[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 206 (Monday, October 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65279-65280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27068]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76197; File No. SR-BATS-2015-87]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend 
Rule 11.13, Order Execution and Routing

October 20, 2015.
    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 October 9, 2015, BATS Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or 
``BATS'') 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 the Exchange. The 
Exchange has designated this proposal as a ``non-controversial'' 
proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and 
Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder,\4\ which renders it 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\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the 
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange filed a proposal to amend Rule 11.13, Order Execution 
and Routing, to enable Users \5\ to designate their orders for 
participation in the re-opening (following a halt, suspension, or 
pause) of a primary listing market other than the Exchange (NYSE, 
Nasdaq, NYSE MKT, or NYSE Arca) if received before the re-opening time 
of such market.
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    \5\ The term ``User'' is defined as ``any Member or Sponsored 
Participant who is authorized to obtain access to the System 
pursuant to Rule 11.3.'' See Exchange Rule 1.5(cc).
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's 
Web site at www.batstrading.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 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 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 11.13, Order Execution and 
Routing, to enable Users to designate their orders for participation in 
the re-opening (following a halt, suspension, or pause) of a primary 
listing market other than the Exchange (NYSE, Nasdaq, NYSE MKT, or NYSE 
Arca) if received before the re-opening time of such market. The 
Exchange currently offers the ROOC routing option, under which Users 
may designate their orders for participation in the opening or closing 
process, in addition to the re-opening (following a halt, suspension, 
or pause), of a primary listing market other than the Exchange, if 
received before the opening/re-opening/closing time of such market.\6\ 
However, some Users only wish that their orders be routed to 
participate in the primary market's re-opening process, and not its 
opening or closing processes. Therefore, the Exchange proposes to 
enable Users to designate their orders for participation in the re-
opening of a primary listing market.
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    \6\ See Exchange Rule 11.13(b)(3)(N).
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    The proposed optionality would operate like the current ROOC 
routing option, but for routing to the primary listing market's opening 
or closing process. Lastly, like the ROOC routing option, any remaining 
shares will either be posted to the BATS Book,\7\ executed, or routed 
to destinations on the System routing table.\8\ Should no halt, 
suspension, or pause occur on the primary listing market, such orders 
would remain on the BATS Book, executed, or routed to destinations on 
the System routing table.
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    \7\ The term ``BATS Book'' is defined as ``the System's 
electronic file of orders.'' See Exchange Rule 1.5(e).
    \8\ The term ``System routing table'' refers to the proprietary 
process for determining the specific options exchanges to which the 
System routes orders and the order in which it routes them. See 
Exchange Rule 11.13(b)(3).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act \9\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act \10\ in particular, in that it is designed to 
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation 
and coordination with persons engaged in facilitating transactions in 
securities, 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. Certain Users whose orders 
are resting on the BATS Book may wish that their order only be routed 
to the primary market's re-opening process following a halt, suspension 
or pause, and not the primary market's opening or closing processes. 
The proposed rule change promotes just and equitable principles of 
trade because it would provide such Users with additional flexibility 
where they wish that their order only be eligible to route to the 
primary listing market to participate in the re-opening process 
following a halt, suspension or pause. In addition, and as discussed 
above, the proposed rule change is similar to the Exchange's current 
ROOC routing option.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \10\ 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 proposal will impose any 
burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of 
the purposes of the Act. The Exchange believes that its proposal would 
increase competition because it offers Users an alternative means to 
route orders to the primary listing market to participate in the re-
opening following a halt, suspension, or pause as if they entered 
orders on that market directly.

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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

    The Exchange has designated this rule filing as non-controversial 
under Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \11\ and paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 
19b-4 thereunder.\12\ The proposed rule change effects a change that 
(A) does not significantly affect the protection of investors or the 
public interest; (B) does not impose any significant burden on 
competition; and (C) by its terms, does not become operative for 30 
days after the date of the filing, or such shorter time as the 
Commission may designate if consistent with the protection of investors 
and the public interest; provided that the self-regulatory organization 
has given the Commission written notice of its intent to file the 
proposed rule change, along with a brief description and text of the 
proposed rule change, at least five business days prior to the date of 
filing of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time as designated 
by the Commission.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission may summarily temporarily suspend such rule 
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is: (1) 
Necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (2) for the protection 
of investors; or (3) otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the 
Act. If the Commission takes such action, the Commission shall 
institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule should be 
approved or 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 email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-BATS-2015-87 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BATS-2015-87. 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-BATS-2015-87, and should be 
submitted on or before November 16, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-27068 Filed 10-23-15; 8:45 am]
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