Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Amendments to the EDGA Exchange, Inc. Fee Schedule, 78791-78792 [2010-31626]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 241 / Thursday, December 16, 2010 / Notices SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–63519; File No. SR–EDGA– 2010–22] Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Amendments to the EDGA Exchange, Inc. Fee Schedule December 10, 2010. 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 3, 2010, the EDGA Exchange, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or the ‘‘EDGA’’) 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 Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to amend its fee schedule applicable to Members 3 and non-members of the Exchange pursuant to EDGA Rule 15.1(a) and (c). Pursuant to the proposed rule change, the Exchange will commence charging fees for Members and non-members for certain logical ports used to enter orders into the Exchange’s systems. The Exchange also proposes to amend its fees for physical ports. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange’s Internet Web site at https:// www.directedge.com. II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements. 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 A Member is any registered broker or dealer, or any person associated with a registered broker or dealer, that has been admitted to membership in the Exchange. 2 17 VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:00 Dec 15, 2010 Jkt 223001 A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose The purpose of the proposed rule change is to begin charging a monthly fee for logical ports used to enter orders in the Exchange’s trading system. The Exchange recently began charging for ‘‘physical’’ ports, which are ports that are used by a Member or non-member to literally plug into the Exchange at the data centers where the Exchange’s servers are located (i.e., either a crossconnection or an external telecommunication circuit). By contrast, a ‘‘logical’’ port (also commonly referred to as a TCP/IP port) represents a port established by the Exchange within the Exchange’s system for trading and billing purposes. Each logical port established is specific to a Member or non-member and grants that Member or non-member the ability to operate a specific application, such as FIX or High Performance API for order entry, or to receive market data. Multiple logical ports can be created and exist over a single physical port. The Exchange proposes to charge $500 per month for any logical ports other than ports used to receive or request retransmission of market data. Thus, this proposed charge will apply to all Exchange FIX, High Performance API, and DROP ports for both accessing the Exchange directly (Direct) 4 or through the ECN Translator.5 Members and non-members will receive the first ten (10) sessions free of charge for Direct Sessions only and thereafter be charged the $500 fee per month. Free sessions will not apply to ECN Translator sessions to incent members and non-members to use Direct Sessions. Based on the proposal, the change applies to Members that obtain ports for direct access to the Exchange and nonmember service bureaus that act as conduit for orders entered by Exchange Members that are their customers. The Exchange believes that the imposition of logical port fees will help the Exchange to continue to maintain and improve its infrastructure, while also encouraging Exchange customers to request and enable only the ports that are necessary for their operations related to the Exchange. 4 Direct Sessions will consist on one port at the Exchange’s primary data center and one port at the Exchange’s secondary data center. 5 The ECN translator allows a Member or nonmember who previously connected to Direct Edge’s ECN to be re-directed automatically to EDGA Exchange, Inc. It can only be accessed through a FIX port. PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 78791 The Exchange notes that other market centers provide similar services to their Members and non-members.6 Physical Ports The Exchange currently charges Members and non-members the following annual fees for physical ports based on the connectivity service type: Connection service type 1 Gb Copper ............................. 1 Gb Fiber ................................ 10 Gb Fiber .............................. Annual fee per physical port $5,000 7,500 10,000 Beginning January 1, 2011, the Exchange proposes to amend these physical port fees to offer Members and non-members the option of being charged month to month. The fees will be 20% higher on a monthly basis to offset increased administrative costs associated with processing monthly payments. The proposed monthly fees based on connectivity service type are as follows: Connection service type 1 Gb Copper ............................. 1 Gb Fiber ................................ 10 Gb Fiber .............................. Monthly fee per physical port $500 750 1,000 The Exchange will implement the proposed rule change on January 1, 2011. 2. Statutory Basis The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the objectives of the Act,7 in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4),8 in particular, as it is designed to provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges among its Members and other persons using its facilities. The Exchange believes that its proposed logical and physical port fees are reasonable in light 6 See, e.g., Rule 7015 of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (‘‘NASDAQ’’) (setting forth, among other fees for access services, port fees charged to members and non-members used to enter orders into NASDAQ trading systems). See also Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 60546 (August 20, 2009), 74 FR 43184 (August 26, 2009) (SR– NASDAQ–2009–058) (increasing the monthly fee for each port used to enter orders in NASDAQ trading systems from $400 per month to $500 per month); 59337 (February 2, 2009), 74 FR 6441 (February 9, 2009) (SR–BX–2009–004) (establishing fees for ports used by members to enter orders). See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60586 (August 28, 2009), 74 FR 46256 (September 8, 2009) (SR– BATS–2009–026) (establishing fees for ports used by members and non-members to enter orders). 7 15 U.S.C. 78f. 8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4). E:\FR\FM\16DEN1.SGM 16DEN1 78792 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 241 / Thursday, December 16, 2010 / Notices of the benefits to members of direct market access. In addition, the Exchange believes that its fees are equitably allocated among its constituents based upon the number of access ports that they require to submit orders to the Exchange. Furthermore, the fees associated with logical and physical ports will be equitably allocated to all constituents as the fees will be uniform in application to all Members and nonmembers. Finally, the Exchange believes that the fees obtained will enable it to cover its infrastructure costs associated with allowing Members and nonmembers to establish logical and physical ports to connect to the Exchange’s systems and continue to maintain and improve its infrastructure, market technology, and services. B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Burden on Competition The proposed rule change does not impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others The Exchange has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit, comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received any unsolicited written comments from members or other interested parties. III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3) of the Act 9 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) 10 thereunder. At any time within 60 days of the filing of such 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. srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES 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 e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–EDGA–2010–22 on the subject line. Paper Comments • Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. U.S.C. 78s(b)(3). CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 10 17 VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:00 Dec 15, 2010 Exchange. All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File No. SR–EDGA– 2010–22 and should be submitted on or before January 6, 2011. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.11 Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–31626 Filed 12–15–10; 8:45 am] 11 17 Jkt 223001 [Release No. 34–63525; File No. SR–CBOE– 2010–104] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Professional and Voluntary Professional Fees December 10, 2010. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 All submissions should refer to File notice is hereby given that on December Number SR–EDGA–2010–22. This file 2, 2010, the Chicago Board Options number should be included on the Exchange, Incorporated (‘‘CBOE’’ or the subject line if e-mail is used. To help the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities Commission process and review your and Exchange Commission comments more efficiently, please use (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule only one method. The Commission will change as described in Items I, II and III post all comments on the Commission’s below, which Items have been prepared by CBOE. The Exchange has designated Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/ this proposal as one establishing or rules/sro/shtml). Copies of the changing a due, fee, or other charge submission, all subsequent imposed by CBOE under Section amendments, all written statements 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b– with respect to the proposed rule 4(f)(2) thereunder.4 The Commission is change that are filed with the publishing this notice to solicit Commission, and all written comments on the proposed rule change communications relating to the from interested persons. proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s those that may be withheld from the Statement of the Terms of Substance of public in accordance with the the Proposed Rule Change provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be The Exchange is proposing to amend available for Web site viewing and its Fees Schedule as it relates to fees for printing in the Commission’s Public certain orders. The text of the proposed Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., rule change is available on the Washington, DC 20549, on official Exchange’s Web site https:// business days between the hours of 10 www.cboe.org/legal, at the Exchange’s a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing will also be available for inspection and Office of the Secretary and at the Commission. copying at the principal office of the BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 9 15 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PO 00000 Fmt 4703 In its filing with the Commission, CBOE 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. CBOE has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A), (B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of such statements. 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 2 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). Frm 00126 II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16DEN1.SGM 16DEN1

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-63519; File No. SR-EDGA-2010-22]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to 
Amendments to the EDGA Exchange, Inc. Fee Schedule

December 10, 2010.
    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 3, 2010, the EDGA Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or the 
``EDGA'') 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 Exchange. 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 its fee schedule applicable to 
Members \3\ and non-members of the Exchange pursuant to EDGA Rule 
15.1(a) and (c). Pursuant to the proposed rule change, the Exchange 
will commence charging fees for Members and non-members for certain 
logical ports used to enter orders into the Exchange's systems. The 
Exchange also proposes to amend its fees for physical ports. The text 
of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Internet Web 
site at https://www.directedge.com.
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    \3\ A Member is any registered broker or dealer, or any person 
associated with a registered broker or dealer, that has been 
admitted to membership in the Exchange.
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

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

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

1. Purpose
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to begin charging a 
monthly fee for logical ports used to enter orders in the Exchange's 
trading system. The Exchange recently began charging for ``physical'' 
ports, which are ports that are used by a Member or non-member to 
literally plug into the Exchange at the data centers where the 
Exchange's servers are located (i.e., either a cross-connection or an 
external telecommunication circuit). By contrast, a ``logical'' port 
(also commonly referred to as a TCP/IP port) represents a port 
established by the Exchange within the Exchange's system for trading 
and billing purposes. Each logical port established is specific to a 
Member or non-member and grants that Member or non-member the ability 
to operate a specific application, such as FIX or High Performance API 
for order entry, or to receive market data. Multiple logical ports can 
be created and exist over a single physical port. The Exchange proposes 
to charge $500 per month for any logical ports other than ports used to 
receive or request retransmission of market data. Thus, this proposed 
charge will apply to all Exchange FIX, High Performance API, and DROP 
ports for both accessing the Exchange directly (Direct) \4\ or through 
the ECN Translator.\5\ Members and non-members will receive the first 
ten (10) sessions free of charge for Direct Sessions only and 
thereafter be charged the $500 fee per month. Free sessions will not 
apply to ECN Translator sessions to incent members and non-members to 
use Direct Sessions.
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    \4\ Direct Sessions will consist on one port at the Exchange's 
primary data center and one port at the Exchange's secondary data 
center.
    \5\ The ECN translator allows a Member or non-member who 
previously connected to Direct Edge's ECN to be re-directed 
automatically to EDGA Exchange, Inc. It can only be accessed through 
a FIX port.
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    Based on the proposal, the change applies to Members that obtain 
ports for direct access to the Exchange and non-member service bureaus 
that act as conduit for orders entered by Exchange Members that are 
their customers. The Exchange believes that the imposition of logical 
port fees will help the Exchange to continue to maintain and improve 
its infrastructure, while also encouraging Exchange customers to 
request and enable only the ports that are necessary for their 
operations related to the Exchange.
    The Exchange notes that other market centers provide similar 
services to their Members and non-members.\6\
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    \6\ See, e.g., Rule 7015 of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC 
(``NASDAQ'') (setting forth, among other fees for access services, 
port fees charged to members and non-members used to enter orders 
into NASDAQ trading systems). See also Securities Exchange Act 
Release Nos. 60546 (August 20, 2009), 74 FR 43184 (August 26, 2009) 
(SR-NASDAQ-2009-058) (increasing the monthly fee for each port used 
to enter orders in NASDAQ trading systems from $400 per month to 
$500 per month); 59337 (February 2, 2009), 74 FR 6441 (February 9, 
2009) (SR-BX-2009-004) (establishing fees for ports used by members 
to enter orders). See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60586 
(August 28, 2009), 74 FR 46256 (September 8, 2009) (SR-BATS-2009-
026) (establishing fees for ports used by members and non-members to 
enter orders).
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Physical Ports
    The Exchange currently charges Members and non-members the 
following annual fees for physical ports based on the connectivity 
service type:

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                                                              Annual fee
                                                                 per
                  Connection service type                      physical
                                                                 port
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1 Gb Copper................................................       $5,000
1 Gb Fiber.................................................        7,500
10 Gb Fiber................................................       10,000
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    Beginning January 1, 2011, the Exchange proposes to amend these 
physical port fees to offer Members and non-members the option of being 
charged month to month. The fees will be 20% higher on a monthly basis 
to offset increased administrative costs associated with processing 
monthly payments. The proposed monthly fees based on connectivity 
service type are as follows:

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                                                             Monthly fee
                                                                 per
                  Connection service type                      physical
                                                                 port
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1 Gb Copper................................................         $500
1 Gb Fiber.................................................          750
10 Gb Fiber................................................        1,000
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    The Exchange will implement the proposed rule change on January 1, 
2011.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with the objectives of the Act,\7\ in general, and furthers the 
objectives of Section 6(b)(4),\8\ in particular, as it is designed to 
provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other 
charges among its Members and other persons using its facilities. The 
Exchange believes that its proposed logical and physical port fees are 
reasonable in light

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of the benefits to members of direct market access. In addition, the 
Exchange believes that its fees are equitably allocated among its 
constituents based upon the number of access ports that they require to 
submit orders to the Exchange. Furthermore, the fees associated with 
logical and physical ports will be equitably allocated to all 
constituents as the fees will be uniform in application to all Members 
and non-members. Finally, the Exchange believes that the fees obtained 
will enable it to cover its infrastructure costs associated with 
allowing Members and non-members to establish logical and physical 
ports to connect to the Exchange's systems and continue to maintain and 
improve its infrastructure, market technology, and services.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The proposed rule change does not impose any burden on competition 
that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of 
the Act.

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

    The Exchange has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit, 
comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received 
any unsolicited written comments from members or other interested 
parties.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3) of the Act \9\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) \10\ thereunder. At any 
time within 60 days of the filing of such 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.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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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:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number SR-EDGA-2010-22 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-EDGA-2010-22. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To 
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, 
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on 
the Commission's Internet Web site (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 
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing will also be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All 
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does 
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should 
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All 
submissions should refer to File No. SR-EDGA-2010-22 and should be 
submitted on or before January 6, 2011.
    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).

Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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