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    The Exchange now proposes to: (1) Adopt a fee of $0.10 per contract 
for non-Priority Customer orders executed in the PIM, and (2) remove 
the distinction between PIM orders of 100 or fewer contracts and PIM 
orders of more than 100 contracts. As proposed, non-Priority Customer 
PIM orders for both regular and complex, and in both Select and Non-
Select Symbols, will be charged a fee of $0.10 per contract. In 
addition, the Exchange proposes to allow members to qualify for lower 
fees (or no fees) based on the amount of volume they execute in the 
PIM. In particular, members that execute an ADV of 7,500 or more 
contracts in the PIM in a given month will be charged a reduced fee of 
$0.05 per contract, and members that execute an ADV of 12,500 or more 
contracts will not be charged a fee for PIM orders. As is the case for 
the Exchange's other volume based fees, the discounted fees will be 
applied retroactively to all eligible PIM volume in that month once the 
threshold has been reached.
PIM Response Fees and Break-Up Rebates
    Currently, for regular orders in Select and Non-Select Symbols, the 
Exchange charges all market participants a fee of $0.50 per contract 
for Responses to Crossing Orders. For complex orders, the fee for 
Responses to Crossing Orders is $0.48 per contract in Select Symbols 
for all market participants, and in Non-Select Symbols is $0.91 per 
contract for Market Maker orders and $0.96 per contract for Non-Nasdaq 
ISE Market Maker, Firm Proprietary, Broker-Dealer, Professional 
Customer, and Priority Customer orders. In addition, the Exchange 
provides a PIM break-up rebate for contracts that are submitted to PIM 
that do not trade with their contra order.\14\ This PIM break-up Rebate 
is provided to Non-Nasdaq ISE Market Maker, Firm Proprietary, Broker-
Dealer, Professional Customer, and Priority Customer orders, and is 
$0.35 per contract for regular and complex orders in Select Symbols, 
$0.15 per contract for regular orders in Non-Select Symbols, and $0.80 
per contract for complex orders in Non-Select Symbols. The Exchange now 
proposes to (1) charge a lower fee of $0.20 per contract for Responses 
to PIM orders for all market participants, and (2) eliminate the PIM 
break-up rebate provided for contracts that do not trade with their 
contra order.
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    \14\ The applicable fee is applied to any contracts for which a 
rebate is provided. For complex orders submitted to the PIM the 
rebate is provided per contract leg except when those contracts 
trade against pre-existing orders and quotes on the Exchange's order 
books.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with section 
6(b) of the Act,\15\ in general, and furthers the objectives of 
sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act,\16\ in particular, in that it 
provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and 
other charges among members and issuers and other persons using any 
facility, and is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between 
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
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Fee for PIM Orders
    The Exchange believes that the proposed fees for PIM orders are 
reasonable and equitable because they are designed to increase 
participation in the PIM. In particular, the Exchange believes that the 
proposed fee for PIM orders is reasonable and equitable as it is 
designed to reward members that send a high volume of PIM orders to the 
Exchange. As proposed, although the Exchange is removing incentives for 
small PIM orders of 100 or fewer contracts, members will pay a fee for 
PIM orders that remains lower than the fees charged for other Crossing 
Orders, and will qualify for volume based discounts, including free 
executions in the PIM for members that meet the higher proposed volume 
threshold. The Exchange believes that this fee structure will 
incentivize members to execute their orders in the PIM to the benefit 
of all market participants that trade on the Exchange. Furthermore, the 
Exchange believes that this proposed change is not unfairly 
discriminatory as all non-Priority Customer orders will continue to be 
subject to the same fees, and can qualify for further discounts based 
on volume executed in the PIM. Priority Customer orders will also 
continue to receive free executions in the PIM. The Exchange believes 
that it is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory to charge lower 
fees for Priority Customer orders as a Priority Customer is by 
definition not a broker or dealer in securities, and does not place 
more than 390 orders in listed options per day on average during a 
calendar month for its own beneficial account(s). This limitation does 
not apply to participants whose behavior is substantially similar to 
that of market professionals, including, Professional Customers, who 
will generally submit a higher number of orders than Priority 
Customers. Furthermore, the Exchange notes that all market participants 
can qualify for free executions in the PIM if the member executes the 
required volume of contracts in the PIM.
PIM Response Fees and Break-Up Rebates
    The Exchange also believes that the proposed changes to PIM 
response fees and break-up rebates are reasonable and equitable as they 
are designed to make it more attractive for market participants

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to respond to PIM auctions, thereby increasing price improvement 
opportunities for PIM orders. As proposed, market participants that 
respond to PIM auctions will pay a response fee that is significantly 
lower than that charged for responses to other Crossing Orders, and 
members that initiate a PIM auction will no longer qualify for break-up 
rebates if they enter an order into the PIM that does not trade against 
its contra order. The Exchange believes that these changes will make it 
easier for firms to participate in the PIM by responding to these 
auctions with price improvement. Furthermore, the Exchange does not 
believe that the proposed rule change is unfairly discriminatory as all 
market participants that respond to PIM auctions will be charged the 
same fee for Responses to PIM orders, and no market participants will 
be eligible for PIM break-up rebates, which are being eliminated.

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

    In accordance with section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\17\ the Exchange 
does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden 
on intermarket or intramarket competition that is not necessary or 
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. To the contrary, 
the Exchange believes that the proposed fee change is pro-competitive 
as it is designed to provide incentives for members to submit orders to 
the PIM, and to encourage members to respond to PIM auctions and 
thereby increase price improvement opportunities for orders submitted 
to the PIM. The Exchange operates in a highly competitive market in 
which market participants can readily direct their order flow to 
competing venues. In such an environment, the Exchange must continually 
review, and consider adjusting, its fees and rebates to remain 
competitive with other exchanges. For the reasons described above, the 
Exchange believes that the proposed fee changes reflect this 
competitive environment.
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to section 
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act,\18\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) \19\ thereunder. 
At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, 
the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule change if it 
appears to the Commission that such action is: (i) Necessary or 
appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the protection of 
investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the 
Act. If the Commission takes such action, the Commission shall 
institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule should be 
approved or disapproved.
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \19\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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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-ISE-2017-39 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2017-39. 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-ISE-2017-39 and should be 
submitted on or before June 12, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\20\
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    \20\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                                  public interest, for the protection of                     available publicly. All submissions                   statements may be examined at the
                                                  investors, or otherwise in furtherance of                  should refer to File Number SR–                       places specified in Item IV below. The
                                                  the purposes of the Act. If the                            NYSEMKT–2017–26 and should be                         Exchange has prepared summaries, set
                                                  Commission takes such action, the                          submitted on or before June 12, 2017.                 forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
                                                  Commission shall institute proceedings                       For the Commission, by the Division of              the most significant aspects of such
                                                  under Section 19(b)(2)(B) 60 of the Act to                 Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated            statements.
                                                  determine whether the proposed rule                        authority.61
                                                  change should be approved or                               Eduardo A. Aleman,                                    A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  disapproved.                                               Assistant Secretary.
                                                                                                                                                                   Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                                                                                                                                   Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                  IV. Solicitation of Comments                               [FR Doc. 2017–10298 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                   Change
                                                                                                             BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                    Interested persons are invited to
                                                  submit written data, views, and                                                                                  1. Purpose
                                                  arguments concerning the foregoing,                                                                                 The purpose of the proposed rule
                                                                                                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                  including whether the proposed rule                                                                              change is to amend the Schedule of Fees
                                                                                                             COMMISSION
                                                  change is consistent with the Act.
                                                                                                                                                                   to modify fees charged and rebates
                                                  Comments may be submitted by any of                        [Release No. 34–80684; File No. SR–ISE–
                                                                                                             2017–39]                                              provided for orders executed in the
                                                  the following methods:
                                                                                                                                                                   Price Improvement Mechanism (‘‘PIM’’).
                                                  Electronic Comments                                        Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq                 In particular, the proposed rule change
                                                    • Use the Commission’s Internet                          ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing and                        makes the following changes for both
                                                  comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                          Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed                   regular and complex orders in Select
                                                  rules/sro.shtml); or                                       Rule Change To Amend the Schedule                     Symbols 3 and Non-Select Symbols: 4 (1)
                                                    • Send an email to rule-comments@                        of Fees To Modify Fees and Rebates                    Amends the fee PIM orders other than
                                                  sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                    for PIM Orders                                        Priority Customer 5 orders to be $0.10
                                                  NYSEMKT–2017–26 on the subject line.                                                                             per contract, regardless of the size of the
                                                                                                             May 16, 2017.
                                                                                                                                                                   order; (2) provides discounted fees for
                                                  Paper Comments                                                Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the                PIM orders such that members that
                                                     • Send paper comments in triplicate                     Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                                                                                                                                                   execute an average daily volume
                                                  to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                      (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                                                                                                                                   (‘‘ADV’’) of 7,500 or more contracts in
                                                  Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                              notice is hereby given that on May 1,
                                                                                                                                                                   the PIM in a given month will pay a fee
                                                  Washington, DC 20549–1090.                                 2017, Nasdaq ISE, LLC (‘‘ISE’’ or
                                                                                                                                                                   of $0.05 per contract, and Members that
                                                  All submissions should refer to File                       ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
                                                                                                                                                                   execute an ADV of 12,500 or more
                                                  Number SR–NYSEMKT–2017–26. This                            and Exchange Commission
                                                                                                             (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule                    contracts in the PIM in a given month
                                                  file number should be included on the                                                                            will not pay a fee for PIM orders; (3)
                                                  subject line if email is used. To help the                 change as described in Items I and II,
                                                                                                             below, which Items have been prepared                 amends the fee for Responses to PIM
                                                  Commission process and review your                                                                               orders to be $0.20 per contract; and (4)
                                                  comments more efficiently, please use                      by the Exchange. The Commission is
                                                                                                             publishing this notice to solicit                     eliminates the PIM break-up rebate.
                                                  only one method. The Commission will                                                                             Each of these proposed changes are
                                                  post all comments on the Commission’s                      comments on the proposed rule change
                                                                                                             from interested persons.                              described in more detail below.
                                                  Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                  rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                            I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     Fee for PIM Orders
                                                  submission, all subsequent                                 Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                  amendments, all written statements                                                                                 Currently, regular and complex PIM
                                                                                                             the Proposed Rule Change
                                                  with respect to the proposed rule                                                                                orders of 100 or fewer contracts in
                                                                                                                The Exchange proposes to amend the                 Select and Non-Select Symbols are
                                                  change that are filed with the
                                                                                                             Schedule of Fees to modify fees charged               charged a fee of $0.05 per contract for
                                                  Commission, and all written
                                                                                                             and rebates provided for orders                       Market Maker,6 Non-Nasdaq ISE Market
                                                  communications relating to the
                                                                                                             executed in the Price Improvement                     Maker,7 Firm Proprietary,8 Broker-
                                                  proposed rule change between the
                                                                                                             Mechanism.
                                                  Commission and any person, other than                         The text of the proposed rule change                  3 ‘‘Select Symbols’’ are options overlying all
                                                  those that may be withheld from the                        is available on the Exchange’s Web site               symbols listed on the Nasdaq ISE that are in the
                                                  public in accordance with the                              at www.ise.com, at the principal office               Penny Pilot Program.
                                                  provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                        of the Exchange, and at the                              4 ‘‘Non-Select Symbols’’ are options overlying all
                                                  available for Web site viewing and                         Commission’s Public Reference Room.                   symbols excluding Select Symbols.
                                                  printing in the Commission’s Public                                                                                 5 A ‘‘Priority Customer’’ is a person or entity that

                                                  Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                          II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                    is not a broker/dealer in securities, and does not
                                                                                                             Statement of the Purpose of, and                      place more than 390 orders in listed options per day
                                                  Washington, DC 20549 on official                                                                                 on average during a calendar month for its own
                                                  business days between the hours of                         Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                beneficial account(s), as defined in Nasdaq ISE Rule
                                                  10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                     Change                                                100(a)(37A).
                                                  filing also will be available for                             In its filing with the Commission, the                6 The term ‘‘Market Makers’’ refers to

                                                  inspection and copying at the principal                                                                          ‘‘Competitive Market Makers’’ and ‘‘Primary Market
                                                                                                             Exchange included statements                          Makers’’ collectively. See Nasdaq ISE Rule
                                                  office of the Exchange. All comments
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                                                                                                             concerning the purpose of and basis for               100(a)(25).
                                                  received will be posted without change;                    the proposed rule change and discussed                   7 A ‘‘Non-Nasdaq ISE Market Maker’’ is a market

                                                  the Commission does not edit personal                      any comments it received on the                       maker as defined in section 3(a)(38) of the
                                                  identifying information from                                                                                     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
                                                                                                             proposed rule change. The text of these               registered in the same options class on another
                                                  submissions. You should submit only                                                                              options exchange.
                                                  information that you wish to make                            61 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                             8 A ‘‘Firm Proprietary’’ order is an order
                                                                                                               1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                              submitted by a member for its own proprietary
                                                    60 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).                               2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                 account.



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                                                  Dealer, and Professional Customer 9                      Select and Non-Select Symbols, will be                provides for the equitable allocation of
                                                  orders (‘‘non-Priority Customer                          charged a fee of $0.10 per contract. In               reasonable dues, fees, and other charges
                                                  orders’’); 10 Priority Customer orders                   addition, the Exchange proposes to                    among members and issuers and other
                                                  receive free executions in the PIM. This                 allow members to qualify for lower fees               persons using any facility, and is not
                                                  fee for non-Priority Customer PIM                        (or no fees) based on the amount of                   designed to permit unfair
                                                  orders of 100 or fewer contracts is                      volume they execute in the PIM. In                    discrimination between customers,
                                                  reduced to $0.03 per contract for orders                 particular, members that execute an                   issuers, brokers, or dealers.
                                                  executed by Members that have an ADV                     ADV of 7,500 or more contracts in the
                                                                                                                                                                 Fee for PIM Orders
                                                  of 20,000 or more Priority Customer                      PIM in a given month will be charged
                                                  contracts in a given month executed in                   a reduced fee of $0.05 per contract, and                 The Exchange believes that the
                                                  the PIM.11 PIM orders of more than 100                   members that execute an ADV of 12,500                 proposed fees for PIM orders are
                                                  contracts pay the fee for Crossing                       or more contracts will not be charged a               reasonable and equitable because they
                                                  Orders, which is $0.20 per contract for                  fee for PIM orders. As is the case for the            are designed to increase participation in
                                                  Non-Nasdaq ISE Market Maker, Firm                        Exchange’s other volume based fees, the               the PIM. In particular, the Exchange
                                                  Proprietary, Broker-Dealer, and                          discounted fees will be applied                       believes that the proposed fee for PIM
                                                  Professional Customer orders for both                    retroactively to all eligible PIM volume              orders is reasonable and equitable as it
                                                  regular and complex orders in Select                     in that month once the threshold has                  is designed to reward members that
                                                  and Non-Select Symbols.12 Regular                        been reached.                                         send a high volume of PIM orders to the
                                                  Market Maker orders in Select Symbols                                                                          Exchange. As proposed, although the
                                                                                                           PIM Response Fees and Break-Up                        Exchange is removing incentives for
                                                  and Market Maker complex orders in                       Rebates
                                                  both Select and Non-Select Symbols are                                                                         small PIM orders of 100 or fewer
                                                  charged a fee of $0.20 per contract;                        Currently, for regular orders in Select            contracts, members will pay a fee for
                                                  Regular Market Maker orders in Non-                      and Non-Select Symbols, the Exchange                  PIM orders that remains lower than the
                                                  Select Symbols are also charged a fee of                 charges all market participants a fee of              fees charged for other Crossing Orders,
                                                  $0.20 per contract if sent by an                         $0.50 per contract for Responses to                   and will qualify for volume based
                                                  Electronic Access Member (‘‘EAM’’) and                   Crossing Orders. For complex orders,                  discounts, including free executions in
                                                  are otherwise charged a fee of $0.25 per                 the fee for Responses to Crossing Orders              the PIM for members that meet the
                                                  contract, subject to applicable tier                     is $0.48 per contract in Select Symbols               higher proposed volume threshold. The
                                                  discounts.13                                             for all market participants, and in Non-              Exchange believes that this fee structure
                                                    The Exchange now proposes to: (1)                      Select Symbols is $0.91 per contract for              will incentivize members to execute
                                                  Adopt a fee of $0.10 per contract for                    Market Maker orders and $0.96 per                     their orders in the PIM to the benefit of
                                                  non-Priority Customer orders executed                    contract for Non-Nasdaq ISE Market                    all market participants that trade on the
                                                  in the PIM, and (2) remove the                           Maker, Firm Proprietary, Broker-Dealer,               Exchange. Furthermore, the Exchange
                                                  distinction between PIM orders of 100                    Professional Customer, and Priority                   believes that this proposed change is not
                                                  or fewer contracts and PIM orders of                     Customer orders. In addition, the                     unfairly discriminatory as all non-
                                                  more than 100 contracts. As proposed,                    Exchange provides a PIM break-up                      Priority Customer orders will continue
                                                  non-Priority Customer PIM orders for                     rebate for contracts that are submitted to            to be subject to the same fees, and can
                                                  both regular and complex, and in both                    PIM that do not trade with their contra               qualify for further discounts based on
                                                                                                           order.14 This PIM break-up Rebate is                  volume executed in the PIM. Priority
                                                     9 A ‘‘Professional Customer’’ is a person or entity   provided to Non-Nasdaq ISE Market                     Customer orders will also continue to
                                                  that is not a broker/dealer and is not a Priority        Maker, Firm Proprietary, Broker-Dealer,               receive free executions in the PIM. The
                                                  Customer.                                                Professional Customer, and Priority                   Exchange believes that it is equitable
                                                     10 Fees apply to the originating and contra order.
                                                                                                           Customer orders, and is $0.35 per                     and not unfairly discriminatory to
                                                  Firm Proprietary and Non-Nasdaq ISE Market                                                                     charge lower fees for Priority Customer
                                                  Maker contracts traded are subject to the Crossing       contract for regular and complex orders
                                                  Fee Cap, as provided in section IV.H of the              in Select Symbols, $0.15 per contract for             orders as a Priority Customer is by
                                                  Schedule of Fees. The Schedule of Fees is currently      regular orders in Non-Select Symbols,                 definition not a broker or dealer in
                                                  missing a reference indicating that footnote 6 under
                                                                                                           and $0.80 per contract for complex                    securities, and does not place more than
                                                  section II., Complex Order Fees and Rebate, relating                                                           390 orders in listed options per day on
                                                  to the Crossing Fee Cap applies to the fee for PIM       orders in Non-Select Symbols. The
                                                  orders. The Exchange proposes to add this                Exchange now proposes to (1) charge a                 average during a calendar month for its
                                                  reference.                                               lower fee of $0.20 per contract for                   own beneficial account(s). This
                                                     11 This discounted fee is applied retroactively to
                                                                                                           Responses to PIM orders for all market                limitation does not apply to participants
                                                  all eligible PIM volume in that month once the                                                                 whose behavior is substantially similar
                                                  threshold has been reached. Priority Customer ADV        participants, and (2) eliminate the PIM
                                                  includes all volume in all symbols and order types.      break-up rebate provided for contracts                to that of market professionals,
                                                  All eligible volume from affiliated Members will be      that do not trade with their contra order.            including, Professional Customers, who
                                                  aggregated in determining total affiliated Priority                                                            will generally submit a higher number
                                                  Customer ADV, provided there is at least 75%             2. Statutory Basis                                    of orders than Priority Customers.
                                                  common ownership between the Members as
                                                  reflected on each Member’s Form BD, Schedule A.             The Exchange believes that its                     Furthermore, the Exchange notes that all
                                                  For purposes of determining Priority Customer            proposal is consistent with section 6(b)              market participants can qualify for free
                                                  ADV, any day that the regular order book is not          of the Act,15 in general, and furthers the            executions in the PIM if the member
                                                  open for the entire trading day or the Exchange          objectives of sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5)            executes the required volume of
                                                  instructs members in writing to route their orders
                                                  to other markets may be excluded from such               of the Act,16 in particular, in that it               contracts in the PIM.
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                                                  calculation; provided that the Exchange will only                                                              PIM Response Fees and Break-Up
                                                  remove the day for members that would have a               14 The applicable fee is applied to any contracts
                                                  lower ADV with the day included.                         for which a rebate is provided. For complex orders    Rebates
                                                     12 Fees apply to the originating and contra order.    submitted to the PIM the rebate is provided per          The Exchange also believes that the
                                                  Firm Proprietary and Non-Nasdaq ISE Market               contract leg except when those contracts trade
                                                                                                           against pre-existing orders and quotes on the
                                                                                                                                                                 proposed changes to PIM response fees
                                                  Maker contracts traded are subject to the Crossing
                                                  Fee Cap, as provided in section IV.H of the              Exchange’s order books.                               and break-up rebates are reasonable and
                                                  Schedule of Fees.                                          15 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).                                equitable as they are designed to make
                                                     13 See Schedule of Fees, section IV.C.                  16 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).                     it more attractive for market participants


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                                                  to respond to PIM auctions, thereby                        19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act,18 and Rule                  inspection and copying at the principal
                                                  increasing price improvement                               19b–4(f)(2) 19 thereunder. At any time                  office of the Exchange. All comments
                                                  opportunities for PIM orders. As                           within 60 days of the filing of the                     received will be posted without change;
                                                  proposed, market participants that                         proposed rule change, the Commission                    the Commission does not edit personal
                                                  respond to PIM auctions will pay a                         summarily may temporarily suspend                       identifying information from
                                                  response fee that is significantly lower                   such rule change if it appears to the                   submissions. You should submit only
                                                  than that charged for responses to other                   Commission that such action is: (i)                     information that you wish to make
                                                  Crossing Orders, and members that                          Necessary or appropriate in the public                  available publicly. All submissions
                                                  initiate a PIM auction will no longer                      interest; (ii) for the protection of                    should refer to File Number SR–ISE–
                                                  qualify for break-up rebates if they enter                 investors; or (iii) otherwise in                        2017–39 and should be submitted on or
                                                  an order into the PIM that does not trade                  furtherance of the purposes of the Act.                 before June 12, 2017.
                                                  against its contra order. The Exchange                     If the Commission takes such action, the                  For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                  believes that these changes will make it                   Commission shall institute proceedings                  Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                  easier for firms to participate in the PIM                 to determine whether the proposed rule                  authority.20
                                                  by responding to these auctions with                       should be approved or disapproved.                      Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                                  price improvement. Furthermore, the                                                                                Assistant Secretary.
                                                                                                             IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                                  Exchange does not believe that the                                                                                 [FR Doc. 2017–10306 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  proposed rule change is unfairly                             Interested persons are invited to
                                                                                                                                                                     BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                  discriminatory as all market participants                  submit written data, views, and
                                                  that respond to PIM auctions will be                       arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                                  charged the same fee for Responses to                      including whether the proposed rule                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                  PIM orders, and no market participants                     change is consistent with the Act.                      COMMISSION
                                                  will be eligible for PIM break-up rebates,                 Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                  which are being eliminated.                                the following methods:                                  [Release No. 34–80688; File No. SR-
                                                                                                                                                                     BatsBYX–2017–10]
                                                  B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                          Electronic Comments
                                                  Statement on Burden on Competition                           • Use the Commission’s Internet                       Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats
                                                    In accordance with section 6(b)(8) of                    comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                       BYX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing
                                                  the Act,17 the Exchange does not believe                   rules/sro.shtml); or                                    and Immediate Effectiveness of a
                                                  that the proposed rule change will                           • Send an email to rule-comments@                     Proposed Rule Change to Rule 11.27 of
                                                  impose any burden on intermarket or                        sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                 Bats BYX Exchange, Inc. To Modify the
                                                  intramarket competition that is not                        ISE–2017–39 on the subject line.                        Date of Appendix B Web Site Data
                                                  necessary or appropriate in furtherance                                                                            Publication Pursuant To the
                                                                                                             Paper Comments                                          Regulation NMS Plan To Implement a
                                                  of the purposes of the Act. To the
                                                  contrary, the Exchange believes that the                      • Send paper comments in triplicate                  Tick Size Pilot Program
                                                  proposed fee change is pro-competitive                     to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
                                                                                                             Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                           May 16, 2017.
                                                  as it is designed to provide incentives                                                                               Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                  for members to submit orders to the                        Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                                                                                                                                                     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                  PIM, and to encourage members to                           All submissions should refer to File
                                                                                                                                                                     ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                  respond to PIM auctions and thereby                        Number SR–ISE–2017–39. This file
                                                                                                                                                                     notice is hereby given that on May 4,
                                                  increase price improvement                                 number should be included on the
                                                                                                                                                                     2017, Bats BYX Exchange, Inc. (the
                                                  opportunities for orders submitted to                      subject line if email is used. To help the
                                                                                                                                                                     ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BYX’’) filed with the
                                                  the PIM. The Exchange operates in a                        Commission process and review your
                                                                                                                                                                     Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                  highly competitive market in which                         comments more efficiently, please use
                                                                                                                                                                     (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                                  market participants can readily direct                     only one method. The Commission will
                                                                                                                                                                     change as described in Items I and II
                                                  their order flow to competing venues. In                   post all comments on the Commission’s
                                                                                                                                                                     below, which Items have been prepared
                                                  such an environment, the Exchange                          Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                                                                                                                                     by the Exchange. The Exchange has
                                                  must continually review, and consider                      rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                                                                                                                                     designated this proposal as a ‘‘non-
                                                  adjusting, its fees and rebates to remain                  submission, all subsequent
                                                                                                                                                                     controversial’’ proposed rule change
                                                  competitive with other exchanges. For                      amendments, all written statements
                                                                                                                                                                     pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the
                                                  the reasons described above, the                           with respect to the proposed rule
                                                                                                                                                                     Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)
                                                  Exchange believes that the proposed fee                    change that are filed with the
                                                                                                                                                                     thereunder,4 which renders it effective
                                                  changes reflect this competitive                           Commission, and all written
                                                                                                                                                                     upon filing with the Commission. The
                                                  environment.                                               communications relating to the
                                                                                                                                                                     Commission is publishing this notice to
                                                                                                             proposed rule change between the
                                                  C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                                                                                  solicit comments on the proposed rule
                                                                                                             Commission and any person, other than
                                                  Statement on Comments on the                                                                                       change from interested persons.
                                                                                                             those that may be withheld from the
                                                  Proposed Rule Change Received From                         public in accordance with the                           I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                  Members, Participants, or Others                           provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                     Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                    No written comments were either                          available for Web site viewing and                      the Proposed Rule Change
                                                  solicited or received.                                     printing in the Commission’s Public                        The Exchange filed a proposal to
                                                                                                             Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
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                                                  III. Date of Effectiveness of the                                                                                  amend Rule 11.27 to modify the date of
                                                                                                             Washington, DC 20549, on official                       Appendix B Web site data publication
                                                  Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                        business days between the hours of
                                                  Commission Action                                          10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                    20 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                     The foregoing rule change has become                    filing also will be available for                         1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                  effective pursuant to section                                                                                        2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
                                                                                                              18 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).                         3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                    17 15   U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).                                 19 17   CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).                             4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).




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