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Exchange operates in a highly
competitive market in which market
participants can readily direct their
order flow to competing venues. In such
an environment, the Exchange must
continually review, and consider
adjusting, its fees to remain competitive
with other exchanges. For the reasons
described above, the Exchange believes
that the proposed fee changes reflect
this competitive environment.
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
The foregoing rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act,13 and
subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b–4
thereunder,14 because it establishes a
due, fee, or other charge imposed by ISE
Gemini.
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
to determine whether the proposed rule
should be approved or 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:
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–ISEGemini–2014–20. 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
10:00 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 Number SR–
ISEGemini–2014–20, and should be
submitted on or before August 6, 2014.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.15
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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• 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–ISEGemini–2014–20 on the
subject line.
14 17
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS
Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
Rule Change Related to Fees for Use
of BATS Exchange, Inc.
July 10, 2014.
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 July 1,
2014, BATS Exchange, Inc. (the
‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BATS’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I, II and III
below, which Items have been prepared
by the Exchange. The Exchange has
designated the proposed rule change as
one establishing or changing a member
due, fee, or other charge imposed by the
Exchange under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii)
of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2)
thereunder,4 which renders the
proposed rule change 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 filed a proposal to
amend the fee schedule applicable to
Members 5 and non-members of the
Exchange pursuant to BATS Rules
15.1(a) and (c). Changes to the fee
schedule pursuant to this proposal are
effective upon filing.
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
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
5 A Member is any registered broker or dealer that
has been admitted to membership in the Exchange.
2 17
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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
Electronic Comments
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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 its
fee schedule applicable to use of the
Exchange in order to modify the way
that, for purposes of tiered pricing on
the Exchange’s equities trading platform
(‘‘BATS Equities’’), the Exchange
calculates ADV, ADAV, and average
daily TCV (as such terms are defined
below). Similarly, the Exchange
proposes to modify the way that, for
purposes of tiered pricing applicable to
use of the Exchange’s equity options
trading platform (‘‘BATS Options’’), the
Exchange calculates ADV and TCV.
Currently, with respect to BATS
Equities, the Exchange determines the
liquidity adding rebate that it will
provide to Members based on the
Exchange’s tiered pricing structure by
excluding from the calculation of ADV,6
ADAV,7 and average daily TCV 8 any
day that an Exchange System
Disruption 9 occurs as well as the last
Friday in June (the ‘‘Russell
Reconstitution Day’’).
The Exchange excludes these days
from the calculation of ADAV, ADV and
TCV in order to avoid penalizing
Members that might otherwise qualify
for certain tiered pricing but that,
because of special circumstances on a
particular day, did not participate on
the Exchange to the extent that they
might have otherwise participated.
Similarly, the Exchange believes that
scheduled early market closes, which
typically are the day before or after a
holiday, may preclude some Members
from submitting orders to the Exchange
at the same level as they might
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6 As
provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of
BATS Equities pricing, ‘‘ADV’’ means average daily
volume calculated as the number of shares added
or removed, combined, per day on a monthly basis.
7 As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of
BATS Equities pricing, ‘‘ADAV’’ means average
daily volume calculated as the number of shares
added per day on a monthly basis.
8 As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of
BATS Equities pricing, ‘‘TCV’’ means total
consolidated volume calculated as the volume
reported by all exchanges and trade reporting
facilities to a consolidated transaction reporting
plan for the month for which the fees apply.
9 As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of
BATS Equities pricing, ‘‘Exchange Systems
Disruption’’ means any day that the Exchange’s
system experiences a disruption that lasts for more
than 60 minutes during regular trading hours.
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otherwise. The Exchange notes that it is
not proposing to modify any of the
existing rebates or the percentage
thresholds at which a Member may
qualify for certain rebates pursuant to
the tiered pricing structure. Rather, as
mentioned above, the Exchange is
proposing to modify its fee schedule to
exclude trading activity occurring on
any day with a scheduled early market
close from the calculation of ADAV,
ADV and TCV.
The Exchange also currently applies a
tiered pricing structure to BATS
Options, determining the fees charged
for removing liquidity and rebates
provided for adding liquidity based on
ADV,10 ADAV,11 and average daily
TCV,12 all of which exclude any day
that an Exchange System Disruption 13
occurs. The Exchange proposes to
modify the definitions of ADAV, ADV
and TCV for BATS Options in order to
exclude days with a scheduled early
market close in a manner consistent
with the proposed exclusion for BATS
Equities described above. As is true for
BATS Equities, the Exchange believes
that scheduled early market closes,
which typically are the day before or
after a holiday, may preclude some
Members from submitting orders to the
Exchange at the same level as they
might otherwise. The Exchange notes
that it is not proposing to modify any of
the existing rebates or fees or the
percentage thresholds at which a
Member may qualify for certain rebates
or fees pursuant to the tiered pricing
structure. Rather, as mentioned above,
the Exchange is proposing to modify its
fee schedule to exclude trading activity
occurring on any day with a scheduled
early market close from the calculation
of ADAV, ADV and TCV.
The Exchange believes that
eliminating days with a scheduled early
market close from the definition of
ADV, ADAV and TCV for BATS Equities
and for BATS Options will provide
Members with increased certainty as to
10 As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes
of BATS Equities pricing, ‘‘ADV’’ means average
daily volume calculated as the number of shares
added or removed, combined, per day on a monthly
basis.
11 As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes
of BATS Equities pricing, ‘‘ADAV’’ means average
daily volume calculated as the number of shares
added per day on a monthly basis.
12 As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes
of BATS Equities pricing, ‘‘TCV’’ means total
consolidated volume calculated as the volume
reported by all exchanges and trade reporting
facilities to a consolidated transaction reporting
plan for the month for which the fees apply.
13 As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes
of BATS Options pricing, ‘‘Exchange Systems
Disruption’’ means any day that the Exchange’s
system experiences a disruption that lasts for more
than 60 minutes during regular trading hours.
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their monthly cost for trades executed
on the Exchange.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change is consistent with
the requirements of the Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder that
are applicable to a national securities
exchange, and, in particular, with the
requirements of Section 6 of the Act.14
Specifically, the Exchange believes that
the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,15 in that
it provides for the equitable allocation
of reasonable dues, fees and other
charges among members and other
persons using any facility or system
which the Exchange operates or
controls. The Exchange notes that it
operates in a highly competitive market
in which market participants can
readily direct order flow to competing
venues if they deem fee levels at a
particular venue to be excessive.
With respect to the proposed changes
to the calculation of tiered pricing for
adding liquidity to BATS Equities and
for both removing liquidity from and
adding liquidity to BATS Options, the
Exchange believes that its proposal is
reasonable because, as explained above,
it will help provide Members with a
greater level of certainty as to their level
of rebates and costs for trading in any
month where there is a scheduled early
market close. The Exchange is not
proposing to amend the thresholds a
Member must achieve to become
eligible for, or the dollar value
associated with, the tiered rebates or
fees. Eliminating the inclusion of any
day with a scheduled early market close
would, in many cases, be excluding a
day that would otherwise lower a
Member’s ADV and/or ADAV as a
percentage of average daily TCV. Thus,
the proposed change will make the
majority of Members more likely to meet
the minimum or higher tier thresholds,
incentivizing Members to increase their
participation on the Exchange in order
to meet the next highest tier. In
addition, the Exchange believes that the
proposed changes to its fee schedule are
equitably allocated among Exchange
constituents and not unfairly
discriminatory as the methodology for
calculating ADV, ADAV and TCV will
apply equally to all Members of BATS
Equities and equally to all Members of
BATS Options.
Volume-based tiers such as the
liquidity adding tiers maintained by the
Exchange have been widely adopted,
and are equitable and not unfairly
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discriminatory because they are open to
all members on an equal basis and
provide higher rebates or lower fees that
are reasonably related to the value to an
exchange’s market quality associated
with higher levels of market activity,
such as higher levels of liquidity
provision and introduction of higher
volumes of orders into the price and
volume discovery process. Accordingly,
the Exchange believes that the proposal
is equitably allocated and not unfairly
discriminatory because it is consistent
with the overall goals of enhancing
market quality. Further, the Exchange
believes that a tiered pricing model not
significantly altered by a day of atypical
trading behavior which allows Members
to predictably calculate what their costs
associated with trading activity on the
Exchange will be is reasonable, fair and
equitable and not unreasonably
discriminatory as it is uniform in
application amongst Members and
should enable such participants to
operate their business without concern
of unpredictable and potentially
significant changes in expenses.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change will result in
any burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act, as amended.
The proposed change will help to
promote intramarket competition by
avoiding a penalty to Members for days
when overall trading activity might be
significantly lower than a typical
trading day. As stated above, the
Exchange notes that it operates in a
highly competitive market in which
market participants can readily direct
order flow to competing venues if the
deem fee structures to be unreasonable
or excessive.
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
The Exchange has neither solicited
nor received written comments on the
proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act 16 and paragraph (f) of Rule
19b–4 thereunder.17 At any time within
60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may
16 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
17 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f).
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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.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.18
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
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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–
BATS–2014–025 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–BATS–2014–025. 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 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–BATS–
2014–025 and should be submitted on
or before August 6, 2014.
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2014–36]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change To Amend the Schedule of
Fees
July 10, 2014.
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 July 1,
2014, the International Securities
Exchange, LLC (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or the
‘‘ISE’’) filed with the Securities and
Exchange 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.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of the Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The ISE is proposing to amend its
Schedule of Fees to increase certain
network and gateway fees. The text of
the proposed rule change is available on
the Exchange’s Web site (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
18 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-72589; File No. SR-BATS-2014-025]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Related to
Fees for Use of BATS Exchange, Inc.
July 10, 2014.
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 July 1, 2014, BATS Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``BATS'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The
Exchange has designated the proposed rule change as one establishing or
changing a member due, fee, or other charge imposed by the Exchange
under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2)
thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposed rule change effective upon
filing with the Commission. 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.
\3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
\4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange filed a proposal to amend the fee schedule applicable
to Members \5\ and non-members of the Exchange pursuant to BATS Rules
15.1(a) and (c). Changes to the fee schedule pursuant to this proposal
are effective upon filing.
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\5\ A Member is any registered broker or dealer that has been
admitted to membership in the Exchange.
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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
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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 its fee schedule applicable to use
of the Exchange in order to modify the way that, for purposes of tiered
pricing on the Exchange's equities trading platform (``BATS
Equities''), the Exchange calculates ADV, ADAV, and average daily TCV
(as such terms are defined below). Similarly, the Exchange proposes to
modify the way that, for purposes of tiered pricing applicable to use
of the Exchange's equity options trading platform (``BATS Options''),
the Exchange calculates ADV and TCV.
Currently, with respect to BATS Equities, the Exchange determines
the liquidity adding rebate that it will provide to Members based on
the Exchange's tiered pricing structure by excluding from the
calculation of ADV,\6\ ADAV,\7\ and average daily TCV \8\ any day that
an Exchange System Disruption \9\ occurs as well as the last Friday in
June (the ``Russell Reconstitution Day'').
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\6\ As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of BATS
Equities pricing, ``ADV'' means average daily volume calculated as
the number of shares added or removed, combined, per day on a
monthly basis.
\7\ As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of BATS
Equities pricing, ``ADAV'' means average daily volume calculated as
the number of shares added per day on a monthly basis.
\8\ As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of BATS
Equities pricing, ``TCV'' means total consolidated volume calculated
as the volume reported by all exchanges and trade reporting
facilities to a consolidated transaction reporting plan for the
month for which the fees apply.
\9\ As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of BATS
Equities pricing, ``Exchange Systems Disruption'' means any day that
the Exchange's system experiences a disruption that lasts for more
than 60 minutes during regular trading hours.
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The Exchange excludes these days from the calculation of ADAV, ADV
and TCV in order to avoid penalizing Members that might otherwise
qualify for certain tiered pricing but that, because of special
circumstances on a particular day, did not participate on the Exchange
to the extent that they might have otherwise participated. Similarly,
the Exchange believes that scheduled early market closes, which
typically are the day before or after a holiday, may preclude some
Members from submitting orders to the Exchange at the same level as
they might otherwise. The Exchange notes that it is not proposing to
modify any of the existing rebates or the percentage thresholds at
which a Member may qualify for certain rebates pursuant to the tiered
pricing structure. Rather, as mentioned above, the Exchange is
proposing to modify its fee schedule to exclude trading activity
occurring on any day with a scheduled early market close from the
calculation of ADAV, ADV and TCV.
The Exchange also currently applies a tiered pricing structure to
BATS Options, determining the fees charged for removing liquidity and
rebates provided for adding liquidity based on ADV,\10\ ADAV,\11\ and
average daily TCV,\12\ all of which exclude any day that an Exchange
System Disruption \13\ occurs. The Exchange proposes to modify the
definitions of ADAV, ADV and TCV for BATS Options in order to exclude
days with a scheduled early market close in a manner consistent with
the proposed exclusion for BATS Equities described above. As is true
for BATS Equities, the Exchange believes that scheduled early market
closes, which typically are the day before or after a holiday, may
preclude some Members from submitting orders to the Exchange at the
same level as they might otherwise. The Exchange notes that it is not
proposing to modify any of the existing rebates or fees or the
percentage thresholds at which a Member may qualify for certain rebates
or fees pursuant to the tiered pricing structure. Rather, as mentioned
above, the Exchange is proposing to modify its fee schedule to exclude
trading activity occurring on any day with a scheduled early market
close from the calculation of ADAV, ADV and TCV.
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\10\ As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of BATS
Equities pricing, ``ADV'' means average daily volume calculated as
the number of shares added or removed, combined, per day on a
monthly basis.
\11\ As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of BATS
Equities pricing, ``ADAV'' means average daily volume calculated as
the number of shares added per day on a monthly basis.
\12\ As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of BATS
Equities pricing, ``TCV'' means total consolidated volume calculated
as the volume reported by all exchanges and trade reporting
facilities to a consolidated transaction reporting plan for the
month for which the fees apply.
\13\ As provided in the fee schedule, for purposes of BATS
Options pricing, ``Exchange Systems Disruption'' means any day that
the Exchange's system experiences a disruption that lasts for more
than 60 minutes during regular trading hours.
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The Exchange believes that eliminating days with a scheduled early
market close from the definition of ADV, ADAV and TCV for BATS Equities
and for BATS Options will provide Members with increased certainty as
to their monthly cost for trades executed on the Exchange.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder that are applicable to a national securities exchange, and,
in particular, with the requirements of Section 6 of the Act.\14\
Specifically, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is
consistent with Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\15\ in that it provides for
the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges
among members and other persons using any facility or system which the
Exchange operates or controls. The Exchange notes that it operates in a
highly competitive market in which market participants can readily
direct order flow to competing venues if they deem fee levels at a
particular venue to be excessive.
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\14\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
\15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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With respect to the proposed changes to the calculation of tiered
pricing for adding liquidity to BATS Equities and for both removing
liquidity from and adding liquidity to BATS Options, the Exchange
believes that its proposal is reasonable because, as explained above,
it will help provide Members with a greater level of certainty as to
their level of rebates and costs for trading in any month where there
is a scheduled early market close. The Exchange is not proposing to
amend the thresholds a Member must achieve to become eligible for, or
the dollar value associated with, the tiered rebates or fees.
Eliminating the inclusion of any day with a scheduled early market
close would, in many cases, be excluding a day that would otherwise
lower a Member's ADV and/or ADAV as a percentage of average daily TCV.
Thus, the proposed change will make the majority of Members more likely
to meet the minimum or higher tier thresholds, incentivizing Members to
increase their participation on the Exchange in order to meet the next
highest tier. In addition, the Exchange believes that the proposed
changes to its fee schedule are equitably allocated among Exchange
constituents and not unfairly discriminatory as the methodology for
calculating ADV, ADAV and TCV will apply equally to all Members of BATS
Equities and equally to all Members of BATS Options.
Volume-based tiers such as the liquidity adding tiers maintained by
the Exchange have been widely adopted, and are equitable and not
unfairly
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discriminatory because they are open to all members on an equal basis
and provide higher rebates or lower fees that are reasonably related to
the value to an exchange's market quality associated with higher levels
of market activity, such as higher levels of liquidity provision and
introduction of higher volumes of orders into the price and volume
discovery process. Accordingly, the Exchange believes that the proposal
is equitably allocated and not unfairly discriminatory because it is
consistent with the overall goals of enhancing market quality. Further,
the Exchange believes that a tiered pricing model not significantly
altered by a day of atypical trading behavior which allows Members to
predictably calculate what their costs associated with trading activity
on the Exchange will be is reasonable, fair and equitable and not
unreasonably discriminatory as it is uniform in application amongst
Members and should enable such participants to operate their business
without concern of unpredictable and potentially significant changes in
expenses.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
result in any burden on competition that is not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act, as amended. The
proposed change will help to promote intramarket competition by
avoiding a penalty to Members for days when overall trading activity
might be significantly lower than a typical trading day. As stated
above, the Exchange notes that it operates in a highly competitive
market in which market participants can readily direct order flow to
competing venues if the deem fee structures to be unreasonable or
excessive.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
The Exchange has neither solicited nor received written comments on
the proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \16\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4
thereunder.\17\ 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.
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\16\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\17\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f).
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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:
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-BATS-2014-025 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BATS-2014-025. 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 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-BATS-2014-025 and should be
submitted on or before August 6, 2014.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
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\18\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-16664 Filed 7-15-14; 8:45 am]
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