Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Modifying the Arca Options Deep Market Data Product, 8291-8294 [2016-03267]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 32 / Thursday, February 18, 2016 / Notices an easily accessible place a written copy of the procedures described in the preceding condition, and any modifications to such procedures, and will maintain and preserve for a period of not less than six years from the end of the fiscal year in which any purchase in an Affiliated Underwriting occurred, the first two years in an easily accessible place, a written record of each purchase of securities in Affiliated Underwritings once an investment by a Fund of Funds in the securities of the Self-Indexing Fund exceeds the limit of section 12(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, setting forth from whom the securities were acquired, the identity of the underwriting syndicate’s members, the terms of the purchase, and the information or materials upon which the Board’s determinations were made. 9. Before investing in a Self-Indexing Fund in excess of the limit in section 12(d)(1)(A), a Fund of Funds and the Trust will execute a FOF Participation Agreement stating without limitation that their respective boards of directors or trustees and their investment advisers, or trustee and Sponsor, as applicable, understand the terms and conditions of the order, and agree to fulfill their responsibilities under the order. At the time of its investment in Shares of a Self-Indexing Fund in excess of the limit in section 12(d)(1)(A)(i), a Fund of Funds will notify the SelfIndexing Fund of the investment. At such time, the Fund of Funds will also transmit to the Self-Indexing Fund a list of the names of each Fund of Funds Affiliate and Underwriting Affiliate. The Fund of Funds will notify the SelfIndexing Fund of any changes to the list of the names as soon as reasonably practicable after a change occurs. The Self-Indexing Fund and the Fund of Funds will maintain and preserve a copy of the order, the FOF Participation Agreement, and the list with any updated information for the duration of the investment and for a period of not less than six years thereafter, the first two years in an easily accessible place. 10. Before approving any advisory contract under section 15 of the Act, the board of directors or trustees of each Investing Management Company, including a majority of the disinterested directors or trustees, will find that the advisory fees charged under such contract are based on services provided that will be in addition to, rather than duplicative of, the services provided under the advisory contract(s) of any Self-Indexing Fund in which the Investing Management Company may invest. These findings and their basis will be fully recorded in the minute VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Feb 17, 2016 Jkt 238001 books of the appropriate Investing Management Company. 11. Any sales charges and/or service fees charged with respect to shares of a Fund of Funds will not exceed the limits applicable to a fund of funds as set forth in NASD Conduct Rule 2830. 12. No Self-Indexing Fund will acquire securities of an investment company or company relying on section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the Act in excess of the limits contained in section 12(d)(1)(A) of the Act, except to the extent the Self-Indexing Fund acquires securities of another investment company pursuant to exemptive relief from the Commission permitting the Self-Indexing Fund to acquire securities of one or more investment companies for short-term cash management purposes. For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, under delegated authority. Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–03301 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–77111; File No. SR– NYSEARCA–2016–29] Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Modifying the Arca Options Deep Market Data Product February 11, 2016. 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 February 4, 2016, 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 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 modify the Arca Options Deep market data product. The proposed rule change is available on the Exchange’s Web site at 1 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1). U.S.C. 78a. 3 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 2 15 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 4703 8291 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 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 modify the Arca Options Deep market data product. The Exchange currently offers the following real-time options market data feeds: ‘‘Arca Options Top,’’ ‘‘Arca Options Deep,’’ and ‘‘Arca Options Complex’’ (the ‘‘Arca Options Products’’). ‘‘Arca Options Top’’ is a single market data product that combines last sale data, best bids and offers (‘‘BBO’’), order imbalance information and series status and underlying status messages (collectively called security status messages). ‘‘Arca Options Deep’’ is also a single market data product that provides subscribers NYSE Arca Options quotes and orders at the first three price levels in each series on a real-time basis. ‘‘Arca Options Complex,’’ also a single market data product, provides subscribers NYSE Arca Options quote and trade information (including orders/quotes, requests for responses, and trades) for the complex order book on a real-time basis.4 The Exchange charges a single fee for Arca Options Top and subscribers of Arca Options Top receive all three data feeds described above. The Exchange charges a separate fee for Arca Options Complex for subscribers that seek to obtain this data feed on a standalone basis.5 4 See Rule 6.62(e), which defines complex orders. Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68005 (Oct. 9, 2012), 77 FR 63362 (Oct. 16, 2012) (SR– NYSEArca–2012–106) (establishing fees for certain proprietary options market data products). See also Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 69523 (May 6, 2013), 78 FR 27452 (May 10, 2013) (SR– NYSEArca–2013–41) (establishing a schedule of 5 See Continued Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18FEN1.SGM 18FEN1 8292 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 32 / Thursday, February 18, 2016 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The Exchange proposes to modify the Arca Options Deep data feed. As proposed, Arca Options Deep will also include security status messages, the same data that is currently provided as part of Arca Options Top. The proposed modification to the Arca Options Deep data feed will allow subscribers who currently obtain depth of market data to also receive security status messages in a single data feed. Currently, these subscribers are required to process two data feeds to get the depth of market data and security status information. Offering a data product that combines, in one market data product, depth of market data and security status messages would provide greater efficiencies and better sequencing for vendors and subscribers that currently choose to integrate the data after receiving it from the Exchange. As with Arca Options Top, Arca Options Deep would provide depth of market and series status information on a real-time basis as reported to the Options Price Reporting Authority (‘‘OPRA’’) and disseminated on a consolidated basis under the OPRA Plan.6 The Arca Options Products would continue to be distributed in their current format, to maintain the format of the Arca Options Products with that of other market data products offered by the Exchange. The Exchange does not propose to make any changes to the fees. The single fee charged for the Arca Options NYSE Arca Options proprietary market data fees); 69554 (May 10, 2013), 78 FR 28917 (May 16, 2013) (SR–NYSEArca–2013–47) (establishing non-display usage fees and amending the professional end-user fees); 71933 (April 11, 2014), 79 FR 21821 (April 17, 2014) (SR–NYSEArca–2014–34) (amending the professional user fees); 73010 (Sept. 5, 2014), 79 FR 54307 (Sept. 11, 2014) (SR–NYSEArca–2014–94) (amending fees for non-display use); 73588 (Nov. 13, 2014), 79 FR 68922 (Nov. 19, 2014) (SR– NYSEArca–2014–129) (establishing fees for the complex order book feed); and 76023 (September 29, 2015), 80 FR 60208 (October 5, 2015) (modifying certain proprietary options data products). 6 The OPRA Plan is a national market system plan approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) pursuant to Section 11A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’) and Rule 608 thereunder (formerly Rule 11Aa3–2). See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 17638 (March 18, 1981), 22 S.E.C. Docket 484 (March 31, 1981). The full text of the OPRA Plan is available at https://www.opradata.com. The OPRA Plan provides for the collection and dissemination of last sale and quotation information on options that are traded on the participant exchanges. Section 5.2(c) of the OPRA Plan also permits OPRA Plan participants to disseminate unconsolidated market information to certain of their members under certain circumstances. The manner in which the Exchange proposes to disseminate the products would comply with Section 5.2(c) of the OPRA Plan, pursuant to which the Exchange may not disseminate the products ‘‘on any more timely basis than the same information is furnished to the OPRA System for inclusion in OPRA’s consolidated dissemination of Options Information.’’ VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Feb 17, 2016 Jkt 238001 Product that comprise [sic] the Arca Options Top, Arca Options Deep and Arca Options Complex would continue to apply. The separate fee that now applies to Arca Options Complex, would likewise continue to apply to the Arca Options Complex market data product.7 Each of the Arca Options Products would continue to be offered through the Exchange’s Liquidity Center Network (‘‘LCN’’), a local area network in the Exchange’s Mahwah, New Jersey data center that is available to users of the Exchange’s co-location services. The Exchange would also continue to offer the products through the Exchange’s Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (‘‘SFTI’’) network, through which all other users and member organizations access the Exchange’s trading and execution systems and other proprietary market data products. The Exchange will announce the date that the Arca Options Deep market data product will begin to include security status messages through a NYSE Market Data Notice. The proposed change is not intended to address any issues other than those described herein, and the Exchange is not aware of any problems that vendors or subscribers would have in complying with the proposed change. 2. Statutory Basis The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) 8 of the Act, in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) 9 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 mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest, and it is not designed to permit unfair discrimination among customers, brokers, or dealers. The Exchange also believes this proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act because it protects investors and the public interest and promotes just and equitable principles of trade by providing investors with improved options for receiving market 7 The Exchange has not attached an Exhibit 5 with this proposed rule change because the Exchange is not proposing to make any fee changes associated with the proposed modification to the Arca Options Deep market data product. 8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 9 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 data. The proposed rule changes would benefit investors by facilitating their prompt access to the additional realtime information contained in a modified Arca Options Deep market data product. In particular, the Exchange believes that combining depth of market data with security status messages in the Arca Options Deep product is reasonable because it would provide greater efficiencies for vendors and subscribers that currently choose to integrate the data after receiving it from the Exchange. In addition, the change to the Arca Options Deep product reflects the interests and needs of subscribers and vendors who will no longer have to subscribe to multiple data feeds to obtain the information they want. The Exchange believes the proposed changes are reasonable because they would provide vendors and subscribers with higher quality market data products. In adopting Regulation NMS, the Commission granted self-regulatory organizations and broker-dealers increased authority and flexibility to offer new and unique market data to consumers of such data. It was believed that this authority would expand the amount of data available to users and consumers of such data and also spur innovation and competition for the provision of market data. The Exchange believes that the options data product changes proposed herein are precisely the sort of market data product evolutions that the Commission envisioned when it adopted Regulation NMS. The Commission concluded that Regulation NMS—by lessening regulation of the market in proprietary data—would itself further the Act’s goals of facilitating efficiency and competition: [E]fficiency is promoted when brokerdealers who do not need the data beyond the prices, sizes, market center identifications of the NBBO and consolidated last sale information are not required to receive (and pay for) such data. The Commission also believes that efficiency is promoted when broker-dealers may choose to receive (and pay for) additional market data based on their own internal analysis of the need for such data.10 By removing ‘‘unnecessary regulatory restrictions’’ on the ability of exchanges to sell their own data, Regulation NMS advanced the goals of the Act and the principles reflected in its legislative history. The Exchange further notes that the existence of alternatives to the Exchange’s products, including real10 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9, 2005), 70 FR 37496 (June 29, 2005). E:\FR\FM\18FEN1.SGM 18FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 32 / Thursday, February 18, 2016 / Notices time consolidated data, free delayed consolidated data, and proprietary data from other sources, ensures that the Exchange is not unreasonably discriminatory because vendors and subscribers can elect these alternatives. The proposed options data products will help to protect a free and open market by providing additional data to the marketplace and give investors greater choices. In addition, the proposal would not permit unfair discrimination because the products will be available to all of the Exchange’s customers and broker-dealers through both the LCN and SFTI. B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Burden on Competition In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,11 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 market for proprietary data products is currently competitive and inherently contestable because there is fierce competition for the inputs necessary to the creation of proprietary data. Numerous exchanges compete with each other for listings, trades, and market data itself, providing virtually limitless opportunities for entrepreneurs who wish to produce and distribute their own market data. This proprietary data is produced by each individual exchange, as well as other entities (such as internalizing broker-dealers and various forms of alternative trading systems, including dark pools and electronic communication networks), in a vigorously competitive market. It is common for market participants to further and exploit this competition by sending their order flow and transaction reports to multiple markets, rather than providing them all to a single market. 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. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 12 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.13 Because the 11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8). U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). 13 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). As required under Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the 12 15 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Feb 17, 2016 Jkt 238001 proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder. A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 14 normally does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b4–(f)(6)(iii),15 the Commission may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposal may become operative immediately upon filing. The Commission believes that waiver of the operative delay is consistent with investor protection and the public interest because the proposal would allow the Exchange to offer currently available market data in a streamlined format that would enhance the quality of market data available to investors and would enable investors to better monitor trading activity on the Exchange. Accordingly, the Commission hereby waives the 30-day operative delay and designates the proposal 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. Commission with written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief description and the 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. 14 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 15 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 16 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, the Commission has considered the proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 17 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8293 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–2016–29 on the subject line. Paper Comments • Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. All submissions should refer to File Number SR–NYSEARCA–2016–29. 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– NYSEARCA–2016–29 and should be submitted on or before March 10, 2016. E:\FR\FM\18FEN1.SGM 18FEN1 8294 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 32 / Thursday, February 18, 2016 / Notices For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.18 Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–03267 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–77112; File No. SR–OCC– 2015–02] Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Order Setting Aside Action by Delegated Authority, Approving Proposed Rule Change Concerning the Options Clearing Corporation’s Capital Plan and Denying Motions February 11, 2016. I. Introduction The Options Clearing Corporation (‘‘OCC’’) is a clearing agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) and is the only clearing agency for standardized U.S. options listed on U.S. national securities exchanges. Today, listed options are traded on twelve national securities exchanges: five national securities exchanges that are equal owners of OCC (‘‘Stockholder Exchanges’’) 1 and seven national securities exchanges that have no ownership stake in OCC (‘‘NonStockholder Exchanges’’).2 OCC also serves other markets, including those trading commodity futures, commodity options, and security futures,3 the securities lending market and the OTC options market. In each of these markets, OCC provides clearing members 4 with central counterparty 18 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). Stockholder Exchanges are: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; International Securities Exchange, LLC; NASDAQ OMX PHLX, LLC; NYSE MKT LLC; and NYSE Arca, Inc. See Exchange Act Release No. 74136 (January 26, 2015), 80 FR 5171 (January 30, 2015) (SR–OCC–2015–02) (‘‘Notice’’). 2 Under OCC’s By-Laws, exchanges other than Stockholder Exchanges may participate in OCC’s services subject to meeting certain qualifications. See OCC By-Laws, Article VIIB (Non-Equity Exchanges). 3 OCC also is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a derivatives clearing organization regulated to provide clearing services for four futures exchanges. 4 OCC has over 100 members which include large domestic and international broker-dealers and futures commission merchants. See OCC’s 2014 Annual Report (available at: https://www.options clearing.com/components/docs/about/annualreports/occ_2014_annual_report.pdf), and OCC’s Web site, ‘‘What is OCC?’’ (available at: https:// www.optionsclearing.com/about/corporateinformation/what-is-occ.jsp). mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 1 The VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Feb 17, 2016 Jkt 238001 (‘‘CCP’’) clearing services and performs critical functions in the clearance and settlement process.5 OCC’s services increase the efficiency and speed of options trading and settlement as well as reduce members’ operational expenses and counterparty credit risk. OCC’s role as the CCP for all listed options contracts in the U.S. makes it an integral part of the national system for clearance and settlement, and its failure or service disruption could have cumulative negative effects on the U.S. options and futures markets, financial institutions, and the broader financial system. As such, OCC was designated by the Financial Stability Oversight Council as a systemically important financial market utility (‘‘SIFMU’’) in 2012.6 In the context of a number of developments in the financial markets, OCC’s Board of Directors (‘‘Board’’) decided that OCC was significantly undercapitalized, and, in response, proposed and implemented an expedited plan to substantially increase OCC’s capitalization (the ‘‘Capital Plan’’), and, given OCC’s critical clearing functions and its systemic importance, the Commission agrees that having OCC increase its capitalization is appropriate and in the public interest.7 Procedural Background OCC filed the Capital Plan as an advance notice, SR–OCC–2014–813, 5 For instance, OCC provides CCP services for OTC options, and for two securities lending market structures, OCC’s OTC Stock Loan Program and AQS, an automated marketplace for securities lending and borrowing operated by Automated Equity Finance Markets, Inc. OCC currently participates in cross-margin programs with the CME and ICE and offers an internal cross-margin program for products regulated by the SEC and CFTC. See OCC’s Web site, OCC Fact Sheet (available at: https://www.optionsclearing.com/components/docs/ about/occ-factsheet.pdf), ‘‘What is OCC?,’’ (available at: https://www.optionsclearing.com/ about/corporate-information/what-is-occ.jsp.) and OCC’s Web site, ‘‘Cross Margin Programs’’ (available at: https://www.optionsclearing.com/ clearing/clearing-services/cross-margin.jsp.). 6 See Financial Stability Oversight Council (‘‘FSOC’’) 2012 Annual Report, Appendix A, (available at https://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/ fsoc/Documents/2012%20Appendix%20A%20 Designation%20of%20Systemically%20Important %20Market%20Utilities.pdf). 7 According to OCC, as of December 31, 2013, at the time it developed the Capital Plan, OCC had total shareholders’ equity of about $25 million, which represents approximately 6 weeks of operating expenses. Based on internal operational risk scenarios and loss modeling, OCC quantified its operational risk at $226 million and pension risk at $21 million. According to OCC, as of August 31, 2015, in the absence of the $150 million capital contribution made pursuant to the Capital Plan, OCC’s adjusted shareholder equity would be about $149 million and OCC’s total capital resources would be less than $150 million. See Notice at 5172–73; OCC’s Written Statement in Support of Affirming March 6, 2015 Order Approving Capital Plan (October 7, 2015) (‘‘OCC Support Statement’’). PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 under Section 806(e)(1) of the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 (‘‘Payment, Clearing and Settlement Supervision Act’’) 8 on December 29, 2014. OCC filed the proposed rule change implementing the Capital Plan, SR–OCC–2015–02, with the Commission pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’ or ‘‘Act’’) 9 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder 10 on January 14, 2015. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on January 30, 2015.11 The Commission received seventeen comment letters on OCC’s proposal from twelve commenters, including OCC.12 8 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1). On February 26, 2015, the Commission issued a notice of no objection to the advance notice filing. See Exchange Act Release No. 74387 (February 26, 2015), 80 FR 12215 (March 6, 2015) (SR–OCC–2014–813). 9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 10 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 11 See Notice. 12 See Letter from Eric Swanson, General Counsel & Secretary, BATS Global Markets, Inc. (‘‘BATS’’) (February 19, 2015) (‘‘BATS Letter I’’); Letter from Tony McCormick, Chief Executive Officer, BOX Options Exchange, (‘‘BOX’’) (February 19, 2015) (‘‘BOX Letter I’’); Letter from Howard L. Kramer on behalf of Belvedere Trading, CTC Trading Group, IMC Financial Markets, Integral Derivatives, Susquehanna Investment Group, and Wolverine Trading (February 20, 2015) (‘‘MM Letter’’); Letter from Ellen Greene, Managing Director, Financial Services Operations, SIFMA (February 20, 2015) (‘‘SIFMA Letter’’); Letter from James E. Brown, General Counsel, OCC (February 23, 2015) (responding to BATS Letter and BOX Letter) (‘‘OCC Letter I’’); Letter from James E. Brown, General Counsel, OCC (February 23, 2015) (responding to MM Letter) (‘‘OCC Letter II’’); Letter from Barbara J. Comly, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC, (‘‘MIAX’’) (February 24, 2015) (‘‘MIAX Letter I’’); Letter from James E. Brown, General Counsel, OCC (February 24, 2015) (responding to SIFMA Letter) (‘‘OCC Letter III’’); Letter from John A. McCarthy, General Counsel, KCG Holdings, Inc., (‘‘KCG’’) (February 26, 2015) (‘‘KCG Letter I’’); Letter from Eric Swanson, General Counsel and Secretary, BATS (February 27, 2015) (‘‘BATS Letter II’’); Letter from John A. McCarthy, General Counsel, KCG (February 27, 2015) (‘‘KCG Letter II’’); Letter from Richard J. McDonald, Chief Regulatory Counsel, Susquehanna International Group, LLP, (‘‘SIG’’) (February 27, 2015) (‘‘SIG Letter I’’); Letter from Barbara J. Comly, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, MIAX (March 1, 2015) (‘‘MIAX Letter II’’); Letter from James E. Brown, General Counsel, OCC (March 2, 2015) (‘‘OCC Letter IV’’); Letter from Eric Swanson, General Counsel and Secretary, BATS (March 3, 2015) (‘‘BATS Letter III’’); and Letter from Tony McCormick, Chief Executive Officer, BOX (March 3, 2015) (‘‘BOX Letter II’’); Letter from Brian Sopinsky, General Counsel, SIG (March 4, 2015) (‘‘SIG Letter II’’). Since the proposal was filed as both an advance notice and proposed rule change, the Commission considered all comments received on the proposal, regardless of whether the comments were submitted to the proposed rule change or advance notice file. See comments on the advance notice (File No. SR– OCC–2014–813), https://www.sec.gov/comments/srocc-2014-813/occ2014813.shtml and comments on the proposed rule change (File No. SR–OCC–2015– 02), https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-occ-2015-02/ occ201502.shtml. In its evaluation of the proposed E:\FR\FM\18FEN1.SGM 18FEN1

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-77111; File No. SR-NYSEARCA-2016-29]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Modifying the Arca 
Options Deep Market Data Product

February 11, 2016.
    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 February 4, 2016, 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 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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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to modify the Arca Options Deep market data 
product. 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 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 modify the Arca Options Deep market data 
product.
    The Exchange currently offers the following real-time options 
market data feeds: ``Arca Options Top,'' ``Arca Options Deep,'' and 
``Arca Options Complex'' (the ``Arca Options Products''). ``Arca 
Options Top'' is a single market data product that combines last sale 
data, best bids and offers (``BBO''), order imbalance information and 
series status and underlying status messages (collectively called 
security status messages). ``Arca Options Deep'' is also a single 
market data product that provides subscribers NYSE Arca Options quotes 
and orders at the first three price levels in each series on a real-
time basis. ``Arca Options Complex,'' also a single market data 
product, provides subscribers NYSE Arca Options quote and trade 
information (including orders/quotes, requests for responses, and 
trades) for the complex order book on a real-time basis.\4\
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    The Exchange charges a single fee for Arca Options Top and 
subscribers of Arca Options Top receive all three data feeds described 
above. The Exchange charges a separate fee for Arca Options Complex for 
subscribers that seek to obtain this data feed on a standalone 
basis.\5\
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68005 (Oct. 9, 
2012), 77 FR 63362 (Oct. 16, 2012) (SR-NYSEArca-2012-106) 
(establishing fees for certain proprietary options market data 
products). See also Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 69523 (May 
6, 2013), 78 FR 27452 (May 10, 2013) (SR-NYSEArca-2013-41) 
(establishing a schedule of NYSE Arca Options proprietary market 
data fees); 69554 (May 10, 2013), 78 FR 28917 (May 16, 2013) (SR-
NYSEArca-2013-47) (establishing non-display usage fees and amending 
the professional end-user fees); 71933 (April 11, 2014), 79 FR 21821 
(April 17, 2014) (SR-NYSEArca-2014-34) (amending the professional 
user fees); 73010 (Sept. 5, 2014), 79 FR 54307 (Sept. 11, 2014) (SR-
NYSEArca-2014-94) (amending fees for non-display use); 73588 (Nov. 
13, 2014), 79 FR 68922 (Nov. 19, 2014) (SR-NYSEArca-2014-129) 
(establishing fees for the complex order book feed); and 76023 
(September 29, 2015), 80 FR 60208 (October 5, 2015) (modifying 
certain proprietary options data products).

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    The Exchange proposes to modify the Arca Options Deep data feed. As 
proposed, Arca Options Deep will also include security status messages, 
the same data that is currently provided as part of Arca Options Top. 
The proposed modification to the Arca Options Deep data feed will allow 
subscribers who currently obtain depth of market data to also receive 
security status messages in a single data feed. Currently, these 
subscribers are required to process two data feeds to get the depth of 
market data and security status information. Offering a data product 
that combines, in one market data product, depth of market data and 
security status messages would provide greater efficiencies and better 
sequencing for vendors and subscribers that currently choose to 
integrate the data after receiving it from the Exchange. As with Arca 
Options Top, Arca Options Deep would provide depth of market and series 
status information on a real-time basis as reported to the Options 
Price Reporting Authority (``OPRA'') and disseminated on a consolidated 
basis under the OPRA Plan.\6\
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    \6\ The OPRA Plan is a national market system plan approved by 
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') pursuant to 
Section 11A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and 
Rule 608 thereunder (formerly Rule 11Aa3-2). See Securities Exchange 
Act Release No. 17638 (March 18, 1981), 22 S.E.C. Docket 484 (March 
31, 1981). The full text of the OPRA Plan is available at https://www.opradata.com. The OPRA Plan provides for the collection and 
dissemination of last sale and quotation information on options that 
are traded on the participant exchanges. Section 5.2(c) of the OPRA 
Plan also permits OPRA Plan participants to disseminate 
unconsolidated market information to certain of their members under 
certain circumstances. The manner in which the Exchange proposes to 
disseminate the products would comply with Section 5.2(c) of the 
OPRA Plan, pursuant to which the Exchange may not disseminate the 
products ``on any more timely basis than the same information is 
furnished to the OPRA System for inclusion in OPRA's consolidated 
dissemination of Options Information.''
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    The Arca Options Products would continue to be distributed in their 
current format, to maintain the format of the Arca Options Products 
with that of other market data products offered by the Exchange.
    The Exchange does not propose to make any changes to the fees. The 
single fee charged for the Arca Options Product that comprise [sic] the 
Arca Options Top, Arca Options Deep and Arca Options Complex would 
continue to apply. The separate fee that now applies to Arca Options 
Complex, would likewise continue to apply to the Arca Options Complex 
market data product.\7\
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    \7\ The Exchange has not attached an Exhibit 5 with this 
proposed rule change because the Exchange is not proposing to make 
any fee changes associated with the proposed modification to the 
Arca Options Deep market data product.
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    Each of the Arca Options Products would continue to be offered 
through the Exchange's Liquidity Center Network (``LCN''), a local area 
network in the Exchange's Mahwah, New Jersey data center that is 
available to users of the Exchange's co-location services. The Exchange 
would also continue to offer the products through the Exchange's Secure 
Financial Transaction Infrastructure (``SFTI'') network, through which 
all other users and member organizations access the Exchange's trading 
and execution systems and other proprietary market data products.
    The Exchange will announce the date that the Arca Options Deep 
market data product will begin to include security status messages 
through a NYSE Market Data Notice.
    The proposed change is not intended to address any issues other 
than those described herein, and the Exchange is not aware of any 
problems that vendors or subscribers would have in complying with the 
proposed change.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) \8\ of the 
Act, in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) \9\ 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 mechanism of a free and open market and 
a national market system and, in general, to protect investors and the 
public interest, and it is not designed to permit unfair discrimination 
among customers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange also believes this proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act because it protects investors and the public 
interest and promotes just and equitable principles of trade by 
providing investors with improved options for receiving market data. 
The proposed rule changes would benefit investors by facilitating their 
prompt access to the additional real-time information contained in a 
modified Arca Options Deep market data product.
    In particular, the Exchange believes that combining depth of market 
data with security status messages in the Arca Options Deep product is 
reasonable because it would provide greater efficiencies for vendors 
and subscribers that currently choose to integrate the data after 
receiving it from the Exchange. In addition, the change to the Arca 
Options Deep product reflects the interests and needs of subscribers 
and vendors who will no longer have to subscribe to multiple data feeds 
to obtain the information they want. The Exchange believes the proposed 
changes are reasonable because they would provide vendors and 
subscribers with higher quality market data products.
    In adopting Regulation NMS, the Commission granted self-regulatory 
organizations and broker-dealers increased authority and flexibility to 
offer new and unique market data to consumers of such data. It was 
believed that this authority would expand the amount of data available 
to users and consumers of such data and also spur innovation and 
competition for the provision of market data. The Exchange believes 
that the options data product changes proposed herein are precisely the 
sort of market data product evolutions that the Commission envisioned 
when it adopted Regulation NMS. The Commission concluded that 
Regulation NMS--by lessening regulation of the market in proprietary 
data--would itself further the Act's goals of facilitating efficiency 
and competition:

    [E]fficiency is promoted when broker-dealers who do not need the 
data beyond the prices, sizes, market center identifications of the 
NBBO and consolidated last sale information are not required to 
receive (and pay for) such data. The Commission also believes that 
efficiency is promoted when broker-dealers may choose to receive 
(and pay for) additional market data based on their own internal 
analysis of the need for such data.\10\
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    \10\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9, 
2005), 70 FR 37496 (June 29, 2005).

    By removing ``unnecessary regulatory restrictions'' on the ability 
of exchanges to sell their own data, Regulation NMS advanced the goals 
of the Act and the principles reflected in its legislative history.
    The Exchange further notes that the existence of alternatives to 
the Exchange's products, including real-

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time consolidated data, free delayed consolidated data, and proprietary 
data from other sources, ensures that the Exchange is not unreasonably 
discriminatory because vendors and subscribers can elect these 
alternatives.
    The proposed options data products will help to protect a free and 
open market by providing additional data to the marketplace and give 
investors greater choices. In addition, the proposal would not permit 
unfair discrimination because the products will be available to all of 
the Exchange's customers and broker-dealers through both the LCN and 
SFTI.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\11\ 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 market for proprietary data products is 
currently competitive and inherently contestable because there is 
fierce competition for the inputs necessary to the creation of 
proprietary data. Numerous exchanges compete with each other for 
listings, trades, and market data itself, providing virtually limitless 
opportunities for entrepreneurs who wish to produce and distribute 
their own market data. This proprietary data is produced by each 
individual exchange, as well as other entities (such as internalizing 
broker-dealers and various forms of alternative trading systems, 
including dark pools and electronic communication networks), in a 
vigorously competitive market. It is common for market participants to 
further and exploit this competition by sending their order flow and 
transaction reports to multiple markets, rather than providing them all 
to a single market.
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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

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \12\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\13\ 
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the 
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any 
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to 
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as 
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of 
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become 
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). As required under Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the Commission with written 
notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a 
brief description and the 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.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \14\ normally 
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the 
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b4-(f)(6)(iii),\15\ the Commission 
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked 
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposal 
may become operative immediately upon filing. The Commission believes 
that waiver of the operative delay is consistent with investor 
protection and the public interest because the proposal would allow the 
Exchange to offer currently available market data in a streamlined 
format that would enhance the quality of market data available to 
investors and would enable investors to better monitor trading activity 
on the Exchange. Accordingly, the Commission hereby waives the 30-day 
operative delay and designates the proposal operative upon filing.\16\
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    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \16\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, 
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on 
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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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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-2016-29 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEARCA-2016-29. 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-NYSEARCA-2016-29 and should 
be submitted on or before March 10, 2016.


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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\18\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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    \18\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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