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when pursuing their investment goals
and needs.
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
proposed rule change is not designed to
address any aspect of competition,
whether between the Exchange and its
competitors, or among market
participants. Instead, the proposed rule
change is designed to allow the SPY
Pilot Program to continue
uninterrupted. Additionally, the
Exchange expects all other SROs that
currently have rules regarding the SPY
Pilot Program to also extend the pilot
program for an additional year.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were solicited
or received with respect to the proposed
rule change.
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing proposed rule
change does not: (i) Significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (iii) become
operative for 30 days from the date on
which it was filed, or such shorter time
as the Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) thereunder.7
A proposed rule change filed
pursuant to Rule 19b–4(f)(6) under the
Act 8 normally does not become
operative for 30 days after the date of its
filing. However, Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 9
permits the Commission to 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 Exchange believes that
waiver of the operative delay is
consistent with the protection of
7 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.
8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
9 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
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investors and the public interest
because it will allow the SPY Pilot
Program to continue without
interruption. The Commission believes
that waiving the 30-day operative delay
is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest.
Therefore, the Commission hereby
waives the operative delay and
designates the proposed rule change
operative upon filing.10
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is necessary or appropriate in the
public interest, for the protection of
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act. If the
Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings
to determine whether the proposed rule
should be approved or disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
NYSEMKT–2016–65 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–NYSEMKT–2016–65. 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
10 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. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal
office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change;
the Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–
NYSEMKT–2016–65, and should be
submitted on or before August 3, 2016.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.11
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; CBOE
Futures Exchange, LLC; Notice of
Proposed Rule Change Regarding
Account and Order Ticket Information
July 7, 2016.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 notice is hereby given that on
June 10, 2016 CBOE Futures Exchange,
LLC (‘‘CFE’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
the proposed rule change described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items
have been prepared by CFE. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons. CFE
also has filed this proposed rule change
with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (‘‘CFTC’’). CFE filed a
written certification with the CFTC
under Section 5c(c) of the Commodity
Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’) 2 on June 23,
2016.
11 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(7).
2 7 U.S.C. 7a–2(c).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Description of the Proposed Rule
Change
The Exchange proposes to amend its
rules related to account and order ticket
information. The scope of this filing is
limited solely to the application of the
rule amendments to security futures that
may be traded on CFE. The text of the
proposed rule change is attached as
Exhibit 4 to the filing but is not attached
to the publication of this notice.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, CFE
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. CFE has prepared
summaries, set forth in Sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The purpose of the proposed CFE rule
amendments included as part of this
rule change is to amend CFE Rules 403
(Order Entry), 414 (Exchange of Contract
for Related Position) (‘‘ECRP’’), and 415
(Block Trading) to clarify information
that must be included as part of an
order. The rule amendments included as
part of this rule change are to apply to
all products traded on CFE, including
both non-security futures and security
futures.
CFE Rule 403(a) currently provides
that Trading Privilege Holders (‘‘TPHs’’)
are required to include certain
information when entering an order into
CFE’s trading system. Pursuant to CFE
Rule 403(a), each order currently must
contain the following information: (i)
Whether the order is a buy or sell order;
(ii) order type; (iii) commodity; (iv)
contract expiration; (v) price; (vi)
quantity; (vii) account type; (viii)
account designation (the number
assigned by a TPH to each of its
accounts); (ix) in the case of orders for
options, strike price, type of option (put
or call) and expiration month; and (x)
such additional information as may be
prescribed from time to time by the
Exchange.
CFE Rule 414(f) currently provides
that TPHs must identify and mark an
ECRP order as an ECRP.
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CFE Rule 415(e) currently provides
that TPHs are required to include
specified information on the order ticket
for a Block Trade. Pursuant to CFE Rule
415(e), each TPH that is a party to a
Block Trade currently must record the
following information on the order
ticket: The contract (including the
expiration) to which the Block Trade
relates; the number of contracts traded;
the price of execution or premium; the
time of execution (i.e., the time the
parties agreed to the Block Trade); the
identity of the counterparty; that the
transaction is a Block Trade; and, if
applicable, the account number of the
customer for which the Block Trade was
executed, the underlying commodity,
whether the transaction involved a put
or a call and the strike price.
The proposed amendments provide
additional detail regarding certain order
information that must be provided
under these Rules in the following
manner:
First, the proposed amendments
specify that, under CFE Rule 403(a), the
account designation that must be
included in any order submitted to
CFE’s trading system is the account
number of the account of the party for
which the order was placed (except that
a different account designation may be
included in the case of a bunched order
or in the case of an order for which
there will be a post-trade allocation of
the resulting trade(s) to a different
clearing member).
A bunched order is an order that is
entered on behalf of multiple customer
accounts and then allocated to the
individual customer accounts in
accordance with applicable regulatory
requirements.3 Because bunched orders
are on behalf of multiple customer
accounts, individual customer account
numbers are not required to be included
with bunched orders and instead the
proposed amendments to Rule 403(a)
reference the requirement under CFE
Rule 406(e) that a designation specific to
the allocation group and account
controller be included in the order
rather the individual account numbers.
Additionally, when a TPH submits an
order on behalf of a customer for which
there is going to be a post-trade
allocation of the resulting trade(s) to a
3 CFE Rule 406(e) provides that, subject to
compliance with CFE Rule 605 (Sales Practice
Rules) and the sales practice rules referred to
therein, each TPH may enter, or permit its Related
Parties to enter (as applicable), a bunched order for
more than one discretionary customer account into
CFE’s trading system by using a designation specific
to the allocation group and account controller
rather than including each of the individual
account numbers in the order, provided that the
TPH has filed or is filing an allocation scheme for
the order in accordance with CFTC regulations.
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different clearing member, the TPH may
not know the account number of the
customer at that clearing member.
Accordingly, the account designation
that the TPH is required to provide in
those situations is not required to be the
account number of the account of the
party for which the order was placed
and could be a suspense account
number.
Second, the proposed amendments
specify that, under CFE Rule 414(f),
each TPH that acts as agent for an ECRP
transaction must include on the order
ticket for the ECRP specified
information provided for in this
proposed rule change. Specifically, CFE
Rule 414(f) is proposed to be revised to
make clear that each TPH that acts as
agent for an ECRP must record the
following details with respect to the
contract leg of the ECRP on its order
ticket: The contract (including the
expiration); the number of contracts
traded; the price of execution or
premium; the time of execution (i.e., the
time the parties agreed to the ECRP); the
identity of the counterparty; that the
transaction is an ECRP; the account
number of the customer for which the
ECRP was executed; and if applicable,
the underlying commodity, whether the
transactions involved a put or a call and
the strike price.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b) of the Act,4 in general, and
furthers the objectives of Sections
6(b)(5) 5 and 6(b)(7) 6 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,
and
• 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.
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change would strengthen
its ability to carry out its responsibilities
as a self-regulatory organization by
providing further clarity and guidance
regarding the type of information that
must be included as part of an order.
First, the proposed rule change will
provide market participants with greater
clarity regarding the information that
4 15
U.S.C. 78f(b).
U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
6 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(7).
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must be provided when an order, ECRP
transaction, or Block Trade is submitted
to CFE’s system. Second, the proposed
rule change would contribute to
enhancing the effectiveness of CFE’s
audit trail program by helping to assure
that required information is included as
part of each order.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
CFE 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, in that the rule
change will enhance CFE’s ability to
carry out its responsibilities as a selfregulatory organization. The Exchange
believes that the proposed rule change
is equitable and not unfairly
discriminatory because the amendments
regarding account and order ticket
information apply equally to all market
participants.
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 proposed rule change will
become effective on June 23, 2016. At
any time within 60 days of the date of
effectiveness of the proposed rule
change, the Commission, after
consultation with the CFTC, may
summarily abrogate the proposed rule
change and require that the proposed
rule change be refiled in accordance
with the provisions of Section 19(b)(1)
of the Act.7
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–CFE–2016–003. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
post all comments on the Commission’s
Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule
change that are filed with the
Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal
office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change;
the Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–CFE–
2016–003, and should be submitted on
or before August 3, 2016.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.8
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
Rule Change To Clarify the Application
of FINRA Rule 2210 (‘‘Communications
With the Public’’) to Debt Research
Reports
July 7, 2016.
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 June 24,
2016, Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed
rule change as described in Items I, and
II below, which Items have been
prepared by FINRA. FINRA has
designated the proposed rule change as
constituting a ‘‘non-controversial’’ rule
change under paragraph (f)(6) of Rule
19b–4 under the Act,3 which renders
the proposal effective upon receipt of
this filing by the Commission. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
FINRA is proposing to clarify the
application of FINRA Rule 2210
(‘‘Communications with the Public’’) to
debt research reports as the result of
approval of a new FINRA debt research
conflict of interest rule.
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on FINRA’s Web site at
https://www.finra.org, at the principal
office of FINRA 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,
FINRA 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. FINRA has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
Electronic Comments
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• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–CFE–2016–003 on the
subject line.
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
2 17
7 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-78248; File No. SR-CFE-2016-003]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC; Notice
of Proposed Rule Change Regarding Account and Order Ticket Information
July 7, 2016.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on June 10, 2016 CBOE Futures
Exchange, LLC (``CFE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule
change described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been
prepared by CFE. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. CFE also
has filed this proposed rule change with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (``CFTC''). CFE filed a written certification with the CFTC
under Section 5c(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'') \2\ on June
23, 2016.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(7).
\2\ 7 U.S.C. 7a-2(c).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Description of the Proposed Rule
Change
The Exchange proposes to amend its rules related to account and
order ticket information. The scope of this filing is limited solely to
the application of the rule amendments to security futures that may be
traded on CFE. The text of the proposed rule change is attached as
Exhibit 4 to the filing but is not attached to the publication of this
notice.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, CFE 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. CFE 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 purpose of the proposed CFE rule amendments included as part of
this rule change is to amend CFE Rules 403 (Order Entry), 414 (Exchange
of Contract for Related Position) (``ECRP''), and 415 (Block Trading)
to clarify information that must be included as part of an order. The
rule amendments included as part of this rule change are to apply to
all products traded on CFE, including both non-security futures and
security futures.
CFE Rule 403(a) currently provides that Trading Privilege Holders
(``TPHs'') are required to include certain information when entering an
order into CFE's trading system. Pursuant to CFE Rule 403(a), each
order currently must contain the following information: (i) Whether the
order is a buy or sell order; (ii) order type; (iii) commodity; (iv)
contract expiration; (v) price; (vi) quantity; (vii) account type;
(viii) account designation (the number assigned by a TPH to each of its
accounts); (ix) in the case of orders for options, strike price, type
of option (put or call) and expiration month; and (x) such additional
information as may be prescribed from time to time by the Exchange.
CFE Rule 414(f) currently provides that TPHs must identify and mark
an ECRP order as an ECRP.
CFE Rule 415(e) currently provides that TPHs are required to
include specified information on the order ticket for a Block Trade.
Pursuant to CFE Rule 415(e), each TPH that is a party to a Block Trade
currently must record the following information on the order ticket:
The contract (including the expiration) to which the Block Trade
relates; the number of contracts traded; the price of execution or
premium; the time of execution (i.e., the time the parties agreed to
the Block Trade); the identity of the counterparty; that the
transaction is a Block Trade; and, if applicable, the account number of
the customer for which the Block Trade was executed, the underlying
commodity, whether the transaction involved a put or a call and the
strike price.
The proposed amendments provide additional detail regarding certain
order information that must be provided under these Rules in the
following manner:
First, the proposed amendments specify that, under CFE Rule 403(a),
the account designation that must be included in any order submitted to
CFE's trading system is the account number of the account of the party
for which the order was placed (except that a different account
designation may be included in the case of a bunched order or in the
case of an order for which there will be a post-trade allocation of the
resulting trade(s) to a different clearing member).
A bunched order is an order that is entered on behalf of multiple
customer accounts and then allocated to the individual customer
accounts in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.\3\
Because bunched orders are on behalf of multiple customer accounts,
individual customer account numbers are not required to be included
with bunched orders and instead the proposed amendments to Rule 403(a)
reference the requirement under CFE Rule 406(e) that a designation
specific to the allocation group and account controller be included in
the order rather the individual account numbers. Additionally, when a
TPH submits an order on behalf of a customer for which there is going
to be a post-trade allocation of the resulting trade(s) to a different
clearing member, the TPH may not know the account number of the
customer at that clearing member. Accordingly, the account designation
that the TPH is required to provide in those situations is not required
to be the account number of the account of the party for which the
order was placed and could be a suspense account number.
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\3\ CFE Rule 406(e) provides that, subject to compliance with
CFE Rule 605 (Sales Practice Rules) and the sales practice rules
referred to therein, each TPH may enter, or permit its Related
Parties to enter (as applicable), a bunched order for more than one
discretionary customer account into CFE's trading system by using a
designation specific to the allocation group and account controller
rather than including each of the individual account numbers in the
order, provided that the TPH has filed or is filing an allocation
scheme for the order in accordance with CFTC regulations.
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Second, the proposed amendments specify that, under CFE Rule
414(f), each TPH that acts as agent for an ECRP transaction must
include on the order ticket for the ECRP specified information provided
for in this proposed rule change. Specifically, CFE Rule 414(f) is
proposed to be revised to make clear that each TPH that acts as agent
for an ECRP must record the following details with respect to the
contract leg of the ECRP on its order ticket: The contract (including
the expiration); the number of contracts traded; the price of execution
or premium; the time of execution (i.e., the time the parties agreed to
the ECRP); the identity of the counterparty; that the transaction is an
ECRP; the account number of the customer for which the ECRP was
executed; and if applicable, the underlying commodity, whether the
transactions involved a put or a call and the strike price.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\4\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Sections 6(b)(5) \5\ and 6(b)(7) \6\ in particular in
that it is designed:
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\4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
\6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(7).
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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, and
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.
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change would
strengthen its ability to carry out its responsibilities as a self-
regulatory organization by providing further clarity and guidance
regarding the type of information that must be included as part of an
order. First, the proposed rule change will provide market participants
with greater clarity regarding the information that
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must be provided when an order, ECRP transaction, or Block Trade is
submitted to CFE's system. Second, the proposed rule change would
contribute to enhancing the effectiveness of CFE's audit trail program
by helping to assure that required information is included as part of
each order.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
CFE 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, in that the rule change will enhance CFE's
ability to carry out its responsibilities as a self-regulatory
organization. The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because the amendments
regarding account and order ticket information apply equally to all
market participants.
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 proposed rule change will become effective on June 23, 2016. At
any time within 60 days of the date of effectiveness of the proposed
rule change, the Commission, after consultation with the CFTC, may
summarily abrogate the proposed rule change and require that the
proposed rule change be refiled in accordance with the provisions of
Section 19(b)(1) of the Act.\7\
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\7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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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-CFE-2016-003 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-CFE-2016-003. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-CFE-2016-003, and should be
submitted on or before August 3, 2016.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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\8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(73).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-16490 Filed 7-12-16; 8:45 am]
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