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 31, 2024, the Investors Exchange LLC (“IEX” or the “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 ( printed page 4826) 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 amend the fees applicable to Members,^[5] pursuant to IEX Rule 15.110(a) and (c), to revise the fee for an order that routes to and removes liquidity on an away exchange at a price below $1.00 so that the IEX fee will be the cost charged, or rebate paid, by the away exchange plus 0.02% of the total dollar value of the execution, instead of the cost charged by the away exchange plus $0.0001 per share. 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-2024-31.

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-2024-31) or by sending an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include file number SR-IEX-2024-31 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-2024-31. 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-2024-31). 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-2024-31 and should be submitted on or before February 6, 2025.