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regard, because it strikes an appropriate
balance between fees and credits, which
will encourage submission of orders to
the Exchange, thereby promoting
competition.
Finally, the Exchange notes that it
operates in a highly competitive market
in which market participants can
readily favor competing venues if they
deem fee levels at a particular venue to
be excessive or rebate opportunities
available at other venues to be more
favorable. In such an environment, the
Exchange must continually adjust its
fees and rebates to remain competitive
with other exchanges and with
alternative trading systems that have
been exempted from compliance with
the statutory standards applicable to
exchanges. Because competitors are free
to modify their own fees and credits in
response, and because market
participants may readily adjust their
order routing practices, the Exchange
believes that the degree to which fee
changes in this market may impose any
burden on competition is extremely
limited. As a result of all of these
considerations, the Exchange does not
believe that the proposed changes will
impair the ability of member
organizations or competing order
execution venues to maintain their
competitive standing in the financial
markets.
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) 16 of the Act and
subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b–4 17
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
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under Section 19(b)(2)(B) 18 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–
NYSEMKT–2014–74 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–NYSEMKT–2014–74. 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 Section, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090, on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
filing will also be available for
inspection and copying at the NYSE’s
principal office and on its Internet Web
site at www.nyse.com. 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–
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NYSEMKT–2014–74 and should be
submitted on or before October 6, 2014.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.19
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Amending Rule 49—
Equities, Which Addresses the
Exchange’s Emergency Powers
Revising How Certain Messages Are
Disseminated
September 9, 2014.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
notice is hereby given that on August
27, 2014, NYSE MKT LLC (the
‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE MKT’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items have
been prepared by the 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 Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend
Rule 49—Equities, which addresses the
Exchange’s emergency powers, to revise
how certain messages are disseminated.
The text of the proposed rule change is
available on the Exchange’s Web site at
www.nyse.com, at the principal office of
the Exchange, and at the Commission’s
Public Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
self-regulatory organization included
statements concerning the purpose of,
and basis for, the proposed rule change
and discussed any comments it received
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2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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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
Rule 49—Equities, which addresses the
Exchange’s emergency powers, to revise
how certain messages are disseminated.
Background
In 2013, the Exchange adopted Rule
49—Equities, based on already-existing
New York Stock Exchange (‘‘NYSE’’)
Rule 49 to provide the Exchange with
the authority to declare an Emergency
Condition with respect to trading on or
through the systems and facilities of the
Exchange and to act as necessary in the
public interest and for the protection of
investors.4 The Exchange adopted Rule
49—Equities based on corresponding
NYSE Rule 49 to align its authority with
its affiliates and mitigate the possibility
of having to close in the event of a
future emergency condition.5 The
authority in Rule 49—Equities may be
exercised when, due to an Emergency
Condition, the Exchange’s systems and
facilities located at 11 Wall Street, New
York, New York, including the NYSE
MKT Trading Floor, cannot be utilized.
If such an Emergency Condition is
declared, a qualified Exchange officer
may designate NYSE Arca, Inc. (‘‘NYSE
Arca’’) the Exchange’s affiliate, to serve
as a backup facility so that the
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4 See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70822
(November 6, 2013), 78 FR 68128 (November 13,
2013) (SR–NYSE–2013–54; SR–NYSEMKT–2013–
66; SR–NYSEArca–2013–77). This release approved
the Exchange’s adoption of Rule 49—Equities as
well as amendments to already-existing NYSE Rule
49.
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61177
(December 16, 2009), 74 FR 68643 (December 28,
2009) (SR–NYSE–2009–105). See also SR–NYSE–
2013–54, supra note 3. Under current Rule 49—
Equities, an ‘‘Emergency Condition’’ means an
emergency as defined in Section 12(k)(7) of the Act,
which is ‘‘(A) a major market disturbance
characterized by or constituting—(i) sudden and
excessive fluctuations of securities prices generally,
or a substantial threat thereof, that threaten fair and
orderly markets; or (ii) a substantial disruption of
the safe or efficient operation of the national system
for clearance and settlement of transactions in
securities, or a substantial threat thereof; or (B) a
major disturbance that substantially disrupts, or
threatens to substantially disrupt—(i) the
functioning of securities markets, investment
companies, or any other significant portion or
segment of the securities markets; or (ii) the
transmission or processing of securities
transactions.’’ 15 U.S.C. 78l(k)(7).
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Exchange, as a self-regulatory
organization (‘‘SRO’’), can remain
operational.6 NYSE Arca also would
continue to operate simultaneously. In
approving Rule 49—Equities, the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) approved text, based
on a corresponding amendment to
NYSE Rule 49, that was designed to
more effectively delineate the SRO
functions of the Exchange and NYSE
Arca during an Emergency Condition,
reflect the operational preferences of the
industry, and reflect the structure of
member organization connectivity to
and system coding for exchange
systems.7 To date, the Exchange has not
invoked Rule 49—Equities.
Under current Rule 49(b)(2)(A)—
Equities, beginning on the next trading
day following the declaration of an
Emergency Condition, NYSE Arca
would, on behalf of and at the direction
of the Exchange, disseminate (i) the
official opening, re-opening, and closing
trades of Exchange-listed securities to
the Consolidated Tape as messages of
the Exchange, and (ii) any notification
for Exchange-listed securities to the
Consolidated Quotation System (‘‘CQS’’)
of a regulatory halt and resumption of
trading thereafter, trading pause and
resumption of trading thereafter, and
Short Sale Price Test trigger and lifting
thereafter, as messages of both the
Exchange and NYSE Arca.
Under current Rule 49(b)(2)(B)—
Equities, bids and offers for Exchangelisted securities entered on or through
the systems and facilities of NYSE Arca
during the Emergency Condition would
be reported to the CQS as bids and
offers of NYSE Arca, except that the
opening quote and any re-opening quote
would be reported to the CQS as a bid
and/or offer of both the Exchange and
NYSE Arca. Bids and offers for
Exchange-listed securities executed on
or through the systems and facilities of
NYSE Arca during the Emergency
Condition would be reported to the
Consolidated Tape as executions of
NYSE Arca, except for executions in the
opening, re-opening, or closing
auctions, which would be reported as
Exchange executions and Exchange
volume only.
Proposed Rule Change
After further review, the Exchange has
determined that it is not feasible for
6 NYSE Arca trades equity securities on the
systems and facilities of its wholly owned
subsidiary, NYSE Arca Equities, Inc., referred to as
the ‘‘NYSE Arca Marketplace.’’ For the purposes of
this filing and in the text of Rule 49—Equities, these
shall be referred to collectively as the systems and
facilities of NYSE Arca, or simply NYSE Arca.
7 See supra note 4.
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certain notifications that are
disseminated via CQS to be
disseminated as messages of both the
Exchange and NYSE Arca. Specifically,
CQS can only process notifications of a
regulatory halt and resumption of
trading thereafter, trading pause and
resumption of trading thereafter, and
Short Sale Price Test trigger and lifting
from a single market. Because the
Exchange is the primary market for
NYSE MKT-listed securities, the
Exchange believes that it is more
appropriate to continue to disseminate
these notifications as NYSE MKT
market messages during an Emergency
Condition. As such, the Exchange
proposes to amend Rule 49(b)(2)(A)(ii)—
Equities so that the messages would
only be disseminated as NYSE MKT
messages.
For similar reasons, CQS supports
dissemination of re-opening quote
messages from only a single market.
Specifically, in order to support a reopening quote, a single market must
disseminate a ‘‘resume’’ trading
message, which then signals CQS to
accept and display quotes from all other
markets. Because the Exchange is the
primary market for NYSE MKT-listed
securities, the Exchange believes it is
appropriate to disseminate notifications
of re-opening quotes and related
‘‘resume’’ messages as an NYSE MKT
market message during an Emergency
Condition.8 As such, the Exchange
proposes to amend Rule 49(b)(2)(B)—
Equities so that any re-opening quote
would only be reported to the CQS as
a bid and/or offer of the Exchange.
The Exchange notes that it has
conducted two tests with customers to
disseminate messages as proposed.9
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b) of the Act,10 in general, and
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5)
of the Act,11 in particular, because it is
designed to promote just and equitable
principles of trade and to remove
impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market
8 By contrast, CQS supports the receipt of opening
quotes of both the Exchange and NYSE Arca. The
Exchange believes it is appropriate to disseminate
the opening quote as messages of both the Exchange
and NYSE Arca in order to signal to those market
participants that are looking for a primary market
message as a cue that NYSE MKT-listed securities
are open for trading.
9 The Exchange conducted customer tests on
September 21, 2013 and March 22, 2014. See https://
markets.nyx.com/nyse/trader-updates/view/12682
and https://markets.nyx.com/nyse/trader-updates/
view/13092, respectively.
10 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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and a national market system.
Specifically, the Exchange believes that
the proposed rule change will assist in
facilitating trading in Exchange-listed
securities in the event of an Emergency
Condition and would help to avoid a
future market-wide closure. The
proposed change will take into account
CQS system limitations while still
providing for the appropriate
dissemination of primary market
messages. The Exchange believes that
the proposed rule change would
strengthen business continuity planning
for itself and its member organizations,
thereby benefiting market participants
and investors generally.
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 rule change is designed to
facilitate trading in Exchange-listed
securities on NYSE Arca during an
Emergency Condition and remove a
duplicative notification that cannot,
upon further review, be feasibly
achieved. As such, the Exchange
believes that the proposed rule change
would promote competition for the
benefit of market participants and
investors generally because it provides
transparency in Exchange rules of how
NYSE Arca would disseminate messages
on behalf of the Exchange during an
Emergency Condition.
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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
Because the foregoing 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 for 30 days from the date on
which it was filed, or such shorter time
as the Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 12 and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–4
thereunder.13
12 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) requires the Exchange to give the
Commission written notice of the Exchange’s intent
to file the proposed rule change along with a brief
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The Exchange has asked the
Commission to waive the 30-day
operative delay so that the proposal may
become operative immediately upon
filing. The Exchange states that such
waiver is consistent with the protection
of investors and the public interest
because it would permit the Exchange
and its member organizations to more
quickly adopt effective business
continuity plans that will help avoid
market closures in the event of an
emergency, thereby maintaining
liquidity for the benefit of market
participants and investors generally. In
support of the requested waiver, the
Exchange notes that it has already
successfully conducted two tests with
customers to disseminate messages in
the proposed manner, each time without
negative results or feedback.14
Additionally, the Exchange’s affiliates,
NYSE and NYSE Arca, have filed
similar proposals to account for these
same proposed changes.15 For these
reasons, the Commission believes that
waiving the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest.
Therefore, the Commission designates
the proposed rule change to be operative
upon filing.16
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)17 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:
description and text of the proposed rule change,
at least five business days prior to the date of filing
of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time
as designated by the Commission. The Exchange
has satisfied this requirement.
14 See supra note 9.
15 See SR–NYSE–2014–48 and SR–NYSEArca–
2014–96.
16 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative delay, the Commission has also
considered the proposed rule’s impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
17 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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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–
NYSEMKT–2014–75 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–NYSEMKT–2014–75. 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 Section, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090. Copies of
the filing will also be available for Web
site viewing and printing at the NYSE’s
principal office and on its Internet Web
site at www.nyse.com. 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–
NYSEMKT–2014–75 and should be
submitted on or before October 6, 2014.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.18
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-73029; File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2014-75]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Rule 49--
Equities, Which Addresses the Exchange's Emergency Powers Revising How
Certain Messages Are Disseminated
September 9, 2014.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given
that on August 27, 2014, NYSE MKT LLC (the ``Exchange'' or ``NYSE
MKT'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
\3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 49--Equities, which addresses
the Exchange's emergency powers, to revise how certain messages are
disseminated. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the
Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the
Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received
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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 Rule 49--Equities, which addresses
the Exchange's emergency powers, to revise how certain messages are
disseminated.
Background
In 2013, the Exchange adopted Rule 49--Equities, based on already-
existing New York Stock Exchange (``NYSE'') Rule 49 to provide the
Exchange with the authority to declare an Emergency Condition with
respect to trading on or through the systems and facilities of the
Exchange and to act as necessary in the public interest and for the
protection of investors.\4\ The Exchange adopted Rule 49--Equities
based on corresponding NYSE Rule 49 to align its authority with its
affiliates and mitigate the possibility of having to close in the event
of a future emergency condition.\5\ The authority in Rule 49--Equities
may be exercised when, due to an Emergency Condition, the Exchange's
systems and facilities located at 11 Wall Street, New York, New York,
including the NYSE MKT Trading Floor, cannot be utilized. If such an
Emergency Condition is declared, a qualified Exchange officer may
designate NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'') the Exchange's affiliate, to
serve as a backup facility so that the Exchange, as a self-regulatory
organization (``SRO''), can remain operational.\6\ NYSE Arca also would
continue to operate simultaneously. In approving Rule 49--Equities, the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') approved text,
based on a corresponding amendment to NYSE Rule 49, that was designed
to more effectively delineate the SRO functions of the Exchange and
NYSE Arca during an Emergency Condition, reflect the operational
preferences of the industry, and reflect the structure of member
organization connectivity to and system coding for exchange systems.\7\
To date, the Exchange has not invoked Rule 49--Equities.
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\4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70822 (November 6,
2013), 78 FR 68128 (November 13, 2013) (SR-NYSE-2013-54; SR-NYSEMKT-
2013-66; SR-NYSEArca-2013-77). This release approved the Exchange's
adoption of Rule 49--Equities as well as amendments to already-
existing NYSE Rule 49.
\5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61177 (December 16,
2009), 74 FR 68643 (December 28, 2009) (SR-NYSE-2009-105). See also
SR-NYSE-2013-54, supra note 3. Under current Rule 49--Equities, an
``Emergency Condition'' means an emergency as defined in Section
12(k)(7) of the Act, which is ``(A) a major market disturbance
characterized by or constituting--(i) sudden and excessive
fluctuations of securities prices generally, or a substantial threat
thereof, that threaten fair and orderly markets; or (ii) a
substantial disruption of the safe or efficient operation of the
national system for clearance and settlement of transactions in
securities, or a substantial threat thereof; or (B) a major
disturbance that substantially disrupts, or threatens to
substantially disrupt--(i) the functioning of securities markets,
investment companies, or any other significant portion or segment of
the securities markets; or (ii) the transmission or processing of
securities transactions.'' 15 U.S.C. 78l(k)(7).
\6\ NYSE Arca trades equity securities on the systems and
facilities of its wholly owned subsidiary, NYSE Arca Equities, Inc.,
referred to as the ``NYSE Arca Marketplace.'' For the purposes of
this filing and in the text of Rule 49--Equities, these shall be
referred to collectively as the systems and facilities of NYSE Arca,
or simply NYSE Arca.
\7\ See supra note 4.
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Under current Rule 49(b)(2)(A)--Equities, beginning on the next
trading day following the declaration of an Emergency Condition, NYSE
Arca would, on behalf of and at the direction of the Exchange,
disseminate (i) the official opening, re-opening, and closing trades of
Exchange-listed securities to the Consolidated Tape as messages of the
Exchange, and (ii) any notification for Exchange-listed securities to
the Consolidated Quotation System (``CQS'') of a regulatory halt and
resumption of trading thereafter, trading pause and resumption of
trading thereafter, and Short Sale Price Test trigger and lifting
thereafter, as messages of both the Exchange and NYSE Arca.
Under current Rule 49(b)(2)(B)--Equities, bids and offers for
Exchange-listed securities entered on or through the systems and
facilities of NYSE Arca during the Emergency Condition would be
reported to the CQS as bids and offers of NYSE Arca, except that the
opening quote and any re-opening quote would be reported to the CQS as
a bid and/or offer of both the Exchange and NYSE Arca. Bids and offers
for Exchange-listed securities executed on or through the systems and
facilities of NYSE Arca during the Emergency Condition would be
reported to the Consolidated Tape as executions of NYSE Arca, except
for executions in the opening, re-opening, or closing auctions, which
would be reported as Exchange executions and Exchange volume only.
Proposed Rule Change
After further review, the Exchange has determined that it is not
feasible for certain notifications that are disseminated via CQS to be
disseminated as messages of both the Exchange and NYSE Arca.
Specifically, CQS can only process notifications of a regulatory halt
and resumption of trading thereafter, trading pause and resumption of
trading thereafter, and Short Sale Price Test trigger and lifting from
a single market. Because the Exchange is the primary market for NYSE
MKT-listed securities, the Exchange believes that it is more
appropriate to continue to disseminate these notifications as NYSE MKT
market messages during an Emergency Condition. As such, the Exchange
proposes to amend Rule 49(b)(2)(A)(ii)--Equities so that the messages
would only be disseminated as NYSE MKT messages.
For similar reasons, CQS supports dissemination of re-opening quote
messages from only a single market. Specifically, in order to support a
re-opening quote, a single market must disseminate a ``resume'' trading
message, which then signals CQS to accept and display quotes from all
other markets. Because the Exchange is the primary market for NYSE MKT-
listed securities, the Exchange believes it is appropriate to
disseminate notifications of re-opening quotes and related ``resume''
messages as an NYSE MKT market message during an Emergency
Condition.\8\ As such, the Exchange proposes to amend Rule
49(b)(2)(B)--Equities so that any re-opening quote would only be
reported to the CQS as a bid and/or offer of the Exchange.
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\8\ By contrast, CQS supports the receipt of opening quotes of
both the Exchange and NYSE Arca. The Exchange believes it is
appropriate to disseminate the opening quote as messages of both the
Exchange and NYSE Arca in order to signal to those market
participants that are looking for a primary market message as a cue
that NYSE MKT-listed securities are open for trading.
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The Exchange notes that it has conducted two tests with customers
to disseminate messages as proposed.\9\
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\9\ The Exchange conducted customer tests on September 21, 2013
and March 22, 2014. See https://markets.nyx.com/nyse/trader-updates/view/12682 and https://markets.nyx.com/nyse/trader-updates/view/13092, respectively.
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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\10\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\11\ in particular, because it
is designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade and to
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market
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and a national market system. Specifically, the Exchange believes that
the proposed rule change will assist in facilitating trading in
Exchange-listed securities in the event of an Emergency Condition and
would help to avoid a future market-wide closure. The proposed change
will take into account CQS system limitations while still providing for
the appropriate dissemination of primary market messages. The Exchange
believes that the proposed rule change would strengthen business
continuity planning for itself and its member organizations, thereby
benefiting market participants and investors generally.
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\10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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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 rule change is
designed to facilitate trading in Exchange-listed securities on NYSE
Arca during an Emergency Condition and remove a duplicative
notification that cannot, upon further review, be feasibly achieved. As
such, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change would promote
competition for the benefit of market participants and investors
generally because it provides transparency in Exchange rules of how
NYSE Arca would disseminate messages on behalf of the Exchange during
an Emergency Condition.
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
Because the foregoing 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 for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \12\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\13\
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\12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the
Exchange's intent to file the proposed rule change along with a
brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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The Exchange has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative
delay so that the proposal may become operative immediately upon
filing. The Exchange states that such waiver is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest because it would permit
the Exchange and its member organizations to more quickly adopt
effective business continuity plans that will help avoid market
closures in the event of an emergency, thereby maintaining liquidity
for the benefit of market participants and investors generally. In
support of the requested waiver, the Exchange notes that it has already
successfully conducted two tests with customers to disseminate messages
in the proposed manner, each time without negative results or
feedback.\14\ Additionally, the Exchange's affiliates, NYSE and NYSE
Arca, have filed similar proposals to account for these same proposed
changes.\15\ For these reasons, the Commission believes that waiving
the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. Therefore, the Commission designates
the proposed rule change to be operative upon filing.\16\
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\14\ See supra note 9.
\15\ See SR-NYSE-2014-48 and SR-NYSEArca-2014-96.
\16\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has also considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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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)\17\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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\17\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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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-NYSEMKT-2014-75 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-NYSEMKT-2014-75. 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 Section, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090. Copies of the filing will also be
available for Web site viewing and printing at the NYSE's principal
office and on its Internet Web site at www.nyse.com. 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-NYSEMKT-2014-75 and should
be submitted on or before October 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. 2014-21875 Filed 9-12-14; 8:45 am]
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