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obligations as compared to Market
Makers,9 LMMs that may choose to
relinquish issues to reduce their LMM
Rights Fees, would result in reduced
displayed liquidity in those issues,
thereby harming investors and the
public. In this regard, the Exchange
believes the proposal does have a
meaningful positive impact on
competition.
The Exchange notes that it operates in
a highly competitive market in which
market participants can readily favor
competing venues, and providing a
reduced LMM Rights Fees will allow
LMMs to both expand the number of
issues allocated to them and to reduce
the overhead which in turn encourages
liquidity to compete for business. The
Exchange believes that basing the
qualification for the LMM Rights Fee on
electronic transaction volume will
encourage competition that is in
furtherance of the Act by attracting
business with enhanced liquidity and
reduced market spread.
In such an environment, the Exchange
must continually review, and consider
adjusting, its fees and credits to remain
competitive with other exchanges. For
the reasons described above, the
Exchange believes that the proposed
rule change reflects this competitive
environment.
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.
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change is effective
upon filing pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) 10 of the Act and
subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b–4 11
thereunder, because it establishes a due,
fee, or other charge imposed by the
Exchange.
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
9 See
supra n. 6.
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
under Section 19(b)(2)(B) 12 of the Act to
determine whether the proposed rule
change 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:
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–
NYSEArca–2014–84 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–NYSEArca–2014–84. 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–
NYSEArca–2014–84, and should be
submitted on or before September 3,
2014.
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For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.13
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–19097 Filed 8–12–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
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[Release No. 34–72785; File No. SR–MIAX–
2014–42]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami
International Securities Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule
Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule
August 7, 2014.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section
19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that
on July 29, 2014, Miami International
Securities Exchange LLC (‘‘MIAX’’ or
‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) a proposed rule change
as described in Items I, II, and III below,
which Items have been prepared by the
Exchange. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange is filing a proposal to
amend the MIAX Options Fee Schedule.
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on the Exchange’s Web site
at https://www.miaxoptions.com/filter/
wotitle/rule_filing, at MIAX’s principal
office, 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 aspects of such
statements.
13 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
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1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend its
Fee Schedule to provide that certain
orders of affiliates of Members will be
included in calculating the Monthly
Firm Fee Cap. The Exchange recently
adopted the Monthly Firm Fee Cap that
caps transaction fees for the month at
$60,000 for orders that are entered and
executed for an account identified by an
Electronic Exchange Member for
clearing in the OCC ‘‘Firm’’ range.3 The
Monthly Firm Fee Cap is based on the
similar fees of another competing
options exchange.4
The current transaction fees for Firms
on the Exchange are $0.25 transaction
fee for executions in standard option
contracts and $0.025 transaction fee for
Mini Option contracts. Pursuant to the
Monthly Firm Fee Cap, in a single
billing month the total amount of
transaction fees for Firms are capped
and thus do not exceed $60,000.
Members must notify the Exchange in
writing of all accounts in which the
Member is not trading in its own
proprietary account. The Exchange does
not make adjustments to billing invoices
where transactions are commingled in
accounts which are not subject to the
Monthly Firm Fee Cap. Mini Option
contracts are not eligible for inclusion in
the Monthly Firm Fee Cap. Firm
transactions in Mini Options, however,
continue to be executed at the rate of
$0.025 per contract.
The Exchange proposes to amend the
Monthly Firm Fee Cap to allow the
aggregation of trading activity of
separate Members or its affiliates for
purposes of the Monthly Firm Fee Cap
if there is at least 75% common
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 72583
(July 10, 2014), 79 FR 41612 (July 16, 2014) (SR–
MIAX–2014–37).
4 See NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC Pricing
Schedule, Section II. See also Securities Exchange
Act Release Nos. 59393 (February 11, 2009), 74 FR
7721 (February 19, 2009) (SR–PHLX–2009–12);
65888 (December 5, 2011), 76 FR 77046 (December
9, 2011) (SR–PHLX–2011–160). See also NYSE
Amex Options Fee Schedule, p. 17. In contrast to
PHLX and NYSE MKT, the Exchange does not
exclude all dividend, merger, and short stock
interest strategy executions from the Monthly Firm
Fee Cap. In addition, in contrast to PHLX, the
Exchange does not apply the Monthly Firm Fee Cap
to proprietary orders effected for the purpose of
hedging the proprietary over-the-counter trading of
an affiliate of a Member that qualifies for the
Monthly Firm Fee Cap. Further, in contrast to PHLX
and NYSE MKT which apply to floor and manual
transactions respectively, since the Exchange is a
fully electronic exchange and thus does not have a
trading floor or manual trading, the Monthly Firm
Fee Cap applies to electronic Firm transactions.
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ownership between the firms as
reflected on each firm’s Form BD,
Schedule A.5 Members must notify the
Exchange in writing of the account(s)
designated for purposes of trading in
their proprietary account. The Member
would be required to inform the
Exchange immediately of any event that
causes an entity to cease to be an
affiliate. In addition, Member must
notify the Exchange in writing of the
account(s) designated for purposes of
proprietary trading of Member or its
affiliates. The Member would be
required to segregate unaffiliated firm
orders from that of its affiliates in order
for the qualifying affiliated firm orders
to be eligible for the Monthly Firm Fee
Cap. The Exchange will not make
adjustments to billing invoices where
transactions are commingled in
accounts which are not subject to the
Monthly Firm Fee Cap. The Exchange
believes that this practice would not
create an undue burden on its Members
and would ensure a more efficient
billing process.
The proposed change to the Monthly
Firm Fee Cap is intended to create an
additional incentive for Firms to send
order flow to the Exchange. The
Exchange believes that the proposal
would increase both intermarket and
intramarket competition by incenting
Firms on other exchanges to direct
additional orders to the Exchange to
allow the Exchange to compete more
effectively with other options exchanges
for such transactions.
The Exchange proposes to implement
the new transaction fees beginning
August 1, 2014.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its
proposal to amend its fee schedule is
consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act 6
in general, and furthers the objectives of
Section 6(b)(4) of the Act 7 in particular,
in that it is an equitable allocation of
reasonable fees and other charges among
Exchange members.
The Exchange believes that the
proposal is fair, equitable and not
5 A Member’s total amount of transaction fees in
an account that clear in the Firm range would be
determined at the firm affiliated level. E.g., if five
EEM individuals are affiliated with member firm
ABC as reflected by Exchange records for the entire
month, all the volume from those five individual
EEMs will count towards firm ABC’s Monthly Firm
Fee Cap for that month. The Exchange and CBOE
both aggregate volume of market maker firms with
at least 75% common ownership between the firms.
See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 72565
(July 8, 2014), 79 FR 40807 (July 14, 2014)(SR–
MIAX–2014–31); 55193 (January 30, 2007), 72 FR
5476 (February 6, 2007) (SR–CBOE–2006–111). See
also CBOE Fees Schedule, p. 3.
6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
7 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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unreasonably discriminatory. The
Exchange believes the proposed rule
change is reasonable because it would
allow aggregation of the trading activity
of separate Members or its affiliates for
purposes of the Monthly Firm Fee Cap
only in very narrow circumstances,
namely, where the firm is an affiliate, as
defined herein. Furthermore, other
exchanges, as well as MIAX, have rules
that permit the aggregation of the
trading activity of affiliated entities for
the purposes of calculating and
assessing certain fees. The Exchange
believes that it is reasonable to require
Members to segregate these transactions
in a separate account to create an
effective way to account and bill for
these transactions. The Exchange
believes that its proposal is equitable
and not unfairly discriminatory because
any Member may request that the
Exchange aggregate its trading activity
with the trading activity of an affiliated
firm for purposes of calculating the
Monthly Firm Fee Cap. The Exchange
believes that it is equitable and not
unfairly discriminatory to require
Members to segregate these transactions
in a separate account as this
requirement would apply to all member
organizations.
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 not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. The proposal
is similar to the transaction fees found
on other options exchanges; therefore,
the Exchange believes the proposal is
consistent with robust competition by
increasing the intermarket competition
for order flow from Firms. To the extent
that there is additional competitive
burden on non-Firm Members, the
Exchange believes that this is
appropriate because the proposal should
incent Members to direct additional
order flow to the Exchange and thus
provide additional liquidity that
enhances the quality of its markets and
increases the volume of contracts traded
here. To the extent that this purpose is
achieved, all the Exchange’s market
participants should benefit from the
improved market liquidity. Enhanced
market quality and increased
transaction volume that results from the
anticipated increase in order flow
directed to the Exchange will benefit all
market participants and improve
competition on the Exchange. The
Exchange notes that it operates in a
highly competitive market in which
market participants can readily favor
competing venues if they deem fee
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levels at a particular venue to be
excessive. In such an environment, the
Exchange must continually adjust its
fees to remain competitive with other
exchanges and to attract order flow. The
Exchange believes that the proposal
reflects this competitive environment.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
Written comments were neither
solicited nor received.
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.8 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. 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:
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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–
MIAX–2014–42 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–MIAX–2014–42. 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–MIAX–
2014–42 and should be submitted on or
before September 3, 2014].
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.9
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–19094 Filed 8–12–14; 8:45 am]
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The Exchange proposes to amend the
Pricing Schedule at Section VI entitled
‘‘Membership Fees’’ to amend Permit
Fees.
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on the Exchange’s Web site
at https://
nasdaqomxphlx.cchwallstreet.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 aspects of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–72784; File No. SR–Phlx–
2014–45]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change Relating to
Membership Fees
August 7, 2014.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on August 1,
2014, NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
(‘‘Phlx’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed
rule change as described in Items I and
II, below, which Items have been
prepared by the Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
9 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
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The purpose of this filing is to amend
the Permit Fees in Section VI of the
Pricing Schedule in order that the
Exchange can allocate costs to various
options market participants which are
incurred by the Exchange.
Today, the Exchange assesses
members and member organizations
transacting business on the Exchange a
monthly Permit Fee of $2,150. The
Exchange assesses members and
member organizations not transacting
business on the Exchange a monthly
Permit Fee of $7,500. PSX only
members 3 and member organizations
are not assessed a Permit Fee.4 Today,
options members or member
organizations pay an additional Permit
3 PSX only members are not engaged in an
options business at Phlx in a particular month.
4 Today, applicants that apply for membership
solely to participate in the NASDAQ OMX PSX
equities market are not assessed a Permit Fee,
Application Fee, Initiation Fee, or Account Fee.
Should such approved member or member
organization subsequently elect to engage in
business on Phlx XL II, the Exchange’s options
platform, the monthly Permit Fee, Initiation Fee
and Account Fee will apply. See note 14 in the
Pricing Schedule.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-72785; File No. SR-MIAX-2014-42]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities
Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule
August 7, 2014.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice
is hereby given that on July 29, 2014, Miami International Securities
Exchange LLC (``MIAX'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') a proposed rule change as
described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared
by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange is filing a proposal to amend the MIAX Options Fee
Schedule.
The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site at https://www.miaxoptions.com/filter/wotitle/rule_filing, at
MIAX's principal office, 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 aspects of such
statements.
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend its Fee Schedule to provide that
certain orders of affiliates of Members will be included in calculating
the Monthly Firm Fee Cap. The Exchange recently adopted the Monthly
Firm Fee Cap that caps transaction fees for the month at $60,000 for
orders that are entered and executed for an account identified by an
Electronic Exchange Member for clearing in the OCC ``Firm'' range.\3\
The Monthly Firm Fee Cap is based on the similar fees of another
competing options exchange.\4\
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\3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 72583 (July 10,
2014), 79 FR 41612 (July 16, 2014) (SR-MIAX-2014-37).
\4\ See NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC Pricing Schedule, Section II. See
also Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 59393 (February 11, 2009),
74 FR 7721 (February 19, 2009) (SR-PHLX-2009-12); 65888 (December 5,
2011), 76 FR 77046 (December 9, 2011) (SR-PHLX-2011-160). See also
NYSE Amex Options Fee Schedule, p. 17. In contrast to PHLX and NYSE
MKT, the Exchange does not exclude all dividend, merger, and short
stock interest strategy executions from the Monthly Firm Fee Cap. In
addition, in contrast to PHLX, the Exchange does not apply the
Monthly Firm Fee Cap to proprietary orders effected for the purpose
of hedging the proprietary over-the-counter trading of an affiliate
of a Member that qualifies for the Monthly Firm Fee Cap. Further, in
contrast to PHLX and NYSE MKT which apply to floor and manual
transactions respectively, since the Exchange is a fully electronic
exchange and thus does not have a trading floor or manual trading,
the Monthly Firm Fee Cap applies to electronic Firm transactions.
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The current transaction fees for Firms on the Exchange are $0.25
transaction fee for executions in standard option contracts and $0.025
transaction fee for Mini Option contracts. Pursuant to the Monthly Firm
Fee Cap, in a single billing month the total amount of transaction fees
for Firms are capped and thus do not exceed $60,000. Members must
notify the Exchange in writing of all accounts in which the Member is
not trading in its own proprietary account. The Exchange does not make
adjustments to billing invoices where transactions are commingled in
accounts which are not subject to the Monthly Firm Fee Cap. Mini Option
contracts are not eligible for inclusion in the Monthly Firm Fee Cap.
Firm transactions in Mini Options, however, continue to be executed at
the rate of $0.025 per contract.
The Exchange proposes to amend the Monthly Firm Fee Cap to allow
the aggregation of trading activity of separate Members or its
affiliates for purposes of the Monthly Firm Fee Cap if there is at
least 75% common ownership between the firms as reflected on each
firm's Form BD, Schedule A.\5\ Members must notify the Exchange in
writing of the account(s) designated for purposes of trading in their
proprietary account. The Member would be required to inform the
Exchange immediately of any event that causes an entity to cease to be
an affiliate. In addition, Member must notify the Exchange in writing
of the account(s) designated for purposes of proprietary trading of
Member or its affiliates. The Member would be required to segregate
unaffiliated firm orders from that of its affiliates in order for the
qualifying affiliated firm orders to be eligible for the Monthly Firm
Fee Cap. The Exchange will not make adjustments to billing invoices
where transactions are commingled in accounts which are not subject to
the Monthly Firm Fee Cap. The Exchange believes that this practice
would not create an undue burden on its Members and would ensure a more
efficient billing process.
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\5\ A Member's total amount of transaction fees in an account
that clear in the Firm range would be determined at the firm
affiliated level. E.g., if five EEM individuals are affiliated with
member firm ABC as reflected by Exchange records for the entire
month, all the volume from those five individual EEMs will count
towards firm ABC's Monthly Firm Fee Cap for that month. The Exchange
and CBOE both aggregate volume of market maker firms with at least
75% common ownership between the firms. See Securities Exchange Act
Release Nos. 72565 (July 8, 2014), 79 FR 40807 (July 14, 2014)(SR-
MIAX-2014-31); 55193 (January 30, 2007), 72 FR 5476 (February 6,
2007) (SR-CBOE-2006-111). See also CBOE Fees Schedule, p. 3.
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The proposed change to the Monthly Firm Fee Cap is intended to
create an additional incentive for Firms to send order flow to the
Exchange. The Exchange believes that the proposal would increase both
intermarket and intramarket competition by incenting Firms on other
exchanges to direct additional orders to the Exchange to allow the
Exchange to compete more effectively with other options exchanges for
such transactions.
The Exchange proposes to implement the new transaction fees
beginning August 1, 2014.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its proposal to amend its fee schedule
is consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act \6\ in general, and furthers
the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) of the Act \7\ in particular, in that
it is an equitable allocation of reasonable fees and other charges
among Exchange members.
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\6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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The Exchange believes that the proposal is fair, equitable and not
unreasonably discriminatory. The Exchange believes the proposed rule
change is reasonable because it would allow aggregation of the trading
activity of separate Members or its affiliates for purposes of the
Monthly Firm Fee Cap only in very narrow circumstances, namely, where
the firm is an affiliate, as defined herein. Furthermore, other
exchanges, as well as MIAX, have rules that permit the aggregation of
the trading activity of affiliated entities for the purposes of
calculating and assessing certain fees. The Exchange believes that it
is reasonable to require Members to segregate these transactions in a
separate account to create an effective way to account and bill for
these transactions. The Exchange believes that its proposal is
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because any Member may
request that the Exchange aggregate its trading activity with the
trading activity of an affiliated firm for purposes of calculating the
Monthly Firm Fee Cap. The Exchange believes that it is equitable and
not unfairly discriminatory to require Members to segregate these
transactions in a separate account as this requirement would apply to
all member organizations.
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 not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposal is similar to the
transaction fees found on other options exchanges; therefore, the
Exchange believes the proposal is consistent with robust competition by
increasing the intermarket competition for order flow from Firms. To
the extent that there is additional competitive burden on non-Firm
Members, the Exchange believes that this is appropriate because the
proposal should incent Members to direct additional order flow to the
Exchange and thus provide additional liquidity that enhances the
quality of its markets and increases the volume of contracts traded
here. To the extent that this purpose is achieved, all the Exchange's
market participants should benefit from the improved market liquidity.
Enhanced market quality and increased transaction volume that results
from the anticipated increase in order flow directed to the Exchange
will benefit all market participants and improve competition on the
Exchange. The Exchange notes that it operates in a highly competitive
market in which market participants can readily favor competing venues
if they deem fee
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levels at a particular venue to be excessive. In such an environment,
the Exchange must continually adjust its fees to remain competitive
with other exchanges and to attract order flow. The Exchange believes
that the proposal reflects this competitive environment.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
Written comments were neither solicited nor received.
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.\8\ 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. If the Commission takes such action, the Commission shall
institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule should be
approved or disapproved.
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\8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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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-MIAX-2014-42 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-MIAX-2014-42. 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-MIAX-2014-42 and should be
submitted on or before September 3, 2014].
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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\9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-19094 Filed 8-12-14; 8:45 am]
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