[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 100 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29804-29805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11427]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-57823; File No. SR-NYSE-2008-38]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To 
Extend, Through December 31, 2008, the Pilot Program That Offers 
Liquidity Takers a Reduced Transaction Fee Structure for Certain Bond 
Trades Executed on the NYSE Bonds System

May 15, 2008.
    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 May 15, 2008, the New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or 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 substantially prepared by NYSE. 
The Exchange has designated this proposal as one establishing or 
changing a due, fee, or other charge imposed by the Exchange under 
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\ 7 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 Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to extend the pilot program that offers 
liquidity takers a reduced transaction fee structure for certain bond 
trades executed on the NYSE BondsSM system (``NYSE Bonds''). 
The pilot program would thus end on December 31, 2008. The text of the 
proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's principal office, 
in the Commission's Public Reference Room, and at 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, NYSE 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. NYSE 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 extend the pilot program that offers 
liquidity takers a reduced transaction fee structure for certain bond 
trades executed on NYSE Bonds. The pilot program would thus end on 
December 31, 2008.
    The Exchange's pilot program reduces transaction fees charged to 
liquidity takers for transactions executed on NYSE Bonds with a 
staggered transaction fee schedule based on the number of bonds 
purchased or sold in

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excess of ten bonds. Currently, the transaction fee for orders that 
take liquidity from the market is $0.50 per bond. This fee remains 
unchanged for orders up to ten bonds. The extended fee filing pilot 
program provides for the following transaction fee schedule: (1) When 
the liquidity taker purchases or sells between one and ten bonds, the 
Exchange will charge an execution fee of $0.50 per bond; (2) when the 
liquidity taker purchases or sells between 11 and 25 bonds, the 
Exchange will charge an execution fee of $0.20 per bond; and (3) when 
the liquidity taker purchases or sells 26 bonds or more, the Exchange 
will charge an execution fee of $0.10 per bond.
    For example, if a liquidity taker purchases or sells five bonds, 
the Exchange will charge $0.50 per bond, or a total $2.50 execution 
fee. If a liquidity taker purchases or sells 20 bonds, the Exchange 
will charge $0.20 per bond or a total $4.00 execution fee. If a 
liquidity taker purchases or sells 30 bonds, the Exchange will charge 
$0.10 per bond or a total $3.00 execution fee.
    The Exchange will impose a $100 fee cap per transaction.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with the provisions of Section 6 of the Act \5\ in general and furthers 
the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) of the Act \6\ in particular, in that 
it is designed to provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable 
dues, fees, and other charges among its members and other persons using 
its facilities.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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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 that is not necessary or appropriate 
in furtherance of 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. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    Because the foregoing rule change establishes or changes a due, 
fee, or other charge imposed by the Exchange, it has become effective 
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \7\ and subparagraph (f)(2) 
of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\8\ At any time within 60 days of the filing 
of the proposed rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate 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.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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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 (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSE-2008-38 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-NYSE-2008-38. 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 NYSE. 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-NYSE-2008-38 and should be 
submitted on or before June 12, 2008.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-11427 Filed 5-21-08; 8:45 am]
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