[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42210-42212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14838]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-56133; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2007-66]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change As 
Modified by Amendment No. 1 Relating to Exchange Fees and Charges

July 25, 2007.
    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 July 10, 2007, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' 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 substantially prepared by the Exchange. On July 25, 2007, the 
Exchange filed

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Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change. This order provides notice 
of the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, and 
approves the proposed rule change, as amended, on an accelerated basis.
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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 its Schedule of Fees and Charges for 
Exchange Services in order to extend until July 31, 2008 the current 
pilot program regarding transaction fees charged for trades executed 
through the intermarket options linkage (``Linkage''). The text of the 
proposed rule change is available at the Exchange, the Commission's 
Public Reference Room, and http://www.nyse.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 III 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 proposed rule change is to extend for one year 
the pilot program establishing an NYSE Arca fee for Principal Orders 
(``P Orders'') and Principal Acting as Agent Orders (``P/A Orders'') 
executed through Linkage. Fees imposed on Linkage Orders are subject to 
an Exchange Pilot Program that will expire July 31, 2007. This filing 
proposes to extend the fee through July 31, 2008. The fee that NYSE 
Arca charges for P Orders and P/A Orders is the basic execution fee for 
trading on NYSE Arca. This is the same fee that all NYSE Arca Option 
Trading Permit Holders pay for non-customer transactions executed on 
the Exchange. The Exchange does not charge for the execution of 
Satisfaction Orders sent through Linkage and is not proposing to charge 
for such orders.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with section 
6(b) of the Act \3\ in general, and section 6(b)(4) of the Act \4\ in 
particular, in that it provides for the equitable allocation of 
reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among its members and other 
persons using its facilities for the purpose of executing P Orders and 
P/A Orders that are routed to the Exchange from other market centers.
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    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The proposed rule change will not impose any burden on competition 
that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of 
the Act.

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

    The Exchange has neither solicited nor received written comments on 
the proposed rule change.

III. 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 (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2007-66 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2007-66. This 
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 (http://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 inspection 
and copying 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 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-NYSEArca-2007-66 and should 
be submitted on or before August 22, 2007.

IV. Commission's Findings and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of 
the Proposed Rule Change

    After careful consideration, the Commission finds that the proposed 
rule change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the 
rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities 
exchange,\5\ and, in particular, the requirements of section 6(b) of 
the Act \6\ and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Commission 
finds that the proposed rule change is consistent with section 6(b)(4) 
of the Act,\7\ which requires that the rules of the Exchange provide 
for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other 
charges among its members and other persons using its facilities. The 
Commission believes that the extension of the Linkage fee pilot until 
July 31, 2008 will give the Exchange and the Commission further 
opportunity to evaluate whether such fees are appropriate.
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    \5\ In approving this rule change, the Commission notes that it 
has considered the proposal's impact on efficiency, competition, and 
capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    The Commission also finds good cause for approving the proposed 
rule change prior to the 30th day after the date of publication of the 
notice of filing thereof in the Federal Register. The Commission 
believes that granting accelerated approval of the proposed rule change 
will preserve the Exchange's existing pilot program for Linkage fees 
without interruption as the Exchange and the Commission continue 
considering the appropriateness of Linkage fees. Therefore, the 
Commission finds good cause, consistent with

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section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,\8\ to approve the proposed rule 
change on an accelerated basis.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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V. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\9\ that the proposed rule change (SR-NYSEArca-2007-66), as 
modified by Amendment No. 1, be, and it hereby is, approved on an 
accelerated basis.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-14838 Filed 7-31-07; 8:45 am]
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