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[Release No. 34–66617; File No. SR–ISE–
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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change To Adopt a New Order Type
March 19, 2012.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
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‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on March 7,
2012, the International Securities
Exchange, LLC (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or the
‘‘ISE’’) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the
‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II
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 Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend
Rule 715 (Types of Orders) to adopt a
new order type. The text of the
proposed rule change is available on the
Exchange’s Internet Web site at https://
www.ise.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 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.
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The purpose of this proposed rule
change is to provide an additional order
type that will give market participants
greater control over the circumstances
in which their orders are executed.
Some investors and market
participants wish only to provide
liquidity in certain circumstances, such
as to receive a maker fee (rebate) upon
execution of an order. To accommodate
this strategy, the Exchange proposed to
adopt a new order type called an add
liquidity order (‘‘ALO’’). ALOs are limit
orders that will only be executed as a
‘‘maker’’ on the ISE. Members can
choose whether an ALO that is
executable on the ISE upon entry (or
that locks or crosses an away market
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upon entry) will be cancelled or repriced to one minimum price variation
above the national best bid or below the
national best offer. An Add Liquidity
Order will only be re-priced once and
will be executed at the re-priced price.
While the Exchange expects to
implement this new order type on May
14, 2012, this date is not certain and the
Exchange will announce the specific
operative date via an Information
Circular.
This order type is similar to order
types available on NYSE Arca.3
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)(5) of
the Act,5 in particular, in that the
proposal 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
in regulating, clearing, settling
processing information with respect to,
and 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.
Specifically, the ALO order is designed
to provide market participants with the
ability to provide liquidity and have
more control over their execution costs.
When an ALO would lock or cross an
away market price if placed on the ISE
limit order book or be executed upon
entry, it will either be cancelled or repriced as designated. In addition, the
ALO is designed to assure compliance
with the Intermarket Linkage rules
related to locked and crossed markets.6
3 NYSE Arca offers a Liquidity Adding Order that
is canceled if executable upon entry and a PNP Plus
order that is re-priced if it is marketable upon entry,
or would lock or cross an away market. See NYSE
Arca Rule 6.62(t) and (y). See also, Securities
Exchange Act Release Nos. 59603 (March 19, 2009),
74 FR 13279 (March 26, 2009) (SR–NYSEArca–
2009–21) (Notice of immediate effectiveness of the
Liquidity Adding Order) and 49942 (June 29, 2004),
69 FR 41005 (July 7, 2004) (SR–PCX–2004–12)
(Order approving the PNP Plus order).
4 15 U.S.C. 78f.
5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
6 Under the Options Order Protection and
Locked/Crossed Market Plan (‘‘Plan’’) Members are
required to reasonably avoid displaying, and shall
not engage in a pattern or practice of displaying,
any quotations that lock or cross a Protect [sic]
Quotation. The Plan is a national market system
plan that was approved by the Commission and by
which all options exchanges must comply. See
Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 60405 (July
30, 2009), 74 FR 39362 (August 6, 2009) (order
approving the Plan); 60559 (August 21, 2009), 74 FR
44425 (August 28, 2009) (order approving ISE Rules
implementing the Plan).
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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
Because the foregoing proposed rule
change does not significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public
interest, does not impose any significant
burden on competition, and, by its
terms, does not become operative for 30
days from the date on which it was
filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) 7 of the Act and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) 8 thereunder. The Exchange
provided the Commission with written
notice of its intent to file the proposed
rule change, along with a brief
description and text of the proposed
rule change, at least five business days
prior to the date of filing the proposed
rule change.
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, 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 Exchange
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 rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
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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–ISE–2012–20. 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
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
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Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
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business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the 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
available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–ISE–
2012–20 and should be submitted on or
before April 13, 2012.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.9
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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This Notice is a correction to
a document published by the same title
on March 7, 2012 (FR Doc. 2012–5923),
page 13683. In that document the
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Procedures Group, contact Thomas E.
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Standards Branch, AFS–420, 6500
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Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C.
App. II), notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the FAA Aeronautical
Charting Forum to be held from April 24
through April 26, 2012, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. at Innovative Solutions
International (ISI), a Pragmatics Inc.
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20190.
The Instrument Procedures Group
agenda will include briefings and
discussions on recommendations
regarding pilot procedures for
instrument flight, as well as criteria,
design, and developmental policy for
instrument approach and departure
procedures.
The Charting Group agenda will
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-66617; File No. SR-ISE-2012-20]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change To Adopt a New Order Type
March 19, 2012.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the
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``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on March 7, 2012, the International Securities Exchange, LLC (the
``Exchange'' or the ``ISE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described
in Items I and II 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 Rule 715 (Types of Orders) to adopt
a new order type. The text of the proposed rule change is available on
the Exchange's Internet Web site at https://www.ise.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 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
The purpose of this proposed rule change is to provide an
additional order type that will give market participants greater
control over the circumstances in which their orders are executed.
Some investors and market participants wish only to provide
liquidity in certain circumstances, such as to receive a maker fee
(rebate) upon execution of an order. To accommodate this strategy, the
Exchange proposed to adopt a new order type called an add liquidity
order (``ALO''). ALOs are limit orders that will only be executed as a
``maker'' on the ISE. Members can choose whether an ALO that is
executable on the ISE upon entry (or that locks or crosses an away
market upon entry) will be cancelled or re-priced to one minimum price
variation above the national best bid or below the national best offer.
An Add Liquidity Order will only be re-priced once and will be executed
at the re-priced price. While the Exchange expects to implement this
new order type on May 14, 2012, this date is not certain and the
Exchange will announce the specific operative date via an Information
Circular.
This order type is similar to order types available on NYSE
Arca.\3\
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\3\ NYSE Arca offers a Liquidity Adding Order that is canceled
if executable upon entry and a PNP Plus order that is re-priced if
it is marketable upon entry, or would lock or cross an away market.
See NYSE Arca Rule 6.62(t) and (y). See also, Securities Exchange
Act Release Nos. 59603 (March 19, 2009), 74 FR 13279 (March 26,
2009) (SR-NYSEArca-2009-21) (Notice of immediate effectiveness of
the Liquidity Adding Order) and 49942 (June 29, 2004), 69 FR 41005
(July 7, 2004) (SR-PCX-2004-12) (Order approving the PNP Plus
order).
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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)(5) of the Act,\5\ in particular, in that the proposal 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 in regulating, clearing, settling
processing information with respect to, and 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. Specifically, the ALO order
is designed to provide market participants with the ability to provide
liquidity and have more control over their execution costs. When an ALO
would lock or cross an away market price if placed on the ISE limit
order book or be executed upon entry, it will either be cancelled or
re-priced as designated. In addition, the ALO is designed to assure
compliance with the Intermarket Linkage rules related to locked and
crossed markets.\6\
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\4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
\6\ Under the Options Order Protection and Locked/Crossed Market
Plan (``Plan'') Members are required to reasonably avoid displaying,
and shall not engage in a pattern or practice of displaying, any
quotations that lock or cross a Protect [sic] Quotation. The Plan is
a national market system plan that was approved by the Commission
and by which all options exchanges must comply. See Securities
Exchange Act Release Nos. 60405 (July 30, 2009), 74 FR 39362 (August
6, 2009) (order approving the Plan); 60559 (August 21, 2009), 74 FR
44425 (August 28, 2009) (order approving ISE Rules implementing the
Plan).
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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
Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not significantly
affect the protection of investors or the public interest, does not
impose any significant burden on competition, and, by its terms, does
not become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed,
or such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) \7\ of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) \8\ thereunder. The Exchange provided the Commission with
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along
with a brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing the proposed rule
change.
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\7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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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, 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 Exchange 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
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Number SR-ISE-2012-20 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-ISE-2012-20. 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 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 the 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 available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2012-20 and should be
submitted on or before April 13, 2012.
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\9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-6987 Filed 3-22-12; 8:45 am]
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