[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29354-29355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13475]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-80999; File No. SR-ISE-2017-59]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Section 
III of the Schedule of Fees

June 22, 2017.
    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 June 19, 2017, Nasdaq ISE, LLC (``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed 
rule change as described in Items I and II 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 Section III of the Schedule of Fees 
to eliminate FX Option fees and rebates for trades executed on June 12-
30, 2017.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
Web site at www.ise.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 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 purpose of the proposed rule change is to amend Section III of 
the Schedule of Fees to eliminate FX Option fees and rebates for trades 
executed on June 12-30, 2017 in connection with the migration of the 
Exchange's trading system to the Nasdaq INET technology, which is 
scheduled to begin on June 12, 2017.\3\ The Exchange will launch its 
re-platformed INET trading system beginning with FX Options on June 12, 
2017. The Exchange proposes to eliminate fees and rebates for trades in 
FX Options executed on the INET trading system from June 12-30, 2017. 
Because the Exchange is eliminating fees and rebates for trades in 
these products, during this period trades in FX Options will not be 
counted towards a member's tier for June activity. The proposed change 
would allow the Exchange to bill June fees solely based on activity 
traded on the current T7 trading system,\4\ and is an inducement for 
members to trade the first symbols launched on the INET trading system 
as there would be no transaction fees for doing so.
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80432 (April 11, 
2017), 82 FR 18191 (April 17, 2017) (SR-ISE-2017-03).
    \4\ Additional symbols may be rolled out on the INET trading 
system later in June. The Exchange intends to eliminate fees and 
rebates for those symbols in a later proposed rule change to be 
filed prior to their introduction on INET.
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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 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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    The Exchange believes that it is reasonable and equitable to 
eliminate fees and rebates for FX Options during the initial launch of 
the Exchange's re-platformed trading system. Eliminating FX Option fees 
and rebates during this period will simplify the Exchange's billing and 
serve as an inducement for members to trade the first symbols migrated 
to the INET trading system. Because the Exchange is offering free 
executions in these symbols, volume executed in FX Options on June 12-
30, 2017 will not be counted towards any volume based tiers. Similar 
treatment was afforded to the first symbol launched on the Nasdaq GEMX, 
LLC INET trading system.\7\ The Exchange believes that these two 
changes will be attractive to members that trade on the new INET 
trading system. The Exchange also believes that this proposed change is 
not unfairly discriminatory as it will apply to FX Options trades that 
are executed by all members. As noted above, FX Options were selected 
for this treatment as those products will be the first symbols traded 
on the INET trading system.
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    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80184 (March 9, 
2017), 82 FR 13893 (March 15, 2017) (SR-ISEGemini-2017-09)
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\8\ the Exchange does 
not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden on 
intermarket or intramarket competition that is not necessary or 
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed 
change is intended to ease members' transition to the re-platformed 
INET trading system and is not designed to have any significant 
competitive impact. The Exchange operates in a highly competitive 
market in which market participants can readily direct their order flow 
to competing venues. In such an environment, the Exchange must 
continually review, and consider adjusting, its fees and rebates to 
remain competitive with other exchanges. For the reasons described 
above, the Exchange believes that the proposed fee changes reflect this 
competitive environment.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act,\9\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) \10\ thereunder. At 
any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, the 
Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule change if it 
appears to the Commission that such action is: (i) Necessary or 
appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the protection of

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investors; or (iii) 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.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \10\ 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 email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-ISE-2017-59 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-ISE-2017-59. 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 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-ISE-2017-59 and should be 
submitted on or before July 19, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-13475 Filed 6-27-17; 8:45 am]
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