[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55437-55438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22778]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-65236; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2011-65]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Its
Options Fee Schedule for Co-Location Services To Correct Several
Typographical Errors
August 31, 2011.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that, on August 24, 2011, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or the
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II,
and III 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 its options Fee Schedule for co-
location services to correct several typographical errors. The text of
the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange, the Commission's
Public Reference Room, on the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov, 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 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 the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend its Fee Schedule for co-location
services to correct several typographical errors.
The Exchange currently offers space at its data center in cabinets
with tiered fees for the use of this space corresponding to the
aggregated number of kilowatts allocated. However, the Exchange's Fee
Schedule provides an incomplete list of power tier levels. Accordingly,
the Exchange proposes to amend its Fee Schedule to reflect that the
tiered fees are based on the aggregated power allocation of (i) four to
eight kilowatts; (ii) nine to 20 kilowatts; (iii) 21 to 40 kilowatts;
or (iv) 41 kilowatts and greater. A co-location user whose power
allocation has been at a level that is currently not reflected in the
Fee Schedule has been charged according to the tiers set forth herein.
For example, a user with twelve kilowatts allocated has been charged
$1,200 per-kilowatt per-month for the first 8 kilowatts and $1,050 per-
kilowatt per-month for the next 4 kilowatts (between 9 and 12).
In addition to the space that it offers at its data center, the
Exchange provides co-location users with access to the Exchange's
trading and execution systems and to the Exchange's proprietary market
data products through either the Exchange's Liquidity Center Network
(``LCN''), a local area network available in the data center, or the
Exchange's Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (``SFTI'')
network, to which all co-location users have access. Access is
available in either one or ten gigabit capacities, for which co-
location users incur an initial charge per connection and an ongoing
monthly charge per connection. The Exchange proposes to amend its Fee
Schedule to reflect that the initial charge for a one gigabit circuit
for Bundled Network Access, Option 3 is $27,000, not $27,500 as
currently stated in the Fee Schedule. The change in price is due to a
typographical error in the Exchange's previous filing.\3\ Co-location
users have always been charged $27,000 for this fee and have never been
charged the fee of $27,500 that is currently stated in the Fee
Schedule.
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\3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63275 (November 8,
2010), 75 FR 70048 (November 16, 2010) (SR-NYSEArca-2010-100).
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Finally, the Exchange proposes to amend its Fee Schedule to include
the ongoing monthly charge per connection for a ten gigabit circuit for
LCN access, which is $12,000. The reference to the ongoing monthly
charge was erroneously omitted from the Fee Schedule submitted with the
Exchange's previous filing.\4\ Co-location users have always been
charged the $12,000 monthly charge per connection for a ten gigabit
circuit for LCN access.
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\4\ Id.
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The Exchange believes that the changes proposed herein would not
alter co-location users' understanding of the fees charged for co-
location and related services. In addition, the changes proposed herein
are intended to clarify the applicable fees for co-location and related
services--not new or altered fees--and are designed to accurately
reflect the fees for co-locating that the Exchange and co-location
users already understand to be in effect.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),\5\ in
general, and furthers the
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objectives of Section 6(b)(4) \6\ and 6(b)(5) of the Act,\7\ in
particular, in that it provides for the equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among its members and issuers
and other persons using its facilities and is designed to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, 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. The Exchange
believes that the proposed change to the Fee Schedule is equitable
because it applies fees for comparable co-location services uniformly
to users of those services and because access to the Exchange and the
services and products it provides are offered on fair and non-
discriminatory terms. The proposed changes would result in
clarification of the Exchange's fees for co-location and related
services.
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\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
\7\ 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 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
The foregoing rule change is effective upon filing pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) \8\ of the Act and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-
4 \9\ thereunder, because it establishes a due, fee, or other charge
imposed by the NYSE Arca.
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\8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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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.
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-2011-65 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2011-65. 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 Web site
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 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-2011-65 and should be submitted on or before September 28,
2011.
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\10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-22778 Filed 9-6-11; 8:45 am]
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