Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Amending the NYSE Trades Market Data Product Offering, 46628-46630 [2015-19126]

Download as PDF 46628 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 150 / Wednesday, August 5, 2015 / Notices The Commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period within which to issue an order approving or disapproving the proposed rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change. Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,10 designates October 2, 2015 as the date by which the Commission shall either approve or disapprove the proposed rule change (File No. SR– NYSEArca–2015–01). For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.11 Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–19135 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–75556; File No. SR–NYSE– 2015–31] Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Amending the NYSE Trades Market Data Product Offering July 30, 2015. 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 July 16, 2015, New York Stock Exchange LLC (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the selfregulatory organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to amend the NYSE Trades market data product offering. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange’s Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission’s Public Reference Room. 10 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(57). 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:54 Aug 04, 2015 Jkt 235001 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 those 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 The Exchange proposes to amend the NYSE Trades market data feed product offering. NYSE Trades is an NYSE-only lastsale market data feed. NYSE Trades currently allows vendors, broker-dealers and others to make available on a realtime basis the same last sale information that the Exchange reports under the Consolidated Tape Association (‘‘CTA’’) Plan for inclusion in the CTA Plan’s consolidated data streams. Specifically, the NYSE Trades feed includes, for each security traded on the Exchange, the real-time last sale price, time and size information and bid/ask quotations and a stock summary message. The stock summary message updates every minute and includes NYSE’s opening price, high price, low price, closing price, and cumulative volume for the security.3 The Exchange has determined to modify the data content of NYSE Trades to remove the bid/ask data and to provide the individual orders that make up each reported trade. First, as noted above, the NYSE Trades data feed currently includes related bid/ask information at the time of each reported trade. The Exchange proposes to remove this limited bid/ask information from the NYSE Trades feed, thereby focusing the NYSE Trades feed on NYSE last sale information. This change would streamline the NYSE Trades content, as well as align NYSE Trades content with that of last sale data feeds offered by other exchanges.4 The 3 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 62187 (May 27, 2010), 75 FR 31500 (June 3, 2010) (SR– NYSEAmex–2010–35), 70065 (July 30, 2013), 78 FR 47450 (Aug. 5, 2013) (SR–NYSEMKT–2013–64) and 69273 (April 2, 2013), 78 FR 20969 (April 8, 2013) (SR–NYSEMKT–2013–30). 4 See NASDAQ Rule 7039 (Nasdaq Last Sale) and BATS Rule 11.22(g) (BATS Last Sale). PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NYSE BBO data feed includes, and would continue to include, the best bids and offers for all securities that are traded on the Exchange for which NYSE reports quotes under the Consolidated Quotation (‘‘CQ’’) Plan for inclusion in the CQ Plan’s consolidated quotation information data stream.5 Second, the Exchange currently reports to the CTA and distributes on a real-time basis via NYSE Trades the real-time NYSE last sale price information based on the completed trade of an arriving order. For example, if an arriving order of 1000 shares trades with five resting orders of 200 shares each, the Exchange reports a completed trade of 1000 shares. The Exchange proposes to distribute NYSE last sale information in NYSE Trades in a format that would be based on the individual resting orders that comprise the completed trade. In the example above, the Exchange would distribute via NYSE Trades the real-time NYSE last sale information of five executions of 200 shares each, with the same time stamp for each individual component of the trade. These five transactions would have the same time stamp and would comprise the same information that is being provided to the CTA regarding the completed trade, which would not change. The Exchange would continue to make NYSE last sale information available through NYSE Trades immediately after it provides last sale information to the processor under the CTA Plan. The Exchange expects to offer both the current NYSE Trades data product and the proposed NYSE Trades data product for a limited transition period. After the transition period, the Exchange would stop offering the current NYSE Trades data product and offer only the NYSE Trades data product proposed in this filing. The Exchange would announce the transition dates in advance. There would be no change to the fees for NYSE Trades in connection with the proposed changes. 2. Statutory Basis The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) 6 of the Act, in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) 7 of the Act, 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 5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 72326 (June 5, 2014), 79 FR 33605 (June 11, 2014) (SR– NYSEMKT–2014–49). 6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 7 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 150 / Wednesday, August 5, 2015 / Notices asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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, and it is not designed to permit unfair discrimination among customers, brokers, or dealers. The Exchange believes that modifying the NYSE Trades product to remove the bid/ask information it currently includes and to provide only NYSE last sale information would streamline the product and clarify the purpose and use for each of the NYSE proprietary market data products. The amended feed would also align NYSE Trades’ content with that of last sale data feeds offered by other exchanges, which similarly offer last sale market data products that do not include bid and offer information.8 The Exchange believes that modifying the NYSE Trades product to report lastsale information based on trades of individual resting orders, rather than based on the completed trade of an arriving order at a price, would remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market by providing vendors and subscribers who desire it with more granular trade information, thus promoting competition and innovation. The Exchange would continue to report to the CTA the last sale prices that reflect a completed trade 9 and the NYSE Trades product would report the same volume and prices, but with more granularity regarding individual components of each completed trade. In adopting Regulation NMS, the Commission granted self-regulatory organizations and broker-dealers increased authority and flexibility to offer new and unique market data to consumers of such data. It was believed that this authority would expand the amount of data available to users and consumers of such data and also spur innovation and competition for the provision of market data. The Exchange believes that the data product modifications proposed herein, by focusing the NYSE Trades feed on last sale data by removing the bid/ask data, and by reporting last-sale information based on trades of resting orders, is precisely the sort of market data product 8 See supra note 4. to the CTA Plan, available here, https://www.ctaplan.com/publicdocs/ctaplan/ notifications/plans/trader-update/5929.pdf, Participants to the CTA Plan are required to report ‘‘Last sale price information,’’ which means ‘‘(i) the last sale prices reflecting completed transaction in Eligible Securities, (ii) the volume and other information related to those transactions, (iii) the identifier of the Participant furnishing the prices and (iv) other related information.’’ 9 Pursuant VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:54 Aug 04, 2015 Jkt 235001 enhancement that the Commission envisioned when it adopted Regulation NMS. The proposed changes are consistent with the requirements of the CTA Plan to provide the last sale prices reflecting completed transactions and with the principles embodied in Regulation NMS regarding the provision of market data by self-regulatory organizations to consumers of such data. The Commission concluded that Regulation NMS—by lessening regulation of the market in proprietary data—would itself further the Act’s goals of facilitating efficiency and competition: [E]fficiency is promoted when brokerdealers who do not need the data beyond the prices, sizes, market center identifications of the NBBO and consolidated last sale information are not required to receive (and pay for) such data. The Commission also believes that efficiency is promoted when broker-dealers may choose to receive (and pay for) additional market data based on their own internal analysis of the need for such data.10 By removing ‘‘unnecessary regulatory restrictions’’ on the ability of exchanges to sell their own data, Regulation NMS advanced the goals of the Act and the principles reflected in its legislative history. The Exchange further notes that the existence of alternatives to the Exchange’s products, including realtime consolidated data, free delayed consolidated data, and proprietary data from other sources, ensures that the Exchange is not unreasonably discriminatory because vendors and subscribers can elect these alternatives. In addition, the proposal would not permit unfair discrimination because the modified product would be available to all of the Exchange’s vendors and customers on an equivalent basis. B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Burden on Competition The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The market for proprietary data products is currently competitive and inherently contestable because there is fierce competition for the inputs necessary to the creation of proprietary data. Numerous exchanges compete with each other for listings, trades, and market data itself, providing virtually limitless opportunities for entrepreneurs who wish to produce and distribute 10 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9, 2005), 70 FR 37496 (June 29, 2005) (File No. S7–10–04). PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46629 their own market data. This proprietary data is produced by each individual exchange, as well as other entities (such as internalizing broker-dealers and various forms of alternative trading systems, including dark pools and electronic communication networks), in a vigorously competitive market. It is common for market participants to further and exploit this competition by sending their order flow and transaction reports to multiple markets, rather than providing them all to a single market. C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received from Members, Participants, or Others No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the proposed rule change. III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will: (A) By order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change should be 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 (https://www.sec.gov/ rules/sro.shtml); or • Send an email to rule-comments@ sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– NYSE–2015–31 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–NYSE–2015–31. 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 E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1 46630 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 150 / Wednesday, August 5, 2015 / Notices only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission’s Internet Web site (https://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 NYSE. 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–NYSE– 2015–31 and should be submitted on or before August 26, 2015. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.11 Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–19126 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–75560; File No. SR–FINRA– 2015–027] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Update Rule CrossReferences and Make Non-Substantive Technical Changes to Certain FINRA Rules asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of the Substance of the Proposed Rule Change FINRA is proposing to update crossreferences and make other nonsubstantive changes within FINRA rules, primarily as the result of approval of new consolidated FINRA rules. The text of the proposed rule change is available on FINRA’s Web site at https://www.finra.org, at the principal office of FINRA 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, FINRA 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. FINRA has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements. A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose FINRA is in the process of developing a consolidated rulebook (‘‘Consolidated FINRA Rulebook’’).4 That process involves FINRA submitting to the Commission for approval a series of proposed rule changes over time to 3 17 July 30, 2015. 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 July 22, 2015, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed 11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 1 15 VerDate Sep<11>2014 rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by FINRA. FINRA has designated the proposed rule change as constituting a ‘‘non-controversial’’ rule change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–4 under the Act,3 which renders the proposal effective upon receipt of this filing by the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. 16:54 Aug 04, 2015 Jkt 235001 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). current FINRA rulebook consists of (1) FINRA Rules; (2) NASD Rules; and (3) rules incorporated from NYSE (‘‘Incorporated NYSE Rules’’) (together, the NASD Rules and Incorporated NYSE Rules are referred to as the ‘‘Transitional Rulebook’’). While the NASD Rules generally apply to all FINRA members, the Incorporated NYSE Rules apply only to those members of FINRA that are also members of the NYSE (‘‘Dual Members’’). The FINRA Rules apply to all FINRA members, unless such rules have a more limited application by their terms. For more information about the rulebook consolidation process, see Information Notice, March 12, 2008 (Rulebook Consolidation Process). 4 The PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 adopt rules in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook. The phased adoption and implementation of those rules necessitates periodic amendments to update rule cross-references and other non-substantive changes in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook. The proposed rule change would make such changes, as well as other non-substantive changes unrelated to the adoption of rules in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook. First, the proposed rule change would update rule cross-references to reflect the adoption of new consolidated rules regarding payments to unregistered persons. On December 30, 2014, the SEC approved a proposed rule change to adopt new FINRA Rules 0190 (Effective Date of Revocation, Cancellation, Expulsion, Suspension or Resignation) and 2040 (Payments to Unregistered Persons). As part of that proposed rule change, FINRA adopted the requirements of NASD IM–2420–1(a) (Non-members of the Association), as FINRA Rule 0190. FINRA also deleted in their entirety NASD Rule 1060(b), NASD Rule 2410, NASD Rule 2420, NASD IM–2420–1, NASD IM–2420–2, Incorporated NYSE Rule 353, and Incorporated NYSE Rule Interpretations 345(a)(i)/01 through/03.5 The new rules will be implemented on August 24, 2015. As such, the proposed rule change would update references to new Rule 0190 in FINRA Rule 6630 (Applicability of FINRA Rules to Securities Previously Designated as PORTAL Securities). Second, the proposed rule change would make technical changes to FINRA Rules 6282.03, 6380A.03, 6380B.03, and 6720(c)(1) (Alternative Trading Systems) to reflect FINRA Manual style convention changes. Finally, FINRA is proposing to make non-substantive changes to FINRA Rule 9217 (Violations Appropriate for Disposition Under Plan Pursuant to SEA Rule 19d–1(c)(2)) to update crossreferences resulting from previous amendments to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (‘‘MSRB’’) Rules A– 12, A–14, G–3, G–38, and G–40.6 FINRA also is proposing to update the cross5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73954 (December 30, 2014, 80 FR 553 (January 6, 2015) (Order Approving File No. SR–FINRA–2014–037). 6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52278 (August 17, 2005), 70 FR 49342 (August 23, 2005) (Order Approving File No. SR–MSRB–2005–04) (Deleted MSRB Rule G–38); Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71616 (February 26, 2014), 79 FR 12254 (March 4, 2014) (Order Approving File No. SR–MSRB–2013–09) (Deleted MSRB Rules A–14 and G–40, and incorporated the provisions of these rules into Rule A–12); and Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74384 (February 26, 2015), 80 FR 11706 (March 4, 2015) (Order Approving File No. SR– MSRB–2014–08) (Renumbeed MSRB Rule G–3(h) as G–3(i)). 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-75556; File No. SR-NYSE-2015-31]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; 
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Amending the NYSE Trades 
Market Data Product Offering

July 30, 2015.
    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 July 16, 2015, New York Stock Exchange LLC (the ``Exchange'' or 
``NYSE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``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\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend the NYSE Trades market data product 
offering. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the 
Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.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 those 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
    The Exchange proposes to amend the NYSE Trades market data feed 
product offering.
    NYSE Trades is an NYSE-only last-sale market data feed. NYSE Trades 
currently allows vendors, broker-dealers and others to make available 
on a real-time basis the same last sale information that the Exchange 
reports under the Consolidated Tape Association (``CTA'') Plan for 
inclusion in the CTA Plan's consolidated data streams. Specifically, 
the NYSE Trades feed includes, for each security traded on the 
Exchange, the real-time last sale price, time and size information and 
bid/ask quotations and a stock summary message. The stock summary 
message updates every minute and includes NYSE's opening price, high 
price, low price, closing price, and cumulative volume for the 
security.\3\
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 62187 (May 27, 
2010), 75 FR 31500 (June 3, 2010) (SR-NYSEAmex-2010-35), 70065 (July 
30, 2013), 78 FR 47450 (Aug. 5, 2013) (SR-NYSEMKT-2013-64) and 69273 
(April 2, 2013), 78 FR 20969 (April 8, 2013) (SR-NYSEMKT-2013-30).
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    The Exchange has determined to modify the data content of NYSE 
Trades to remove the bid/ask data and to provide the individual orders 
that make up each reported trade.
    First, as noted above, the NYSE Trades data feed currently includes 
related bid/ask information at the time of each reported trade. The 
Exchange proposes to remove this limited bid/ask information from the 
NYSE Trades feed, thereby focusing the NYSE Trades feed on NYSE last 
sale information. This change would streamline the NYSE Trades content, 
as well as align NYSE Trades content with that of last sale data feeds 
offered by other exchanges.\4\ The NYSE BBO data feed includes, and 
would continue to include, the best bids and offers for all securities 
that are traded on the Exchange for which NYSE reports quotes under the 
Consolidated Quotation (``CQ'') Plan for inclusion in the CQ Plan's 
consolidated quotation information data stream.\5\
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    \4\ See NASDAQ Rule 7039 (Nasdaq Last Sale) and BATS Rule 
11.22(g) (BATS Last Sale).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 72326 (June 5, 
2014), 79 FR 33605 (June 11, 2014) (SR-NYSEMKT-2014-49).
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    Second, the Exchange currently reports to the CTA and distributes 
on a real-time basis via NYSE Trades the real-time NYSE last sale price 
information based on the completed trade of an arriving order. For 
example, if an arriving order of 1000 shares trades with five resting 
orders of 200 shares each, the Exchange reports a completed trade of 
1000 shares. The Exchange proposes to distribute NYSE last sale 
information in NYSE Trades in a format that would be based on the 
individual resting orders that comprise the completed trade. In the 
example above, the Exchange would distribute via NYSE Trades the real-
time NYSE last sale information of five executions of 200 shares each, 
with the same time stamp for each individual component of the trade. 
These five transactions would have the same time stamp and would 
comprise the same information that is being provided to the CTA 
regarding the completed trade, which would not change. The Exchange 
would continue to make NYSE last sale information available through 
NYSE Trades immediately after it provides last sale information to the 
processor under the CTA Plan.
    The Exchange expects to offer both the current NYSE Trades data 
product and the proposed NYSE Trades data product for a limited 
transition period. After the transition period, the Exchange would stop 
offering the current NYSE Trades data product and offer only the NYSE 
Trades data product proposed in this filing. The Exchange would 
announce the transition dates in advance. There would be no change to 
the fees for NYSE Trades in connection with the proposed changes.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) \6\ of the 
Act, in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) \7\ of 
the Act, 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

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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, and it is not designed to permit unfair discrimination among 
customers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
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    The Exchange believes that modifying the NYSE Trades product to 
remove the bid/ask information it currently includes and to provide 
only NYSE last sale information would streamline the product and 
clarify the purpose and use for each of the NYSE proprietary market 
data products. The amended feed would also align NYSE Trades' content 
with that of last sale data feeds offered by other exchanges, which 
similarly offer last sale market data products that do not include bid 
and offer information.\8\
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    The Exchange believes that modifying the NYSE Trades product to 
report last-sale information based on trades of individual resting 
orders, rather than based on the completed trade of an arriving order 
at a price, would remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a 
free and open market by providing vendors and subscribers who desire it 
with more granular trade information, thus promoting competition and 
innovation. The Exchange would continue to report to the CTA the last 
sale prices that reflect a completed trade \9\ and the NYSE Trades 
product would report the same volume and prices, but with more 
granularity regarding individual components of each completed trade. In 
adopting Regulation NMS, the Commission granted self-regulatory 
organizations and broker-dealers increased authority and flexibility to 
offer new and unique market data to consumers of such data. It was 
believed that this authority would expand the amount of data available 
to users and consumers of such data and also spur innovation and 
competition for the provision of market data. The Exchange believes 
that the data product modifications proposed herein, by focusing the 
NYSE Trades feed on last sale data by removing the bid/ask data, and by 
reporting last-sale information based on trades of resting orders, is 
precisely the sort of market data product enhancement that the 
Commission envisioned when it adopted Regulation NMS. The proposed 
changes are consistent with the requirements of the CTA Plan to provide 
the last sale prices reflecting completed transactions and with the 
principles embodied in Regulation NMS regarding the provision of market 
data by self-regulatory organizations to consumers of such data. The 
Commission concluded that Regulation NMS--by lessening regulation of 
the market in proprietary data--would itself further the Act's goals of 
facilitating efficiency and competition:
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    \9\ Pursuant to the CTA Plan, available here, https://www.ctaplan.com/publicdocs/ctaplan/notifications/plans/trader-update/5929.pdf, Participants to the CTA Plan are required to report 
``Last sale price information,'' which means ``(i) the last sale 
prices reflecting completed transaction in Eligible Securities, (ii) 
the volume and other information related to those transactions, 
(iii) the identifier of the Participant furnishing the prices and 
(iv) other related information.''

    [E]fficiency is promoted when broker-dealers who do not need the 
data beyond the prices, sizes, market center identifications of the 
NBBO and consolidated last sale information are not required to 
receive (and pay for) such data. The Commission also believes that 
efficiency is promoted when broker-dealers may choose to receive 
(and pay for) additional market data based on their own internal 
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analysis of the need for such data.\10\

    \10\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9, 
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    By removing ``unnecessary regulatory restrictions'' on the ability 
of exchanges to sell their own data, Regulation NMS advanced the goals 
of the Act and the principles reflected in its legislative history.
    The Exchange further notes that the existence of alternatives to 
the Exchange's products, including real-time consolidated data, free 
delayed consolidated data, and proprietary data from other sources, 
ensures that the Exchange is not unreasonably discriminatory because 
vendors and subscribers can elect these alternatives. In addition, the 
proposal would not permit unfair discrimination because the modified 
product would be available to all of the Exchange's vendors and 
customers on an equivalent basis.

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

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate 
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The market for proprietary 
data products is currently competitive and inherently contestable 
because there is fierce competition for the inputs necessary to the 
creation of proprietary data. Numerous exchanges compete with each 
other for listings, trades, and market data itself, providing virtually 
limitless opportunities for entrepreneurs who wish to produce and 
distribute their own market data. This proprietary data is produced by 
each individual exchange, as well as other entities (such as 
internalizing broker-dealers and various forms of alternative trading 
systems, including dark pools and electronic communication networks), 
in a vigorously competitive market. It is common for market 
participants to further and exploit this competition by sending their 
order flow and transaction reports to multiple markets, rather than 
providing them all to a single market.

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may 
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to 
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to 
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) By order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change, or
    (B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be 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 (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSE-2015-31 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-NYSE-2015-31. 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

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only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the 
Commission's Internet Web site (https://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 NYSE. 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-NYSE-2015-31 and should be submitted on 
or before August 26, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-19126 Filed 8-4-15; 8:45 am]
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