Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE National, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 7.19, 16075-16078 [2024-04694]
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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.
Nothing in the proposal imposes any
burden on the ability of other exchanges
to compete. The Exchange operates in a
highly competitive market in which
exchanges and other vendors offer
colocation services as a means to
facilitate the trading and other market
activities of those market participants
who believe that colocation enhances
the efficiency of their operations. The
Cabinet Proximity Option program is
comparable to PNU cabinets offered by
NYSE, as discussed above.
Nothing in the Proposal burdens
intra-market competition because the
Cabinet Proximity Option program is
available to any customer and customers
that wish to make reservations pursuant
to the Cabinet Proximity Option
program can do so on a nondiscriminatory basis. Use of any
colocation service is completely
voluntary, and each market participant
is able to determine whether to use
colocation services based on the
requirements of its business operations.
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.
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing proposed rule
change does not: (i) significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (iii) become
operative for 30 days from the date on
which it was filed, or such shorter time
as the Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 13 and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–4
thereunder.14
A proposed rule change filed
pursuant to Rule 19b–4(f)(6) under the
Act 15 normally does not become
13 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
14 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, 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.
15 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
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operative for 30 days after the date of its
filing. However, Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 16
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
requested that the Commission waive
the 30-day operative delay so that the
proposal may become operative
immediately upon filing. The Exchange
states that a waiver of the operative
delay would permit the Exchange to
offer reservations under the Cabinet
Proximity Option program for cabinets
with greater power densities (e.g.,
greater than 10kW) without delay once
a fee is established for such cabinets.
The Commission believes that the
proposed rule change presents no novel
legal or regulatory issues and that
waiver of the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest.
Accordingly, the Commission hereby
waives the 30-day operative delay and
designates the proposed rule change
operative upon filing.17
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is necessary or appropriate in the
public interest, for the protection of
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
the purposes of the Act. If the
Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings
to determine whether the proposed rule
should be approved or disapproved.
All submissions should refer to file
number SR–NASDAQ–2024–007. 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
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also
will be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of the
Exchange. Do not include personal
identifiable information in submissions;
you should submit only information
that you wish to make available
publicly. We may redact in part or
withhold entirely from publication
submitted material that is obscene or
subject to copyright protection. All
submissions should refer to file number
SR–NASDAQ–2024–007 and should be
submitted on or before March 27, 2024.
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:
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.18
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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–
NASDAQ–2024–007 on the subject line.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
16 17
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
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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Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
National, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Amend Rule 7.19
February 29, 2024.
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
16, 2024, NYSE National, Inc. (‘‘NYSE
18 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12), (59).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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National’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
the proposed rule change as described
in Items I and II below, which Items
have been prepared by the Exchange.
The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested
persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend
Rule 7.19 to make additional pre-trade
risk controls available to Entering Firms
and Clearing Firms. The proposed rule
change is available on the Exchange’s
website at www.nyse.com, at the
principal office of the Exchange, and at
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
self-regulatory organization included
statements concerning the purpose of,
and basis for, the proposed rule change
and discussed any comments it received
on the proposed rule change. The text
of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below.
The Exchange has prepared summaries,
set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
of the most significant parts of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend
Rule 7.19 to make additional pre-trade
risk controls available to Entering Firms
and Clearing Firms.
Background and Proposal
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In 2020, in order to assist ETP
Holders’ efforts to manage their risk, the
Exchange amended its rules to add Rule
7.19 (Pre-Trade Risk Controls),3 which
established a set of optional pre-trade
risk controls by which Entering Firms
and their designated Clearing Firms 4
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 88905
(May 19, 2020), 85 FR 31582 (May 26, 2020) (SR–
NYSENAT–2020–17). Later, in 2023, the Exchange
amended its rules to make additional pre-trade risk
controls available to Entering Firms. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 96919 (February 14,
2023), 88 FR 10569 (February 21, 2023) (SR–
NYSENAT–2023–07).
4 The terms ‘‘Entering Firm’’ and ‘‘Clearing Firm’’
are defined in Rule 7.19.
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could set credit limits and other pretrade risk controls for an Entering Firm’s
trading on the Exchange and authorize
the Exchange to take action if those
credit limits or other pre-trade risk
controls are exceeded. These pre-trade
risk controls include a Gross Credit Risk
Limit, which is defined in Rule
7.19(b)(1) as ‘‘a pre-established
maximum daily dollar amount for
purchases and sales across all symbols,
where both buy and sell orders are
counted as positive values.’’ The current
version of Rule 7.19(b)(1) specifies that
both open and executed orders are
considered: ‘‘[f]or purposes of
calculating the Gross Credit Risk Limit,
unexecuted orders in the Exchange
Book, orders routed on arrival pursuant
to Rule 7.37(a)(1), and executed orders
are included.’’
The Exchange has recently received
several requests from market
participants to create two additional
Gross Credit Risk Limit risk controls:
one that includes only open orders and
another that includes only executed
orders. Market participants have
explained that Entering Firms and
Clearing Firms would benefit from
having more granular gross credit risk
controls available, which would allow
them to set limits and breach actions
based solely on open orders or executed
orders, in addition to the Exchange’s
existing Gross Credit Risk Limit that
includes both open and executed orders.
The Exchange notes that the MIAX
Pearl equities exchange (‘‘MIAX Pearl’’)
currently offers risk controls
substantially similar to those proposed
here. Specifically, MIAX Pearl offers its
‘‘Equity Members’’ and their ‘‘Clearing
Members’’ the option to use a ‘‘Gross
Notional Trade Value’’ risk check,
which includes only executed orders,
and a ‘‘Gross Notional Open Value’’ risk
check, which includes only unexecuted
orders, in addition to a ‘‘Gross Notional
Open and Trade Value’’ risk check, for
which both executed and unexecuted
orders are included.5 As such, market
participants are already familiar with
these various gross credit risk checks,
such that the ones proposed by the
Exchange in this filing are not novel.
In light of these requests, the
Exchange proposes to amend Rule
7.19(b)(1) to rename the existing Gross
Credit Risk Limit as ‘‘Gross Credit Risk
Limit—Open + Executed,’’ and to add
two additional risk limits: ‘‘Gross Credit
Risk Limit—Open Only’’ and ‘‘Gross
Credit Risk Limit—Executed Only.’’
Specifically, the Exchange proposes to
amend and reorganize Rule 7.19(b)(1) as
follows. First, the Exchange would
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amend the language in the first sentence
of the rule to refer to plural Gross Credit
Risk Limits, instead of just one. At the
end of the first sentence, the Exchange
would add that ‘‘[a]vailable Gross Credit
Risk Limits include’’ the three types
described in new sub-sections (A), (B),
and (C).
Proposed sub-section (A) would
define the ‘‘Gross Credit Risk Limit—
Open + Executed’’ risk check to include
unexecuted orders in the Exchange
Book, orders routed on arrival pursuant
to Rule 7.37(a)(1), and executed orders
(just as the current Gross Credit Risk
Limit does).
Proposed sub-section (B) would
define the ‘‘Gross Credit Risk Limit—
Open Only’’ risk check to include only
unexecuted orders in the Exchange
Book and orders routed on arrival
pursuant to Rule 7.37(a)(1).
Proposed sub-section (C) would
define the ‘‘Gross Credit Risk Limit—
Executed Only’’ risk check to include
executed orders only.
In addition, the Exchange proposes to
make a conforming change to section
(c)(1)(B) of the rule, to make plural the
current singular reference to ‘‘Gross
Credit Risk Limit.’’
As with the Exchange’s existing risk
controls, use of the pre-trade risk
controls proposed herein would be
optional. The Exchange proposes no
other changes to Rule 7.19 or its
Commentary.
Continuing Obligations of ETP Holders
Under Rule 15c3–5
The proposed Pre-Trade Risk Controls
described here are meant to supplement,
and not replace, the ETP Holders’ own
internal systems, monitoring, and
procedures related to risk management.
The Exchange does not guarantee that
these controls will be sufficiently
comprehensive to meet all of an ETP
Holder’s needs, the controls are not
designed to be the sole means of risk
management, and using these controls
will not necessarily meet an ETP
Holder’s obligations required by
Exchange or federal rules (including,
without limitation, the Rule 15c3–5
under the Act 6 (‘‘Rule 15c3–5’’)). Use of
the Exchange’s Pre-Trade Risk Controls
will not automatically constitute
compliance with Exchange or federal
rules and responsibility for compliance
with all Exchange and SEC rules
remains with the ETP Holder.7
6 See
17 CFR 240.15c3–5.
also Commentary .01 to Rule 7.19, which
provides that ‘‘[t]he pre-trade risk controls
described in this Rule are meant to supplement, and
not replace, the ETP Holder’s own internal systems,
monitoring and procedures related to risk
management and are not designed for compliance
7 See
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Timing and Implementation
The Exchange anticipates
implementing the proposed change in
the first quarter of 2024 and, in any
event, will implement the proposed rule
change no later than the end of June
2024. The Exchange will announce the
timing of such changes by Trader
Update.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b) of the Act,8 in general, and
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5)
of the Act,9 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
mechanism 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.
Specifically, the Exchange believes
that the proposed rule change will
remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market
and a national market system because
the proposed additional Pre-Trade Risk
Controls would provide Entering Firms
and Clearing Firms with enhanced
abilities to manage their risk with
respect to orders on the Exchange. The
proposed additional Pre-Trade Risk
Controls are not novel; they are based
on existing risk settings already in place
on MIAX Pearl and market participants
are already familiar with the types of
protections that the proposed risk
controls afford.10 As such, the Exchange
believes that the proposed additional
Pre-Trade Risk Controls would provide
a means to address potentially marketimpacting events, helping to ensure the
proper functioning of the market.
In addition, the Exchange believes
that the proposed rule change will
protect investors and the public interest
because the proposed additional PreTrade Risk Controls are a form of impact
mitigation that will aid Entering Firms
and Clearing Firms in minimizing their
risk exposure and reduce the potential
with Rule 15c3–5 under the Exchange Act.
Responsibility for compliance with all Exchange
and SEC rules remains with the ETP Holder.’’
8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
9 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
10 See supra note 6.
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for disruptive, market-wide events. The
Exchange understands that ETP Holders
implement a number of different riskbased controls, including those required
by Rule 15c3–5. The controls proposed
here will serve as an additional tool for
Entering Firms and Clearing Firms to
assist them in identifying any risk
exposure. The Exchange believes the
proposed additional Pre-Trade Risk
Controls will assist Entering Firms and
Clearing Firms in managing their
financial exposure which, in turn, could
enhance the integrity of trading on the
securities markets and help to assure the
stability of the financial system.
Finally, the Exchange believes that
the proposed rule change does not
unfairly discriminate among the
Exchange’s ETP Holders because use of
the proposed additional Pre-Trade Risk
Controls is optional and is not a
prerequisite for participation on the
Exchange.
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 that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. In fact, the
Exchange believes that the proposal will
have a positive effect on competition
because, by providing Entering Firms
and Clearing Firms additional means to
monitor and control risk, the proposed
rule will increase confidence in the
proper functioning of the markets. The
Exchange believes the proposed
additional Pre-Trade Risk Controls will
assist Entering Firms and Clearing Firms
in managing their financial exposure
which, in turn, could enhance the
integrity of trading on the securities
markets and help to assure the stability
of the financial system. As a result, the
level of competition should increase as
public confidence in the markets is
solidified.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were solicited
or received with respect to the proposed
rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The Exchange has filed the proposed
rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 11 and Rule
19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.12 Because the
11 15
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proposed rule change does not: (i)
significantly affect the protection of
investors or the public interest; (ii)
impose any significant burden on
competition; and (iii) become operative
prior to 30 days from the date on which
it was filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, if
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the
proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)
thereunder.
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) 13 of the Act 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:
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–
NYSENAT–2024–03 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–NYSENAT–2024–03. 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
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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. Do not include
personal identifiable information in
submissions; you should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. We may redact in
part or withhold entirely from
publication submitted material that is
obscene or subject to copyright
protection. All submissions should refer
to file number SR–NYSENAT–2024–03,
and should be submitted on or before
March 27, 2024.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.14
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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SBA Invention, Innovation, and
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024, from
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Weapons Convention, Missile
Technology Control Regime, Nuclear
Suppliers Group, Wassenaar
Arrangement) or otherwise having the
potential to make a material
contribution to the development of
weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or
cruise or ballistic missile systems. The
latter category includes: items of the
same kind as those on multilateral lists
but falling below the control list
parameters when it is determined that
such items have the potential of making
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16075-16078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04694]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-99634; File No. SR-NYSENAT-2024-03]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE National, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend
Rule 7.19
February 29, 2024.
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 16, 2024, NYSE National, Inc. (``NYSE
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National'' or the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by
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 Rule 7.19 to make additional pre-
trade risk controls available to Entering Firms and Clearing Firms. The
proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's website at
www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at the
Commission's Public Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 7.19 to make additional pre-
trade risk controls available to Entering Firms and Clearing Firms.
Background and Proposal
In 2020, in order to assist ETP Holders' efforts to manage their
risk, the Exchange amended its rules to add Rule 7.19 (Pre-Trade Risk
Controls),\3\ which established a set of optional pre-trade risk
controls by which Entering Firms and their designated Clearing Firms
\4\ could set credit limits and other pre-trade risk controls for an
Entering Firm's trading on the Exchange and authorize the Exchange to
take action if those credit limits or other pre-trade risk controls are
exceeded. These pre-trade risk controls include a Gross Credit Risk
Limit, which is defined in Rule 7.19(b)(1) as ``a pre-established
maximum daily dollar amount for purchases and sales across all symbols,
where both buy and sell orders are counted as positive values.'' The
current version of Rule 7.19(b)(1) specifies that both open and
executed orders are considered: ``[f]or purposes of calculating the
Gross Credit Risk Limit, unexecuted orders in the Exchange Book, orders
routed on arrival pursuant to Rule 7.37(a)(1), and executed orders are
included.''
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\3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 88905 (May 19,
2020), 85 FR 31582 (May 26, 2020) (SR-NYSENAT-2020-17). Later, in
2023, the Exchange amended its rules to make additional pre-trade
risk controls available to Entering Firms. See Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 96919 (February 14, 2023), 88 FR 10569 (February 21,
2023) (SR-NYSENAT-2023-07).
\4\ The terms ``Entering Firm'' and ``Clearing Firm'' are
defined in Rule 7.19.
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The Exchange has recently received several requests from market
participants to create two additional Gross Credit Risk Limit risk
controls: one that includes only open orders and another that includes
only executed orders. Market participants have explained that Entering
Firms and Clearing Firms would benefit from having more granular gross
credit risk controls available, which would allow them to set limits
and breach actions based solely on open orders or executed orders, in
addition to the Exchange's existing Gross Credit Risk Limit that
includes both open and executed orders.
The Exchange notes that the MIAX Pearl equities exchange (``MIAX
Pearl'') currently offers risk controls substantially similar to those
proposed here. Specifically, MIAX Pearl offers its ``Equity Members''
and their ``Clearing Members'' the option to use a ``Gross Notional
Trade Value'' risk check, which includes only executed orders, and a
``Gross Notional Open Value'' risk check, which includes only
unexecuted orders, in addition to a ``Gross Notional Open and Trade
Value'' risk check, for which both executed and unexecuted orders are
included.\5\ As such, market participants are already familiar with
these various gross credit risk checks, such that the ones proposed by
the Exchange in this filing are not novel.
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In light of these requests, the Exchange proposes to amend Rule
7.19(b)(1) to rename the existing Gross Credit Risk Limit as ``Gross
Credit Risk Limit--Open + Executed,'' and to add two additional risk
limits: ``Gross Credit Risk Limit--Open Only'' and ``Gross Credit Risk
Limit--Executed Only.''
Specifically, the Exchange proposes to amend and reorganize Rule
7.19(b)(1) as follows. First, the Exchange would amend the language in
the first sentence of the rule to refer to plural Gross Credit Risk
Limits, instead of just one. At the end of the first sentence, the
Exchange would add that ``[a]vailable Gross Credit Risk Limits
include'' the three types described in new sub-sections (A), (B), and
(C).
Proposed sub-section (A) would define the ``Gross Credit Risk
Limit--Open + Executed'' risk check to include unexecuted orders in the
Exchange Book, orders routed on arrival pursuant to Rule 7.37(a)(1),
and executed orders (just as the current Gross Credit Risk Limit does).
Proposed sub-section (B) would define the ``Gross Credit Risk
Limit--Open Only'' risk check to include only unexecuted orders in the
Exchange Book and orders routed on arrival pursuant to Rule 7.37(a)(1).
Proposed sub-section (C) would define the ``Gross Credit Risk
Limit--Executed Only'' risk check to include executed orders only.
In addition, the Exchange proposes to make a conforming change to
section (c)(1)(B) of the rule, to make plural the current singular
reference to ``Gross Credit Risk Limit.''
As with the Exchange's existing risk controls, use of the pre-trade
risk controls proposed herein would be optional. The Exchange proposes
no other changes to Rule 7.19 or its Commentary.
Continuing Obligations of ETP Holders Under Rule 15c3-5
The proposed Pre-Trade Risk Controls described here are meant to
supplement, and not replace, the ETP Holders' own internal systems,
monitoring, and procedures related to risk management. The Exchange
does not guarantee that these controls will be sufficiently
comprehensive to meet all of an ETP Holder's needs, the controls are
not designed to be the sole means of risk management, and using these
controls will not necessarily meet an ETP Holder's obligations required
by Exchange or federal rules (including, without limitation, the Rule
15c3-5 under the Act \6\ (``Rule 15c3-5'')). Use of the Exchange's Pre-
Trade Risk Controls will not automatically constitute compliance with
Exchange or federal rules and responsibility for compliance with all
Exchange and SEC rules remains with the ETP Holder.\7\
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\6\ See 17 CFR 240.15c3-5.
\7\ See also Commentary .01 to Rule 7.19, which provides that
``[t]he pre-trade risk controls described in this Rule are meant to
supplement, and not replace, the ETP Holder's own internal systems,
monitoring and procedures related to risk management and are not
designed for compliance with Rule 15c3-5 under the Exchange Act.
Responsibility for compliance with all Exchange and SEC rules
remains with the ETP Holder.''
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Timing and Implementation
The Exchange anticipates implementing the proposed change in the
first quarter of 2024 and, in any event, will implement the proposed
rule change no later than the end of June 2024. The Exchange will
announce the timing of such changes by Trader Update.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\8\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\9\ 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 mechanism 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.
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\8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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Specifically, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change
will remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open
market and a national market system because the proposed additional
Pre-Trade Risk Controls would provide Entering Firms and Clearing Firms
with enhanced abilities to manage their risk with respect to orders on
the Exchange. The proposed additional Pre-Trade Risk Controls are not
novel; they are based on existing risk settings already in place on
MIAX Pearl and market participants are already familiar with the types
of protections that the proposed risk controls afford.\10\ As such, the
Exchange believes that the proposed additional Pre-Trade Risk Controls
would provide a means to address potentially market-impacting events,
helping to ensure the proper functioning of the market.
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In addition, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change
will protect investors and the public interest because the proposed
additional Pre-Trade Risk Controls are a form of impact mitigation that
will aid Entering Firms and Clearing Firms in minimizing their risk
exposure and reduce the potential for disruptive, market-wide events.
The Exchange understands that ETP Holders implement a number of
different risk-based controls, including those required by Rule 15c3-5.
The controls proposed here will serve as an additional tool for
Entering Firms and Clearing Firms to assist them in identifying any
risk exposure. The Exchange believes the proposed additional Pre-Trade
Risk Controls will assist Entering Firms and Clearing Firms in managing
their financial exposure which, in turn, could enhance the integrity of
trading on the securities markets and help to assure the stability of
the financial system.
Finally, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change does
not unfairly discriminate among the Exchange's ETP Holders because use
of the proposed additional Pre-Trade Risk Controls is optional and is
not a prerequisite for participation on the Exchange.
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 that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. In fact, the Exchange
believes that the proposal will have a positive effect on competition
because, by providing Entering Firms and Clearing Firms additional
means to monitor and control risk, the proposed rule will increase
confidence in the proper functioning of the markets. The Exchange
believes the proposed additional Pre-Trade Risk Controls will assist
Entering Firms and Clearing Firms in managing their financial exposure
which, in turn, could enhance the integrity of trading on the
securities markets and help to assure the stability of the financial
system. As a result, the level of competition should increase as public
confidence in the markets is solidified.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \11\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\12\
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.
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\12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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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) \13\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
Use the Commission's internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
file number SR-NYSENAT-2024-03 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-NYSENAT-2024-03. 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
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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. Do not include personal identifiable
information in submissions; you should submit only information that you
wish to make available publicly. We may redact in part or withhold
entirely from publication submitted material that is obscene or subject
to copyright protection. All submissions should refer to file number
SR-NYSENAT-2024-03, and should be submitted on or before March 27,
2024.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\14\
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\14\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-04694 Filed 3-5-24; 8:45 am]
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