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wage of $283, of $36,790 per year per
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX
Options Exchange LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
a Proposed Rule Change To Amend
the BOX Fee Schedule
July 17, 2017.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on July 6,
2017, BOX Options Exchange LLC (the
‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I, II, and
III below, which Items have been
prepared by the Exchange. The
Exchange filed the proposed rule change
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the
Act,3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) thereunder,4
which renders the proposal effective
upon filing with 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 the Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange is filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) a proposed rule change
to amend the Fee Schedule. The text of
the proposed rule change is available
from the principal office of the
Exchange, at the Commission’s Public
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
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Reference Room and also on the
Exchange’s Internet Web site at https://
boxexchange.com.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for
the proposed rule change and discussed
any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these
statements may be examined at the
places specified in Item IV below. The
Exchange has prepared summaries, set
forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of
the most significant aspects of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
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1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend the
Fee Schedule for trading on BOX to
adopt transactions fees for Qualified
Contingent Cross (‘‘QCC’’) transactions.
A QCC Order is an originating order
(Agency Order) to buy or sell at least
1,000 standard option contracts, or
10,000 mini-option contracts, that is
identified as being part of a qualified
contingent trade, coupled with a contra
side order to buy or sell an equal
number of contracts. The Exchange is
proposing to establish fees for QCC
Orders to coincide with the launch of
QCC Orders on the Exchange beginning
July 10, 2017.5
The Exchange proposes to establish a
transaction fee for all Public Customer
QCC Orders of $0.00 per contract side.
Further, the Exchange proposes to
establish a transaction fee for all nonPublic Customer (Professional
Customers, Broker Dealers and Market
Makers) QCC Orders of $0.20 per
contract side.6 In addition, the Exchange
is proposing to adopt a $0.15 per
contract rebate that will be applied to
the Agency Order 7 where at least one
party to the QCC transaction is a NonPublic Customer. The rebate will be
paid to the Participant that entered the
order into the BOX system. However, no
rebates will be paid for QCC
transactions in which both the Agency
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80661
(May 11, 2017), 82 FR 22682 (May 17, 2017) (Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness SR–BOX–
2017–14).
6 The Exchange notes that all QCC Orders will
count toward Participant tier volume calculations.
7 For QCC transactions, an Agency Order is the
originating order to buy or sell at least 1,000
contracts or 10,000 mini-contracts.
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Order and the contra-side orders are
Public Customers.
Additionally, the Exchange proposes
to state explicitly in the Fee Schedule
that a QCC transaction must be
comprised of an originating order to buy
or sell at least 1,000 contracts or 10,000
mini-option contracts,8 coupled with a
contra-side order or orders totaling an
equal number of contracts as the
originating order.9 The Exchange notes
that with regard to order entry, the first
order submitted into the BOX system is
marked as the Agency Order and the
second order received by the BOX
system is marked as the contra side
order.
Lastly, the Exchange proposes to
specify that QCC Orders will be exempt
from the Liquidity Fees and Credits
outlined in Section II of the BOX Fee
Schedule.
The purpose of these changes is to
incentivize the sending of QCC Orders
to the Exchange. The Exchange notes
that other competing exchanges
similarly provide fees and rebates on
QCC Orders.10
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the
proposal is consistent with the
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act,
in general, and Section 6(b)(4) and
6(b)(5)of the Act,11 in particular, in that
it provides for the equitable allocation
of reasonable dues, fees, and other
charges among BOX Participants and
other persons using its facilities and
does not unfairly discriminate between
customers, issuers, brokers or dealers.
The Exchange believes the proposed
transaction fees for QCC Orders are
reasonable and in line with the amount
assessed at other Exchanges for similar
transactions.12 Additionally, the same
proposed fee would be charged to all
non-Public Customer QCC Orders. The
Exchange believes that charging
Professional Customers and Broker
Dealers and Market Makers more than
Public Customers for QCC Orders is
reasonable, equitable and not unfairly
discriminatory. The securities markets
8 The Exchange notes that mini-options are not
currently traded on BOX and are therefore not
present in the BOX Fee Schedule.
9 See BOX Rule 7110(c)(6).
10 See Chicago Board Options Exchange
(‘‘CBOE’’), Fees Schedule, ‘‘QCC Rate Table,’’ Page
5; Miami International Securities Exchange LLC
(‘‘MIAX’’), Fee Schedule, Section 1(a)(vi).
11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
12 See CBOE Fee Schedule. CBOE charges nonPublic Customers $0.17 per contract and does not
charge Public Customers. See also MIAX Fee
Schedule. MIAX charges Non-Priority Customers
$0.15 per contract and does not charge Priority
Customers. (Priority Customers on MIAX are the
equivalent to Public Customers on BOX).
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generally, and BOX in particular, have
historically aimed to improve markets
for investors and develop various
features within the market structure for
Public Customer benefit. The Exchange
believes that charging no fees to Public
Customers in QCC transactions is
reasonable and, ultimately, will benefit
all Participants trading on the Exchange
by attracting Public Customer order
flow.
The Exchange believes the proposed
rebate for the originating side of a QCC
transaction is reasonable, as other
competing exchanges also provide a
rebate on the originating side of a QCC
order. Additionally, the proposed rebate
amount is in line with the rebates
offered at other competing exchanges.13
The Exchange believes the proposed
rebate is equitable and not unfairly
discriminatory because it potentially
applies to all Participants that enter the
originating order (except for when both
the agency order and contra-side orders
are Public Customers) and because it is
intended to incentivize the sending of
more QCC Orders to the Exchange. The
Exchange believes it is reasonable,
equitable and not unfairly
discriminatory to not provide a rebate
for the originating order for QCC
transactions when both the originating
order and contra side orders are from
Public Customers, since Public
Customers are already incentivized by
having no transaction fee for QCC
Orders.
The Exchange believes that exempting
QCC Orders from Section II (Liquidity
Fees and Credits) is reasonable,
equitable and not unfairly
discriminatory. The Exchange’s
Liquidity Fees and Credits are intended
to attract order flow to the Exchange by
offering incentives to all market
participants to submit orders to the
Exchange and the Exchange believes
that the proposed QCC fee structure will
provide appropriate incentives to
encourage Participants to submit QCC
Orders to the Exchange. The Exchange
believes that exempting QCC Orders
from liquidity fees and credits is
reasonable compared to similar fees and
credits offered by another exchange.14
The Exchange believes that exempting
QCC Orders from liquidity fees and
credits is not unfairly discriminatory as
the exemption from the liquidity fees
and credits applies equally to all
Participants on the Exchange.
13 CBOE and MIAX offer a $0.10 per contract
credit or rebate paid on the initiating side of the
QCC transaction.
14 CBOE does not apply Taker fees and Maker
rebates to QCC orders. See CBOE Fee Schedule
Footnote 44.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change will impose
any burden on competition not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. The
Exchange believes this proposal will not
cause unnecessary burden on
intermarket competition because the
proposed changes will actually enhance
the competiveness of the Exchange
relative to other exchanges which offer
comparable fees and rebates for QCC
transactions. To the extent that the
proposed changes make the Exchange a
more attractive marketplace for market
participants at other exchanges, such
market participants are welcome to
become market participants on the
Exchange.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were either
solicited or received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Exchange Act 15
and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) thereunder,16
because it establishes or changes a due,
or fee.
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend the rule change if
it appears to the Commission that the
action is necessary or appropriate in the
public interest, for the protection of
investors, or would otherwise further
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
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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:
• Send an email to rule-comments@
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– COMMISSION
BOX–2017–24 on the subject line.
[Release No. 34–81155; File No. SR–
NYSEArca–2016–176]
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–BOX–2017–24. 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–BOX–
2017–24, and should be submitted on or
before August 11, 2017.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.17
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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15 15
16 17
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
Arca, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a
Longer Period for Commission Action
on Proceedings To Determine Whether
To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed
Rule Change Relating to the Listing
and Trading of Shares of the
EtherIndex Ether Trust Under NYSE
Arca Equities Rule 8.201
July 17, 2017.
On December 30, 2016, NYSE Arca,
Inc. filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’),
pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 a
proposed rule change to list and trade
shares of the EtherIndex Ether Trust
under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.201.
The proposed rule change was
published for comment in the Federal
Register on January 23, 2017.3
On February 23, 2017, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,4 the
Commission designated a longer period
within which to approve the proposed
rule change, disapprove the proposed
rule change, or institute proceedings to
determine whether to disapprove the
proposed rule change.5 On April 21,
2017, the Commission instituted
proceedings to determine whether to
approve or disapprove the proposed
rule change.6 The Commission has
received nine comments on the
proposed rule change.7
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79792
(Jan. 13, 2017), 82 FR 7891.
4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80094,
82 FR 12268 (Mar. 1, 2017).
6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80501,
82 FR 19397 (Apr. 27, 2017). Specifically, the
Commission instituted proceedings to allow for
additional analysis of the proposed rule change’s
consistency with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act, which
requires, among other things, that the rules of a
national securities exchange be ‘‘designed to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and
practices, to promote just and equitable principles
of trade,’’ and ‘‘to protect investors and the public
interest.’’ See id. at 19397.
7 See Letters from Andrew Quentson (Apr. 26,
2017); Charles K. Massey, III, Venture Private
Equity Investment (Apr. 26, 2017); Anita Desai
(Apr. 29, 2017); Luc Jean (May 3, 2017); Tisho P.
(May 10, 2017); Kevin McSheehan (May 14, 2017);
Bruce Granger (May 16, 2017); Bruce Granger (May
16, 2017); and Alen Lee (May 18, 2017). All
comments on the proposed rule change are
available on the Commission’s Web site at: https://
www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nysearca-2016-176/
nysearca2016176.htm.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-81153; File No. SR-BOX-2017-24]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To
Amend the BOX Fee Schedule
July 17, 2017.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on July 6, 2017, BOX Options Exchange LLC (the ``Exchange'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which
Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the
proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act,\3\
and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposal
effective upon filing with the Commission. 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\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
\3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
\4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') a proposed rule change to amend the Fee Schedule. The
text of the proposed rule change is available from the principal office
of the Exchange, at the Commission's Public
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Reference Room and also on the Exchange's Internet Web site at https://boxexchange.com.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend the Fee Schedule for trading on BOX
to adopt transactions fees for Qualified Contingent Cross (``QCC'')
transactions. A QCC Order is an originating order (Agency Order) to buy
or sell at least 1,000 standard option contracts, or 10,000 mini-option
contracts, that is identified as being part of a qualified contingent
trade, coupled with a contra side order to buy or sell an equal number
of contracts. The Exchange is proposing to establish fees for QCC
Orders to coincide with the launch of QCC Orders on the Exchange
beginning July 10, 2017.\5\
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\5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80661 (May 11,
2017), 82 FR 22682 (May 17, 2017) (Notice of Filing and Immediate
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The Exchange proposes to establish a transaction fee for all Public
Customer QCC Orders of $0.00 per contract side. Further, the Exchange
proposes to establish a transaction fee for all non-Public Customer
(Professional Customers, Broker Dealers and Market Makers) QCC Orders
of $0.20 per contract side.\6\ In addition, the Exchange is proposing
to adopt a $0.15 per contract rebate that will be applied to the Agency
Order \7\ where at least one party to the QCC transaction is a Non-
Public Customer. The rebate will be paid to the Participant that
entered the order into the BOX system. However, no rebates will be paid
for QCC transactions in which both the Agency Order and the contra-side
orders are Public Customers.
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\6\ The Exchange notes that all QCC Orders will count toward
Participant tier volume calculations.
\7\ For QCC transactions, an Agency Order is the originating
order to buy or sell at least 1,000 contracts or 10,000 mini-
contracts.
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Additionally, the Exchange proposes to state explicitly in the Fee
Schedule that a QCC transaction must be comprised of an originating
order to buy or sell at least 1,000 contracts or 10,000 mini-option
contracts,\8\ coupled with a contra-side order or orders totaling an
equal number of contracts as the originating order.\9\ The Exchange
notes that with regard to order entry, the first order submitted into
the BOX system is marked as the Agency Order and the second order
received by the BOX system is marked as the contra side order.
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\8\ The Exchange notes that mini-options are not currently
traded on BOX and are therefore not present in the BOX Fee Schedule.
\9\ See BOX Rule 7110(c)(6).
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Lastly, the Exchange proposes to specify that QCC Orders will be
exempt from the Liquidity Fees and Credits outlined in Section II of
the BOX Fee Schedule.
The purpose of these changes is to incentivize the sending of QCC
Orders to the Exchange. The Exchange notes that other competing
exchanges similarly provide fees and rebates on QCC Orders.\10\
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\10\ See Chicago Board Options Exchange (``CBOE''), Fees
Schedule, ``QCC Rate Table,'' Page 5; Miami International Securities
Exchange LLC (``MIAX''), Fee Schedule, Section 1(a)(vi).
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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with the
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act, in general, and Section
6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5)of the Act,\11\ in particular, in that it provides
for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other
charges among BOX Participants and other persons using its facilities
and does not unfairly discriminate between customers, issuers, brokers
or dealers.
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\11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
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The Exchange believes the proposed transaction fees for QCC Orders
are reasonable and in line with the amount assessed at other Exchanges
for similar transactions.\12\ Additionally, the same proposed fee would
be charged to all non-Public Customer QCC Orders. The Exchange believes
that charging Professional Customers and Broker Dealers and Market
Makers more than Public Customers for QCC Orders is reasonable,
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory. The securities markets
generally, and BOX in particular, have historically aimed to improve
markets for investors and develop various features within the market
structure for Public Customer benefit. The Exchange believes that
charging no fees to Public Customers in QCC transactions is reasonable
and, ultimately, will benefit all Participants trading on the Exchange
by attracting Public Customer order flow.
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\12\ See CBOE Fee Schedule. CBOE charges non-Public Customers
$0.17 per contract and does not charge Public Customers. See also
MIAX Fee Schedule. MIAX charges Non-Priority Customers $0.15 per
contract and does not charge Priority Customers. (Priority Customers
on MIAX are the equivalent to Public Customers on BOX).
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The Exchange believes the proposed rebate for the originating side
of a QCC transaction is reasonable, as other competing exchanges also
provide a rebate on the originating side of a QCC order. Additionally,
the proposed rebate amount is in line with the rebates offered at other
competing exchanges.\13\ The Exchange believes the proposed rebate is
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because it potentially
applies to all Participants that enter the originating order (except
for when both the agency order and contra-side orders are Public
Customers) and because it is intended to incentivize the sending of
more QCC Orders to the Exchange. The Exchange believes it is
reasonable, equitable and not unfairly discriminatory to not provide a
rebate for the originating order for QCC transactions when both the
originating order and contra side orders are from Public Customers,
since Public Customers are already incentivized by having no
transaction fee for QCC Orders.
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\13\ CBOE and MIAX offer a $0.10 per contract credit or rebate
paid on the initiating side of the QCC transaction.
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The Exchange believes that exempting QCC Orders from Section II
(Liquidity Fees and Credits) is reasonable, equitable and not unfairly
discriminatory. The Exchange's Liquidity Fees and Credits are intended
to attract order flow to the Exchange by offering incentives to all
market participants to submit orders to the Exchange and the Exchange
believes that the proposed QCC fee structure will provide appropriate
incentives to encourage Participants to submit QCC Orders to the
Exchange. The Exchange believes that exempting QCC Orders from
liquidity fees and credits is reasonable compared to similar fees and
credits offered by another exchange.\14\ The Exchange believes that
exempting QCC Orders from liquidity fees and credits is not unfairly
discriminatory as the exemption from the liquidity fees and credits
applies equally to all Participants on the Exchange.
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\14\ CBOE does not apply Taker fees and Maker rebates to QCC
orders. See CBOE Fee Schedule Footnote 44.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange believes this
proposal will not cause unnecessary burden on intermarket competition
because the proposed changes will actually enhance the competiveness of
the Exchange relative to other exchanges which offer comparable fees
and rebates for QCC transactions. To the extent that the proposed
changes make the Exchange a more attractive marketplace for market
participants at other exchanges, such market participants are welcome
to become market participants on the Exchange.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were either solicited or received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Exchange Act \15\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2)
thereunder,\16\ because it establishes or changes a due, or fee.
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\15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
\16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend the rule
change if it appears to the Commission that the action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
would otherwise further 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-BOX-2017-24 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-BOX-2017-24. 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-BOX-2017-24, and should be
submitted on or before August 11, 2017.
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\17\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-15321 Filed 7-20-17; 8:45 am]
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