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trading licenses expiring at the end of
the calendar year at a price of $44,000 3
or such other price as the Exchange may
set, but prorated to reflect the amount of
time remaining in the year. For any such
additional trading license that is in
place for 15 calendar days or less in a
calendar month, the Exchange proposes
that the proration for that month will be
computed based on a flat rate of $100
per day with no tier pricing involved.
For any such additional trading license
that is in place for 16 calendar days or
more in a calendar month, the Exchange
proposes that the proration for that
month will be computed based on the
number of days as applied to the full
annual fee for the license for the
applicable tier.
These changes will become
operational on June 1, 2011. Licenses
that are already in place will be billed
monthly for the remainder of the year at
the new tier rates beginning on that
date, but there will be no retroactive
adjustment for the period prior to June
1 for those trading licenses that qualify
for the new $25,000 tier price. For the
June 2011 billing, the Exchange will
begin invoicing in arrears as discussed
above.
2. Statutory Basis
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The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change is consistent with
the provisions of Section 6 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’),4 in general, and Section 6(b)(4)
of the Act,5 in particular, in that 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 the proposal
does not constitute an inequitable
allocation of fees, as all similarly
situated member organizations will be
subject to the same fee structure and
access to the Exchange’s market is
offered on fair and non-discriminatory
terms. Any member organization that
holds more than two trading licenses
will be able to benefit from the new
$25,000 annual fee tier for the
additional licenses. The ability to pay
monthly installments of the annual fee
in arrears instead of in advance, as
presently required, should be beneficial
3 The Exchange notes that the $44,000 figure
shown in the rule text as the current price for
trading licenses sold during a calendar year
following the annual offering is erroneous. The
correct figure is $40,000—the same current price as
trading licenses sold during the preceding annual
offering, prorated to reflect the amount of time
remaining in the year.
4 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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to all member organizations that hold
trading licenses.
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.
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
The foregoing rule change is effective
upon filing pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) 6 of the Act and
subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b–4 7
thereunder, because it establishes a due,
fee, or other charge imposed by the
NYSE.
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.
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–NYSEAmex–2011–35 on
the subject line.
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
also will 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
publicly available. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–
NYSEAmex–2011–35 and should be
submitted on or before June 29, 2011.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.8
Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34–64582; File No. SR–NYSE–
2011–23]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; New
York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change To Amend the
Exchange Price List
June 2, 2011.
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–NYSEAmex–2011–35. This
file number should be included on the
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that, on May 26,
2011, New York Stock Exchange LLC
(‘‘NYSE’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the
8 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
6 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
7 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
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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.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to modify the
fees it charges for the issuance of trading
licenses that are required in order to
effect transactions on the floor of the
Exchange or through any facility of the
Exchange. The Exchange proposes to
amend its 2011 Price List (‘‘Price List’’)
to (i) Create a two-tiered pricing
structure for the annual fee, under
which the fee would continue to be
$40,000 per license for the first two
licenses held by a member organization
but would be reduced to $25,000 per
license for any additional trading
licenses held by that member
organization, (ii) provide a formula for
proration of the annual fee during a
calendar month in which a trading
license has been in place for less than
the full month, (iii) eliminate the
current $1,000 fee for approval of a new
member, and (iv) eliminate the $1,000
trading license transfer fee. The
Exchange also proposes to amend
Exchange Rule 300 (Trading Licenses) to
be consistent with these changes and
also to provide that the monthly
installments of the annual fee be
payable in arrears at the end of each
month. These changes will become
operational on June 1, 2011. The text of
the proposed rule change is available at
the Exchange, the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, https://www.sec.gov,
and https://www.nyse.com.
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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
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.
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to modify the
fees it charges for the issuance of trading
licenses that are required in order to
effect transactions on the floor of the
Exchange or through any facility of the
Exchange. As currently provided in
Exchange Rule 300 (Trading Licenses),
the price per trading license sold in
each annual offering of such licenses is
established each year by the Exchange
pursuant to a rule filing submitted to the
Commission, and that price is published
in the Exchange’s Price List. The
Exchange has previously established the
trading license fee for calendar year
2011 at $40,000 per license, which is
currently reflected in the Price List.
The Exchange proposes to modify the
structure of its annual fee for trading
licenses by moving from a single price
for all such licenses to a two-tiered
pricing structure. Under the proposal,
the annual fee would continue to be
$40,000 per license for the first two
trading licenses held by a member
organization but would be reduced to
$25,000 per license for any additional
trading licenses held by that member
organization. The price of each of these
two tiers would continue to be
established each year by the Exchange
pursuant to a rule filing submitted to the
Commission, with the tier prices being
published in the Price List.
Pursuant to Exchange Rule 300(e), a
buyer of a trading license is required to
pay the Exchange the trading license fee
in equal monthly installments in
advance over the period during which
the trading license is in effect. The
Exchange proposes to change its billing
schedule so that the monthly
installments are payable in arrears at the
end of each month.
In addition, Exchange Rule 300(d)
provides that, following the annual
offering and at any time thereafter
during the following calendar year, the
Exchange shall sell additional trading
licenses expiring at the end of the
calendar year at the price set forth in the
Price List, but prorated to reflect the
amount of time remaining in the year.
For any such additional trading license
that is in place for 15 calendar days or
less in a calendar month, the Exchange
proposes that the proration for that
month will be computed based on a flat
rate of $100 per day with no tier pricing
involved. For any such additional
trading license that is in place for
16 calendar days or more in a calendar
month, the Exchange proposes that the
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proration for that month will be
computed based on the number of days
as applied to the full annual fee for the
license for the applicable tier.
Finally, the Exchange proposes to
eliminate the current $1,000 fee
provided for on the Price List for
approval of a new member because it
believes the annual fee adequately
covers any costs related to such
approval. The Exchange further
proposes to eliminate the $1,000 trading
license transfer fee provided for on the
Price List. This fee has become obsolete
due to the fact that trading licenses are
no longer transferred; instead, they are
purchased following expiration or
termination pursuant to Exchange Rule
300.
In addition to the proposed changes to
the Price List, the Exchange also
proposes to amend Exchange Rule 300
to be consistent with these changes.
These changes will become
operational on June 1, 2011. Licenses
that are already in place will be billed
monthly for the remainder of the year at
the new tier rates beginning on that
date, but there will be no retroactive
adjustment for the period prior to June
1 for those trading licenses that qualify
for the new $25,000 tier price. For the
June 2011 billing, the Exchange will
begin invoicing in arrears as discussed
above.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change is consistent with
the provisions of Section 6 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’),3 in general, and Section 6(b)(4)
of the Act,4 in particular, in that 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 the proposal
does not constitute an inequitable
allocation of fees, as all similarly
situated member organizations will be
subject to the same fee structure and
access to the Exchange’s market is
offered on fair and non-discriminatory
terms. Any member organization that
holds more than two trading licenses
will be able to benefit from the new
$25,000 annual fee tier for the
additional licenses. The ability to pay
monthly installments of the annual fee
in arrears instead of in advance, as
presently required, should be beneficial
to all member organizations that hold
trading licenses.
3 15
4 15
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U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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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.
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
The foregoing rule change is effective
upon filing pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) 5 of the Act and
subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b–4 6
thereunder, because it establishes a due,
fee, or other charge imposed by the
NYSE.
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.
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:
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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–NYSE–2011–23 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–NYSE–2011–23. 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
also will 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
publicly available. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–NYSE–
2011–23 and should be submitted on or
before June 29, 2011.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.7
Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
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COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–64586; File No. SR–EDGX–
2011–16]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGX
Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Relating to Amendments
to the EDGX Exchange, Inc. Fee
Schedule
June 2, 2011.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on May 27,
2011, the EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the
‘‘Exchange’’ or the ‘‘EDGX’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which items have
7 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
5 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
6 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
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been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend its
fees and rebates applicable to Members 3
of the Exchange pursuant to EDGX Rule
15.1(a) and (c). All of the changes
described herein are applicable to EDGX
Members. 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
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 these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below.
The self-regulatory organization 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
In SR–EDGX–2011–15,4 the Exchange
filed for immediate effectiveness a rule
filing to amend Rule 11.9 to introduce
the SWPC routing strategy to Rule
11.9(b)(3)(q).
SWPC is a routing option under
which an order checks the System for
available shares and then is sent to only
Protected Quotations and only for
displayed size. To the extent that any
portion of the order is unexecuted, the
remainder is posted on the book at the
order’s limit price. The entire SWPC
order will not be cancelled back to the
User immediately if at the time of entry
there is an insufficient share quantity in
the SWPC order to fulfill the displayed
size of all Protected Quotations. This
routing option is similar to the strategies
set forth in NASDAQ Rule
4758(a)(1)(A)(vi) (‘‘NASDAQ’s ‘‘MOPP’’
strategy) and BATS BZX/BYX Exchange,
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.
4 See SR–EDGX–2011–15 (May 5, 2011).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-64582; File No. SR-NYSE-2011-23]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To
Amend the Exchange Price List
June 2, 2011.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that, on May 26, 2011, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or the
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the
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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 modify the fees it charges for the
issuance of trading licenses that are required in order to effect
transactions on the floor of the Exchange or through any facility of
the Exchange. The Exchange proposes to amend its 2011 Price List
(``Price List'') to (i) Create a two-tiered pricing structure for the
annual fee, under which the fee would continue to be $40,000 per
license for the first two licenses held by a member organization but
would be reduced to $25,000 per license for any additional trading
licenses held by that member organization, (ii) provide a formula for
proration of the annual fee during a calendar month in which a trading
license has been in place for less than the full month, (iii) eliminate
the current $1,000 fee for approval of a new member, and (iv) eliminate
the $1,000 trading license transfer fee. The Exchange also proposes to
amend Exchange Rule 300 (Trading Licenses) to be consistent with these
changes and also to provide that the monthly installments of the annual
fee be payable in arrears at the end of each month. These changes will
become operational on June 1, 2011. The text of the proposed rule
change is available at the Exchange, the Commission's Public Reference
Room, https://www.sec.gov, and https://www.nyse.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 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 the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to modify the fees it charges for the
issuance of trading licenses that are required in order to effect
transactions on the floor of the Exchange or through any facility of
the Exchange. As currently provided in Exchange Rule 300 (Trading
Licenses), the price per trading license sold in each annual offering
of such licenses is established each year by the Exchange pursuant to a
rule filing submitted to the Commission, and that price is published in
the Exchange's Price List. The Exchange has previously established the
trading license fee for calendar year 2011 at $40,000 per license,
which is currently reflected in the Price List.
The Exchange proposes to modify the structure of its annual fee for
trading licenses by moving from a single price for all such licenses to
a two-tiered pricing structure. Under the proposal, the annual fee
would continue to be $40,000 per license for the first two trading
licenses held by a member organization but would be reduced to $25,000
per license for any additional trading licenses held by that member
organization. The price of each of these two tiers would continue to be
established each year by the Exchange pursuant to a rule filing
submitted to the Commission, with the tier prices being published in
the Price List.
Pursuant to Exchange Rule 300(e), a buyer of a trading license is
required to pay the Exchange the trading license fee in equal monthly
installments in advance over the period during which the trading
license is in effect. The Exchange proposes to change its billing
schedule so that the monthly installments are payable in arrears at the
end of each month.
In addition, Exchange Rule 300(d) provides that, following the
annual offering and at any time thereafter during the following
calendar year, the Exchange shall sell additional trading licenses
expiring at the end of the calendar year at the price set forth in the
Price List, but prorated to reflect the amount of time remaining in the
year. For any such additional trading license that is in place for 15
calendar days or less in a calendar month, the Exchange proposes that
the proration for that month will be computed based on a flat rate of
$100 per day with no tier pricing involved. For any such additional
trading license that is in place for 16 calendar days or more in a
calendar month, the Exchange proposes that the proration for that month
will be computed based on the number of days as applied to the full
annual fee for the license for the applicable tier.
Finally, the Exchange proposes to eliminate the current $1,000 fee
provided for on the Price List for approval of a new member because it
believes the annual fee adequately covers any costs related to such
approval. The Exchange further proposes to eliminate the $1,000 trading
license transfer fee provided for on the Price List. This fee has
become obsolete due to the fact that trading licenses are no longer
transferred; instead, they are purchased following expiration or
termination pursuant to Exchange Rule 300.
In addition to the proposed changes to the Price List, the Exchange
also proposes to amend Exchange Rule 300 to be consistent with these
changes.
These changes will become operational on June 1, 2011. Licenses
that are already in place will be billed monthly for the remainder of
the year at the new tier rates beginning on that date, but there will
be no retroactive adjustment for the period prior to June 1 for those
trading licenses that qualify for the new $25,000 tier price. For the
June 2011 billing, the Exchange will begin invoicing in arrears as
discussed above.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the provisions of Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\3\ in general, and Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\4\ in
particular, in that 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 the proposal does not constitute an inequitable allocation of
fees, as all similarly situated member organizations will be subject to
the same fee structure and access to the Exchange's market is offered
on fair and non-discriminatory terms. Any member organization that
holds more than two trading licenses will be able to benefit from the
new $25,000 annual fee tier for the additional licenses. The ability to
pay monthly installments of the annual fee in arrears instead of in
advance, as presently required, should be beneficial to all member
organizations that hold trading licenses.
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\3\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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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.
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
The foregoing rule change is effective upon filing pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) \5\ of the Act and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-
4 \6\ thereunder, because it establishes a due, fee, or other charge
imposed by the NYSE.
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\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\6\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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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.
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-NYSE-2011-23 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-NYSE-2011-23. 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 also will 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 publicly available. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSE-2011-23 and should be
submitted on or before June 29, 2011.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
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\7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-14036 Filed 6-7-11; 8:45 am]
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