Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Exchange Rule 80C To Establish Rules To Comply With the Requirements of the Plan To Address Extraordinary Market Volatility Submitted to the Commission Pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS, 10643-10646 [2013-03389]
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2013)] [Notices] [Pages 10643-10646] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-03389] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-68876; File No. SR-NYSE-2013-09] Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Exchange Rule 80C To Establish Rules To Comply With the Requirements of the Plan To Address Extraordinary Market Volatility Submitted to the Commission Pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS February 8, 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 January 25, 2013, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or the ``Exchange'') 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 self-regulatory organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a. \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to amend Exchange Rule 80C to establish rules to comply with the requirements of the Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility submitted to the Commission pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS. 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, on the Commission's Web site at https://www.sec.gov, 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 the Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose The Exchange proposes to amend Exchange Rule 80C to establish rules to comply with the requirements of the Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility submitted to the Commission pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS under the Act (the ``Plan''). The Exchange proposes to adopt the changes for a pilot period that coincides with the pilot period for the Plan, which is currently scheduled as a one-year pilot to begin on April 8, 2013. Background Since May 6, 2010, when the markets experienced excessive volatility in an abbreviated time period, i.e., the ``flash crash,'' the equities exchanges and FINRA have implemented market-wide measures designed to restore investor confidence by reducing the potential for excessive market volatility. Among the measures adopted include pilot plans for stock-by-stock trading pauses \4\ and related changes to the equities market clearly erroneous execution rules \5\ and more stringent equities market maker quoting requirements.\6\ On May 31, 2012, the Commission approved the Plan, as amended, on a one-year pilot basis.\7\ In addition, the Commission approved changes to the equities market-wide circuit breaker rules on a pilot basis to coincide with the pilot period for the Plan.\8\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See, e.g., NYSE Rule 80C. \5\ See, e.g., NYSE Rule 128. \6\ See, e.g., NYSE Rule 104(a)(1)(B). \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67091 (May 31, 2012), 77 FR 33498 (June 6, 2012) (File No. 4-631) (Order Approving, on a Pilot Basis, the National Market System Plan To Address Extraordinary Market Volatility). \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67090 (May 31, 2012), 77 FR 33531 (June 6, 2012) (SR-BATS-2011-038; SR-BYX-2011- 025; SR-BX-2011-068; SR-CBOE-2011-087; SR-C2-2011-024; SR-CHX-2011- 30; SR-EDGA-2011-31; SR-EDGX-2011-30; SR-FINRA-2011-054; SR-ISE- 2011-61; SR-NASDAQ-2011-131; SR-NSX-2011-11; SR-NYSE-2011-48; SR- NYSEAmex-2011-73; SR-NYSEArca-2011-68; SR-Phlx-2011-129). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Plan is designed to prevent trades in individual NMS Stocks from occurring outside of specified Price Bands.\9\ As described more fully below, the requirements of the Plan are coupled with Trading Pauses to accommodate more fundamental price moves (as opposed to erroneous trades or momentary gaps in liquidity). All trading centers in NMS Stocks, including both those operated by Participants and those operated by members of Participants, are required to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with the requirements specified in the Plan.\10\ As set forth in more detail in the Plan, Price Bands consisting of a Lower Price Band and an Upper Price Band for each NMS Stock are calculated by the Processors.\11\ When the National Best Bid (Offer) is below (above) the Lower (Upper) Price Band, the Processors shall disseminate such National Best Bid (Offer) with an appropriate flag identifying it as unexecutable. When the National Best Bid (Offer) is equal to the Upper (Lower) Price Band, the Processors shall distribute such National Best Bid (Offer) with an appropriate flag identifying it as a Limit State Quotation.\12\ All trading centers in NMS Stocks must maintain written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent the display of offers below the Lower Price Band and bids above the Upper Price Band for NMS Stocks. Notwithstanding this requirement, the Processor shall display an offer below the Lower Price Band or a bid above the Upper Price Band, but with a flag that it is non-executable. Such bids or offers shall not be included in the National Best Bid or National Best Offer calculations.\13\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ Unless otherwise specified, capitalized terms used in this rule filing are based on the defined terms of the Plan. \10\ The Exchange is a Participant in the Plan. \11\ See Section (V)(A) of the Plan. \12\ See Section VI(A) of the Plan. \13\ See Section VI(A)(3) of the Plan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trading in an NMS Stock immediately enters a Limit State if the National Best Offer (Bid) equals but does not cross the Lower (Upper) Price Band.\14\ Trading for an NMS stock exits a Limit State if, within 15 seconds of entering the Limit State, all Limit State Quotations were executed or canceled in their entirety. If the market does not exit a Limit State within 15 seconds, then the Primary Listing Exchange would declare a five-minute trading [[Page 10644]] pause pursuant to Section VII of the LULD Plan, which would be applicable to all markets trading the security.\15\ In addition, the Plan defines a Straddle State as when the National Best Bid (Offer) is below (above) the Lower (Upper) Price Band and the NMS Stock is not in a Limit State. For example, assume the Lower Price Band for an NMS Stock is $9.50 and the Upper Price Band is $10.50, such NMS stock would be in a Straddle State if the National Best Bid were below $9.50, and therefore non-executable, and the National Best Offer were above $9.50 (including a National Best Offer that could be above $10.50). If an NMS Stock is in a Straddle State and trading in that stock deviates from normal trading characteristics, the Primary Listing Exchange may declare a trading pause for that NMS Stock. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \14\ See Section VI(B)(1) of the Plan. \15\ The primary listing market would declare a trading pause in an NMS Stock; upon notification by the primary listing market, the Processor would disseminate this information to the public. No trades in that NMS Stock could occur during the trading pause, but all bids and offers may be displayed. See Section VII(A) of the Plan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposed Amendment to Rule 80C The Exchange is required by the Plan to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with the limit up-limit down and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan. In response to the new Plan, the Exchange proposes to amend its Rules accordingly. The Exchange proposes to add Rule 80C(a) to define that ``Plan'' means the Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility Submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission Pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Exhibit A to Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67091 (May 31, 2012), 77 FR 33498 (June 6, 2012), as it may be amended from time to time. The Exchange proposes to add Rule 80C(a)(2) to state that the Exchange is a Participant in, and subject to the applicable requirements of, the Plan, which establishes procedures to address extraordinary volatility in NMS Stocks. In addition, proposed Rule 80C(a) provides that all capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Rule shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or Exchange rules, as applicable. The Exchange proposes to add Rule 80C(a)(3) to provide that member organizations shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Plan. The Exchange believes that this requirement will help ensure the compliance by its members with the provisions of the Plan as required pursuant to Section II(B) of the Plan.\16\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \16\ See Section II(B) of the Plan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Exchange proposes to add Rule 80C(a)(4) to provide that Exchange systems shall not display or execute buy (sell) interest above (below) the Upper (Lower) Price Bands, unless such interest is specifically exempted under the Plan. The Exchange believes that this requirement is reasonably designed to help ensure the compliance with the limit up-limit down and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan, by preventing executions outside the Price Bands as required pursuant to Section VI(A)(1) of the Plan.\17\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \17\ See Section VI(A)(1) of the Plan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Exchange proposes Rules regarding the treatment of certain trading interest on the Exchange in order to prevent executions outside the Price Bands and to comply with the new LULD Plan. In particular, the Exchange proposes to add Rule 80C(a)(5) that provides that Exchange systems shall reprice and/or cancel buy (sell) interest that is priced or could be executed above (below) the Upper (Lower) Price Band. Any interest that is repriced pursuant to this Rule shall retain its time stamp of original order entry. Specifically, the Exchange proposes the following provisions regarding the repricing and/or canceling of certain trading interest:Market Orders. If a market order cannot be fully executed at or within the Price Bands, Exchange systems shall display the unexecuted portion of the buy (sell) market order at the Upper (Lower) Price Band.\18\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \18\ If market participants do not want to have their orders repriced to the Price Band, market Participants may cancel the unexecuted portion of the order or submit such order as an IOC order. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Limit-priced Interest. Both displayable and non- displayable incoming limit-priced interest to buy (sell) that is priced above (below) the Upper (Lower) Price Band shall be repriced to the Upper (Lower) Price Band. Exchange systems shall also reprice resting limit-priced interest to buy (sell) to the Upper (Lower) Price Band if Price Bands move and the price of resting limit-priced interest to buy (sell) moves above (below) the Upper (Lower) Price Band. If the Price Bands move and the original limit price of repriced interest is at or within the Price Bands, Exchange systems shall reprice such interest to its original limit price.\19\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \19\ See id. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IOC Orders. If an IOC order cannot be fully executed at or within the Price Bands, Exchange systems shall cancel any unexecuted portion of the IOC Order. DMM Interest. Exchange systems shall cancel DMM Interest to buy (sell) that is entered manually or via DMM-specific order entry methodology if such interest is priced above (below) the Upper (Lower) Price Band. DMM Interest to buy (sell) that is entered via the same order entry methodology as off-Floor interest shall be repriced pursuant to paragraph (a)(5)(B) of this Rule. Market Pegging Interest. Market Pegging Interest to buy (sell) shall peg to the specified pegging price or the Upper (Lower) Price Band, whichever is lower (higher). Sell Short Orders. During a Short Sale Price Test, as set forth in Rule 440B(b), short sale orders priced below the Lower Price Band shall be repriced to the higher of the Lower Price Band or the Permitted Price, as defined in Rule 440B(e).\20\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \20\ Since there is no Permitted Price for short sale exempt orders, short sale exempt orders are treated the same as other orders under this Rule. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Floor Broker Cross Function. Exchange systems shall not execute orders crossed pursuant to the process provided for in Supplementary Material .10 to Rule 76, if the price of the proposed cross transaction is outside of the Price Bands. NYBX. An order to buy (sell) entered into the NYBX Facility pursuant to Rule 1600 that is priced above (below) the Upper (Lower) Price Band shall be rejected. Exchange systems shall also cancel resting orders to buy (sell) in the NYBX Facility if Price Bands move and the price of a resting buy (sell) order moves above (below) the Upper (Lower) Price Band. Original Order Instructions. Any interest repriced pursuant to Exchange Rule 80C(a) shall return to its original order instructions for purposes of the re-opening transaction following a Trading Pause. The Exchange believes these provisions are reasonably designed to prevent executions outside the Price Bands as required by the limit up- limit down and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan. The Exchange believes that allowing trading interest that would otherwise execute outside the Prices Bands to reprice and keep its original time stamp helps ensure that trading interest retains its priority while preventing executions in violation with the limit up-limit down and trading pause requirements. The Exchange notes that retention of an original timestamp when interest is repriced occurs only under the operation of this Rule in order to prevent executions outside the Price Bands and to comply [[Page 10645]] with the new LULD Plan and in no other circumstances.\21\ To the extent that repricing of trading interest is not practical due to systems restrictions such as in the case of the DMM Interest that is entered manually or via DMM-specific order entry methodology and trading interest entered into the NYBX Facility, the Exchange proposes to cancel the trading interest in order to prevent executions outside the Price Bands. The Exchange will not reprice a Floor Broker Cross that would execute outside the Price Bands because such orders are intended to be crossed at the entered price or not at all. Instead, the Exchange will return the unexecuted orders to the Floor Broker. The Exchange believes that adding certainty to the treatment and priority of trading interest in these situations will encourage market participants to continue to provide liquidity to the Exchange and thus promote a fair and orderly market. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \21\ The Exchange notes repricing of trading interest under ordinary circumstances outside of this Rule may be different than pursuant to the proposed Rule. For example, repricing of Market Pegging Interest and Sell Short Orders under ordinary circumstances would receive a new time stamp after repricing. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Exchange proposes Rule 80C(a)(6) that provides that the Exchange systems shall not route buy (sell) interest to an away market displaying a sell (buy) quote that is above (below) the Upper (Lower) Price Band. The Exchange believes that this provision is reasonably designed to prevent an execution outside the Price Bands in a manner that promotes compliance with the limit up-limit down and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan. In addition, the Exchange proposes Rule 80C(a)(7) that provides that the Exchange may declare a Trading Pause for a NMS Stock listed on the Exchange when (i) the National Best Bid (Offer) is below (above) the Lower (Upper) Price Band and the NMS Stock is not in a Limit State; and (ii) trading in that NMS Stock deviates from normal trading characteristics. An Exchange Floor Official may declare such Trading Pause during a Straddle State if such Trading Pause would support the Plan's goal to address extraordinary market volatility.\22\ The Exchange believes that this provision is reasonably designed to comply with Section VII(A)(2) of the Plan.\23\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \22\ The Exchange will develop written policies and procedures to determine when to declare a Trading Pause in such circumstances. \23\ See Section VII(A)(2) of the Plan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consistent with the Plan's requirements for the Exchange to establish, maintain, and enforce policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with the trading pause requirements specified in the Plan, the Exchange also proposes to amend the Rules regarding Trading Pauses to correspond with the LULD Plan. The Exchange proposes to provide that during Phase 1 of the Plan, a Trading Pause in Tier 1 NMS Stocks subject to the requirements of the Plan, shall be subject to Plan requirements and Exchange Rule 80C(b)(2); a Trading Pause in Tier 1 NMS Stocks not yet subject to the requirements of the Plan shall be subject to the requirements in paragraphs (b)(1)-(5) of this Rule; and a Trading Pause in Tier 2 NMS Stocks shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Exchange Rule 80C(b)(1)(B)-(5). The proposed change will allow the Trading Pause requirements in Exchange Rule 80C(b)(1) to continue to apply to Tier 1 NMS Stocks during the beginning of Phase I until they are subject to the Plan requirements. Once the Plan has been fully implemented and all NMS Stocks are subject to the Plan, a Trading Pause under the Plan shall be subject to Exchange Rule 80C(b)(2). These proposed changes are designed to comply with Section VIII of the Plan to ensure implementation of the Plan's requirements.\24\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \24\ See Section VIII of the Plan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally, the Exchange proposes to amend Rule 1600 to correspond with the changes to Rule 80C. Specifically, the Exchange proposes to provide that pursuant to Rule 80C(a)(50)(H), an order to buy (sell) entered into the NYBX Facility pursuant to Rule 1600 that is priced above (below) the Upper (Lower) Price Band shall be rejected. The NYBX Facility shall also cancel resting orders to buy (sell) in the NYBX Facility if Price Bands move and the price of a resting buy (sell) order moves above (below) the Upper (Lower) Price Band. The Exchange believes that this change will help Users of the NYBX Facility to understand how the requirements of Rule 80C and the LULD Plan apply to such transactions. 2. Statutory Basis The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act \25\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5),\26\ in particular, in that it is designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, remove impediments to and perfect the mechanisms of a free and open market and a national market system and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). \26\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The proposal promotes just and equitable principles of trade and removes impediments to, and perfects the mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market system by ensuring that the Exchange systems will not display or execute trading interest outside the Price Bands as required by the limit up-limit down and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan. The proposal will also ensure that the trading interest on the Exchange is either repriced to maintain priority or canceled in a manner that promotes just and equitable principles of trade and removes impediments to, and perfects the mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market system. Specifically, the proposal will help allow market participants to continue to trade NMS Stocks within Price Bands in compliance with the Plan with certainty on how certain orders and trading interest will be treated. Thus, reducing uncertainty regarding the treatment and priority of trading interest with the Price Bands should help encourage market participants to continue to provide liquidity during times of extraordinary market volatility that occur during Regular Trading Hours. The proposal also promotes just and equitable principles of trade and removes impediments to, and perfects the mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market system by ensuring that orders in NMS Stocks are not routed to other exchanges in situations where an execution may occur outside Price Bands, and thereby is reasonably designed to prevent an execution outside the Price Bands in a manner that promotes compliance with the limit up-limit down and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan. 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 proposed changes are being made to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with the limit up- limit down and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan, of which other equities exchanges are also Participants of. Other competing equity exchanges are subject to the same limit up-limit down and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan. Thus, the proposed changes will not [[Page 10646]] impose any burden on competition while providing certainty of treatment and execution of trading interest on the Exchange to market participants during periods of extraordinary volatility in NMS stock while in compliance with the limit up-limit down and 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 \27\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\28\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \27\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). \28\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. If the Commission takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act \29\ to determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or disapproved. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \29\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 No. SR-NYSE-2013-09 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 No. SR-NYSE-2013-09. 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 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 available publicly. All submissions should refer to File No. SR-NYSE-2013-09 and should be submitted on or before March 7, 2013. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.\30\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \30\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin M. O'Neill, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013-03389 Filed 2-13-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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