Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Section VI.A. of the Exchange's Pricing Schedule To Clarify the Exchange's Billing Practices With Respect to Permit Fees, 8557-8558 [2018-03892]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–82753; File No. SR–Phlx–
2018–17]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq
PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Amend Section VI.A.
of the Exchange’s Pricing Schedule To
Clarify the Exchange’s Billing
Practices With Respect to Permit Fees
February 21, 2018.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on February
13, 2018, Nasdaq PHLX LLC (‘‘Phlx’’ or
‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared
by the Exchange. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend
Section VI.A. of the Exchange’s Pricing
Schedule to clarify the Exchange’s
billing practices with respect to permit
fees when a member organization must
transfer a permit due to the fact that the
individual who is designated as the
permit holder on the existing permit
ceases to be primarily affiliated with the
member organization.
The text of the proposed rule change
is set forth below. Proposed new
language is italicized; deleted text is in
brackets.
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NASDAQ PHLX LLC Pricing Schedule
THE EXCHANGE CALCULATES
FEES ON A TRADE DATE BASIS.
POLICY FOR AMENDING BILLING
INFORMATION: CORRECTIONS
SUBMITTED AFTER TRADE DATE
AND PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN
INVOICE BY THE EXCHANGE MUST
BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXCHANGE
IN WRITING AND MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED BY SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTATION. ONLY MEMBERS
MAY SUBMIT TRADE CORRECTIONS.
ALL BILLING DISPUTES MUST BE
SUBMITTED TO THE EXCHANGE IN
WRITING AND MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED BY SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTATION. ALL DISPUTES
1 15
2 17
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
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MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER
THAN SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTER
RECEIPT OF A BILLING INVOICE,
EXCEPT FOR DISPUTES CONCERNING
NASDAQ PSX FEES, PROPRIETARY
DATA FEED FEES AND CO-LOCATION
SERVICES FEES. THE EXCHANGE
CALCULATES FEES ON A TRADE
DATE BASIS. ONLY MEMBERS MAY
SUBMIT BILLING DISPUTES.
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VI. Membership Fees
A. Permit and Registration Fees
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• Permit Fees: The Exchange has
established the date of notification of
termination of a permit as the date that
permit fee billing will cease. The
Exchange will not bill a member
organization for more than one monthly
permit fee if the member organization
transfers an existing permit to another
valid permit holder that is primarily
affiliated with the member organization,
as set forth in Rules 908(f) and 910,
provided that the transfer from one
permit holder to another occurs within
the same business day. Additionally, a
permit holder will be billed only one
monthly permit fee if the holder
transfers from one member organization
to another previously unrelated member
organization as a result of a merger,
partial sale or other business
combination during a monthly permit
fee period in order to avoid double
billing in the month the merger or
business combination occurred.
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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 purpose of this proposal is to
clarify the Exchange’s practices with
respect to the billing of permit fees
when a member organization must
transfer a permit due to the fact that the
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individual who is designated as the
permit holder ceases to be primarily
affiliated with the member organization.
Rule 910(f)(1) of the Exchange’s Rules
states that an organization wishing to
obtain and maintain its status on the
Exchange as a member organization
must, among other things, be ‘‘duly
qualified by a permit holder who is
primarily affiliated with such
organization for purposes of nominating
as provided in the By-Laws.’’ If the
individual who is designated as the
permit holder ceases to be primarily
affiliated with the member organization,
then the member organization’s permit
terminates. If the member organization
wishes to maintain its trading privileges
on the Exchange, it must apply to
transfer the permit to another affiliated
individual as the permit holder, as is
permitted by Rule 908(h).3
Section VI.A. of the Exchange’s
Pricing Schedule, which sets forth the
fees that the Exchange charges for
permits, does not state whether the
Exchange will bill a member
organization for one or two monthly
permit fees in the foregoing scenario.
The existing practice of the Exchange is
to bill the member organization for only
one permit fee, provided that the
member organization applies to transfer
its permit between permit holders on
the same business day. The Exchange
believes that this billing practice is fair
because the number of permits that the
member organization maintains does
not change as the result of the transfer.
Instead, the transfer occurs due to the
Exchange’s requirement in its
membership rules that the permit holder
be an individual who is primarily
affiliated with the member organization.
The Exchange proposes to codify its
billing practice in Section VI.A. of its
Pricing Schedule so as to eliminate any
ambiguity and confusion on this issue
going forward.4
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its
proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)
of the Act,5 in general, and furthers the
3 Rule 908(h) provides that ‘‘[a] permit may not
be transferred by lease, sale, gift, involuntary
transfer, or any other means or as collateral to
secure any obligation, except that a permit may be
transferred within the permit holder’s member
organization . . . .’’
4 To avoid being billed for a second monthly
permit fee, the Exchange proposes to require
member organizations to apply to transfer their
permits between permit holders on the same
business day as a means of differentiating the
pertinent scenario from others in which member
organizations apply for new or additional permits
long after certain of its other permits terminate.
5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
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objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,6
in particular, in that it is designed to
promote just and equitable principles of
trade, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and
open market and a national market
system, and, in general to protect
investors and the public interest.
Specifically, the proposal codifies the
Exchange’s existing billing practices so
as to clarify that the Exchange will bill
a member organization for only one
monthly permit fee when the
organization transfers one of its permits
during a month to a new permit holder
within its organization if the individual
then listed as the permit holder ceases
to be primarily affiliated with the
organization. This clarification is just
and equitable and it protects investors
and the public interest because it
prohibits the Exchange from double
billing when a member organization
applies to transfer a permit between
affiliated individuals to maintain the
validity of that permit in accordance
with the Exchange’s membership rules.
The proposed change will also apply to
all member organizations equally.
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 proposal
is not intended to nor will it have any
discernable impact on competition. The
Exchange merely intends to codify its
existing billing practices and to clarify
them in a manner that prevents double
billing of member organizations for
monthly permit fees.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
IV. Solicitation of Comments
No written comments were either
solicited or received.
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing proposed rule
change does not: (i) Significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (iii) become
operative for 30 days from the date on
which it was filed, or such shorter time
as the Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 7 and
6 15
U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
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subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4
thereunder.8
A proposed rule change filed under
Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 9 normally does not
become operative prior to 30 days after
the date of the filing. However, Rule
19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 10 permits the
Commission to designate a shorter time
if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public
interest. The Exchange has asked the
Commission to waive the 30-day
operative delay so that the proposal may
become operative immediately upon
filing. The Exchange states that waiving
the operative delay will allow it to
immediately dispel any confusion that
may exist among member organizations
regarding the Exchange’s billing
practices for transferred permits. The
Exchange also notes that the proposed
rule change will ensure that member
organizations are billed fairly for their
permits and for maintaining their
permits in accordance with the
Exchange’s membership rules. Based on
the foregoing, the Commission believes
that waiver of the 30-day operative
delay is consistent with the protection
of investors and the public interest.
Therefore, the Commission hereby
waives the operative delay and
designates the proposed rule change as
operative upon filing.11
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in
the public interest; (ii) for the protection
of investors; or (iii) otherwise in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings
to determine whether the proposed rule
should be approved or disapproved.
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.
8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6)(iii) requires the Exchange to give the
Commission written notice of the Exchange’s intent
to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and text of the proposed rule change,
at least five business days prior to the date of filing
of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time
as designated by the Commission. The Exchange
has satisfied this requirement.
9 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
10 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
11 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative delay, the Commission has also
considered the proposed rule’s impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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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–
Phlx–2018–17 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–Phlx–2018–17. 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 website (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 website viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal
office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change.
Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit
personal identifying information from
comment submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish
to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File
Number SR–Phlx–2018–17 and should
be submitted on or before March 20,
2018.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.12
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-82753; File No. SR-Phlx-2018-17]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Section
VI.A. of the Exchange's Pricing Schedule To Clarify the Exchange's
Billing Practices With Respect to Permit Fees
February 21, 2018.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on February 13, 2018, Nasdaq PHLX LLC (``Phlx'' or ``Exchange'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items
have been prepared by the Exchange. 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.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend Section VI.A. of the Exchange's
Pricing Schedule to clarify the Exchange's billing practices with
respect to permit fees when a member organization must transfer a
permit due to the fact that the individual who is designated as the
permit holder on the existing permit ceases to be primarily affiliated
with the member organization.
The text of the proposed rule change is set forth below. Proposed
new language is italicized; deleted text is in brackets.
* * * * *
NASDAQ PHLX LLC Pricing Schedule
THE EXCHANGE CALCULATES FEES ON A TRADE DATE BASIS.
POLICY FOR AMENDING BILLING INFORMATION: CORRECTIONS SUBMITTED
AFTER TRADE DATE AND PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN INVOICE BY THE
EXCHANGE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXCHANGE IN WRITING AND MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED BY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. ONLY MEMBERS MAY SUBMIT TRADE
CORRECTIONS.
ALL BILLING DISPUTES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXCHANGE IN WRITING
AND MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. ALL DISPUTES MUST
BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF A BILLING
INVOICE, EXCEPT FOR DISPUTES CONCERNING NASDAQ PSX FEES, PROPRIETARY
DATA FEED FEES AND CO-LOCATION SERVICES FEES. THE EXCHANGE CALCULATES
FEES ON A TRADE DATE BASIS. ONLY MEMBERS MAY SUBMIT BILLING DISPUTES.
* * * * *
VI. Membership Fees
A. Permit and Registration Fees
* * * * *
Permit Fees: The Exchange has established the date of
notification of termination of a permit as the date that permit fee
billing will cease. The Exchange will not bill a member organization
for more than one monthly permit fee if the member organization
transfers an existing permit to another valid permit holder that is
primarily affiliated with the member organization, as set forth in
Rules 908(f) and 910, provided that the transfer from one permit holder
to another occurs within the same business day. Additionally, a permit
holder will be billed only one monthly permit fee if the holder
transfers from one member organization to another previously unrelated
member organization as a result of a merger, partial sale or other
business combination during a monthly permit fee period in order to
avoid double billing in the month the merger or business combination
occurred.
* * * * *
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 purpose of this proposal is to clarify the Exchange's practices
with respect to the billing of permit fees when a member organization
must transfer a permit due to the fact that the individual who is
designated as the permit holder ceases to be primarily affiliated with
the member organization.
Rule 910(f)(1) of the Exchange's Rules states that an organization
wishing to obtain and maintain its status on the Exchange as a member
organization must, among other things, be ``duly qualified by a permit
holder who is primarily affiliated with such organization for purposes
of nominating as provided in the By-Laws.'' If the individual who is
designated as the permit holder ceases to be primarily affiliated with
the member organization, then the member organization's permit
terminates. If the member organization wishes to maintain its trading
privileges on the Exchange, it must apply to transfer the permit to
another affiliated individual as the permit holder, as is permitted by
Rule 908(h).\3\
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\3\ Rule 908(h) provides that ``[a] permit may not be
transferred by lease, sale, gift, involuntary transfer, or any other
means or as collateral to secure any obligation, except that a
permit may be transferred within the permit holder's member
organization . . . .''
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Section VI.A. of the Exchange's Pricing Schedule, which sets forth
the fees that the Exchange charges for permits, does not state whether
the Exchange will bill a member organization for one or two monthly
permit fees in the foregoing scenario. The existing practice of the
Exchange is to bill the member organization for only one permit fee,
provided that the member organization applies to transfer its permit
between permit holders on the same business day. The Exchange believes
that this billing practice is fair because the number of permits that
the member organization maintains does not change as the result of the
transfer. Instead, the transfer occurs due to the Exchange's
requirement in its membership rules that the permit holder be an
individual who is primarily affiliated with the member organization.
The Exchange proposes to codify its billing practice in Section VI.A.
of its Pricing Schedule so as to eliminate any ambiguity and confusion
on this issue going forward.\4\
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\4\ To avoid being billed for a second monthly permit fee, the
Exchange proposes to require member organizations to apply to
transfer their permits between permit holders on the same business
day as a means of differentiating the pertinent scenario from others
in which member organizations apply for new or additional permits
long after certain of its other permits terminate.
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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\5\ in general, and furthers the
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objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\6\ in particular, in that it
is designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and a national market system, and, in general to protect
investors and the public interest. Specifically, the proposal codifies
the Exchange's existing billing practices so as to clarify that the
Exchange will bill a member organization for only one monthly permit
fee when the organization transfers one of its permits during a month
to a new permit holder within its organization if the individual then
listed as the permit holder ceases to be primarily affiliated with the
organization. This clarification is just and equitable and it protects
investors and the public interest because it prohibits the Exchange
from double billing when a member organization applies to transfer a
permit between affiliated individuals to maintain the validity of that
permit in accordance with the Exchange's membership rules. The proposed
change will also apply to all member organizations equally.
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\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposal is not intended to
nor will it have any discernable impact on competition. The Exchange
merely intends to codify its existing billing practices and to clarify
them in a manner that prevents double billing of member organizations
for monthly permit fees.
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
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 \7\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\8\
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\7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
\8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the
Exchange's intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a
brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \9\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \10\ permits the Commission to
designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposal
may become operative immediately upon filing. The Exchange states that
waiving the operative delay will allow it to immediately dispel any
confusion that may exist among member organizations regarding the
Exchange's billing practices for transferred permits. The Exchange also
notes that the proposed rule change will ensure that member
organizations are billed fairly for their permits and for maintaining
their permits in accordance with the Exchange's membership rules. Based
on the foregoing, the Commission believes that waiver of the 30-day
operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the
public interest. Therefore, the Commission hereby waives the operative
delay and designates the proposed rule change as operative upon
filing.\11\
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\9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
\10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
\11\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has also 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 the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is: (i)
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the
protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the
proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
Use the Commission's internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-Phlx-2018-17 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-Phlx-2018-17. 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 website (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 website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-Phlx-2018-17 and should be submitted on
or before March 20, 2018.
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\12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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