Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Amend Exchange Rule 515A, 68919-68922 [2014-27311]
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into an additional Global Expedited
Package Services 3 (GEPS 3) negotiated
service agreement (Agreement).1
To support its Notice, the Postal
Service filed a copy of the Agreement,
a copy of the Governors’ Decision
authorizing the product, a certification
of compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a),
and an application for non-public
treatment of certain materials. It also
filed supporting financial workpapers.
II. Notice of Commission Action
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the most significant aspects of such
statements.
[Release No. 34–73590; File No. SR–MIAX–
2014–56]
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami
International Securities Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule
Change, as Modified by Amendment
No. 1 Thereto, To Amend Exchange
Rule 515A
November 13, 2014.
The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2015–9 for consideration of
matters raised by the Notice.
The Commission invites comments on
whether the Postal Service’s filing is
consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or
3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR
part 3020, subpart B. Comments are due
no later than November 20, 2014. The
public portions of the filing can be
accessed via the Commission’s Web site
(https://www.prc.gov).
The Commission appoints Curtis E.
Kidd to serve as Public Representative
in this docket.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. CP2015–9 for consideration of the
matters raised by the Postal Service’s
Notice.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Curtis E.
Kidd is appointed to serve as an officer
of the Commission to represent the
interests of the general public in this
proceeding (Public Representative).
3. Comments are due no later than
November 20, 2014.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–27291 Filed 11–18–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
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 October
31, 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.
On November 12, 2014, the Exchange
filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed
rule change.3 The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change,
as modified by Amendment No. 1, 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 Exchange Rule 515A.
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
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1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 In Amendment No. 1, MIAX deleted a sentence
from purpose section which incorrectly described
the current functionality of the Price Improvement
Mechanism (‘‘PIM’’) offered by the International
Securities Exchange, LLC (‘‘ISE’’). See ISE Rule 723.
Because the sentence was immaterial to the filing,
MIAX submitted Amendment No. 1 to delete it from
the filing. MIAX did not propose any other changes
to the filing in Amendment No. 1.
2 17
1 Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing
a Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited
Package Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreement
and Application for Non-Public Treatment of
Materials Filed Under Seal, November 12, 2014
(Notice).
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1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend
MIAX Rule 515A regarding PRIME to
allow orders of any size to initiate a
PRIME Auction on MIAX at a price
which is at or better than the national
best bid or offer (‘‘NBBO’’). The
proposed change is based on recent
filings of other competing exchanges.4
Rule 515A provides that a Member
(the ‘‘Initiating Member’’) may initiate
an Auction provided that: (i) If the
Agency Order is for 50 standard option
contracts or 500 mini-option contracts
or more, the Initiating Member must
stop the entire Agency Order as
principal or with a solicited order at the
better of the NBBO or the Agency
Order’s limit price (if the order is a limit
order); or (ii) if the Agency Order is for
less than 50 standard option contracts or
500 mini-option contracts, the Initiating
Member must stop the entire Agency
Order as principal or with a solicited
order at the better of (A) the NBBO price
improved by a $0.01 increment; or (B)
the Agency Order’s limit price (if the
order is a limit order).5 In addition, to
initiate the Auction for auto-match
submissions, the Initiating Member
must mark the Agency Order for
Auction processing, and for auto-match
as principal the price and size of all
Auction responses up to an optional
designated limit price in which case the
Agency Order will be stopped at the
better of the NBBO (if 50 standard
option contracts or 500 mini-option
contracts or greater), $0.01 increment
better than the NBBO (if less than 50
standard option contracts or 500 minioption contracts), or the Agency Order’s
limit price.6
The Exchange proposes to
discontinue the disparate treatment for
Agency Orders less than 50 contracts or
500 mini-option contracts. As a result,
all Agency Orders regardless of their
size will be treated the same as Agency
Orders that are 50 standard option
contracts or 500 mini-option contracts
or more in current Rule 515A(a)(1)(ii).
Similarly, for auto-match submissions,
the Exchange will discontinue the
requirement that Agency Orders for less
4 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 70654
(October 10, 2013), 78 FR 62891 (October 22, 2013)
(SR–PHLX–2013–76); 72554 (July 8, 2014), 79 FR
40830 (July 14, 2014) (SR–ISE–2014–35).
5 See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(1).
6 See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(2)(i)(A).
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than 50 contracts or 500 mini-option
contracts to be $0.01 increment or better
than the NBBO in current Rule
515A(a)(2)(i)(A). As a result, for automatch submissions, all Agency Orders
regardless of their size will be stopped
at the better of the NBBO or the Agency
Order’s limit price. The Exchange notes
that the requirement will remain
unchanged for both single price
submissions and auto-match that if the
MBBO on the same side of the market
as the Agency Order represents a limit
order on the Book the stop price must
be at least $0.01 increment better than
the booked order’s limit price.7 The
Exchange notes that orders on the Book
on the opposite side of the market as the
Agency Order that are priced at the
MBBO when the Agency Order has a
stop price equal to the opposite order,
will be executed in the same manner as
today for orders more than 50 contracts
or 500 mini-option contracts in
accordance to the priority rules for
PRIME in Rule 515A(a)(2)(iii). The
Exchange notes that other exchanges
provide the same functionality.8 Priority
rules for PRIME will remain unchanged
with Priority Customers continuing to
have priority at each price level in
accordance with Rule 515A(a)(2)(iii).
After Priority Customer interest at a
given price point has been satisfied,
remaining contracts will be allocated in
accordance with the priority rules set
forth in Rule 515A(a)(2)(iii).
The following examples show how
allocations will be allocated at the
conclusion of the Prime Auction with
the proposed changes.
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Example 1—Single Price Submission
NBBO = $1.15–$1.20 200 × 200
BBO = $1.15–$1.20 100 × 100
Agency Order to buy 100 contracts with
a limit price of $1.20
Initiating Member’s Contra Order
selling 100 contracts with a single stop
price of $1.20
RFR sent identifying the option, side
and size, with initiating price of $1.20 9
(Auction Starts)
• @110 milliseconds MM1 response
received, AOC eQuote to Sell 5 at $1.17
• @230 milliseconds MM4 response
received, AOC eQuote to Sell 100 at
$1.20
• @450 milliseconds MM3 response
received, AOC eQuote to Sell 40 at
$1.22
• 500 milliseconds (Auction Ends)
Under this scenario the Agency Order
would be executed as follows:
7 See
Exchange Rule 515A(a)(2)(i)(A).
PHLX Rule 1080(n); ISE Rule 723.
9 The Exchange notes that under the current Rule
the initiating price would have been $1.19.
1. 5 contracts trade with MM1 @$1.17
2. 40 contracts trade with the
Initiating Member’s Contra Order @
$1.20 (This satisfies their 40%
participation guarantee)
3. 55 contracts trade with MM4 @
$1.20
5. 8 contracts trade with Contra Order
@ $1.20 (due to auto-match of 40% of
the remainder of the order participation
guarantee)
6. 12 contracts trade with MM3 @
$1.20 (This fills the entire Agency
Order)
Example 2—Single Price Submission,
Less Than 50 Contracts
NBBO = $1.15–$1.20 200 × 200
BBO = $1.15–$1.20 100 × 100
Agency Order to buy 30 contracts with
a limit price of $1.20
Initiating Member’s Contra Order
selling 30 contracts with a single stop
price of $1.20
RFR sent identifying the option, side
and size, with initiating price of $1.20 10
(Auction Starts)
• @110 milliseconds MM1 response
received, AOC eQuote to Sell 5 at $1.17
• @230 milliseconds MM4 response
received, AOC eQuote to Sell 5 at $1.18
• @450 milliseconds MM3 response
received, AOC eQuote to Sell 10 at
$1.20
• 500 milliseconds (Auction Ends)
Under this scenario the Agency Order
would be executed as follows:
1. 5 contracts trade with MM1 @$1.17
2. 5 contracts trade with MM4 @$1.18
3. 12 contracts trade with the
Initiating Member’s Contra Order @
$1.20 (This satisfies their 40%
participation guarantee)
4. 8 contracts trade with MM3 @$1.20
(This fills the entire Agency Order)
Example 4—Auto-Match, Agency Order
Entered Without a Limit Price, Less
Than 50 Contracts
Example 3—Auto-Match
NBBO = $1.15–$1.25 200 × 200
BBO = $1.15–$1.25 100 × 100
Agency Order to buy 50 contracts with
a limit price of $1.25
Initiating Member’s Contra Order selling
50 contracts auto-match
RFR sent identifying the option, side
and size, with initiating price of $1.25
(Auction Starts)
• @ 150 milliseconds MM2 response
received, AOC eQuote to Sell 5 at $1.17
• @ 230 milliseconds MM4 response
received, AOC eQuote to Sell 10 at
$1.18
• @ 450 milliseconds MM3 response
received, AOC eQuote to Sell 40 at
$1.20
• 500 milliseconds (Auction Ends)
Under this scenario the Agency Order
would be executed as follows:
1. 5 contracts trade with MM2 @ $1.17
2. 5 contracts trade with Contra Order
@ $1.17 (due to auto-match)
3. 10 contracts trade with MM4 @
$1.18
4. 10 contracts trade with Contra
Order @ $1.18 (due to auto-match)
8 See
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Exchange notes that under the current Rule
the initiating price would have been $1.24.
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NBBO = $1.15–$1.25 200 × 200
BBO = $1.15–$1.25 100 × 100
Agency Order to buy 50 contracts
without a limit price
Initiating Member’s Contra Order selling
30 contracts auto-match
RFR sent identifying the option, side
and size, with initiating price of $1.25
(Auction Starts)
• @ 150 milliseconds MM2 response
received, AOC eQuote to Sell 5 at $1.17
• @ 230 milliseconds MM4 response
received, AOC eQuote to Sell 5 at $1.18
• @ 450 milliseconds MM3 response
received, AOC eQuote to Sell 30 at
$1.20
• 500 milliseconds (Auction Ends)
Under this scenario the Agency Order
would be executed as follows:
1. 5 contracts trade with MM2 @ $1.17
2. 5 contracts trade with Contra Order
@ $1.17 (due to auto-match)
3. 5 contracts trade with MM4 @ $1.18
4. 5 contracts trade with Contra Order
@ $1.18 (due to auto-match)
5. 4 contracts trade with Contra Order
@ $1.20 (due to auto-match of 40% of
the remainder of the order participation
guarantee)
6. 6 contracts trade with MM3 @ $1.20
(This fills the entire Agency Order)
While the removal of the requirement
that Agency Orders for less than 50
contracts or 500 mini-option contracts
to be $0.01 increment or better than the
NBBO, removes the guarantee of price
improvement in a limited instance,
specifically when a PRIME Order is for
fewer than 50 contracts and MIAX is
already present at the NBBO at the
commencement of the Auction, the
Exchange believes that the proposed
rule change will benefit customers
because it will encourage the entry of
more orders into PRIME, thus it is more
likely that such orders may receive price
improvement. Similar price
improvement mechanisms on the ISE,
BOX, and PHLX do not guarantee price
improvement over the NBBO today. The
BOX PIP mechanism and PHLX PIXL
allow orders of any size to be stopped
at the NBBO or better which also does
not guarantee price improvement.11 As
11 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70654
(October 10, 2013), 78 FR 62891 (October 22, 2013)
(SR–PHLX–2013–76).
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noted above, the requirement will
remain unchanged for both single price
submissions and auto-match that if the
MBBO on the same side of the market
as the Agency Order represents a limit
order on the Book the stop price must
be at least $0.01 increment better than
the booked order’s limit price.12
The Exchange believes using the same
exact allocation method, as it does today
for Agency Orders of 50 contracts or 500
mini-options or greater, is a fair
distribution because the Contra-side
Order provides significant value to the
market. The Initiating Member
guarantees the Agency Order the
opportunity for price improvement, and
is subject to market risk while the order
is exposed to other market participants.
The Initiating Member may not change
or cancel its order once the PRIME
Auction commences. Other market
participants are free to modify or cancel
their quotes and orders at any time
during the auction. The Exchange
believes that the Initiating Member
provides an important role in
facilitating the price improvement
opportunity for market participants.
The Exchange believes the proposed
rule change will attract new order flow
that might not currently be afforded any
price improvement opportunity.
Moreover, the Exchange notes that other
competing options exchanges currently
have rules that allow it [sic] to
commence its [sic] price improvement
auction, at a price equal to the NBBO.13
The Exchange believes that because
there is no rational need for volume
differentiation, and as there is a
competitive disadvantage to the
Exchange in continuing differentiation,
it is appropriate to discontinue the
requirement that Agency Orders for less
than 50 contracts or 500 mini-option
contracts to be $0.01 increment or better
than the NBBO and thereby simplify the
way PRIME operates.
The Exchange proposes to adopt the
proposed changes to the size
requirements subject to a Pilot Program
ending July 18, 2015, pursuant to which
the Exchange will periodically submit
reports based on the comprehensive list
of the data that the Exchange
represented that it will collect in order
to aid the Commission in its evaluation
of the PRIME that incorporates the
changes proposed.14
12 See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(2)(1)(A)[sic]. See
also PHLX Rule 1080(n).
13 See BOX Rules Chapter V, Section 18(e); PHLX
Rule 1080(n); ISE Rule 723.
14 See Proposed Rule 515A, Interpretations and
Policies .08. A comprehensive list of the data that
the Exchange represented that it will collect is
available in Exhibit 3 of SR–MIAX–2014–23. See
also Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 72009
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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its
proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b) 15 of the Act in general, and
furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) 16 of the Act in particular, in that
it is designed to prevent fraudulent and
manipulative acts and practices, to
promote just and equitable principles of
trade, to foster cooperation and
coordination with persons engaged in
facilitating transactions in securities, to
remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanisms of a free and open market
and a national market system and, in
general, to protect investors and the
public interest.
Specifically, the Exchange believes
the proposal will result in more orders
of less than 50 contracts being executed
in PRIME, thus providing an increased
probability of price improvement for
small orders. By removing the
requirement as proposed, market
participants would be incentivized to
introduce more customer orders to
PRIME for the opportunity to receive
price improvement. Furthermore,
Priority Customers will continue to have
priority at each price level in
accordance with Rule 515A(a)(2)(iii). In
particular, the Exchange believes that
using the same allocation process as is
used today for Agency Orders of 50
contracts or greater, is fair and equitable
because of the value the Initiating
Member brings to the market place.
Specifically, by stopping the Agency
Order at or better than the NBBO, the
Initiating Member facilitates a process
that protects investors and is in the
public interest by providing an
opportunity for price improvement. The
Exchange believes the proposed rule
change is appropriate in the price
improvement auctions are widely
recognized by market participants as
invaluable, both as a tool to access
liquidity, and a mechanism to help meet
their best execution obligations. The
proposed rule change will further the
ability of market participants to carry
out these strategies. Finally, as noted
above, the proposed changes are a
competitive response to how price
improvement auctions on other
exchanges currently operate and with
this proposal, the Exchange will be on
a more equal footing to compete with
other exchanges for orders to be
executed in the PRIME.
(April 23, 2014), 79 FR 24032 (April 29, 2014) (SR–
MIAX–2014–20); 72418 (June 18, 2014), 79 FR
35833 (June 24, 2014) (SR–MIAX–2014–23).
15 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
16 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 not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. The
Exchange’s proposal to amend its rules
regarding the start price of a PRIME
Auction will not impose a burden on
competition because it will increase the
number of orders that may be executed
in the PRIME and thereby receive price
improvement opportunities that were
not previously available to them. The
PRIME Auction is designed to increase
competition for order flow on the
Exchange in a manner intended to be
beneficial to investors seeking to effect
option orders with an opportunity to
access additional liquidity and receive
price improvement. The Exchange notes
that it operates in a highly competitive
market in which market participants can
readily direct order flow to competing
venues who offer similar functionality.
The Exchange believes that the
proposed changes to the Auctions are
pro-competitive by providing market
participants with functionality that is
similar to that of other options
exchanges.
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
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 after the date of
the filing, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act 17 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 18
thereunder.
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
17 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give
the Commission written notice of its intent to file
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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2014–56 and should be submitted on or
before December 10, 2014.
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.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.19
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
[FR Doc. 2014–27311 Filed 11–18–14; 8:45 am]
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change, as modified by Amendment No.
1, is consistent with the Act. Comments
may be submitted by any of the
following methods:
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and basis for, the proposed rule change
and discussed any comments it received
on the proposed rule change. The text
of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below.
The Exchange has prepared summaries,
set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
of the most significant parts of such
statements.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
[Release No. 34–73588; File No. SR–
NYSEARCA–2014–129]
1. Purpose
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–2014–56 on the subject line.
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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–2014–56. 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–
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Implementing Fees for
the NYSE ArcaBook for Arca Options
Complex Feed and Changing the NYSE
Arca Options Proprietary Market Data
Fee Schedule (‘‘Market Data Fee
Schedule’’) Regarding Non-Display
Use Fees
November 13, 2014.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
notice is hereby given that, on October
30, 2014, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the
‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items
have been prepared by the selfregulatory organization. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to add fees for
the NYSE ArcaBook for Arca Options
Complex feed, operative on November
1, 2014. 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,
19 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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NYSE ArcaBook for Arca Options—
Complex—Fee Changes
The Exchange offers six NYSE Arca
Options real-time options market data
products: ArcaBook for Arca Options—
Trades, ArcaBook for Arca Options—
Top of Book, ArcaBook for Arca
Options—Depth of Book, ArcaBook for
Arca Options—Complex, ArcaBook for
Arca Options—Series Status, and
ArcaBook for Arca Options—Order
Imbalance (collectively, ‘‘Arca Options
Products’’).4 The Exchange currently
charges the following fees for receipt of
all six Arca Options Products: 5 an
Access Fee of $3,000 per month; a
Redistribution Fee of $2,000 per month;
a Professional User Fee of $50 per
month for each Professional User; and a
Non-Professional User Fee of $1 per
month for each Non-Professional User.
There is a Non-Professional User Fee
Cap of $5,000 per month per
Redistributor. The fee for non-display
use of all six Arca Options Products is
$5,000 per data recipient for each
category of organization (i.e., for
Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3).6
4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67720
(August 23, 2012), 77 FR 52769 (August 30, 2012)
(SR–NYSEArca–2012–89) (Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Proposing To Offer Certain Proprietary Options
Data Products).
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68005
(October 9, 2012), 77 FR 63362 (October 16, 2012)
(SR–NYSEArca–2012–106) (Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Establishing Fees for Certain Proprietary Options
Market Data Products). See also Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 69554 (May 10, 2013), 78
FR 28917 (May 16, 2013) (SR–NYSEArca–2013–47)
(Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change Establishing Non-Display
Usage Fees and Amending the Professional EndUser Fees for NYSE Arca Options Market Data). See
also Securities and Exchange Act Release No. 71933
(April 11, 2014), 79 FR 21821 (April 17, 2014) (SR–
NYSEArca–2014–34)(Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Amending the Professional User Fees for NYSE
Arca Options Market Data, Operative on April 1,
2014).
6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73010
(September 5, 2014), 79 FR 54307 (September 11,
2014) (SR–NYSEArca–2014–94) (Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68919-68922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27311]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-73590; File No. SR-MIAX-2014-56]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities
Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Amend
Exchange Rule 515A
November 13, 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 October 31, 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. On November 12, 2014, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to
the proposed rule change.\3\ The Commission is publishing this notice
to solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as modified by
Amendment No. 1, from interested persons.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
\3\ In Amendment No. 1, MIAX deleted a sentence from purpose
section which incorrectly described the current functionality of the
Price Improvement Mechanism (``PIM'') offered by the International
Securities Exchange, LLC (``ISE''). See ISE Rule 723. Because the
sentence was immaterial to the filing, MIAX submitted Amendment No.
1 to delete it from the filing. MIAX did not propose any other
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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 Exchange Rule 515A.
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.
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 MIAX Rule 515A regarding PRIME to
allow orders of any size to initiate a PRIME Auction on MIAX at a price
which is at or better than the national best bid or offer (``NBBO'').
The proposed change is based on recent filings of other competing
exchanges.\4\
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\4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 70654 (October 10,
2013), 78 FR 62891 (October 22, 2013) (SR-PHLX-2013-76); 72554 (July
8, 2014), 79 FR 40830 (July 14, 2014) (SR-ISE-2014-35).
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Rule 515A provides that a Member (the ``Initiating Member'') may
initiate an Auction provided that: (i) If the Agency Order is for 50
standard option contracts or 500 mini-option contracts or more, the
Initiating Member must stop the entire Agency Order as principal or
with a solicited order at the better of the NBBO or the Agency Order's
limit price (if the order is a limit order); or (ii) if the Agency
Order is for less than 50 standard option contracts or 500 mini-option
contracts, the Initiating Member must stop the entire Agency Order as
principal or with a solicited order at the better of (A) the NBBO price
improved by a $0.01 increment; or (B) the Agency Order's limit price
(if the order is a limit order).\5\ In addition, to initiate the
Auction for auto-match submissions, the Initiating Member must mark the
Agency Order for Auction processing, and for auto-match as principal
the price and size of all Auction responses up to an optional
designated limit price in which case the Agency Order will be stopped
at the better of the NBBO (if 50 standard option contracts or 500 mini-
option contracts or greater), $0.01 increment better than the NBBO (if
less than 50 standard option contracts or 500 mini-option contracts),
or the Agency Order's limit price.\6\
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\5\ See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(1).
\6\ See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(2)(i)(A).
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The Exchange proposes to discontinue the disparate treatment for
Agency Orders less than 50 contracts or 500 mini-option contracts. As a
result, all Agency Orders regardless of their size will be treated the
same as Agency Orders that are 50 standard option contracts or 500
mini-option contracts or more in current Rule 515A(a)(1)(ii).
Similarly, for auto-match submissions, the Exchange will discontinue
the requirement that Agency Orders for less
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than 50 contracts or 500 mini-option contracts to be $0.01 increment or
better than the NBBO in current Rule 515A(a)(2)(i)(A). As a result, for
auto-match submissions, all Agency Orders regardless of their size will
be stopped at the better of the NBBO or the Agency Order's limit price.
The Exchange notes that the requirement will remain unchanged for both
single price submissions and auto-match that if the MBBO on the same
side of the market as the Agency Order represents a limit order on the
Book the stop price must be at least $0.01 increment better than the
booked order's limit price.\7\ The Exchange notes that orders on the
Book on the opposite side of the market as the Agency Order that are
priced at the MBBO when the Agency Order has a stop price equal to the
opposite order, will be executed in the same manner as today for orders
more than 50 contracts or 500 mini-option contracts in accordance to
the priority rules for PRIME in Rule 515A(a)(2)(iii). The Exchange
notes that other exchanges provide the same functionality.\8\ Priority
rules for PRIME will remain unchanged with Priority Customers
continuing to have priority at each price level in accordance with Rule
515A(a)(2)(iii). After Priority Customer interest at a given price
point has been satisfied, remaining contracts will be allocated in
accordance with the priority rules set forth in Rule 515A(a)(2)(iii).
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\7\ See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(2)(i)(A).
\8\ See PHLX Rule 1080(n); ISE Rule 723.
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The following examples show how allocations will be allocated at
the conclusion of the Prime Auction with the proposed changes.
Example 1--Single Price Submission
NBBO = $1.15-$1.20 200 x 200
BBO = $1.15-$1.20 100 x 100
Agency Order to buy 100 contracts with a limit price of $1.20
Initiating Member's Contra Order selling 100 contracts with a
single stop price of $1.20
RFR sent identifying the option, side and size, with initiating
price of $1.20 \9\
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\9\ The Exchange notes that under the current Rule the
initiating price would have been $1.19.
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(Auction Starts)
@110 milliseconds MM1 response received, AOC eQuote to
Sell 5 at $1.17
@230 milliseconds MM4 response received, AOC eQuote to
Sell 100 at $1.20
@450 milliseconds MM3 response received, AOC eQuote to
Sell 40 at $1.22
500 milliseconds (Auction Ends)
Under this scenario the Agency Order would be executed as follows:
1. 5 contracts trade with MM1 @$1.17
2. 40 contracts trade with the Initiating Member's Contra Order
@$1.20 (This satisfies their 40% participation guarantee)
3. 55 contracts trade with MM4 @$1.20
Example 2--Single Price Submission, Less Than 50 Contracts
NBBO = $1.15-$1.20 200 x 200
BBO = $1.15-$1.20 100 x 100
Agency Order to buy 30 contracts with a limit price of $1.20
Initiating Member's Contra Order selling 30 contracts with a single
stop price of $1.20
RFR sent identifying the option, side and size, with initiating
price of $1.20 \10\
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\10\ The Exchange notes that under the current Rule the
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(Auction Starts)
@110 milliseconds MM1 response received, AOC eQuote to
Sell 5 at $1.17
@230 milliseconds MM4 response received, AOC eQuote to
Sell 5 at $1.18
@450 milliseconds MM3 response received, AOC eQuote to
Sell 10 at $1.20
500 milliseconds (Auction Ends)
Under this scenario the Agency Order would be executed as follows:
1. 5 contracts trade with MM1 @$1.17
2. 5 contracts trade with MM4 @$1.18
3. 12 contracts trade with the Initiating Member's Contra Order
@$1.20 (This satisfies their 40% participation guarantee)
4. 8 contracts trade with MM3 @$1.20 (This fills the entire Agency
Order)
Example 3--Auto-Match
NBBO = $1.15-$1.25 200 x 200
BBO = $1.15-$1.25 100 x 100
Agency Order to buy 50 contracts with a limit price of $1.25
Initiating Member's Contra Order selling 50 contracts auto-match
RFR sent identifying the option, side and size, with initiating price
of $1.25 (Auction Starts)
@ 150 milliseconds MM2 response received, AOC eQuote to
Sell 5 at $1.17
@ 230 milliseconds MM4 response received, AOC eQuote to
Sell 10 at $1.18
@ 450 milliseconds MM3 response received, AOC eQuote to
Sell 40 at $1.20
500 milliseconds (Auction Ends)
Under this scenario the Agency Order would be executed as follows:
1. 5 contracts trade with MM2 @ $1.17
2. 5 contracts trade with Contra Order @ $1.17 (due to auto-match)
3. 10 contracts trade with MM4 @ $1.18
4. 10 contracts trade with Contra Order @ $1.18 (due to auto-match)
5. 8 contracts trade with Contra Order @ $1.20 (due to auto-match
of 40% of the remainder of the order participation guarantee)
6. 12 contracts trade with MM3 @ $1.20 (This fills the entire
Agency Order)
Example 4--Auto-Match, Agency Order Entered Without a Limit Price, Less
Than 50 Contracts
NBBO = $1.15-$1.25 200 x 200
BBO = $1.15-$1.25 100 x 100
Agency Order to buy 50 contracts without a limit price
Initiating Member's Contra Order selling 30 contracts auto-match
RFR sent identifying the option, side and size, with initiating price
of $1.25 (Auction Starts)
@ 150 milliseconds MM2 response received, AOC eQuote to
Sell 5 at $1.17
@ 230 milliseconds MM4 response received, AOC eQuote to
Sell 5 at $1.18
@ 450 milliseconds MM3 response received, AOC eQuote to
Sell 30 at $1.20
500 milliseconds (Auction Ends)
Under this scenario the Agency Order would be executed as follows:
1. 5 contracts trade with MM2 @ $1.17
2. 5 contracts trade with Contra Order @ $1.17 (due to auto-match)
3. 5 contracts trade with MM4 @ $1.18
4. 5 contracts trade with Contra Order @ $1.18 (due to auto-match)
5. 4 contracts trade with Contra Order @ $1.20 (due to auto-match
of 40% of the remainder of the order participation guarantee)
6. 6 contracts trade with MM3 @ $1.20 (This fills the entire Agency
Order)
While the removal of the requirement that Agency Orders for less
than 50 contracts or 500 mini-option contracts to be $0.01 increment or
better than the NBBO, removes the guarantee of price improvement in a
limited instance, specifically when a PRIME Order is for fewer than 50
contracts and MIAX is already present at the NBBO at the commencement
of the Auction, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change
will benefit customers because it will encourage the entry of more
orders into PRIME, thus it is more likely that such orders may receive
price improvement. Similar price improvement mechanisms on the ISE,
BOX, and PHLX do not guarantee price improvement over the NBBO today.
The BOX PIP mechanism and PHLX PIXL allow orders of any size to be
stopped at the NBBO or better which also does not guarantee price
improvement.\11\ As
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noted above, the requirement will remain unchanged for both single
price submissions and auto-match that if the MBBO on the same side of
the market as the Agency Order represents a limit order on the Book the
stop price must be at least $0.01 increment better than the booked
order's limit price.\12\
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\11\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70654 (October 10,
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\12\ See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(2)(1)(A)[sic]. See also PHLX Rule
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The Exchange believes using the same exact allocation method, as it
does today for Agency Orders of 50 contracts or 500 mini-options or
greater, is a fair distribution because the Contra-side Order provides
significant value to the market. The Initiating Member guarantees the
Agency Order the opportunity for price improvement, and is subject to
market risk while the order is exposed to other market participants.
The Initiating Member may not change or cancel its order once the PRIME
Auction commences. Other market participants are free to modify or
cancel their quotes and orders at any time during the auction. The
Exchange believes that the Initiating Member provides an important role
in facilitating the price improvement opportunity for market
participants.
The Exchange believes the proposed rule change will attract new
order flow that might not currently be afforded any price improvement
opportunity. Moreover, the Exchange notes that other competing options
exchanges currently have rules that allow it [sic] to commence its
[sic] price improvement auction, at a price equal to the NBBO.\13\
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\13\ See BOX Rules Chapter V, Section 18(e); PHLX Rule 1080(n);
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The Exchange believes that because there is no rational need for
volume differentiation, and as there is a competitive disadvantage to
the Exchange in continuing differentiation, it is appropriate to
discontinue the requirement that Agency Orders for less than 50
contracts or 500 mini-option contracts to be $0.01 increment or better
than the NBBO and thereby simplify the way PRIME operates.
The Exchange proposes to adopt the proposed changes to the size
requirements subject to a Pilot Program ending July 18, 2015, pursuant
to which the Exchange will periodically submit reports based on the
comprehensive list of the data that the Exchange represented that it
will collect in order to aid the Commission in its evaluation of the
PRIME that incorporates the changes proposed.\14\
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\14\ See Proposed Rule 515A, Interpretations and Policies .08. A
comprehensive list of the data that the Exchange represented that it
will collect is available in Exhibit 3 of SR-MIAX-2014-23. See also
Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 72009 (April 23, 2014), 79 FR
24032 (April 29, 2014) (SR-MIAX-2014-20); 72418 (June 18, 2014), 79
FR 35833 (June 24, 2014) (SR-MIAX-2014-23).
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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) \15\ of the Act in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) \16\ of the Act in particular, in that it
is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices,
to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in facilitating
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanisms of a free and open market and a national market system and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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\15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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Specifically, the Exchange believes the proposal will result in
more orders of less than 50 contracts being executed in PRIME, thus
providing an increased probability of price improvement for small
orders. By removing the requirement as proposed, market participants
would be incentivized to introduce more customer orders to PRIME for
the opportunity to receive price improvement. Furthermore, Priority
Customers will continue to have priority at each price level in
accordance with Rule 515A(a)(2)(iii). In particular, the Exchange
believes that using the same allocation process as is used today for
Agency Orders of 50 contracts or greater, is fair and equitable because
of the value the Initiating Member brings to the market place.
Specifically, by stopping the Agency Order at or better than the NBBO,
the Initiating Member facilitates a process that protects investors and
is in the public interest by providing an opportunity for price
improvement. The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is
appropriate in the price improvement auctions are widely recognized by
market participants as invaluable, both as a tool to access liquidity,
and a mechanism to help meet their best execution obligations. The
proposed rule change will further the ability of market participants to
carry out these strategies. Finally, as noted above, the proposed
changes are a competitive response to how price improvement auctions on
other exchanges currently operate and with this proposal, the Exchange
will be on a more equal footing to compete with other exchanges for
orders to be executed in the PRIME.
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 Exchange's proposal to
amend its rules regarding the start price of a PRIME Auction will not
impose a burden on competition because it will increase the number of
orders that may be executed in the PRIME and thereby receive price
improvement opportunities that were not previously available to them.
The PRIME Auction is designed to increase competition for order flow on
the Exchange in a manner intended to be beneficial to investors seeking
to effect option orders with an opportunity to access additional
liquidity and receive price improvement. The Exchange notes that it
operates in a highly competitive market in which market participants
can readily direct order flow to competing venues who offer similar
functionality. The Exchange believes that the proposed changes to the
Auctions are pro-competitive by providing market participants with
functionality that is similar to that of other options exchanges.
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
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 after the date of the filing, or such
shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become effective
pursuant to 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \17\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \18\
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\17\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\18\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file 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.
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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
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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, as modified by Amendment No. 1, 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-2014-56 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-2014-56. 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-2014-56 and should be
submitted on or before December 10, 2014.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\19\
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\19\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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