Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending the Exchange's Price List, 49315-49319 [2016-17664]

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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)(iii) of the Act 20 and subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–4 thereunder.21 A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b–4(f)(6) normally does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of filing.22 Rule 19b– 4(f)(6)(iii), however, permits the Commission to designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest.23 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 the protection of investors and the public interest because such waiver will allow Users that elect to receive wireless connections to both NASDAQ Totalview Ultra (FPGA) and BX Totalview-ITCH data to do so without delay at a reduced fee through the new bundle price. The Commission has therefore determined to waive the 30-day operative delay and designate the proposed rule change as operative upon filing with the Commission.24 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) of the Act 25 to sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 20 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(a)(iii). 21 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. The Exchange has satisfied this requirement. 22 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 23 Id. 24 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). 25 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Jul 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or disapproved. IV. Solicitation of Comments Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: 49315 For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.26 Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–17662 Filed 7–26–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–78378; File No. SR–NYSE– 2016–49] 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 No. SR– NYSEMKT–2016–70 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 No. SR–NYSEMKT–2016–70. 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 No. SR–NYSEMKT– 2016–70, and should be submitted on or before August 17, 2016. PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending the Exchange’s Price List July 21, 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 July 11, 2016, New York Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘NYSE’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) 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 the Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to amend the Exchange’s Price List to add additional wireless connections and update or remove obsolete text. 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, 26 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. 1 15 E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1 49316 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 144 / Wednesday, July 27, 2016 / Notices of the most significant parts 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’s co-location 4 services include the means for Users 5 to receive market data feeds from third party markets (‘‘Third Party Data’’) through a wireless connection.6 The Exchange currently offers wireless connectivity to six Third Party Data feeds.7 The Exchange proposes to amend the Exchange’s Price List to (a) expand the existing wireless connections to Bats Pitch BZX Gig shaped data (‘‘BZX’’) and DirectEdge EDGX Gig shaped data (‘‘EDGX’’) to include additional market data feeds, and (b) provide a wireless connection to NASDAQ TotalView Ultra (FPGA) and BX TotalView-ITCH data. The Exchange also proposes to update or remove obsolete text. More specifically, the Exchange proposes to amend the connections to BZX and EDGX as follows: • The wireless connection to BZX data would also include Bats Pitch BYX Gig shaped data (‘‘BYX’’), and • the wireless connection to EDGX data would also include Bats EDGA Gig shaped data (‘‘EDGA’’). The related fees would not change. Any User that presently has a wireless connection to BZX or EDGX data would also receive BYX or EDGA data, respectively, upon effectiveness of the proposed change. Such User would not be required to pay a second nonrecurring initial charge. Description In addition, the Exchange proposes to add a seventh Third Party Data feed, which would include NASDAQ TotalView Ultra (FPGA) and BX TotalView-ITCH data (‘‘FPGA and TotalView-ITCH’’). Both such data feeds are currently offered separately. For each wireless connection to FPGA and TotalView-ITCH, a User would be charged a $5,000 non-recurring initial charge and a monthly recurring charge (‘‘MRC’’) of $14,500. Any User that presently has a wireless connection to the separate FPGA and TotalView-ITCH feeds would become subject to the $14,500 MRC upon effectiveness of the proposed change. Such User would not be required to pay another non-recurring initial charge. The Exchange accordingly proposes to revise its Price List to include the following: Amount of charge Wireless connection of Bats Pitch BZX Gig shaped data and Bats Pitch BYX Gig shaped data. Wireless connection of Bats EDGX Gig shaped data and Bats EDGA Gig shaped data. Wireless connection of NASDAQ Totalview Ultra (FPGA) and BX Totalview-ITCH data. $5,000 per connection initial charge plus monthly charge per tion of $6,000 Fees are subject to a 30-day testing period, during which the charge per connection is waived. $5,000 per connection initial charge plus monthly charge per tion of $6,000 Fees are subject to a 30-day testing period, during which the charge per connection is waived. $5,000 per connection initial charge plus monthly charge per tion of $14,500 Fees are subject to a 30-day testing period, during which the charge per connection is waived. connecmonthly connecmonthly connecmonthly sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES As with all the Third Party Data, the Exchange would utilize a network vendor to provide a wireless connection to BZX and BYX, EDGX and EDGA or FPGA and TotalView-ITCH data (together, the ‘‘Additional Third Party Data’’) through wireless connections from an Exchange access center to its data center in Mahwah, New Jersey, through a series of towers equipped with wireless equipment. A User that wished to receive Additional Third Party Data would enter into a contract with the relevant third party provider, which would charge the User the applicable market data fees. The Exchange would charge the User fees for the wireless connection.8 As with the previously approved wireless connections to Third Party Data, if a User purchases two wireless connections to Additional Third Party Data, it pays two non-recurring initial charges. Wireless connections include the use of one port for connectivity to Third Party Data.9 As with the previously approved wireless connections to Third Party Data, the Exchange proposes to waive the first month’s MRC, to allow Users to test the receipt of Additional Third Party Data for a month before incurring any MRCs. The Exchange proposes to offer the wireless connections to provide Users with an alternative means of connectivity to Additional Third Party Data. Currently, Users can receive such Third Party Data from wireless networks offered by third party vendors.10 Users may also receive connections to Additional Third Party Data through other methods, including, for example, from another User, through a telecommunications provider, or over the internet protocol (‘‘IP’’) network.11 4 The Exchange initially filed rule changes relating to its co-location services with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) in 2010. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62960 (September 21, 2010), 75 FR 59310 (September 27, 2010) (SR–NYSE–2010–56). The Exchange operates a data center in Mahwah, New Jersey (the ‘‘data center’’) from which it provides co-location services to Users. 5 For purposes of the Exchange’s co-location services, a ‘‘User’’ means any market participant that requests to receive co-location services directly from the Exchange. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76008 (September 29, 2015), 80 FR 60190 (October 5, 2015) (SR–NYSE–2015–40). As specified in the Price List, a User that incurs colocation fees for a particular co-location service pursuant thereto would not be subject to co-location fees for the same co-location service charged by the Exchange’s affiliates NYSE MKT LLC and NYSE Arca, Inc. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70206 (August 15, 2013), 78 FR 51765 (August 21, 2013) (SR–NYSE–2013–59). 6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76748 (December 23, 2015), 80 FR 81609 (December 30, 2015) (SR–NYSE–2015–52) (‘‘Wireless Approval Release’’). 7 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77119 (February 11, 2016), 81 FR 8313 (February 18, 2016) (SR–NYSE–2016–01). 8 A User only receives the Third Party Data for which it enters into a contract with the third party provider. If a User requested not to be connected to one of the Third Party Data feeds (for example, if it entered into a contract with BATS for BZX but not BYX, or for EDGA but not EDGX), the Exchange would only provide the wireless connection requested, but would charge the User the full $5000 initial fee, plus $6000/monthly fee for the wireless connection. 9 A User only requires one port to connect to the Third Party Data, irrespective of how many of the wireless connections it orders. It may, however, purchase additional ports. See Wireless Approval Release, supra note 6, at 81610. 10 Currently, at least six third party vendors offer Users wireless network connections using wireless equipment installed on towers and buildings near the data center. 11 The IP network is a local area network available in the data center. See Securities Exchange Act VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Jul 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 144 / Wednesday, July 27, 2016 / Notices sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES The proposed connectivity to the FPGA and TotalView-ITCH data feeds would be available upon effectiveness. The proposed connectivity to the BZX and BYX or EDGX and EDGA data feeds is expected to be available no later than September 1, 2016. The Exchange will announce the date that the wireless connections will be made available through a customer notice. In addition, the Exchange proposes to replace the existing references to ‘‘DirectEdge’’ and ‘‘BATS’’ in the Price List with references to ‘‘Bats’’ in order to reflect the recent name changes of BATS Exchange, Inc. and EDGX Exchange, Inc. to Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. and Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc., respectively.12 Finally, the Exchange proposes to delete statements in the Price List that say that the wireless connections for Third Party Data are expected to be available no later than March 1, 2016, as such statements are obsolete. This proposed change would have no impact on pricing. As is the case with all Exchange colocation arrangements, (i) neither a User nor any of the User’s customers would be permitted to submit orders directly to the Exchange unless such User or customer is a member organization, a Sponsored Participant or an agent thereof (e.g., a service bureau providing order entry services); (ii) use of the colocation services proposed herein would be completely voluntary and available to all Users on a non-discriminatory basis; 13 and (iii) a User would only incur one charge for the particular colocation service described herein, regardless of whether the User connects only to the Exchange or to the Exchange and one or both of its affiliates.14 Release No. 74222 (February 6, 2015), 80 FR 7888 (February 12, 2015) (SR–NYSE–2015–05) (notice of filing and immediate effectiveness of proposed rule change to include IP network connections). 12 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77298 (March 4, 2016), 81 FR 12757 (March 10, 2016) (SR– EDGX–2016–04) (notice of filing and immediate effectiveness of proposed rule change to reflect a legal name change by BATS Global Markets, Inc. and the legal names of certain subsidiaries). 13 As is currently the case, Users that receive colocation services from the Exchange will not receive any means of access to the Exchange’s trading and execution systems that is separate from, or superior to, that of other Users. In this regard, all orders sent to the Exchange enter the Exchange’s trading and execution systems through the same order gateway, regardless of whether the sender is co-located in the data center or not. In addition, co-located Users do not receive any market data or data service product that is not available to all Users, although Users that receive co-location services normally would expect reduced latencies in sending orders to, and receiving market data from, the Exchange. 14 See SR–NYSE–2013–59, supra note 5 at 51766. The Exchange’s affiliates have also submitted substantially the same proposed rule change to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Jul 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 The proposed change is not otherwise intended to address any other issues relating to co-location services and/or related fees, and the Exchange is not aware of any problems that Users would have in complying with the proposed change. 2. Statutory Basis The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act,15 in general, and Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,16 in particular, because 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 regulating, clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and 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 and because it is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers. The Exchange also believes that the proposed rule change furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,17 in particular, because it provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among its members, issuers and other persons using its facilities and does not unfairly discriminate between customers, issuers, brokers or dealers. The Exchange believes that the proposed service is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers because the proposed changes would provide Users with an alternative means of connectivity to the Additional Third Party Data. Users that do not opt to utilize the Exchange’s proposed wireless connections would still be able to obtain the Additional Third Party Data through other methods, including, for example, from wireless networks offered by third party vendors, another User, through a telecommunications provider, or over the IP network. Users that opt to use wireless connections to Additional Third Party Data would receive the Additional Third Party Data that is available to all Users, as all market participants that contract with the relevant third party market for the Additional Third Party Data may receive it. propose the changes described herein. See SR– NYSEMKT–2016–70 and SR–NYSEArca–2016–99. 15 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 16 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 17 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4). PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 49317 The Exchange believes that this removes impediments to, and perfects the mechanisms of, a free and open market and a national market system and, in general, protects investors and the public interest because it would provide Users with choices with respect to the form and optimal latency of the connectivity they use to receive Additional Third Party Data, allowing a User that opts to receive such Additional Third Party Data to select the connectivity and number of ports that better suit its needs, helping it tailor its data center operations to the requirements of its business operations. The Exchange believes that the proposed change is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because it will result in fees being charged only to Users that voluntarily select to receive the corresponding services and because those services will be available to all Users. Furthermore, the Exchange believes that the services and fees proposed herein are not unfairly discriminatory and are equitably allocated because, in addition to the services being completely voluntary, they are available to all Users on an equal basis (i.e., the same products and services are available to all Users). All Users that voluntarily select wireless connections to Additional Third Party Data would be charged the same amount for the same services and would have their first month MRC for wireless connections waived. Overall, the Exchange believes that the proposed change is reasonable because the Exchange proposes to offer the wireless connections to described herein as a convenience to Users, but in doing so would incur certain costs, including costs related to the data center facility, hardware and equipment and costs related to personnel required for initial installation and monitoring, support and maintenance of such services. The costs associated with the wireless connections are incrementally higher than fiber optics-based solutions due to the expense of the wireless equipment, cost of installation and testing and ongoing maintenance of the network. The Exchange believes that it is reasonable not to charge a User a second non-recurring initial charge if it has a wireless connection to BZX or EDGX data as of the date of effectiveness of the proposed change, because such User would have already paid a nonrecurring initial charge for the wireless connection to BZX or EDGX data that it already has. The Exchange believes that it is reasonable that a User that presently has a wireless connection to the separate FPGA and TotalView-ITCH E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 49318 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 144 / Wednesday, July 27, 2016 / Notices feeds would become subject to the $14,500 MRC upon effectiveness of the proposed change, because such User would have the same service as a User that obtained wireless connectivity to the FPGA and TotalView-ITCH feeds after effectiveness. Similarly, the Exchange believes that it is reasonable that such a User would not be required to pay another non-recurring initial charge, because such User would have already paid non-recurring initial charges for the two wireless connections that it already has. The Exchange believes that it is reasonable that a User that has already purchased wireless connections to other Third Party Data would be charged a non-recurring initial charge when it purchases a wireless connection to Additional Third Party Data, because the Exchange would incur certain costs in installing the wireless connection to such Third Party Data irrespective of whether the User had existing wireless connections to other Third Party Data. Such costs related to initial installation include, in particular, costs related to personnel required for initial installation and testing. The costs associated with installing wireless connections are incrementally higher than those associated with installing fiber optics-based solutions. The Exchange believes that the proposed pricing is reasonable because it allows Users to select the Additional Third Party Data connectivity option that better suits their needs. The fees also reflect the benefit received by Users in terms of lower latency over the fiber optics option. For competitive reasons, the Exchange has opted not to change the existing fees for the BZX and EDGX Third Party Data feeds. Accordingly, Users that already receive the BZX or EDGX Third Party Data feed will receive an additional feed at no incremental cost. The Exchange believes that the proposed waiver of the first month’s MRC is reasonable as it would allow Users to test the receipt of the feed for a month before incurring any monthly recurring fees and may act as an incentive to Users to connect to Additional Third Party Data. Moreover, the Exchange believes that the proposed fees are equitably allocated and not unfairly discriminatory because the wireless connections to Additional Third Party Data would provide Users with an alternative means of connectivity to such feeds. Users that do not opt to utilize the Exchange’s proposed wireless connections would still be able to obtain Additional Third Party Data through other methods, including, for example, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Jul 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 from wireless networks offered by third party vendors, another User, through a telecommunications provider, or over the IP network. Users that opt to use wireless connections for Additional Third Party Data would receive the Additional Third Party Data that is available to all Users, as all market participants that contract with the relevant third party market for the Additional Third Party Data may receive it. The Exchange believes that deleting statements in the Price List that say that the wireless connections for Third Party Data are expected to be available no later than March 1, 2016, is reasonable, equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because the reference is obsolete and no longer has an impact on pricing. The Exchange also believes that replacing the existing references to ‘‘DirectEdge’’ and ‘‘BATS’’ in the Price List with references to ‘‘Bats’’ is reasonable, equitable and not unfairly discriminatory, because it will reflect the recent name changes of BATS Exchange, Inc. and EDGX Exchange, Inc. to Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. and Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc., respectively. The proposed changes would result in the removal or update of obsolete text from the Price List and therefore add greater clarity to the Price List regarding the services offered and the applicable fees. For the reasons above, the proposed changes do not unfairly discriminate between or among market participants that are otherwise capable of satisfying any applicable co-location fees, requirements, terms and conditions established from time to time by the Exchange. Finally, the Exchange believes that it is subject to significant competitive forces, as described below in the Exchange’s statement regarding the burden on competition. For these reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposed fees are reasonable, equitable, and not unfairly discriminatory B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Burden on Competition In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,18 the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change will not impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act because, in addition to the proposed services being completely voluntary, they are available to all Users on an equal basis (i.e. the same products and services are available to all Users). PO 00000 18 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8). Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Exchange believes that the proposed rule changes will not impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act because such access will provide Users with wireless connectivity to additional Third Party Data feeds. Currently, Users can receive Additional Third Party Data from wireless networks offered by third party vendors. Based on the information available to it, the Exchange believes that its proposed wireless connection would provide data at the same or similar speed and at the same or similar cost as the other wireless networks. Accordingly, the proposed wireless connections to Additional Third Party Data would provide Users with an additional wireless connectivity option, thereby enhancing competition. The Exchange notes that the proposed wireless connections to Additional Third Party Data would compete not just with other wireless connections to such Additional Third Party Data, but also with fiber optic network connections to Additional Third Party Data, which may be more attractive to some Users as they are more reliable and less susceptible to weather conditions. Users that do not opt to utilize wireless connections would be able to obtain Additional Third Party Data through other methods, including, for example, from another User, through a telecommunications provider, or over the IP network. In this way, the proposed changes would enhance competition by helping Users tailor their connectivity to Additional Third Party Data to the needs of their business operations by allowing them to select the form and optimal latency of the connectivity they use to receive such Additional Third Party Data that best suits their needs, helping them tailor their data center operations to the requirements of their business operations. The proposed wireless connections to Additional Third Party Data would traverse wireless connections through a series of towers equipped with wireless equipment, including a pole on the grounds of the data center. The wireless network has exclusive rights to operate wireless equipment on the data center pole. The Exchange will not sell rights to third parties to operate wireless equipment on the pole, due to space limitations, security concerns, and the interference that would arise between equipment placed too closely together. In addition to space issues, there are contractual restrictions on the use of the roof that the Exchange has determined would not be met if it offered space on the roof for third party wireless E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 144 / Wednesday, July 27, 2016 / Notices equipment. Moreover, access to the pole or roof is not required for third parties to establish wireless networks that can compete with the Exchange’s proposed service, as witnessed by the existing wireless networks currently serving Users. Based on the information available to it, the Exchange believes that its proposed wireless connections to Additional Third Party Data would provide data at the same or similar speed, and at the same or similar cost, as its proposed wireless connection, thereby enhancing competition.19 Finally, the Exchange notes that it operates in a highly competitive market in which market participants can readily favor competing venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to be excessive. In such an environment, the Exchange must continually review, and consider adjusting, its services and related fees and credits to remain competitive with other exchanges. For the reasons described above, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change reflects this competitive environment. C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the proposed rule change. III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 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)(iii) of the Act 20 and subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–4 thereunder.21 A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b–4(f)(6) normally does not become operative prior to 30 19 The Exchange notes that the distance of a wireless network provider’s wireless equipment from the User is only one factor in determining overall latency. Other factors include the number of repeaters in the route, the number of switches the data has to travel through, and the millimeter wave and switch technology used. 20 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(a)(iii). 21 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. The Exchange has satisfied this requirement. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Jul 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 days after the date of filing.22 Rule 19b– 4(f)(6)(iii), however, permits the Commission to designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest.23 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 the protection of investors and the public interest because such waiver will allow Users that elect to receive wireless connections to both NASDAQ Totalview Ultra (FPGA) and BX Totalview-ITCH data to do so without delay at a reduced fee through the new bundle price. The Commission has therefore determined to waive the 30-day operative delay and designate the proposed rule change as operative upon filing with the Commission.24 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) of the Act 25 to determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or disapproved. IV. Solicitation of Comments Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. All submissions should refer to File No. SR–NYSE–2016–49. 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 No. SR–NYSE– 2016–49, and should be submitted on or before August 17, 2016. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.26 Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–17664 Filed 7–26–16; 8:45 am] 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 No. SR– NYSE–2016–49 on the subject line. BILLING CODE 8011–01–P Paper Comments • Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities 22 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 23 Id. 24 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). 25 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B). PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 49319 26 17 E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 27JYN1

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-78378; File No. SR-NYSE-2016-49]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Amending the Exchange's Price List

July 21, 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 July 11, 2016, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or
the ``Exchange'') 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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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
\3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

The Exchange proposes to amend the Exchange's Price List to add
additional wireless connections and update or remove obsolete text. 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,

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of the most significant parts 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's co-location \4\ services include the means for Users
\5\ to receive market data feeds from third party markets (``Third
Party Data'') through a wireless connection.\6\ The Exchange currently
offers wireless connectivity to six Third Party Data feeds.\7\ The
Exchange proposes to amend the Exchange's Price List to (a) expand the
existing wireless connections to Bats Pitch BZX Gig shaped data
(``BZX'') and DirectEdge EDGX Gig shaped data (``EDGX'') to include
additional market data feeds, and (b) provide a wireless connection to
NASDAQ TotalView Ultra (FPGA) and BX TotalView-ITCH data. The Exchange
also proposes to update or remove obsolete text.
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\4\ The Exchange initially filed rule changes relating to its
co-location services with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') in 2010. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
62960 (September 21, 2010), 75 FR 59310 (September 27, 2010) (SR-
NYSE-2010-56). The Exchange operates a data center in Mahwah, New
Jersey (the ``data center'') from which it provides co-location
services to Users.
\5\ For purposes of the Exchange's co-location services, a
``User'' means any market participant that requests to receive co-
location services directly from the Exchange. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 76008 (September 29, 2015), 80 FR 60190
(October 5, 2015) (SR-NYSE-2015-40). As specified in the Price List,
a User that incurs co-location fees for a particular co-location
service pursuant thereto would not be subject to co-location fees
for the same co-location service charged by the Exchange's
affiliates NYSE MKT LLC and NYSE Arca, Inc. See Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 70206 (August 15, 2013), 78 FR 51765 (August 21,
2013) (SR-NYSE-2013-59).
\6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76748 (December 23,
2015), 80 FR 81609 (December 30, 2015) (SR-NYSE-2015-52) (``Wireless
Approval Release'').
\7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77119 (February 11,
2016), 81 FR 8313 (February 18, 2016) (SR-NYSE-2016-01).
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More specifically, the Exchange proposes to amend the connections
to BZX and EDGX as follows:
The wireless connection to BZX data would also include
Bats Pitch BYX Gig shaped data (``BYX''), and
the wireless connection to EDGX data would also include
Bats EDGA Gig shaped data (``EDGA'').
The related fees would not change.
Any User that presently has a wireless connection to BZX or EDGX
data would also receive BYX or EDGA data, respectively, upon
effectiveness of the proposed change. Such User would not be required
to pay a second non-recurring initial charge.
In addition, the Exchange proposes to add a seventh Third Party
Data feed, which would include NASDAQ TotalView Ultra (FPGA) and BX
TotalView-ITCH data (``FPGA and TotalView-ITCH''). Both such data feeds
are currently offered separately. For each wireless connection to FPGA
and TotalView-ITCH, a User would be charged a $5,000 non-recurring
initial charge and a monthly recurring charge (``MRC'') of $14,500.
Any User that presently has a wireless connection to the separate
FPGA and TotalView-ITCH feeds would become subject to the $14,500 MRC
upon effectiveness of the proposed change. Such User would not be
required to pay another non-recurring initial charge.
The Exchange accordingly proposes to revise its Price List to
include the following:

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Description Amount of charge
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Wireless connection of Bats Pitch BZX $5,000 per connection initial
Gig shaped data and Bats Pitch BYX Gig charge plus monthly charge per
shaped data. connection of $6,000
Fees are subject to a 30-day
testing period, during which
the monthly charge per
connection is waived.
Wireless connection of Bats EDGX Gig $5,000 per connection initial
shaped data and Bats EDGA Gig shaped charge plus monthly charge per
data. connection of $6,000
Fees are subject to a 30-day
testing period, during which
the monthly charge per
connection is waived.
Wireless connection of NASDAQ Totalview $5,000 per connection initial
Ultra (FPGA) and BX Totalview-ITCH charge plus monthly charge per
data. connection of $14,500
Fees are subject to a 30-day
testing period, during which
the monthly charge per
connection is waived.
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As with all the Third Party Data, the Exchange would utilize a
network vendor to provide a wireless connection to BZX and BYX, EDGX
and EDGA or FPGA and TotalView-ITCH data (together, the ``Additional
Third Party Data'') through wireless connections from an Exchange
access center to its data center in Mahwah, New Jersey, through a
series of towers equipped with wireless equipment. A User that wished
to receive Additional Third Party Data would enter into a contract with
the relevant third party provider, which would charge the User the
applicable market data fees. The Exchange would charge the User fees
for the wireless connection.\8\
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\8\ A User only receives the Third Party Data for which it
enters into a contract with the third party provider. If a User
requested not to be connected to one of the Third Party Data feeds
(for example, if it entered into a contract with BATS for BZX but
not BYX, or for EDGA but not EDGX), the Exchange would only provide
the wireless connection requested, but would charge the User the
full $5000 initial fee, plus $6000/monthly fee for the wireless
connection.
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As with the previously approved wireless connections to Third Party
Data, if a User purchases two wireless connections to Additional Third
Party Data, it pays two non-recurring initial charges. Wireless
connections include the use of one port for connectivity to Third Party
Data.\9\ As with the previously approved wireless connections to Third
Party Data, the Exchange proposes to waive the first month's MRC, to
allow Users to test the receipt of Additional Third Party Data for a
month before incurring any MRCs.
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\9\ A User only requires one port to connect to the Third Party
Data, irrespective of how many of the wireless connections it
orders. It may, however, purchase additional ports. See Wireless
Approval Release, supra note 6, at 81610.
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The Exchange proposes to offer the wireless connections to provide
Users with an alternative means of connectivity to Additional Third
Party Data. Currently, Users can receive such Third Party Data from
wireless networks offered by third party vendors.\10\ Users may also
receive connections to Additional Third Party Data through other
methods, including, for example, from another User, through a
telecommunications provider, or over the internet protocol (``IP'')
network.\11\
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\10\ Currently, at least six third party vendors offer Users
wireless network connections using wireless equipment installed on
towers and buildings near the data center.
\11\ The IP network is a local area network available in the
data center. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74222 (February
6, 2015), 80 FR 7888 (February 12, 2015) (SR-NYSE-2015-05) (notice
of filing and immediate effectiveness of proposed rule change to
include IP network connections).

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The proposed connectivity to the FPGA and TotalView-ITCH data feeds
would be available upon effectiveness. The proposed connectivity to the
BZX and BYX or EDGX and EDGA data feeds is expected to be available no
later than September 1, 2016. The Exchange will announce the date that
the wireless connections will be made available through a customer
notice.
In addition, the Exchange proposes to replace the existing
references to ``DirectEdge'' and ``BATS'' in the Price List with
references to ``Bats'' in order to reflect the recent name changes of
BATS Exchange, Inc. and EDGX Exchange, Inc. to Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.
and Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc., respectively.\12\
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\12\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 77298 (March 4,
2016), 81 FR 12757 (March 10, 2016) (SR-EDGX-2016-04) (notice of
filing and immediate effectiveness of proposed rule change to
reflect a legal name change by BATS Global Markets, Inc. and the
legal names of certain subsidiaries).
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Finally, the Exchange proposes to delete statements in the Price
List that say that the wireless connections for Third Party Data are
expected to be available no later than March 1, 2016, as such
statements are obsolete. This proposed change would have no impact on
pricing.
As is the case with all Exchange co-location arrangements, (i)
neither a User nor any of the User's customers would be permitted to
submit orders directly to the Exchange unless such User or customer is
a member organization, a Sponsored Participant or an agent thereof
(e.g., a service bureau providing order entry services); (ii) use of
the co-location services proposed herein would be completely voluntary
and available to all Users on a non-discriminatory basis; \13\ and
(iii) a User would only incur one charge for the particular co-location
service described herein, regardless of whether the User connects only
to the Exchange or to the Exchange and one or both of its
affiliates.\14\
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\13\ As is currently the case, Users that receive co-location
services from the Exchange will not receive any means of access to
the Exchange's trading and execution systems that is separate from,
or superior to, that of other Users. In this regard, all orders sent
to the Exchange enter the Exchange's trading and execution systems
through the same order gateway, regardless of whether the sender is
co-located in the data center or not. In addition, co-located Users
do not receive any market data or data service product that is not
available to all Users, although Users that receive co-location
services normally would expect reduced latencies in sending orders
to, and receiving market data from, the Exchange.
\14\ See SR-NYSE-2013-59, supra note 5 at 51766. The Exchange's
affiliates have also submitted substantially the same proposed rule
change to propose the changes described herein. See SR-NYSEMKT-2016-
70 and SR-NYSEArca-2016-99.
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The proposed change is not otherwise intended to address any other
issues relating to co-location services and/or related fees, and the
Exchange is not aware of any problems that Users would have in
complying with the proposed change.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\15\ in general, and Section 6(b)(5) of
the Act,\16\ in particular, because 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 regulating, clearing, settling, processing
information with respect to, and 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 and because it is not
designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers,
brokers, or dealers. The Exchange also believes that the proposed rule
change furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\17\ in
particular, because it provides for the equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among its members, issuers and
other persons using its facilities and does not unfairly discriminate
between customers, issuers, brokers or dealers.
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\15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
\17\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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The Exchange believes that the proposed service is not designed to
permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or
dealers because the proposed changes would provide Users with an
alternative means of connectivity to the Additional Third Party Data.
Users that do not opt to utilize the Exchange's proposed wireless
connections would still be able to obtain the Additional Third Party
Data through other methods, including, for example, from wireless
networks offered by third party vendors, another User, through a
telecommunications provider, or over the IP network. Users that opt to
use wireless connections to Additional Third Party Data would receive
the Additional Third Party Data that is available to all Users, as all
market participants that contract with the relevant third party market
for the Additional Third Party Data may receive it.
The Exchange believes that this removes impediments to, and
perfects the mechanisms of, a free and open market and a national
market system and, in general, protects investors and the public
interest because it would provide Users with choices with respect to
the form and optimal latency of the connectivity they use to receive
Additional Third Party Data, allowing a User that opts to receive such
Additional Third Party Data to select the connectivity and number of
ports that better suit its needs, helping it tailor its data center
operations to the requirements of its business operations.
The Exchange believes that the proposed change is equitable and not
unfairly discriminatory because it will result in fees being charged
only to Users that voluntarily select to receive the corresponding
services and because those services will be available to all Users.
Furthermore, the Exchange believes that the services and fees proposed
herein are not unfairly discriminatory and are equitably allocated
because, in addition to the services being completely voluntary, they
are available to all Users on an equal basis (i.e., the same products
and services are available to all Users). All Users that voluntarily
select wireless connections to Additional Third Party Data would be
charged the same amount for the same services and would have their
first month MRC for wireless connections waived.
Overall, the Exchange believes that the proposed change is
reasonable because the Exchange proposes to offer the wireless
connections to described herein as a convenience to Users, but in doing
so would incur certain costs, including costs related to the data
center facility, hardware and equipment and costs related to personnel
required for initial installation and monitoring, support and
maintenance of such services. The costs associated with the wireless
connections are incrementally higher than fiber optics-based solutions
due to the expense of the wireless equipment, cost of installation and
testing and ongoing maintenance of the network.
The Exchange believes that it is reasonable not to charge a User a
second non-recurring initial charge if it has a wireless connection to
BZX or EDGX data as of the date of effectiveness of the proposed
change, because such User would have already paid a non-recurring
initial charge for the wireless connection to BZX or EDGX data that it
already has. The Exchange believes that it is reasonable that a User
that presently has a wireless connection to the separate FPGA and
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feeds would become subject to the $14,500 MRC upon effectiveness of the
proposed change, because such User would have the same service as a
User that obtained wireless connectivity to the FPGA and TotalView-ITCH
feeds after effectiveness. Similarly, the Exchange believes that it is
reasonable that such a User would not be required to pay another non-
recurring initial charge, because such User would have already paid
non-recurring initial charges for the two wireless connections that it
already has.
The Exchange believes that it is reasonable that a User that has
already purchased wireless connections to other Third Party Data would
be charged a non-recurring initial charge when it purchases a wireless
connection to Additional Third Party Data, because the Exchange would
incur certain costs in installing the wireless connection to such Third
Party Data irrespective of whether the User had existing wireless
connections to other Third Party Data. Such costs related to initial
installation include, in particular, costs related to personnel
required for initial installation and testing. The costs associated
with installing wireless connections are incrementally higher than
those associated with installing fiber optics-based solutions.
The Exchange believes that the proposed pricing is reasonable
because it allows Users to select the Additional Third Party Data
connectivity option that better suits their needs. The fees also
reflect the benefit received by Users in terms of lower latency over
the fiber optics option. For competitive reasons, the Exchange has
opted not to change the existing fees for the BZX and EDGX Third Party
Data feeds. Accordingly, Users that already receive the BZX or EDGX
Third Party Data feed will receive an additional feed at no incremental
cost.
The Exchange believes that the proposed waiver of the first month's
MRC is reasonable as it would allow Users to test the receipt of the
feed for a month before incurring any monthly recurring fees and may
act as an incentive to Users to connect to Additional Third Party Data.
Moreover, the Exchange believes that the proposed fees are
equitably allocated and not unfairly discriminatory because the
wireless connections to Additional Third Party Data would provide Users
with an alternative means of connectivity to such feeds. Users that do
not opt to utilize the Exchange's proposed wireless connections would
still be able to obtain Additional Third Party Data through other
methods, including, for example, from wireless networks offered by
third party vendors, another User, through a telecommunications
provider, or over the IP network. Users that opt to use wireless
connections for Additional Third Party Data would receive the
Additional Third Party Data that is available to all Users, as all
market participants that contract with the relevant third party market
for the Additional Third Party Data may receive it.
The Exchange believes that deleting statements in the Price List
that say that the wireless connections for Third Party Data are
expected to be available no later than March 1, 2016, is reasonable,
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because the reference is
obsolete and no longer has an impact on pricing. The Exchange also
believes that replacing the existing references to ``DirectEdge'' and
``BATS'' in the Price List with references to ``Bats'' is reasonable,
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory, because it will reflect the
recent name changes of BATS Exchange, Inc. and EDGX Exchange, Inc. to
Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. and Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc., respectively. The
proposed changes would result in the removal or update of obsolete text
from the Price List and therefore add greater clarity to the Price List
regarding the services offered and the applicable fees.
For the reasons above, the proposed changes do not unfairly
discriminate between or among market participants that are otherwise
capable of satisfying any applicable co-location fees, requirements,
terms and conditions established from time to time by the Exchange.
Finally, the Exchange believes that it is subject to significant
competitive forces, as described below in the Exchange's statement
regarding the burden on competition.
For these reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposed fees are
reasonable, equitable, and not unfairly discriminatory

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

In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\18\ the Exchange
believes that the proposed rule change will not impose any burden on
competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act because, in addition to the proposed services being
completely voluntary, they are available to all Users on an equal basis
(i.e. the same products and services are available to all Users).
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\18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
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The Exchange believes that the proposed rule changes will not
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act because such access will
provide Users with wireless connectivity to additional Third Party Data
feeds. Currently, Users can receive Additional Third Party Data from
wireless networks offered by third party vendors. Based on the
information available to it, the Exchange believes that its proposed
wireless connection would provide data at the same or similar speed and
at the same or similar cost as the other wireless networks.
Accordingly, the proposed wireless connections to Additional Third
Party Data would provide Users with an additional wireless connectivity
option, thereby enhancing competition.
The Exchange notes that the proposed wireless connections to
Additional Third Party Data would compete not just with other wireless
connections to such Additional Third Party Data, but also with fiber
optic network connections to Additional Third Party Data, which may be
more attractive to some Users as they are more reliable and less
susceptible to weather conditions. Users that do not opt to utilize
wireless connections would be able to obtain Additional Third Party
Data through other methods, including, for example, from another User,
through a telecommunications provider, or over the IP network. In this
way, the proposed changes would enhance competition by helping Users
tailor their connectivity to Additional Third Party Data to the needs
of their business operations by allowing them to select the form and
optimal latency of the connectivity they use to receive such Additional
Third Party Data that best suits their needs, helping them tailor their
data center operations to the requirements of their business
operations.
The proposed wireless connections to Additional Third Party Data
would traverse wireless connections through a series of towers equipped
with wireless equipment, including a pole on the grounds of the data
center. The wireless network has exclusive rights to operate wireless
equipment on the data center pole. The Exchange will not sell rights to
third parties to operate wireless equipment on the pole, due to space
limitations, security concerns, and the interference that would arise
between equipment placed too closely together. In addition to space
issues, there are contractual restrictions on the use of the roof that
the Exchange has determined would not be met if it offered space on the
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equipment. Moreover, access to the pole or roof is not required for
third parties to establish wireless networks that can compete with the
Exchange's proposed service, as witnessed by the existing wireless
networks currently serving Users. Based on the information available to
it, the Exchange believes that its proposed wireless connections to
Additional Third Party Data would provide data at the same or similar
speed, and at the same or similar cost, as its proposed wireless
connection, thereby enhancing competition.\19\
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\19\ The Exchange notes that the distance of a wireless network
provider's wireless equipment from the User is only one factor in
determining overall latency. Other factors include the number of
repeaters in the route, the number of switches the data has to
travel through, and the millimeter wave and switch technology used.
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Finally, the Exchange notes that it operates in a highly
competitive market in which market participants can readily favor
competing venues if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to be
excessive. In such an environment, the Exchange must continually
review, and consider adjusting, its services and related fees and
credits to remain competitive with other exchanges. For the reasons
described above, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change
reflects this competitive environment.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

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)(iii) of the Act \20\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\21\ A proposed rule
change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally does not become operative
prior to 30 days after the date of filing.\22\ Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),
however, permits the Commission to designate a shorter time if such
action is consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest.\23\
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\20\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(a)(iii).
\21\ 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.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
\22\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
\23\ Id.
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The Exchange has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative
delay so that the proposal may become operative immediately upon
filing. The Commission believes that waiver of the operative delay is
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest
because such waiver will allow Users that elect to receive wireless
connections to both NASDAQ Totalview Ultra (FPGA) and BX Totalview-ITCH
data to do so without delay at a reduced fee through the new bundle
price. The Commission has therefore determined to waive the 30-day
operative delay and designate the proposed rule change as operative
upon filing with the Commission.\24\
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\24\ 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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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) of the Act \25\ to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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\25\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

Use the Commission's Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File No. SR-NYSE-2016-49 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 No. SR-NYSE-2016-49. 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 No. SR-NYSE-2016-49, and should be
submitted on or before August 17, 2016.

For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\26\
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\26\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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