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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change To Modify Fees
for Co-Location Services
March 8, 2011.
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 March 1,
2011, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. (‘‘BX’’ or
‘‘Exchange’’) 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.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of the Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to modify
pricing for co-location services. The
Exchange will implement the proposed
change on March 1, 2011. The text of
the proposed rule change is available at
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2 17
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https://nasdaqomxbx.cchwallstreet.com/,
at the Exchange’s principal office, 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
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 Exchange is amending its colocation fee schedule to: (1) Institute a
monthly fee of $300 for
telecommunications and inter-cabinet
cross connections; and (2) fees for
additional patch and power cords.
Under the proposal, co-location
customers having telecommunications
cross-connections to approved
telecommunication carriers in the
datacenter will be assessed a monthly
fee of $300 per connection. For the
convenience of its customers, the
Exchange allows telecommunications
carriers to maintain a presence in the
data center free of charge. In addition,
inter-cabinet connections to other
customers in the datacenter will be
likewise assessed a $300 per-month,
per-connection fee. These fees will only
be assessed on the customer that
requested the initiation of the
connection, and cross-connections
between cabinets being used by the
same customer will not be assessed the
fee.
The Exchange is also proposing to
introduce fees for patch and power
cords. Under the proposal, the Exchange
will maintain an inventory of patch
cords (ethernet and fiber optic cables)
and power cords at the datacenter and
make them available to customers
should they desire to purchase them.
The proposed fees for patch cords vary
with their capabilities and length, with
copper patch cord being charged at
$4.50 + $.50 per foot; multi-mode fiber
patch cord being priced at $20 + $1.50
per-meter, and single-mode fiber patch
cord priced at $24 + $.75 per-meter. For
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power cords, the Exchange proposes to
charge $5 for 5–15P–C13 cords of two to
four feet in length, and $10 for C14–C19
cords also of two to four feet in length.3
The Exchange is making the cords
available as a convenience to customers,
and notes that use of Exchange-provided
patch and power cords is completely
voluntary, and that such cords may be
freely obtained by [sic] other vendors for
use by customers in the datacenter.
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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change is consistent with
the provisions of Section 6 of the Act,4
in general, and with Section 6(b)(4) of
the Act,5 in particular, in that it
provides for the equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees and other charges
among members and issuers and other
persons using any facility or system
which the Exchange operates or
controls.
The Exchange operates in a highly
competitive market, in which exchanges
offer co-location services as a means to
facilitate the trading activities of those
members who believe that co-location
enhances the efficiency of their trading.
Accordingly, fees charged for colocation services are constrained by the
active competitive [sic] for the order
flow of such members. If a particular
exchange charges excessive fees for colocation services, affected members will
opt to terminate their co-location
arrangements with that exchange, and
adopt a possible range of alternative
strategies, including co-locating with a
different exchange, placing their servers
in a physically proximate location
outside the exchange’s data center, or
pursuing trading strategies not
dependent upon co-location.
Accordingly, the exchange charging
excessive fees would stand to lose not
only co-location revenues but also
revenues associated with the execution
of orders routed to it by affected
members. The Exchange believes that
this competitive dynamic imposes
powerful restraints on the ability of any
exchange to charge unreasonable fees
for co-location services. Moreover, all of
the Exchange’s fees for co-location
services are equitably allocated and
non-discriminatory, in that all colocation customers are offered the same
range of products and services and there
is no differentiation among customers
with regard to the fees charged for a
3 The P, C, and number designations reflect
differences in the shape of a cord’s plug as well a
cord’s power throughput capability.
4 15 U.S.C. 78f.
5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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particular product, service, or piece of
equipment.
It should be noted, however, that the
costs associated with operating a colocation facility, like the costs of
operating the electronic trading facility
with which the co-location facility is
associated, are primarily fixed costs,
and in the case of co-location are
primarily the costs of renting or owning
data center space and retaining a staff of
technical personnel. Accordingly, the
Exchange establishes a range of colocation fees with the goal of covering
these fixed costs, covering less
significant marginal costs, such as the
cost of electricity, and earning a return
on its investment. Because fixed costs
must be allocated among all customers,
the Exchange’s fee schedule reflects an
effort to assess a range of relatively low
fees for specific aspects of co-location
services, which, in the aggregate, will
allow the Exchange to cover its costs
and earn a return on investment.
In the case of inter-cabinet connection
fees, the proposed fee of $300 per month
covers the marginal costs of establishing
and maintaining such connections, and
also allows customers maintaining such
connections to contribute to the fixed
costs of data center operation. Notably,
because telecommunications providers
are provided with free data center space
as a convenience to co-located
customers, the Exchange believes that it
is reasonable to impose charges on
persons connecting to such providers as
a means of defraying the fixed rental
cost incurred in making such space
available to the telecommunications
providers. The Exchange further
believes that the number of data center
cross connections correlates to the
extent and complexity of a customer’s
operations within the data center.
Accordingly, the Exchange believes that
it is reasonable to use fees assessed on
this basis as a means to recoup a share
of fixed costs and earn a return on
investment.
The Exchange also notes that the New
York Stock Exchange (‘‘NYSE’’) imposes
charges for connections within the data
center that include a $500 per month
charge for connections between cabinets
of the same customer, and charges for
connectivity bundles that include a
limited number of connections to
telecommunications providers and
connections within the data center for
monthly fees ranging from $13,000 to
$61,000 per month, depending on the
number of connections and the
bandwidth. NYSEArca charges $600 per
month for all connections within its
data center. See https://www.nyse.com/
pdfs/nyse_equities_pricelist.pdf at page
14 and https://www.nyse.com/pdfs/
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nysearcaMarketplaceFees112011Clean.pdf at p. 10. Accordingly, the
Exchange believes that its proposed fee
of $300 per month is reasonable in
comparison with fees already charged
for comparable services of other
exchanges offering co-location.
With respect to the Exchange’s
proposed fees for power cords, the
Exchange believes that its fees are a
reasonable reflection of its costs to
obtain and resell such cords as a
convenience to its customers. Notably,
the fees charged by the Exchange are
generally comparable to prices charged
by unregulated vendors for similar
products. See https://www.comegacity.
com/cables-computer/power-cables/
tripp-lite-p047-002-2ft-ac-power-cordc19-c14-10; and https://www.cables.com/
Products/NEMA-5-15P-TO-IEC320-C1313a-4-Feet_PCRD-4-13A.aspx. The same
is true for the proposed patch cord
pricing. See https://www.cablestogo.com/
product_list.asp?cat_id=3525; and
https://www.cablestogo.com/product.
asp?cat_id=2323&sku=33027.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change will result in
any burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act, as amended.
As discussed above, the Exchange
believes that fees for co-location
services are constrained by the robust
competition for order flow among
exchanges and non-exchange markets,
because co-location exists to advance
that competition, and excessive fees for
co-location services would serve to
impair an exchange’s ability to compete
for order flow rather than burdening
competition.
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 foregoing rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.6 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,
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or otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall
institute proceedings to determine
whether the proposed rule should be
approved or disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Number SR–BX–2011–013, and should
be submitted on or before April 4, 2011.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.7
Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011–5776 Filed 3–11–11; 8:45 am]
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change, as amended, 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–BX–2011–013 on the
subject line.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change Relating to the
Extension of a Pilot Program
Concerning Disseminated Quotations
March 8, 2011.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 2 thereunder,
notice is hereby given that on February
• Send paper comments in triplicate
24, 2011, NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary,
(‘‘Phlx’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission,
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
(‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed
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rule change as described in Items I, II,
All submissions should refer to File
and III, below, which Items have been
Number SR–BX–2011–013. This file
prepared by the Exchange. The
number should be included on the
subject line if e-mail is used. To help the Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
Commission process and review your
change from interested persons.
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
post all comments on the Commission’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of
Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
the Proposed Rule Change
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
The Exchange proposes to amend
submission, all subsequent
Exchange Rules 1017, Openings in
amendments, all written statements
Options, and 1082, Firm Quotations, to
with respect to the proposed rule
extend, through July 31, 2011, a pilot
change that are filed with the
program (the ‘‘pilot’’) under which the
Commission, and all written
Exchange’s rules describe the manner in
communications relating to the
which the PHLX XL® automated options
proposed rule change between the
trading system 3 disseminates quotations
Commission and any person, other than when (i) there is an opening imbalance
those that may be withheld from the
in a particular series, and (ii) there is a
public in accordance with the
Quote Exhaust (as described below) or
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
a Market Exhaust (as described below)
available for Web site viewing and
quote condition present in a particular
printing in the Commission’s Public
series.
Reference Room on official business
days between the hours of 10 a.m. and
7 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
available for inspection and copying at
3 This proposal refers to ‘‘PHLX XL’’ as the
the principal offices of the Exchange.
Exchange’s automated options trading system. In
All comments received will be posted
May 2009 the Exchange enhanced the system and
without change; the Commission does
adopted corresponding rules referring to the system
not edit personal identifying
as ‘‘Phlx XL II.’’ See Securities Exchange Act Release
No. 59995 (May 28, 2009), 74 FR 26750 (June 3,
information from submissions. You
2009) (SR–Phlx–2009–32). The Exchange intends to
should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All submit a separate technical proposed rule change
that would change all references to the system from
submissions should refer to File
‘‘Phlx XL II’’ to ‘‘PHLX XL’’ for branding purposes.
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The current pilot is scheduled to
expire March 31, 2011.
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on the Exchange’s Web site
at https://www.nasdaqtrader.com/
micro.aspx?id=PHLXRulefilings, 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
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 extend the pilot through
July 31, 2011.
Background
In June, 2009, the Exchange added
several significant enhancements to its
automated options trading platform
(now known as PHLX XL), and adopted
rules to reflect those enhancements.4 As
part of the system enhancements, the
Exchange proposed to disseminate a
‘‘non-firm’’ quote condition on a bid or
offer whose size is exhausted in certain
situations. The non-exhausted side of
the Exchange’s disseminated quotation
would remain firm up to its
disseminated size. At the time the
Exchange proposed the ‘‘one-sided nonfirm’’ quote condition, the Options Price
Reporting Authority (‘‘OPRA’’) was only
capable of disseminating option
quotations for which both sides of the
quotation are marked ‘‘non-firm.’’ OPRA
does not disseminate a ‘‘non-firm’’
condition for one side of a quotation
while the other side of the quotation
remains firm.5
4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59995
(May 28, 2009), 74 FR 26750 (June 3, 2009) (SR–
Phlx–2009–32).
5 Currently, there is no mechanism for the
Options Price Reporting Authority (‘‘OPRA’’) to
identify only one side of a quote as non-firm. The
Exchange has approached OPRA to attempt to
develop the capability to identify and implement
such functionality. The Exchange has asked the
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-64059; File No. SR-BX-2011-013]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Modify
Fees for Co-Location Services
March 8, 2011.
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 March 1, 2011, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. (``BX'' or ``Exchange'') 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 the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to modify pricing for co-location services.
The Exchange will implement the proposed change on March 1, 2011. The
text of the proposed rule change is available at https://nasdaqomxbx.cchwallstreet.com/, at the Exchange's principal office, 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 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 Exchange is amending its co-location fee schedule to: (1)
Institute a monthly fee of $300 for telecommunications and inter-
cabinet cross connections; and (2) fees for additional patch and power
cords.
Under the proposal, co-location customers having telecommunications
cross-connections to approved telecommunication carriers in the
datacenter will be assessed a monthly fee of $300 per connection. For
the convenience of its customers, the Exchange allows
telecommunications carriers to maintain a presence in the data center
free of charge. In addition, inter-cabinet connections to other
customers in the datacenter will be likewise assessed a $300 per-month,
per-connection fee. These fees will only be assessed on the customer
that requested the initiation of the connection, and cross-connections
between cabinets being used by the same customer will not be assessed
the fee.
The Exchange is also proposing to introduce fees for patch and
power cords. Under the proposal, the Exchange will maintain an
inventory of patch cords (ethernet and fiber optic cables) and power
cords at the datacenter and make them available to customers should
they desire to purchase them. The proposed fees for patch cords vary
with their capabilities and length, with copper patch cord being
charged at $4.50 + $.50 per foot; multi-mode fiber patch cord being
priced at $20 + $1.50 per-meter, and single-mode fiber patch cord
priced at $24 + $.75 per-meter. For
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power cords, the Exchange proposes to charge $5 for 5-15P-C13 cords of
two to four feet in length, and $10 for C14-C19 cords also of two to
four feet in length.\3\ The Exchange is making the cords available as a
convenience to customers, and notes that use of Exchange-provided patch
and power cords is completely voluntary, and that such cords may be
freely obtained by [sic] other vendors for use by customers in the
datacenter.
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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the provisions of Section 6 of the Act,\4\ in general, and with
Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\5\ in particular, in that it provides for
the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges
among members and issuers and other persons using any facility or
system which the Exchange operates or controls.
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\4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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The Exchange operates in a highly competitive market, in which
exchanges offer co-location services as a means to facilitate the
trading activities of those members who believe that co-location
enhances the efficiency of their trading. Accordingly, fees charged for
co-location services are constrained by the active competitive [sic]
for the order flow of such members. If a particular exchange charges
excessive fees for co-location services, affected members will opt to
terminate their co-location arrangements with that exchange, and adopt
a possible range of alternative strategies, including co-locating with
a different exchange, placing their servers in a physically proximate
location outside the exchange's data center, or pursuing trading
strategies not dependent upon co-location. Accordingly, the exchange
charging excessive fees would stand to lose not only co-location
revenues but also revenues associated with the execution of orders
routed to it by affected members. The Exchange believes that this
competitive dynamic imposes powerful restraints on the ability of any
exchange to charge unreasonable fees for co-location services.
Moreover, all of the Exchange's fees for co-location services are
equitably allocated and non-discriminatory, in that all co-location
customers are offered the same range of products and services and there
is no differentiation among customers with regard to the fees charged
for a particular product, service, or piece of equipment.
It should be noted, however, that the costs associated with
operating a co-location facility, like the costs of operating the
electronic trading facility with which the co-location facility is
associated, are primarily fixed costs, and in the case of co-location
are primarily the costs of renting or owning data center space and
retaining a staff of technical personnel. Accordingly, the Exchange
establishes a range of co-location fees with the goal of covering these
fixed costs, covering less significant marginal costs, such as the cost
of electricity, and earning a return on its investment. Because fixed
costs must be allocated among all customers, the Exchange's fee
schedule reflects an effort to assess a range of relatively low fees
for specific aspects of co-location services, which, in the aggregate,
will allow the Exchange to cover its costs and earn a return on
investment.
In the case of inter-cabinet connection fees, the proposed fee of
$300 per month covers the marginal costs of establishing and
maintaining such connections, and also allows customers maintaining
such connections to contribute to the fixed costs of data center
operation. Notably, because telecommunications providers are provided
with free data center space as a convenience to co-located customers,
the Exchange believes that it is reasonable to impose charges on
persons connecting to such providers as a means of defraying the fixed
rental cost incurred in making such space available to the
telecommunications providers. The Exchange further believes that the
number of data center cross connections correlates to the extent and
complexity of a customer's operations within the data center.
Accordingly, the Exchange believes that it is reasonable to use fees
assessed on this basis as a means to recoup a share of fixed costs and
earn a return on investment.
The Exchange also notes that the New York Stock Exchange (``NYSE'')
imposes charges for connections within the data center that include a
$500 per month charge for connections between cabinets of the same
customer, and charges for connectivity bundles that include a limited
number of connections to telecommunications providers and connections
within the data center for monthly fees ranging from $13,000 to $61,000
per month, depending on the number of connections and the bandwidth.
NYSEArca charges $600 per month for all connections within its data
center. See https://www.nyse.com/pdfs/nyse_equities_pricelist.pdf at
page 14 and https://www.nyse.com/pdfs/nysearcaMarketplaceFees112011-Clean.pdf at p. 10. Accordingly, the Exchange believes that its
proposed fee of $300 per month is reasonable in comparison with fees
already charged for comparable services of other exchanges offering co-
location.
With respect to the Exchange's proposed fees for power cords, the
Exchange believes that its fees are a reasonable reflection of its
costs to obtain and resell such cords as a convenience to its
customers. Notably, the fees charged by the Exchange are generally
comparable to prices charged by unregulated vendors for similar
products. See https://www.comegacity.com/cables-computer/power-cables/tripp-lite-p047-002-2ft-ac-power-cord-c19-c14-10; and https://www.cables.com/Products/NEMA-5-15P-TO-IEC320-C13-13a-4-Feet_PCRD-4-13A.aspx. The same is true for the proposed patch cord pricing. See
https://www.cablestogo.com/product_list.asp?cat_id=3525; and https://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=2323&sku=33027.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
result in any burden on competition that is not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act, as amended. As
discussed above, the Exchange believes that fees for co-location
services are constrained by the robust competition for order flow among
exchanges and non-exchange markets, because co-location exists to
advance that competition, and excessive fees for co-location services
would serve to impair an exchange's ability to compete for order flow
rather than burdening competition.
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 foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.\6\ 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,
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or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the
Commission takes such action, the Commission shall institute
proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule should be approved
or disapproved.
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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, as amended, 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-BX-2011-013 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-BX-2011-013. 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 on official business
days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also
will be available for inspection and copying at the principal offices
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 Number SR-BX-
2011-013, and should be submitted on or before April 4, 2011.
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\7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-5776 Filed 3-11-11; 8:45 am]
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