[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65912-65913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26346]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-58878; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2008-114]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
of Proposed Rule Change To Revise the Listing and Annual Fees 
Applicable to Paired Trust Shares

October 29, 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 October 22, 2008, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or ``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 NYSE Arca. 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

    NYSE Arca, through its wholly owned subsidiary NYSE Arca Equities, 
Inc. (``NYSE Arca Equities''), is proposing to amend its Schedule of 
Fees and Charges (``Fee Schedule'') to revise the listing and annual 
fees applicable to Paired Trust Shares listed on NYSE Arca, LLC (``NYSE 
Arca Marketplace''), the equities facility of NYSE Arca Equities. The 
text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web 
site at http://www.nyse.com, at the Exchange's principal office, 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
    NYSE Arca has determined to revise Exchange listing fees under the 
Exchange's Schedule of Fees and Charges for Exchange Services (``Fee 
Schedule'') to include Paired Trust Shares listed under NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 8.400 under the term ``Structured Products'' \3\ for 
purposes of the Fee Schedule, rather than under the term ``Derivative 
Securities Products,'' \4\ where Paired Trust Shares are currently 
included. Therefore, the Exchange proposes to delete the term ``Paired 
Trust Shares'' from Footnote 3 of the Fee Schedule and to add such term 
in Footnote 4 of the Fee Schedule.
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    \3\ As set forth in footnote 4 of the Fee Schedule, Structured 
Products currently are defined as securities listed under Rule 
5.2(j)(1) (Other Securities); 5.2(j)(2) (Equity Linked Notes); Rule 
5.2(j)(4) (Index-Linked Exchangeable Notes); Rule 5.2(j)(6) (Equity 
Index-Linked Securities, Commodity-Linked Securities, and Currency-
Linked Securities); and Rule 8.3 (Currency and Index Warrants).
    \4\ As set forth in footnote 3 of the Fee Schedule, Derivative 
Securities Products currently include securities described in NYSE 
Arca Equities Rules 5.2(j)(3) (Investment Company Units); 8.100 
(Portfolio Depositary Receipts); 8.200 (Trust Issued Receipts), 
8.201 (Commodity-Based Trust Shares); 8.202 (Currency Trust Shares); 
8.203 (Commodity Index Trust Shares); 8.204 (Commodity Futures Trust 
Shares); 8.300 (Partnership Units); 8.400 (Paired Trust Shares); 
8.500 (Trust Units); and 8.600 (Managed Fund Shares).
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    Under the current Fee Schedule, the Listing Fee for Derivative 
Securities Products is $5,000 per issue. The Listing Fee for Structured 
Products is based on the number of shares outstanding, and ranges from 
$5,000 to $45,000 per issue. The Annual Fee for Derivative Securities 
Products is based on the number of shares outstanding per issue, and 
ranges from $2,000 to $25,000. The Annual Fee for Structured Products 
also is based on the number of shares outstanding per issue, and ranges 
from $10,000 to $55,000.
    The Exchange believes Paired Trust Shares \5\ are appropriately 
categorized as Structured Products for purposes of the Fee Schedule. 
The trusts issuing such securities, like issuers of other categories of 
Structured Products and unlike issuers of Derivative Securities 
Products, do not hold underlying securities, commodities, futures or 
other financial instruments (other than U.S. Treasuries, and repurchase 
agreements on U.S. Treasuries to secure specified obligations).
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    \5\ Paired Trust Shares currently traded on the Exchange 
pursuant to Rule 8.400 include shares of the MacroShares Oil Trusts, 
which are traded on the Exchange pursuant to unlisted trading 
privileges. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58058 (June 30, 
2008), 73 FR 38484 (July 7, 2008) (SR-NYSEArca-2008-65). The 
Commission has approved MacroShares Medical Inflation Trusts for 
listing on the Exchange pursuant to Rule 8.400. See Securities 
Exchange Act Release No. 58312 (August 5, 2008), 73 FR 46689 (August 
11, 2008) (SR-NYSEArca-2008-63). In addition, the Commission has 
approved MacroShares Major Metro Housing Trusts for listing on the 
Exchange pursuant to Rule 8.400. See Securities Exchange Act Release 
No. 58704 (October 1, 2008), 73 FR 59026 (October 8, 2008) (SR-
NYSEArca-2008-92). However, no issue of Paired Trust Shares is 
currently listed on the Exchange.
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    In addition, the Exchange proposes to amend punctuation in Footnote 
4 of the Fee Schedule and to amend Footnote 4 to add Fixed Income 
Index-Linked Securities, Futures-Linked Securities and Multifactor 
Index-Linked Securities to the securities covered by Rule 5.2(j)(6). 
Following Commission approval of the most recent amendment to Footnote 
4 to the Fee Schedule,\6\ Rule 5.2(j)(6) was amended to include these 
securities.\7\ The Exchange, therefore, proposes to update Footnote 4 
to reflect that such securities are covered by Rule 5.2(j)(6).
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    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56975 (December 17, 
2007), 72 FR 73393 (December 27, 2007) (SR-NYSEArca-2007-87) (order 
approving amendments to Fee Schedule relating to Structured 
Products).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57701 (April 23, 
2008), 73 FR 23281 (April 29, 2008) (SR-NYSEArca-2008-20) (order 
approving amendments to Rule 5.2(j)(6) relating to Fixed Income 
Index-Linked Securities, Futures-Linked Securities and Multifactor 
Index-Linked Securities).
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2. Statutory Basis
    NYSE Arca believes that the proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) \8\ of the

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Act, in general, and Section 6(b)(4) \9\ of the Act, in particular, in 
that it provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees 
and other charges among its issuers and other persons using its 
facilities. The Exchange believes Paired Trust Shares are appropriately 
categorized as Structured Products for purposes of the Fee Schedule. 
The proposed amendment would therefore permit assessment of comparable 
fees to similarly structured products.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \9\ 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 the purposes of the Act.

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

    Within 35 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may 
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to 
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to 
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    A. by order approve the proposed rule change; or
    B. institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be 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 (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2008-114 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-NYSEArca-2008-114. 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 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; 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-2008-114 and should 
be submitted on or before November 26, 2008.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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[FR Doc. E8-26346 Filed 11-4-08; 8:45 am]
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