82_FR_46508 82 FR 46317 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Rule 11.7, Opening Process, and Rule 13.4, Usage of Data Feeds, To Reflect the Name Change of NYSE MKT to NYSE American

82 FR 46317 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Rule 11.7, Opening Process, and Rule 13.4, Usage of Data Feeds, To Reflect the Name Change of NYSE MKT to NYSE American

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FR Document2017-21276

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46317-46319]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21276]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-81748; File No. SR-BatsEDGA-2017-25]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice 
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Rule 
11.7, Opening Process, and Rule 13.4, Usage of Data Feeds, To Reflect 
the Name Change of NYSE MKT to NYSE American

September 28, 2017.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given 
that on September 25, 2017, Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' 
or ``EDGA'') 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 Exchange 
has designated this proposal as a ``non-controversial'' proposed rule 
change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder,\4\ which renders it effective upon filing with 
the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit 
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange filed a proposal to amend paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 
11.7,

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Opening Process, and paragraph (a) of Rule 13.4, Usage of Data Feeds, 
to reflect the name change of NYSE MKT to NYSE American.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's 
Web site at www.bats.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and 
at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

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

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

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

1. Purpose
    On March 21, 2017, NYSE MKT LLC filed a proposed rule change to 
change its name to NYSE American LLC.\5\ The Exchange now proposes to 
replace references to NYSE MKT within its rules with NYSE American. In 
particular, the Exchange proposes to replace references to NYSE MKT 
with NYSE American in Rule 11.7(c)(1), Opening Process; and Rule 
13.4(a), Usage of Data Feeds. The Exchange does not proposed [sic] to 
amend the operation of these rules in any other respect.
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80283 (March 21, 
2017), 82 FR 15244 (March 27, 2017) (SR-NYSEMKT-2017-14).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act \6\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act \7\ in particular, in that it is designed to promote 
just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation and 
coordination with persons engaged in facilitating transactions in 
securities, 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.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The non-substantive amendments to Rules 11.7(c)(1) and 13.4(a) are 
intended solely to reflect the name change from NYSE MKT to NYSE 
American. The proposed rule change, therefore, removes impediments to 
and perfects the mechanism of a free and open market and a national 
market system because it updates the rule to reflect the name change 
and does not alter the way in which orders in NYSE American listed 
securities are handled and routed.

(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
have any impact on competition as it is not designed to alter the way 
in which orders in NYSE American listed securities are handled and 
routed. It is simply intended to reflect the name change from NYSE MKT 
to NYSE American.

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

    The Exchange has neither solicited nor received written comments on 
the proposed rule change.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (A) 
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public 
interest; (B) impose any significant burden on competition; and (C) by 
its terms, become 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 \8\ and 
paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\9\ the Exchange has 
designated this rule filing as non-controversial. The Exchange has 
given the Commission written notice of its intent to file the proposed 
rule change, along with a brief description and 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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    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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    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: (1) 
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (2) for the protection 
of investors; or (3) otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the 
Act. If the Commission takes such action, the Commission shall 
institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule should be 
approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
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 rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number SR-BatsEDGA-2017-25 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-BatsEDGA-2017-25. 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-BatsEDGA-2017-25 and should 
be submitted on or before October 25, 2017.


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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                                the protection of investors and the                          At any time within 60 days of the                   filing also will be available for
                                                public interest by clarifying the                         filing of the proposed rule change, the                inspection and copying at the principal
                                                Exchange’s rules. The Exchange believes                   Commission summarily may                               office of the Exchange. All comments
                                                that additional clarity and transparency                  temporarily suspend such rule change if                received will be posted without change;
                                                in the Exchange’s rules will strengthen                   it appears to the Commission that such                 the Commission does not edit personal
                                                investor confidence in the market and                     action is necessary or appropriate in the              identifying information from
                                                facilitate fair competition among market                  public interest, for the protection of                 submissions. You should submit only
                                                participants. The Exchange notes that                     investors, or otherwise in furtherance of              information that you wish to make
                                                other option exchanges that offer similar                 the purposes of the Act. If the                        available publicly. All submissions
                                                functionality have similar rules in                       Commission takes such action, the                      should refer to File Number SR–MIAX–
                                                place.27                                                  Commission shall institute proceedings                 2017–41 and should be submitted on or
                                                                                                          to determine whether the proposed rule                 before October 25, 2017. For the
                                                B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                         should be approved or disapproved.                     Commission, by the Division of Trading
                                                Statement on Burden on Competition                                                                               and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                                                                          IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                                  The Exchange does not believe that                                                                             authority.30
                                                the proposed rule change will result in                     Interested persons are invited to
                                                                                                          submit written data, views, and                        Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                                any burden on competition that is not
                                                                                                          arguments concerning the foregoing,                    Assistant Secretary.
                                                necessary or appropriate in furtherance
                                                of the purposes of the Act. Specifically,                 including whether the proposed rule                    [FR Doc. 2017–21278 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am]
                                                the Exchange believes the proposed rule                   change is consistent with the Act.                     BILLING CODE 8011–01–P

                                                change will not impose any burden on                      Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                competition as the Exchange is merely                     the following methods:
                                                                                                                                                                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                providing supplemental information                        Electronic Comments                                    COMMISSION
                                                that may be derived by market
                                                                                                            • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                                participants independently. The                                                                                  [Release No. 34–81748; File No. SR–
                                                                                                          comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                      BatsEDGA–2017–25]
                                                Exchange’s proposal does not
                                                                                                          rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                substantively modify any Exchange                           • Send an email to rule-comments@
                                                functionality and is not designed to                                                                             Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats
                                                                                                          sec.gov. Please include File Number SR-                EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing
                                                address any competitive issues, but                       MIAX–2017–41 on the subject line.
                                                rather to provide additional information                                                                         and Immediate Effectiveness of a
                                                in the Route Notification message and                     Paper Comments                                         Proposed Rule Change to Rule 11.7,
                                                                                                                                                                 Opening Process, and Rule 13.4,
                                                add further clarity to the Exchange’s                       • Send paper comments in triplicate                  Usage of Data Feeds, To Reflect the
                                                rules. Since the Exchange does not                        to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                  Name Change of NYSE MKT to NYSE
                                                propose to substantively modify the                       Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                          American
                                                operation of exchange functionality, the                  Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                                proposed rule change will not impose                      All submissions should refer to File                   September 28, 2017.
                                                any burden on inter-market                                Number SR–MIAX–2017–41. This file                         Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
                                                competition. Additionally, the Exchange                   number should be included on the                       Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                does not believe the proposed rule                        subject line if email is used. To help the             ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                change will impose any burden on intra-                   Commission process and review your                     notice is hereby given that on
                                                market competition as the Rules apply                     comments more efficiently, please use                  September 25, 2017, Bats EDGA
                                                equally to all Exchange Members.                          only one method. The Commission will                   Exchange, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or
                                                C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                         post all comments on the Commission’s                  ‘‘EDGA’’) filed with the Securities and
                                                Statement on Comments on the                              Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                 Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’)
                                                Proposed Rule Change Received From                        rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                        the proposed rule change as described
                                                                                                          submission, all subsequent                             in Items I and II below, which Items
                                                Members, Participants, or Others
                                                                                                          amendments, all written statements                     have been prepared by the Exchange.
                                                  Written comments were neither                           with respect to the proposed rule                      The Exchange has designated this
                                                solicited nor received.                                   change that are filed with the                         proposal as a ‘‘non-controversial’’
                                                III. Date of Effectiveness of the                         Commission, and all written                            proposed rule change pursuant to
                                                Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                       communications relating to the                         Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 3 and Rule
                                                Commission Action                                         proposed rule change between the                       19b–4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder,4 which
                                                                                                          Commission and any person, other than                  renders it effective upon filing with the
                                                  Because the foregoing proposed rule                                                                            Commission. The Commission is
                                                                                                          those that may be withheld from the
                                                change does not: (i) Significantly affect                                                                        publishing this notice to solicit
                                                                                                          public in accordance with the
                                                the protection of investors or the public                                                                        comments on the proposed rule change
                                                                                                          provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                                interest; (ii) impose any significant                                                                            from interested persons.
                                                                                                          available for Web site viewing and
                                                burden on competition; and (iii) become
                                                                                                          printing in the Commission’s Public                    I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                operative for 30 days after the date of
                                                                                                          Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                      Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                the filing, or such shorter time as the
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20549, on official                      the Proposed Rule Change
                                                Commission may designate, it has
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                                                                                                          business days between the hours of                        The Exchange filed a proposal to
                                                become effective pursuant to 19(b)(3)(A)
                                                                                                          10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                 amend paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 11.7,
                                                of the Act 28 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 29
                                                thereunder.
                                                                                                          the Commission written notice of its intent to file      30 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
                                                                                                          the proposed rule change at least five business days     1 15
                                                  27 See  supra note 21.                                  prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule              U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                  28 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                                                                                       2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
                                                                                                          change, or such shorter time as designated by the
                                                  29 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–                                                                3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                                                                          Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this
                                                4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give   requirement.                                             4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).




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                                                Opening Process, and paragraph (a) of                      The non-substantive amendments to                     furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
                                                Rule 13.4, Usage of Data Feeds, to reflect              Rules 11.7(c)(1) and 13.4(a) are intended                If the Commission takes such action, the
                                                the name change of NYSE MKT to NYSE                     solely to reflect the name change from                   Commission shall institute proceedings
                                                American.                                               NYSE MKT to NYSE American. The                           to determine whether the proposed rule
                                                   The text of the proposed rule change                 proposed rule change, therefore,                         should be approved or disapproved.
                                                is available at the Exchange’s Web site                 removes impediments to and perfects
                                                                                                                                                                 IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                                at www.bats.com, at the principal office                the mechanism of a free and open
                                                of the Exchange, and at the                             market and a national market system                        Interested persons are invited to
                                                Commission’s Public Reference Room.                     because it updates the rule to reflect the               submit written data, views, and
                                                                                                        name change and does not alter the way                   arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                                II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      in which orders in NYSE American                         including whether the proposed rule
                                                Statement of the Purpose of, and                        listed securities are handled and routed.                change is consistent with the Act.
                                                Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                                                                           Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                Change                                                  (B) Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       the following methods:
                                                                                                        Statement on Burden on Competition
                                                  In its filing with the Commission, the                                                                         Electronic Comments
                                                Exchange included statements                              The Exchange does not believe that
                                                concerning the purpose of and basis for                 the proposed rule change will have any                     • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                                the proposed rule change and discussed                  impact on competition as it is not                       comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                any comments it received on the                         designed to alter the way in which                       rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                proposed rule change. The text of these                 orders in NYSE American listed                             • Send an email to rule-comments@
                                                statements may be examined at the                       securities are handled and routed. It is                 sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
                                                places specified in Item IV below. The                  simply intended to reflect the name                      BatsEDGA–2017–25 on the subject line.
                                                Exchange has prepared summaries, set                    change from NYSE MKT to NYSE
                                                                                                                                                                 Paper Comments
                                                forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of                 American.
                                                the most significant parts of such                                                                                  • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                                                                                        (C) Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                statements.                                                                                                      to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities
                                                                                                        Statement on Comments on the
                                                                                                                                                                 and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
                                                (A) Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      Proposed Rule Change Received From
                                                                                                                                                                 NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                                Statement of the Purpose of, and                        Members, Participants or Others
                                                                                                                                                                 All submissions should refer to File
                                                Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                    The Exchange has neither solicited                     Number SR–BatsEDGA–2017–25. This
                                                Change                                                  nor received written comments on the                     file number should be included on the
                                                                                                        proposed rule change.                                    subject line if email is used. To help the
                                                1. Purpose
                                                                                                        III. Date of Effectiveness of the                        Commission process and review your
                                                   On March 21, 2017, NYSE MKT LLC                      Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                      comments more efficiently, please use
                                                filed a proposed rule change to change                  Commission Action                                        only one method. The Commission will
                                                its name to NYSE American LLC.5 The                                                                              post all comments on the Commission’s
                                                Exchange now proposes to replace                           Because the foregoing proposed rule
                                                                                                        change does not: (A) Significantly affect                Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                references to NYSE MKT within its                                                                                rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                rules with NYSE American. In                            the protection of investors or the public
                                                                                                        interest; (B) impose any significant                     submission, all subsequent
                                                particular, the Exchange proposes to                                                                             amendments, all written statements
                                                replace references to NYSE MKT with                     burden on competition; and (C) by its
                                                                                                        terms, become operative for 30 days                      with respect to the proposed rule
                                                NYSE American in Rule 11.7(c)(1),                                                                                change that are filed with the
                                                Opening Process; and Rule 13.4(a),                      from the date on which it was filed or
                                                                                                        such shorter time as the Commission                      Commission, and all written
                                                Usage of Data Feeds. The Exchange does                                                                           communications relating to the
                                                not proposed [sic] to amend the                         may designate it has become effective
                                                                                                        pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the                   proposed rule change between the
                                                operation of these rules in any other                                                                            Commission and any person, other than
                                                respect.                                                Act 8 and paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–
                                                                                                        4 thereunder,9 the Exchange has                          those that may be withheld from the
                                                2. Statutory Basis                                      designated this rule filing as non-                      public in accordance with the
                                                                                                        controversial. The Exchange has given                    provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                                   The Exchange believes that its                                                                                available for Web site viewing and
                                                proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)                the Commission written notice of its
                                                                                                        intent to file the proposed rule change,                 printing in the Commission’s Public
                                                of the Act 6 in general, and furthers the                                                                        Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act 7              along with a brief description and text
                                                                                                        of the proposed rule change at least five                Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                                in particular, in that it is designed to                                                                         business days between the hours of
                                                promote just and equitable principles of                business days prior to the date of filing
                                                                                                        of the proposed rule change, or such                     10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
                                                trade, to foster cooperation and                                                                                 filing also will be available for
                                                coordination with persons engaged in                    shorter time as designated by the
                                                                                                        Commission.                                              inspection and copying at the principal
                                                facilitating transactions in securities, to                                                                      office of the Exchange. All comments
                                                remove impediments to and perfect the                      At any time within 60 days of the
                                                                                                        filing of the proposed rule change, the                  received will be posted without change;
                                                mechanism of a free and open market                                                                              the Commission does not edit personal
                                                and a national market system and, in                    Commission summarily may
                                                                                                                                                                 identifying information from
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                                                general, to protect investors and the                   temporarily suspend such rule change if
                                                                                                        it appears to the Commission that such                   submissions. You should submit only
                                                public interest.                                                                                                 information that you wish to make
                                                                                                        action is: (1) Necessary or appropriate in
                                                                                                        the public interest; (2) for the protection              available publicly. All submissions
                                                  5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80283
                                                                                                        of investors; or (3) otherwise in                        should refer to File Number SR–
                                                (March 21, 2017), 82 FR 15244 (March 27, 2017)
                                                (SR–NYSEMKT–2017–14).
                                                                                                                                                                 BatsEDGA–2017–25 and should be
                                                  6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).                                     8 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                            submitted on or before October 25,
                                                  7 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                                  9 17   CFR 240.19b–4.                                  2017.


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                                                  For the Commission, by the Division of                A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                        market sentiment without undertaking
                                                Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated              Statement of the Purpose of, and                         complex calculations. Although tailored
                                                authority.10                                            Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                   for different audiences, the Analytic
                                                Eduardo A. Aleman,                                      Change                                                   Bundles and Single- and Multi-Factor
                                                Assistant Secretary.                                                                                             Intellicators are all designed to increase
                                                                                                        1. Purpose
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–21276 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am]                                                                      visibility into options transactions and
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                                                                                                           The purpose of the proposed rule                      democratize information to provide the
                                                                                                        change is to introduce the Intellicator                  benefits of sophisticated analytical
                                                                                                        Analytic Tool, a new, optional market                    techniques to firms without the
                                                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 data product available for a                             technology, staff or wherewithal to
                                                COMMISSION                                              corresponding fee 3 that is designed to                  conduct a comparable analysis on their
                                                                                                        analyze options market transactions and                  own.
                                                [Release No. 34–81754; File No. SR–Phlx–                synthesize that analysis to assist                         The Analytic Bundles and Single- and
                                                2017–74]                                                investors in assessing the equities                      Multi-Factor Intellicators are described
                                                                                                        underlying those transactions.4                          in further detail below.
                                                Self-Regulatory Organizations;                             Options market transactions can be
                                                NASDAQ PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing of                    complex; the purpose of the Intellicator                 Single-Factor Analytic Bundle
                                                Proposed Rule Change To Introduce                       Analytic Tool is to distill options data
                                                                                                        into a form that will help investors                        A Single-Factor Analytic Bundle is a
                                                the Intellicator Analytic Tool                                                                                   set of calculations of ‘‘factors,’’ or
                                                                                                        understand options market movements
                                                September 28, 2017.                                     and provide them with actionable                         standard measures of options market
                                                   Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                  insight in changing market conditions.                   activity, often used as indicia of market
                                                Securities Exchange Act of 1934                         The Intellicator Analytic Tool will offer                sentiment. The Intellicator Analytic
                                                (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                 three increasingly sophisticated levels                  Tool will calculate four factors—Put/
                                                notice is hereby given that on                          of analysis. The first level, the Single-                Call Ratio, Moneyness Ratio, Volume-
                                                September 20, 2017, NASDAQ PHLX                         Factor Analytic Bundle, calculates                       Weighted Average Delta, and Weighted
                                                LLC (‘‘Phlx’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with               fundamental measures, or ‘‘factors,’’ of                 Average Stock Price—defined as
                                                the Securities and Exchange                             options market activity—Put/Call Ratio,                  follows: 5
                                                Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)                  Moneyness Ratio, Volume-Weighted                            (i) Put/Call Ratio: The total number of
                                                the proposed rule change as described                   Average Delta, and Weighted Average                      put contracts traded divided by the total
                                                in Items I, II, and III, below, which Items             Strike Price—and applies those factors                   number of put and call contracts traded
                                                have been prepared by the Exchange.                     to certain segments of activity on the                   within the prior 60 seconds for each
                                                The Commission is publishing this                       Exchange. The second level, the Single-                  underlying symbol.
                                                notice to solicit comments on the                       Factor Intellicator, uses machine                           (ii) Moneyness Ratio: The natural log
                                                proposed rule change from interested                    learning—an analytical technique that                    of the ratio of the price of the
                                                persons.                                                employs algorithms that iteratively                      underlying equity to the strike price of
                                                                                                        ‘‘learn’’ from data to find hidden                       the options contract traded within the
                                                I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       insights without explicit                                prior 60 seconds.6
                                                Statement of the Terms of Substance of                  programming—to summarize in a single
                                                the Proposed Rule Change                                                                                            (iii) Volume-Weighted Average Delta:
                                                                                                        numeral the information contained                        A calculation of the projected change to
                                                   The Exchange proposes to introduce                   within a Single-Factor Analytic Bundle.                  an option price given a $1 change in the
                                                the Intellicator Analytic Tool.                         The third level, the Multi-Factor                        equity price, weighted by the number of
                                                   The text of the proposed rule change                 Intellicator, uses machine learning to                   contracts traded within the prior 60
                                                is available on the Exchange’s Web                      summarize in a single numeral all of the                 seconds.
                                                site at http://nasdaqphlx.cchwall                       information contained within all of the                     (iv) Weighted Average Strike Price: A
                                                street.com/, at the principal office of the             five [sic] Single-Factor Analytic Bundles                calculation of the strike price of the
                                                Exchange, and at the Commission’s                       offered with this product.                               options contracts traded within the
                                                Public Reference Room.                                     The Exchange will propose, in a                       prior 60 seconds, weighted by the
                                                                                                        forthcoming fee filing, separate fees for                number of days to expiration.7
                                                II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      the Single-Factor Analytic Bundle, the
                                                Statement of the Purpose of, and                                                                                    Each of these Single-Factor Analytic
                                                                                                        Single-Factor Intellicator, and the Multi-
                                                Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                                                                           Bundles will provide separate
                                                                                                        Factor Intellicator, as well as special
                                                Change                                                                                                           calculations of a specific factor for
                                                                                                        rates for the purchase of any
                                                                                                                                                                 between five and fifty different
                                                  In its filing with the Commission, the                combination of these, to allow investors
                                                                                                                                                                 segments, or subsets, of the options
                                                Exchange included statements                            to choose the tool that best fits their
                                                                                                                                                                 market.8 Segments may be simple or
                                                concerning the purpose of and basis for                 needs. The Single-Factor Analytic
                                                                                                                                                                 complex. A simple segment may be all
                                                the proposed rule change and discussed                  Bundles are designed to be used by
                                                                                                                                                                 transactions with a certain range of
                                                any comments it received on the                         sophisticated investors to supplement,
                                                                                                                                                                 expiration dates. Examples of complex
                                                proposed rule change. The text of these                 test and inform their own analytic
                                                statements may be examined at the                       models. The Single- and Multi-Factor                        5 The Exchange may introduce new factors that
                                                places specified in Item IV below. The                  Intellicators are designed for the use of                are found to have value in assessing market
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                                                Exchange has prepared summaries, set                    investors who seek to understand                         sentiment, but will submit a new filing for approval
                                                forth in sections A, B, and C below, of                                                                          if other factors are added.
                                                the most significant aspects of such                      3 A separate filing will address the pricing for the      6 The ratios for calls are multiplied by 1, while

                                                statements.                                             Intellicator Analytic Tool, which will also be           ratios for puts are multiplied by ¥1.
                                                                                                        implemented on October 27, 2017, if approved by             7 A higher weighting is given to contracts near

                                                                                                        the Commission.                                          expiration.
                                                  10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                              4 The Exchange initially filed the proposed               8 Factor calculations for specific segments of the
                                                  1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                changes on August 2, 2017 (SR–Phlx 2017–62). On          market will not be sold by the Exchange separately
                                                  2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                   August 11, 2017, the Exchange withdrew that filing.      from the Analytic Bundles.



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CollectionFederal Register
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GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation82 FR 46317 

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