Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Amending the Attestation Requirement of Rule 107C To Allow a Retail Member Organization To Attest That “Substantially All” Orders Submitted To The Retail Liquidity Program Will Qualify As “Retail Orders”, 7824-7826 [2013-02290]
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would allow the pilot to continue to
operate without interruption until
implementation of the Regulation NMS
Plan to Address Extraordinary Market
Volatility, which contributes to the
protection of investors and the public
interest. Other competing equity
exchanges are subject to the same
trading pause requirements specified in
the Plan. Thus, the proposed changes
will not impose any burden on
competition while providing trading
pause requirements specified in the
Plan.
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 Exchange has filed the proposed
rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 8 and Rule
19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.9 Because the
proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of
investors or the public interest; (ii)
impose any significant burden on
competition; and (iii) become operative
prior to 30 days from the date on which
it was filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, if
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the
proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)
thereunder.
A proposed rule change filed under
Rule 19b–4(f)(6)10 normally does not
become operative prior to 30 days after
the date of the filing. However, pursuant
to Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii),11 the
Commission may designate a shorter
time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public
interest. The Exchange has asked the
Commission to waive the 30-day
operative delay so that the proposal may
become operative immediately upon
filing. The Commission believes that
waiving the 30-day operative delay is
8 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) requires the Exchange to give the
Commission written notice of the Exchange’s 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
of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time
as designated by the Commission. The Exchange
has satisfied this requirement.
10 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
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consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest
because such waiver would allow the
pilot program to continue
uninterrupted. Accordingly, the
Commission hereby grants the
Exchange’s request and designates the
proposal operative upon filing. 12
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 email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–NYSEARCA–2013–02 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–NYSEARCA–2013–02. 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
12 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative delay, the Commission has considered the
proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of 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–
NYSEARCA–2013–02 and should be
submitted on or before February 25,
2013.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.13
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–02291 Filed 2–1–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
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[Release No. 34–68747; File No. SR–NYSE–
2013–08]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; New
York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of
Filing of Proposed Rule Change
Amending the Attestation Requirement
of Rule 107C To Allow a Retail Member
Organization To Attest That
‘‘Substantially All’’ Orders Submitted
To The Retail Liquidity Program Will
Qualify As ‘‘Retail Orders’’
January 28, 2013.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
notice is hereby given that on January
17, 2012, New York Stock Exchange
LLC (‘‘NYSE’’ 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 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 amend the
attestation requirement of Rule 107C to
13 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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allow a Retail Member Organization
(‘‘RMO’’) to attest that ‘‘substantially
all’’ orders submitted to the Retail
Liquidity Program (the ‘‘Program’’) will
qualify as ‘‘Retail Orders.’’ Rule
107C(b)(2)(C) currently requires RMOs
to attest that ‘‘any order’’ will so qualify,
effectively preventing certain significant
retail brokers from participating in the
Program due to operational constraints.
The text of the proposed rule change is
available on the Exchange’s Web site at
www.nyse.com, at the principal office of
the Exchange, and at the Commission’s
Public Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
self-regulatory organization included
statements concerning the purpose of,
and basis for, the proposed rule change
and discussed any comments it received
on the proposed rule change. The text
of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below.
The Exchange has prepared summaries,
set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
of the most significant parts of such
statements.
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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 Exchange is proposing an
amendment to Rule 107C to provide that
an RMO may attest that ‘‘substantially
all’’ of the orders it submits to the
Program are Retail Orders, as defined in
Rule 107C, replacing the requirement
that the RMO must attest that all
submitted orders qualify as Retail
Orders.
Under current Rule 107C(b)(2), a
member organization wishing to become
an RMO must submit: (A) An
application form; (B) supporting
documentation; and (C) an attestation
that ‘‘any order’’ submitted as a Retail
Order will qualify as such under Rule
107C.4
The Exchange believes that the
categorical nature of the current
attestation language is preventing
certain member organizations with retail
customers from participating in the
Program. In particular, the Exchange
4 A Retail Order is defined in Rule 107C(a)(3) as
‘‘an agency order that originates from a natural
person and is submitted to the Exchange by a Retail
Member Organization, provided that no change is
made to the terms of the order with respect to price
or side of market and the order does not originate
from a trading algorithm or any other computerized
methodology.’’
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understands that some member
organizations wishing to participate in
the Program represent both ‘‘Retail
Orders,’’ as defined in Rule 107C(a)(3),
as well as other agency flow that may
not meet the strict definition of ‘‘Retail
Order.’’ The Exchange further
understands that limitations in order
management systems and routing
networks used by such member
organizations may make it infeasible for
them to isolate 100% of Retail Orders
from other agency, non-Retail Order
flow that they would direct to the
Program. Unable to make the categorical
attestation required by the current
language of Rule 107C, some member
organizations have chosen not to
participate, notwithstanding that
substantially all order flow from such
member organizations would be Retail
Orders. This limitation has the effect of
preventing their retail customers from
benefiting from the enhanced price
competition and transparency of the
Program.
Accordingly, the Exchange is
proposing a de minimis relaxation of the
RMO attestation requirement in order to
accommodate these system limitations
and expand the access of retail
customers to the benefits of the
Program.
Specifically, as proposed an RMO
would be permitted to send de minimis
quantities of agency orders to the
Exchange as Retail Orders that cannot
be explicitly attested to under existing
definitions of the Program.
The Exchange will issue a Trader
Notice to make clear that the
‘‘substantially all’’ language is meant to
permit the presence of only isolated and
de minimis quantities of agency orders
that do not qualify as Retail Orders that
cannot be segregated from Retail Orders
due to systems limitations. In this
regard, an RMO would need to retain, in
its books and records, adequate
substantiation that substantially all
orders sent to the Exchange as Retail
Orders met the strict definition and that
those orders not meeting the strict
definition are agency orders that cannot
be segregated from Retail Orders due to
system limitations, and are de minimis
in terms of the overall number of Retail
Orders sent to the Exchange.5
2. Statutory Basis
The proposed rule change is
consistent with Section 6(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’),6 in general, and furthers the
5 The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’), on behalf of the Exchange, will
review a member organization’s compliance with
these requirements.
6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
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objectives of Section 6(b)(5),7 in
particular, in that it is designed to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative
acts and practices, to promote just and
equitable principles of trade, and to
remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market
and a national market system.
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change is designed to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative
acts and practices because, while the
proposed rule change represents a
relaxation of the attestation
requirements, the change is a de
minimis relaxation that still requires the
RMO applicant to attest that
‘‘substantially all’’ of its orders will
qualify as Retail Orders. The slight
relaxation will allow enough flexibility
to accommodate system limitations
while still ensuring that only a
fractional amount of orders submitted to
the Program would not qualify as Retail
Orders.
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change promotes just and
equitable principles of trade because it
will ensure that similarly situated
member organizations who have only
slight differences in the capability of
their systems will be able to equally
benefit from the Program.
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change will remove
impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market
and a national market system because it
will allow member organizations, who
are concerned about its system
limitations not allowing 100%
certification that submitted orders are
Retail Orders, to still participate in the
Program. By removing impediments to
participation in the Program, the
proposed change would permit
expanded access of retail customers to
the price improvement and
transparency offered by the Program and
thereby potentially stimulate further
price competition for retail orders.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change will impose
any burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. The
Exchange believes that the amendment,
by increasing the level of participation
in the program, will increase the level
of competition around retail executions
such that retail investors would receive
better prices than they currently do on
the Exchange and potentially through
bilateral internalization arrangements.
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The Exchange believes that the
transparency and competitiveness of
operating a program such as the Retail
Liquidity Program on an exchange
market would result in better prices for
retail investors, and benefits retail
investors by expanding the capabilities
of Exchanges to encompass practices
currently allowed on non-Exchange
venues.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were solicited
or received with respect to the proposed
rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Within 45 days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register or within such longer period (i)
as the Commission may designate up to
90 days of such date if it finds such
longer period to be appropriate and
publishes its reasons for so finding or
(ii) as to which the self-regulatory
organization consents, the Commission
will:
(A) By order approve or disapprove
the proposed rule change, or
(B) Institute proceedings to determine
whether the proposed rule change
should be disapproved.
post all comments on the Commission’s
Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule
change that are filed with the
Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
filing 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
publicly available. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–NYSE–
2013–08 and should be submitted on or
before February 25, 2013.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.8
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–02290 Filed 2–1–13; 8:45 am]
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
Number SR–NYSE–2013–08 on the
subject line.
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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:
Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS
Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Amend BATS Rules in
Connection With the Elimination of
Discretionary Orders for BATS Options
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–2013–08. 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
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COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–68752; File No. SR–BATS–
2013–003]
January 29, 2013.
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 January
18, 2013, BATS Exchange, Inc. (the
‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BATS’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared
by the Exchange. The Exchange has
8 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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designated this proposal as a ‘‘noncontroversial’’ proposed rule change
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the
Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)
thereunder,4 which renders it effective
upon filing with the Commission. 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 is proposing to amend
BATS Rule 21.1, entitled ‘‘Definitions,’’
to remove an order type, a Discretionary
Order, from the types of orders allowed
by the BATS options market (‘‘BATS
Options’’).
The text of the proposed rule change
is available at the Exchange’s Web site
at https://www.batstrading.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
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 parts of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The purpose of the proposed rule
change is to amend BATS Rule 21.1 to
remove Discretionary Orders from the
types of orders allowed by BATS
Options.
As currently offered, Discretionary
Orders allow Exchange Users 5 to enter
orders that have a displayed price and
size, as well as a non-displayed
discretionary price range, at which the
entering party, if necessary, is also
willing to buy or sell. The Exchange
adopted the Discretionary Order order
type for BATS Options based on
3 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
5 As defined in BATS Rule 1.5(cc), the term
‘‘User’’ means ‘‘any Member or Sponsored
Participant who is authorized to obtain access to the
System pursuant to BATS Rule 11.3.’’
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[FR Doc No: 2013-02290]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-68747; File No. SR-NYSE-2013-08]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Amending the Attestation
Requirement of Rule 107C To Allow a Retail Member Organization To
Attest That ``Substantially All'' Orders Submitted To The Retail
Liquidity Program Will Qualify As ``Retail Orders''
January 28, 2013.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that on January 17, 2012, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE''
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 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\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
\3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend the attestation requirement of Rule
107C to
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allow a Retail Member Organization (``RMO'') to attest that
``substantially all'' orders submitted to the Retail Liquidity Program
(the ``Program'') will qualify as ``Retail Orders.'' Rule 107C(b)(2)(C)
currently requires RMOs to attest that ``any order'' will so qualify,
effectively preventing certain significant retail brokers from
participating in the Program due to operational constraints. The text
of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site at
www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at the
Commission's Public Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange is proposing an amendment to Rule 107C to provide that
an RMO may attest that ``substantially all'' of the orders it submits
to the Program are Retail Orders, as defined in Rule 107C, replacing
the requirement that the RMO must attest that all submitted orders
qualify as Retail Orders.
Under current Rule 107C(b)(2), a member organization wishing to
become an RMO must submit: (A) An application form; (B) supporting
documentation; and (C) an attestation that ``any order'' submitted as a
Retail Order will qualify as such under Rule 107C.\4\
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\4\ A Retail Order is defined in Rule 107C(a)(3) as ``an agency
order that originates from a natural person and is submitted to the
Exchange by a Retail Member Organization, provided that no change is
made to the terms of the order with respect to price or side of
market and the order does not originate from a trading algorithm or
any other computerized methodology.''
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The Exchange believes that the categorical nature of the current
attestation language is preventing certain member organizations with
retail customers from participating in the Program. In particular, the
Exchange understands that some member organizations wishing to
participate in the Program represent both ``Retail Orders,'' as defined
in Rule 107C(a)(3), as well as other agency flow that may not meet the
strict definition of ``Retail Order.'' The Exchange further understands
that limitations in order management systems and routing networks used
by such member organizations may make it infeasible for them to isolate
100% of Retail Orders from other agency, non-Retail Order flow that
they would direct to the Program. Unable to make the categorical
attestation required by the current language of Rule 107C, some member
organizations have chosen not to participate, notwithstanding that
substantially all order flow from such member organizations would be
Retail Orders. This limitation has the effect of preventing their
retail customers from benefiting from the enhanced price competition
and transparency of the Program.
Accordingly, the Exchange is proposing a de minimis relaxation of
the RMO attestation requirement in order to accommodate these system
limitations and expand the access of retail customers to the benefits
of the Program.
Specifically, as proposed an RMO would be permitted to send de
minimis quantities of agency orders to the Exchange as Retail Orders
that cannot be explicitly attested to under existing definitions of the
Program.
The Exchange will issue a Trader Notice to make clear that the
``substantially all'' language is meant to permit the presence of only
isolated and de minimis quantities of agency orders that do not qualify
as Retail Orders that cannot be segregated from Retail Orders due to
systems limitations. In this regard, an RMO would need to retain, in
its books and records, adequate substantiation that substantially all
orders sent to the Exchange as Retail Orders met the strict definition
and that those orders not meeting the strict definition are agency
orders that cannot be segregated from Retail Orders due to system
limitations, and are de minimis in terms of the overall number of
Retail Orders sent to the Exchange.\5\
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\5\ The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(``FINRA''), on behalf of the Exchange, will review a member
organization's compliance with these requirements.
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2. Statutory Basis
The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),\6\ in general, and
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5),\7\ in particular, in that
it is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, and to
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and a national market system.
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\6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is designed to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices because, while
the proposed rule change represents a relaxation of the attestation
requirements, the change is a de minimis relaxation that still requires
the RMO applicant to attest that ``substantially all'' of its orders
will qualify as Retail Orders. The slight relaxation will allow enough
flexibility to accommodate system limitations while still ensuring that
only a fractional amount of orders submitted to the Program would not
qualify as Retail Orders.
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change promotes just
and equitable principles of trade because it will ensure that similarly
situated member organizations who have only slight differences in the
capability of their systems will be able to equally benefit from the
Program.
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change will remove
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and
a national market system because it will allow member organizations,
who are concerned about its system limitations not allowing 100%
certification that submitted orders are Retail Orders, to still
participate in the Program. By removing impediments to participation in
the Program, the proposed change would permit expanded access of retail
customers to the price improvement and transparency offered by the
Program and thereby potentially stimulate further price competition for
retail orders.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange believes that
the amendment, by increasing the level of participation in the program,
will increase the level of competition around retail executions such
that retail investors would receive better prices than they currently
do on the Exchange and potentially through bilateral internalization
arrangements.
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The Exchange believes that the transparency and competitiveness of
operating a program such as the Retail Liquidity Program on an exchange
market would result in better prices for retail investors, and benefits
retail investors by expanding the capabilities of Exchanges to
encompass practices currently allowed on non-Exchange venues.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
(A) By order approve or disapprove the proposed rule change, or
(B) Institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
Use the Commission's Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File Number SR-NYSE-2013-08 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-2013-08. 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
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the 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 publicly available. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSE-2013-08 and should be
submitted on or before February 25, 2013.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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\8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-02290 Filed 2-1-13; 8:45 am]
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