83_FR_34416 83 FR 34277 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Investors Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Discontinue the Router Basic Routing Option

83 FR 34277 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Investors Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Discontinue the Router Basic Routing Option

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 139 (July 19, 2018)

Page Range34277-34279
FR Document2018-15369

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34277-34279]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15369]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-83634; File No. SR-IEX-2018-15]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Investors Exchange LLC; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To 
Discontinue the Router Basic Routing Option

July 13, 2018.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby 
given that, on July 10, 2018, the Investors Exchange LLC (``IEX'' or 
the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, 
II and III below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory 
organization. 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\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 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

    Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19(b)(1) under the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\4\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\5\ 
Investors Exchange LLC (``IEX'' or ``Exchange'') is filing with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') a proposed rule 
change to amend Rule 11.230(c) (Routing Options) to discontinue the 
Router Basic routing option and delete references thereto. The Exchange 
has designated this rule change as ``non-controversial'' under Section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \6\ and provided the Commission with the notice 
required by Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\7\
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \5\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \7\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's 
website at www.iextrading.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 self-regulatory organization 
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 statement may be examined at 
the places specified in Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization 
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 the 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of this proposed rule change is to amend Rule 11.230(c) 
(Routing Options) to delete references to the Router Basic routing 
option. The Exchange currently offers two routing options--Router and 
Router Basic--which may be elected by a User upon entry of an order 
eligible for routing to the Exchange.\8\ The Exchange proposes to 
discontinue the Router Basic option.
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    \8\ See standard FIX tag 18 (ExecInst) in the Investors Exchange 
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    Rule 11.230(c)(1) describes the Exchange's Router Basic routing 
option under which the System \9\ sends routable orders to market 
centers on the Exchange's proprietary System routing table.\10\ If 
shares remain unexecuted after routing, they are posted on the Order 
Book or canceled, as per User instructions. Once posted to the Order 
Book, the unexecuted portion of such an order is eligible for the re-
sweep behavior described in Rule 11.230(c)(3), market conditions 
permitting.
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    \9\ See Rule 1.160(nn).
    \10\ See Rule 11.230(c). The term ``System routing table'' 
refers to the proprietary process for determining the specific 
trading venues, including the Order Book, to which the System routes 
orders and the order in which it routes them. The Exchange reserves 
the right to maintain a different System routing table for different 
routing options and to modify the System routing table at any time 
without notice.
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    Furthermore, Rule 11.230(c)(2) describes the Exchange's Router 
routing option under which the System sends routable orders to the 
Order Book to check for available shares and then any remainder is sent 
to market centers on the Exchange's proprietary System routing table. 
If shares remain unexecuted after routing, they are

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posted on the Order Book or canceled, as per User instructions. Once 
posted to the Order Book, the unexecuted portion of such an order is 
eligible for the re-sweep behavior described in Rule 11.230(c)(3), 
market conditions permitting.
    The Exchange evaluates its product and service offerings on an 
ongoing basis to identify opportunities for enhancement and 
simplification. After several internal analyses, the Exchange has 
identified that relatively fewer Users elect Router Basic in comparison 
to the Exchange's Router option.\11\ Accordingly, the Exchange has 
determined to simplify the routing options offered by the Exchange by 
discontinuing the Router Basic option, considering the current demand 
for Router Basic does not warrant the infrastructure and ongoing 
maintenance expenses required to support the product. Users seeking to 
route orders to market centers on the System routing table via the 
Exchange will continue to be able to do so using the Router option. 
Furthermore, use of the Exchange's router will continue to be optional 
and Users may access liquidity on away market centers using alternative 
methods, such as connecting to those exchanges directly or through a 
third-party service provider.
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    \11\ For example, during the first quarter of 2018, over two 
thirds of routable orders entered on the Exchange were entered under 
the Router option, instead of Router Basic.
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    In conjunction with the proposed discontinuation of Router Basic, 
the Exchange proposes to reserve paragraph (1) of Rule 11.230(c). The 
Exchange intends to implement the proposed rule change on the operative 
date of this filing.
2. Statutory Basis
    IEX believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with 
Section 6(b) of the Act in general,\12\ and further the objectives of 
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\13\ in particular, in that it is designed 
to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, 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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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    As discussed in the Purpose section, the proposed rule change is 
designed to simplify the Exchange's routing options, which the Exchange 
believes is consistent with the protection of investors and the public 
interest. Furthermore, the Exchange believes the proposed changes are 
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest in 
that, as described above, the Exchange has relatively few Users 
electing Router Basic. Accordingly, the Exchange has determined to 
simplify the routing options offered by the Exchange by discontinuing 
the Router Basic option, considering the current demand for Router 
Basic does not warrant the infrastructure and ongoing maintenance 
expenses required to support the product. Routing through the Exchange 
is voluntary, and an alternative routing option offered by the Exchange 
as well as other methods remain available to Users that wish to route 
to market centers on the System routing table. In addition, the Router 
Basic routing option is not a core product offering of the Exchange, 
nor is the Exchange required by the Act to offer such product. 
Therefore, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change would 
simplify the Exchange's routing options, and make its rules clearer and 
less confusing for investors by removing a routing option that will no 
longer be offered by the Exchange, thereby removing impediments to and 
perfecting the mechanism of a free and open market and a national 
market system, and, in general, protecting investors and the public 
interest. Lastly, the Exchange does not believe that this proposal will 
permit unfair discrimination among customers, brokers, or dealers 
because the Router Basic routing option will no longer be available to 
any Users of the Exchange.

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

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposal will impose any 
burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of 
the purposes of the Act. The proposed rule change is not designed to 
address any competitive issues but rather simplify the Exchange's 
routing options, and eliminate the infrastructure and ongoing 
maintenance expenses to support a product that Members use relatively 
less.
    Furthermore, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change does 
not impose any burden on intra-market competition not necessary or 
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act because, as 
described above, the Router Basic routing option will no longer be 
available to any Users of the Exchange, and thus all Users will be 
impacted in the same manner. Further, Users seeking to route orders to 
market centers on the System routing table will continue to be able to 
do so using the Router option or may access liquidity on away market 
centers using alternative methods, such as connecting to those 
exchanges directly or through a third-party service provider.
    The Exchange also does not believe that the proposed rule change 
would impose a burden on inter-market competition since other exchanges 
are free to adopt comparable routing options.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    The Exchange has designated this rule filing as non-controversial 
under Section 19(b)(3)(A) \14\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \15\ 
thereunder. Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) 
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public 
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii) 
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or 
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become 
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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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 necessary or 
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or 
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission 
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under 
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \16\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed 
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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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:

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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-IEX-2018-15 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-IEX-2018-15. 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 website (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 website 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 this filing will also be available for inspection 
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments 
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are 
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying 
information from comment submissions. You should submit only 
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions 
should refer to File Number SR-IEX-2018-15 and should be submitted on 
or before August 9, 2018.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
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    \17\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                                the analyst’s personal views and                         Commission, c/o Candace Kenner, 100 F                      office of the Exchange, and at the
                                                whether or not the research analyst                      Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or by                     Commission’s Public Reference Room.
                                                received or will receive any                             sending an email to: PRA_Mailbox@
                                                                                                                                                                    II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                compensation in connection with the                      sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to
                                                                                                                                                                    Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                views or recommendations expressed in                    OMB within 30 days of this notice.
                                                                                                                                                                    Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                the research report. Regulation AC also                    Dated: July 13, 2018.                                    Change
                                                requires broker-dealers to, on a quarterly               Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                                basis, make, keep, and maintain records                                                                                In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                                                                         Assistant Secretary.                                       self-regulatory organization included
                                                of research analyst statements regarding
                                                                                                         [FR Doc. 2018–15380 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am]                statements concerning the purpose of
                                                whether the views expressed in public
                                                appearances accurately reflected the                     BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                     and basis for the proposed rule change
                                                analyst’s personal views, and whether                                                                               and discussed any comments it received
                                                any part of the analyst’s compensation                                                                              on the proposed rule change. The text
                                                is related to the specific                               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                    of these statement may be examined at
                                                recommendations or views expressed in                    COMMISSION                                                 the places specified in Item IV below.
                                                the public appearance. Regulation AC                     [Release No. 34–83634; File No. SR–IEX–                    The self-regulatory organization has
                                                also requires that research prepared by                  2018–15]                                                   prepared summaries, set forth in
                                                foreign persons be presented to U.S.                                                                                Sections A, B, and C below, of the most
                                                persons pursuant to Securities Exchange                  Self-Regulatory Organizations;                             significant aspects of such statements.
                                                Act Rule 15a–6 and that broker-dealers                   Investors Exchange LLC; Notice of
                                                                                                         Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of                      A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                notify associated persons if they would                                                                             Statement of the Purpose of, and the
                                                be covered by the regulation. Regulation                 Proposed Rule Change To Discontinue
                                                                                                         the Router Basic Routing Option                            Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                AC excludes the news media from its                                                                                 Change
                                                coverage.                                                July 13, 2018.
                                                   The collections of information under                                                                             1. Purpose
                                                                                                            Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
                                                Regulation AC are necessary to provide                                                                                 The purpose of this proposed rule
                                                                                                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
                                                investors with information with which                                                                               change is to amend Rule 11.230(c)
                                                                                                         ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
                                                to determine the value of the research                                                                              (Routing Options) to delete references to
                                                                                                         notice is hereby given that, on July 10,
                                                available to them. It is important for an                                                                           the Router Basic routing option. The
                                                                                                         2018, the Investors Exchange LLC
                                                investor to know whether an analyst                                                                                 Exchange currently offers two routing
                                                                                                         (‘‘IEX’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
                                                may be biased with respect to securities                                                                            options—Router and Router Basic—
                                                                                                         Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                or issuers that are the subject of a                                                                                which may be elected by a User upon
                                                                                                         (the ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                                research report. Further, in evaluating a                                                                           entry of an order eligible for routing to
                                                                                                         change as described in Items I, II and III
                                                research report, it is reasonable for an                                                                            the Exchange.8 The Exchange proposes
                                                                                                         below, which Items have been prepared
                                                investor to want to know about an                                                                                   to discontinue the Router Basic option.
                                                                                                         by the self-regulatory organization. The
                                                analyst’s compensation. Without the                                                                                    Rule 11.230(c)(1) describes the
                                                information collection, the purposes of                  Commission is publishing this notice to
                                                                                                         solicit comments on the proposed rule                      Exchange’s Router Basic routing option
                                                Regulation AC could not be met. This                                                                                under which the System 9 sends
                                                regulation does not involve the                          change from interested persons.
                                                                                                                                                                    routable orders to market centers on the
                                                collection of confidential information.                  I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                          Exchange’s proprietary System routing
                                                   The Commission estimates that                         Statement of the Terms of Substance of                     table.10 If shares remain unexecuted
                                                Regulation AC imposes an aggregate                       the Proposed Rule Change                                   after routing, they are posted on the
                                                annual time burden of approximately                                                                                 Order Book or canceled, as per User
                                                                                                            Pursuant to the provisions of Section
                                                25,844 hours on 5,186 respondents, or                                                                               instructions. Once posted to the Order
                                                                                                         19(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange
                                                approximately 5 hours per respondent.                                                                               Book, the unexecuted portion of such an
                                                                                                         Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),4 and Rule 19b–4
                                                The Commission estimates that the total                                                                             order is eligible for the re-sweep
                                                                                                         thereunder,5 Investors Exchange LLC
                                                annual internal cost of compliance for                                                                              behavior described in Rule 11.230(c)(3),
                                                                                                         (‘‘IEX’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) is filing with the
                                                the 25,844 hours is approximately                                                                                   market conditions permitting.
                                                $12,452,349, or approximately $2,401                     Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                                                                         (‘‘Commission’’) a proposed rule change                       Furthermore, Rule 11.230(c)(2)
                                                per respondent, annually.                                                                                           describes the Exchange’s Router routing
                                                   An agency may not conduct or                          to amend Rule 11.230(c) (Routing
                                                                                                         Options) to discontinue the Router Basic                   option under which the System sends
                                                sponsor, and a person is not required to                                                                            routable orders to the Order Book to
                                                respond to, a collection of information                  routing option and delete references
                                                                                                         thereto. The Exchange has designated                       check for available shares and then any
                                                under the PRA unless it displays a                                                                                  remainder is sent to market centers on
                                                currently valid OMB control number.                      this rule change as ‘‘non-controversial’’
                                                                                                                                                                    the Exchange’s proprietary System
                                                   The public may view background                        under Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 6
                                                                                                                                                                    routing table. If shares remain
                                                documentation for this information                       and provided the Commission with the
                                                                                                                                                                    unexecuted after routing, they are
                                                collection at the following website:                     notice required by Rule 19b–4(f)(6)
                                                www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be                      thereunder.7                                                 8 See standard FIX tag 18 (ExecInst) in the

                                                directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the                       The text of the proposed rule change                    Investors Exchange FIX Specification, available on
                                                Securities and Exchange Commission,                      is available at the Exchange’s website at                  the Exchange’s public website.
                                                Office of Information and Regulatory                     www.iextrading.com, at the principal                         9 See Rule 1.160(nn).
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                                                                                                                                                                      10 See Rule 11.230(c). The term ‘‘System routing
                                                Affairs, Office of Management and                             1 15                                                  table’’ refers to the proprietary process for
                                                                                                                   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                Budget, Room 10102, New Executive                             2 15                                                  determining the specific trading venues, including
                                                                                                                   U.S.C. 78a.
                                                Office Building, Washington, DC 20503,                        3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                   the Order Book, to which the System routes orders
                                                or by sending an email to: Shagufta_                          4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                                                                                                                                    and the order in which it routes them. The
                                                                                                                                                                    Exchange reserves the right to maintain a different
                                                Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela                            5 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
                                                                                                                                                                    System routing table for different routing options
                                                Dyson, Director/Chief Information                             6 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                                                                                                                                    and to modify the System routing table at any time
                                                Officer, Securities and Exchange                              7 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                   without notice.



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                                                posted on the Order Book or canceled,                    consistent with the protection of                     the same manner. Further, Users seeking
                                                as per User instructions. Once posted to                 investors and the public interest.                    to route orders to market centers on the
                                                the Order Book, the unexecuted portion                   Furthermore, the Exchange believes the                System routing table will continue to be
                                                of such an order is eligible for the re-                 proposed changes are consistent with                  able to do so using the Router option or
                                                sweep behavior described in Rule                         the protection of investors and the                   may access liquidity on away market
                                                11.230(c)(3), market conditions                          public interest in that, as described                 centers using alternative methods, such
                                                permitting.                                              above, the Exchange has relatively few                as connecting to those exchanges
                                                   The Exchange evaluates its product                    Users electing Router Basic.                          directly or through a third-party service
                                                and service offerings on an ongoing                      Accordingly, the Exchange has                         provider.
                                                basis to identify opportunities for                      determined to simplify the routing                       The Exchange also does not believe
                                                enhancement and simplification. After                    options offered by the Exchange by                    that the proposed rule change would
                                                several internal analyses, the Exchange                  discontinuing the Router Basic option,                impose a burden on inter-market
                                                has identified that relatively fewer Users               considering the current demand for                    competition since other exchanges are
                                                elect Router Basic in comparison to the                  Router Basic does not warrant the                     free to adopt comparable routing
                                                Exchange’s Router option.11                              infrastructure and ongoing maintenance                options.
                                                Accordingly, the Exchange has                            expenses required to support the
                                                determined to simplify the routing                       product. Routing through the Exchange                 C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                options offered by the Exchange by                       is voluntary, and an alternative routing              Statement on Comments on the
                                                discontinuing the Router Basic option,                   option offered by the Exchange as well                Proposed Rule Change Received From
                                                considering the current demand for                       as other methods remain available to                  Members, Participants, or Others
                                                Router Basic does not warrant the                        Users that wish to route to market                      Written comments were neither
                                                infrastructure and ongoing maintenance                   centers on the System routing table. In               solicited nor received.
                                                expenses required to support the                         addition, the Router Basic routing
                                                product. Users seeking to route orders to                                                                      III. Date of Effectiveness of the
                                                                                                         option is not a core product offering of
                                                market centers on the System routing                                                                           Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
                                                                                                         the Exchange, nor is the Exchange
                                                table via the Exchange will continue to                                                                        Commission Action
                                                                                                         required by the Act to offer such
                                                be able to do so using the Router option.                product. Therefore, the Exchange                         The Exchange has designated this rule
                                                Furthermore, use of the Exchange’s                       believes the proposed rule change                     filing as non-controversial under
                                                router will continue to be optional and                  would simplify the Exchange’s routing                 Section 19(b)(3)(A) 14 of the Act and
                                                Users may access liquidity on away                       options, and make its rules clearer and               Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 15 thereunder. Because
                                                market centers using alternative                         less confusing for investors by removing              the proposed rule change does not: (i)
                                                methods, such as connecting to those                     a routing option that will no longer be               Significantly affect the protection of
                                                exchanges directly or through a third-                   offered by the Exchange, thereby                      investors or the public interest; (ii)
                                                party service provider.                                  removing impediments to and                           impose any significant burden on
                                                   In conjunction with the proposed                      perfecting the mechanism of a free and                competition; and (iii) become operative
                                                discontinuation of Router Basic, the                     open market and a national market                     for 30 days from the date on which it
                                                Exchange proposes to reserve paragraph                   system, and, in general, protecting                   was filed, or such shorter time as the
                                                (1) of Rule 11.230(c). The Exchange                      investors and the public interest. Lastly,            Commission may designate, it has
                                                intends to implement the proposed rule                   the Exchange does not believe that this               become effective pursuant to Section
                                                change on the operative date of this                     proposal will permit unfair                           19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b–
                                                filing.                                                  discrimination among customers,                       4(f)(6) thereunder.
                                                2. Statutory Basis                                       brokers, or dealers because the Router                   At any time within 60 days of the
                                                                                                         Basic routing option will no longer be                filing of the proposed rule change, the
                                                   IEX believes that the proposed rule                   available to any Users of the Exchange.               Commission summarily may
                                                change is consistent with Section 6(b) of                                                                      temporarily suspend such rule change if
                                                the Act in general,12 and further the                    B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                         Statement on Burden on Competition                    it appears to the Commission that such
                                                objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,13                                                                    action is necessary or appropriate in the
                                                in particular, in that it is designed to                    The Exchange does not believe that                 public interest, for the protection of
                                                prevent fraudulent and manipulative                      the proposal will impose any burden on                investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
                                                acts and practices, to promote just and                  competition not necessary or                          the purposes of the Act. If the
                                                equitable principles of trade, to foster                 appropriate in furtherance of the                     Commission takes such action, the
                                                cooperation and coordination with                        purposes of the Act. The proposed rule                Commission shall institute proceedings
                                                persons engaged in facilitating                          change is not designed to address any                 under Section 19(b)(2)(B) 16 of the Act to
                                                transactions in securities, to remove                    competitive issues but rather simplify                determine whether the proposed rule
                                                impediments to and perfect the                           the Exchange’s routing options, and                   change should be approved or
                                                mechanism of a free and open market                      eliminate the infrastructure and ongoing              disapproved.
                                                and a national market system and, in                     maintenance expenses to support a
                                                general, to protect investors and the                    product that Members use relatively                   IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                                public interest.                                         less.                                                   Interested persons are invited to
                                                   As discussed in the Purpose section,                     Furthermore, the Exchange believes                 submit written data, views, and
                                                the proposed rule change is designed to                  the proposed rule change does not                     arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                                simplify the Exchange’s routing options,                 impose any burden on intra-market
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                                                                                                                                                               including whether the proposed rule
                                                which the Exchange believes is                           competition not necessary or                          change is consistent with the Act.
                                                                                                         appropriate in furtherance of the                     Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                  11 For example, during the first quarter of 2018,
                                                                                                         purposes of the Act because, as                       the following methods:
                                                over two thirds of routable orders entered on the
                                                Exchange were entered under the Router option,
                                                                                                         described above, the Router Basic
                                                instead of Router Basic.                                 routing option will no longer be                        14 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                  12 15 U.S.C. 78f.                                      available to any Users of the Exchange,                 15 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
                                                  13 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                                and thus all Users will be impacted in                  16 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).




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                                                Electronic Comments                                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 The trading suspension notices serve
                                                                                                           COMMISSION                                            a number of purposes. First, they inform
                                                  • Use the Commission’s internet                                                                                the Commission that an exchange has
                                                comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                          Submission for OMB Review;                            suspended from trading a listed security
                                                rules/sro.shtml); or                                       Comment Request                                       or reintroduced trading in a previously
                                                  • Send an email to rule-comments@                                                                              suspended security. They also provide
                                                                                                           Upon Written Request, Copies Available                the Commission with information
                                                sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
                                                                                                            From: Securities and Exchange                        necessary for it to determine that the
                                                IEX–2018–15 on the subject line.                            Commission, Office of FOIA Services,                 suspension has been accomplished in
                                                Paper Comments                                              100 F Street NE, Washington, DC                      accordance with the rules of the
                                                                                                            20549–2736                                           exchange, and to verify that the
                                                  • Send paper comments in triplicate                      Extension:                                            exchange has not evaded the
                                                to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                        Rule 12d2–1, SEC File No. 270–098, OMB              requirements of Section 12(d) of the Act
                                                Commission, 100 F Street NE,                                   Control No. 3235–0081                             and Rule 12d2–2 thereunder by
                                                Washington, DC 20549–1090.                                                                                       improperly employing a trading
                                                                                                              Notice is hereby given that pursuant
                                                All submissions should refer to File                       to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                suspension. Without Rule 12d2–1, the
                                                Number SR–IEX–2018–15. This file                           (‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the               Commission would be unable to fully
                                                number should be included on the                           Securities and Exchange Commission                    implement these statutory
                                                subject line if email is used. To help the                 (‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the                 responsibilities.
                                                                                                                                                                   There are 21 national securities
                                                Commission process and review your                         Office of Management and Budget
                                                                                                                                                                 exchanges 4 that are subject to Rule
                                                comments more efficiently, please use                      (‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of
                                                                                                                                                                 12d2–1. The burden of complying with
                                                only one method. The Commission will                       extension of the previously approved
                                                                                                                                                                 Rule 12d2–1 is not evenly distributed
                                                post all comments on the Commission’s                      collection of information provided for in             among the exchanges, however, since
                                                internet website (http://www.sec.gov/                      Rule 12d2–1 (17 CFR 240.12d2–1),                      there are many more securities listed on
                                                rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                            under the Securities Exchange Act of                  the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the
                                                submission, all subsequent                                 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (‘‘Act’’).               NASDAQ Stock Exchange, and the
                                                amendments, all written statements                            On February 12, 1935, the                          NYSE American LLC than on the other
                                                with respect to the proposed rule                          Commission adopted Rule 12d2–1 1                      exchanges.5 There are approximately
                                                change that are filed with the                             (‘‘Suspension of Trading’’) which sets                964 responses 6 under Rule 12d2–1 for
                                                Commission, and all written                                forth the conditions and procedures                   the purpose of suspension of trading
                                                communications relating to the                             under which a security may be                         from the national securities exchanges
                                                proposed rule change between the                           suspended from trading under Section                  each year, and the resultant aggregate
                                                Commission and any person, other than                      12(d) of the Act.2 Rule 12d2–1 provides               annual reporting hour burden would be,
                                                                                                           the procedures by which a national                    assuming on average one-half reporting
                                                those that may be withheld from the
                                                                                                           securities exchange may suspend from                  hour per response, 482 annual burden
                                                public in accordance with the
                                                                                                           trading a security that is listed and                 hours for all exchanges. The related
                                                provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                        registered on the exchange. Under Rule
                                                available for website viewing and                                                                                internal compliance costs associated
                                                                                                           12d2–1, an exchange is permitted to                   with these burden hours are $103,871
                                                printing in the Commission’s Public                        suspend from trading a listed security in             per year.
                                                Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,                           accordance with its rules, and must                      The collection of information
                                                Washington, DC 20549, on official                          promptly notify the Commission of any                 obligations imposed by Rule 12d2–1 is
                                                business days between the hours of                         such suspension, along with the                       mandatory. The response will be
                                                10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of this                    effective date and the reasons for the                available to the public and will not be
                                                filing will also be available for                          suspension.                                           kept confidential.
                                                inspection and copying at the principal                       Any such suspension may be                            An agency may not conduct or
                                                office of the Exchange. All comments                       continued until such time as the                      sponsor, and a person is not required to
                                                received will be posted without change.                    Commission may determine that the                     respond to, a collection of information
                                                Persons submitting comments are                            suspension is designed to evade the                   under the PRA unless it displays a
                                                cautioned that we do not redact or edit                    provisions of Section 12(d) of the Act                currently valid OMB control number.
                                                personal identifying information from                      and Rule 12d2–2 thereunder.3 During                      The public may view background
                                                comment submissions. You should                            the continuance of such suspension                    documentation for this information
                                                submit only information that you wish                      under Rule 12d2–1, the exchange is                    collection at the following website:
                                                to make available publicly. All                            required to notify the Commission                     www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be
                                                                                                           promptly of any change in the reasons                 directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the
                                                submissions should refer to File
                                                Number SR–IEX–2018–15 and should                           for the suspension. Upon the restoration                4 The Exchanges are BOX Options Exchange LLC,
                                                be submitted on or before August 9,                        to trading of any security suspended                  Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc., Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.,
                                                2018.                                                      under Rule 12d2–1, the exchange must                  Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc., Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc.,
                                                                                                           notify the Commission promptly of the                 Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc., Cboe Exchange, Inc.,
                                                  For the Commission, by the Division of                   effective date of such restoration.                   Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., Investors Exchange
                                                Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                                                                       LLC, Miami International Securities Exchange,
                                                authority.17                                                                                                     MIAX PEARL, LLC, Nasdaq BX, Inc., Nasdaq
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                                                                                                             1 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 98
                                                                                                                                                                 GEMX, LLC, Nasdaq ISE, LLC, Nasdaq MRX, LLC,
                                                Eduardo A. Aleman,                                         (February 12, 1935).                                  Nasdaq PHLX LLC, The Nasdaq Stock Market, New
                                                Assistant Secretary.                                         2 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 7011      York Stock Exchange LLC, NYSE Arca, Inc., NYSE
                                                                                                           (February 5, 1963), 28 FR 1506 (February 16, 1963).   American LLC, NYSE National, Inc.
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–15369 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am]                  3 Rule 12d2–2 prescribes the circumstances under      5 In fact, some exchanges do not file any trading

                                                BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                     which a security may be delisted from an exchange     suspension reports in a given year.
                                                                                                           and withdrawn from registration under Section           6 The 964 figure was calculated by averaging the

                                                                                                           12(b) of the Act, and provides the procedures for     numbers for compliance in 2016 and 2017, which
                                                  17 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                             taking such action.                                   are 1,002 and 925, respectively.



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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FR Citation83 FR 34277 

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