Securities and Exchange Commission
- [Release No. 34-102086; File No. SR-IEX-2024-30]
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”),[1] and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,[2] notice is hereby given that on December 20, 2024, Investors Exchange LLC (“Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) the proposed rule change as described in Item I below, which Item has been substantially prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange has designated this proposal for immediate effectiveness pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act [3] and Rule 19b-4(f) thereunder.[4] The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend the fees and rebates applicable to Members [5] (the “Fee Schedule”), pursuant to IEX Rule 15.110(a) and (c) to (i) provide a rebate of 0.15% of the total dollar value of an execution in a security priced below $1.00 to an order that provides displayed liquidity, and (ii) increase the fee from 0.09% of the total dollar value of the execution to 0.15% of the total dollar value of the execution in a security priced below $1.00 to an order that removes displayed liquidity. No other fee changes are proposed. Changes to the Fee Schedule pursuant to this proposal are effective upon filing,[6] and will be operative on January 1, 2025.
The proposed rule change, including the Exchange's statement of the purpose of, and statutory basis for, the proposed rule change, is available on the Exchange's website at https://www.iexexchange.io/resources/regulation/rule-filings and on the Commission's website at https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-IEX-2024-30.
II. 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.[7] Comments may be submitted electronically by using the Commission's internet comment form ( https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-IEX-2024-30) or by sending an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include file number SR-IEX-2024-30 on the subject line. Alternatively, paper comments may be sent to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. All submissions should refer to file number SR-IEX-2024-30. 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 ( https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-IEX-2024-30). Do not include personal identifiable information in submissions; you should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. We may redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted material that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All submissions should refer to file number SR-IEX-2024-30 and should be submitted on or before January 29, 2025.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.[8]
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.