[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50718-50719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20080]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-72864; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2014-86]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSEArca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 6.70 
to Make the Rule Applicable to All Transactions on the Exchange

August 19, 2014.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby 
given that August 11, 2014, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' 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 self-
regulatory organization. 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\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the 
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to proposes to [sic] amend Rule 6.70 to make 
the rule applicable to all transactions on the Exchange. The text of 
the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site 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 6.70 to make the rule 
applicable to all transactions on the Exchange.
    Rule 6.70 currently provides that the price at which a non-
electronic order is executed shall be binding notwithstanding that an 
erroneous report in respect thereto may have been rendered, or no 
report rendered. The rule further provides that a report shall not be 
binding if a non-electronic order was not actually executed but was in 
error reported to have been executed. For example, if a report is 
issued that an non-electronic execution occurred, when in fact it did 
not, that report is not binding. This rule is relevant because OTP 
Holders rely on reports from the Exchange to determine whether they 
have engaged in a transaction on the Exchange. Commentary .02 to Rule 
6.70 further provides that the terms of the rule apply only to 
transactions occurring on the floor of the Exchange and does not apply 
to transactions occurring on the NYSE Arca electronic trading system.
    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 6.70 to make it applicable to 
all reports on the Exchange, including reports relating to transactions 
occurring on the NYSE Arca electronic trading system. As proposed, if 
the Exchange issues a report of an electronic transaction to an OTP 
Holder when in fact that execution did not occur, that report of an 
execution would not be binding. The Exchange believes the proposed rule 
change would enable the Exchange to apply the same rule to all reports 
of executions, regardless of whether it is an electronic transaction. 
To effect this change, the Exchange proposes to delete the term ``non 
electronic'' in the first and second sentences of the rule text and 
delete Commentary .02 to the rule. The Exchange notes that the proposed 
rule change would harmonize the rules of the Exchange with the rules of 
NYSE MKT LLC (``NYSE MKT''), which operates NYSE Amex Options LLC, as 
well as the rules of the Chicago Board Options Exchange Incorporated 
(``CBOE''), International Securities Exchange, LLC (``ISE''), BATS 
Exchange,

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Inc. (``BATS''), and Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC 
(``MIAX'').\4\
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    \4\ See NYSE MKT Rule 958NY, CBOE Rule 6.52, ISE Rule 719, BATS 
Rule 21.11, and MIAX Rule 522. The Exchange notes that ISE, BATS, 
and MIAX operate all-electronic options exchanges, accordingly, the 
rule is not limited on other markets to solely floor-based 
transactions.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the 
Act,\5\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5),\6\ 
in particular, in that 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 facilitating transactions in securities, and to 
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open 
market and a national market system.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change would remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and 
national market system and promote a fair and orderly market because it 
would govern all reports regarding transactions that execute at the 
Exchange, regardless of whether the transaction occurred on the Floor 
or electronically. Accordingly, the proposed rule change would remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of free and open market by 
ensuring that Rule 6.70 governs all reports similarly, and not just 
those relating to non-electronic transactions. The proposed rule change 
would also remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free 
and open market and national market system because it would promote 
harmonization among options exchange market rules for rules of similar 
meaning. Specifically, only the NYSE Arca version of the rule limits 
its application to non-electronic transactions. By contrast, NYSE MKT 
and CBOE, which both operate trading floors, do not limit their 
versions of the same rule to non-electronic transactions. Moreover, 
options exchanges that only trade electronically have in place similar 
rules.\7\
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    \7\ Supra n. 3.
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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. Rather, the Exchange 
believes that the proposed rule change is pro-competitive because it 
would align the Exchange's rules with the rules of other markets, 
including CBOE, NYSE MKT, ISE and MIAX.

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 \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\9\ 
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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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \10\ normally 
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the 
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b4(f)(6)(iii),\11\ the Commission 
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest.
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    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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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) \12\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed 
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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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 email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2014-86 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-2014-86 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 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 
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 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-2014-86, and should 
be submitted on or before September 15, 2014.
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-20080 Filed 8-22-14; 8:45 am]
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