[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36033-36037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16206]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-81225; File No. SR-NYSE-2017-35]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change 
for Trading UTP Securities on Pillar, the Exchange's New Trading 
Technology Platform

July 27, 2017.
    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 on July 13, 2017, 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 
and II 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 Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes rules for trading UTP Securities on Pillar, 
the Exchange's new trading technology platform. 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.

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A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    On January 29, 2015, the Exchange announced the implementation of 
Pillar, which is an integrated trading technology platform designed to 
use a single specification for connecting to the equities and options 
markets operated by the Exchange and its affiliates, NYSE Arca, Inc. 
(``NYSE Arca'') and NYSE MKT LLC (``NYSE MKT'').\4\ NYSE Arca Equities, 
Inc. (``NYSE Arca Equities),\5\ which operates the cash equities 
trading platform for NYSE Arca, was the first trading system to migrate 
to Pillar.\6\ NYSE MKT's equities market will transition to Pillar in 
the second quarter of 2017 and as part of this transition, will be 
renamed NYSE American LLC (``NYSE American'').\7\ In this filing, the 
Exchange proposes to refer to the rules of NYSE MKT as ``NYSE American 
Rule X.'' \8\
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    \4\ See Trader Update dated January 29, 2015, available here: 
www.nyse.com/pillar.
    \5\ NYSE Arca Equities is a wholly-owned corporation of NYSE 
Arca and operates as a facility of NYSE Arca.
    \6\ In connection with the NYSE Arca implementation of Pillar, 
NYSE Arca filed four rule proposals relating to Pillar. See 
Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 74951 (May 13, 2015), 80 FR 
28721 (May 19, 2015) (Notice) and 75494 (July 20, 2015), 80 FR 44170 
(July 24, 2015) (SR-NYSEArca-2015-38) (Approval Order of NYSE Arca 
Pillar I Filing, adopting rules for Trading Sessions, Order Ranking 
and Display, and Order Execution); Securities Exchange Act Release 
Nos. 75497 (July 21, 2015), 80 FR 45022 (July 28, 2015) (Notice) and 
76267 (October 26, 2015), 80 FR 66951 (October 30, 2015) (SR-
NYSEArca-2015-56) (Approval Order of NYSE Arca Pillar II Filing, 
adopting rules for Orders and Modifiers and the Retail Liquidity 
Program); Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 75467 (July 16, 
2015), 80 FR 43515 (July 22, 2015) (Notice) and 76198 (October 20, 
2015), 80 FR 65274 (October 26, 2015) (SR-NYSEArca-2015-58) 
(Approval Order of NYSE Arca Pillar III Filing, adopting rules for 
Trading Halts, Short Sales, Limit Up-Limit Down, and Odd Lots and 
Mixed Lots); and Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 76085 (October 
6, 2015), 80 FR 61513 (October 13, 2015) (Notice) and 76869 (January 
11, 2016), 81 FR 2276 (January 15, 2016) (Approval Order of NYSE 
Arca Pillar IV Filing, adopting rules for Auctions).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 80283 (March 21, 
2017), 82 FR 15244 (March 27, 2017) (SR-NYSEMKT-201714) (Notice of 
filing and immediate effectiveness of proposed rule change to change 
the name of NYSE MKT to NYSE American) and 80748 (May 23, 2017), 82 
FR 24764, 24765 (SR-NYSEMKT-2017-20) (Notice of filing and immediate 
effectiveness of proposed rule change to change the name of NYSE MKT 
to NYSE American) (``NYSE American Filings''). In connection with 
the NYSE American implementation of Pillar, NYSE MKT filed several 
rule changes. See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 79242 
(November 4, 2016), 81 FR 79081 (November 10, 2016) (SR-NYSEMKT-
2016-97) (Notice and Filing of Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 
Rule Change of framework rules); 81038 (June 28, 2017), 82 FR 31118 
(July 5, 2017) (SR-NYSEMKT-2016-103) (Approval Order) (the ``ETP 
Listing Rules Filing''); 80590 (May 4, 2017), 82 FR 21843 (May 10, 
2017) (Approval Order) (NYSE MKT rules governing automated trading); 
80577 (May 2, 2017), 82 FR 21446 (May 8, 2017) (SR-NYSEMKT-2017-04) 
(Approval Order) (NYSE MKT rules governing market makers); 80700 
(May 16, 2017), 82 FR 23381 (May 22, 2017) (SR-NYSEMKT-2017-05) 
(Approval Order) (NYSE MKT rules governing delay mechanism).
    \8\ In the NYSE American Filings, id., NYSE MKT represented that 
the name change to NYSE American would become operative upon the 
effectiveness of an amendment to NYSE MKT's Certificate of 
Formation, which is expected to be no later than July 31, 2017. 
Because the NYSE American name would become operative before the 
operative date of this proposed rule change, the Exchange believes 
it would promote transparency and reduce confusion to refer to NYSE 
MKT rules as ``NYSE American'' rules.
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Overview
    The Exchange previously amended its rules to add the Pillar 
Platform Rules, as set forth in Rules 1P-13P.\9\ With this proposed 
rule change, the Exchange proposes additional rules for Rules 1P 
Definitions and 7P Equities Trading to support trading of UTP 
Securities.\10\ The proposed rules address general order processing and 
post-trade functions for the Pillar trading platform and are based on 
the rules of NYSE Arca Equities and NYSE American without any 
substantive differences.\11\
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    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 76803 (December 30, 
2015), 81 FR 536 (January 6, 2016) (SR-NYSE-2015-67) (Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change) 
(``Framework Filing'').
    \10\ The term ``UTP Security'' means a security that is listed 
on a national securities exchange other than the Exchange and that 
trades on the Exchange pursuant to unlisted trading privileges. See 
Rule 1.1(ii). The Exchange has authority to extend unlisted trading 
privileges to any security that is an NMS Stock that is listed on 
another national securities exchange or with respect to which 
unlisted trading privileges may otherwise be extended in accordance 
with Section 12(f) of the Act. See Rule 5.1(a)(1).
    \11\ The Exchange will file a separate proposed rule change to 
add additional rules that would govern trading of UTP Securities on 
the Exchange on the Pillar trading platform.
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    Once trading on the Pillar trading platform begins, specified 
current Exchange rules would not be applicable. For each current rule 
that would not be applicable for trading UTP Securities on the Pillar 
trading platform, the Exchange proposes to state in a preamble to such 
rule that ``this Rule is not applicable to trading UTP Securities on 
the Pillar trading platform.'' \12\ Current Exchange rules governing 
trading that do not have this preamble will govern Exchange operations 
on Pillar.
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    \12\ The Exchange proposes to amend the description of Pillar 
Platform Rules, which precedes Rule 1P, to delete the last sentence, 
which currently provides that ``[t]he following rules will not be 
applicable to trading on the Pillar trading platform: Rules 7, 55, 
56, and 62.'' As proposed, the inapplicability of these rules on the 
Pillar platform would be addressed in the preamble that the Exchange 
proposes to add to each of these rules.
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    Subject to rule approvals, the Exchange will announce the 
implementation of trading of UTP Securities on the Pillar trading 
system by Trader Update, which the Exchange anticipates will be in the 
fourth quarter of 2017.
Proposed Rule Changes
    As noted above, the Exchange proposes rules that would be 
applicable to trading UTP Securities on Pillar that are based on the 
rules of NYSE Arca Equities and NYSE American. As a global matter, the 
Exchange proposes non-substantive differences as compared to the NYSE 
Arca Equities rules to use the terms ``Exchange'' instead of the terms 
``NYSE Arca Marketplace,'' ``NYSE Arca,'' or ``Corporation,'' and to 
use the terms ``mean'' or ``have meaning'' instead of the terms ``shall 
mean'' or ``shall have the meaning.'' In addition, the Exchange will 
use the term ``member organization,'' which is defined in Rule 2, 
instead of ``ETP Holder.'' \13\
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    \13\ Because these non-substantive differences would be applied 
throughout the proposed rules, the Exchange will not note these 
differences separately for each proposed rule.
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    The Framework Filing established Rule 1P Definitions and Rule 1.1 
thereunder with definitions used for trading on the Pillar trading 
platform. The Exchange proposes the following additional definitions:
     Rule 1.1(a) would define the term ``Exchange Book'' to 
refer to the Exchange's electronic file of orders, which contains all 
orders entered on the Exchange. This proposed rule is based on NYSE 
American Rule 1.1E(a) without any substantive differences.
     Rule 1.1(g) would define the term ``Authorized Trader'' or 
``AT'' to mean a person who may submit orders to the Exchange on behalf 
of his or her member organization. This proposed rule is based on NYSE 
American Rule 1.1E(g) without any substantive differences.
     Rule 1.1(j) would define the term ``Core Trading Hours'' 
to mean the hours of 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time through 4:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time or such other hours as may be determined by the Exchange from time 
to time. This proposed rule is based on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 1.1(j) 
and NYSE American Rule 1.1E(j) without any substantive differences.
     Rule 1.1(k) would define the term ``Exchange'' to mean the 
New York Stock Exchange LLC. This proposed rule is based on NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule

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1.1(k) and NYSE American Rule 1.1E(k), but uses the Exchange's name.
     Rule 1.1(p) would define the term ``General Authorized 
Trader'' or ``GAT'' to mean an AT who performs only non-market making 
activities on behalf of a member organization. This proposed rule is 
based on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 1.1(p) and NYSE American Rule 1.1E(p) 
without any substantive differences.
     Proposed Rule 1.1(u) would define the term ``Marketable'' 
to mean, for a Limit Order, an order that can be immediately executed 
or routed and that Market Orders are always considered Marketable. This 
proposed rule is based on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 1.1(u) and NYSE 
American Rule 1.1E(u) without any substantive differences.
     Proposed Rule 1.1(rr) would define the terms ``security'' 
and ``securities'' to mean any security as defined in Section 3(a)(10) 
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; provided, however, that for 
purposes of Rule 7P, such term means any NMS stock. This proposed rule 
is based on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 1.1(rr) and NYSE American Rule 
1.1E(rr) without any substantive differences. In addition, because the 
term ``security'' would be defined in proposed Rule 1.1(rr), the 
Exchange proposes that Rules 3 and 4, which define the terms 
``Security'' and ``Stock,'' would not be applicable to trading UTP 
Securities on the Pillar trading platform.
     Proposed Rule 1.1(ss) would define the terms ``self-
regulatory organization'' and ``SRO'' to have the same meaning as set 
forth in the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating 
to national securities exchanges. This proposed rule is based on NYSE 
Arca Equities Rule 1.1(ss) and NYSE American Rule 1.1E(ss) without any 
substantive differences.
     Proposed Rule 1.1(xx) would define the term ``Trading 
Facilities'' or ``Facilities'' to mean any and all electronic or 
automatic trading systems provided by the Exchange to member 
organizations. This proposed rule is based on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
1.1(xx) and NYSE American Rule 1.1E(xx) without any substantive 
differences.
    Section 1 of Rule 7P sets forth the General Provisions relating to 
trading on the Pillar trading platform. The Exchange proposes the 
following additional rules in this section of Rule 7P:
     Proposed Rule 7.1 (Hours of Business) would specify that 
the Exchange would be open for the transaction of business on every 
business day. The proposed rule also sets forth when the CEO may take 
specified actions, such as halting or suspending trading in some or all 
securities on the Exchange. The proposed rule is based on NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 7.1, NYSE American Rule 7.1E, Rule 51, and Rule 52. The 
Exchange proposes that Rules 51 and 52 would not be applicable to 
trading UTP Securities on the Pillar trading platform. In addition, 
because the definition of the term ``business day'' in Rule 12 would be 
redundant of proposed Rule 7.1E, the Exchange proposes that Rule 12 
would not be applicable to trading on the Pillar trading platform.
     Proposed Rule 7.2 (Holidays) would establish the holidays 
when the Exchange would not be open for business. The proposed rule is 
based on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.2, NYSE American Rule 7.2, and 
Supplementary Material .10 to Rule 51, including text that provides 
that when any holiday observed by the Exchange falls on a Sunday, the 
Exchange would not be open for business on the succeeding Monday, which 
is in Rule 51.
     Rule 7.8 (Bid or Offer Deemed Regular Way) would establish 
that all bids and offers would be considered to be ``regular way.'' 
This proposed rule is based on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.8 and NYSE 
American Rule 7.8E without any substantive differences. The Exchange 
proposes that Rule 14 would not be applicable to trading of UTP 
Securities on the Pillar trading platform.
     Proposed Rule 7.9 (Execution Price Binding) would 
establish that, notwithstanding Exchange rules governing clearly 
erroneous executions, the price at which an order is executed is 
binding notwithstanding that an erroneous report is rendered. This 
proposed rule is based on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.9 and NYSE American 
Rule 7.9E without any substantive differences. The Exchange proposes 
that Rules 71 (Precedence of Highest Bid and Lowest Offer) and 411 
(Erroneous Reports) would not be applicable to trading of UTP 
Securities on the Pillar trading platform.
     Proposed Rule 7.14 (Clearance and Settlement) would 
establish the requirements regarding a member organization's 
arrangements for clearing UTP Securities on Pillar. Because all post-
trade functions on the Exchange's Pillar trading platform would follow 
same procedures for post-trade processing as NYSE Arca Equities and 
NYSE American follow, the Exchange proposes rules that are based on 
NYSE Arca Equities and NYSE American rules governing clearing. 
Accordingly, the proposed rule is based on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.14 
and NYSE American Rule 7.14E without any substantive differences. The 
Exchange proposes that its current rules governing clearing, Rules 130 
and 132 would not be applicable to trading UTP Securities on the Pillar 
trading platform.\14\
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    \14\ See also infra proposed Rules 7.33 (Capacity Codes) and 
7.41 (Clearance and Settlement).
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     Proposed Rule 7.17 (Firm Orders and Quotes) would 
establish requirements that all orders and quotes must be firm. This 
proposed rule is based on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.17 and NYSE 
American Rule 7.17E without any substantive differences. Because on the 
Pillar trading platform, the Exchange would only publish automated 
quotations consistent with proposed Rule 7.17, the Exchange proposes 
that Rule 60--Equities (Dissemination of Quotations) would not be 
applicable to trading UTP Securities on the Pillar trading platform.
    Section 3 of Rule 7P sets forth Exchange Trading on the Pillar 
trading platform. The Exchange proposes the following additional rules 
for this section of Rule 7P:
     Proposed Rule 7.29 (Access) would provide that the 
Exchange would be available for entry and cancellation of orders by 
member organizations with authorized access. To obtain authorized 
access to the Exchange, each member organization would be required to 
enter into a User Agreement. Proposed Rule 7.29 is based on NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 7.29(a) and NYSE American Rule 7.29E(a), without any 
substantive differences. The Exchange does not propose to include rule 
text based on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.29(b) because the Exchange 
would not offer sponsored access.
     Proposed Rule 7.30 (Authorized Traders) would establish 
requirements for member organizations relating to ATs. The proposed 
rule is based on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.30 and NYSE American Rule 
7.30E, with one non-substantive difference to refer to ``the Rules and 
procedures of the Exchange'' rather than to refer to ``the trading 
rules and procedures related to the NYSE Arca Marketplace and all other 
Rules of the Corporation.''.
     Proposed Rule 7.32 (Order Entry) would establish 
requirements for order entry size. The proposed rule is based on NYSE 
Arca Equities Rule 7.32 and NYSE American Rule 7.32E without any 
substantive differences. The Exchange proposes that the paragraph of 
Rule 1000 (Automatic Executions) relating to ``Maximum Order Size for 
Automatic Executions'' would not be applicable to

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trading UTP Securities on the Pillar trading platform.
     Proposed Rule 7.33 (Capacity Codes) would establish 
requirements for capacity code information that member organizations 
must include with every order. The proposed rule is based on NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 7.33 and NYSE American Rule 7.33E without any substantive 
differences. The Exchange proposes to use the title ``Capacity Codes'' 
instead of ``ETP Holder User,'' for proposed Rule 7.33, which the 
Exchange believes provides more clarity regarding the content of the 
proposed rule. The Exchange proposes that the capacity code 
requirements in Supplementary Material .30(9) to Rule 132 would not be 
applicable to trading UTP Securities on the Pillar trading platform.
     Proposed Rule 7.40 (Trade Execution and Reporting) would 
establish the Exchange's obligation to report trades to an appropriate 
consolidated transaction reporting system. The proposed rule is based 
on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.40 and NYSE American Rule 7.40E without 
any substantive differences. Because all reporting of transactions 
would be automated, the Exchange proposes that Rules 128A and 128B 
would not be applicable to trading UTP Securities on the Pillar trading 
platform.
     Proposed Rule 7.41 (Clearance and Settlement) would 
establish requirements that all trades be processed for clearance and 
settlement on a locked-in and anonymous basis. The proposed rule is 
based on NYSE American Rule 7.41E with a non-substantive difference to 
cross reference Supplementary Material .10 to Rule 132 to define the 
term ``Qualified Clearing Agency.'' In addition, proposed Rules 
7.41(a), (b), (d), and (e) are based on NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
7.41(a), (b), (d), and (e) with non-substantive differences not to 
include references to sponsored access, because the Exchange will not 
offer sponsored access. Because all trades would be reported by the 
Exchange on a locked-in basis, the Exchange proposes to specify that 
the following rules relating to clearance and settlement would not be 
applicable to trading UTP Securities on the Pillar trading system:
    [cir] Rule 130 (Overnight Comparison of Exchange Transactions),
    [cir] Rule 131 (Comparison--Requirements for Reporting Trades and 
Providing Facilities),
    [cir] Rule 132 (Comparison and Settlement of Transactions Through a 
Fully-Interfaced or Qualified Clearing Agency),
    [cir] Rule 133 (Comparison--Non-cleared Transactions),
    [cir] Rule 134 (Differences and Omissions--Cleared Transactions 
QTs),
    [cir] Rule 135 (Differences and Omissions--Non-cleared Transactions 
(`DKs')), and
    [cir] Rule 136 (Comparison--Transactions Excluded from a 
Clearance).
    The Exchange further proposes to specify that the following 
additional rules, which also relate to post-trade functions and have no 
analog on either NYSE Arca Equities or NYSE American would not be 
applicable to trading UTP Securities on the Pillar trading platform: 
Rules 137 (Written Contracts), Rule 137A (Samples of Written 
Contracts), 138 (Give-Ups), 139 (Recording), 140 (Members Closing 
Contracts--Conditions), 141 (``Fail to Deliver'' Confirmations), 142 
(Effect on Contracts of Errors in Comparison, etc.), 165-168 (Marking 
to the Market), 175-227 (Settlement of Contracts), 235-251 (Dividends, 
Interest, Rights, etc.), 255-259 (Due-Bills), 265-275 (Reclamations), 
280-295 (Closing Contracts), 296 (Liquidation of Securities Loans and 
Borrowings), and 297-299C (Miscellaneous Floor Procedure).
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    As discussed above, because of the technology changes associated 
with the migration to the Pillar trading platform, the Exchange will 
announce by Trader Update when the Pillar rules for trading UTP 
Securities will become operative.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),\15\ in general, and 
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5),\16\ in particular, because 
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, 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 rules would remove impediments to and 
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market because they provide 
for additional rules to support trading of UTP Securities on the Pillar 
trading platform.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    More specifically, the Exchange believes that the proposed 
definitions for Rule 1.1 would remove impediments to and perfect the 
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system 
because the proposed definitions are terms that would be used in the 
additional rules proposed by the Exchange. The proposed rules are 
definitional and would promote transparency in Exchange rules regarding 
the use of those terms.
    The Exchange believes that the additional rules proposed for Rule 
7P would remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and 
open market and a national market system because they would establish 
rules governing general order processing and post-trade functions for 
the Pillar trading platform. The proposed rules are based on the rules 
of NYSE Arca Equities and NYSE American without any substantive 
differences. The proposed rule change would therefore remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and 
a national market system because they are based on the approved rules 
of another exchange.
    The Exchange further believes that it would remove impediments to 
and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national 
market system to specify which current rules would not be applicable to 
trading UTP Securities on the Pillar trading platform. The Exchange 
believes that the following legend, which would be added to existing 
rules, ``This rule is not applicable to trading UTP Securities on the 
Pillar trading platform,'' would promote transparency regarding which 
rules would govern trading on the Exchange once it transitions to 
Pillar. The Exchange has proposed to add this legend to rules that 
would be superseded by proposed rules.

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. The proposed change is 
designed to propose rules to support the Exchange's new Pillar trading 
platform and to introduce trading of UTP Securities on the Exchange on 
that platform. The Exchange operates in a highly competitive 
environment in which its unaffiliated exchange competitors operate 
multiple affiliated exchanges that operate under common rules. By 
basing its rules on those of NYSE Arca Equities and NYSE American, the 
Exchange will provide its member

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organizations with consistency across affiliated exchanges, thereby 
enabling the Exchange to compete with unaffiliated exchange competitors 
that similarly operate multiple exchanges on the same trading 
platforms.

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 \17\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\18\ 
Because the foregoing 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 for 
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as 
the Commission may designate, it has become effective pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \19\ and subparagraph (f)(6) Rule 
19b-4 thereunder.\20\
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    \17\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \18\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \19\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \20\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) 
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the 
Exchange's 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. The 
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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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) \21\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed 
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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    \21\ 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-NYSE-2017-35 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-NYSE-2017-35. 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-NYSE-2017-35 and should be 
submitted on or before August 23, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\22\
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    \22\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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